Chapter 191: Heading south to Jingzhou
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Yu divided Kyushu, and there was Jingzhou. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, the Chu State has set up its capital here, and it has a history of thousands of years.
After Qin Shi Huang destroyed Chu that year, Chu Nangong, an old man of Chu State, asserted: Although Chu has three households, Qin will be Chu. Overlord Xiang Yu is a Chu person, and Gaozu Liu Bang is also a Chu person. Therefore, Chu has always been the throat of the Central Plains, and Jingzhou is the place where soldiers must fight.
On this day, a thin horse carried a young knight with a large sword on his back. The spring is bright, and there are wild flowers in the land of ten miles. After saying goodbye to Cao Cao this time, Duan Dahu went south to Jingzhou to find Liu Bei and others, and he hadn't seen Xu Qianxue for a long time, so he was very worried.
The situation in Guandu has been decided, and after Cao Cao seized Jizhou, he sent troops to pacify Bingzhou and Youzhou in one fell swoop. The assassin Shi Gaogan was defeated and fled to the Huns, but Liu Bao, the king of Zuoxian, remembered the righteousness of Duan Dahu, killed Gao Gan and gave Cao Cao's head.
The two brothers, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi, failed to hold Youzhou and fled to Wuhuan and other places. The Wuhuan tribe was originally a branch of the Donghu tribal alliance. Originally and Xianbei are one of the Donghu tribes, and there are more than 100,000 soldiers with armor in Wuhuan Mountain and other places. This place is still hundreds of miles away from Youzhou, and the mountain road is dangerous, after the protracted war of Guandu, the Cao army soldiers have been tired, Cao Cao originally planned to lead the troops back to Xudu to recuperate, but Guo Jia insisted that Yuan Shao was born in the Wuhuan king to have grace, at this time the two Yuan brothers are still there, once Cao Cao withdrew the troops in the north is still not peaceful, it is recommended that Cao Cao light troops and go out at the same time, take advantage of the unpreparedness, and pacify Wuhuan in one fell swoop.
Cao Cao listened to his plan, and sure enough, he quickly pacified Wuhuan, and then Wuhuan collapsed. The price paid was that Guo Jia, who was already seriously ill, died on the way to Wuhuan. Cao Cao cried incessantly because of this, and did not eat or drink for three days to guard Guo Jia's spirit.
The two Yuan brothers were like lost dogs, and went to Liaodong to take refuge in Gongsun Kang, who was originally from Xiangping, so he was familiar with the war in the Central Plains. Seeing that the two Yuan brothers were gone, they killed the two and sacrificed their heads to Cao Cao.
The north was finally finally pacified, and Cao Cao led his troops back to Xudu. Duan Dahu also bid farewell to Cao Cao and went to Jingzhou to complete his mission. When parting, Cao Cao said: "Within a year, I will go south to capture Jingzhou, if you take refuge under Liu Biao, then we can only meet on the battlefield." ”
Duan Dahu smiled: "I have always been unconvinced by the defeat in the last battle in Xuzhou, and if I have the opportunity this time, I will also learn Prime Minister Cao's use of soldiers like a god." ”
Cao Cao laughed and said, "Get out." ”
Duan Dahu clenched his fists and rode south. At this time, Xun Yu was standing beside Cao Cao and said: "Lord, Duan Dahu is a man of bad luck, and he has won the hearts of the Xiongnu and Xianbei people, if he takes Jingzhou this time, the situation will be dangerous." Why don't you force him to stay in Xudu?"
Cao Cao's eyes were deep, and he said, "I actually want to see how big a wave this kid can make!" he sighed.
"Without him, I would be lonely. ”
What Cao Cao didn't say to Xun Yu was that when Guo Jia was dying, he made a comment on Duan Dahu: "Duan Dahu is a friend and not an enemy."
In fact, Cao Cao has never guessed the meaning of this sentence. But there are some things that you don't have to guess, and you know everything as you walk.
At a court meeting attended by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao entered with a sword. He appealed to His Majesty: "The north is set, and the policy of going south to the south of the Yangtze River can be discussed as soon as possible, and the unification of the world will only seize the day." ”
Emperor Xian looked at the man above the temple who stretched out his arms and seemed to be hugging the world, there was no resentment in his eyes but a little desolate, and he said, "I have this ambition for a long time!"
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Duan Dahu grew up in the north, although this Jingzhou land is not as good as the south of the Yangtze River, but it is also a warbler and a warbler, which is quite graceful in the south of the Yangtze River. When I arrived at the land of Jingxiang, I heard the old man on the side of the road say that Liu Bei is now stationed in Xinye, the city.
He was lazy by nature, and was walking slowly towards Xinye, when he suddenly saw the dust in front of him, shouting and killing, and a horse in front of him was running fast, and the man on the horse looked at the pursuers behind him while running. Fortunately, his horses were extremely powerful, and although the pursuers were clamoring and shouting, they couldn't catch up with him after all.
When he ran to Duan Dahu, Duan Dahu was shocked, the person on the horse was none other than Liu Bei!
Duan Dahu grabbed the reins of the horse in a flash, and asked urgently, "Brother, what happened?"
Liu Bei saw that one person grabbed the horse, and almost fell off the horse in shock, and when he saw that it was Duan Dahu, his face was happy, but he said angrily: "Brother Xian, run quickly, Cai Mao wants to kill me!"
Duan Dahu was about to ask, and Cai Mao's troops had already chased after him. This Cai Mao is Liu Biao's confidant, who has served as the Taishou of Jiangxia, Nanjun, Zhangling and other counties, and is also the general of Zhennan appointed by the imperial court. When Duan Dahu was tracking the jade seal, he also met him briefly, so he also knew him.
"Brother Liu, you go first, there is a Water Mirror Villa in Tanxi in front of you, you wait for me there. Duan Dahu said in a low voice, "Cai Mao, I'll deal with it." ”
Liu Bei knew that his martial arts were invincible, so he said "Be careful", and took the lead.
Seeing that Cai Mao led five hundred cavalry to come, Duan Dahu didn't care, stopped in the middle of the road at the moment, and arched his hand: "General Cai, I haven't seen you for a long time!"
Cai Mao watched from a distance and talked to Liu Bei, calm and relaxed, but he didn't know who it was. At this time, he was close, and only then did he remember, and he wondered, "It's you?"
Duan Dahu saw that he recognized himself, so he said: "Liu Yuanjun is my old friend, I don't know what is the important matter for the general to chase him?"
Cai Mao was shocked. I have long heard that there is a young general in Cao's camp, who was originally the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, and after defecting to Cao Cao, he repeatedly made military exploits, and Xuwen Chou pacified the Huns, and saved Cao Cao's name several times, and was canonized as "General Huwei" by the imperial court.
That day, he was robbed of the jade seal by this splash, and later destroyed by Mr. Shuijing, although Liu Biao was generous and did not pursue the matter, Cai Mao had long hated it. At this time, when he saw Duan Dahu, the old accounts and the new accounts were calculated together, and he didn't say much, and ordered his subordinates: "This person is Cao Cao's gap, take it for me!"
All the sergeants shouted, each holding a knife and a gun, and rushed towards Duan Dahu. Duan Dahu held the hay in his mouth, and he didn't see how he moved, and he came to Cai Mao's horse in a flash, Cai Mao never expected him to be so fast, and he didn't have time to dodge, so he was about to pull out the brass sword from the sheath, but Duan Dahu pressed his wrist with a palm, and the long sword was not unsheathed.
Duan Dahu slammed his palm on the horse's belly again, and the horse immediately twitched and fell to the ground, throwing Cai Mao to the ground. Duan Dahu pulled Cai Mao's arm and said with a smile: "General Cai is polite, you don't have to get off the horse to greet me." ”
Cai Mao was subject to him at this time, and his face was white and red for a while, but he had been in the officialdom for a long time and knew that Duan Dahu was unwilling to be an enemy of him head-on, so he also smiled and said: "Brother Duan came from afar, and I should greet him." The soldiers were full of strength to kill the thief and make meritorious contributions, but at this time, they saw the two of them calling themselves brothers, and surrounded them in the middle with weapons.
Cai Mao shouted: "Presumptuous, put down the knife and gun, Brother Duan and I are old friends, just kidding......"
Duan Dahu couldn't help but admire: This guy is so thick-skinned! He didn't let go of Cai Mao's wrist and asked, "What is the matter with Brother Cai chasing Liu Yuanjun?"
Cai Mao said with a smile: "I was drinking with the envoy, and suddenly I saw Liu envoy leaving in a hurry, I thought something had happened, and specially led the troops to help the envoy!"