Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Luoyang City, Yulin Temple.

Taiwei Qiaoxuan came here specially, as for the purpose, it was not to meet Liu Yu, but for Cao Cao...

Apparently, Cao Cao's "opinionated" letterhead aroused the attention of Huangfusong and Qiao Xuan.

Huangfusong asked about Cao Cao, Qiao Xuan only said that he was Liu Yu's sworn elder brother, and he was very good at riding...

Afterwards, Huangfusong smiled noncommittally, and handed Cao Cao the letter to him.

After seeing it, Qiao Xuan rushed to Yulin Temple, and happened to meet Cao Cao.

"Munde..."

"Mr. Bridge?"

The two met in front of the Yulin Guanmen. Cao Cao asked Qiao Xuan to sit inside, and Qiao Xuan motioned Cao Cao to go under a big pagoda tree.

"Didn't Duke Qiao come here to find the third younger brother?"

Cao Cao asked first...

Qiao Xuan shook his head, "Meng De, you wrote a letter to the General, right?"

"Yes!" Cao Cao nodded.

Qiao Xuan then asked, "Does Guanzhu Liu know the contents of this letter?"

"He wrote it while looking at me!" Cao Cao answered truthfully...

Well…

This answer... made Qiao Xuan's eyes froze for an instant.

In just a short moment, he seemed to understand Liu Yu's deep meaning.

It seems that Guanzhu Liu is going to be "ruthless" towards Cao Cao!

"You mentioned in your letter that the Yellow Turban Army is a peasant uprising, and it cannot be suppressed bloodyly like foreign enemies. To solve the problem of peasant resettlement, it is not possible to adopt a system of consecutive sittings, or even to announce to the world that as long as they do not resist, these peasants can be rewarded. The gift of land and rent reduction and tax exemption? Are these all your ideas?"

Qiao Xuan asked carefully...

Cao Cao nodded, "The third brother always mentioned the nature of this peasant riot, and I also formulated a corresponding strategy based on what he mentioned. Is there anything wrong with that?"

"Hehe..." Qiao Xuan smiled, "The things you mentioned are indeed effective in countering the rebellion, but there is a problem, that is, there will be endless troubles. Can you think about the country? Anyone who wants land will riot, and then the court will give them resettlement, and if things go on like this, isn’t this helping the evildoers?”

Uh…

Qiao Xuan's words shattered all Cao Cao's illusions about "counter-insurgency".

He tried to explain: "This is just a stopgap measure, and we can formulate new policies for new situations in the future!"

Qiao Xuan said again: "Take a step back, even if you really want to give these peasants land, where will the land come from? Now that the land in the empire is in the hands of landlords and big households, who is willing to take out the land? What about the farmers?"

At this time, Cao Cao felt that he had taken this question too simply, taking it for granted...

But on second thought.

"The imperial court can buy land from the landlords with funds!"

Qiao Xuan was startled...

He admired Cao Cao's brain circuit very much. He shook his head and said, "Do you regard the whole world as a treasury controlled by your father, Da Si Nong, or do you regard this court as rich as Yulin Temple?"

"Your Majesty loves money like his life. How could he distribute the money in his hand to the peasants for free? Unless you tie up Your Majesty and force him to hand over the key to Wanjintang, there is no other way!"

The reason why Qiao Xuan was called "The Prince of Qiao" was because he dared to say anything. …

Similar to using words like "love money like life" to describe His Majesty, the entire imperial court, I am afraid that he is the only one who dares to say that, dare to do this!
Speaking of here…

Seeing that Cao Cao was stunned, Qiao Xuan patted him on the shoulder, "Think about it carefully, I'll go see Guanzhu Liu!"

talking...

Qiao Xuan walked away.

Soon...

Qiao Xuan stepped into Liu Yu's view. Originally, Liu Yu was telling some Taoist stories to the Taoist disciples. Seeing Qiao Xuan...he stretched out his hand to signal that other Taoist disciples would take his place, and he walked to Qiao Xuan's side .

"The bridge is coming!"

"Hehe..." Qiao Xuan looked at Liu Yu with a pleasant smile on his face, "I heard that your elder brother proposed to abolish the joint sitting and distribute the farmland to the rioting peasants. General Huangfu can't sit still anymore. Now his status It's not suitable to come, so...you can only send me, an old man, once!"

"Haha..." Liu Yu laughed out loud, "The fields mentioned by the eldest brother are a bit of empty talk and talk on paper. As for the abolition of Lianzao, it is even more impossible. Just abolish the consecutive sitting system, and the mobs who participated in the riots turned around and became innocent civilians, this can only relieve the pain for a while, and cannot solve the long-term problem!"

Liu Yu's opinion coincides with Qiao Xuan's...

His eyes were fixed, "Then Guanzhu Liu has a good plan to put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion?"

Well this...

Liu Yu paused.

In fact, what he thought was very pure and simple!
Anyone who has attended school, studied politics, history...everyone who has nine years of compulsory education knows that it is impossible for the peasantry to lead the revolution to victory.

The Yellow Turban Uprising led by Zhang Jiao came and went quickly...

This is easy to understand. Farmers hold farm tools and have not received formal training. How can they... compete with officers and soldiers.

In addition... Emperor Liu Hong took precautions, recruited the county's national horses, and monopolized all the horses of the entire Han Dynasty to Luoyang City. What is this for?Isn't it just that the peasants can't form a cavalry team?

And the Hanting Northern Army needs horses and horses, and weapons and weapons!
Perhaps... at the beginning of the battle, the morale of the peasant uprising army was high, and with the advantage of first-mover, they would gain the upper hand for a short time, but in the long run, the gap in combat power between the two sides is still very large...

In Liu Yu's view, it's just a dog tied to command, as long as you don't fight blindly, you can win no matter what you fight!

There is no need to compromise.

so...

"Cough cough..."

Liu Yu coughed lightly, and his expression turned serious, "Since Qiao Zi asked me this question, then I'll just say it straight..."

——"In the face of these peasants who have been bewitched by the cult, we must fight a war and truly hurt them, so as to extinguish this prairie fire!"

Hey…

Don't say it!

Liu Yu's words coincided with Qiao Xuan's again.

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General selected!

It stands to reason that the Northern Army of Hanting should go out immediately...

But the reality is, these years, the Han Empire has neglected war...

In addition to the surplus money in the national treasury, the arsenal and equipment depots are all in a hurry. Except for some old objects accumulated over decades, it is almost impossible to produce thousands of new bows and tens of thousands of good arrows. These stocks... are not enough to fight a game scale war. …

Others such as machinery, chariots, waterwheels, drum carts, tents, raincloths, shields, grease, trolleys, large transport vehicles... There is nothing!
However, the moth thief's enemy is currently present, and the front line is frequently in emergency, and more than [-] counties and counties have been occupied...

The situation is already too late!

Huangfusong could only take out more than half of the soldiers and horses, and cooperated with the craftsmen to repair the equipment, and even brought...the soldiers and horses were trained day and night, and the sound of killing shook Luoyang...

It seems that yesterday's Luoyang was still a town of fame and fortune, but today it has become a killing ground!
besides…

Huangfusong dispatched troops, set up the captains of the eight passes, including Hangu, Taigu, Guangcheng, Yique, and Xuanmen, to strengthen the protection of Sili, cut off the communication of the Yellow Turban Army among the counties...to prevent them from posing a direct threat to Luoyang.

done this...

Finally it's time to lead the army!
Zhang Wen, Zhu Jun, Lu Zhi...

Although they were embarrassed during the hunt, in the current situation, each of them needs to lead the army alone!
After all, today's Han Dynasty is short of generals!
This is not the Three Kingdoms decades later... The command rate and force value have shown a leap-forward growth, and talents have emerged in large numbers!

A simple metaphor.

That is, the command value and force value are by no means "hand-filled" like game data, but are added from battle to battle.

Therefore, what Cao Cao, what Yuan Shao, what Guan Yu... These generals who lead the army have not grown up in this era!
As for the reason...

The national defense of the Eastern Han Dynasty was focused on the outside, and generally the generals who were able to conscript and fight well led troops to garrison at the border. Now that there are internal problems, it is simply stretched...

No way, Huangfusong chose to go to Guangzong to have a head-on confrontation with Zhang Jiao's main force!
Because Cao Cao responded positively...

He also donated the remaining food from the Cao family to the officers and soldiers, and he was very good at riding... Therefore, he was also recommended by Shang Shutai and became a riding captain...

Lead the cavalry and the assault detachment, divide them into Huangfusong's main force, and take orders under the tent!
Speaking of this riding captain, he is a high-ranking official with a rank ratio of "two thousand stones"!

In charge of riding Habayashi, no quota...

In detail, the status is almost under the Jiuqing, on the same list as the 72 doctors!

As the leader of the party and the representative of the clan, Yuan Shao was naturally assigned to the Luoyang Central Army by Huang Fusong. He was an aide and think tank... responsible for the safety of the entire Luoyang.

Being in classmate…

Yuan Shao also went to find Cao Cao.

"Meng De, I know that you and Yulin Liulang are married to Jinlan. Based on his relationship with General Huangfu, you are assigned as the captain of the cavalry... There is nothing wrong with it, but once the general is successful, the captain of the cavalry is going to fight the enemy. Yes, it's with your head pinned to your trouser belt, in my opinion... you might as well ask your third brother to persuade General Huangfu to keep you in Luoyang as guard!"

Yuan Shao is really kind...

Although he didn't like Liu Yu because of his faction, Cao Cao was his best friend and brother since he was a child, and he still didn't want Cao Cao to go to that fierce battlefield like this!

"It was a good intention at the beginning..." Cao Cao's tone was firm. "The possibility of dying in battle is indeed very small, but... when the country is in crisis, if everyone is concerned about themselves, they know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Know where is safe? Where is danger? Then...there is no need to fight the battle, just admit defeat!"

Cao Cao is especially passionate...

In addition, he is familiar with military books, and often stays by Liu Yu's side, thinking that... the strategy in his chest is enough to deal with it!

But in fact, the so-called "what is done on paper is always superficial, but I know that this matter must be practiced"... I am not deceiving!
Reading military books and going to the battlefield, the theory of military books and the practice on the battlefield are like a world apart!
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The Imperial Palace, the Palace of Longevity.

With a sound of "pa", Emperor Liu Hong smashed a letter of seal on the ground.

Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo in front of them immediately fell to their knees.

"Look..." Liu Hongyou was furious, "I ordered to ask for opinions from all parties to find a good way to calm down, hehe... Look at the opinions mentioned by these people, what are they?"

Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo picked up the playing book in fear...

This is a letter from a Yilang, and there is another argument - on how to put down the Yellow Turban Army without fighting, without sending troops, and without spending money?

seem…

This topic makes so much sense.

But the conclusion is outrageous, out of a big spectrum - send someone to read the "Book of Filial Piety" loudly to the camp of the Yellow Turban Army, and the culprits will definitely disperse on their own!

The name of the person who submitted the letter was "Xiang Xu", and this proposal has also become a joke in history books.

However, at this point in time, "Xiang Xu" is not the only one who is crazy. In the context of the era of ruling the world with filial piety, reciting "Book of Filial Piety" is a very popular trend!
And the Yellow Turban Army is not idle...

While the Han court was busy recruiting troops, repairing weapons, making bows and arrows, releasing single men, eradicating traitors, etc., they had already formed three major military centers, from the east (Yingchuan), south (Nanyang), north (Jizhou Guangzong) ) in three directions, forming a siege to the Luoyang Emperor!
The imperial court also agreed with the general Huang Fusong to form three main forces to open up the three major battlefields of Guangzong, Yingchuan, and Nanyang, and eliminate the main force of the Yellow Turbans in the shortest time!

now…

In the Cao Mansion in Luoyang, Cao Song was reading the imperial edict issued by the emperor.

"On the first route, the emperor personally sits in the town, Zhonglang generals Dong Zhuo and Zhang Wen assist, command the left and right Yulin troops, station troops at the gates around Luoyang, defend the safety of the capital, and quickly mobilize heavy troops to station at the eight peripheral checkpoints, stationed at the main roads of Luoyang when the enemy troops enter Luoyang , Keep the enemy out of Luoyang!"

"In the second route, the left and right Zhonglang generals Lu Zhi and Zhu Jun redeemed [-] cavalrymen from Ah Lin to attack Yingchuan. , Runan, and Chen Guo!"

"The third route, led by the general Huangfusong, led the soldiers of the fifth school of the Northern Army and local officers and soldiers to attack the main force of the Yellow Turban Army in the Guangzong area of ​​Hebei!"

While Cao Song was reading, he pursed his lips.

"Hebei Mothief is directly led by the three brothers Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang. This is also the origin and birthplace of the Taiping Dao. It has a deep foundation and is fully prepared...it is a tough bone! Nanyang...the thief Zhang Mancheng has already taken it away. Wancheng, with Wancheng as the base, quickly gathered the congregation... It seems that this place also has the tendency to become the main combat area of ​​the Yellow Turban Army! And this Yingchuan... Alas, the officers and soldiers of Yingchuan have been losing steadily, and the government has no soldiers to send. Now Just relying on weak strength to resist, this..."

Speaking of here…

Cao Song turned to Cao Cao, "Ah Man, how about...Father go talk to Taiwei Qiao and ask you to transfer to the First Route Army and stay in Luoyang... At least you can..."

Before Cao Song finished speaking...

Cao Cao stood up abruptly, "Don't..."

Cao Cao waved his hand, "Can Daddy find Qiaozi? Can't I find my third brother? In a word, my third brother, I can go wherever I want, but can I go wherever I want? But father, I am your son. Others also have parents, and when others die, who will take care of their parents?"

"But..." Cao Song just uttered a word.

Cao Cao is quite open-minded. "At least, if I die in battle, wouldn't my father still have my younger brother to take care of me?"

Cao Song felt his stomach hurt, and he held his stomach: "I only have two sons!"

As he spoke, he began to cry with his childlike face inward...

Cao Cao was happy instead. Looking at his father's back, he patted lightly, "Where can we bargain here?"

"Besides, my third brother said that it doesn't matter which way you go, what matters is... who is the leader of this way? My son is going to learn his skills!"

Cao Song wanted to cry, "Skills are more important than life?"

"Haha..." Cao Cao laughed, "Third Brother said, I am lucky and fateful, at most I will suffer a little bit, and I will definitely not die!"

Speaking of here…

Cao Cao grinned, and the smile became even worse.

The truth is exactly as Liu Yu said, Cao Cao couldn't die, but the pain... was beyond his comprehension!
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