Cao Thief

Chapter 583 Bingzhou Raiders (13)

After all, I haven't seen Deng Ji for three years!
I haven't seen him for three years, but Deng Ji looks quite old, and his temples have turned slightly gray.However, doing so made him look a bit calmer and more capable, and his black eyes, which were as bright as stars, now gave off a profound and unfathomable sense of magnificence.

One arm, green shirt.

With a faint smile on his face.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, who would have thought that the one-armed man in front of him was just a small official in Jiyang County back then.

"Afu!"

Deng Ji smiled when he saw Cao Peng on the doorstep.

He walked up, stretched out his single arm, and hugged Cao Peng vigorously.

However, Deng Ji is shorter than Cao Peng, and a little thinner.So much so that he wanted to hug Cao Peng, but was hugged by Cao Peng.

"Brother-in-law, stay safe."

Deng Ji smiled even wider.

Looking at the handsome young man in front of him, he couldn't believe that the sick young man who escaped from Zhongyang Mountain ten years ago was the same person.Time is like a knife, and in the blink of an eye, the young man who followed him to the Nine Girls City, then moved to Nanyang, and bumped to Haixi to take up his post. He has experienced countless turmoil and hardships, and now he has become a world-renowned and outstanding military man. Son'.

Although, the title of "gongzi" has been rampant in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, during the hundreds of years of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, the unique meaning given to the word "gongzi" is still not everyone can get this title.

'Gongzi', in the Warring States Period, was an honorable title.

Non-royal nobles, or people of great status, cannot obtain it.

Although it is no longer as prominent as before, it still has an unusual significance.

Being able to be called a 'prince' also represents a kind of recognition from the upper class.Therefore, the sons of those country gentry and local tyrants may call themselves "sons" in the local area, but when they arrive in the city, they immediately die down.For nothing else, if you call yourself a 'son', you will not only be ridiculed, but may even lead to death.Especially in front of those celebrities, we must pay more attention to details.

Cao Peng is now a well-known 'son'.

Yanzhou is also a place where the power of the aristocratic family is rampant. When Cao Cao killed Bian Rang, it aroused the anger of Yanzhou scholars and almost made Cao Cao lose his foundation.But even so, it still caused Chen Gong to defect and Zhang Miao to turn against him.It can be seen from this that Yanzhou Shilin has a huge power.Deng Ji is in Dongjun, which is also where Yanzhou is located.Of course he knew how the Yanzhou scholars viewed Cao Peng.

Son friend!
This is the respectful title of Cao Peng from Dongjun scholars.

In the eyes of the Dongjun scholars, Cao Peng is enough to be regarded as the word "prince".

Is this the sick boy back then?
Deng Ji even felt a little dazed.

"Ah Fu, let me introduce you."

After a simple exchange of pleasantries, Deng Ji turned sideways to let the person behind him go.

That was also a young man, not much different from Deng Ji's age.There was a touch of arrogance between the brows, but in front of Cao Peng, he behaved quite politely.Taking two steps forward, the young man clasped his hands together and saluted Cao Peng respectfully.

"Deng Bomiao has met the young master."

Deng Zhi?

Cao Peng laughed!

"Brother Bo Miao, are you safe?"

Deng Zhi didn't dare to neglect at all, and thanked her repeatedly.

From the beginning when he went to Deng Ji, the arrogant and arrogant young man, to the calm and capable Dongjun with a restrained temperament, Deng Zhi has gone through several twists and turns in the past few years.At the beginning, he defected to Deng Ji, but he still looked down on Deng Ji in his heart.In his eyes, Deng Ji was just a lucky guy, somehow he became the magistrate of a county and settled in Haixi.

Therefore, at the beginning, Deng Zhi assisted on the surface, but was actually selfish.

He even wanted to sway Cao Peng's power in Haixi, strengthen Deng's control, and eventually replace Deng Ji...

It is precisely because of this that Deng Zhi was very active at the beginning.

When Cao Cao tried to transfer Deng Ji to leave Haixi, Deng Zhi also strongly opposed it.

But in the end, being persuaded by Pu Yangkai, Deng Ji finally chose to leave.After Bu Zhi took over Haixi, Deng Zhi wanted to break up with Bu Zhi.But those who don't want to be suppressed by Bu Zhi can hardly gain a foothold in Haixi. Fortunately, at this time, Deng Ji is in Yanjin farming, and Deng Zhi is transferred away, which can be regarded as a relief.At this time, Deng Zhi had lost his arrogance, but towards Deng Ji, he was grateful from the bottom of his heart.

Then he served as Sima of the city gate and asked him to assist Cao Ji.

At that time, Deng Zhi looked down on Cao Ji a little bit, thinking that he was a vulgar person, a wretch...

In the end, except for his old retainer, Chengmen Xiaowei Yamen, he couldn't even mobilize a single soldier.Cao Ji seemed to ignore the Chengmen Xiaowei Yamen, but the eight soldiers and horses at the city gate were firmly in their hands.It made Deng Zhi feel so dejected and frustrated... He felt that what he had learned for many years was not even as good as a blacksmith's background, so he felt so depressed and aggrieved.

It was Deng Ji again who transferred him from Xudu and went to Puyang to take office.

At this time, Cao Peng had already begun to manage Hexi, and Deng Zhi began to set his sights on the land of Hexi.

He has been unconvinced, how can Cao Peng get such a great reputation?However, after paying attention, he was gradually convinced by Cao Peng.

It doesn't matter if you say that Cao Peng is lucky, or you say that Cao Peng is talented and learned!
Anyway, the land of Hexi was controlled by Cao Peng, and then his edge was revealed, causing the whole Liangzhou to vibrate...

Turn over your hands to make clouds, and cover your hands to make rain!
This is roughly the case.

Deng Ji's reliance on Deng Zhi has not weakened in the slightest, and he appointed him to work for Dongjun.

This also made Deng Zhi respect Deng Ji even more.At the same time, he was even more shocked by Cao's energy in Xudu.

If you don't go deep into it, you will never know Cao Peng's energy.

Originally thought that Cao Peng would be silent for a while after being demoted.Who would have thought that this guy would start a huge business in the blink of an eye... The appearance of the Fuzhi Building shocked the people of Yanzhou.And those pieces of paper, which are as white as jade, have become the capital that everyone pursues and even shows off.Dongjun Junyi suddenly became much more lively.Powerful gentry from all over Yanzhou came to visit Deng Ji one after another.

Some want to get some white deer paper from Deng Ji, and some hope to cooperate with Fuzhilou to set up a store in Yanzhou...

Deng Ji's prestige seems to have increased a lot.

From the beginning to the end, Cao Peng didn't even show up, and only used a piece of white deer paper to knock on the door of the Yanzhou aristocratic family that Deng Ji had worked hard for two years.

Until now, Deng Zhi was completely convinced!

When I was in Haixi before, and even later I followed Deng Ji to turn around, I always heard people say, what about Cao Peng.But to be honest, Deng Zhi didn't believe it since he had never seen it before.But now he believed it!Cao Peng can always accurately capture the pulse of everyone, and even without saying a word, he can drive the world crazy.This is a kind of wisdom, but also a means!Cao Peng seemed to be demoted, but his status, and even his influence, did not weaken much because he killed Wei Duan without authorization, but became stronger.

Well, it's the end of the year!
Deng Zhi's parents died early and were never married.

So Deng Ji invited him to go to Xingyang together, saying that it was to celebrate the new year.

Deng Zhi did not refuse either, and came to Xingyang together with Deng Ji...

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It seems that the Cao family has not been this lively for a long time.

Although Cao Ji is not there, Cao Peng is.Now in the Cao family, Cao Peng's importance has already surpassed Cao Ji, becoming the backbone of this big family.Nearly three years ago, he went on an expedition in Hexi and failed to return home, which made everyone feel that something was missing.

Now, he is back!
"If your father is here, if Old Brother Wang is still here, if Tiger Head and Big Bear are here, our family will be truly reunited."

Mrs. Zhang was crying and muttering during the banquet.

Cao Nan put his arms around his mother and comforted him softly, "Mother, don't be sad, although father is in Liangzhou, but this thought is with us.

Two days ago, Ah Fu asked someone to send the freshly marinated beef to Lintao. His father must be eating meat, drinking wine, and having a good time with Bo Dao and the others. "

"Yeah yeah...look at me, when I'm older, that's how I like it.

Uncles and grandchildren, Ah Fu, sister-in-law Hong, brother Deng, let's drink this cup to the brim, and wish everything goes smoothly and safely in the coming year. "

"Brew, madame!"

"Bring the old lady!"

"Please drink, mother!"

Cao Peng and others toasted together, and had a full drink with Mrs. Zhang...

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After the New Year's Eve banquet, the old lady drank some wine and was a little tired, so she went back to her room to rest.

Huang Yueying and the others gathered together, whispering whispers about their daughter's family.And Cao Peng Deng Ji, Deng Zhi Pang De and others gathered together again, drinking and chatting.Chatting all over the world, the topic gradually led to the battle against Bingzhou in the coming year.

"Brother-in-law, what do you think of the Battle of Bingzhou?"

Cao Peng is Deng Ji, and he has a full rank.

Deng Ji pondered for a moment before speaking: "I will go to Xudu after the year and I am going to discuss this matter with my lord.

Bingzhou high-ranking cadres are nothing but clowns.If you want to get rid of it, it is effortless.However, I think it is not easy to use troops against high-ranking cadres at this time. "

"Oh?"

Cao Peng couldn't help being startled, and looked at Deng Ji suspiciously.

Deng Ji smiled, and glanced at the silent Deng Zhi, "Actually, this was also mentioned by Bo Miao, and we came to the conclusion after several discussions. I think that the current priority of the lord is to eliminate Yuan Xi as soon as possible, not high-ranking officials." .Yuan Xi, the thief of the country. Although Youzhou is a place of bitter cold, it should not be underestimated. Yuan Shao has been in the north for a long time, and his power is very strong. Although Yuan Shao is dead, he left behind many parts. And these parts, After Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were killed, most of them defected to Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi was sitting in the land of a state, contacting the barbarians outside, and accepting the remnants inside. If you add time, it is bound to succeed. If you want to eliminate it, you will have to spend a lot of trouble , On the contrary, it is not worth the candle.

Therefore, I think the most important thing is to eliminate Yuan Xi as soon as possible.

This one also. "

Cao Peng looked at Deng Ji with surprised eyes.

He can be [-]% sure that in his memory, there is no such person as Deng Ji.

And looking at his arrogance in pointing out Jiangshan now, where is the slightest slump like that little official back then?Therefore, life is the best partner to hone people.Disasters can make people grow faster.Deng Ji lost his arm, and he was doomed not to be able to climb to the top of the court.But it made me able to submerge my mind, ponder knowledge, vision and knowledge, compared with the original, to grow a lot, and the overall situation has also been strengthened a lot.

"I would like to hear the second."

"The second thing...Let Bo Miao talk about it."

Deng Zhi nodded, and said seriously: "My lord, you know, how many people are there in Bingzhou? How many Han people live? How many Hu captives live?"

"This one……"

"Bingzhou, with eight counties, has a vast land, and most of them are plains and grasslands... The population of Bingzhou is about 80. If counting the unregistered population, it is at least about 50 million. Among them, the Han people account for only 10%, while the Hulu As much as 200%. Not to mention, the southern Xiongnu who occupied Wuyuan and Shuofang had a population of [-], and there were countless people who controlled them. And they fought for years, and the land was barren... It would be easy for the lord to destroy Gaogan. But if If you take Bingzhou, you will face huge troubles. First of all, after Bingzhou is closed, it will not be self-sufficient for at least three years. Therefore, the lord must be prepared to import [-] million hu of grain and grass to Bingzhou every year in order to stabilize the situation.

Second, Bingzhou is vast, with scattered passes.

After the lord takes Bingzhou, he must replenish his troops in Bingzhou to prevent harm.But the problem is, from Shangdang Xihe to Yanmen Yunzhong, how to defend the border of thousands of miles.Back then, with the power of the Qin Dynasty, he swallowed the land of Henan and expelled the Hulu, but was quickly recaptured by the Huns.The difficulty lies in the fact that the border is too long... If Bingzhou is taken, at least 20 soldiers and horses will be stationed. How amazing is the daily consumption? "

After Deng Zhi finished speaking, she glanced at Cao Peng.

It can be felt that Deng Ji and Deng Zhi really spent a lot of energy on Bingzhou.

It is said in the book of military affairs: The method of using soldiers is to drive a thousand chariots, to ride a thousand leather chariots, to carry one hundred thousand armour, and to feed food for thousands of miles.The internal and external expenses, the use of guests, the materials of glue and paint, and the decoration of car and armor cost a thousand dollars a day.Then, one hundred thousand teachers will be raised.

This is the cost of using troops in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period.

If it is placed today, I am afraid it will be even more astonishing!
Although Deng Zhi didn't mention the consumption of the 20 troops, he could estimate a rough idea.

Cao Peng couldn't help but nodded again and again, "Can there be three?"

"Thirdly..." Deng Zhi took a deep breath, "Hulus are greedy and despicable, and they cannot be relied on. Now, the Southern Huns and high-ranking officials have joined hands to gain a foothold. Xianbei seems to be in an alliance with the lord, but Ke Bineng can't Believe me. If the Southern Huns are here, they will not be in trouble. But if the Southern Huns are not there, the lord will face the entire Xianbei. You think, with the current ability of the lord, can you resist the Xianbei army?"

Cao Peng raised his eyebrows and shook his head after a while.

It seems that immediately taking back and annexing the state is not a good thing.

He glanced at Deng Ji, and asked after a while: "But if there is high interference, it will be a trouble after all, how can we solve it?"

Deng Ji smiled slightly, "What's so difficult?"

"Appreciate further details."

"My lord, you only need to send one wise general to guard the Huguan pass, and you will have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and you will not dare to act rashly.

If the pot is closed, the high-ranking officials will not be able to make any troubles.Bingzhou is like a gourd. If the mouth is blocked, the water in the gourd will not flow out.Three thousand soldiers, one wise general, plus the prefect Cao and General Li, the high-ranking officials are like turtles in a urn, and they will die sooner or later.

Three years, only three years.

Just wait for Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Jizhou to recover, and Bingzhou will break down without attack. "

(End of this chapter)