Chapter 18: Cao Jun's Dilemma
Lu Rui and Cao Ren did not stay in the rear camp of Cao Jun for a long time, and after Cao Ren learned about Cao Chun, he handed over the military rations and led the army to the front camp to meet Cao Cao.
"See the lord!"
"Extraordinary, Zixiao? Are you here? Cao Cao sat on the main seat, and when he heard the report of the two, he reacted and raised his head.
"Big brother?"
"Middle Father?" Cao Cao raised his head, which startled the two of them. Cao Cao's hair was puffy, his beard was disheveled, and he looked tired.
"Oh?" When Cao Cao saw the surprised expressions of the two, he quickly understood that it must be his own appearance that scared the two.
"Big brother, although our army was newly defeated by the Xiliang army, and Zihe was also killed, but the eldest brother must take care of his body, if the eldest brother falls, our army?" Cao Ren hurriedly walked up and helped Cao Cao, who had just stood up.
"Zixiao, don't get in the way, when I was my brother and you in Qian County, it wasn't that I didn't rest for a few days and nights, and I was still full of energy?"
"Big brother, it was when you were young, how could you?"
"Middle father, what my uncle said is reasonable, what is the age of my middle father?"
"Okay, extraordinary, Zixiao, you don't need to say it, this department understands it, now the military situation is urgent, this department knows the severity, you don't need to persuade again!" Cao Cao interrupted the two and pushed Cao Ren away.
"Yes, my lord!" Cao Ren and Lu Rui saw that Cao Cao had changed his title and knew that he should not say it, so the two arched their hands and pleaded guilty to Cao Cao.
"Okay, extraordinary, Zixiao. Have you had a smooth journey? ”
"Back to my lord. Everything went well on the way. The military rations have all arrived at the barracks, and General Xu Huang and Xun You's military division have already received the military rations. Lu Rui arched his hand and replied to Cao Cao.
"Well, extraordinary, Zixiao, the two of you have had a good time all the way, go down and rest first. Wait a minute, I'll take care of you and wash the dust. ”
"No!" Lu Rui and Cao Ren arched their hands and retreated.
At night, Cao Ren and Lu Rui were summoned by Cao Cao to the Chinese military tent.
"See the lord!"
"Extraordinary, Zixiao, are you here? Get up, there are no outsiders now, and there is no need to be so polite. Zixiao, you still call me big brother! Seeing the two of them coming, Cao Cao nodded. Motioning for the two to get up.
"Big brother!"
"Well, Zixiao. Brother I'm sorry for my uncle, I'm sorry for Zihe, I'm sorry for the ancestors of the Cao family! After speaking, Cao Cao's eyes were red and he swallowed.
"Brother, Zihe can protect his brother and die, it is the glory of Zihe, my brother is the Cao family, if my brother has something, the Cao family in Qiaoxian County will no longer exist, please mourn my brother, Ren will avenge Zihe!" When Cao Ren heard the word Zihe, although he was excited, his reason was still there, and he stepped forward to comfort Cao Cao.
"Zixiao?"
"Big brother, Ren heard that the Xiliang Army exposed Zihe's body on Sanguan, this is the plan of the Xiliang Army, please investigate it!" Cao Ren has recovered after a few hours, although Cao Chun's body was insulted and he was angry in his heart, but as the general of the Cao family, he still kept calm, the battlefield was ruthless, and if he was emotional, he could never recover.
"Hmmm! What Zixiao said is reasonable, and the eldest brother also knows this truth, but Zixiao, some things are not as simple as you think. Cao Cao secretly praised Cao Ren in his heart, showing a satisfied smile, with a wise general like Cao Ren, sad and not losing his mind, the Cao family has hope.
"What do you mean, big brother?"
"Report, lord!" Before Cao Ren could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Xu Chu.
"Zhongkang, what's the matter?"
"Back to the lord, the soldiers of the tiger and leopard cavalry asked for their lives outside the tent again, and dozens of chiefs knelt on the east side of the barracks, facing Yanzhou." Xu Chu came in from outside the tent and reported to Cao Cao.
"Ben Sikong knows, you go down first, tell the guy, cook some cold soup, and reward it to the soldiers of the tiger and leopard riders." Cao Cao shook his head helplessly and signaled that Xu Chu could go down.
"No! Lord! ”
"Father, what is this?" Lu Rui was stunned for a moment and looked at Cao Cao suspiciously.
"Extraordinary, this matter is a headache for the middle father!" Subsequently, Cao Cao told Lu Rui about the matter. It turned out that since Cao Chun's death, the soldiers of the tiger and leopard cavalry thought about revenge one day, and asked Cao Cao for orders to attack Sanguan every day, but Cao Cao knew that the siege should pay attention to the time, location, and people, and blindly attacking the city would only cause senseless losses.
But Cao Chun's prestige in the tiger and leopard cavalry was too high, and the soldiers of the tiger and leopard cavalry did not understand Cao Cao's strategy at all, but they did not dare to openly disobey the military order, so they could only use this kind of silent protest.
"Big brother, the tiger and leopard riding is like this, it has a great impact on our army, the tiger and leopard riding are all clans of my Cao clan and Xiahou clan, and if it is not handled well, it will not only affect our army, but also affect the Cao family." Cao Ren glanced at Cao Cao anxiously, the tiger and leopard riding situation is special, and if it is not handled well, Cao Jun is afraid that he will be defeated without a fight.
"Cao Chun's influence is really great!" Lu Rui fell into deep thought on the side. Recalling a historical record of wild news, it is rumored that after Cao Chun's death, Cao Cao wanted to incorporate the tiger and leopard to ride into the Great Wei Forbidden Army, but the tiger and leopard horse actually had a tendency to resist, and finally had to have to keep the tiger and leopard horse, handed over to Cao Zhen to command, and now Cao Chun died suddenly, and the tiger and leopard ride is really a big problem.
"Extraordinary, Zixiao, the tiger and leopard riding is the team of the clan, in the final analysis, they are all their own brothers, they are the benchmark of my Cao army, and they have a great impact on the whole army, if you don't rectify the tiger and leopard riding as soon as possible, I am afraid the consequences will be dangerous."
"Big brother, is there anything else hidden?" Cao Ren saw Cao Cao's depressed expression, it seemed that it was not just the reason for the tiger and leopard riding.
"Zixiao, our army has been holding on to the Xiliang Army in the Chencang area for many days, and the Xiliang Army is already at the end of the crossbow, but the residual power still exists. The anxiety of the tiger and leopard riding affected the morale of the army, and even more affected the Qiang army who roasted the goose. ”
"Qiang Army?"
"Yes, the Qiang people value faith and righteousness, and now the son and the corpse are insulted, not only my sergeants and soldiers look at Ben Sikong's decision-making, even the Qiang people also look at Ben Sikong, Ben Sikong's caution, so that the Qiang people are quite dissatisfied, the roast goose has been under the pretext of taking half of the Qiang army to recuperate in Chang'an, and the rest of the troops under the command of Yu stay in Chencang. Now, the Qiang people of Chencang are also in turmoil. ”
As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, Lu Rui understood that most of the ethnic minorities near Dahan were still in the slavery system of the same clan patriarchy, and this system had a fatal weakness, that is, the extreme friendship of the same clan, simply put, as long as a clansman was bullied, everyone would fight to take revenge.
"What does the middle father mean?"
"For my father, I want to find someone to inherit Zihe and continue to lead the tiger and leopard ride, which is also a matter within the clan, so I found the two of you."
"What does the middle father mean to let Uncle Zixiao lead the tiger and leopard ride?" As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, Lu Rui guessed that Cao Cao wanted Cao Ren to take over the tiger and leopard ride.
"Zixiao is a heavy responsibility, how can he be the commander of the tiger and leopard ride?" Cao Cao scolded softly, smiled, and glanced at Lu Rui.
"Big brother means to let the extraordinary commander of the tiger and leopard ride?" Cao Ren immediately understood Cao Cao's thoughts.
"What! Let me lead the tiger and leopard ride? Lu Rui shouted, jumped up, and when he looked up, the smile on the corner of Cao Cao's mouth was right on Lu Rui. (To be continued......)
PS: It's a late update.,Please forgive me.,The rabbit state has to recover slowly.,Thank you for your support!!