Qingzhou Yellow Turban Wai Hole melted into Duchang, it was in the autumn and September of the second year of Chuping, at this time, Cao Cao Mengde, who was thinking about Xun Nian, was in charge of the East County Taishou, busy collecting money and grain, and preparing for a war with Gongsun Zan in the next year.

was busy with his work, and suddenly probed the Malay report, saying that the Yellow Turban Army had surrounded Kong Rong, and Kong Rong sent people to Liu Bei, the prime minister of the plains, to ask for help, and was advancing to Duchang at the same time. Cao Cao didn't listen, and when he heard it, he couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly summoned the ministers and generals to come to discuss.

Riding Captain Ren Jun said, looking at the current situation, sooner or later we will have to follow Yuan Shao and meet Gongsun Chan for a battle or two, this Liu Bei is Gongsun Zhan's person, originally he went deep into Qingzhou and occupied the plain, that is, he inserted a sharp blade into our heartland, which will take Beihai, Qi and other places under the pretext of crusading against the Yellow Turban, then completely surround us on three sides, the danger factor is too high. No, we have to hurry up and send troops to Beihai.

The thief Cao Peng and Li Gan also said that if Liu Bei just took Beihai, it would be fine, and if he took advantage of the situation and then took Donglai, the trouble would be even greater. Donglai has a good port, and when the time comes, Gongsun Chan can transport all the soldiers and horses to Jiaodong by sea, and stab us in the back.

Cao Cao immediately slapped the table and was about to send troops to the battle, but as soon as he glanced at it, he saw that his most trusted strategist, the military strategist and the sacrificial wine drama, was still pondering with his beard and did not express his opinion. So he hurriedly arched his hand: "Zhicai, what do you think?" ”

Before Xi Xian and Xi Zhicai could answer, he suddenly heard a shout outside the door: "Meng De, slow down!" Immediately, the two officials rushed straight in.

I saw these two people, all wearing ochre-red deep clothes, wearing black scarves, the color of the clothes of the county officials, one was in his thirties, with a long horse face, a thick beard, many whites of the eyes and small pupils, looking a little crazy, the other was just in his early twenties, handsome, a little white face was as tender as if he could pinch out water, only a short mustache, and he had not yet grown a beard.

It was the man with a thick beard who shouted just now, he had a thick face and a big voice, and as soon as he came to the court, he first asked Cao Cao: "Meng De, if you plan to send troops to Qingzhou, why don't you discuss with me first?" ”

"Oh," Cao Cao saw the two of them, and quickly stood up and made a move, "Gongtai, Wen Ruo, didn't you go to Gucheng to collect taxes, why did you come back so quickly?" ”

The person who spoke was Cao Cao's Fa Xiao, the governor of Dongjun Post Cao Peng Chen Gong Chen Gongtai, I saw him wipe the hot sweat on his forehead and sighed: "Hey, don't mention it, this tax collection is really not a human job." The two of us went to Gucheng County to calculate, and guess what, the land in the county was actually under the names of three people, so I took the officials to visit one by one, and the three of them all deduced that the yellow scarves had been in trouble for a whole year, and the fields were not harvested, so we asked us to report to the county government to exempt them from this year's field and mouth ......."

Another Xun Yu Xun Wenruo said: "That's talking nonsense with your eyes open, is there a harvest in the field, let's go all the way, can't we see clearly?" It's true that the harvest is bad, and it's a lie that the grain is not harvested. As a result, the three families provided us with good food and drink, and they would pay bribes, but they refused to hand over a grain of grain. ”

Cao Cao frowned, his eyes widened, and he slapped the table: "Such a stubborn person should be arrested for the crime of resisting the payment of state endowments!" ”

"Don't mind, Meng De," Chen Gong hurriedly explained, "I inquired clearly, those three are all famous people in the county, a family of thousands of stones, and one of them is said to be a disciple of Zheng Kangcheng, how can he be arrested without permission?" If it colds the hearts of the big names in the county, hurts your reputation, and even causes turmoil, then the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Xun Yu said: "I think they are also very inward-looking. I just hang the empty title of Sima as a general of Xingfenwu, and you don't give me a single soldier, if I have two or three hundred soldiers and horses with me, do you think they dare to push? ”

Cao Cao nodded: "Okay, I will order Xiahou Yuan to move the army to Gucheng and support you!" ”

While talking, Chen Gong and Xun Yu approached, and Ren Jun, Li Gan, Cao Ren and others hurriedly gave up their seats to the two of them and watched them sit down. Chen Gong sat firmly, and then waved his hand: "This matter is not in a hurry, we heard about the fact that the plain sent troops to rescue Kong Beihai, so hurry back and help you get an idea-Meng De, we can't get this soldier." ”

Cao Cao frowned: "What does Gongtai mean?" Why can't you send troops? ”

"The division is nameless," Chen Gong spread his hands, "Beihai sent Taishi Ziyi to the plains for help, but he didn't come to our Dongjun for help, and we didn't have an order from the state government, so we rushed to send troops at this time...... According to the usual rule, 2,000 stones are not allowed to cross the line to move troops, let alone use Yanzhou soldiers to fight in Qingzhou? ”

Sima Xiahoudun of the other department snorted lightly: "What years are you doing, and what are you doing with those old rules?" Have we done less to cross the border in the past? ”

"In the past, they were all famous teachers," Xun Yu explained, "The lord came to Dongjun on the orders of Yuan Jizhou, the general of the chariot and cavalry, and the leader of the alliance. Although it is said that the lord can also move troops across the border in the name of General Xingfenwu, not in the name of Dongjun Taishou, but this is likely to clash with the Plains Army, in case of a full-scale confrontation between Jizhou and Youzhou, may I ask, are we fully prepared at present? ”

Without waiting for Cao Cao and the others to answer, Chen Gongxian was busy shaking his head: "Don't talk about us, Yuan Jizhou is not ready, if there is no accumulation of a year or two, fighting with Gongsun will be more defeated and less victorious." So let's not face the plain soldiers now, and don't stimulate Gongsun Zhan. ”

Xi Xian nodded lightly: "What the public platform said is the right theory, which is also the reason why Xi hesitated...... However, is it not possible to see Liu Bei stretch his power into Beihai and even Qi and Donglai? ”

Chen Gong smiled slightly, with a look of being in his chest: "For now, as long as you send more sentinels, you can prepare for the situation in Beihai." If the Plains soldiers are defeated by the Yellow Turbans, or if the Yellow Turbans retreat from the battle, they will evacuate, and it will not do us any harm. If Liu Bei won the Yellow Turban and wanted to stay in Beihai and not leave, would Kong Beihai be willing to open the door and steal it? When the time comes, he will either ask us for help, or ask Yuan Jizhou for help, and we will send troops to attack again, and the division will really be famous, and it will be impossible for Gongsun Chan to fully mobilize troops based on this. ”

Xun Yu echoed his opinion: "This is the perfect strategy to respond to all changes with the same." ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and thought for a while: "Okay, then let's wait and see...... Let's start with the issue of taxation. ”

In the blink of an eye, the year passed, and in the spring of the third year of Chuping, to the surprise of Cao Cao, Chen Gong and others, although Yuan Shao retreated all the way, and even gave up the starting Bohai County to Gongsun Zhan, wanting to exchange space for time, Gongsun Zhan still personally led the army south and took Jizhou directly. Yuan Shao went north to defend against Gongsun Zhan, and Cao Cao also responded to the call, sent troops to the county border, and fought a few battles with Liu Bei in the Gaotang Dynasty.

The time was not long, and the news came that Gongsun Chan was defeated at Jieqiao and fled back to Youzhou. When Liu Bei heard the news, he hurriedly sent someone to ask Cao Cao for peace, and Cao Cao did not have the strength to annex the Plains State in one go, so under the advice of Chen Gong and Xi Xian, he reluctantly agreed to Liu Bei's plea, and retreated to Dongwuyang, the seat of Dongjun Governor.

In the summer and April, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban made a circle in Qi, Taishan and other places, and suddenly invaded the hinterland of Yanzhou on a large scale and directly took the state to govern Changyi. Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, did not listen to the advice of Bao Xin, the commander of the cavalry, and hurriedly sent troops to stop him, but he suffered a big defeat and was in a different place. Chen Gong took this opportunity to go to the city of Changyi and persuaded Bao Xin, Wan Qian, Xu Yan and others to welcome Cao Cao into Yanzhou with great fanfare.

So Cao Cao and Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao together, personally led 5,000 soldiers and horses into Changyi, and then met the million-strong army of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans in the east of Shouzhang County. The two sides fought a good battle, Cao Cao's front army was almost wiped out, and Bao Xin also rushed to his death, but the surging momentum of the Yellow Turban was also forcefully carried out. After that, Cao Cao made many strange schemes, won even battles, and forced the Yellow Turban Army to the Suixiang area of Jibei Kingdom.

Guan Hai found the "translator" and wrote a letter to Cao Cao, saying: "Jun used to be in Jinan, destroying the altar, and his way was the same as that of Zhonghuang Taiyi. The Han line has been exhausted, the Huang family should stand, and the great luck of the sky is not what you can do. "It means that when Cao Cao was the minister of Jinan, he destroyed many altars of folk worship of ghosts and gods, which is the same as the doctrine of Huang Taiyi believed in by the Yellow Turban, so Cao Cao, you have the qualifications to attain the Tao, hurry up and come to our Huangtian, don't follow the rotten sky of the Han Dynasty to the roots.

Cao Cao scoffed: "Can the Han Dynasty survive, and what is the will of heaven?" You're waiting for a fart! Wait for me to teach you well. ”

Cao Jun only had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, so he surrounded the millions of yellow scarves - there was no way, most of the yellow scarves were old and weak, women and children, and the 350,000 young men who could really fight had already been cut off from grain and grass, and there was not much combat strength left.

Cao Cao was planning to surround it for a few more days, and when all the enemies were almost hungry, he would launch a general attack, when Xi Xian spoke: "After the lord defeated the Yellow Turban, what do you want to do?" Millions of people, are you going to cut them down one by one? ”

Cao Cao said that I am also thinking about this, millions of yellow turbans, even if most of them are old and weak women and children, even if they are all half starved to death, and the trapped beasts are still fighting, the loss of this side will not be small at that time - "Why did Zhicai teach me?" ”

Xi Zhicai said: "The land of green and Yan, after repeated soldiers, there is no one in ten, and a large area of land is abandoned, even if the Yellow Turban is defeated, it is difficult for the lord to do anything in this remote place." Why not recruit the Yellow Turbans, make them return to the countryside, open up wasteland, and think that the foundation for the Lord to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty and settle the difficulties? ”

Cao Cao said: "If you write in Japanese before yesterday, you also have this intention. It's just that Guan Hai and other ditch leaders are not removed, and it will eventually be a big disaster, and they have sent people to persuade them before, but they insist on refusing to sacrifice their heads. Who has such a reed tongue that can be said to move? ”

When he was hesitating, suddenly a soldier from Yuanmen came to report and handed over a famous assassin: "Beihai is Xun, ask to see the lord." ”

"But it was Hongfu who rode the yellow scarf alone in Duchang City?" Xi Xian was overjoyed when he heard this, and hugged his fist at Cao Cao, "Congratulations to the lord, the fall of millions of yellow scarves is all on this person!" ”

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The previous article wrote about the prince's law, saying that he was the post supervisor under Kong Rong, which was a mistake. The full name of the superintendent should be the superintendent of the post book or the superintendent of the post Cao Peng, and the subordinate officials who are engaged in the history of the assassin and the state pastor. The previous one was not modified, and from this chapter onwards, it was changed to Cao Peng, and I bowed deeply to all readers here, and said: I'm sorry, you have a lot, if you want to use the recommendation vote, please use the recommendation vote to help.