Three Kingdoms: The opening incorporates Li Cunxiao

Chapter 458: Follow his teacher, Ran Min uses troops

Yecheng, Palace of the Prince of Wei.

It is said that it is a palace, but it is just a house that was vacated after the Shi family was crowned a head. Cao Cheng ordered people to repair it and turned it into a palace. It really has no reputation.

However, Cao Wei was just starting out in this life. He did not want to move into the palace where Shi Hu lived, nor did he want to waste money and people on large-scale construction projects. He made do with what he could.

The official documents on the desk were piled three feet high.

Since Cao Cheng took the throne, this workload has been relatively small.

Report! ~

"Reporting to the King of Wei, General Ran Min has come to see you."

"Please come quickly!"

Not knowing much about Kung Fu, Ran Min entered the palace with his sword in hand, but refused to bow to the king when he saw him.

It's not because of pride.

But Cao Cheng won Jizhou, partly because of Zhang Wu's support, and partly because of Ran Min's support.

For him, Ran Min is not only his humerus minister, but also his closest brother.

"Yong Zeng, you are finally here. Yan general Murong Ke raised 20,000 troops and marched into Hejian. The beggar army is almost unstoppable. I am afraid I will have to trouble you again this time."

"It doesn't matter, I happened to be waiting for him to come, so I can avenge my shame." Ran Min waved his hand indifferently.

No one else knew what he had gone through in the past twenty days, but Ran Min knew it very well.

What he gained from Zhang Wu was not just improvement in martial arts!

Cao Cheng was a little surprised.

When I met Ran Min two days ago, he still looked mournful and deeply shocked. It had only been a few days since we last saw him, and it seemed like he had completely changed.

His eyes are sharp and his fighting spirit is high.

Ran Min felt uncomfortable being stared at by him, and stretched out his hand to scratch his head: "Don't forget, I am a disciple of Jinwu, how can I be afraid of Hu Lu! When I have three thousand riders, I will destroy his majesty."

"That's true, but Jin Wu didn't teach you the art of war, right?"

"Humph, who said no? What do you think I have been doing these days!"

Cao Cheng was overjoyed and then scolded him, but Zhang Wu came again and told him to meet him.

But now is not the time to dwell on such things. Cao Cheng continued: "Three thousand cavalry are a little short. There are still 40,000 soldiers in Yecheng who can fight. Why don't you take them all with you to be prepared?"

"How can the number of soldiers be more than the number of soldiers? Three thousand is enough."

Ran Min was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so he took out the letter and put it on Cao Cheng's desk, then went to the north camp to order troops.

Cao Cheng was confused by his actions, but Ran Min insisted and let him go.

Only when Ran Min walked away did Cao Cheng come back to his senses, spread out the letter, and immediately turned pale with shock, and burst into tears a moment later.

The slips are not a masterpiece, but present the situation of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms in the form of a dialogue.

One question and one answer thoroughly clarified the development direction of Jizhou.

The person who asked the question was Zhang Wu, and the person who answered was actually the founding king of the Wei Dynasty.

——Cao Cao!

People in the mansion suddenly heard that King Wei was crying and laughing deep in the study, and they all came closer to investigate like a madman.

When they entered the room, they found Cao Cheng alone in the corner of the room, crying loudly.

Only then did everyone realize that the King of Wei who led them to gain a foothold in Jizhou was actually only half a child.

At noon the next day, a new system of military merit distribution was born.

Once word spread, it quickly swept across the entire Central Plains.

After a brief hesitation, tens of thousands of Han people moved to Jizhou with their families. In Ye City, the civilian men who had prepared their own rations at the recruitment office and were waiting to join the army lined up directly from the military camp to outside the south gate of the city.

"Sir, King Wei's edict has long stated that no one above the sixtieth birthday or below the weak crown is allowed to surrender to the army."

"Hey!~ The little old man is so dazzled, he's not here to join the army. He's just here to give away the three kids at home."

"That's it, please slow down and be careful with your waist."

"Man, let me make it clear to you first. It's okay to join the army, but you don't care about food in the military camp."

"Fart, I am here to contribute to the country, you are not the one to take care of the food. As long as you have achieved military exploits and share my land truthfully."

"Of course. My King Wei is a descendant of Wei Wu, how could he break his promise?"

Scenes like this appeared in every corner of Yecheng at the same time.

Although Cao Cheng is young, he carries the aura of the Cao family's authenticity. Others only doubted his personal abilities before, but most people would not doubt the credibility of the Cao family.

It is impossible for something like breaking one's word to happen after Wei Wu.

In five days, Cao Cheng had 80,000 troops, and the number was increasing rapidly, so he didn't have to worry about food.

Later historians called it the 'beginning of the revival'.

the other side,

Ran Min didn't know the lively scene in Ye City.

In five days, he led three thousand cavalry through three counties and attacked all the way to the border of Hejian.

Report! ~

"General, thirty miles ahead is where the Yan army will be stationed."

Ran Min looked up at the scorching sun.

Since his own scouts could detect where the Yan army was stationed, Murong Ke's scouting horses could also detect his true and false intentions.

Fight, or temporarily enter the city for repairs?

Ran Min quickly made a decision and ordered his deputy general to lead the brigade to camp on the spot. He ordered a hundred cavalry and headed north.

The art of war taught to him by Zhang Wu was very simple.

To sum up in four words, we should make full use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses.

Ran Min knew very well that he could not be Murong Ke's opponent by playing tricks on his head. This fact had been confirmed during the last defeat.

But Zhang Wu used his personal experience to tell Ran Min that it has been a fallacy since ancient times that brave generals are inferior to wise generals.

In Zhang Wu's words: 'The smarter a person is, the more he thinks, and others will see through complex strategies at a glance. It is precisely the strategy that you think is stupid and useless, but it can make him get into trouble. The so-called strategy used by a brave general does not need to be complicated at all, as long as it can infinitely amplify the advantages of one's bravery. This is called returning to nature! '

Ran Min's resourcefulness is actually not low. But it was obvious that his master, who had fought hundreds of battles without losing a single victory, was definitely more resourceful than him.

But even then, why did the world only remember Zhang Wu's bravery and subconsciously ignore his resourcefulness.

Because Zhang Wu's positioning was very clear from the beginning.

In most cases, they rely on their superior martial arts and prestige in the military. In a few cases, even if they use tricks, they are like stupid people, either trying to do evil or on the way to do so.

And this time, Ran Min is also preparing to be a fool in the eyes of the world!

In the Yan army camp, Murong Ke was discussing with his subordinates the matter of conquering Hejian, when he suddenly heard that the scouting horse had come to report.

"General, a large group of Ran Thief's troops have formed a camp along the river thirty miles to the south. More than a hundred troops are coming towards our main camp."

As soon as the scout finished speaking, a series of sneers sounded in the tent.

They have an army of 20,000 here.

The more than 10,000 beggars in Hejian City were beaten to the point where they could not even lift their heads.

What can Ran Min do with more than a hundred cavalry?

Funny?

(End of this chapter)