Chapter 409: Cao Cao is here again
Tian Yu said with shame on his face: "Tian Yu's defeated general, how can the general show love!" ”
General Tian said this. If it weren't for Tian Yuanhao's plan, how could Xuan win the general? Today, Cao Cao praised and worshipped the nameless, and the sword went to the palace, and there was no one to give the courtesy. Cao Cao is really a national thief, everyone in the world has to be punished, Xuan is not talented, and he aims to help Sheji. Half of the land in Liaodong has been in my hands, and in the future, Jiangdong and Liaodong will advance together, and the world can be determined. I only hate that there is no general who can be used for such a great talent, so as to delay the years, I don't know if the general is willing to help Xuan? "If you get a good general, Han Xuan naturally wants to brainwash it.
I saw Tian Yu bow his hand and say: "Since Chu Hou has such a great ambition, Tian Yu is willing to serve the dogs and horses!" It's just that although he is at odds with me, he can also fight well, and he can't be defeated in a hurry. ”
Han Xuan nodded and said to Tian Yu: "I will move you to Liaodong Assassin History today, and lead 20,000 troops with Song Qian and Tian Feng to garrison Xinyi City. Cao Cao is about to conquer Jiangdong in the future, and I must rush back to Jiangdong to take charge. Liaodong please! ”
With the combination of Tian Yu and Tian Feng, it is expected that Liaodong will be fine. Han Xuan took Hu Zong by boat and prepared to rush back to Jiangdong, because he knew that after the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao's main attack direction would become Jiangdong, and Liu Du and Liu Bei would have a chance to rise. This balance of power is broken, which Han Xuan does not want to see.
Han Xuan's fleet was preparing to sail south along the coast from the Bohai Sea back to Jiangdong, but he didn't expect that the defense of Qingzhou and other places was very tight. It seems that Cao Cao learned a lesson after the Battle of Chibi and began to vigorously develop the naval army, and the army has begun to move south, so Han Xuan changed his route and prepared to go to Wadao first, and by the way, see how Zhou Tai's progress in developing Wadao is.
After drifting on the sea for a few days, he finally arrived at Wajima, and Zhou Tai, who got the news, led a group of soldiers to greet him at the port. Han Xuan got off the boat and couldn't help but burst into tears when he saw Zhou Tai.
"Youping!" Han Xuan excitedly stepped forward and shook Zhou Tai's hand, and a greeting made Zhou Tai's heart warm.
Zhou Tai was originally a sturdy man, but now that he has arrived on this island, although he often bothers to fight with the army, it may be that the days of the island are quite moist, and Han Xuan faintly feels that he is a little fat.
Zhou Tai sighed with emotion: "Lord! I haven't seen him for a year or two, and the lord is still brilliant. ”
"Hahaha! Youping, are these foreign islands easy to fight? Han Xuan asked Zhou Taidao with a smile.
Zhou Tai's face suddenly sank, and he said to Han Xuan: "Lord, it's not that the last general doesn't care. This evil horse queen of Taiguo is indeed good at witchcraft and is good at demagoguery, and the soldiers of our army have suffered a big loss. ”
"Oh? Black art? When Han Xuan heard what Zhou Tai said, he immediately became interested.
Zhou Tai sighed: "Exactly, originally our army and the army of the dog slave country attacked the capital of the Yamatai country, and Himiko finally appeared. But...... What we saw was a youkai as high as three feet high, and Himiko who was more than a foot high! The soldiers were frightened, the morale of the army was completely lost, and the reinforcements sent by the country of Dong Mi were also killed. The two armies attacked inside and outside, and the army of the dog slave country broke and fled, and our army had to retreat and garrison in this Fusang City. ”
Han Xuan decided to take Hu Zong to disguise himself as a Japanese and go to Yamatai to see if Himiko really knew "witchcraft" or just pretended to be a ghost.
Just as Han Xuan was about to return to Jiangdong, Cao Cao also rebelled on all sides. Cao Cao's army moved to Yuzhou, the troops in Hebei were empty, and the people of Hejian Tian Yin and Su Bo rebelled, inciting the people of Youzhou and Jizhou, causing chaos.
Cao Cao's son, Cao Pi, was a general in Wuguan at the time, so he was ready to ask Xiahoudun, Zhang Xiu and other generals to lead troops to quell the rebellion. When he arrived at Zhang Xiu's house, Zhang Xiutui said that he was sick and couldn't come to see him.
Cao Pi was very angry in his heart, and he was dissatisfied with Zhang Xiu because of Cao Ang's death in battle, and stood outside the door and shouted towards Zhang Xiu's bedroom: "Zhang Xiu! You killed my brother Cao Ang, what kind of face do you have to meet people! ”
Zhang Xiuxin said that although Cao Cao did not mention these old things, Cao Pi was his son and might succeed Cao Cao in the future. Cao Pi hates himself so much, so when Cao Pi ascends to the throne, he can't destroy his three clans?
Zhang Xiu is now old, with only a pair of children, and is not implicated for the sake of his relatives. Zhang Xiu left a suicide note and ordered someone to hand it over to Cao Pi, and Zhang Xiu immediately committed suicide, hoping to appease Cao Pi's anger with his own death.
Cao Pi received Zhang Xiu's suicide note, sneered twice, and discussed with Cao Zhen that he planned to personally lead the army to conquer, but Sima Yi persuaded him: "The officials and people of Hebei are happy to be stable, disgusted with war, and have been attached to the imperial court for a long time, and those who abide by the laws and regulations are the people." Tian Yin, Su Bo and others are just dogs and sheep, and it is difficult to succeed. Now the prime minister's army is far away in Yuzhou, and Han Xuan is still waiting for an opportunity to enter the city in Liaodong, and the general is guarding Yecheng, and he is in danger of the world, so he rashly goes out to conquer the army, even if he quells the rebellion, it is not enough to show his might. ”
So, Cao Pi sent the general Jia Xin to crusade, and it didn't take long to destroy the rebels. There were still more than 1,000 rebels left, and they asked to surrender, Cao Xiu, Chang Lin and others all said: "The prime minister has an order first, and anyone who surrenders after being surrounded by the army will not be pardoned." ”
Sima Yi suggested to Cao Pi: "This is a temporary contingency strategy taken in wartime. Today, the lower levels are almost calm, and you can't kill at will; Even if you want to kill, you should report it to the prime minister first. ”
Chang Lin, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen and others all said: "The affairs of the army can be arbitrary, and there is no need to ask for instructions. ”
Sima Yi said: "Those who are arbitrary must make decisions immediately when there is a sudden emergency. Now the traitors are in the hands of General Jia Xin, and I hope that the general will not make decisions arbitrarily. ”
Cao Pi looked at Sima Yi with appreciative eyes and said, "What Zhong Da said is true. ”
Cao Pi immediately sent someone to report to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao really ordered pardon and not kill. Later, Cao Cao heard Sima Yi's suggestion and sneered: "Sima Yi, Sima Yi, you are not only familiar with Tao Strategy, but also good at handling the relationship between other people's fathers and sons." You're hiding deep enough! ”
In the past, it was customary for one person to be reported as ten men in the proclamation of the defeat of the enemy. And when Xiahoudun reported the number of people killed, he reported it truthfully. Cao Cao asked him why, and Xiahoudun said: "Recruiting foreign enemies and overreporting the number of killings and prisoners is a show of force, which is sensational." Hejian is within my borders, Tian Yin and others rebelled, and although they won and made meritorious contributions, I felt ashamed in my heart. ”
Cao Cao was very happy and praised Xiahoudun. In Guanzhong, the Western Liang rebel general Liang Xing looted in Feng Yi. The officials of the counties were so afraid of this that they moved the county government to the seat of the county government, and they all thought that they should move to a dangerous place to defend it.
Zuo Fengyi's Zheng Hun is Zheng Tai's younger brother. He was ordered to guard this place, and said to the officials: "Liang Xing and other Xiliang rebels have broken up and are hiding in the mountains and deep valleys, although there are still people following, but most of them are coerced by them. Today, our army should open up a wide range of ways to recruit surrender and proclaim the prestige of the imperial court, and this practice of defending oneself in the face of danger is to show weakness to the enemy. ”
So Zheng Hun gathered the officials and the people, repaired the city, fortified it, and recruited the people to attack the rebels, and obtained the traitors' goods and women, and gave seven-tenths of the rewards to the captors. The people were glad and willing to hunt down the rebels. The rebels who had lost their wives came back and begged for surrender, and Zheng Hun ordered them to bring in other women captured by the rebels before returning them to their wives.
As a result, these rebels attacked each other, and Liang Xing's henchmen dispersed. Zheng Hun also sent prestigious officials and ordinary people to the valley to publicize the will of the imperial court, and there was an endless stream of people who came out to surrender. Zheng Hun then ordered the officials of each county to move the county capital back to the local area to appease the people and the rebels who surrendered. Liang Xing and others were frightened, and led the remnants to gather under the city, and Cao Cao sent Zhang He and Gao Ran to lead the army to assist Zheng Hun in the conquest, so Liang Xing was killed, and the rest of the party was all pacified.
Cao Cao was preparing to march south, but when he heard that Liu Du had entered Sichuan, he sighed: "Liu Du's child, if you don't get rid of it for a long time, it will eventually become a big trouble!" After the old man calms down the south of the Yangtze River, he will take Xichuan! ”
Cao Cao is a very popular minister, and with the expansion of power, Cao Cao also has a heart of self-reliance. At several court meetings, Cheng Yu, Wang Lang and other ministers suggested that Cao Cao be called "Duke of Wei", but only Xun Yu resolutely opposed it, and Cao Cao was already a little dissatisfied with Xun Yu.
After the rebellion of Liang Xing in Guanzhong was pacified, someone suddenly came to report that Liu Xiongming had rebelled, and Cao Cao scolded: "Old thief, I will capture you alive!" ”
It turned out that Cao Cao valued Liu Xiongming very much and asked him to go back to recruit his subordinates to vote, but after Liu Xiongming went back, instead of moving his subordinates, he asked his subordinates to force him to oppose Cao Cao together. So Liu Xiongming gathered thousands of people to guard the Wuguan crossing.
Cao Cao ordered: "Pass my order and order Zhang He to lead 20,000 troops to the crusade." ”
Where is Liu Xiongming's opponent of Zhang He, Zhang He and Liu Xiongming fought twice and won a big victory, Liu Xiongming had to go south to Hanzhong.