Cao Thief

Chapter 213 Deterrence
Wang Xu is in his prime.

Since his father's generation, he has lived in Hailing and is a native of Hailing.It is also for this reason that Wang Xu has extremely deep feelings for Hailing's elite soldiers. When he joined the army at the age of 15, he encountered the Yellow Turban Rebellion.Wang Xu went to the battlefield with his father and brother, and experienced a series of tragic fights.After the Yellow Turban Rebellion ended, Xiapi Kingdom fell, and Tao Qian took control of Xuzhou.Hailing's elite soldiers went into battle again, and Wang Xu became a marquis of Hailing's elite soldiers because of his meritorious service.However, Tao Qian seems to be more interested in Danyang Bing.After the situation in Xuzhou stabilized, Tao Qian began to recruit Danyang soldiers on a large scale... and the abolition of Yandu made Hailing's elite soldiers lose their original use.

Even the salt field is gone, so what kind of salt road should we protect?
Hailing's elite soldiers also fell into an embarrassing situation and became uninterested.

Wang Xu really couldn't bear the decline of Hailing's elite soldiers.As the Marquis of Hailing Guard, he must take responsibility for the survival of Hailing's elite soldiers.

At the beginning, Wang Xu led his men to attack the bandits and loot their property.But later, as the bandits around Hailing County disappeared, the situation of Hailing's elite soldiers became more and more embarrassing.So, with the help of caring people, Wang Xu started his career as a bandit.Hailing's elite soldiers serve as soldiers during the day, and become bandits at night... Although the salt was abandoned, the smuggling of salt from the East China Sea has not stopped.

Wang Xu relied on plundering private salt, and then sold it to Jiangdong for profit.

However, Tao Gongzu died, but Liu Bei came.

Liu Bei took over Mizhu, and the private salt in the East China Sea became the key to planning food, grass and weapons in Liu Bei's hands.It is also for this reason that it is absolutely impossible for Liu Bei to allow Wang Xu to spoil his good deeds.On the one hand, Liu Bei changed the salt road. After the private salt in the East China Sea was transferred through Haixi County, it was transported from Huaiyin to Xuyi, and then transferred from Xuyi to Huainan Jiangdong and other places to avoid the robbery of Hailing bandits.

At the same time, Liu Bei also mobilized soldiers and horses, and secretly contacted Chen Gui, intending to eliminate Hailing's elite soldiers.

Fortunately, Lu Bu came at this time. Before Liu Bei could attack Hailing's elite soldiers, Lu Bu seized Xuzhou first, and finally let Wang Xu escape.

Lying on the bed in the military tent, Wang Xu was not in a good mood.

Hailingwei lives in the eastern part of Guangling, does not listen to orders, and has formed a system of its own.But this does not mean how powerful Hailing Guard is. On the contrary, this situation of being independent from the whole of Xuzhou will bring disaster to Hailing's elite soldiers sooner or later.How much power does the Guangling Chen family contain?As a native of Guangling, how could Wang Xu not know.It's just that he has no other choice...

Either be annexed by Chen Deng, or perish!
These are the two ways out before him.

Chen Deng has no time to deal with him now, but it doesn't mean he won't deal with him in the future.

Once Chen Dengteng makes his move, Hailing's elite soldiers will inevitably face a devastating blow.But he was not willing to let Wang Xu attach himself to Chen Deng.

He worked for the imperial court for many years, and was abandoned if he said he was abandoned.

Wang Xu was scared!

He was afraid that he didn't know when he would be treated as an abandoned child again...

Moreover, as Haixi Salt Road was controlled by Haixi County, the living environment of Hailing elite soldiers became worse and worse.Wang Xu knew that he had to make a decision.To stay in Hailing County to die?Or find another way out!But where is the way out?
All kinds of troubles like this made Wang Xu feel overwhelmed.

If it doesn't work... I will really become a bandit.

He turned over and sat up, talking to himself.

Otherwise, I will take my brothers and flee to Jiangdong?

It's just that there is a team stationed at the Dongling Pavilion, they come from Haixi, and they are extremely aggressive.

Wang Xu once secretly went over to observe it, and vaguely felt that the army of only 200 soldiers and horses might not be able to compete with Hailing's elite soldiers.

If they stay in Dongling Pavilion for a long time, Hailing's elite soldiers will also leave their homeland and find another way out...

Haixi, Haixi!
Wang Xu patted his forehead lightly. Since Haixi County came to the magistrate last year, he has become more and more powerful, and has faintly affected Huainan.

If things go on like this, the living space of Hailing's elite soldiers will become smaller and smaller!
Thinking of this, Wang Xu sighed and prepared to lie down.

At this moment, there was a sound of people shouting and neighing outside the tent.The peaceful barracks suddenly became extremely noisy.

Wang Xu frowned, not only angry from the heart.

"Who is making trouble again?"

He stood up from the couch and walked out.

But before he could walk out of the gate of the military tent, he saw a few junior officers rushing in with panicked expressions: "Junhou, Junhou...it's not good, someone broke into the camp!"

Wang Xu was taken aback, and then became furious, "Who is breaking into the camp?"

"I don't know!" said the little principal, "Brothers were preparing lunch when they saw someone break into the camp and beat them up. Zhai Jiong led people to stop him, but he was injured by the intruders without a single round. People are rushing this way, please make a quick decision, Junhou."

Wang Xu couldn't help but thumped in his heart, and he didn't care about wearing the armor. He reached out and picked up the long knife in the big tent, and rushed out of the military tent.As soon as he rushed out of the big tent, he saw a war horse galloping towards him.Immediately, the general was dressed in brocade robes and iron armor, and held a seven-foot longsparrow sword in his palm.Along with the sound of iron hooves, Wang Xu vaguely heard a faint sound of bells.

jingle!

With the sound of the bell, the war horse came to him.

The knight on the horse swung his sword and slashed over.Wang Xu didn't have time to dodge, so he raised his sword to meet him.The edge of the knife hit one place, and there was only a sound of clang, and Wang Xu seemed to be shot flying. The long knife in his hand fell to the ground, and the tiger's mouth on his right hand burst open, dripping with blood.He stepped back a few steps, and sat down at the door of the big tent.And the knight on the horse flew off the horse and fell.

"You are Wang Xu?"

"you……"

"The Marquis, hurry up."

The two small schools came out of the tent, and when they saw Wang Xu sitting on the ground, they wanted to protect Wang Xu without saying a word.

Unexpectedly, the knight didn't even pay attention to the two of them, the big knife in his hand would come out, and with the sound of the wind, he knocked Xiaoxiao to the ground with two bangs, and then he jumped forward, and the longque big knife rested on Wang Xu's neck .From the edge of the knife, there was a strong chill, which made Wang Xu shudder.

"Everyone, stop, or you will blame me for looking at you and other military lords."

The knight shouted loudly, like a huge thunder, echoing over the barracks.

Hailing's elite soldiers were suddenly attacked, and after a moment of confusion, they finally came to their senses.But just when they were about to fight back, they saw that Wang Xu had been captured.The brocade robed knight was majestic, with a sneer on his face: "Hailing elite soldiers, that's all."

"Who are you?"

Wang Xu was startled and furious, and shouted angrily.

At this time, ten followers had arrived behind Gan Ning, surrounding Wang Xu and others in the center.

They were also guarding a young general, and Wang Xu recognized him at a glance. That young general... was none other than Hailing Jie, Ji Jiong.

The knight didn't answer, and turned to look outside the camp.

Only the sound of horseshoes came from outside the camp.

A white horse leisurely entered the barracks.The war horse knew at a glance that it was not a common thing, and the god horse was abnormal.And immediately sat a young man with a calm expression.

Several Hailing elite soldiers rushed over immediately, trying to stop them.

Unexpectedly, the young man next to the young man flicked the two-foot-long dragon-scale spear, pulled the grass to find the snake, and knocked the two Hailing elite soldiers to the ground with two slaps.

"Anyone who dares to act recklessly will be killed."

"The new Captain Hailing is here, don't you want to rebel?"

The scribes beside the boy shouted loudly.

Hailing's elite soldiers, who were about to move, were stunned for a moment.

At this time, the young man, surrounded by forty personal followers, had already arrived in front of the big tent.

I saw him jumping off the horse, but he was only over seven feet.The body is slightly thin, and there is a kind of elegance in every gesture.

"Who is Wang Xu?"

"I am!"

Wang Xu was a little confused.

He couldn't even figure out what was going on in the scene before him.

But he is very clear, this young man, could it be the new Hailing Captain?But Captain Hailing hadn't set it up for many years, so he sent a child to...

Moreover, if he was Captain Hailing, why did he storm the barracks?

Theoretically speaking, this elite soldier from Hailing should belong to his trilogy.

"You are Wang Xu?"

The young man walked up to Wang Xu, "I am Cao Peng, the new Hailing lieutenant. I have heard for a long time that Hailing's elite soldiers are brave and brave. I am so disappointed... What kind of elite soldiers are you? Just one of my subordinates is enough to defeat you. .Now, everyone lay down their weapons and return to the military tent to wait for orders. If anyone dares to leave the military tent without my order, he will be punished with military discipline and will be shot to death..."

Wang Xu seemed to understand a little bit.

This Captain Hailing, is he going to show off his majesty?
"You said you were Captain Hailing, are you Captain Hailing? You..."

Zhai Jiong was young and energetic, and shouted sharply.

But before he finished speaking, he heard Wang Xu say: "Yanming, shut up."

He saw that the young man took a seal ribbon from the scribe beside him.After all, Wang Xu had stayed in Hailing for a long time, so he immediately recognized that it was Hailing Wei Yinshou.

Cao Peng holds the seal ribbon in his hand and looks around at the soldiers in the camp.

"Why, didn't you understand?"

After he stopped drinking, Gan Ning took a big step forward.

The dragon bird's broadsword shone coldly in the sun, which made people jump in fear.He rushed all the way in just now, and didn't kill anyone, he used the back of his knife.But now, he turned the edge of the knife, and with a snap, the edge of the knife faced outwards, as if he was ready to kill.

"Within ten breaths, everyone put down their weapons and returned to the army tent."

Cao Peng shouted in a deep voice, and walked towards the big tent.

Xia Houlan and Bu Zhi followed closely behind, and fifty elite soldiers immediately surrounded the big tent, and Wang Xu, Zhai Jiong and others were besieged inside.

"Wang Xu, Marquis of Hailing, come in."

Cao Peng shouted in the military tent.

At the same time, the fifty elite soldiers who accompanied Cao Peng also began to count.

"one two Three……"

Wang Xu smiled wryly, raised his hand, and waved it.

That means telling the soldiers in the battalion to return to the army tent immediately.

"Marquis, shall we fight?"

"What are you going to fight for... with the imperial court?

You didn't see that soldiers and horses were stationed at Dongling Pavilion, and these people dared to come here, they must have some support.I dare say, if we dare to fight, these people will kill immediately.There must be Guangling Xiangyong outside the camp, and we will definitely suffer a fatal blow at that time... Don't be impulsive, I will go in first and see what Captain Hailing can say.If he can bring us good, obey his orders, so what? "

Jiong Zhai nodded.

Wang Xu stood up and glanced at Gan Ning outside the military tent with lingering fear.

He became a little curious, what is the origin of this Cao Peng?It can be seen that his subordinates are all brave warriors selected from a hundred, and Gan Ning, who fought against him just now, is a rare fierce general in the world.Who would a young man be with so many followers and such a brave general?
Cao Peng sat down in the military tent and picked up a book from the desk.

In fact, it was a last resort to let Gan Ning rush to the camp... He didn't know what the situation of these elite Hailing soldiers was.He didn't have so much time to spend time with these people, he had to get Hailing's elite soldiers in his hands as soon as possible to deal with the future situation.Benevolence, enlightenment?That would take a long time, and Cao Peng didn't have that time.The simplest and most direct way is to use force to deter.With someone like Gan Ning in his hands, why is Cao Peng afraid?That is a fierce general who can lead 100 people into Zhang Liao's barracks.Cao Peng is not afraid that Hailing's elite soldiers will trap Gan Ning... In his eyes, Hailing's elite soldiers are not elite soldiers.

What is an elite soldier?

Those who are like Yiyang soldiers are elite soldiers.

Wang Xu didn't have Wei Yan's bravery, so this team was doomed to have no soul.

Over the years, he has painstakingly maintained Hailing's elite soldiers, and his contribution is indisputable.But it was also this maintenance that made Hailing's elite soldiers lose their spirit.

If it was Cao Peng, he would have taken Hailing's elite soldiers to become robbers.

Who has the patience to stay in this place where the birds don't shit?Bu Zhi seems to have done some research on Hailing's elite soldiers, so he has a better understanding of the situation of Hailing's elite soldiers.Wang Xu has the ability to manage soldiers, but he doesn't have the style of a general. He also has the benevolence of a woman and is indecisive.

This is Bu Zhi's evaluation of Wang Xu.

"How do you like to study?"

Cao Peng asked without raising his head.

Wang Xu was already prepared to argue with Cao Peng.

Unexpectedly, Cao Peng didn't look at him at all, which made him feel powerless.

"Just read two."

Cao Peng smiled, and put down the bamboo slips in his hand, "Sima law is the foundation of soldiers. Since you like Sima law, you should know the classics of noble and humble."

Wang Xu couldn't help hesitating!
The Book of Ethics of Nobility and Modesty comes from the law of Sima Fa the Son of Heaven.

He originally wanted to bargain with Cao Peng, but Cao Peng never gave him such a chance.

As soon as he came up, he mentioned the noble and humble ethics, which made Wang Xu not know how to answer.

"I am Captain Hailing, and you are the Marquis of the Army.

In other words, you are my part... You have read Sima Law for so long, don't you know that when you meet a superior officer, you should give a military salute? "

As Cao Peng said, he raised his head and stared at Wang Xu.

"I have identified myself, what should you do?"

"The last general, Wang Xu...greetings to my lord."

This young man was so powerful that he distinguished his status as soon as he came up, forcing Wang Xu to bow his head.

Wang Xu also understood that once he lowered his head, he might no longer have the qualifications to continue to challenge and negotiate with Cao Peng...unless, he wanted to plot rebellion.

Cao Peng didn't support him, nor did he act like a corporal.

"Wang Xu, I've heard people say what happened to Hailingwei in these years. I know, you have suffered!"

This sentence made Wang Xu's heart tremble, and his resistance was reduced a lot.

"But this does not mean that you can do whatever you want, and it cannot be a reason for you not to listen to the imperial court." Cao Peng's voice was suddenly severe, "Wang Xu, in the past few years, you have cooperated with bandits, robbed merchants, and fought with the East China Sea salt lord. The collusion is just the chaos in Huainan Salt City. What kind of mission was Hailingwei at the beginning of its establishment... However, this is all in the past, and I can forget the past.

From now on, Hailing elite soldiers will resume training.

I know you have the ability to train soldiers, so I still make you a military lord.You don't need to worry about the supplies, weapons, food and salaries, I will try to solve it myself.

Within three months, I hope that Hailing's elite soldiers can take on a new look, instead of relying on a dozen people to beat you to pieces. "

"I……"

"I will appoint Gan Ning as the Sima of the other division and stay in the barracks.

If you can't train well in three months, then don't blame me for not giving you face. "

Wang Xu blushed when Cao Peng reprimanded him, and kept his head down without saying a word.

"Okay, you can step back now. Tell your mobsters to be honest. If you want to provoke trouble, then this official will never be lenient... From now on, the supply of food and salaries in the camp will resume. Philosophy is not as good as you It's over, let's go down."

Wang Xu was in a daze, and he withdrew from the army tent, his head still full of porridge.

After Wang Xu walked out, Bu Zhi couldn't help asking nervously, "Master, were you a little harsh on Wang Xu just now?"

"People who are used to laxity, if they don't treat them severely, they may hardly know the benefits and harms.

Mr. Zishan, if I was a little weak just now, that guy would definitely push my nose on my face.Some people can treat it politely, but some people can't.I don't need them to submit to me, I just need them to obey my orders, the rest is not important.

Not much time for me! "

After Cao Peng finished speaking, he let out a long sigh.

And Bu Zhi also closed his mouth, thinking carefully about Cao Peng's words just now.

Yes, the time left for the young master is really too little... Now it will be late summer, and Cao Cao may conquer Xuzhou at any time.

At that time, Cao Peng could go to the front line at any time.

Using benevolence, righteousness and morality to educate these stragglers is not as effective as direct deterrence.

Corporal Lixian also depends on the environment and the situation.Under the current situation, it is obviously not the time to be a corporal.It doesn't matter whether Wang Xu will join or not.The important thing is that he must train a group of good soldiers, a group of good soldiers who can fight in the battlefield and build achievements.

As long as they have a head start, these elite soldiers from Hailing will naturally join them.

Bu Zhi nodded, appreciatively said: "Young Master's words are very true!"

"Okay, we're ready to go into town."

Cao Peng put away the seal ribbon and called Gan Ning.

All fifty elite soldiers were handed over to Gan Ning's command, and Gan Ning was ordered to stay in the barracks.

What would Wang Xu think?
Cao Peng didn't have the time to pay attention.

If he is smart, he will help him; if he is not smart, Cao Peng will not mind, and use his head to show his authority.There is still Hao Zhao in Dongling Pavilion who is good at training soldiers, and Gan Ning is a first-class general.Including Xia Houlan, who also served as generals, Cao Peng is honest, there is no shortage of people.

What he lacks now is time!

Zong Ma came out of the barracks, and Cao Peng, accompanied by Bu Zhi and Xia Houlan, went straight to Hailing County.

Since ancient times, grace and power have been given together.

Now, there is 'Wei', but where does 'En' come from?

Immediately outside Hailing County, Cao Peng looked at the dilapidated city wall of Hailing County, his eyes unconsciously narrowed into a line...

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In July of the third year of Jian'an, Yuzhou had a bumper harvest.

After three years of carrying out farming, the warehouses and granaries became prosperous.Yuan Shao sent envoys to borrow food from Cao Cao, but Cao Cao sternly refused.

Many people can't help but worry about it, but Cao Cao is not afraid at all.

"At first, I was suspicious. If I lent him food and grass, he would think that I had ulterior motives; but if I refused so strongly, he would feel relieved."

Cao Cao sat in the garden and explained to Cao Pi with a smile.

Cao Pi, who is only 11 years old, looks a bit like a young man.However, he obviously couldn't understand Cao Cao's explanation.But he knew that he couldn't ask Cao Cao.Because some things, if you say it too clearly, it is not a good thing.

Cao Cao picked up the wine, raised his head, and looked at the blue sky.

But seeing the long white clouds, unpredictable...

Cao Cao smiled suddenly, and raised his glass to the sky: it's time to do something to that tiger!

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The mental state is so bad, I wrote for a day, only [-] words.

Today there is only one update, and I owe [-] words, a total of [-] words, and Lao Xin will pay it back.

Sorry.

　I thought it would be possible to make two changes, but the state was really bad.

　　Another [-] words are owed, a total of [-] words, Lao Xin will write it down, and will make it up before the end of the month.

　　
　
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