Chapter 109 Cao Cao raised troops and received good help, and Xuande rejected Xuzhou at the beginning

It's true: Ruthless and vicious, Cao Zhuo is a person all the way.

Let's say that night, the two of them ran wildly for several miles, and when the moon and stars were scarce, they vaguely saw an inn in front of them.

The two came to the front of the store, knocked on the door, and stayed with the people.

The store let them in and arranged a guest room.

Cao Cao led the horse behind, fed it with grain and grass, drank water, and fell asleep.

Chen Gong looked at the playground on the sleeping bunk, and secretly thought to himself: "When I first saw him generous in words and deeds, full of heroism, I thought he was a hero, so I abandoned the official seal and followed him all the way. However, he turned out to be a ruthless person! If he is left here today, he will be in trouble in the future! ”

When Chen Gong thought about it for a long time, he wanted to draw his sword and kill Cao Cao.

Suddenly, he thought again: "I followed him here for the sake of the country, and if I killed him, it would be unjust." It's better to leave him and go somewhere else! ”

He put his sword into the sheath with his backhand, went to the backyard and led the horses, and took advantage of the darkness to go to Dongjun.

When he woke up, Cao Cao found that Chen Gong was missing, and thought in his heart: "When this person saw me say so many words, he thought that I was unkind and abandoned me away; Don't stay here for long, I should travel quickly! ”

He didn't say hello to the shopkeeper either, led the horses, and hurried to Chenliu at night.

Chen Liucao's house.

When Cao Cao saw his father Cao Song, he told the past aside.

Cao Song asked him how he was going to do in the future.

Cao Cao replied: "The child inherits the grace of the country and deserves to repay it." I want my father to consult, scatter all the family resources, and recruit volunteers to do great things! ”

Cao's father said: "Our family's wealth is short, and I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve great things. However, there is a filial piety named Wei Hong. His people are righteous and squandering money, and his family is very rich. If you can get their help, you can do great things! ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao hurriedly bought a wine feast at home, and asked his father to come forward to help invite Wei Hong.

The wine feast was set, and Wei Hong came with Cao's father.

Cao Cao hurriedly stepped forward to pay respects.

Wei Hong has heard that the son of the Cao family is talented, and the official residence is a long-term lawyer; When I saw Cao Cao, I immediately admired him. But I heard him say: "I have heard that Meng De is very human. Dare to do such a shocking event this time, it is really admirable! ”

"Thank you for your compliment!" Cao Cao hurriedly invited Wei Hong to take a seat, and said: "Today, the Han family has no owner, Dong Zhuo is autocratic, bullying the king and harming the people, and the world is gnashing his teeth. Desire to support the community, but lack of hatred. The public is a loyal and righteous person, dare to ask for help! ”

Wei Hong said with a smile: "I have a heart for a long time, and I hate not to meet the ears of heroes." Since Meng De has great ambitions, he is willing to help his family. ”

With Wei Hong's help, Cao Cao suddenly burst into joy, and frequently toasted Wei Hong during the banquet.

This Wei Hong is really rich, and his family has a lot of money and food, which is enough to support Cao Cao's recruitment.

With these treasures and food, Cao Cao first issued an edict, sent messengers to the states, and erected a white flag for recruiting troops in Chen Liucheng, with the word "loyalty" written on the flag.

Within a dozen days, people who came to apply for recruitment sprung up in an endless stream.

Among them, there are many famous warriors.

There is a Yangping patriot, surnamed Le, named Jin, the word Wenqian, this person is seven feet tall, short in appearance, and neat and crisp between walking. He entered the camp and joined the army, armed with a spear and a sword hanging from his waist, and fought with the soldiers, and three or five people could not come close.

There is also a Shanyang Julu person, surnamed Li, the name dictionary, the word Mancheng, this person is less than eight feet tall, with a wide face and a straight nose, and he is also a capable person. He came into the camp with a saber at his waist, and was followed by thirty or fifty men.

Cao Cao saw that the two were brave and resolute, so he left them to settle a tent by his side.

Later, two of his Tongjia came to him again.

Which two Tongjia?

One is the Xiahou clan and the other is the Cao clan.

Other people's families are all one family, why are there two of them?

It turned out that Cao Song, the father of the, was originally the son of the Xiahou family, and later passed on to the Cao family, so they had two families.

First of all, there were two people from the Xiahou clan's side, and each brought thousands of strong men to come.

The first Xiahou Dun, the character Yuan Rang, is the descendant of Xiahou Ying, who has practiced guns since childhood, and at the age of 14 he voted for a famous teacher to learn art, because he couldn't see others insulting his teacher, so he killed him and fled outside. It wasn't until he learned that Cao Cao had raised troops that he and his brother Xiahou Yuan came to vote.

Xiahou Yuan is a talented person, familiar with military books and war strategies, and quite talented.

Besides, the Cao brothers, Cao Ren and Cao Hong, each brought thousands of troops and horses to help. Cao Ren's character is filial piety, and Cao Hong's character is cheap, and he is the son of Cao Song's brothers. The two have been skilled in bows and horses since childhood, and they are proficient in martial arts.

With the help of everyone, Cao Cao was overjoyed, so he trained soldiers and horses in the village; He also took Wei Hong's family wealth and purchased clothes and armor banners, and the power of soldiers and horses was formed.

Looking back, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian got Cao Cao's edict and asked Mi Zhu to discuss.

He asked Mi Zhu: "Today is in chaos, the old man said that he sent troops to Luoyang, and this place of Xuzhou should also be handed over to the capable to live!" Dare to ask Zizhong, is there a suitable candidate? ”

"Xiapi is too guarded by Liu Bei and Liu Xuande."

Hearing the name Liu Bei, Tao Qian nodded with a smile and said, "Xuande naturally deserves it." Not to mention the counties of Xuzhou, among the counties in the world, I am afraid that there will be no county that can be as rich and peaceful as his Xiapi County! It's just that the old man once tested Xuande. However, this son is loyal, and he is afraid to shirk it! ”

Xuande is loyal to the world, and Mi Zhu is no exception.

He suggested to Tao Qian: "Today, Dong Zhuo will cause chaos in the world, force Yuan Shao away, and scare Cao Cao away." Now that Yuan Shao is gathering troops in the Bohai Sea and Cao Cao is in Chenliu, Xuande must also have the intention of raising troops to fight against Dong Zhuo! It is better to take this opportunity to hand over the Great Seal to him to help him send troops! ”

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While the two were discussing, someone reported: Liu Bei, who was too guarded by Xiapi, asked to see him.

Tao Qian was overjoyed and hurriedly summoned people.

After a while, Liu Bei came in from outside with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"Xuande, the old man was about to send someone to find you, so you came. Sit, sit! Tao Qian said to Liu Bei very politely.

Every time Tao Qian was very polite, Liu Bei thanked him, then sat down and asked, "Does Lord Jun have something important to do when he looks for Liu Bei?" ”

I saw Tao Qian take out a wooden box from the cabinet next to the seat and let Mi Zhu take it to Liu Bei.

Tao Qian opened the box and said, "This is the big seal of Xuzhou, and the old man wants to hand it over to you for safekeeping!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Bei was so frightened that he hurriedly stood up, and wanted to turn down and kowtow, but was stopped by Tao Qian.

"Your Excellency, you must not! Bei is just a subordinate guard, how can he be in charge of a state minister? Liu Bei said again and again.

Seeing Liu Bei's resignation, Tao Qian put the big seal aside, sighed and said, "Hey! Xuande! Don't you know, if disasters are swarming up today, and the old age is getting older, I am afraid that it will be difficult to be competent! It doesn't hurt to die in it, but the millions of people in Xuzhou will also suffer from misery! ”

"It's too much for you! Today's is just Dong Zhuo's chaos. I heard that Yuan Shao was training troops in the Bohai Sea, and Cao Cao sent an edict to Zhuzhen, presumably everyone wanted to go to Luoyang to eliminate thieves! As long as everyone joins forces, they will be able to get rid of Dong Zhuo's thieves! At that time, the world will be peaceful, and adults can still be a peace shepherd for a few years! Liu Bei comforted.

Hearing Liu Bei's words, Mi Zhu said: "Xuande, what did Cao Cao say? ”

In fact, Liu Bei also came for this matter, and when he heard Mi Zhu asking, he said: "Bei came here for this matter!" I thought that Dong Zhuo had more than 400,000 soldiers and horses, which was not something that one state or one county could contend with! Cao Cao issued an edict, and he also wanted to gather everyone to get rid of the thief Dong Zhuo. I would like to ask the envoy, what should I do? ”

Speaking of this, Tao Qian said with a smile: "The purpose of the old man handing over Xuzhou to you is to let you send troops on behalf of my Xuzhou. The old man is old and tired, I'm afraid it's unbearable! ”

"Your Excellency's words are not true. Under the jurisdiction of the envoy, it is prepared to lead the troops away, and it should also be in the name of the envoy! Liu Bei hurriedly said, "Although Xiapi has tens of thousands of soldiers, there are still remnants of thieves in the territory. If it is inconvenient for you, can you send the general to go with Bei? ”

Seeing that Liu Bei really refused to accept it, Tao Qian had no choice but to give up, so he said: "Since Xuande has decided to do so, the old man will send the general Zong Bao to lead 10,000 troops and horses with you!" ”

"Thank you, sir." Liu Bei got up and thanked Tao Qian.

On the same day, Liu Bei took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, accompanied Tao Qian to raise 10,000 soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, and returned to Xiapi with Xuzhou general Zong Bao.

In Xiapi City, Chen Deng, Le Yin, Zang Ba and others saw that Liu Bei had borrowed soldiers and horses from Xuzhou, and they all greeted each other outside the city.

Wait for everyone to return to the Xiapi County Mansion.

Liu Bei said to Chen Deng and Le Yin: "Now that Cao Cao's edict has been issued, presumably Yuan Shao will definitely lead troops there." A certain cannot be left behind in the footsteps of others, and troops will be sent soon. As the saying goes: Thousands of miles of soldiers, Mosher is the foundation. I am out with troops, and I must not miss the development at home. Yuanlong will go with me, Mr. Yuanqi, stay at home, and you should consider all things! ”

"Yes, my lord!"

"If you have something to decide, you can ask Mr. Chen." Liu Bei said to Le Yin.

Then, he ordered Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Zhou Cang, Meng Fan, Pei An, Xi Jie, Zhang Ji and others to stay in Xiapi; Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zang Ba, Chang Xi, Yin Li, Wu Dun, Sun Guan, Sun Kang and others ordered more than 20,000 soldiers from Pi Tuntian and 10,000 soldiers and horses of Zongbao to go to Chenliu to find Cao Cao's alliance.

At the same time, Yuan Shao, the Taishou of Bohai, was edicted, and he also gathered his subordinate generals and generals, led 30,000 soldiers and horses, and left Bohai to ally with Cao Cao.

The three of them gathered together, and after discussion, Cao Cao made a document and sent it to the counties.

The gist of the text is as follows: "Cao and others would like to announce to the world with great righteousness: Dong Zhuo deceived the heavens and the earth, destroyed the country and killed the king; Messing with the palace ban and mutilating living beings; Wolves are unkind, and sins are accumulated! Today, under the secret edict of the Son of Heaven, a large number of volunteers were gathered, vowing to sweep away China and kill the murderers. Wangxing righteous teachers, venting public anger; Support the royal family and save the people. When the text arrives, it can be pursued quickly! ”

After the document was issued, the princes of the towns responded one after another.

The army gathered outside Luoyang City.

Who are the princes?

The first town: the later general Nanyang guarded Yuan Shu, with 20,000 soldiers and horses;

the second town, Jizhou Mu Hanfu, 30,000 soldiers and horses;

the third town, Yuzhou Mu Kongyou, 30,000 soldiers and horses;

The fourth town, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai, 30,000 soldiers and horses;

The fifth town, Hanoi County Taishou Wang Kuang, 10,000 soldiers and horses;

In the sixth town, Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao, with 15,000 soldiers and horses;

The seventh town, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, 12,000 soldiers and horses;

The eighth town, Shanyang guarded Yuan's legacy, with 16,000 soldiers and horses;

The ninth town, Jibei Xiang Baoxin, 20,000 soldiers and horses;

The tenth town, Beihai Taishou Kongrong, 15,000 soldiers and horses;

The eleventh town, Guangling guarded Zhang Chao, with 20,000 soldiers and horses;

The twelfth town, Xiapi guarded Liu Bei, with 30,000 soldiers and horses;

The thirteenth town, Xiliang Taishou Ma Teng, 20,000 soldiers and horses;

The fourteenth town, Beiping Taishou Gongsun Zhan, 30,000 soldiers and horses;

The fifteenth town, the party guarded Zhang Yang, with 20,000 soldiers and horses;

The sixteenth town, Wucheng Hou Changsha guarded Sun Jian, with 30,000 soldiers and horses;

The seventeenth town, Hou Bohai of Qi Township, guarded Yuan Shao, with 30,000 soldiers and horses.

The army and horses of all roads are combined, nearly 400,000, and the momentum is huge, enough to compete with Dong Zhuo, and I don't know if I can defeat Dong Zhuo?