Chapter 9: Killing Thieves for the Country
Cao Cao gnawed on the horse's bones, and sat down with his legs spread in front of Shi Xun and Wang Cang, thinking about it inappropriately, and changed it to kneeling - when he and the soldiers and generals gathered and ate, it was often the former way of sitting, but in the face of the two scribes of Yes and Wang, he couldn't be so sloppy and unruly, besides, he also lost his identity as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.
With the big head soldier, no matter how vulgar you are, you won't lose your identity, because the other party doesn't understand etiquette at all, but in front of the doctor, if you are a little careless, you may be summoned...... There may not be complaints, but they will certainly not be able to run away. Of course, Shi Xun doesn't care about this, and Wang Zhongxuan is not a very "polite" person - after all, Wang Cang is a writer, and writers are often delicate, but their behavior may not be restrained.
The popular way of sitting in these days is the traditional kneeling sitting, and sitting with the legs hanging down is self-honored and gradually popular—after all, it is more comfortable to sit on the butt than on the shins. However, it is still very rude to sit with your knees raised and your feet and buttocks at the same level. Without him, at that time, there were many pants without crotch (maybe even skirts without pants), so sitting must show JJ, JJ to people, how rude - although riding horses are all crotch, even if Cao Cao really sits, JJ will not be exposed.
After sitting down, Cao Cao twisted his buttocks, very unaccustomed to it—although he took off his shawl, he was still wearing a battle skirt and leggings, which was really uncomfortable—and then raised his head and asked Shixun: "When Wen Hongfu was a teenager, he lived in Lelang, how about there?" Smell its south, there is more heaven and earth, what about it? ”
It was Xun Xin who said that the place was really not good-"The territory is mountainous, and the cultivated land is scarce. Only the west coast is slightly flat - smell its south. Flat areas are less ...... "the mountainous terrain of the Korean Peninsula." At that time, it was very unsuitable for farming, which was also an important reason why the Central Plains Dynasty was not interested in developing there for many years.
"However," Shixun suddenly turned, "north of Lelang, east of Liaodong, Goguryeo lives, and the forest is deep and woody there, and the land is fertile because of this." If it can be obtained, ten years of development, it can be Tianfu. "Actually, he hasn't been to Goguryeo either, but compared with the cultivation of the three northeastern provinces in the future, it is estimated that this year may not be so bad, right?
Cao Cao nodded first, and then shook his head again: "Since the Yellow Turban, the princes have been disturbed, the people have died, and there is not one out of ten household registrations. Whoever I hope for, so do people. And not the ground. It is a bit of an exaggeration to say that "one out of ten does not survive", and more of the population is in exile on the border. Or it is hidden by large households, and the skylight is just wide open on the national household registration. In fact, from the end of the Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms, there were decades of turmoil, and it is probably said that six adults died, and more people died, so it is not very likely. Cao Cao meant, now there is a large area of wasteland uncultivated, my primary purpose is to determine the Central Plains first, breed the population, not to find foreign land.
Let's talk about it, and soon it's time to set off again. The army turned southeast from the vicinity of Pinggang, and the next destination was the white wolf, the important town of the former right Beiping County, and then from the white wolf to the northeast, and then to Liucheng, where the former western governor was located. According to the report, Karasuma-sama, to whom the Yuan brothers depended, was setting up a tent near Liucheng.
Karasuma, also known as "Wuhuan" in later generations, was originally a branch of Donghu, and after Donghu was destroyed by the Xiongnu, his clan was attached to the Xiongnu. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent the hussar general Huo Qubing to defeat the left part of the Xiongnu, he liberated the Karasuma tribe, moved it to the south of the Great Wall, and set up a "captain to protect Karasuma" to govern it, so that it guarded the border for the Han Dynasty to scratch the Xiongnu. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Karasuma joined forces with the Xiongnu again, and invaded the Han land several times, which was broken by the Fubo general Ma Yuan. Emperor Guangwu took the opportunity to detain Karasuma, named 81 people as kings and marquises, and then allowed to move inward. As a result, Karasuma is distributed in the northern part of Yu, and the two prefectures, from Liaodong to Shuofang, can be seen everywhere its people.
By the end of the Han Dynasty, Xianbei rose, and Karasuma's tribes north of the Great Wall and in the territory of Bingzhou were gradually expelled or annexed by Xianbei. Cao Cao was going to crusade this time, but the main force of Karasuma was located, commonly known as "Sanjun Karasuma" - the three counties refer to Liaodong, Liaoxi and Youbeiping - probably in the Zhongping period, due to the contact of the Han traitor Zhang Chun and initially unified, and a famous leader named Qiu Liju appeared.
Later, Qiu Liju died, and his son Lou Ban succeeded him, but because he was too young, the real power was in the hands of his cousin Badun. When Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou and fought with Gongsun Zhan, in order to restrain and win over Karasuma, he stabbed Gongsun with a knife from behind, so he canonized Bundun as a general, as well as the right Beiping County Karasuma Lord Khan Lu King Wuyan, and Liaodong subject country Karasuma Lord Cliff King Su Fuyan, all of which were single. The third single Yu is still the strongest in the middle of the mountain, and it is said that this time he sheltered the second Yuan, and he also forced the other two Shan Yu into the chariot.
Cao Jun trekked all the way, and finally entered the vicinity of the white wolf. Tian Chou repeatedly advised Cao Cao to slow down the pace of his march and wait for the back road - "This place is only two or three hundred miles away from Liucheng, and the Karasuma scout cavalry may have been investigated, if the troops come to attack, our army will be tired, and it may be difficult to do it." Cao Cao said that the more this is the case, the more we can't be slow, or why would it be called a surprise attack? Now that we have killed the past, our army is certainly tired, and the enemy is in a hurry to prepare for battle, if we wait for them to be ready, we may not be able to rest, then all the previous efforts will be in vain.
As a result, the white wolf arrived, and the forward sentinel came to report that Karasuma had indeed detected the movement of our army, hastily raised troops, and was surging to kill. Cao Cao looked left and right, and raised his whip: "You can go up to the White Wolf Mountain, defend against danger, and wait for the rear army." ”
So the big guy climbed up the mountain again with a sigh of relief, and when he reached the top of the mountain and looked down, Wang Cang's legs immediately weakened. I saw that the mountains under the mountain were full of Karasuma cavalry, and there were also some Han flags mixed in from time to time, and it was estimated that they were the only remaining soldiers and horses of Eryuan. Wang Cang stretched out his hand and stabbed Shixun: "Hongfu may see that there are many enemies?" ”
Yes Xun has been in battle for a long time, and he still has this bit of eyesight, so he took a look: "The former is a soldier, less than 50,000, and the auxiliary soldiers are probably no less than 50,000." Wang Cang gasped: "Our army is less than 10,000, how can we resist?" "It's okay for Xun to say, we may not be able to win the fight, and it's not a big problem to stay on the mountain - Karasuma is unparalleled in the world, but if you get off the horse and climb the mountain to attack, a meal of rolling wood and rocks can make them lie down most of the time.
He said this in his mouth, but he squinted at Cao Cao, which means: "To fight or not to fight?" "Because in the original history, Cao Cao rushed down directly, broke Karasuma in a battle, and was slashed. According to the history books, there were more than 200,000 Hu and Han ethnic groups captured and surrendered after the war, and less than half of them arrived in front of them.
Sure enough, Cao Cao looked at Shaoqing and raised his whip and pointed at it: "The other formation is not complete, but it can be attacked!" Looking around: "Who is going to kill Yuan's second rebellion for a certain capture?" ”
Wang Cang was trembling in his heart when he heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him: "No, the enemy is outnumbered, and Karasuma is unstoppable, if you go down the mountain and fight, you will definitely be defeated." Be in danger and wait for the rear army. "As he spoke, he glanced at the envoy, which means, you should hurry up and persuade him.
Shi Xun really persuaded the past: "What Zhong Xuan said is yes, now that our army is outnumbered and the enemy is numerous, it can be defeated, and it is difficult to gather and annihilate it. I have heard that the only force is relied on, and there are many people in other tribes who are not convinced, and if they attack Badun, that is, the Yuan clan and Karasuma may not be saved, when they take Badun, then the rest of the people will inevitably disperse. ”
Wang Cang rolled his eyes, and said in his heart, I asked you to persuade the lord not to go down the mountain, but you told him to go directly to fight the strongest Badun?
Cao Cao glanced at Shi Xun and smiled slightly: "What Hongfu said is appropriate, but it is a certain inconsiderate plan." So he asked Tian Chou, where is the banner of Badun?
Tian Chou pointed it to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao ordered again: "Who will sacrifice this head for a certain behead?!" As a result, there was silence all around, and no one dared to agree.
After all, the generals are a little trembling, there are so many enemies, can this battle really be won? It was Xun who pondered, and his heart was broken, in the original history, he rushed down the mountain first, and it was Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan who were killed, but now Lu Bu is not broken, Zhang Liao is still in Liangzhou, and without this tiger general, who would dare to come out to respond?
Looking left and right, the only generals beside him were Xu Zhen, Cao Chun, Gao Lan and Xiahou Lian, but unfortunately Cao Hong and Cao Zilian were still in the rear army and couldn't keep up. Cao Chun is inferior to Zhang Liao in terms of martial arts and courage, but Xu Zhongkang, you shouldn't be? You should be able to fight and dare to fight? Why don't you say anything?
Looking at Xu Yu again, he was staring nervously at Cao Cao's back, his mouth was tight, and his teeth were clenched - it was Xun who understood what he meant, this battle was in danger, Xu Zhongkang, as the captain of the guard, must be protected by Cao Cao's side, anyone can go down and rush, but he can't. Unless Cao Cao launched a charge first, Xu Yu would inevitably cover Cao Cao.
Seeing that no one answered, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that Zilian and Miaocai are not there......" At the moment, his eyes widened angrily, and he shouted: "Qing and others are afraid, it doesn't matter, it's okay to fight yourself!" "While shaking the reins of the horse, he stretched out his right hand, which means - to carry me with a big lance!
Cao Cao asked who would charge first, but no one dared to respond, this time he wanted to rush himself, and everyone panicked and hurried up to dissuade him. That is, Xun didn't persuade him, he was still busy searching left and right, who can have the ability and courage to charge? At this glance, I saw Guo Huai, who was behind Cao Chun - Guo Boji was a general, and his later achievements were not under Zhang Liao, but it may not be enough to talk about martial arts. However, it is difficult to say that in the original history, Xiahou Yuan was beheaded by Huang Zhong in Dingjun Mountain, and Guo Huai was his Sima, who was able to restrain his troops in the chaotic army and retreat slowly, indicating that this person was very good at hard fighting. In such a crisis, he can be sober and not chaotic, so twenty years in advance, Guo Boji, who is in the prime of his youth, can he still have so much more blood of a young man in his heart?
Shi Xun looked at Guo Huai, Guo Huai noticed it, and also turned his gaze. It was Xun who glanced at him, which meant: "Do you kid dare to go up?" Guo Huai was still hesitating, but when he saw this gaze, he couldn't help but be arrogant, so he bypassed Cao Chun, urged the horse to take two steps forward, and suddenly shouted in the noise of the crowd: "Huai Bucai, although he is not a general, he is willing to kill thieves for the country!" (To be continued......)