Han family achievements

Chapter 240 Dilemma
Bai Rao ran from night to dark, and gradually realized something was wrong, his expression became gloomy.

"Qushuai, are the officers and soldiers forcing us to find Liu Qushuai?" the guard beside Bai Rao panted.

The officers and soldiers were obviously controlling their escape routes, blocking a certain road from time to time, forcing them to change direction.At the same time, the pursuit speed of the officers and soldiers was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, which was to consume their energy and physical strength!

And the direction they are escaping from now is obviously Heiqishan, the territory of Liu Shi, one of the 36 Qushuai!

Bai Rao looked back and could vaguely see the shadows of the officers and soldiers. His eyes were filled with hatred, and he said, "You are not qualified enough to kill me!"

The guard was surprised and happy, and said, "Shuai Qu, is there a way?"

Bai Rao looked in the direction of Heiqi Mountain, and said, "Before I returned to my division, I wrote letters to all the commanders of the Qus. A mere [-] officers and soldiers want to wipe us out. It's crazy!"

The guards who had fled all night were all excited when they heard the words, and they leaned over and said, "Shuai Qu, what can you do?"

Bai Rao took a deep breath, and said with a serious face: "Rush over to Changshan, Jizhou! Zhang Shuai is already calling all the ministries. As long as we go there, we have a million troops, and we are afraid of [-] officers and men!"

The guards looked at each other. Now that the officers and soldiers were chasing and intercepting them, they were exhausted. How could they rush forward?
Bai Rao suddenly straightened his chest, and shouted: "Order everyone to follow me, if you can't keep up, you will die at the hands of the officers and soldiers! Tell them again, Cao Cao killed 10,000+ people in Qingzhou, and he will not accept it." Send us down, give us food!"

Before the guards could react, Bai Rao had already hit the horse first.

The guards and the soldiers behind them didn't have time to think too much, so they could only pass the order while riding their horses, and followed Bai Luo closely.

They were on horseback, and most of the people behind them were 'infantry'. Naturally, they couldn't keep up, but under threat, they could only grit their teeth and follow.

Bai Rao's sudden movement was naturally immediately detected by Cao Ren and Le Jin behind him. Without hesitation, the two men raised their troops to pursue him.

But soon, they ran into trouble.

Bai Rao rushed with the cavalry and 'infantry', leaving behind all the old and weak women and children, blocking the road.

Le Jin had a fiery temperament, but he was not stupid. He looked at Cao Ren and said, "Sima, what should I do?"

Cao Ren has always been taciturn, the most calm, looking at the direction of Bai Rao's escape, said: "They are going north, detour, stop them!"

Le Jin raised his hand to obey, and led 5000 people to turn around, bypass a mountain, and continue to pursue.

Cao Ren ordered the soldiers to take in these old and weak women and children and clear the road.

Not long after, when the news reached Cao Cao's army, Cao Cao was talking and laughing happily with Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and others.

Cao Cao rode his horse very slowly and said with a smile: "Zhicai, if we talk about the world's heroes, then Yuan Benchu ​​was originally one of them, but this man is bold and small-minded, and he will definitely retaliate. He is not the only one who can achieve great things." People. Besides, Yuan Gongli is greedy for life and afraid of death. He seems to be brave and strategic, but in fact he does not understand the overall situation and is reckless and ignorant... Only half of the people who can get into Cao's eyes now are Wucheng Hou Sunjian!"

Xi Zhicai was secretly surprised when he heard Cao Cao comment on the world's "heroes".

This Cao Cao is very keen in seeing people and things, especially he is open-minded and fearless. This kind of person will surely accomplish great things!
Knowing that Cao Cao wanted to recruit, Xi Zhicai coughed a few times and said with a smile: "The general's eyes are like torches, he must be the pillar of Xinghan Dynasty, but Xi Zhicai has been sick since childhood, I'm afraid I won't see that day .”

"Didn't Zhicai meet you already?" Guo Jia said with a smile.He also admires Xi Zhicai very much. This person is not ostentatious, but he is transparent and stubborn in his actions. He is definitely a good arm!

Xi Zhicai was startled, but immediately understood that what Guo Jia said was that he was following Cao Cao in the army.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw a scout riding towards Cao Cao. He knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "Report to the general, Bai Rao has abandoned tens of thousands of old, weak and corrupt people, blocking the official road. Now go to Cao Cao." Bei Ji fled, as if he was going to Jizhou. Lieutenant Le Du had already taken a detour to pursue, Cao Sima asked the general for instructions."

Cao Cao frowned suddenly, but he didn't expect Bai Rao to be so decisive, so he couldn't help thinking.

He was ordered to go out of Beijing this time to wipe out all the Black Mountain Army. There are mainly two Black Mountain Army in Yanzhou, one is Bai Rao from Luyang Mountain, and the other is Liu Shi from Heiqi Mountain.

Now Bai Rao didn't join Liu Shi, and turned north to join Zhang Yan, but Cao Cao continued to attack Heiqi Mountain.

Cao Cao was silent, and Guo Jia drank his wine and said with a smile, "It's a smart way to cut off the tail to survive in vain. This is a good opportunity for the general."

Cao Cao was startled, turned his head, and asked, "What do you mean by filial piety?"

Guo Jia took another sip of wine, smiled and said nothing.

But Xi Zhicai opened his mouth and said: "The military adviser means that although Bai Rao and Liu Shi cannot be wiped out in one fell swoop, Bai Rao's defection to Zhang Yan gives the general the opportunity to wipe out all the Black Mountain Army in one fell swoop!"

Fleeing north in vain will definitely stimulate the Montenegrin Army even more, and the Montenegrin Army will be more concentrated, which will give Cao Cao an excellent opportunity to win in one battle!
Cao Cao narrowed his long and narrow eyes, shining brightly, and then laughed loudly, saying: "Zhicai, I entrust you with the food and grass, and I will personally lead the army and go straight to Heiqi Mountain!"

Xi Zhicai was a little surprised. He had no friendship with Cao Cao, and was sent by the court to monitor him. Can this Cao Cao really give him food and grass?
Xi Zhicai glanced at Guo Jia from the corner of his eye, smiled calmly and said, "With me and the military advisor here, the general can rest assured."

Cao Cao raised his hand and said, "I can't leave Fengxiao even for a moment, and the food and grass will be entrusted to Zhicai!"

Xi Zhicai looked deeply at Cao Cao, this man is so courageous!
Seeing that Xi Zhicai didn't respond, Cao Cao turned around and rode his horse without saying a word, and shouted: "Xiahoudun, follow me to the expedition!"

"Take orders!" Xiahou Dun replied loudly.

Behind Xiahou Dun, there were a group of nephews from Cao and Xiahou's family, who followed Cao Cao and slapped the horse.

The sound of horse hoofbeats was rolling, and the dust was like mist. Xi Zhicai watched quietly and remembered the words of He Yong, Xun You and others.

"Cao Cao's man is the one who achieves great things!" '

'The rise and fall of the Han Dynasty may be the key person! '

'Appears to be loyal, but in reality is treacherous, if it is not a pillar, it must be treacherous! '

Xi Zhicai let out a long breath, looked back at the grain security team of less than 2000 people, and had a very complicated mentality towards Cao Cao.

On the other side, Bai Rao left his 'burden' behind, not only easily blocked the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, but also escaped from the pursuit and interception of the officers and soldiers with light clothes, and went straight to Jizhou.

Le Jin was not in a hurry when he got Cao Cao's order, he just hung at a distance, following Bai Rao's whereabouts.

Bai Rao rushed from Yanzhou to Jizhou and was attacked by officers and soldiers from various places. Most of these officers and soldiers were county and county captains. They ignored Cao Cao's letters and Cao Cao had no authority to order them. Therefore, Bai Rao was always on the move. He ran away in a panic, not daring to stop even half a step.

And Cao Cao didn't care, and the army went straight to Heiqi Mountain.

Heiqi Mountain is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain is very dangerous, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Cao Cao's strong attack for two consecutive days failed to achieve any results, and he couldn't help but look a little unhappy.

When Xia Houdun retreated again, he couldn't help saying to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, the Black Mountain Army is gathering in Changshan Kingdom, Ying Shijun, Zhang Wenyuan and others will send me letters one after another, we can't delay!"

Guo Jia drank wine, his expression calm and unchanged, and said: "General, I have been observing for two days and I have a solution."

Xiahou Dun was overjoyed and said, "Military Master, what can we do?"

Guo Jia seemed to be influenced by Cao Cao, subconsciously touched his beard, then put it down, and said with a smile: "This Heiqi Mountain has tens of thousands of people. Although the grain and grass should last for a few months, the water may not."

Cao Cao opened his eyes and said anxiously, "Yes, Yuan Rang! Cut off the water source on the mountain immediately..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly stopped, paused for a moment, pulled Xiahou Dun over, and whispered a few words.

Xiahou Dun seemed to hesitate, but said: "Obey!"

Guo Jia didn't care what Cao Cao said, and when Cao Cao turned around, he said, "General, it's time to write to Mr. Ying, General Zhang Zhonglang, Youzhou, and Bingzhou."

Cao Cao thought for a while and said, "Should we go through the Grand Sima Mansion?" Before Lu Zhi passed away the year before last, he greatly promoted Cao Cao. He clearly regarded Cao Cao as his successor, but in the final analysis, Cao Cao was still just the Chief of the Grand Sima Mansion. ', in terms of prestige, the difference is still a million miles away.

Therefore, if Cao Cao wrote a letter to Ying Shao as an "imperial envoy", Ying Shao might not pay much attention to it.

Guo Jia shook his head, his face serious, and said: "It must be the general's personal letter, even if it doesn't work, the general can't pass through the Da Sima Mansion!"

Cao Cao's expression moved, he thought clearly, he still didn't understand, he pondered for a while, and said: "Okay!"

After Cao Cao pacified Qingzhou the year before last, his reputation was high, but because of issues such as the disposal of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, it attracted the impeachment of Qingzhou Mu Zhu Jun, Beihai Prime Minister Kong Rong, etc. Suppressed, Cao Cao was not enshrined for meritorious service like other people in the past, but was dismissed from office.

If it weren't for Lu Zhi, Cao Cao would still have to do odd jobs in Da Sima's mansion now.

Therefore, the battle to pacify the Black Mountain Army was very critical for Cao Cao.

If he can achieve great success, Cao Cao's prestige is established, no one can underestimate it, and it will not be easy to suppress it. When it comes to the past, it is no problem to be named a Marquis.

But if you continue to rely on Da Sima Mansion and Shangshutai, your contribution will be greatly reduced.

Cao Cao was writing letters to the big shots in Yan, Ji, Bing, and Qing. Xiahou Dun was not idle, and led his soldiers to the water source on the mountain, throwing paper bags one by one, watching them gradually disperse in the water.

Two days later, Heiqishan Village.

The tall and mighty Liu Shi was inspecting the village when he suddenly felt dizzy and was about to collapse.

"He's handsome! He's handsome!"

The soldiers around were startled, and they all wanted to come over to help.

"what……"

Suddenly someone screamed, hugged his head, and rolled on the ground.

Not long after, more and more people fell to the ground and screamed in great pain.

Liu Shi leaned on the knife and struggled half-kneeling. Seeing more and more people fall down, he suddenly shouted: "Cao Cao, you are despicable!"

"kill!"

As if responding to Liu Shi, violent shouts of killing erupted from the foot of the mountain.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Liu Shi felt that the ground was shaking, his stomach was like a knife, and he had a splitting headache. He struggled to stand up and roared: "Let's go! Take the back mountain path!"

The few soldiers who could barely stand up helped Liu Shi escape up the mountain.

The whole village was in chaos, Xiahou Dun led his soldiers and horses, and killed them very easily.

Seeing countless people falling to the ground, Xiahou Dun pulled the military lord aside and shouted in a low voice: "Don't leak any information!"

"Little man understands!"

The Marquis of the Army was also aware of it, so he rushed in with his men immediately, and killed anyone who could stand up.

Xiahoudun confessed, led his men, and chased after Liu Shi.

When they caught up with him on the back mountain path, Liu Shi had already fallen to the ground, sweating profusely and panting.

"Despicable!" Liu Shi turned pale and glared at Xiahou Dun.

Xiahou Dun looked down at him from a high position, glanced at the soldiers around him, and said calmly: "It's just some intoxicating drugs. Liu Shi, you gathered a crowd to rebel and plundered the people. Your crime will not be pardoned!"

He didn't give Liu Shi another chance to speak, so he directly slashed at him!

Blood gushed from Liu Shi's neck, his eyes opened angrily, his body twitched repeatedly, and he still fell down.

Daqu Shuai, who once traversed Yanzhou as if entering no man's land, went deep into Sili, and approached Luoyang, just died like this.

Xiahou Dun killed Liu Shi, cut off his head, completely pacified Heiqi Mountain, and took the captured money, food and prisoners, meandering down the mountain.

Cao Cao, Guo Jia and others inspected it, turned their horses around without saying a word, and went straight to Jizhou.

When it was dark on the third day and Cao Cao's army was resting, Xi Zhi rushed up rhyming with grain and grass.

Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xia Houdun, Cao Ren, Le Jin, Xi Zhicai and others were roasting by the fire, eating mutton, drinking wine, talking and laughing happily.

After drinking for three rounds, Xi Zhi coughed, and said with a little drunken eyes: "General Cao, Yushitai sent me a letter."

After saying this, everyone was very quiet.

Everyone knows that Xizhi is the "upstart" of Yushitai, a member of the "Yingchuan Party", and a "supervisor of the army". None of these three identities should be underestimated, let alone the third oneness.

Cao Cao remained unmoved, poured a glass of wine for Xi Zhicai, and said with a loud smile: "It must be that someone impeached Cao again. Zhicai can just say it bluntly. I, Cao Cao, have nothing else. As for the transcript of impeachment, I am the current First!"

Seeing this, Guo Jia smiled and took a sip of wine.

Xi Zhicai didn't seem to have heard it, and half lying on the haystack, he said with some emotion: "Someone wrote a letter, accusing General Cao of avoiding the important and neglecting the important, leaving the main force of the Black Mountain Army alone, and letting them gather together. Now that the Changshan Kingdom has fallen, the people of Jizhou Mr. Ying Shi also had some criticisms, the Da Sima Mansion was besieged for almost half an hour during the court meeting."

Cao Cao's smile disappeared.

You can beat me, scold me and frame me, but you can't use me to attack others!

Cao Cao's expression gradually turned cold, his long and narrow eyes half-closed, and he unconsciously stroked his beard.

Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, Le Jin and the others stopped talking. Little people like them couldn't understand the matter between big people, and couldn't get in the way.

Xi Zhicai seemed to be drunk, his eyes seemed to be closed, and he was shaking his head at Cao Cao.

"Does Your Majesty have a will?" In the silence, Guo Jia suddenly smiled and asked Xi Zhicai.

Xi Zhicai seemed drunk and didn't hear Guo Jia's question, and said again: "I also heard that the king of Bohai has already arrived in Taiyuan County, and he wants to be like Changshan. Go to Yanzhou again."

Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren looked at each other, even though they didn't understand the affairs of big shots, they understood this detour very well - it was extremely embarrassing!
Originally, it was from Sili to Bingzhou, then Bingzhou to Jizhou, and then to Yanzhou.

Now it’s time to return to Sili from Bingzhou and go to Yanzhou!

This is not a simple waste of time, it is like slapping King Bohai, the court and His Majesty in the face!

Cao Cao didn't move, just smiled for a moment and said: "Cao Cao has no regrets in his actions. Zhicai can write to Yushitai with what he sees, no matter what Zhicai writes, Cao Cao will never complain!"

Xi Zhicai looked at Cao Cao calmly. He was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "I'm drunk, I'm drunk, I won't drink anymore..."

As he spoke, he stood up with some difficulty, walked towards the tent in a daze, took a few steps, and said: "Your Majesty reprimanded the courtiers who besieged Da Sima..."

(End of this chapter)