Cao Thief

Chapter 334 Yanjin Great Retreat (12) [-]
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Tian Yu, courtesy name Guorang, was born in Yongnu, Yuyang, Youzhou (now Anci, Hebei). He was born in Jiangning for four years, that is, in 171 AD, at the age of 28.

In the early years, Liu Bei had defected to Gongsun Zan, and Tian Yu was young at that time, so he recommended himself. It is recorded in the history books that "Liu Bei is very strange".Later, Tian Yu followed Liu Bei all the time, and went through Liu Bei's lowest ebb stage such as Pingyuan Prime Minister and Gao Tang Ling.Later, Liu Bei served as governor of Yuzhou, but Tian Yu made the trip because his mother was old and needed to go home to take care of her.Liu Bei begged him to stay again and again, but in the end he left with tears in his eyes.

After returning to Youzhou, Gongsun Zan ordered Tian Yu to be the governor of Dongzhou.

At that time, General Gongsun Zan Wangmen rebelled and attracted more than ten thousand Yuan Shao soldiers to attack, and everyone in Dongzhou wanted to surrender.But Tian Yu disagreed, and after ascending the city and scolding Wangmen, Wangmen retreated in shame.Gongsun Zan knew that Tian Yu was powerful, but because Tian Yu came from the Yongnu family, he refused to use it.Until the Battle of Jieqiao, before Xia Houlan left Gongsun Zan, Tian Yu could only settle in the small county.

"So, Tian Yu is a capable person?"

Kan Ze said in amazement: "But how did he end up under Sikong Cao Gong?"

"I'm not too sure about this." Xia Houlan scratched her head and said with a wry smile, "Back then Liu Bei borrowed troops from Gongsun and took them away.

One is my brother, and the other is Tian Guorang.

According to my brother, when Tian Guorang left, Liu Bei once held his hand and said: I wish I could accomplish great things with you.It's a pity that he hasn't been reused since he returned to Youzhou.So I don't know him very well, mostly from hearsay. "

Thinking about it, it seems normal.

At that time, Xia Houlan was just a young general in Gongsun Zan's Baima Yicong, so of course she couldn't get in touch with too many people.

Cao Peng is also very unfamiliar with the name Tian Yu, but Liu Bei called it "I wish I could achieve great things with you", which is enough to show that Tian Yu is not just idle.You know, Liu Bei's vision is quite good, whether you like him or not, you can't deny that Liu Bei's ability to judge people is better than Zhuge Liang.A famous example is Ma Di who was beheaded by Zhuge Liang with tears in the battle of Jieting.

Liu Bei once said that Ma Su is not enough to take on important tasks.

But Zhuge Liang disagreed, and in the end he reused Ma Di when he came, which made Zhuge Liang's plan to send troops out of Qishan fail, and finally had to beheaded with tears.

Similarly, Ma Zhong, another general of the Shu Kingdom who made great contributions to Zhuge Liang's departure from Qishan, was also praised by Liu Bei as "although Huang Quan died, he regained Hudu, and he is not a sage in the world."This also fully shows that there is a big gap between Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei when it comes to judging people.

What Cao Peng didn't know was that this Tian Yu was indeed a very famous figure in history.

This person lived until the second year of Jiaping, that is, in 252 A.D., when he became a doctor of Taizhong, he died at the age of 82. He was a famous official of Cao Wei at that time.

However, this will not prevent Cao Peng from valuing Tian Yu.

"Ziyou!"

"Ok?"

"In this case, you might as well get in touch with Tian Yu more in the future."

"Here!"

Cao Peng knew that it was impossible for Tian Yu to come to help him like Kan Ze did.

He has gone through Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao, and now he is the military strategist of the Sikong Mansion, and his status is extraordinary.It is indeed quite difficult for such a person to surrender to himself.However, Cao Peng was able to get closer to him.Since both Xia Houlan and Tian Yu have served under Gongsun Zan's account, they can have a lot of common words.I believe that Tian Yu will not turn a blind eye to his kindness.

There is a saying in later generations: one more friend, one more road.

Cao Peng knew that he still had a long way to go under Cao Cao's command. If he could get to know another capable person, he would definitely be a great help in the future.

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After a short break, the team set off again.

That night, when Cao Peng arrived at Du Pavilion in Yingou, he saw a slightly dilapidated barracks from a distance, which was a bit lonely under the setting sun.

"Where are the troops?"

When Cao Peng and his troops were about to reach the barracks, more than a dozen soldiers rushed out from the sparse forest on both sides to block Cao Peng's way.

"The new inspector, Cao Peng, is taking over the Duting camp in the name of Sikong. Who are you waiting for?"

Xia Houlan urged the horse over and shouted sharply.

"The new inspector lieutenant?"

The head chief was startled, and stepped forward and said: "You are the chief of Wu Sima's tent in the Junyi Department. How dare you ask the new captain, but Cao Babai, the Marquis of Cao Zhong, who burned the white horse?"

A little boy who knows himself?

Cao Peng urged him to come forward immediately, "I am Cao Peng, why are you here? Could it be that you want to imitate the behavior of bandits?"

Shi Chang was taken aback, and quickly said: "Lieutenant Hugh misunderstood, we are on duty here in the name of Wu Sima, not for banditry."

"Oh?"

Cao Peng narrowed his eyes, "What's your name?"

"Returning to the captain, the humble name is Gao Yue, from Junyi.

Wu Sima said that although Duting is in the rear, it is not far from Yanjin, and its location is very important, so he ordered me to set up two small camps in the forest on both sides and take turns to guard them.Humble was not notified, the captain came to take over the Du Pavilion, and asked the captain to submit the military amulet waist badge, and he could only pass through after verification. "

When Gao Yue spoke, she was neither humble nor overbearing.

Cao Peng nodded slightly, then turned to look at Kan Ze.

Kan Ze took out the school lieutenant's amulet, waist badge and other items, and handed them to Gao Yue.

"Please lieutenant, please wait here, I'll report to Sima right now."

Cao Peng didn't say anything, just nodded towards Gao Yue.

Gao Yue ran back, and after explaining a few words to her subordinates, she mounted a lean horse and galloped towards the camp.

Tian Yu suddenly said, "This Wu Ban is quite talented."

“How come you see?”

"The Duting camp doesn't have any missions. It's like a mess. This Wu Ban can still insist on setting up scouts and guards. On the one hand, it shows that he is strict in running the army. On the other hand, this person may have seen Duting. Importance, that’s why we set up checkpoints here.”

After Tian Yu finished speaking, he closed his mouth.

But Cao Peng heard something different from his words.

Tian Guorang, you underestimate me too!

Cao Peng felt a little unhappy: This Wu Ban is loyal to his duty, how can I deliberately make things difficult for him because he set up checkpoints to intercept him?
At this moment, a group of cavalry, about [-] people, came galloping from a distant military camp.

The leader is a young general, about [-] or so, wearing a worn-out battle robe that has faded in color, and wearing armor, the attire is quite neat.He urged his horse to come to the front of the team, jumped off the horse and walked a few steps, and said in a loud voice: "Junyi Army Sima Wu Ban is here to welcome Captain Cao.

Dare I ask, who is Captain Cao Peng? "

His gaze subconsciously looked at Xia Houlan, Gan Ning and others in the team.

Gao Yue hastily stepped forward and whispered something in Wu Ban's ear, and pointed at Cao Peng again.

Wu Ban was taken aback, and when he looked at Cao Peng, there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes, but after a while, he returned to a calm state.

"The last general, Wu Ban, pays homage to Colonel Cao."

The look of disappointment in his eyes was seen by Cao Peng.

Although he didn't understand why Wu Ban had such an expression, on the surface, Cao Peng still acted affectionately, got off his horse and stepped forward.

"Wu Sima, well done!"

Wu Ban looked at Cao Peng suspiciously, not quite understanding what Cao Peng meant.

"Although Duting is not Yanjin, Wu Sima is still vigilant and set up checkpoints, obviously with his mind.

Cao Peng is young, and it's his first visit to Duting, there are many things that are unclear, and Wu Sima needs to worry more... However, these two small camps can only serve as checkpoints. If Yuan Jun sneaks in, it may be difficult to resist , so it needs to be further strengthened.Hao Zhao, Hande. "

"The end is here."

"The two of you immediately took over the checkpoint and advanced ten miles to the east... I remember that there was a place called 'Xiaotan' ten miles to the east. The two of you set up camp there and closely monitored the battle in Yanjin. Any changes, report to me immediately, and there must be no mistakes."

"Here!"

Xiaotan is a water pool with a small area.

It is about twenty miles away from Suanzao, and it is also the only way to go to Suanzao Daodu Pavilion.

Wu Ban's eyes flashed, and a faint smile appeared on his face.In fact, he also knew that the checkpoint he had set up could only serve as a simple early warning.If Yuan Jun attacked, it would be useless to rely on one checkpoint alone.Previously, he had discussed with the other three army commanders to advance the checkpoint ten miles eastward and set up a small camp where four soldiers and horses could take turns to guard.

But the other three, especially Shu Qiang, firmly opposed it.

In their view, Duting is not a battlefield, and there is no need for it.

If Cao Cao couldn't resist Yuan Jun in Suanzao, how could he resist in Xiaodu Pavilion?
On the one hand, the morale was low after the defeat, and the morale of the army was unstable; on the other hand, several army commanders had their own thoughts, and no one was willing to do such a thing.

Wu Ban also had no choice but to send someone to guard here.

Whether you can resist Yuan Jun or not, at least don't let Yuan Jun arrive, and the headquarters camp doesn't notice it.

As soon as Cao Peng came, he immediately expressed his approval of his approach, and mobilized troops to set up an outpost camp in Xiaotan, which made Wu Ban very happy.

Don't underestimate these two small camps!

With these two small battalions, the soldiers of the Duting battalion could at least have a peaceful sleep.

It seemed that this Colonel Cao was a well-informed man who could respond quickly, at least he wasn't a dude who came here just for his seniority.

Tian Yu said that Wu Ban is a member of the Chenliu Wu clan and has a relationship with Mrs. Wu.

But in fact, the Chenliu Wu family has long since declined and is no longer as prosperous as it used to be.Wu Ban's father, Wu Kuang, was once a subordinate of General He Jin.In the first year of Guangxi, He Jin was killed when he tried to punish the ten servants. Wu Kuang resented General Cheqi, that is, He Jin's brother He Miao, who was not in agreement with He Jin, and even suspected that He Miao was in collusion with the eunuch. He was defeated and killed, so he led his troops to attack and kill He Miao under Zhuque Que.

He also appeared in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, where he teamed up with Dong Min to kill He Miao.

But because of this incident, Wu Kuang was impeached.In addition, he was loyal to the young emperor Liu Bian, so he turned against Dong Zhuo.After Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, Wu Kuang saw that Dong Zhuo had few soldiers, so he contacted other people to attack and kill Dong Zhuo.I don't want Dong Zhuo to deceive the sky by ordering his troops to go out of the city at night and enter the city during the day, causing many people to have the illusion that Dong Zhuo's troops have been increasing.

Seeing that no one responded, Wu Kuang was also a little scared, so he abandoned his official position and fled back to Chen Liu's hometown.

In the history books, Wu Kuang later became Zhang Fei's general.

But now, because Liu Bei failed to gain a firm foothold in Yuzhou and then led his troops to flee, instead of becoming Zhang Fei's general, Wu Kuang became the order of Yongqiu.He and Cao Cao are old acquaintances and have a good relationship.However, Wu Kuang didn't know that one of his family members had become Cao Cao's adoptive grandmother.After Mrs. Wu entered the palace, she also lost contact with her family, so the Chenliu Wu family is not very clear about her relationship with Cao Cao... There are only two Chenliu Wu families left, and Wu Kuang is one of them.

The representative of the other branch is named Wu Yi.

In the sixth year of Zhongping, the whole family entered Shu with Liu Yan, and now he is serving as a general of Yizhou Zhonglang, working for Liu Zhang.

Squad leader Wu is brave and heroic, and he is a very famous young knight-errant in Chenliuben County.After the Battle of Guandu began, Xia Houyuan ordered the conscription of soldiers from Xiangyong County. Wu Ban was recruited by Xia Houyuan because of his reputation.

However, Wu Ban did not expect that Chen Liujun was defeated in Yanjin, and the main general was killed by Wen Chou.

Chen Liu's army collapsed, and Wu Ban tried his best to keep Junyi's troops. After retreating from Fengqiu, he was ordered by Lejin to rest and reorganize in Duting.

Although he didn't see Cao Cao's real intention, Wu Ban also knew that Duting was very important.

So I tried my best to stabilize the camp. Among the four divisions, only the Junyi Division still maintains military drills...

The Sima of the other two armies came to meet Cao Peng with Wu Ban.But Cao Peng didn't give them any good looks at all, and he didn't even bother to write down their names.

"Where's Shu Qiang?"

After sitting down in the big tent of the Chinese army in the camp, Cao Peng looked around at the people in the big tent.

It stands to reason that when he takes office as a new official, all the generals must be there to welcome him... However, in this big tent, Shu Qiang from Chen Liu's department is the only one missing.

Seeing that Cao Peng's face was not very good-looking, one of the military commanders quickly got up and explained, "Shu Sima led his troops to patrol today, so he is not in the camp."

"Humph!"

Wu Ban suddenly snorted coldly, with a look of disdain on his face.

The military Sima who spoke suddenly showed a bit of embarrassment, not knowing what to do.

Cao Peng glanced at the army Sima, then changed the subject abruptly, looked at Wu Ban and said, "Wu Sima, can you tell me about the situation in this camp?"

Wu Ban hurriedly got up and cupped his hands and said: "Returning to the captain, there are currently four troops in the Duting camp, with a total of 870 soldiers.

There are 280 soldiers and horses in the squadron, and they are stationed on the east bank of Duting Floating Bridge...the other three are all staying in the camp, but Chenliu's department often goes out of the camp for 'inspection'. Most of the time, they are stationed in Ta Village, north of the camp.The specific situation is not clear at the end. "

"Ta Village?"

Cao Peng's eyes flashed.

A military commander hurriedly explained, "Shu Sima didn't make his own decision. He stationed in Ta Village to echo the camp..."

"Ta Village is about [-] miles away from here, cross the gutter to the west, and you will find Yangwu."

Tian Yu suddenly opened his mouth and explained to Cao Peng.

Cao Peng's face changed slightly upon hearing this, and he could roughly hear the mystery behind it.That guy, did he lead a group of rout soldiers to harass the village?

"How many people are there in Ta Village?"

"The population is not too much, that is, seventy or eighty households, but only three to four hundred people."

"Get a map."

"Here!"

Cao Peng raised his head, "Since I have come to Duting, I will do my best. If I offend you, please forgive me...Wu Ban, please go and inform Shu Qiang, and tell me that I will be here tomorrow at Maoshi Order the troops and perform exercises with the battalion. All troops and horses must arrive on time."

Wu Ban hurriedly got up and responded.

"From now on, the camp gate at Duting will be closed and checkpoints will be set up.

After nightfall, if there is no officer and soldier amulet, the soldiers in the battalion will guard their headquarters and not only swim freely.If there is a violation, it will be punished according to military law. "

(End of this chapter)