Chapter 13: The Rise of the Heroes

It is said that after Cao Cao led his troops back to Chenliu, he sold the property he had obtained and recruited troops. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info also fought against Dong, Cao Cao's reputation was greatly enhanced, and all parties competed to vote, and in a short period of time, he had 100,000 troops.

When the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou grew stronger, they attacked Dongjun. Cao Cao personally led an army of 100,000 to encircle and suppress, and had to surrender tens of thousands of troops, and selected the elite ones to be incorporated into the army, and the rest were released into the fields.

Cao Cao led the East County Taishou, moved troops to the East County, and recuperated.

One day, Guan Yu went to look for Cao Cao, and when he saw that his face was sad, he asked: "What is the lord worried about?" ”

Cao Cao said: "The former Chen Liu's recruitment has already won 100,000 people, and now he has tens of thousands of troops, which is gratifying." However, the matter of grain and grass still needs to be considered in the long run, although there are a lot of robberies from Dong Zhuo, but it is not a long-term solution after all. There is another military supply, and now that I think about it, there is no place that does not need money! ”

"When it comes to money, the richest businessman in the world is none other than a businessman. There is a saying that 'the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit', the lord is short of money, so it is better to start from this businessman. ”

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and then there was darkness again: "Yun Chang Mo didn't teach me to rob it." ”

"Ahem, of course not!" Guan Yu was choked by Cao Cao's words, and explained: "Shinong industry and commerce, merchants are the last, merchants are not easy, now in troubled times, the rise of the heroes, will not be conducive to the circulation of goods, the lord only needs to open more markets under his own rule, for them to come and go to trade, and during the transaction to ensure its safety, or charge a certain fee, as long as the price is reasonable, I am not afraid that they will not come." ”

Cao Cao did as he said, and even ordered the soldiers to take turns to maintain order in the market. All of a sudden, businessmen from all over the world gathered, and the prosperity of Chenliu was no less than that of Luoyang, the former national capital.

By the third year of the first peace, Cao Cao had collected all the northwest land of Yanzhou and pocketed all the counties of Yingchuan.

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When the yellow scarves in Qingzhou rose again, hundreds of thousands of people gathered, broke Yanzhou counties and counties, and beheaded Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou. Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin and others welcomed Cao Cao as the pastor of Yanzhou.

coincided with the edict of Li Yu Guo Yan fake the Son of Heaven, ordering Cao Cao to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turbans with Bao Xin, the northern minister of Jibei, and Cao Cao then convened the generals to discuss: "The Yellow Turban soldiers are fighting head-on, and I am afraid that the strength will not be enough." ”

Cao Hong said: "Among the yellow scarves, there are many leaders, and they may not be united, so it is better to stick to them and wait for them to mess up." ”

Zhao Yun continued: "The yellow scarves are all from humble backgrounds, and it is inevitable that there will be a shortage of food and grass, so they must not be able to support it for long." ”

The crowd thought so.

During the discussion, the Yellow Turban sent an envoy to see him.

Cao Cao invited him in and said, "We are here to seek peace." Hearing that under the rule of Cao Gong, the people live in peace, food and clothing are worry-free, and our hearts yearn for it, and now we are begging to surrender, I hope that Cao Gong will treat us as equal to the common people. ”

Cao Cao shouted: "You are a traitor, dare to talk about it with the people!" ”

"Cao Gong Rongyu! We were but poor people, and we had a heart of obedience, and no one would accept our suffering. Even if there are one or two people who are willing to accept it, they also regard us as dogs, and there is no sincerity at all. Although there are many yellow scarves in Qingzhou, most of them are old and weak women and children, and they will attack Yanzhou because there is no food in the mountains. I have heard that Cao Gong is benevolent and righteous, and I hope to beg for mercy! The messenger spoke earnestly, and after he had finished speaking, he bowed three times.

Cao Cao pondered for a while, and said to the envoy: "Now that the two armies are fighting, it is inevitable that you will wait for the deception, and I will give you an answer in three days." ”

"As it should be!" The messenger retreated.

Cao Cao asked the people, "What do you think of this?" ”

"If the Yellow Turban is such a person's words, he deserves it. If we use the sword, even if we can win, we will inevitably suffer heavy casualties, so it is better to rely on them. ”

"For fear of change, first teach people to be stationed in Shouzhang and Dongping, and wait and see the changes."

Cao Cao made a plan, so he ordered Xiahou Tang and Xiahou Yuan to set up an ambush in Shouzhang, Cao Hong and Cao Ren to Dongping to garrison, and personally led Guan Yu and Zhao Yun to surrender, and tens of thousands of people surrendered. Then use the pawn as the precursor, and the soldiers and horses are everywhere, all of them are submissive. However, in more than 100 days, more than 300,000 soldiers and more than 100,000 men and women were recruited. Cao Cao selected the elite, called the "Qingzhou soldiers", and the rest were ordered to return to the peasants.

Since then, Cao Cao's prestige has become increasingly famous. Jieshu reported to Chang'an, and the imperial court added Cao Cao as the general of Zhendong and led Yanzhou pastor.

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On this day, Cao Cao and the generals went into the mountains to hunt, chasing a sika deer deep into the mountains and forests, followed by Guan Yu.

After chasing for a long time, Cao Cao shot an arrow at the head of the deer, and the arrow passed through the eye, and the two stopped to rest, and they were not in a hurry to return.

Guan Yu saw that Cao Cao had been staring at the deer, and asked, "Lord, but do you have the intention of chasing the deer?" ”

"Why did Yun Chang say this?" Cao Cao didn't answer the question, his eyes were still staring at the sika deer on the ground.

"In the past, Qin lost his deer, the world chased it, and Han Gaozu finally won the world. Now that the number of heroes is exhausted, the heroes are chasing the deer, how can the lord enter the treasure mountain and return empty, like this, it is not the hero who did it! ”

Cao Cao was silent, as if in deep thought. After a while, Fang turned around and looked at Guan Yu: "This deer has been lost in my hands, why can't Yun Chang see it?" ”

"Hahahaha, I can see it!" Guan Yu laughed when he heard this, "Since Meng De has this intention, I am willing to act as a pawn!" ”

"Roarβ€”"

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a tiger roar. But I saw that the trees and trees in front of me were moving.

Guan Yu didn't dare to be careless, lifted the Qinglong Glaive Knife, and protected Cao Cao behind him.

After a while, a fierce tiger sprang out of the forest, and when they saw that the two did not come forward, they fled and fled by a burly man behind them.

I only listened to the man: "You beast, no matter how fast you run, you will not escape death today!" "Take the double halberd on his back, and attack the tiger's head left and right, but after a while, the big man saw that the tiger was dead, and he ignored people, and he was about to leave on his shoulder.

"Slow down! Your Excellency is Chen Liudianwei? At first glance, Guan Yu guessed the origin of this person, and when he saw that he was leaving, he hurriedly stopped.

Dian Wei is the tiger general of the world, and later generations commented that "Henkel's Fan Hao has eliminated the demonic atmosphere; Cao Gongzhi has Dian Wei, Kening Huanyu. In the past, cloth made wine, resounding in the east of the river; Fan Xue drinks and drinks, and his merit is higher than that of the tyrant. Dian Wei sipped, as a time leaning, Cai Yi is eloquent, and he is worthy of the country. ”

It was originally under Cao Cao's command, and now I see it, and there is no reason to let it go.

Cao Cao saw that Dian Wei killed the tiger, and he lifted the weight lightly, but the tiger was expected to have more than 200 catties, and he didn't have to work hard to carry it like this, and he suddenly had the heart to recruit.

But he said that Dian Wei heard Guan Yu call out his identity, and he no longer cared about the tiger, and said to Guan Yu with a double halberd: "How do you know my identity, you are not from the official mansion, you want to take me back!" ”

Dian Wei's old affair Zhang Miao, who was at odds with the people under his tent, killed dozens of people with his bare hands, and fled to the mountains. Now that he was called out of his identity, he was shocked. looked at his person, nine feet long, with a long red face and long hair, and asked: "Are you Guan Yu Guan Yunchang, the person who used to kill Huaxiong with warm wine?" ”

"How do you know me?"

"I haven't seen you, so I don't know! I only heard that the one who killed Huaxiong was a red-faced man, so let's give it a try. ”

"This is my father-in-law, and Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao is also." Guan Yu didn't argue, and introduced Cao Cao's identity to him, after all, to recruit generals or something, it was up to the lord to come by himself.

Cao Cao immediately stepped forward and said: "A certain strong man is brave and extraordinary, sincerely recruit, please help a strong man!" "It's a bow to Dian Wei.