Cao Thief

Chapter 324 Yanjin of Guandu (12) Ask for a monthly pass!

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In fact, the loss of burning the white horse is not small.

Of the 47 warriors who set the fire, nearly 20 were killed.But they were not killed in a fight, but... That night, the fire on the white horse was very big.In the end, everyone was roasted unconscious.A few people were roasted alive in the cave, and the rest couldn't stand the high temperature, so they wanted to cool down in the well water.But the well water at that time was also boiled!
Many people have heard the story of boiling frogs in warm water.

Cao Peng's personal soldier Big Tooth became a frog in the well.At the beginning, the well water was very cold, and it was comfortable to stay in, but as the fire got bigger and bigger, the well water gradually heated up.Many people didn't notice that the well water was heating up at first, so that when they finally realized that something was wrong, they were unable to get out.In the end, these people were boiled alive like frogs in a pot.

But it is impossible for Gan Ning to tell Cao Peng about these things...

Cao Peng fell into a coma due to exhaustion, and after lying on the bed for another three days, he was able to get down and walk.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the weather is still a bit cold.

Cao Peng came out of the house, feeling a little dizzy.However, he still insisted on letting his personal soldiers help him walk in the yard, slowly recovering his strength.After walking for about a stick of incense, I was sweating all over, and I saw Xia Houlan and the others walking slowly.

"Big Xiong, Ziyou, Bodao, can you go to the ground now?"

"kindness!"

Deng Fan glanced at Cao Peng, and asked with some concern: "Ah Fu, are you alright?"

"Good for what?"

Cao Peng couldn't help laughing: "It's just that you can move around.

This time it was almost steamed, and it will be difficult to recover within ten days and a half.But the more this is the case, the more you have to move around, lying on the bed, you will die. "

The three of Xia Houlan couldn't help laughing.

Standing in the small pavilion, Cao Peng did Tai Chi slowly, allowing his almost dead body to fully move.

It's just that after this small fight, the whole person seemed to be fished out of the water.When he walked out of the pavilion, he saw Deng Fan and the other three practicing boxing.From the actions given to them, it can be seen that they may not be able to return to their peak state in a while.

Walked slowly around the courtyard again, waiting for the sweat to dry naturally.

The sun rises in early spring, and the bright sunshine shines on the garden. The green branches and buds hang with dew, reflecting colorful light and shadow in the sun.

spring is coming!
Kan Ze and Gan Ning came from outside the garden, but they saw Cao Peng standing quietly in the pavilion.

The left foot is half a step out, the left hand needs to be lifted, the palm is facing up, as if it is holding something; the right foot is behind, the right leg is slightly bent, and the center of gravity is placed on the right leg, the right palm is facing down, as if pressing something thing.Facing the sun, exhaling and inhaling, the air veins appear very long, almost invisible.This seemingly simple movement is exactly the entry point in Xingyi boxing of later generations, the three-body pose.

Gan Ning could see some clues, but Kan Ze couldn't see the mystery.

However, at this time, none of the two went up to bother, they just watched quietly from the sidelines.

After about half an hour, Cao Peng finally finished his work, slowly put his legs and feet away, and moved around in the pavilion, and his spirit seemed to have improved a lot.

"Xingba, Derun, you are here."

"kindness!"

"Is there any news from Yanjin?"

Kan Ze nodded, and walked into the pavilion with Gan Ning.

"Duke Cao has led his troops to garrison Kuangcheng, and confronted Yuan Jun at Yanjin.

However, General Xiahou has stepped down from the post of prefect of Chenliu, and Tinghou of Guangchang will take over the army.General Xiahou was appointed by Cao Gong as Taishou of Mount Tai, and three days ago, he rushed to Taishan County.I heard people say that Chang Xi, the prefect of Donghai County, seemed a little weird, so he ordered General Xiahou to go there. "

Chang Xi, also known as Chang Ba, was originally a bandit from Mount Tai.

Because of Zang Ba, he changed his name to Chang Xi, and gathered with Sun Guan, Wu Dun and Yin Li to attack Mount Tai.Later, Zang Ba returned to Lu Bu, and when Lu Bu died in battle, Chang Xifu returned to Cao Cao and was appointed as the governor of Donghai County.Kan Ze said it easily, but Cao Peng felt something was wrong.

Cao Cao ordered Xia Houyuan to be the prefect of Taishan County?

Could it be that Zang Ba had a problem?
Chang Xi belonged to Zang Ba, and Zang Ba was stationing troops in Qingzhou at this time to fight Yuan Tan.

Who can guarantee that Chang Xi's weirdness has nothing to do with Zang Ba?At least in Cao Peng's view, there must be some involvement.

Otherwise, the battle of Guandu has just kicked off, and Cao Cao is employing people.

However, Xia Houyuan, the most trusted general around him, was transferred from the main battlefield to Taishan County as the prefect. There must be something wrong with it.

"What about Lieutenant Lu?"

"Lieutenant Lv was also transferred away, and served as the prefect of Langya County."

Lv Xiaowei, that is, Lu Qian, the Tunqi Xiaowei, was once the prefect of Taishan County.

When Cao Peng heard this, he immediately understood that there must be something wrong with Zang Ba.

Zang Ba is now stationed in Qi County, facing Yuan Tan's troops.The arrival of Lu Qian and Xia Houyuan is equivalent to separating Qi County and Donghai County at once, making it impossible for them to respond.But the question is, why did this happen to Hao Duan Duan?Puyang has been recaptured, and Zang Ba...

impossible!
Zang Ba is a smart person, and he will definitely not express his position at this time.

Back then, when Cao Cao's soldiers were trapped in Xiapi, Zang Ba hid in Mount Tai, and he never surrendered.

It wasn't until the outer city of Xiapi was destroyed that Zang Ba surrendered to Cao Cao... He was a man who didn't see the rabbit and didn't scatter the eagle. Now that the battle situation is unclear, how could he easily express his position?If it was Cao Peng, he would definitely choose to stick to it at this time and wait and see the development of the situation.Only when the situation is about to become clear can we express our position in order to obtain the greatest benefit.At this time... it is impossible for Zang Ba to rebel.

So, is it Chang Xi?
Cao Peng couldn't help sneering.

To be honest, if he hadn't stayed in Xuzhou back then, he wouldn't even remember that there was such a person as Chang Xi.

The prefect of Donghai County seems to be very good and powerful, but he was actually appointed to appease Zang Ba.He wants to start an incident in Donghai County?There is no chance of victory at all.Not to mention Lu Qian and Xia Houyuan, even Deng Ji who is about to leave office, or Bu Zhi who is about to take office, can threaten Donghai County at any time.Zhou Cang also has two sea ships that can land in Qu County... Pan Zhang was appointed as the captain of Houqiu, and he can come to the city at any time.There are tens of thousands of troops in Haixi, as well as Wang Mai Dengzhi and others. How can Changxi succeed?

The only doubt is why Changxi is weird, what is weird...

Closing his eyes, Cao Peng was silent.

For a long time, he suddenly looked at Kan Ze, and saw Kan Ze smiling and nodding slightly at him.

"Liu Bei!"

Cao Peng's eyes widened, and he asked in a deep voice, "Is that right?"

"Young Master is really powerful. I just raised my head, and Young Master guessed the general idea."

"So, Liu Bei fled to the East China Sea?"

"Probably!"

Kan Ze handed a blue-gray fur coat to Cao Peng to put it on to avoid the cold.

Then he sat down and said: "Now that the war is approaching and the guards are heavily guarded, it is not easy for Liu Bei to go south.

His wife's family was originally a powerful man in the East China Sea, with quite a solid foundation.

Although he suffered a strong blow from the young master afterwards, his prestige and foundation still remain.Donghai Mo's family is in Qushan, and there are still more than a thousand tribesmen, plus children, there may be two or three thousand people.Chang Xi is lustful and greedy, if he is given a lot of money, how do you know he won't be tempted?
Prior to this, Liu Bei occupied Puyang, and he must not be reconciled to living under others.

He still has some capable people under his command, so it's hard to guarantee that he won't come up with a cunning plan for him... So I guess, Liu Bei will flee to the East China Sea. "

This guy is really an unbeatable Xiaoqiang!

Cao Peng couldn't help expressing emotion in his heart, and said softly: "Liu Xuande, it's not easy!"

He said this from the heart.

Since his rebirth, although he only confronted Liu Bei once, Cao Peng could feel Liu Bei's excellence.That's really not like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, or what later generations said, they can only cry!When it comes to means, Liu Bei may not lose too much to Cao Cao.

No wonder, it can stand on three legs with Cao Cao.

Struggling to stand up, Gan Ning hurried over to support him.

Cao Peng tightened his fur coat and walked out of the pavilion slowly.

Xia Houlan and the others had finished practicing their fists and kicks, and they were talking and laughing in a low voice while walking slowly.

Among the three of them, Deng Fan is the one who has been in contact with Cao Peng the longest and has learned the most comprehensive skills of Cao Peng.At the same time, Deng Fan also obeys Cao Peng's teaching the most, and will never make any mistakes.No matter how Cao Peng practices and teaches, he will do it.Even when teaching Xia Houlan and Hao Zhao, he followed what Cao Peng said before.For example, warm up before practicing, and not sit down immediately after practicing.

and so on...

"Big Bear, let's go back to the house."

"kindness."

"What were you talking about just now?"

Deng Fan laughed and said, "It's nothing, I just talked about General Gongming."

"Oh?"

General Gongming is Xu Huang.

At this time, Xu Huang took the post of partial general and became the prefect of Dongjun, stationed in Puyang.Yu Jin Yi Pinglu was the school lieutenant, stationed in Linqiu, and stationed troops in Qinting to monitor Yuan Jun's movements on the river.Li Dian led his troops and horses to garrison Weixiang, echoing Xu Huangyao, and was about to reach the corner.

"Xu Dongjun discussed with me two days ago and hoped that I would stay in Puyang."

Cao Peng frowned and didn't express his opinion, but just listened quietly to Deng Fan's words.

"Xu Dongjun also took a fancy to Ziyou, and asked me to persuade Ziyou to stay too, and promised Yidong County Sima to join the military..."

Sima participated in the military, but he was not a petty official.

Dongjun is a big county, and there are three Sima places, all with salaries of a rank of a thousand stones.Joining the military is the real salary of a thousand stones.

Xu Huang actually took a fancy to Xia Houlan and Deng Fan?
Cao Peng turned his head in surprise and glanced at Gan Ning.

It stands to reason that Gan Ning should be the most favored.

But thinking about it again, Cao Peng immediately felt relieved.Gan Ning was Cao Peng's confidant, and Cao Peng was Cao Cao's favorite.Xu Huang may not be willing to dig Cao Peng's confidants, or offend Cao Peng if he fails to do so.So it was normal for him to set his eyes on Xia Houlan.

It's a pity that Xu Huang still missed it.

Besides Gan Ning, what Cao Peng valued the most was Hao Zhao.

Hao Zhao's martial arts is not particularly outstanding, it's just a second-rate peak.However, he was born in a camp, and his methods of managing the army are extremely strong... In Cao Peng's heart, although Xia Houlan is strong, he is not as good as Hao Zhao.Hao Zhao's black man is Cao Peng's most reliable confidant.

"Ziyou, what do you say?"

Xia Houlan laughed and said, "Although it's tempting for Sima to join the military, I think it's still more comfortable to be by the young master's side."

Cao Peng also laughed when he heard this!

After all, he did not fail his painstaking efforts. It seemed that Xia Houlan was still very loyal to him.

"Big Bear, are you going?"

Deng Fan shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't want to. I was exhausted when I was a laborer in Chen County, and I finally got out. I don't want to go again."

"But I think you should go."

"why?"

Cao Peng reached out and put his arms around Deng Fan's shoulders.

Rather than saying that he was holding Deng Fan, it would be better to say that he was walking on Deng Fan's shoulder.

Gan Ning and others took advantage of the situation and took a few steps back to distance themselves from Cao Peng.They knew that Cao Peng and Deng Fan must have something to say.

"Uncle Juye and your mother both hope that you will become famous and make a career.

Now, you already have a good foundation. To be honest, I don’t think you will be very useful if you stay in Xudu.Now the Lord is fighting Yuan Shao, stay in Puyang, you have a lot of opportunities.Look at Brother Hutou, now he has become the captain of Guangling, Sima joined the military, you can't be worse than him... Your situation is different from Ziyou's, you still carry the expectations of Uncle Juye and the others. "

"But……"

"Fifth brother, listen to me." Cao Peng lowered his voice and said, "In terms of ability, Xu Gongming is much better than Uncle Zilian.

I think you can learn a lot from Xu Gongming if you stay.That's a skill you can't learn even when you're by my side... We have eight brothers, and now the fourth brother is gone.In terms of closeness, you and Hutou are the closest to me.Big brother and the others have a family background and a lot of opportunities.But as for us, even though I joined the clan, I am an outsider after all, and we cannot gain a foothold if we have no one to help us.

The better you and Hutou do, the more status I will have in the clan, and I will be able to fight for more opportunities for our brothers at that time!

Fifth brother, I want you to stay in Puyang, not only for your future, but also for me, to plan for the bright future of Hutou and our brothers. "

Deng Fan pondered for a long time, and finally nodded.

"Then I will listen to you."

Cao Peng laughed, and walked towards the bedroom with Deng Fan's shoulders on his shoulders.

But as he walked, he murmured in his heart: It seems that Puyang can't stay for long... If one day Xu Huang digs into Gan Ning, Hao Zhao and the others, I can't guarantee that they will talk to me like Xiahou Daxiong.And Kan Ze must stay too!
Well, in two days, when my body recovers, I must leave Puyang...

Presumably, Lao Cao and Lao Yuan have already started a war!
Yan Liang was killed by me, so Wen Chou... Cao Cao is preparing again, how to deal with Wen Chou?

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In history, Guan Yunchang beheaded Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and achieved great fame.

Now, he is going to hide in Tibet with Liu Beidong, and now he is missing.But Cao Peng forgot that although Guan Yu was not in Cao Ying, there was an evil Lai Dianwei in Cao Ying who was even more fierce than Guan Yu.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Governor Yuan Shao crossed the river and stationed in Yanjin with Zhang He Gaolan as his general.

Prior to this, Xu You, Wen Chou and Cao Jun had fought several battles, each winning or losing.In the first few days, Wen Chou killed four generals of Cao Ying in a row, with arrogance.

However, after Governor Cao Cao arrived in Kuangcheng, he replaced Xia Houyuan with Le Jin and ordered Dian Wei and Xu Chu to fight.

Wen Chou was beaten by Dian Wei and fled, so he became cautious...

After Yuan Shao settled in Yanjin, the war between the two sides suddenly became stalemate.Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had two fierce battles in succession, but in the end they were evenly matched.

On the surface, Cao Cao seems to have taken advantage.

But actually?
Cao Cao suffered heavy losses.

Yuan Shao had an advantage in military strength, which made Cao Cao feel a lot of pressure.

But he has no other way, the layout of Guandu has not been completed, he must continue to drag Yuan Shao in Yanjin, and continue to entangle with him.

But the question is, how long will it last?

(End of this chapter)