Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 131: Send out the debaters

August, Yecheng.

Cao Cao sat on the couch and moved his buttocks. He looked at the desks covered with documents and smiled from ear to ear.

Since Cao Cao flooded Yecheng, he surrounded the point to mobilize reinforcements and defeated Yuan Shang.Without foreign aid for a long time, Shen Pei's nephew Shen Rong opened the east gate at night and led Cao Cao into Yecheng.Cao Cao then broke into Yecheng, checked the household registration documents, and recruited talented people to serve as officials.

"Jizhou is rich, but there are many orphans. We have heard about it. Now when I read the household registration documents, I know that Hebei is as rich as Henan." Cao Cao pointed to the official document and said with a smile: "Jizhou should have 30 households, with a population of one million. If a soldier is sent out from each household, there should be 30 people. Yuan's victory over Gu depends on this."

At the banquet, Cui Yan looked cold and said: "Today the world is falling apart, the Kyushu is divided, the two Yuan brothers are fighting each other, and the people of Jizhou are in ruins. Ming Gongtong led the king's army to Jizhou, regardless of customs, and did not save the people from water and fire. Now I am evaluating the soldiers here, I am afraid that they will not live up to the expectations of our Jizhou ladies!"

Cui Yan was from Qinghe County, Jizhou.He once served as a cavalry captain under Yuan Shao, but later claimed to be ill and retired to seclusion.After Cao Cao entered Hebei, he concurrently served as the shepherd of Jizhou and recruited Cui Yan to serve as a special agent.

As soon as Cui Yan said this, the officials in Hebei panicked. They knew Cao Cao's reputation.Now that he is in a strong mood, Cui Yan's words are tantamount to spoiling his mood.

Cao Cao's gaze fell on Cui Yan and he narrowed his eyes slightly, implying displeasure.Suddenly, Cao Cao laughed again and said: "What Ji Gui said is reasonable, but his actions alone are not what the ladies of Jizhou expected."

"Come on!"

Cao Cao ordered in a deep voice: "The Yuan family is in trouble in Hebei, and the ladies of Jizhou have suffered greatly from the war. They will be exempted from all rents this year and rest in peace. Since I came to Hebei alone, I have seen powerful tyrants annexing the land, and the people are suffering without support. If you are worried about scarcity, you will be worried about inequality; if you are not worried about poverty, you will be worried about insecurity. From now on, anyone who condones powerful people annexing land will be dealt with severely."

"Sikong Yingming!" Everyone in the hall praised him.

Xu You was standing at the side and said with a smile: "Ah Man handled it well. I will live up to You's advice and help you enter Jizhou."

Xu You's words directly destroyed the atmosphere that Cao Cao had just created. Everyone was speechless, not knowing how to speak, and lowered their heads.

Cao Cao listened to the familiar voice, his eyes filled with murderous anger, but it quickly disappeared, and he said with a smile: "What Ziyuan said makes sense."

The atmosphere was ruined by Xu You, and everyone retreated angrily, leaving only Cao Cao and a few of his confidants in the hall.

"Where is Zhongkang!" Cao Cao shouted, signaling the maid to bring the food.

Next to Cao Cao, I saw a man with a broad body and round shoulders, wearing armor approaching, shouting: "Ming Gong, do you have something important to tell Chu?"

Cao Cao put down his chopsticks, beckoned Xu Chu to listen, and whispered: "Xu You is bold, has always been dissatisfied with the reward, and has the intention of colluding with the two Yuans. Zhong Kang should follow him, and when Xu You calls Gu Xiao's name, Pretend to be furious and behead him."

Xu Chu nodded slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Promise!"

Cao Cao looked at Xu Chu's murderous back, sighed in his heart, and murmured: "Ziyuan, don't blame Cao for not giving you a chance. If you do it again, it's better to return to Jiuyou and stay with brother Benchu."

Picking up the chopsticks, Cao Cao picked up the dried meat and ate, sometimes enjoying himself with wine and tasting the delicacies of Jizhou.

"Sikong, the defeat has been reported!"

Guo Jiachu stepped inside, cupped his hands and said.

Cao Cao swallowed his food, raised his head and asked, "But Wen Yuan was defeated in the battle against the Black Mountain Bandits?"

Guo Jia shook his head!

Cao Cao picked up his rice and said in a muffled voice, "Is Yuan Tan rebelling?"

Guo Jia looked hesitant and said, "General Xiahou and General Yu Pian were defeated!"

"Hmm~" Hearing this, Cao Cao was furious. He put the bowl on the table with a bang and said: "Miaocai and Wenze have been fighting all over the world for more than ten years, and they have commanded seven thousand elite infantry and cavalry. Thousands of miles south to the Lujiang River. Sun Yu also has [-] naval troops, advancing by water, how can he lose to Huo Jun!"

"Even if he is defeated, Miaocai will not be defeated so easily. It has only been a few days since I issued the military order, to when he went south to Lujiang River, and then sent the battle report to Jizhou. Could it be that he was defeated by Huo Jun's army when he first met him?"

"Forehead!"

Guo Jia showed a complicated expression, showing both helplessness and suppressed laughter, and said: "It is true as Ming Gong said, the Xiahou Warlord and Huo Jun were defeated by Huo Jun when he was tired within less than a day. "

Cao Cao rubbed his knees with his hands, confused by the news, and repeated: "It's not surprising, it looks like the time is right."

After a while, Cao Cao came to his senses and immediately asked: "Why was Miaocai defeated by Huo Jun in less than a day? Could it be that he went deep alone and fell into the enemy's trick?"

After saying that, Cao Cao regretted and said: "A great talent is brave, but he lacks wisdom and strategy."

Guo Jia presented the battle report and said: "Ming Gong, Huo Jun formed a formation with his back to the water. The Xiahou governor was seduced by the enemy and made a strategy of attacking halfway across the river, but was defeated by Huo Jun. At the same time, Huo Jun defeated Sun Yu's navy at Wanshui and captured it. Wankou Camp."

"General Yu has already written down the entire story of this battle in a letter." Guo Jia said: "After watching the battle in Jiajia, I thought that Huo Jun should not be underestimated. Defeating seven thousand with three thousand, and also defeating Sun Yu's navy, this cannot be done without a famous general. !”

Cao Cao carefully read Yu Jin's letter and sighed: "Huo Jun is really worthy of being a famous general in Jingchu. He arranged it properly and defeated the enemy with Wanshui. It is not surprising that his brilliant talent was defeated by him. His train formation with his back to the water was extremely exquisite and unique. I have never thought about it. It is rare in the world to have such a genius as Huo Jun in the remote hometown of Jingchu."

After a pause, Cao Cao commented: "This is a wonderful battle. The enemy's chariot formation is well defended and difficult to attack. If you stand firm and do not attack, the enemy's formation will be useless. If you lead your troops to fight against it alone, you should avoid fighting for a long time and take advantage of the enemy's fatigue." At that time, raise troops to attack the formation and use fire to burn it. After a long battle, you will definitely be able to defeat the enemy."

"Feng Xiao!"

Cao Cao used chopsticks to put the rice bowl back into the bowl and said, "What is Huo Jun's position?"

"Reporting to Duke Ming, Huo Jun is currently the governor of Poyang and the general of Jingbei Zhonglang." Guo Jia said.

Cao Cao pondered for a while and said: "Such talents cannot fall into the hands of Liu Bei, otherwise it will be a waste of resources."

After a pause, Cao Cao ordered: "Order Jiang Gan to go to the east of the Yangtze River and persuade Huo Jun to surrender on behalf of Gu. If Huo Jun returns to the north, Gu will go to the emperor to confer on him the title of General Weiyuan, Grand Administrator of Guangling, and Marquis of Duting."

Jiang Qian, also known as Ziyi, was famous for his talents and was unique between Jiang and Huaihe. When Liu Fu was appointed as the governor of Yangzhou, he recommended him to the imperial court.Liu Fu was able to appease Lei Xu, Mei Qian and other Jianghuai tycoons, and Jiang Qian lobbied very hard.Now that Cao Cao asked Jiang Gan to go to Jiangdong to lobby, it can be said that he valued Huo Jun quite a lot.

"promise!"

Guo Jia pondered for a while and asked: "Ming Gong, this summer the Hou Governor's army was defeated by the enemy. Will you send troops to support Jianghuai?"

"No!" Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Let Miao Cai guard Hefei and not let it be taken away by Huo Jun. I don't have the energy to take care of Jianghuai at the moment."

"If our army does not help Sun Quan, I am afraid that Jiangdong will be captured by Liu Biao and Liu Bei." Guo Jia said.

Cao Cao smiled and said disapprovingly: "There are thieves in Liu Biao's family, so there is nothing to worry about. When he dies, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue will sacrifice Jingzhou and Gu. At that time, Liu Bei will be trapped in the southeast. At that time, Gu will lead the world's troops and march along the river. Now, Liu Bei will be captured without any help!"

Guo Jia frowned slightly and said: "Ming Gong, Liu Bei is not an ordinary person. If he were to rule Jiangdong, he would be like a fish in the sea, and it would be difficult to catch him."

Cao Cao ate again and said: "Liu Biao died and Jingzhou surrendered. Those Jingzhou generals in Jiangdong must be frightened and will take the opportunity to recruit others to surrender. By then the people in Jiangdong will be divided and it will be easy to defeat!"

Cao Cao raised his chopsticks and said: "Now that Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi have been defeated in Youzhou, we have no idea that Yuan Tan will rebel. Next, order the sergeants to prepare for war. When Yuan Tan rebels, he will lead the army to attack him."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)