A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 392: The attack on Xuzhou was brutal and lost the hearts of the people, and the Bai family became famous
June
In order to capture Xuzhou in one go, Cao Cao also borrowed troops from Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao also sent his general Zhu Ling to supervise the third battalion of troops to help.

Cao's army came out from Rencheng and attacked the city with great momentum. They captured more than ten cities successively. Then Cao's army general Jin conquered Guangwei and followed the Surabaya River to the foot of Pengcheng, the big city of Xuzhou.

In addition, Cao Ren, the forward general of Cao's army, attacked Tao Qian's general Lu You. After defeating the enemy, he joined forces with Cao Cao and headed all the way to Tan County, the main force of Tao Qian's army.

Tao Qian sent his general Cao Bao to fight Yu Jin's army at the foot of Peng City, but suffered a major defeat and Peng City was defeated.

In order to comply with Cao Cao's order to massacre Xuzhou, Yu Jin allowed his soldiers to plunder, causing a large number of people to flee Pengcheng.

They were also chased by Cao's army, and tens of thousands of people were driven into the Sishui River and drowned. Their corpses blocked the river, preventing the river from flowing.

The Pengcheng tragedy shocked the whole of Xuzhou. The kings of Xuzhou who had been retreating steadily began to defend to the death and began to criticize Cao Cao verbally and writtenly.

Afterwards, Cao Cao saw that the forward was blocked, so he sent another general to the northeast to attack the cities of Fei, Hua, Jimo, Kaiyang and so on.

Since Cao Cao's army came to attack this time, there were tens of thousands of people. Even though they were advancing in separate ways, the headquarters still had tens of thousands of troops, constantly approaching Tan County.

When Cao Cao's main army finally arrived at the foot of Tan County, Qingzhou's reinforcements Liu Bei arrived with thousands of people in the east of Tan County, preparing to guard and help the Xuzhou army in Tan County.

Tao Qian felt much relieved when he saw Liu Bei's army arriving. Under Liu Bei's suggestion, he could not put all his main forces in Tan County and lose other cities. Otherwise, Tan County alone would not be able to last long.

Therefore, Tao Qian sent troops to rescue the counties besieged by Cao's army.

August
Tens of thousands of Cao Cao's troops besieged Tan County for more than a month, but failed to conquer it. Seeing that the army was in short supply of food and grass, Cao Cao was very angry. Seeing that the enemy was in the opposite city but could not take revenge, this made Cao Cao's temper worse day by day.

"Trash, they are all trash. The small Tan County was besieged for a month by an army of 50,000 people, but it was not captured. The progress in other places is also as slow as a snail. If this continues, how can I avenge me?"

Facing Cao Cao's angry accusations, the generals who were also dressed in mourning were speechless. It just so happened that the army was running low on rations and could not hold on for a few more days, and it seemed that Tan County could not be captured in just a few days.

Just as Cao Cao was expressing his anger, a general who wanted to be flattered said to Cao Cao: "My lord, since Tan County is not available now, it is better to attack other counties and slaughter all their people. Not only can I avenge my lord for killing his father, but I can also Weaken Xuzhou's resistance.

Waiting for the coming year, our army will regain its strength and attack again. Many counties will be lost, and Xuzhou's vitality will definitely be severely damaged. In this way, Xuzhou can be defeated and the lord's revenge can be avenged. "

"No, my lord, you must not commit massacre again. The previous incident in Pengcheng has already made my lord's reputation in Xuzhou like that of Shura, and even the Bai family has criticized it.

Fortunately, it can be explained that it was the private behavior of his generals who misunderstood the lord's intention, which led to this tragedy. If the massacre is carried out again, the lord's name may be criticized by the scholars in the world, and the gain is not worth the loss.

The Bai family has always hated resisting massacres. If they knew about it, my lord, not to mention Qingzhou, it would be difficult to maintain Yanzhou. "

A civil servant came out and persuaded him from the bottom of his heart.

"How can you be so presumptuous? How can a person like my lord be afraid of the Bai family? After all, it is just unfounded worries. No matter how powerful the Bai family is, they are only a vassal state and cannot reach Henan.

Secondly, the hatred of killing his father is irreconcilable. What Tao Qian did was the behavior of a villain. The people of Xuzhou did not know morality and instead helped villains like Tao Qian. The rebels who resisted their lord clearly showed that they were Tao Qian. Qian's accomplice.

What's wrong with killing him? Besides, it doesn't matter whether Qingzhou gives it to the Bai family or not, what does it matter? Is it possible that with the strength of our Yanzhou Army, we still can't take down a small Qingzhou? "

The general just now seemed to be thinking about Cao Cao and kept refuting the clerk.

"You are harming my lord. Since ancient times, those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world. If you do more massacres, you will definitely damage the hearts and minds of the people of the world. This is short-term gain. This is young wisdom. My lord, think twice."

Cao Cao was also a little unsure about the two completely different opinions of his subordinates. It would be great if Guo Jiaxunyu was here.

When setting out, Guo Jia fell seriously ill. For the sake of his health, he left him in Puyang. Later, due to some special reasons, Cao Cao did not take Xun Yu with him, but left him behind to look after the army's food supplies. Tao and food and wages.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Chen Gong, but that Cao Cao was suspicious and prepared to retreat. Chen Gong's words before departure made him wary.

Emotionally, Cao Cao agreed with the general's words. The people of Xuzhou did not think about the right way, but instead helped the tyrants to do evil. This was against morality. He took advantage of morality and massacred them. No one could say anything.

"Okay, don't argue anymore, Xuzhou, I am determined to win. He is right. The people of Xuzhou help the tyrants and should be punished. No need to say more.

According to my order, half of the army was left to continue to besiege Tan County. The rest of the army followed me to attack Pi State, penetrated deep into the rear of Tao Qian's army, and fed on the enemy's territory, solving the army's food supply problem and weakening Xuzhou's strength. "

"Lord!"

Cao Cao ignored the clerk's pleading and turned around and walked out of the tent. The other generals also left, and the general who was talking to the clerk walked past the clerk arrogantly.

The civil servant had a lonely look on his face: "You have committed evil, how could the people of Xuzhou deserve it?" Then he resolutely left the tent and ran towards Yanzhou.

After deciding on the military strategy, Cao's army turned to attack Pi State and captured the three counties of Qilu, Suiling and Xiaqiu along the way. All the people of Xuzhou were slaughtered wherever they passed. No chickens or dogs were left, and the three old cities were abandoned. There are no more pedestrians at the address.

After attacking Suiling, Cao Cao's army was about to run out of food. Cao Cao had no choice but to order his troops to retreat. Passing by Tan County, Cao Cao sent someone to pass the order to Tao Qian. The matter was not over yet. He would attack again next year.

With his army, Cao Cao returned to Rencheng.

But after returning, Cao Cao could clearly feel that something was wrong in the mansion. Chen Gong and others looked the same as usual, but they always felt that something was wrong.

In the Battle of Xuzhou, Liu Bei led thousands of plain troops under his command and achieved great success. When Tan County was in emergency many times, he led troops to attack Cao Jun's camp, causing Cao Cao to return to the army and save Tan County. .

And Liu Bei's reputation for being good at fighting spread.

In order to resist Cao Jun's attack next year, Tao Qian discussed with Yuan Shu and decided to appoint Liu Bei as the governor of Yuzhou and let him station in Xiaopei of Pei State, which was the original Pei County. Watch and help each other with Tao Qian in Tan County.

At the same time, the news of Cao Cao's massacre of the people in Xuzhou also spread, causing great uproar in the world. Even Dong Zhuo did not dare to massacre the city, and Huangfu Song only massacred prisoners of war, but did not dare to massacre the people of the city.

Immediately, Cao Cao's reputation as a thief began to spread, and many scholars in the world regarded Cao Cao as a thief of the people, despised by the world. Even the Bai family announced to the world that the Bai family would never go with Cao Cao.

Cao Cao did not return to Puyang, but was stationed in Rencheng with the army, preparing to invade Xuzhou with the army next year. Cao Cao did not care at all about the dislike of the people in the world for him. At this time, he was blinded by hatred.

Moreover, he himself is not a person who values ​​reputation. In his world view, as long as he has military power and status, everything else can be changed.

Yanzhou, Dongping State, Wuyan County
Bai Lu, who was walking in the Bai Kingdom, was here at this time. He also received an order from his family that Bai would never cooperate with Cao Cao in his life, asking him to change his attitude and investment intentions.

"It's a pity that you, a beautiful woman like you, have no choice but to become a thief."

Bai Lu looked at the drizzle outside the door and ordered a person on the side: "Go and send a message to Chen Palace in Yanzhou, saying that we withdraw our support for Cao Cao and express our disdain for his behavior.

The king is originally a man of the people, but now he is a thief. Isn't he helping the tyrants to do harm and living up to the book of the sages? "

The man in black next to him bowed respectfully and then disappeared.

Bai Lu said to the attendants on the side: "It seems that my period of bathing is over. Get ready and continue to look for the next Ming Lord. By the way, Bai Dian of the Luoyang Bai family mentioned a name in the letter. Is his name Liu Bei? What is his life experience?"

The entourage said respectfully: "According to reports, Liu Bei is the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, but I don't know how many generations later. However, his mother is the daughter of the Bai family of the Bai Kingdom. His uncle's name is Bai Shi, and he is a principal of the Bai Kingdom's trading house. Responsible for the commercial affairs of Zhuo County."

"So, Liu Bei has a close relationship with me, the Bai family. What kind of person he is? The letter says that this man has quite a charming personality. Even Bai Dian's nephew wants to work with him."

These words were Bai Lu's self-analysis. The entourage did not answer the words, but stood aside in silence.

Bai Lu paced back and forth several times and asked his entourage: "Has Liu Bei served as Pingyuan Prime Minister before?"

"It is reported that Liu Bei previously served as Pingyuan Prime Minister under the general Gongsun Zan of Mudu Liao in Youzhou, but in fact he only governed Gaotang and Luoyin counties on the south bank of the Yellow River and was responsible for guarding against Cao Cao.

The north is all under the control of Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou. Now because of his meritorious service in Xuzhou, he has been placed under the command of Tao Qian. He was only listed as the governor of Yuzhou last month. Now he is stationed in Xiaopei, and he is actually a guest army. "

Bai Lu nodded and said: "Ask me to go down and I will go north to Gaotang County to see for myself what Liu Bei's reputation is."

"Here!"

A simple carriage, escorted by five strong men, slowly drove out of Wuyan County. No one knew that the world-famous Bai Shizi had come here quietly.

He left as silently as he came.

The second year of Xingping
开春

After collecting food and pay for the large army, Cao's army of 100,000 troops attacked Xuzhou again. Liu Bei hurriedly led thousands of troops under his command to the east of Tan County, formed a camp and defended it together with Tan County.

Cao's army set out from Rencheng, first captured five cities, and then captured the territory to Langye County and Donghai County. When the returning army passed through Tancheng, Tao Qian, who was already seriously ill in bed, sent Xuzhou generals Cao Bao and Liu Bei to garrison Tandong and invite Cao Cao to attack.

However, Cao Cao's army had many elite soldiers and was defeated by them. Cao Cao immediately marched westward to Xiangbi. Since there had been massacres before, Cao Cao's army no longer had much psychological burden to carry out massacres. Therefore, they slaughtered wherever they went. The people of Xuzhou When it comes to Cao Cao, everyone hates insulting him and calling him a Cao Cao thief.

(End of this chapter)