The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 472 Strange epilogue has been added

The junction of Langya County and Taishan County.

In the dark night, a carriage gallops at high speed on the official road, and there are dozens of Qingqi accompanying guards beside the carriage.

In the car were Cao Song, the father of Cao Cao who went to Langya to avoid disaster when he was begging Dong, and his youngest son Cao De.

Unlike Cao Song who passed through Xuzhou grandly with a large amount of gold and silver in the original history, this time Cao Song and his son drove lightly all the way without any ostentation.

The purpose, of course, is to reach Yanzhou safely and silently.

It's not that Cao Cao doesn't care about the safety of his father's younger brother. He even wrote a letter asking his father to come and join him when he adopted Chen Gong's suggestion and planned to occupy Yanzhou.

Of course Liu Bei would not send anyone to monitor Cao Song and his son, but the school office has eyes and ears all over Xuzhou, so they would naturally pay attention to such key figures.

Until Cao Song left without saying a word and arrived at Linyi County on the border between Mount Tai and Langya, their whereabouts have been under the nose of the school affairs office.

Cao Cao had only heard about the intelligence capabilities of the school affairs office, but it was impossible for him to know to what extent it had infiltrated.

So when he quickly occupied Yanzhou, he thought that Xuzhou knew nothing about it, so he naturally thought that his father's trip would not be blocked.

It's a pity that when Chen Gong reached an agreement with Yuan Shao in Yecheng, Liu Bei's desk in Tan County and Lin Chao in Nancheng already had a secret report on Cao Cao's movements.

Therefore, Cao Song's idea of ​​arriving in Yanzhou safely is impossible to realize after all.

In the carriage, Cao De said with a smile on his face: "Father, according to our current speed, we will be able to walk out of Langya tomorrow morning and resist the boundary of Feiguo County on Mount Tai. It will be safe then!"

Hearing this, Cao Song's face was full of wrinkles, and the old-fashioned Cao Song also smiled.

Taishan County originally belonged to the territory of Yanzhou. Although it was captured by Xuzhou last year, the news was only known to the officials. Cao Song, who has been avoiding disasters, naturally did not know about it.

"That's right, it's safe to enter Mount Tai." Cao Song nodded and said.

Cao De laughed again and said: "Brother won Yanzhou this time, and he will be a prince in the future. My Cao family will be prosperous, just around the corner!"

Cao Cao knew that his father and younger brother were not very talented people, and it was impossible for him to provide him with any help in the great cause of hegemony. In addition, it was inconvenient to speak during the correspondence, so he did not tell them the inside story.He only said that he had captured Yanzhou now, and asked them to drive carefully and come to Yanzhou to join him as soon as possible.

Different from Cao De's expression full of longing for the future, after Cao Song heard the young son's words, the smile on his face restrained, and he sighed faintly.

"Although Yanzhou Mu has a high position and authority, the fortune and misfortune are still unknown!"

Cao De laughed suddenly and said: "Father, why did you say that, elder brother is a prince, this is a great joy!"

Cao Song shook his head and said, "As a father, I am not as ambitious as you young people. But at the age of a father, some things can naturally be seen more clearly. A prince, who holds the power alone, seems to have unlimited scenery, but walks on thin ice. One careless move, the whole family will be destroyed!"

As he said that, this old man who had been ups and downs in his career for decades looked up at the dark night sky, his nearly dim eyes were full of worries about the future...

Taking advantage of the fame of his adoptive father Cao Teng, Cao Song was invincible in the officialdom in his early years.And because he is best at standing upside down because of power, he has accumulated countless money and can be regarded as a big corrupt official.

But he is only greedy for money, but never greedy for power, let alone take a clear line, so he has stood firm in decades of court struggles.I haven't held any power in my life, but it has been smooth and stable.

On the other hand, those careerists who scrambled for power and profit and attempted to dominate the government, such as Chen Fan, Dou Wu, Shi Changshi, He Jin, etc., all died unexpectedly and ended sadly.

Therefore, when Cao Cao persuaded his father to help him raise an army last year, Cao Song was noncommittal, and while leaving the money to Cao Cao, he took his youngest son to Xuzhou to avoid disaster.

After this eunuch who had been greedy for money all his life, he had no ambitions, and only wanted to enjoy the prosperity of his family.

But he couldn't change Cao Cao's mind after all, so he could only let his son toss, and even himself couldn't help himself. At sixty years old, he still had to work hard and worry about the future.

Although Cao De didn't understand his father's thoughts, he could tell that his father was in a bad mood, so he comforted him: "Father, when we arrive in Yanzhou and everything settles down, you, the old man, will be able to entertain your grandchildren and enjoy your old age peacefully." .”

"Oh, I hope so." Cao Song sighed again, and said slowly, "But Deer, remember, you don't want to meddle in your big brother's military and state affairs, just be a wealthy idler."

Cao Song knew very well what kind of material his youngest son was, so he gave this admonition.

"Father, son remember."

Cao De responded, but there was some disapproval in his eyes.

The elder brother has just won Yanzhou, and it is time to employ people. If I don't help him, do I still expect outsiders to fail?

Father is indeed a little old and confused.

The carriage drove for another half an hour, and when it was about to reach the boundary of Feiguo County, the night gradually receded, and the sky became gray.The last darkness before dawn has passed, and the dawn is ahead.

Both Cao Song and his son breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the city wall of Feiguo County in the distance, a smile appeared on their faces.

But before the smile could be restrained, there was a sound of horseshoes around, and then hundreds of fine horsemen were seen coming towards them.

"No, let's go!"

Cao Song was the first to react and shouted hastily.

But the speed of the fine cavalry in front of him was really too fast. Even if Cao Song wanted to escape, the surrounding guards couldn't react at all.By the time they started to move, the enemy's fine cavalry was already close in sight, less than a hundred steps away.

"The descendants do not kill!"

The leader was a rough man with a height of eight feet, holding a big ax and roaring like a huge thunder.

This person is the newly appointed Chancellor of the School Affairs Office, Pang De!
As soon as Lin Chao's order was issued, Guo Jia secretly ordered Pang De to rush to the front line and send Yuan Tan to Nancheng.It just so happened that the school affairs office discovered that Cao Song and his son were about to arrive in Taishan County, so they simply did not bother the two masters, and directly ordered Pang De to arrest them together.

Behind him, there were hundreds of elite school officials in light armor but with no expression on their faces.

The enemy was outnumbered, and the opponent was a rare elite. Dozens of Cao Song's men had no intention of fighting in an instant, and they dismounted one after another to express their willingness to surrender.

"Father, what should we do now!"

Cao De had never seen such a battle before, and immediately panicked like a dog, and hurriedly shouted to his father.

"What else can I do, surrender!"

The corner of Cao Song's mouth was full of bitterness.

However, the old man could see clearly that the other party obviously wanted to capture him alive, so there would be no danger of his life for the time being, and surrender became the only option.

Pang De quickly surrounded the carriage and walked in front of Cao Song and his son.

"I've seen Duke Cao!"

Pound threw the big ax in his hand to the soldiers, and then he clasped his fists and said.

Facing Pang De who was full of evil spirit, Cao De was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat that he couldn't even finish his sentence.

Seeing this, Cao Song could only speak himself: "Who is your Excellency, why did you block the old man's way?"

Pang De said with a blank expression: "Pang Lingming, under the order of Lin Changshi, please move Cao Gong to tell!"

Lin Zichu actually gave the order himself!

Cao Song immediately understood what was going on, but he still wanted to make a final struggle, so he bowed to Pound and said, "General, I can go with you, but can you let me go?"

Facing Cao Song's request, Pang De sneered and said:

"cannot!"

……

In the post station of Nancheng County.

After receiving the news that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had changed, Lin Chao had no other arrangements except to order the arrest of Cao Song and his son and please make Cao Cao sick.

Five or six days passed, not to mention Tai Shici, even Chen Deng couldn't sit still, and asked Lin Chao what to do next.

But Supervisor Lin still shook his head and said nothing, and even held Chen Deng's hand to talk.

Speaking of Lin Changshi's chess skills, they are really the heels of a heifer - not far from awesome!

To put it simply in one word, Wanyan Constructs Anti-gold——Show your face!
Have you ever seen Go played like a puzzle?
Chen Deng saw it...

It doesn't matter whether you win or lose. The main thing is that before Lin Jianjun crossed over, he was very envious of those old silver coins in TV dramas. Whenever there was a big event, he sat firmly on Mount Tai, and even if he was about to be asked to ride a flying dragon on his face, he didn't panic at all. , rubbing the enemy on the ground.

This is the young lady who wears a short skirt and still has her legs apart-it's full of style!

After repeating this for several rounds, Chen Deng had the urge to flip the table.But Lin Jianjun said that Go is too boring, and a certain person recently invented a new hand-talking game after reading books.

So, the two played backgammon happily...

But when Chen Deng, who has experience in Go, understood the rules, Lin Jianjun was defeated again.

Stop playing, flip the table!
Lin Jianjun pretended to wave his sleeves inadvertently, and swept away the chess pieces on the chessboard, and then threw his hands at Chen Deng with an innocent face, expressing that he didn't mean it at all.

Chen Deng: "..."

Chang Shi, if you can't afford it, let's stop playing.

Facing Chen Deng's naked and contemptuous eyes, Supervisor Lin didn't care, and even took a sip of tea, with a leisurely look, which made Chen Deng almost go crazy.

Just at this time, Tai Shici walked outside and came over.

"Ziyi, has there been any news from the school office in recent days?"

Hearing this, Tai Shici shook his head, and didn't bother to persuade Lin Chao to take precautions in advance.

Lin Chao nodded and looked at Chen Deng again.

Chen Deng also shook his head, saying that Shuntian Mansion also got nothing.

Immediately, Lin Chao's complexion changed slightly, and his heart skipped a beat, with an ominous premonition.

It stands to reason that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are ready to join forces to deal with Xuzhou, and there will definitely be big moves in the future.Right now, Xia Harvest is less than a month away. If you really want to fight, now is the most critical moment to contact the princes and discuss the advance of troops.

Even so, such an urgent time can only be negotiated while the army is preparing for war.

But now the opponent has not moved at all, which can only explain two situations.

First, although the other party didn't do anything on the surface, in fact, they were holding back their bad intentions secretly, preparing to make a big deal.

Second, all the nails placed by the school affairs office have been pulled out, so they don't know anything about the other party's actions.

No matter what the situation is, it is worthy of Lin Chao's vigilance.

As long as their actions are under Lin Chao's control, Xuzhou will not be afraid no matter how the opponent plays, how many princes they summon, and how many troops they gather.

I'm afraid that Xuzhou knows nothing about the other party and has become deaf and blind.

Well, it's time to act.

Lin Chao thought for a while, and then asked Chen Deng, "Where is Ah Liang, are you ready for the second knife?"

"Chang Shi, Kong Ming started to act three days ago. If there is no accident, the net will be closed in two days."

Lin Chao said with a smile: "That's good, let's wait and see how Ah Liang cuts the second knife. The people from the Taishan family should also clean up and let them know how to abide by the rules..."

Speaking of this, Lin Chao was stunned for a moment, his eyes were full of doubts, and he said to himself:
"Taishan County...Taishan County..."

Chen Deng and Tai Shici looked at each other, and then asked, "Chang Shi, what's wrong?"

Lin Chao did not answer, but took out the map he carried with him and placed it on the chessboard.

"Yuanlong, you said that Yuan Benchu ​​and Cao Mengde haven't made any progress these days, are you planning some kind of conspiracy secretly?"

"This……"

Chen Deng glanced at the map, but still had doubts on his face.

"The subordinates are dull and cannot see through Cao Yuan's plot."

Lin Chao sneered, and pointed at Cheng Jian, pointing at the location of Taishan County on the map.

"Yuanlong, given the current situation, if Cao Yuan attacks Xuzhou, where will he attack first?"

Lin Chao's words were like waking up a dreamer!

Chen Deng was shocked and said: "Chang Shi, you mean that Cao Yuan will start from Taishan County?"

"That's right." Lin Chao nodded, with a cold expression on his face, "At the moment, Taishan County seems to be calm, but in fact, there is already an undercurrent!"

War has been a continuation of politics since ancient times. It can also be said that before the war, the two sides preparing to go to war have already played many political games both openly and secretly.

It is not yet the time to meet with each other, if Cao Yuan wants to use Taishan County as a breakthrough, he can only use some political means.

Just like in the original history, when Zhuge Liang made his first Northern Expedition, the three counties of Nan'an, Tianshui, and Anding in Liangzhou returned to surrender before the attack began.

It seems to be powerless to resist, but there can be no tricks in it.

In other words, Zhuge Liang began to use some political games to infiltrate the three counties for a long time before the Northern Expedition, otherwise it would have been impossible to achieve such great results!
The counselors under Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are not fools. They know that Taishan County is the weakest link in Xuzhou's defense system, so they will inevitably use some means to infiltrate.

The only way to attack is naturally this group of aristocratic families in Taishan County.

And as the top wealthy family of Mount Tai, the Yang family couldn't help but send people to lobby.

The best result is to successfully win over these aristocratic families and overthrow Liu Bei's rule on Mount Tai, so that Mount Tai can be captured without bloodshed, and the return of Zhao Yun's [-] troops can also be blocked.

In the worst case, the Taishan family will have doubts and will not help each other.

This is naked conspiracy!

Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on the corner of Lin Chao's mouth.

Things are starting to get interesting!

Such a style of behavior should not be Chen Gong or Cheng Yu's methods.

It seems that Lao Cao and Lao Yuan have added capable people to their subordinates!
who can that be?

Lin Chao thought for a long time, but couldn't think of an answer.

Forget it, this time I will play with you to see how much you weigh.

Now I just hope that those Taishan family members know enough, otherwise the strength of this second knife will become very heavy.

Hmm... the kind that can cut human bones apart.

(End of this chapter)