Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Chapter 382 All right?Is your life so worthless?

In the study in Shouchun City, Jia Xu was discussing the situation in Central Shu with Cao Cao.

Jia Xu put forward some strategies for employing people, which caused Cao Cao to nod his head again and again.

"Yangping Pass in Hanzhong and Xiabian City are the corners of each other. From Hanzhong to the north is the Qinling Mountains, and from Xiabian City to the north is Qishan Mountain. If Xiabian City falls, the Shu army will cut off our Qishan Road and Chencang Road, Longyou No matter how difficult it is to rush to the reinforcements in Guanzhong, Biancheng is more important than Hanzhong!"

"Exactly." Jia Xu continued to talk about his proposal, "Yangping Pass was built by the prime minister himself, and one man is the gate, and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it, and at the same time, Xiahou Miaocai is stationed there. The old minister is quite relieved, but Xiabiancheng is managed by the government. General Cao Hong is stationed, General Cao Hong is no match for the Shu army!"

Cao Cao hurriedly asked, "Zhang He lost his arm? Could it be possible that he was also asked to oversee attack and defense?"

There was a bit of frustration and despair in these words.

How could Cao Cao not know Cao Hong, in terms of loyalty and reliability, in terms of greed for money and sacrifice of life for support, the entire Cao camp is second to none, but when it comes to commanding troops and fighting, I am afraid that the three of them will be tied together He is not as good as Zhang Yun.

However, Governor Zhang He's Nuoda's Sanba defense line was smashed through by a Zhang Fei.

It's good now...Cao Hong is not as good as Zhang Yun, so who else can I use?

No one is available!

At this moment, Jia Xu reminded: "Prime Minister, don't forget that there is still a 'thousand-mile horse' of the prime minister in Hanzhong! Try young people, dare to fight and fight hard, but they are not controlled by others!"

call…

As soon as this remark came out, Cao Cao thought it made sense.

He pouted his mouth and said softly, "Why did Gu forget about this thousand-mile horse?"

Immediately, Cao Cao showed his vigorous and resolute side, "Passing the order, the battle of Xiabian is still in command of Cao Hong, and Cao Xiu joins the army as the captain of the cavalry, but he told Zilian and Wen Lie in private that this battle is under the command of Wen Lie." , let Uncle Hong hold the line for him!"

To put it bluntly, it is Cao Hong's name, and Cao Xiu decides everything.

To be more detailed, it is to prevent Uncle Hong from losing face, and you have the final say on the inside.

Speaking of which...

Cao Cao wanted to mention Xia Houyuan's heartfelt "support", but he swallowed the words.

He was thinking, if the situation in Xiangfan stabilized, it would not be too late to support Hanzhong!

In this way, the deployment of the western front battlefield was completed in the dialogue between Cao Cao and Jia Xu.

Jia Xu, on the other hand, still had some concerns, "Prime Minister, don't be careless. If this can't stop the Shu army's offensive, then there is only one last strategy left!"

"Is Wen He going to teach Gu Po again?"

For a moment Cao Cao looked up at Jia Xu with great interest.

at this time.

"Prime Minister..." Xu Chu rushed into the government office quickly, and hurriedly handed over a letter, "Mr. Cheng's letter has been sent back from Wu Jun."

Cao Cao took the letter paper, glanced at it, and could not help grinning, and he smiled.

While laughing, he handed the letter to Jia Xu, and said happily: "Sun Zhongmou was really fooled, he really sent someone to capture Ling Tong, hahaha, Wen He didn't misunderstand him, Gu Ye You didn't misread him!"

When Cao Cao spoke, Jia Xu also read the letter, and he nodded slightly, "People say that the prime minister is suspicious by nature, but the prime minister's suspicion is that people don't need to be suspicious, and employers are not suspicious. Sun Zhongmou is completely different from the prime minister. Fear, worrying about gains and losses because of 'doubt'? He is too far from the prime minister!"

Jia Xu's veiled compliment did not make Cao Cao happy. Cao Cao stroked his gray hair, and said in a hoarse voice: "But he is younger than Gu! Young people always allow some mistakes. Incorrect."

Yes, Cao Cao and Sun Quan's father, Sun Jian, are of the same generation.

Sun Quan is 27 years younger than him.

27 years of experience... how much experience and growth Cao Cao has gained.

But Sun Quan... Undoubtedly, the current him, the immature him, can have more possibilities at this age!

Cao Cao lamented Sun Quan, this is a "God who descended the mountain" felt from the heart when he saw the "people who went up the mountain" make mistakes.

at this time.

Cao Cao got up suddenly, he opened his mouth, but swallowed back what he wanted to say.

He faced the wall in silence, feeling a little lamented by the passage of time, lamented that the years are not forgiving.

What he wanted to say was...the war here is not peaceful, how can he "claim king" with peace of mind?
How can we properly "handle" all the procedures for the transition from "Han" to "Wei"?
How to leave a chance for future generations to make great progress, make further progress, and replace Haner at any time!

Now Cao Cao, what he needs most urgently is to go through the procedures of "household transfer", not to continue to pursue unification here.

He doesn't have too much energy to spend here, he needs time to do what he should do at this age.

Of course, after all, he didn't say these words.

only…

For a moment, because of Cao Cao's complicated expression, the atmosphere in the whole study room also became a bit stern.

Xu Chuning frowned and added in a timely manner: "Prime Minister, General Wen Yuan is in front of the mansion again, begging to see the Prime Minister... It's still because of that woman."

Jia Xu also took the opportunity to change the subject, "General Wen Yuan is really persistent. This is the eighth time... It's two short of the ten times mentioned by the prime minister."

"Wait no more!" Cao Cao flicked his long sleeves suddenly, "There is not much time to be alone... What's more, the time is now ripe."

Jia Xu's eyes must be fixed: "The prime minister plans to use General Wenyuan now?"

"Wenhe." Cao Cao said with a smile, "You are a smart person. If you use Wenyuan now alone, then Xiangfan will have the backbone, and Sun Quan will be more suspicious of Ling Tong, and Ling Tong will surely die... "

Speaking of this, Cao Cao put his hands behind his back, "This can be regarded as revenge for those fat water camps, my Wei soldiers who were burned to death!"

With these words blurted out, Cao Cao walked out of the study with strides like dragons and tigers.

The steps are thick and sonorous——

Jia Xu couldn't help swallowing deeply, he understood Cao Cao's meaning, Cao Cao killed two birds with one stone.

Here, Hua Tuo's female disciple was used to provoke Zhang Wenyuan to capture Guan Yu alive;
On the other side, it completely followed Sun Quan's mind, guiding him step by step into the quagmire of "killing someone with a borrowed knife".

At this moment, Jia Xu was once again deeply impressed by Cao Cao's mental attack.

Having said that, Cao Cao suffered only once in his life when it came to mind attack.

It is the field of green plums and leeks cultivated by Liu Bei;

It was that "Green Plum Cooking Wine Talking about Heroes"...

Cao Cao's attacking mind was defeated by Liu Xuande, who was better at hiding his mind, and that was the fight between the two masters.

For a while, Jia Xu thought for a long time...

"It's true..." Looking at the backs of Cao Cao and Xu Chu walking away, Jia Xu said with emotion: "It's true...Cao Gong and Liu Bei are no longer young, but Sun Zhongmou is far behind them...at least for now!"

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In Luoyang City, which is being rebuilt, there is a "Mengjin" port not far to the north.

This is a waterway for transporting a series of building materials such as stone and wood to Luoyang. During the day, people are crowded, shoulders rubbing against each other, and the noise is endless, very noisy.

It was late at night, and the noise faded away, replaced by the footsteps of soldiers and the rustling of armor.

The torches illuminated the long and deep alley, and Xiahoudun's son, Xiahoumao, came over with his hands behind his back and said to the leading soldiers: "Father said that it will be done in secret, so hurry up, and don't make too much noise, which will cause a lot of discussion! "

The soldier smiled and said, "It's not the first time, don't worry, Major General."

Turning around and waving his hands, the soldiers rushed into the alley like wolves and tigers.

Xia Houmao stood at the entrance of the alley, and soon heard crying and cursing from the alley.

Different from the previous victories when the soldiers looted the property and women of the surrounding people, this time they accidentally caught "men" and "strong men"!
Not long after, the soldiers dragged out the men from the house, some were only wrapped in a piece of cloth, some were naked, desperately shouting for help!

Some have just turned 15 years old, and he would never have thought that he would encounter such a "flying disaster" as a farmer for a living.

Some daughters-in-law chased them out, yelling and cursing... But seeing the torches outside the door and seeing so many soldiers, they timidly hid in, fearing that they would be taken away too.

You know, the women who were looted and brought into the barracks were extremely miserable.

Sudden…

There was a rush of hooves at the end of the alley, and a man galloped in, knocking down the soldier of Xia Houmao who was leading the robbery with a whip.

"Stop me all."

The man who drove the horse gave a loud shout.

The soldier was whipped and was about to explode, but after seeing that it was the fourth son Cao Zhi, he quickly bowed his head and apologized, "So it's the Marquis of Pingyuan?"

Cao Zhi got off his horse with anger on his face, "What are you guys doing? Langlang Qiankun, near Luoyang, is this a blatant robbery? Is there no law for my great Wei?"

While speaking, Cao Zhi glanced at the man who looted, and couldn't help but frowned. He lowered his voice, "If you really have you, don't you want to lose your face? In the past, it was women and money that were robbed, but now...not even men. Did you let it go? You guys have such strong tastes!"

The soldier whispered: "Ping Yuanhou has wronged us, and we too... also obeyed orders."

Cao Zhi sneered, "Why don't I know, there are such strange orders? What are you doing to arrest these meticulous men? Do you want to work? Who can give such a flustered order?"

He looked around again, and said coldly: "Don't get out!"

The soldiers looked at each other, looking at Cao Zhi in embarrassment.

Suddenly, hearty laughter came from the alley, and Xia Houmao strode over, "So it's Zijian, who did I think it was?"

It seems that Xia Houmao and Cao Zhi have a good relationship.

Xiahoumao is the second son of Xiahoudun, and his wife is the eldest daughter of Cao Cao, the famous Princess Qinghe.

Of course, if we follow the history...

Later, Cao Cao's precious daughter, Princess Qinghe, and her uncle planned to murder her husband. This is another intriguing story.

At this moment, Cao Zhi was also very surprised when he saw Xia Houmao, "Zilin? Aren't you with the general in Yecheng? How did you come to be a Sili? Also, what are you doing?"

"It seems that Zijian was offended by these unsightly things."

Xia Houmao smiled and walked to Cao Zhi's side, not paying attention.

Cao Zhi said angrily, "Zilin, just pretend that I didn't see what happened tonight. You can take your soldiers and leave quickly? Looting men, if things like this get out, the face of my great Wei clan will be shamed." It's going to be thrown away."

"Leave? How did you leave?" Xia Houmao put his mouth next to Cao Zhi's ear: "This is what my father ordered to do..."

"That can't be!"

Before Cao Zhi could say anything, Xia Houmao's subtle voice continued, "My father did this, and your father secretly ordered... There are no soldiers on the front line, and Prime Minister Cao asked each county to recruit more than a thousand soldiers. Recruit more than [-] soldiers. This Sili is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Supporting Xiangfan is the fastest. Where is [-] or [-] soldiers? Horses help them recruit!"

what…

Cao Zhi didn't react for a while, he just subconsciously asked:
"Are they all the people of Great Wei?"

Xia Houmao's tone was sonorous: "When the Guan family and his son break through Xiangfan and go directly north to take Wanluo, then...they will not be the people of the Great Wei! They will be the spear and shield of the Guan family and his son!"

"Can…"

"There's nothing wrong with it." Xia Houmao pulled Cao Zhi aside, "I know Zijian is lenient, but now is not the time to be lenient. The situation in Xiangfan is in danger, and you don't want the city of Luoyang you built to be destroyed by then. Is it the residence of the Guan family father and son?"

Cao Zhi blushed when Xia Houmao said it bluntly. He already realized that this was an act of arresting strong men, and even more realized that this was a waste of money...

He even wanted to stop this "panic" act, but...but because of his father's order, and because of the situation in Xiangfan, he couldn't say anything.

"Zijian..." Xia Houmao finally patted Cao Zhi on the shoulder, "Maybe in the future we Da Wei will have a day of kindness and tolerance, but it is definitely not now, Zijian, as long as you don't do stupid things! Get through the present, then the future I will be the first to support you with generosity and mercy!"

While talking, Xia Houmao waved his hand and said to the sergeants: "Continue, all males under the age of 15 and under the age of 40 will be sent to the army, and their families will be given sufficient military pay and pensions. Tell them, if anyone dares to spread the news and attract people There is talk among the people that one family and the whole village sit together, and within the three clans, shoot and kill!"

For the sake of concealment, in order not to leak the news of the "capture of men" into the army, and also to launch a surprise attack on the Xiangfan battlefield.

Xia Houmao gave an ultimatum to this group of villagers.

He did not forget to yell loudly and ask: "The pavilion chief? Is the pavilion chief here?"

"The little one is here... the little one is here!"

"Seeing that you are only in your early thirties, I won't arrest you and send you to the army." Xia Houmao stared at the little pavilion chief with the eyes of a superior, "I will say it again, if someone leaks the news, your whole village will be killed." It doesn’t matter if you kill everyone in this pavilion, you will implicate the three clans! Do you understand?”

"Understood...understood..." The pavilion chief kowtowed like garlic.

Xia Houmao ordered loudly, "Go on, go on—"

At this moment, Cao Zhi watched helplessly as Xia Houmao took advantage of the dark night to conscript these innocent "men" into the army.

He clenched his hands into fists, but he knew that with his current status, he could do nothing but build the city.

"My lord..." Ding Yi, who was accompanying him, asked Cao Zhi, "My lord, are you still going to Pingyin City to buy stones and wood carvings?"

"not going--"

Following Cao Zhi's order, he got on the horse and "drive"... Accompanied by his voice, the horse neighed "dedede", followed by the sound of hooves.

One person and one horse galloped towards Luoyang City.

At this moment, Cao Zhi seemed to have been infinitely wronged.

What he wanted to see most was Yang Xiu and Yang Dezu, but Yang Xiu was imprisoned, so he couldn't see him.

So now, he... the only one he wants to see is Mr. Li Miao.

What should he do?
What can he do?
He who has always flaunted his benevolence, filial piety and kindness, how should he choose?

He desperately needs Mr. Li Miao to guide him——

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Because of Guan Yu's Juebei Road, the entire Fancheng was completely blocked by water and land, and Cao Ren and his [-] soldiers seemed to be the turtle in the urn.

food consumption;
low morale;
Soldiers passing negative emotions to each other...

It seems that the whole situation is developing in an unfavorable direction in Cao Ren's view.

Fortunately, Flying Pigeon can occasionally send information. Through the engraving, Cao Ren and Zhao Yan have a rough idea of ​​Cao Cao's plan.

This also brought some confidence to the two of them!

Let them hold on to the city.

If you don't keep it, you have to keep it!

This is already the last barrier of Jingzhou to the Central Plains.

"What should I do next?"

Zhao Yan seems to have aged ten years, and Man Chong, Lu Chang, and Niu Jin around him are all dead... He has become the oldest one besides Cao Ren.

Phew...Cao Ren let out a long breath. He looked towards the direction of Xinye City in the northeast, and sighed softly, "It depends on how big brother can expand Guan Yu's narrow Juebei Road!"

It's like saying something...

Zhao Yan then asked: "Do you think Guan Yu will be tricked?"

Cao Ren shook his head, "Thanks to Guan Shiro, Guan Yu is not what he used to be, but..."

The first half of the sentence was a little slumped, but the second half of the sentence turned around, and it seemed to have a little more confidence.

"It's not Guan Yu who is stationed at Xinye City!"

Zhao Yan quickly said, "It seems to be Guan Ping? Zhao Lei?"

Cao Ren showed a little smile: "And Guan Yu's second son, Guan Xing, I heard that this is also a general who is as brave as his father!"

This…

Before Zhao Yan hesitated, Cao Ren's words came out again, "Guan Lin's sharpness has been too strong in the past six months, and he has completely overwhelmed his elder brother. Just imagine, if you and I have a younger brother who has repeatedly made great achievements, then the elder brother , especially the elder brother who has no kung fu and is very skilled in martial arts? Will he be impetuous? Eager for merit?"

hiss…

Following Cao Ren's words, Zhao Yan was startled, he quickly cupped his hands, and said with emotion:
"It's still General Tianren who can see far and see thoroughly."

"Hehe!" Cao Ren continued to laugh and said, "So, it depends on the big brother, how to put a long line to catch big fish!"

Speaking of this, Cao Ren's eyes were still facing east, but there was a little more sharpness in his eyes!

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Fifty miles to the west of Xinye City, the Guanjiajun Army Village.

Guan Ping and Zhao Leiben were counting the grain and grass when they saw that Guan Xing had already put on his armor and was about to get on his horse.

Guan Ping was startled, and asked sharply, "Second brother, what are you doing?"

Guan Xing didn't even raise his head, "Give some food to our father!"

Guan Ping pushed him hard, and said sternly, "Are you crazy? Dad told us to hold this line? Why do you want to go to Xinye City?"

Guan Xing was furious, raised his head and said: "I got the exact information that a batch of grain from Wancheng was delivered to Xinye City at noon, and I sent out to scout the horses, and there was no ambush along the way."

Guan Ping suppressed his temper and said, "Aren't we short of that little food?"

Guan Xing raised his eyebrows and asked back: "Brother, if it is the fourth younger brother who proposes to rob the food? Will the elder brother stop it?"

This…

Guan Ping was at a loss for words for a while, "You...then you are not allowed to go! Besides, the fourth brother's soldiers were all obtained by himself, not Guan's army. He is in charge!"

Guan Xing grabbed him and begged: "Brother, I will take the two thousand soldiers under my command. It will be good if I win, and there is no big loss if I lose to my army. I have to stay here forever. Someone has to go Let's find out what is true about Cao Jun?"

Guan Ping said sharply, "What do you mean it's not a serious problem? Is your life so worthless?"

Guan Xing raised his chest resolutely, "At least, what is my fate compared to my fourth brother?"

While talking, he waved his hand, "Brother, I don't have any other intentions, just let me do something for our Guan family army, and for myself—"

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(End of this chapter)