Chapter 16: The Battle of Yanzhou

Cai Yan finally noticed Liu Bao's unhappiness, but it was too late to regret it, and he was already angry. Cai Yan paused in his tone and said, "I was thinking about ......"

But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Bao, only to hear Liu Bao smile angrily, "What did you think?" We Huns are so lowly? Or are we Huns as cunning as you Han people? Or are we Huns all wilderness reckless? Or are we Huns all simple-minded barbarians with well-developed limbs? ”

Liu Bao clenched his fists and snorted coldly, "Cai Yan, in your heart, do you miss me like this?" ”

Cai Yan wanted to argue something, but where did Liu Bao give her a chance? I saw Liu Bao let go of Mo Rong Chunxing's chin, and instead pinched Cai Yan's chin, with a sneer, "In your consciousness, am I, Liu Bao, a barbaric and small country, inferior to you, and deserve to be light on you, the daughter of the world?" In your eyes, am I, Liu Bao, a reckless person, not worthy of you, and impossible to be good with you, the daughter of the world, Yan? In your heart, am I Liu Bao an ugly person, can't catch up with you, can't get along with you, the daughter of the world? ”

Liu Bao pinched Cai Yan's chin, as if he didn't see it, but just smiled lightly, "What?" In your heart, am I so good-for-nothing? In your heart, am I so lowly as mud? ”

Liu Bao snorted coldly, turned to look at the woman behind him, and scolded in a loud voice, "You guys, get out of here!" If I find someone who is watching the excitement, I will be killed! Including you, Huyan Yue'er, my wife! ”

Hu Yanyue'er flashed her eyes, curled the corners of her mouth, and turned to leave.

Murong Chunxing dragged her tired body, glanced at Hu Yanyue'er, and left with a sneer.

Liu Bao pressed Cai Yan against the big tree, pinched her chin with his big hand, and looked angry, "Do you know that I, Liu Bao, am a person with clear grievances?" Do you know that I, Liu Bao, am still a person who will repay me? This is the land of the Huns, don't forget it! ”

As soon as Cai Yan wanted to say something, Liu Bao leaned over, pouted her mouth fiercely, sucked hard, and bit her lip out of blood.

Cai Yan used all his strength to push Liu Bao away, and slapped him in the face, "Shameless!" ”

Liu Bao laughed a few times, with presumptuousness and arrogance, "I'm shameless? I'm King Zuoxian! It's your king! It's your husband! I kiss my own woman, what is it called shameless?! ”

Cai Yan laughed and looked at Liu Bao angrily, "I never promised!" ”

Liu Bao grabbed her hand, and his tone was very fierce, "Never promised?!" Do you want me to show you how to be my woman?! ”

Cai Yan remembered something, and smiled brightly, "You promised your imperial uncle Hu Chuquan that you can't touch me until you let Hu Yanyue'er give birth to Lin'er." Do you want to break your word? ”

Liu Bao took a deep breath and pinched Cai Yan tightly, "You are very smart." ”

Cai Yan raised his chin and laughed, "Thank you for the compliment." ”

"You've hit my point in the spot." Liu Bao said fiercely.

"Concession." Cai Yan's small chin is even higher.

"You left me speechless to fight back." Liu Bao continued.

"That's exactly what I wanted." Cai Yan nodded, showing off as a compliment.

"You make me want to strangle you." Liu Bao gritted his teeth and said.

"Looks like I'm quite capable." Cai Yan didn't seem to be aware of the danger, but was very proud.

"You made me lose face in front of my women, and you also made yourself discredited." Liu Bao frowned, looking bitter and hateful.

"So?" Cai Yan watched Liu Bao's angry eyes slowly brighten, and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"What you say, my imperial uncle may not believe it." Liu Bao smiled very thiefly.

Cai Yan stepped back and said, "Can you resist the will and disrespect!" ”

"I can steal the day and the sea." Liu Bao looked at Cai Yan, looking like he had something in his pocket.

"If I am broken, I must be raising my grandmother to see it really, you don't want to hurt your dignity! Lost his official position! Cai Yan looked at Liu Bao with some fear.

"A beautiful woman is like this, what more can a husband ask for? I'm not afraid. Liu Bao said something that made Cai Yan tremble.

"You have to think clearly, then Hu Yanyue'er will definitely not let you go." Cai Yan pulled the shield but was easily defused by Liu Bao.

"Here, I am King Zuoxian, and she is the princess who can't be my master." Liu Bao shook his head and was unmoved.

"If I am pregnant with an heir, this Huyan family will definitely die with you." Cai Yan made the last struggle.

"It's okay, I can give you the Shunzi soup, aren't you very proficient in pharmacology?" Liu Bao chuckled.

"If you dare to take another step forward, I will definitely die." Cai Yan took out his saber from his waist.

"Even if you stab, my Huns are particularly proficient in external injuries. If you're not afraid of pain, you can stab you a few more times. After all, healing the flesh and bones of the dead is the specialty of our famous Hun doctors. Liu Bao shook his head.

Cai Yan was so frightened that he quickly turned his head, the hero does not suffer the loss in front of him, and the most important thing is to collect the gold and sound the gong. Liu Bao looked at Cai Yan's appearance of turning around and scurrying, and laughed unconsciously. I was angry just now, but now it seems that this girl eats soft or hard, and she has to think about it.

Let's say that when the sheep returned to the Han Dynasty, it was already looking like a mountain and a river, and Cao Mengde was very curious when he saw such a sheep. What is it that makes the resourceful junior brother have such a headache? Could it be a matter of junior sister?

Yang Wei raised his head and looked at Cao Mengde, "You and I must build up soldiers quickly, and quickly. ”

Cao Mengde wondered, "What happened?" Why are you in such a hurry? ”

"If I guessed correctly, I'm afraid that Liu Bao would have already had a heart of disobedience, and he would definitely wait for Dong Zhuo's death and rebel. Now I am afraid that Dong Zhuo will die, but I am afraid that Dong Zhuo will not die, and now it seems that you and my soldiers will be brave enough to be strong. Yang Wei frowned and said, "In this way, you can compete with Liu Bao's Hun army." ”

"Look at what you mean, could it be that Liu Bao refuses to let go?" Cao Mengde looked affirmative.

"He's bound to win, but I underestimate him. It's just that now I have nothing but wealth. This also made me confused about the uselessness of heroes, so recruiting troops is the most important thing. "Yang Shu's eyes narrowed, and the best soldier must be the Yellow Turban Army who is now in the middle of the sky." ”

The Yellow Turban Army, also known as the Yellow Turban Thief, is a large-scale anti-riot army led by Zhang Jiao, a giant deer man, and there was a riot in the year of Jiazi, because the mob was wrapped in a yellow scarf, pretending to be the Yellow Turban Army, and the people called them the gods and soldiers, and it was spread everywhere that "the sky is dead, and the yellow sky should stand." Years in Jiazi, the world is auspicious" slogans and slogans.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty and the emperor, the emperors were all enthroned at a young age, and relatives and eunuchs took turns to control the government. Politics is decaying. Ling Emperor Liu Hong openly sold his official beard in the West Garden. State and county officials sometimes rotate several times a month, and when officials arrive, they gather and search. Since Emperor An, the imperial court has used troops against the Qiang people for a long time, costing more than 40 billion yuan in military salaries, and this heavy burden has all fallen on the peasants. In addition, various natural disasters have led to a serious situation of "empty fields, empty courts, and empty warehouses". A large number of peasants were in exile, starving all over the wilderness, and even Luoyang, the capital division, was the dead pillowing on the road.

Yang Wei paused, squinting his eyes at Cao Mengde, "This is your chance for me, you must know that this Yellow Turban Army has experienced a hundred battles and is very loved by the local people, and it is also a well-trained army, which will definitely be used by you and me." ”

Cao Mengde's eyes blinked, "These are mobs." ”

"Mob?" The sheep laughed, "What about the mob? can carry a knife and axe, can not be afraid of life and death, can block ten with one, this is the appearance of a soldier, this is a good soldier. ”

"Could it be that you want those old soldiers of Dongwu to embroider a pillow, which is useless?" The sheep snorted coldly.

"That's the same, it's just that the Yellow Turban Army is very proud, how can it be submitted?" Cao Meng's was very puzzled.

"Submission? To stop the war with war, these Yellow Turban Army are to see whose fists are hard, and to follow whoever has a way to live, they will follow whomever they want. Yang Shu's words made Cao Mengde's eyes light up, "What the junior brother said is very true. ”

Cao Mengde, the Taishou of Dongjun, defeated the Yellow Turban Army in the area of Shouzhang (southwest of present-day Dongping, Shandong). In this battle, Cao Mengde won more with less, not only obtained the Yanzhou base area, but also recruited tens of thousands of elite soldiers, becoming Cao Mengde's backbone and laying the foundation for Cao Mengde's future development.

The battle began with the invasion of Yanzhou by the remnants of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army and the occupation of Dongping and Rencheng.

Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, wanted to attack them, but was stopped by Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei. Liu Dai did not listen to Bao Xin's warning, faced the Yellow Turban Army head-on, and was finally defeated and died.

At this time, Cao Mengde's advisor Chen Gong urged him to seize Yanzhou as a base for expansion, and took the initiative to persuade Liu Dai's old troops to submit to Cao Mengde. Bao Xinsu was friends with Cao Mengde and came to Dongjun to ask Cao Mengde to serve as the assassin of Yanzhou.

Cao Mengde attacked the Yellow Turban Yu Shouzhang, but failed to win. Cao Mengde reformed the military system, solemnized military orders, and inspired soldiers. He realized that the rebels fed themselves by raiding and did not have a stable supply line. Therefore, he raided the rebels, stopped their raids, and won a final victory, forcing the rebels to retreat north. Cao Mengde pursued the rebels and defeated the rebels again in Jibei.

The Yellow Turban Army was forced to retreat north, and Cao Mengde pursued it, but was defeated again in Jibei (Zhilu County, now south of Changqing, Shandong), and the Yellow Turban Army was desperate to surrender. In the winter of that year, Cao Mengde was surrendered to more than 300,000 soldiers and hundreds of thousands of family members, so he organized his sturdy elite into an army, called the Qingzhou soldiers, and placed the old and weak women and children in Tuntian.

Cao Mengde's battle can be regarded as gaining a firm foothold, becoming the hegemon of Yanzhou, and also becoming the beginning of Cao Mengde's victory in the Central Plains and the Three Kingdoms. It is also the origin of the Three Kingdoms, and the key to the Cao family's eventual establishment of the Wei Dynasty. And here, the financial role played by Captain Touching Jin and General Faqiu Zhonglang should not be underestimated.

Yang Wei became the mainstay of the battle of Yanzhou, and contributed great strategy and thought-provoking wisdom to Cao Mengde's dominance in the world.