Zi'an five years. Eventful! Autumn, the department is less for Gan Jiang Zhe. It was indeed a busy few days before and after, and the major event of paying tribute to the souls of 400,000 soldiers who died in battle had just come to an end.

Cao Cao wants to stand on his own!

In fact, Jiang Zhe saw the clue about this as early as a year or two ago, Bi Fang, the throne has been hanging in the air for many days. People will have some reverie, not to mention that Cao Cao has those flattering scribes around him singing praises...

After the Battle of Chibi, Jiang Zhe recruited Jia Xu, Sima Yi, and Mi Heng to express his concerns. Except for Mi Heng not saying a word and sneering on the side, Jia Xu frowned and stroked his beard for a long time, and finally shook his head and persuaded, "Situ, my subordinates think that Situ should not interfere in this matter."

"It's not that I want to interfere" Shaking his head with a wry smile, Jiang Zhe looked worried.

"That's nature!" Mi Heng sneered and mocked, and in Sima Yi's low laughter, Jia Xu frowned and shouted, "Zhengping! ”

Mi Heng's face froze, he glanced at the anger in Jia Xu's eyes, coughed and said, "What I mean below is that Lord Situ is probably worried about Xun Shangshu and Xun Sima."

Only then did Jia Xu put away his angry eyes, and said to Jiang Zhe, "Situ, my subordinates think." Cao Gong thought about this, I'm afraid it was definitely not a moment. Although this matter was provoked by Cheng Zhongde and many scribes, it was difficult for Situ to guarantee that Cao Gong had no such thought in his heart."

"This," Jiang Zhe sighed secretly recalling what Cao Cao said to him during the Battle of Chibi.

"Forgive your subordinates for talking too much, this imperial thing. As a courtier, he should be avoided, even if Situ and Cao are thick, the subordinates think that it is inconvenient to meddle in the eight states under the rule of Cao Gong. There are tens of thousands of people who think about this, and it is by no means a few people such as Cheng Yu. To put it mildly, this is the trend of the times, and Cao Gong can't do it even today. There will be a day to come! If Situ can block it for a while, how can he block it for a lifetime? Take 10,000 steps back, if this causes Cao Gong to feel guilty, "How can Situ deal with himself?" ”

Frowning, Jiang Zhe raised his head and asked, "What does Wen He mean is that I don't care about the safety of Wen Ruo and Gongda, and wait and see this matter?" "Asked

"It's not that either," Jia Xu smiled, Jia Xu thought about it carefully, and said in a deep voice, "Situ." Cao Gong was bewildered by Cheng Yu and many small cups, this matter is inevitable, according to the door, Situ might as well avoid one or two for the time being, ignore this matter, everything is up to Cao Gong's will, think about it, Situ and Xun Shangshu, Xun Sima and called "Yingchuan Six Friends." For the sake of Situ, Guo Saijiu, and the late Lord Yihou Xi, Cao Gong will not be harsh on the Xun family; On the contrary, if Situ and others blindly dissuade them, they will provoke Cao Gong unswervingly, today is different from the past, and today's Cao Gong is not as good as it was at the beginning."

Jiang Zhe sighed when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Sima Yi laugh and said, "Situ." You said that if Cao Gong saw that half of the ministers of the DPRK and China jointly dissuaded this matter, Situ would be among them. Will Cao Gong think that this Xun family is too powerful? ”

"Huh?" Sima Yi said it bluntly, and Jiang Zhe raised his eyebrows.

Glancing at Sima Yi casually, Jia Xu echoed and said, "Zhong Da's words are not bad, after all, Duke Cao is the master of the people, whether it is Situ, Xun Shangshu or Xun Sima, they all belong to the courtiers of Duke Cao, how can the courtiers jointly write the reason of their master, so?" Where does Cao Gong's face exist? If this is the case, Situ and the others are not trying to dissuade Cao Gong, but to persecute this matter, how can Cao Gong not be angry in his heart? ”

"Forcing the palace," Jiang Zhe let out a long sigh.

"Situ Mingjian!"

Got up and shook his head and paced a few steps in the room, and in the midst of Sima Yi's laughter, Jiang Zhe nodded and said. "What Wen He said is very true!"

Jia Xu hurriedly got up and asked, "Then this matter Situ"

"Let's go" flicked his sleeves, Jiang Zhe frowned and said in a deep voice, "I won't interfere in this matter!" ”

I saw that the worry on Jia Xu's face suddenly disappeared, and he smiled and said, "Situ Yingming! Even with Sima Yi's complexion, his face was much more relaxed.

After all, no matter what Sima Yi thought in his heart. In the eyes of outsiders, he Sima Yi is the Jiang family's party, if Jiang Zhe is sick, how can he survive?

I recall the scene when I was in Yingchuan. Jiang Zhe's heart was a little gloomy, and he turned around and said, "After I think Mengde returns to Xudu, I will start this matter, Wenhe."

"Situ doesn't have to worry too much" seemed to see through Jiang Zhe's heart, Jia Xu smiled and said, "As long as Situ doesn't mean to interfere, hey! Isn't it easy to avoid this? ”

"Huh?" Jiang Zhe turned back in confusion, but saw Jia Xu smugly and said, "According to his subordinates, if Zhang Baiqi learns that our army is defeated in Chibi, he will definitely raise troops to take the two states of Henan, and Situ can take advantage of this to get out!" Within Xu Du, there is still Xianzhang, as long as Situ writes a handwritten letter, Xianzhang will understand Situ's meaning to delete"

As he spoke, there was a rush of footsteps outside the house, and then a man shouted in a low voice. "Situ, the lord has an order, please Situ and all the lords, go and discuss important matters!"

"It's coming!" Playing with the teacup in his hand, Sima Yi glanced at Jia Xu with a smile.

"Got it, you stand down, I'll be there!"

After a stick of incense, Jiang Zhe and Jia Xu, Sima Yi rushed to Cao Cao's mansion not far away, as soon as they entered the hall, they saw Xun You, Guo Jia, and many scribes were already waiting here, in addition, there were also many lightly injured Cao army generals in the ranks, such as Li Dian and Le Jin, and when they saw Jiang Zhe, they all spoke out and called each other.

Nodding back to everyone, Jiang Zhefu arched his hand to Cao Cao, Xun You, and Guo Jia, and said, "One step late, atone for your sins!" ”

"I'll be waiting for the net to arrive soon!" Guo Jia said with a smile in the middle of the table.

Xun Yu returned with a smile.

Cao Cao got up with a smile, raised his hand and said, "It's not important, I can't bear to call Shouyi here late at night, Shouyi please!" ”

"How dare you!" Jiang Zhe returned the salute, walked to the left and sat down, and Jia Xu and Sima Yi sat behind Jiang Zhe.

Seeing that everyone present was there, Cao Cao ordered his subordinates to serve tea, while restraining a smile on his face, took a letter from the table in front of him, and said in a deep voice. "Everyone, Xu Du came to report, Yan Baibo Yellow Turban Zhang Bai rode 100,000 elite soldiers, invaded Bishui Pass, and the guard Zhong La sent a report in a hurry."

"Is that so?"

"Zhang Bai is rebellious!" The scribes in the banquet reprimanded Zhang Baiqi separately, but the Cao general had a sad face.

"100,000 elites, Zhang Bai is riding a big hand" Guo Jia, who poured himself a drink, laughed.

Also, since Zhang Bai rode Hanzhong, most of the available soldiers and horses under his command have been damaged, and the current 100,000 soldiers and horses can be said to be almost all the soldiers and horses under his command!

Among the many yellow scarves, Zhang Baiqi can be said to be the most strategic, as early as when Cao Cao and Jiangdong fought in Chibi, he left this army of soldiers and horses, if Cao Cao wins. He took advantage of Cao Cao's army to take Xichuan when he waved his army to Jiangdong; If Cao Cao is defeated, he will turn to the two states of Chong and Henan."

Because of this, Zhang Baiqi was able to learn about the victory or defeat of Chibi half a month after the Chibi battle, which was really premeditated!

"Heh" snorted faintly, Cao Cao handed the letter to the guards beside him, and asked him to circulate the people in the house one by one, while saying in a deep voice, "If it is a weekday, we are not afraid, but we are just eyes."

… With that, he clasped his palms together and said with some annoyance, "Tattooed Zhang Baiqi is a damn thing, and the world is actually taking advantage of the great damage of my soldiers and horses!" ”

"Hehe" Guo Jia blinked in the seat. jokingly said, "Lord, is it possible that Zhang Bai rode up and learned that the lord would not succeed?" ”

"Uh" haha! Cao Cao was stunned, then looked at Guo Jia's funny expression and laughed. stroked his palm and said, "What Feng Xiao said is very true, soldiers, attack it unprepared, and lose his temper!" As he spoke, he replied to the people in the room. Ladies and gentlemen, at the moment, we are short of soldiers and horses, but this white horse has attracted 100,000 elites to come, what are you doing? ”

I saw all the scribes in the room look at each other. They all said indignantly, "Zhang Baiqi is confused, there is no son of heaven, there is no self in the eyes of the big man, Cao Gong should be an elite soldier, raise the banner of righteousness, gather the division of the royal road, extinguish his arrogance, and take advantage of the recovery of Luoyang and Chang'an!" ”

"What Lord Han said is extremely true, Luoyang and Chang'an are my great Han Jingshi, how can they be the head of the thieves for a long time? Now I am defeated, and the army is victorious; Zhang Baiqi did not respect the royal road, did not obey the mandate of heaven, and acted perversely. Is there any reason to be invincible? ”

"Please Cao Gong raise his wife's teacher, extinguish Zhang Baiqi's arrogance, and Kuang Fu Sheji!"

"Cao Gong, Luoyang and Chang'an are my great Han Jingshi, and they must be recovered! This is a great opportunity. Zhang Bai rode this move. It's self-inflicted, how can Cao Gong not take advantage of the situation? ”

"Hey!" Listen to the scribes talking there. Guo Jia turned his head and smiled at Jiang Zhe sitting next to him, Jiang Zhe shook his head and reached out to pour himself a cup of tea.

The scribes of Luoyang and Chang'an said that Cao Cao was also a little moved, and in addition, there was also that Liu Zhidelete

However, as the overlord of the first generation, how could Cao Cao be said to be out of proportion by a group of scribes?

I saw him wave his hand and stop a cadre of scribes in the room. While asking Xun Youdao, "Gongda, at the moment, we can use soldiers and horses, how much is there?" ”

"This" Xun You immediately got up, thought for a while, and then said eloquently, "After the Battle of Chibi." Our army has suffered a great loss of strength, nine out of ten, and there is also a shortage of food, grass, and ordnance."

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows.

"Jingzhou's soldiers and horses are also most of the loss, and the guards are insufficient, so they can't be redeployed. General Cao (Ren) of Xiangyang had more than 20,000 soldiers, and General Xiahou (Yuan) of Runan also had 30,000 soldiers. Chongzhou and Yuzhou have been transferred several times in previous years, and the number of troops has been greatly lacking, "and the state, Qingzhou, and Yizhou have not yet stabilized, and there are worries about Youzhou and Wuhuan, if the troops are transferred, I am afraid that there will be troubles; After the Battle of Chibi, there were still 40,000 soldiers and horses in Xuzhou withdrawn, but this army still needed to resist Jiangdong and could not be moved lightly

Saying that, Xun You hesitated for a moment, and arched his hand and said, "Lord, I think that it is not easy to move troops now, our army has been more than 10,000 for four years, and it has been lost here, and this battle has damaged my foundation, and it will be difficult to recover for several years." Now it is time to strike the army, recuperate, restore the people's livelihood, and strengthen the army."

Before Xun You finished speaking, a scribe Liu Dan got up and said, "Xun Sima's words are difficult to agree with, not to mention that Zhang Baiqi is perverse, and this unrighteous army is violent. Zhang Bai rider, thief also! If Cao Gong avoids it, the thief will be even more arrogant, or there may be the rest of the yellow turban remnants in the world, so as to make trouble. What can I do? ”

"That's true!"

"Good!" The scribes chimed in.

"Hey!" Seeing this, Guo Jia shook his head. Leaned sideways and whispered to Jiang Zhe, "What do you think of Shouyi?" ”

"Ke is a little bit reasonable!" Jiang Zhe said with a smile.

"Reasonable?" Guo Jia laughed and said mockingly in a low voice, "It's just rhetoric! ”

"Oh?" Jiang Zhe was stunned, and turned his head to look at Guo Jiashi again. But he saw himself drinking alone, laughing and not speaking. Look at Xun Yu again. But they saw him leave his seat. Zhengse said, "Lord Liu's words are wrong! Zhang Bai rode in Hanzhong and won a great victory, and his soldiers and horses were prosperous. If it is unwise, it is better to close the pass and avoid it for a while

Xun Sima's words are not the arrogance of a thief. Destroy Cao Gong's majesty? Cao Gong is my important minister of the Han Dynasty, and Zhang Baiqi is just a little bit of a horse, what is the way? ”

"How can you say that, I think that Gao Zu also had at the beginning,"

The words have not yet spoken. Another scribe stood up, frowned and shouted, "Isn't Xun Sima's words a reference to Zhang Bai's horsemanship?" ”

"This, in the next,"

"Bang dang!" At this moment, the sound of a tea cup breaking sounded in the room.

Everyone looked sideways, but saw Jiang Zhe quietly picking up the fragments of the tea cup from the ground, and then said expressionlessly. "Sorry, my hand slipped!"

Hey! Slipped your hand? It's clear that you smashed it on purpose, right? Sima Yi, who was sitting behind Jiang Zhe, could see it clearly.

"Poof!" Guo Jia chuckled and turned his head to look. Seeing Jiang Zhe picking up the fragments on the ground, he pretended to be puzzled and said, "What are the adults doing looking down like this?" ”

"Heh," was interrupted by Jiang Zhe, and the few scribes who were standing against Xun Yu looked stunned. Sit down.

On that side, Xun You glanced at Jiang Zhe gratefully, and then arched his hand to Cao Cao Zhengse and said, "Lord; Zhang Lu has long ruled Hanzhong, and many people respect him, although Zhang Baiqi has won Hanzhong now, he has not yet made it attached, or there are people who think about the old master! When the white wave and yellow scarf are in, there is nothing to do with each other, if the troops are drawn, "I think that although Zhang Baiqi seems to be menacing, in fact, it is not, the lord only needs to send a soldier and horse to guard the Bishui Pass, and when the incident in Hanzhong and Zhang Baiqi think of returning, he will win a complete victory! This is a policy of waiting for work, and I hope that the Lord will learn from it! ”

Xun You's voice fell, and before those scribes could speak, Jiang Zhe took the lead in stroking his palm and said, "Good! Gongda said this is a great good! ”

"Hey!" seemed to understand what Jiang Zhe meant, Guo Jia also smiled and said, "What a strategy to wait for work, wonderful!" ”

The scribes looked at each other, perhaps worried. Bow your head and say nothing.

"Wait for work with ease," muttered. Cao Cao glanced at Jiang Zhe and Guo Jia, and said, "This plan is wonderful!" ”

Seeing that Cao Cao seemed to have the intention of agreeing, Xun Yu hurriedly continued, "When the time comes, the lord can make General Cao (Ren) garrison Xiangyang and defend Jingzhou, General Xiahou (Yuan) garrison Wancheng and defend Yuzhou, and General Zhang (Yan) garrison Hanoi and defend Merge Prefecture, and send another general." "If Zhang Baiqi storms Bishui Pass, General Cao will be asked to turn around and attack Hanzhong; When Zhang Bai rode into the middle of the army, he would gather three soldiers and horses in Hanoi, Wancheng, and Bishui Pass, and then cover up and kill, even if it is not Luoyang and Chang'an, it can also protect my western border. I hope the Lord will be clear! ”

"The words are good," Cao Cao nodded hesitantly, after all, he was also proficient in military affairs, so he could naturally see the flaws in Xun Yu's strategy.

When the incident in Hanzhong happens, Zhang Bai thinks of retreating, "So if Hanzhong is unharmed and Zhang Bai does not retreat, what should I do?"

Among the scribes in the room, there were also thoughtful people who were about to speak, but when they saw Jiang Zhe slowly getting up, he arched his hand and said, "It's better to leave this matter to you!" ”

"Shouyi?" Cao Cao was stunned, with some hesitation on his face, to be honest, he didn't want Jiang Zhe to lead the army at this time.

It's not because of Xun Yu and Xun Yu, but because Cao Cao owes Jiang Zhe a debt in the past two years. The wars are frequent, Jiang Yuchan is leading the army, and he has not stayed in Xu Du for a few time, but at the beginning of the year, how can he be embarrassed to ignore the wives and children in Jiang Zhe's family who hope that his husband and son-in-law will return home as soon as possible, and then ask Jiang Zhe to lead the army to resist Zhang Baiqi?

In addition,

However, a strategist in the house heard about it. Instead, they all said, "If Situ goes in person." Zhang Bai will die! ”

"Just Zhang Baiqi, how can he stop Situ's edge?"

According to what they thought in their hearts, Jiang Zhe was too famous, too qualified, and even trusted by Cao Cao, and they could not afford to be friends with Cao Cao's peers. The best, he Jiang Zhe will not return to Xudu for the rest of his life!

And seeing Jiang Zhe asking for his life, Xun Yu was stunned. Immediately, a trace of disappointment appeared on his face.

"Shouyi and go in person" I saw Cao Cao rubbing his fists, got up and hesitated, shook his head and said. "These days, Shouyi has worked hard for a long time, how can it be called Shouyi"

Guo Jia understood Jiang Zhe's thoughts, and said with a smile. "Lord, if he is righteous and pro-person, he is afraid of Zhang Baiqi, and he will be someone else, hehe!"

"Oh?"

Glancing at Xun Yu apologetically, Jiang Zhe arched his hand and said, "What Zhang Bai Cavalry committed has a lot to do with it. Demand immediate action! Zhe had several confrontations with him at the beginning, and he thought he was a little sure."

"Righteousness is too modest" Cao Cao Lang said with a smile, looking back at the people in the room, pondering for a long time, and finally said, "In this way, there will be labor and righteousness!" ”

After all, such a big event, in addition to Cao Cao personally going to Bishui Pass, only Jiang Zhe and Guo Jia are the most at ease, among them, Jiang Zhe has clashed with Zhang Baiqi several times, which can be said to know the root and the bottom, and should be the best candidate.

Seeing Cao Cao's answer, Jiang Zhe smiled slightly. Then Zhengse arched his hand and said, "Jiang Zhe takes the order!" ”

Among the scribes in the banquet, Wei Kai looked at Jiang Zhe, then at Xun You, and smiled faintly.

It's good to be able to transfer this person out!

On the eleventh day of the first month of the fifth year of Jian'an, Han Situ Gong Jiang Zhe led thousands of tigers and horses to defend tigers and leopards. Going to Bishui Pass, more than ten days and even, the thieves were all shocked and rushed to run. "Three Kingdoms Wei Shu Jiang Zhe Biography"

Zhang Baiqi: "Jiang Zhe knows the way of using soldiers, and the so-called noble soldiers are fast, which is what he says!" ”

"Three Kingdoms Yellow Turban"

Jiang Zhe has always paid attention to speed in the use of soldiers, which is quite similar to Zhao Guo's good general, Li Mu.

As we all know, communication was inconvenient in ancient times, and when the two armies were fighting, it was also the responsibility of the general to estimate the arrival time of the other party's reinforcements.

As early as when Zhang Baiqi wanted to invade Bishui Pass. He once estimated carefully, from Jingzhou to Jishuiguan. How many days did it take?

A rough estimate of forty days,

However, Zhang Baiqi also understands that if Cao Cao sends people to guard Bishui Pass, then most of the people who come are Jiang Zhe, and in this regard, Zhang Baiqi will subtract ten days from the thirty days, thirty days!

Of course, for the sake of insurance, Zhang Baiqi's military order to his general Ma Chao was to capture Bishui Pass within 20 days!

In Zhang Baiqi's mind, he Jiang Zhe is with wings on his shoulders, and he can't rush from Jiangling to Bishui Pass in just twenty days, right? And in these twenty days, the time spent on the messenger going back and forth must be removed. Even if it is a gallop of two horses, day and night. Is five or six days too many?

How could he, Jiang Zhe, arrive at Bishui Pass within 15 days?

However, Jiang Zhe did it! On the nineteenth day of Ma Chao's fierce attack on Bishui Pass, in Bishui Pass, there were few Cao soldiers left, and the guard general Zhong Xuan defended it repeatedly, and he also sent more than 10,000 reinforcements to Chen Yang and Cao Huang, the guard general of Guandu, so as to ensure that Bishui Pass was not lost.

Most of the 60,000 soldiers and horses under the command of Ma Chao were lost. When he was able to attack the Bishui Pass, he saw the "River, the word flag" erected on the pass, and a black-armored cavalry army attacked from the side......

Ma Chao was shocked, how could he not know the famous tiger and leopard riding? How can you not know that the tiger and leopard rider is the elite under Jiang Zhe?

"How fast?!"

Maybe it's because Jiang Zhewei's reputation is too great, or because the tiger and leopard ride is too fierce, or maybe the Yellow Turban soldiers are afraid when they see this sudden change, all in all. The morale of the Yellow Turban Army was greatly reduced, and for a time it was as defeated as it was stopped, and it was out of control.

In desperation, Ma Chao had no choice but to withdraw his troops and retreat 20 miles west to the village.

That night, Ma Chao summoned Pang De, Ma Dai and many other soldiers under his command to discuss the matter.

Pang De shook his head again and again and said, "It's only half a month, how can he Jiang Zhe reach Bishui Pass?" ”

Ma Dai also said, "Soldier." Fiction and reality. It must be the trick of Zhong Xuan! ”

The rest of the generals also echoed their words.

In fact, Ma Chao also had this idea in his heart, so despite the fatigue of his soldiers, he transferred all 30,000 soldiers in the camp that night and rushed to Bishui Pass.

When he reached the pass, before Ma Chao had any general orders, he saw that the lights were turned off, and a scribe stood proudly on the city, and said with a smile, "Ma Mengqi, I expect you to attack the pass tonight!" ”

The voice fell into the net, and suddenly the door was opened, and a black-armored cavalry army poured out of the pass, and it was the tiger and leopard who rode undoubtedly.

"Sure enough, it's Jiang Zhe!" Ma Chao's face was shocked.

In the darkness, I don't know how many tigers and leopards there are, but I saw the black armor surging, shouting and killing, and the 30,000 yellow scarves were suddenly in chaos, trampling on each other, and retreating one after another.

Ma Chao hurriedly ordered the withdrawal of the army, and after retreating for more than ten miles, he counted the soldiers and horses under his command, only to find that the loss was no more than 1,000.

Seeing this, Pang De said in a deep voice, "Although Jiang Zhe is here, I am afraid that there are not many soldiers and horses under his command."

Ma Chaoshen thought so, and immediately ordered the whole army to die down. The people were silent, the horses were bit, and quietly returned to the water gate.

Shi Bishui turned off the lights brightly, the people in Guanzhong were noisy, and there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and Ma Chao was shocked when he heard it, and said in a lost voice, "This is impossible!" ”

The voice fell, and a cannon rang out, or one person laughed and said, "The horse went and returned, so what's the matter?" ”

At the same time, the doors are wide open. Among them, countless Cao soldiers poured out, and they were not the black-armored tiger and leopard riders of Fang Cai, they were all infantry.

In the black light and blindness, Ma Chao could not look at the number of this army, but seeing the chaos of his corporaries, he immediately ordered the withdrawal of the army.

Returning to the barracks again, the more Ma Chao thought about the soldiers and horses in Bishui Pass, the more he felt wrong.

From the younger brother Ma Dai said, "This matter is Yi'er, brother may as well go to Bishui Pass tomorrow, if Jiang Zhe can't go out of retreat, even if there are few soldiers in Guanzhong, we should work hard to take it!" ”

Ma Chao nodded in agreement, and sure enough, the next day, he again counted the remaining 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command and went back to the past.

However, to the surprise of Ma Chao and Ma Dai, at this moment, the door of Bishui Pass is wide open, and there is silence in the pass.

"What does he Jiang Zhe want to do?" Looking at the figure pouring himself a drink upstairs in the city of Bishui. Ma Chao looked at the 30,000 soldiers and horses behind him, and then looked at the unusually quiet Bishui Pass in front of him, and it was difficult to choose.

Is it a lure to the enemy?

Or is it a trick? (To be continued)