Chapter 9 Tian Chou went out of the mountain, and Tian Jing went south

Cao Cao and his entourage came to Xu Wu Cottage, only looking at the cottage, although it was not big, it was set up by risk, and the guards performed their duties, and there was no leakage.

After Cao Cao let people pass through, Tian Chou personally came out to greet him after a while. Walking into the village, I saw that the market was in good order, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, which was absolutely different from what I saw in other places in Youzhou. Cao Cao was impressed by this field, this person is a capable official, and if he governs a county in the future, he is afraid that it will be more than enough.

After the guests and hosts sat down, the two sides exchanged a few words, and Cao Cao directly explained his intentions, "As a Han minister, the king of food, and the matter of loyalty to the king." The princes of the world have been divided, and they have not respected the laws of the court for a long time. Cao west to welcome the Son of Heaven into Luo, cut Li Dao Guo Yan in Guanzhong, south to punish Yuan Shu in Huainan, east to Xuzhou Lu Bu Liu Bei, and south to Wancheng Zhang Xiu north to attack Jizhou Yuan Shao, now the entire north has been settled, only Youzhou Yuan Shang and Wuhuan Dun stubbornly resisted, I intend to mention Wang Shi personally crusade, I heard that Mr. numerical mountains and rivers geography, please Mr. born to help me. ”

Tian Chou said: "Chou takes the liberty to ask, what is the ambition of Ming Gong?" ”

Cao Cao said with a smile, "Everyone in the world suspects that I Cao Cao has the intention of usurping the Han, but I don't hide it, Cao Sheng is a Han Chen, and death is a Han ghost, and I Cao Cao will never do anything to usurp the Han and betray the Lord in my lifetime."

Tian Chou has always admired Cao Cao, and in this troubled world, he is the only one who has the ability to sweep away the universe and restore peace in the world.

Tian Chou said: "I don't know what the prime minister thinks of the people in the world? ”

Cao Cao said: "The so-called one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, and how can he not know the hardships and hardships of the people in the world." When the yellow scarves were a disaster and the warlords were fighting, there was no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, and the white bones were exposed in the wild. Now Cao is wholeheartedly committed to the unification of the world, which is also to quell the war and seek the well-being of the people. If in the future, people everywhere can reclaim the tuntian, live and work in peace and contentment, and can be like Mr. Here is a paradise, then the wish of this life is enough. ”

Tian Chou was solemn and bowed, "In this way, the people of the world have thanked Ming Gong." Then he said, "I'm afraid that the prime minister is not just here for the Wuhuan affair in Liaoxi, right?" ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "I can't hide it, the little tiger in Mr.'s house is now full of wings and is the enemy of Cao everywhere." If today's unification is the trend of the times, I don't want the two sides to fight in the future, hurt each other's harmony is small, and let the people of Hedong suffer from military disasters in vain, but how can I bear it? ”

Tian Chou said, "In front of the prime minister, Tian Chou can't lie. My son has worked hard to build a foundation from scratch, and I, as a father, have not made any effort, so how can I let him listen to my arrangements now. However, what the prime minister said is the trend of the times, and I deeply agree, and I will definitely persuade him in the coming day, so that he can turn his back and serve the court well. ”

Cao Cao also knew that if it wasn't for Tian Chou's words, Tian Jing would have been able to surrender, but with Tian Chou's words today, the purpose of this visit would have been achieved.

Then the two sides began to discuss how to attack Liaoxi Badun, and Tian Chou would go out of Lulongsai and Benbai Wolf to Liucheng and the road to Liucheng. Let Cao Cao lead his army to attack from the front, and then send a group of troops and horses to make a detour through Lulongsai to attack Liucheng, then Liaoxi Wuhuan can be broken. Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, and the two sides agreed to go to Jixian County to meet Cao Cao ten days later, and lead the way for the guide when the time came. Cao Cao promised that if he won this battle, he would seal Tianchou as the Marquis of Guannei.

After Cao Cao left, Tian Chou wrote a letter, detailing the circumstances of Cao Cao's invitation to go out of the mountain, hoping that Tian Jing would prepare early in Liaodong and avoid passivity. At the same time, he also persuaded Tian Jing to return to Cao Cao, so that the north could be unified as soon as possible, so as to avoid the people suffering from military disasters and wars.

It was ten days after Tian Jing received his father's letter, and Cao Cao had already sent troops at this time. Tian Jingxin said that it seems that although his arrival has changed some historical events, there are still many things that have not changed. For example, his father finally supported Cao Cao's crusade against Badun. It's just that I don't know if Cao Cao personally led the troops or sent other generals to come this time, in history, Cao Cao personally sent troops, and Guo Jia was also infected with the wind and cold this time, which led to Guo Jia's early death as a young man.

As for the safety of Liaodong, Tian Jing is not worried, after all, now that Cao Cao's rear is unstable, it is impossible to raise troops to crusade against Liaodong. But now it is also an opportunity for Liaodong, and after Cao Cao destroys Badun, he will definitely not send a large army to garrison it, so a large number of borderless lands in Liaoxi are an opportunity for the Liaodong army. Including the rest of the Wuhuan Army, after all, it is a horse cavalry, and with the title of Gongsun Xu, the lord of Wuhuan in the upper valley, it is possible to incorporate some more living forces.

Tian Jing had just put down his father's letter and received another letter from Tian Feng. It turned out that the high-ranking cadres were preparing to rebel and bribe the Xiongnu to send troops to Yu Fuluo. Hu Chuquan informed Xu Huang of the news, and Xu Huang asked Tian Feng for instructions on how to deal with it. Tian Feng decided not to help Yuan Tan and Gao Gan, because it would definitely be difficult for them to succeed this time, but he also did not make trouble in the back and affect Gao Gan's layout. But it also allowed Xu Huang and Wei Yan's men and horses to be on standby at any time, and once the Gao cadres were defeated, they immediately sent troops to Taiyuan and Yanmen to seize territory with Cao's army.

After Tian Jing looked at it, he realized that there were many major events happening. Tian Feng's judgment was undoubtedly accurate, and Tian Jing agreed with Tian Feng's arrangement in reply, but added a sentence that Gao Rou, the brother of Gao Gan, might be able to fight for.

After Tian Jing read the letter, he summoned Xu Shu, Gongsun Xu, and Lu Yu to discuss the matter. After informing the Central Plains form, let Gongsun continue to act cheaply, but not to clash head-on with Cao Jun. The first is to take advantage of the chaos to absorb the remnants of Wuhuan, and the other is to wait for the withdrawal of Cao's army to recover the cities and passes in western Liao.

At the same time, Tian Jing thought of the fact that Yuan Shangbing came to Liaodong in history, and continued to Gongsun, "If you are lucky this time, maybe Yuan Shangbing will come to Liaodong if he is defeated, he doesn't know that we are here, and my brother will kill Yuan Shang to avenge the revenge of General Gongsun back then." ”

Gongsun continued, "I hope that as the second brother said, I can't slash Yuan Shao, and killing Yuan Shang will also be my wish." ”

Tian Jing said to everyone again, "Now that Liu Bei in the south occupies Runan Jiangxia, the anti-Cao forces have increased greatly, which seems to be a good thing, but it is not good news for us." Because after the destruction of Badun, the entire north will be left with my Tian Jing and Liaodong Gongsun clan not to surrender. Liaodong is lonely overseas, and Cao Cao can rest assured that he only needs to drop the table. But our annexation is a problem in the heart. After Cao Cao's class, he will definitely concentrate all his forces to attack and merge with the state, and I must rush back to preside over the overall situation, and this Liaodong affairs will be entrusted to you. ”

Lu Yu said: "My lord, I don't know if I should say anything. In the land of the four counties of the state, less than 50,000 soldiers and horses fought against Cao Cao's 300,000 army, and there was no chance of victory at all. It is better for the lord to concentrate the elite forces to withdraw to Liaodong as soon as possible, with Liaodong as the foundation, once the Central Plains has an incident in the future, the lord will send troops to Youzhou, and it is not too late to compete with the Cao army! At this time, the decisive battle with Cao Cao is really hitting a stone with an egg! ”

Tian Jing said: "What the virtuous brother said is good, I also have plans in this regard, but I can't give up easily, I have my own arrangements after I go back." I have also discussed with you before the long-term strategy of Liaodong, which is to attack Fuyu and Goguryeo externally, expand the territory, develop production wholeheartedly internally, recruit troops, strengthen the naval army, and enhance its own strength. In the future, once the Central Plains changes, we can move south. In the future, if Gongsun Gong dies of illness, Gongsun will continue to take over as the younger brother of Gongsun Gong to take over the history of Pingzhou, and Liaodong will remain stable and excessive, so that no one inside will have his thoughts, and Cao Cao will not be suspicious. All things, Gongsun Xu, Xu Shu, and Lu Yu are discussed together. I'll ask the Eagle to find a way to speed up the delivery of information, so that we can ventilate at any time when there is anything. ”

Xu Shu said: "I don't know how the general is going to return to the state, now the Cao army is detouring to Lulongsai to attack Liucheng, but I am afraid that this road is not safe?" ”

Tian Jing said: "I have communicated with the navy many times before, and now from the Yushi crossing the sea to Donglai County, if the wind is good, it will only take two or three days." I am going to go from sea and land to Donglai County, Qingzhou is still under the control of Yuan Tan, and I believe it is relatively safe. Then they rushed to the plains and took a merchant ship along the Yellow River from the Gaotang ferry port to the west. At the same time, let Feiying contact Liu Pi's inland river army and pick me up near Mengjin. ”

Xu Shu said: "General, although this road bypasses the battlefield of the Cao army, it is more dangerous than the northern front, and there are too many variables along the way. The so-called daughter can't sit down, and I hope the general will think twice? ”

Tian Jing said with a smile: "What kind of body am I, and over the years, I have fought all the way from Youzhou to Xuzhou to Chang'an, and from Chang'an all the way to Hedong." Even this time I came to Liaodong, and the road was full of dangers. I know your kindness, but this time it's not just as simple as going back to Hedong, I want to have an overall understanding of the navy, so that I can have a clear idea when I make a battle plan in the future. You don't need to persuade me anymore, I have already ordered people to prepare to go down, and in three days I will send my army south. I'll leave everything in Pingzhou to you. ”

Three days later, Tian Jing boarded the ship in the Yushi, and Sun Mo, the left lieutenant of the ship, personally commanded the escort. The formation of the building ship flagship one, the power is mainly sails, but there are also oars and large water wheels, this ship can transport thousands of troops; There are ten fast sailing boats, mainly sails, with oars, which can transport 300 troops.

Tian Jing didn't bring too many people with him this time, only Lu Wen and Li Kang. There were only ten white horse guards and Lu Wen's ten female soldiers, and the other was Li Kang's three hundred flying tiger battalions.

Tian Jing and the others went to sea on the upstairs boat, but they didn't expect that this big ship was actually very stable. Along the way, I saw that under the sky, there was a blue sea, as far as the eye could see. The sea is full of rolling waves, seagulls flying, and fish coming out of the water from time to time.

The voyage went very smoothly, and the heavens were considered beautiful. But just as he was about to see the Jiaodong Peninsula, a strong wind suddenly broke out on the sea. Dark clouds rolling, lightning and thunder, torrential rain is pouring in, this is a storm is coming. Tian Jing and the others had never seen such a scene, and Rao was very calm, but he also felt frightened.

At this time, Sun Mo hurriedly arrived and said to Tian Jing, "My lord, we still have half a day's sea route from Jiaodong, but once this storm comes, it will become very dangerous." Not far ahead there is a peninsula called Zhifu Island, and I suggest that the navy first dock on the island, and then set sail again tomorrow after avoiding the storm. ”

Tian Jing said, "Okay, everything is up to General Sun." ”