Chapter 16: The Return of the Lord

Cao Chong used the excuse of introducing Zhu Jianping to Shixun to face, and wanted to further close the relationship with Shixun, but he didn't expect Zhu Heng to say no words about his lifespan and future, and he was afraid of "misfortune" within three months. Seeing that the contempt in Shi Xun's eyes was getting hotter, Cao Xiaoxiang was a very smart person, and he knew that it was useless to stay longer, so he hurriedly retired with Zhu Heng.

Shi Xun returned to the inner room, somewhat uncertain - alas, after all, his own family still can't do "Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his color remains unchanged", and his psychological quality is not good. In order to dispel the little doubts and worries in his heart, he simply told Zhu Heng as a joke to Guan Jing and Xiao Ji.

Guan and Xiao said the same thing, and advised Shixun not to ignore it - "Zi is silent, strange and confused, not because he has nothing, because he doesn't know, but he should respect and stay away." I have also heard the name of Zhu Jianping, and there are many words, and the lord is cautious. Shi Xun couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said in his heart that I would talk nonsense with them, those two goods are traditional scholars, affected by the flow of time, how can they not be superstitious? If Wang Chong and Fan Zhen are here, it will be possible to completely deny the words of the phaser, so as to relieve me - it's a pity that one of the two has been hung up, and the other has not been born, and there have been no famous materialists in the Han and Wei dynasties.

I have to say, in a sense, you liar, you barely succeeded, and you successfully planted a thorn in my heart......

The matter will not be reported for the time being, and it will not be long before news comes back from the Southern Express. As expected, Cao Ang has always been under the wing of his father, lacking the ability to adapt to changes, and he is not good at the battle formation, so he naturally took a bad step in dealing with the chaos in Yichun County.

As the saying goes, "I am familiar with 300 Tang poems, and I can't compose poems and chant them." Yesun can't be considered a military expert. It's going to be in the game. Domination power of 70 will reach the sky. But after all, he followed Cao Cao to fight many times, and in order to show his own strategy, he studied the battle examples in the original history in great detail, and learned from strongmen such as Guo Jia and Xun You, plus he also personally led his soldiers and horses to fight a few battles, and his ability to strategize was finally extraordinary. In Shi Xun's view, if he is Cao Ang, there are two strategies available after receiving the order:

One strategy to use risk. That is, secretly gather a group of soldiers and horses, the number is not much, to be in the elite, and then quickly march into the army, straight to Yichun. If Xu Zhong and Zhang Gang were in a hurry, they might be beheaded. The second strategy is prudent, that is, to allocate troops and horses from all walks of life to cut off the roads around Yichun County, and then raise a large army to besiege it, so that the two thieves cannot escape.

The former is sick and consumes less. But the risk is higher, if the news leaks. Then the enemy will be defeated, and it will be difficult to control it, or if the battle is miscalculated, it will be easy to be defeated. The latter is slow and the consumption is amazing, but as long as the momentum of the encirclement is achieved, Yichun will fall, and Xu and Zhang will inevitably be headed.

It's a pity that Cao Ang lacked actual combat experience, and he didn't dare to take risks for fear of suffering setbacks, so after receiving the order, he first mobilized the garrisons of Jiangxia, Changsha, and Guiyang counties, and assembled in Changsha County to govern Linxiang. In fact, in Changsha County alone, there are no less than 7,000 soldiers and horses, but Cao Zixiu knew that he was not a military genius like his father, and he was afraid that he would not have five times the number of soldiers, or it would be difficult to capture the traitor in one fell swoop, so he summoned the soldiers of Linjun to help.

The gathering of soldiers and horses in the three counties not only delayed for a long time and consumed a huge amount, but it was impossible for the news not to leak out. As a result, before the troops could be united, Xu Zhong and Zhang Gang were forced to abandon Yichun, go down the Yuan River, and take Xingan directly. The current Yuzhang Taishou is a disciple of the great Confucian Song Zhong, recommended by Wang Cang to the Wuling man Pan Jun Pan Chengming, who is quite strong in governance, and cannot fight, so he hurriedly led the county soldiers to rescue, but was defeated by the rebels and was forced to retreat to the county to govern Nanchang. Xingan fell, and the rebels captured a lot of grain and materials, and coerced the people to obey, and the army instantly swelled to more than 20,000, and then continued to flow northeast.

According to Shi Xun's judgment, this is to break through the dangers and obstacles, kill Ben Wu, will go, after all, it was once the basic plate of the Sun family, and the number of people who still miss the grace of the Sun family should not be small, if they meet, it is bound to be blazing.

When the news reached Changsha, Cao Ang was in a hurry, and he did not wait for reinforcements to gather, so he was forced to lead more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to hurriedly march east and chase after him. Yichun will be recovered in a few days, and then Xingan, but what about the main force of the rebels? He couldn't even see a shadow.

Reporting to Anyi, Cao Cao was furious, and threw the letter of victory for the recovery of the two counties in front of Chen Qun on the spot: "Qing Song made his son repair the army, and his behavior is at a loss today, which makes Gu Da disappointed!" When he was finished, he sighed: "If my yellow beard is here, the thief will be caught!" ”

Chen Changwen calmly leaned over to pick up the good news, dusted off the soil, and returned it to Cao Cao with both hands, but said in his mouth: "The king played from the group, so that the eldest son Dong supervised the three states, but he has all of it, but the local troops are stationed, and there are no unscrupulous generals, so the fall can be known." "I'm not saying that just handing over the military power to Cao Ang, whether Cao Ang will fight or not, no one knows, just borrow him as a governor and be your agent, you have to add additional troops to send generals to him-I have two knives in the military, are you Cao Boss also stupid?

It was rare for Chen Changwen to refute the lord in person like this—although he turned a corner somewhat—Cao Cao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard it. He wanted to test and train his eldest son too much, so he didn't notice it for a while, occasionally miscalculated, and now it is not easy to blame all the faults on his subordinates. So he snorted coldly, took the good news with one hand, and then ordered: "You can make Wen Lie lead the tiger and leopard to ride to help." ”

"Never." This time it was Cao Cao's turn. The reason for Yesun is very simple, one is that the tiger and leopard ride is the elite of the Wei family and cannot be moved lightly, and the other is far away and may not be able to reach it, but the third? The tiger and leopard cavalry are all northern cavalry, and in the terrain south of the Yangtze River, the long and short are used, and the chances of winning are slim.

"Lu Zijing sees that he is the assassin of Yangzhou, and he can make thieves suppressed."

At present, the rebels are still in Hongzhou, but it is estimated that in a few days, they will be able to rush into Yangzhou. Hongzhou Assassin Shi Wei Zhen Wei Gongzhen is also a scribe, who can't fight, and has to rely on a strong man like Lu Su to quell the chaos. Cao Cao glanced at Shi Xun and nodded slightly: "Only recommended by Qing can he fight." ”

Is Xun Xin saying what do you mean by this? It doesn't sound like a compliment, but it is suspicious. How can you say that you are talking about it, and you are so saying?

Fortunately, Xun Gongda next to him added in time: "Sun Ben sees that he is guarding Linchuan, and he must prevent him from cooperating with traitors." Got the conversation out of the way in time. Cao Cao bowed his head, and immediately ordered, ordering Cao Ang to chase after him as long as he followed the tracks, and not let the traitor turn around and jump westward again, and I don't expect him to win any battles. But there is one thing, since he has entered Hongzhou, he has to take good care of Sun Ben for me, and if Sun Ben is a thief, he will be punished for negligence!

The plan was set, the ministers retired, and Cao Cao left Shixun alone. Is it Xun Xin who said that he would not mention anything about "only if he is recommended by Qing, he can fight", right? Indeed, Xun Yu and Xun Yu recommended most of them as scribes, and as a civil servant, I recommended several guys who knew how to fight - such as Lu Su, Guo Huai, Wei Yan, Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, etc. - Will Lao Cao be jealous because of this? After the Han scholars, the doctors were all members of the party, and the connection between the protégés and the former officials was very close, and if the disciples and officials who were in charge of the local military power were combined, they could raise 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers and horses in an instant...... But those are just some local troops that are not very well equipped, and the main military power is still in the hands of your Cao family or Xiahou's family, so what do you have to worry about?

Fortunately, he thought about it, Cao Cao didn't mention it again, but frowned and asked Shixun: "The late lord has returned to Xu Capital, do you know?" ”

Yes Xun was stunned when he heard this, and what did he say about my old master? I've been working in your Cao family since I came out, where is there any old master? But then I "chuckled" in my heart - "Do you have to return without Kongwenju?" Cao Cao nodded slightly.

Shi Xun couldn't help but scold Kong Rong in his heart, I finally took you away and let you stay away from Cao Cao, why don't you know whether you are alive or dead, and you are back at this juncture? Seeing that Cao Cao's usurpation is imminent, unless you change your plan and close that stinky mouth from now on, you will have to eat a knife! The problem is that you can just use the knife, but don't bother me!

I heard Cao Cao say: "Hongfu can send a letter to Wenju, don't talk and act rashly, otherwise you will not be spared." "For your sake, you can give Kong Rong another chance, you have to help me stabilize him, don't poke any more baskets.

It was Xun Wei who retreated, and only then returned to the house, so he urgently summoned Guan Jing and Xiao Ji to discuss. As a result, the two arrived, and before he could speak, Xiao Ji first presented Zhuge Liang's letter.

It turned out that Kong Ming had been ordered to pacify the counties of Jingnan, and he ran to the southernmost county of Guiyang County, Zhichen County, and then returned north, at this time he was still on the way back to Anyi, and it is estimated that he has not yet left the boundary of Jingzhou. The letter said that when passing by Linxiang, he once advised Cao Ang to quickly send elite soldiers to take Yichun directly, so as not to escape the thieves, but unfortunately Cao Ang did not listen - "The eldest son is close to the believer, so Jingzhou is engaged in Yijibo, but although Jibo is good at civil affairs, he really doesn't know the importance of military disputes, so what?" Liang thought that the thief would escape, and the center must be prepared in advance. ”

It was Xun Lanxin, and he couldn't help but sigh, and said Kong Ming, what you expected, but it's a pity that this letter was delivered late. He didn't know about the return of Yi to Shu for a time, but he was just thinking about it, Yi Jibo was also a high-level talent in Nanzhou, and with his assistance, Cao Ang might lose his chance slowly, but basically he would not be defeated, which was enough.

If the eldest son of the dignified King of Wei led the soldiers and horses of Sanzhou to be beaten by a group of small traitors, the prestige of the Cao family in Jiangnan will inevitably fall, which will cause a terrible chain reaction, then no one can say.

He didn't expect that this incident gave Cao Chong an excuse. On the second day, Cao Chong and Cao Chao visited again, saying that I am very worried about my eldest brother, my son-in-law is a wise man today, you should hurry up and give your eldest brother a good idea. It was Xun who smiled bitterly and said that it was 108,000 miles away, so how could I have any good ideas? "Why Ruqing and the others are the king of Shangqi and call back the eldest son?" It's best to call Cao Ang back to Anyi as soon as possible, naturally the country is stable, and he is personally safe, so you don't have to worry.

Cao Chao suddenly realized when he heard this, and he was about to say goodbye to Shixun and ask to see Cao Cao by pulling his uncle's clothes. Cao Chong didn't seem to be very enthusiastic, so he simply retreated. Shi Xun couldn't help sneering in his heart, and said in his heart Sure enough, you not only hope that Cao Pi and them will stay in other counties and not return to the capital, and it is best not to even come back to Cao Ang, then Cao Cao will only have a precious son like you left, and you can profit from it. (To be continued......)