Chapter Twenty-Four: Raising Troops and Staying Behind

Cao Cao saw that Chen Gong was gone, and he didn't dare to stay in Chenggao for more, so he rushed to Chenliu overnight to meet his father, wanting to scatter all his family wealth, recruit volunteers, and crusade against Dong Zhuo.

This Cao Cao is also very powerful, and immediately promised to say to his son: "I have been an official for many years, and I have accumulated a lot of wealth." Today is just the right time for you to give you a helping hand and achieve great things. I hope you can live up to your expectations and achieve a career. After that, he let his son take the money he had obtained from embezzlement over the years as an official, and let his eldest son, who had been in a bad stomach since he was a child, lose his family property and recruit volunteers. Anyway, it's also embezzlement, it's all money from other people's gifts, so I don't feel distressed.

Some people here will say that it will be a bit demeaning for Cao Dada to write like this, but this is really not. You can take a look at Cao Dada's biography, which has a detailed record, saying that Cao Cao's uncle didn't like him and felt that he was disobedient, so he made a small report to Cao Cao Cao, and Cao Cao suffered a small loss. Later, Cao Cao's buddy grew up, and he climbed over the wall and crossed the courtyard every day, flirting with women from good families everywhere, and once again grabbed other people's brides with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. It happened that the groom's family came out to block Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's little gangsters in the yard, this Cao Cao was short, and he was afraid that he would be caught first, so he quickly betrayed his good buddy Yuan Shao, and shifted all the attention of the groom's family to Yuan Shao, and took the opportunity to escape. also has to thank Yuan Shao for his own strength, jumping desperately and jumping over the wall, otherwise Yuan Shao's buddy will definitely be beaten into a pig's head by the groom's family.

This Cao Song also said that his family's money was not enough, and he was afraid that it would not be enough for Cao Cao, the second ancestor, to lose, so he gave Cao Cao a good idea, saying that there was a family named Wei Hong with hundreds of millions of dollars, and he was righteous and squandered money. Let Cao Cao lobby Wei Hong, harm Wei Hong, and let him fund Cao Cao. If you want to say that Cao Cao's father and son are not good things, then Cao Song knows that Cao Cao killed his friend Lu Bohao's family, and he didn't even let out a fart, so he didn't mean to blame. His son rebelled, and as a father, he also gave full support, not only to fund and contribute, but also to find all kinds of resources for his son and come up with all kinds of bad ideas.

So, Cao Cao went to Wei Hong's mansion, met Wei Hong, and said to Wei Hong: "Today, the Han family is in decline. Dong Zhuo has no way, bullying the Son of Heaven and harming Li Min. Everyone in the world hates Dong Zhuo to the bone, and they can't wait to break his bones and eat his flesh. I, Cao Cao, hope to be able to support Sheji, help the Son of Heaven, and revive Hanzuo, but my own ability is insufficient. You are a loyal and righteous man, famous all over the world, I hope you can help me and help me raise an army. ”

Wei Hong's buddy is also on the road, and he immediately agreed. also said that he had wanted to do this for a long time, but he did not meet a suitable hero, saying that Cao Cao had heroic ambitions, and he was also admired, and he was willing to devote all his family resources to help Cao Cao raise troops.

Sure enough, it was the second ancestor who saw the second ancestor, all the way, like-minded, all of them were models of prodigal sons, and there were endless confidant words! The second ancestor subsidizes the second ancestor, this is a mutual help between members of the same class, that is twice the result with half the effort! What a pure class friendship!

Cao Cao got the help of his father Cao Song and Wei Hong, and with a lot of money, he was immediately full of confidence, and immediately forged the emperor's edict, publicized the news of the edict, and sent it to all parts of the Han Dynasty. Then began to recruit volunteers, although Cao Cao was the second ancestor, he was also an elite talent among the second ancestors, with a belly of ghost ideas and a belly of bad ideas. I saw this guy erect a white flag for recruitment, with the word "loyalty" written on it. Suddenly, countless people flocked to watch it, and everyone was very curious about this banner!

Don't say it, as soon as this advertisement comes out, the recruitment effect is really good, maybe Cao Cao's tree flag recruitment is the earliest advertisement in the world. So, in a few days, the recruits gathered like rain!

So Yangping Weiguo (now Xin County, Shandong) people Le Jin Le Wenqian came, and Li Dian Li Mancheng, a native of Juye County, Shanyang County (now Juye, Shandong) also came.

Lejin and Li Dian are representatives of the local giants and wealthy families, and the standard local heroes are strong, especially the Li Dian family, Li Dian was studious when he was young and did not like to read the art of war, so he studied with his teacher and read "The Biography of the Zuo Family in the Spring and Autumn Period" and was familiar with various books. Li Dian's uncle, Li Gan, was heroic, gathered thousands of diners in Chengshi (place name), and followed Cao Cao to fight against the Yellow Turban, Yuan Shu and other forces. I'm going to go, thousands of visitors, what a concept. It is rumored that there were four sons in the Warring States Period: Qi has Meng Weijun Tianwen, Zhao has Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, Chu has Chun Shenjun Huang Xie, Wei has Xinling Jun Wei Wuji, each raising soldiers, raising thousands of guests, well-known in the world. Among them, Meng Weijun Tianwen of Qi State raised as many as 3,000 disciples, and many historical materials have been recorded. This Li family can accommodate thousands of guests, which shows its great power and strength, and it is worthy of the name of Haoqiang. It is important to emphasize here that 3,000 doormen and 3,000 child servants are completely different things, 3,000 child servants, at most, it can mean that your family is richer, or you have more land, and you can afford 3,000 men, women and children; The 3,000 doormen can generally be defined as you can organize a private army of up to 3,000 people at any time, although it cannot be said that these 3,000 doormen will become your private army, but this kind of armed potential is definitely not to be underestimated. In history, the Qin State attacked Handan of the Zhao State, Handan was in an emergency, and Zhao Sheng, the king of the Plains, took 3,000 disciples as the dead soldiers, handed over to the general Li Sheng, attacked the Qin army, and directly led the Qin army to retreat for 30 miles, which bought precious time for the arrival of reinforcements from Chu and Wei, and then relieved the siege of Handan.

Cao Cao, as one of the representatives of the scholars in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, won the support of these local heroes, and naturally his power developed rapidly. And Le Jin, Li Dian and the two themselves are also outstanding, Le Jin is short and concise, brave in battle, each battle is the first to ascend, is a veritable first general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Li Dian is elegant and heavy, he is a rare Confucian general in Cao Ying, and he treats people modestly and has the style of an elder. These two followed Cao Cao to fight in the south and the north, and made great contributions.

There are also Xiahou brothers to vote, who are Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, who are the descendants of Xiahou Ying, a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty. Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, whose original surname was Xiahou, was later succeeded to Cao Teng, a regular servant among the eunuchs in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, as his adopted son. Cao Song is the uncle of Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, so Cao Cao, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan are uncles and brothers. Xiahoudun is a rare fierce general and Cao Cao's hardcore brother. At the age of fourteen, he studied martial arts with his teacher, but was angry and killed someone because someone insulted his teacher. Oh my God, I killed people at the age of fourteen, do all the people in this Cao Cao family have murder genes? Why are they all murderers! Later, Cao Cao offended people and committed crimes, and should be arrested and imprisoned. This Xiahoudun didn't say a word, apologized for his crimes, and went to prison for him, with righteousness and righteousness, he was a promising old boy. When Cao Cao was fighting abroad, Xiahoudun stayed in the rear many times, and led the army and people to block the water of the Taishou River and build a pond to irrigate farmland, benefiting the people and making outstanding contributions. When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou and Lü Bu attacked Yanzhou, almost leaving Cao Cao homeless, it was Xiahoudun, Xun Yu, and Cheng Yu who defended the three cities that gave Cao Cao the opportunity to counterattack Lü Bu and capture Yanzhou. Although Xiahoudun spent most of his life in the military, he still did not forget to study. He often greeted his teachers in person and humbly sought advice. He was a frugal man, and all his rewards were given to the soldiers. He did not buy property in his life, and he had no money left over until he died. There are many historical materials that write Xiahoudun as a stunned person, stunned, and with a super low IQ, which is also very reasonable, after all, normal people can't do the things he did. And Xiahou Yuan's ability should be a little stronger than Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan has done a lot of messy things in his life, and Xiahou Yuan basically has not. Xiahou Yuan is especially good at running thousands of miles, Xiahou Yuan often surprises the enemy with strange diseases, there is a saying that "Xiahou Yuan, the captain of the military academy, can travel 500 miles in three days, and can go to thousands of miles in six days". When he was guarding Chang'an for Cao Cao and was responsible for passing through the western front, he led the army to garrison Liangzhou, chasing Ma Chao, breaking Han Sui, destroying Song Jian, sweeping Qiang and Di, and Tiger Bu Guanright, which was unmatched. After Zhang Lu surrendered to Cao Cao, Xiahou Yuan stayed in Hanzhong and refused to fight Liu Bei for more than a year.

There are also Cao Ren and Cao Hong, two Cao clan brothers, to vote. Cao Ren is known as the "blessed general of the world", and Cao Chun, Cao Xiu and others have led Cao Cao's most elite troops, the tiger and leopard cavalry, and have defended one side many times. Following Cao Cao's battle against Yuan Shu, he broke Tao Qian's general Lu You, and captured Liu He, the general of Lu Bu. During the Battle of Chibi, he guarded Gangneung. After the Battle of Chibi, he shot and wounded Zhou Yu in Jiangling and blocked Zhou Yu for a year. In the Battle of Xiangfan, he ordered not to shoot Guan Yu. And Cao Hong is also a fierce general, and has rescued Cao Cao many times when Cao Cao is in danger. In today's words, it is to block the gun and block the gun hole for Cao Cao many times. In a word, the world is famous: the world can do without Cao Hong, but it can't do without Cao Cao. There is a way that the merit is higher than the savior, Cao Hong saved Cao Cao's life many times, and replaced him many times for Cao Cao.

So everyone visited Cao Cao in Cao Cao's big tent, and Le Jin and Li Dian said to Cao Cao in unison: "Ming Gong Xing's righteous act to rebel against Dong Thief, I am willing to do our best to help Ming Gong eradicate Dong Thief." Cao Cao was overjoyed, and he collected Lejin and Li Dian to listen to the account.

The brothers of the Cao clan and the Xiahou brothers visited Cao Cao together, and said in unison: "The eldest brother is on top, and the younger brother and others will advance and retreat together with the eldest brother from now on, swearing to fight the thief." In the future, we will support the Son of Heaven and create a great cause together. ”

Cao Cao knew that the Cao clan brothers and the Xiahou brothers were skilled in bows and horses, and proficient in martial arts. So more than 5,000 people gathered, Cao Cao was overjoyed, and trained soldiers and horses in the village.

So Cao Cao was at the peak of his army for a while! At this time, it is strange to say that this Cao Cao raised troops in Chen Liu, but as Chen Liu's guard Zhang Miao didn't even let out a fart, he didn't pay attention to it, obviously indulgent! As a county guard, this Zhang Miao is not able to stabilize a place, defend the land and defend the country, but allows the people below to make trouble, it can be seen that among the scholars, they care about their own private interests and disregard the life and death of the country!

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