Cao Thief

Chapter 751 The Resurgence of the Northwest (Ask for a monthly ticket!)
In the early winter of Jian'an 13, Cao Cao withdrew from Jingzhou.

It took a year to dispatch troops this time, mobilizing more than [-] troops and horses, costing countless money and food.But overall, the results are good.Of the seven counties in Jingxiang, Cao Cao monopolized five counties, drove Liu Bei out of Jingxiang completely, and divided the rule with Sun Quan.Most of Jingxiang was controlled by Cao Cao, especially the three counties of Nanjun, Nanyang and Jiangxia, which were controlled by Cao Cao.These three counties are also the most populous and most affluent places in Jingzhou.

When evacuating Jingzhou, in order to stabilize the situation in Jingzhou and divide the forces in Jingzhou, Cao Cao divided Zhangling and Xiangyang in Nanyang County and Nanjun.It can be said that everyone is happy to appoint Cao Zhen as the prefect of Zhangling County and Ren Kuaizheng as the prefect of Xiangyang County.

As far as Cao Cao is concerned, Deng Fan and Pan Zhang took over Wuling, and Cao Zhen guarded Zhangling. They successfully set up two chess pieces in Jingzhou, which laid a foreshadowing for Jingzhou to further accept Cao Cao's rule in the future.

At the same time, Xia Houyuan was the shepherd of Jingzhou, the general of Jingzhou, commanded the land and water armies, supervised the Jingzhou military, and controlled the overall situation.

In the eyes of the Jingzhou gentry, it is also fruitful.

Pang Shanmin was the prefect of Jiangxia County, Kuai Zheng was the prefect of Xiangyang Ju, and Wang Wei was the prefect of Nanjun...

Not to mention, Wei Yan, the prefect of Lingling, is from Jingzhou.

Gan Ning, the captain of the navy, was originally from Nanyang.

For Jingzhou people, such an arrangement can be regarded as achieving the goal of Jingzhou affairs and Jing people's governance.The result, naturally, is exciting.Immediately afterwards, after Cao Cao left Jingzhou, he made another adjustment.

The governor of Tiaoliangzhou, the governor of Longxi County, and the riding captain Pang Lin worked for Jingzhou.

Then he appointed the original Wancheng Order and Henghai General Lu Chang as the prefect of Nanyang County, which won the favor of Jingzhou gentry.

In this way, the nine counties of Jingxiang and the seven counties belonged to Cao.

Among the seven counties, five counties are under the rule of the people of Jingzhou, how can this not be encouraging.

From a strategic point of view, Cao Cao's conquest of Jingzhou failed to unify Jiangdong.Moreover, even Jingzhou lost two counties, and did not achieve its early strategic goals.But from another point of view, he cut off the connection between Xichuan and Jiangdong. He is the dragon of the great river, and he can no longer echo each other from afar.

The unification of the world seems to be getting closer.

Under such circumstances, Cheng Yu and others, together with eighteen important ministers in the court, presented themselves to Emperor Han and asked Cao Cao to be crowned the throne.

Emperor Han lost Fu Wan, Liu Guang, and no help.

Cheng Yu and the others were aggressive.

Three times in a row, he forced Emperor Han to agree.

In November of the 13th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao arrived in Xudu.

The Emperor of Han immediately ordered his servant to pass the edict, entered Cao Cao as the king, added the title of king of Wei, and bestowed Jiuxi on it.Cao Cao naturally asked for his resignation, saying that he had no merit, and he was afraid that he would not be able to bear the grace of God.This is a gesture, but also a law of etiquette.

Cao Cao's resignation seemed very humble, but Cheng Yu and others immediately understood Cao Cao's true intentions.

Immediately afterwards, Cheng Yu and others wrote a letter again, enumerating Cao Cao's achievements.

The Han Emperor canonized again, but Cao Cao still resigned, expressing that he did not dare to accept it.

Therefore, Cheng Yu and others submitted the form for the third time, imploring the Emperor Han to confer the title.Emperor Han was very helpless, but had to accompany Cao Cao to finish the play, so he issued an edict for the third time.Three requests and three concessions, in terms of etiquette, has already done enough.At this time, Xudu Daily published articles one after another, exaggerating Cao Cao's great achievements without limit, and said between the lines that if Cao Cao refused to accept it, he would ignore the country and not be a loyal minister.

In such a situation, Cao Cao finally twitched and accepted the canonization.

Immediately afterwards, in mid-December, Cao Cao ordered the establishment of the capital of the king in Yecheng, and officially ascended the throne, claiming prestige.

The Cao Wei Empire is beginning to show its grandeur.

And the Han Dynasty is even more precarious...

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With Cao Cao canonizing Wei Wang, Jiangdong Sun Quan, and Xichuan Liu Zhang, everyone was shocked.

Cao Cao, crowned king!

Not only that, after Cao Cao became king, he issued a second recruitment list, which is the second meritocracy order.

For a time, the world shook.

Some were secretly happy, and some cried bitterly for the Han Dynasty.

Or clap your hands and cheer, or swear, or both.But no matter how the outside world reacts, Cao Cao's title as King of Wei cannot be changed.

Historically, Cao Cao became the king of Wei eight years later.

But now, Cao Cao has made the king ahead of time, and I have to say that the changes in history...

But all of this has nothing to do with Cao Peng.

When Cao Cao officially accepted the canonization, Cao Peng was patrolling Qingzhou with Huang Zhong, Pang De, Wen Wu, and Wang Shuang.As a court lieutenant, he inspects prisons all over the world.In just two months, Cao Peng investigated and dealt with [-] unjust, false and wrong cases in Qingzhou, saved the lives of more than [-] people, and beheaded [-] corrupt officials.

To a certain extent, Cao Peng's inspection of the prison also created a lot of momentum for Cao Cao.

At least among the people, many people will praise the Cao family when they mention it.In December of the 13th year of Jian'an, Cao Peng arrived in Donglai.He originally planned to spend the New Year in Donglai, but he didn't want Xu Zhou, the governor of Xuzhou, to send an invitation to invite Cao Peng to visit the prison in Xuzhou.So Cao Peng temporarily changed his mind, boarded a boat at the corner of Chengshan, went all the way south, stopped at Yuzhou Mountain, and landed in the East China Sea at Qushan.At this time, Donghai County was extremely prosperous.The continuous development of Huaihe River and Huaihe River has brought great benefits to Donghai County... The decline of the Mi family represents the rise of a new power.With the continuous expansion of Haixi County, a new tycoon with Xu, Zhou, Chen, and Bu surnames emerged in Qushan. They boiled sea salt and made it very prosperous.

And these four powerful families also represent the combination of old and new forces in Xuzhou.

In the past, the Chen family had changed their patriarch following Chen Deng's death; the Xu family had the Haixi Xu family as its foundation, and the rise of Xu Yan, Xu Xuan and others laid a solid foundation for the Xu family.

Zhou and Bu belong to emerging powerhouses.

Behind it is Zhoucang on Dongling Island, the Bu family in Huaiyin.

The Bu family has soared to the sky by virtue of the Bu stallion, and has received a lot of attention; Zhou Cang has gained a firm foothold in Donghai County by virtue of his marriage with the Xu family and the convenience of the Dongling Island navy.These two families have the closest relationship with Cao Peng.So when Cao Peng landed on Qushan, the Zhou clan and the Bu clan almost all mobilized to welcome Cao Peng's arrival.Three people stayed in Qushan, and Cao Peng and his party went to Haixi.

This is the place where he started. Compared with the remoteness of the year, it is completely different.

Haixi has become the most affluent place in Lianghuai, controlling the Lianghuai salt road and a hub of various trades.

Many Haixi people still remember Cao Peng.

The thin boy standing behind the one-armed county magistrate back then has become a well-known figure now.

When Cao Peng arrived in Haixi, the fathers and villagers of Haixi lined up on both sides of the road to welcome him.

"Son!"

"Welcome Mr. Cao to return home..."

Cheers came and went.

Liang Xi, the general of Haixi Tuntian Zhonglang, couldn't help smiling wryly to himself.

The influence of Cao Peng and Deng Ji in Haixi cannot be eliminated in a short while.They created a prosperous environment for Haixi, and the people of Haixi also keep Cao Peng and Deng Ji firmly in their hearts.

"Why is the young master here with such a reputation?"

Huang Zhong couldn't help asking.

Aside from Pound, his face was full of confusion.

Those who followed Cao Peng back then, except Zhou Cang who stayed in Xuzhou, the rest have left.

Both Wenwu and Wang Shuang followed Cao Peng later.As for Jiang Wan and Zhang Song, they are even less clear.The only one who is clearer is probably Deng Zhi.However, Deng Zhi stayed in Xudu this time and did not accompany him.

It can be said that none of Cao Peng's subordinates on this inspection tour knew what happened back then.

Pu Yangkai went to Lu Han, and Feng Chao followed Deng Ji to Hedong.The rest, such as Wang Mai, Deng, Fan and Panzhang, are all in important positions.Cao Peng's influence in Haixi is so great that even Gan Ning is not clear about it.

Huang Zhong couldn't help but praised: "The son is dedicated to the people, and the people will naturally love him."

At this time, Cao Peng turned around suddenly, and said to Liang Xi as if joking, "Zi Yu, I only know today why the overlord of Chu established Pengcheng as his capital in the past."

"Oh?"

"If wealth and honor cannot be returned to the hometown, if the clothes are embroidered and travel at night, who will know?"

When Liang Xi heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

His affection for Cao Peng deepened a lot.In his opinion, Cao Peng, who was successful in his youth and worshiped one of the nine ministers in less than thirty officials, must be arrogant.But after hearing his words, he felt a little closer.

Perhaps in Cao Peng's heart, Haixi is like his second hometown!
I deliberately eliminated Cao Peng's influence, although there are factors for the court to consider, but more, I am afraid it is to prove myself, not necessarily worse than Deng Ji and Cao Peng.Suddenly, I felt that if I had been appointed as Hercynian, I might not be able to do as well as Deng Ji.After all, beside him, there is no evildoer like Cao Peng.The heart knot that had been fettered for many years was suddenly untied at this moment.

Why bother to eliminate it?
Some things can be eliminated if you don't want to eliminate them.

As long as you stand upright and do things wholeheartedly, why care about other things?
Thinking about it this way, Liang Xi's discomfort disappeared...

In Haixi under Liang Xi's governance, there were not many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases.Cao Peng stayed in Haixi for three days, gathering with familiar folks, climbing high and overlooking, or rafting on the sea, all in all he was very comfortable.

Three days later, Cao Peng left Haixi to visit the old city of Quyang.

Back then, he fought fiercely against Lu Bu in Quyang, which is still fresh in his memory.Today, Quyang has established a new city, which is under the rule of Haixi.But the old city is still preserved. When Cao Peng revisited his old place, he couldn't help but feel infinite emotion.

The next day, Cao Peng burned incense and prayed at the head of Quyang City, and wrote an article to mourn the heroic spirits who died in Quyang that year...

Then, bid farewell to Quyang, and went straight to Guangling.

Instead of going to Guangling, he came to Dongling Pavilion.

"The humble room inscription was originally made here... At that time, I came from Haixi and was stationed at the Dongling Pavilion. I saw the beauty of the river every day. Although it was crude, I lived a happy and carefree life. Hehe, it's not as busy as it is now! At that time, I taught Xiaoluan how to make three yellow ducks, and let Xiaohuan clean up the house... Later, when Yueying came here, we ate some wine every day and tasted fresh seafood. Now that I think about it, I really enjoy it."

It turns out that the humble room inscription was written here.

Zhang Song and Jiang Wan, suddenly full of interest, visited the dilapidated hut.

Cao Peng took Huang Zhong and others to the riverside to fish on the boat... That night, Zhou Cang came from Dongling Island and drank with Cao Peng all night.They talked about Wang Meng and the past...

Zhou Cang wailed loudly, while Cao Peng wept silently.

"Who is in command of the Dantu navy now?"

"Lu Meng!
The next day, Cao Peng boarded the boat on Dongling Island and marched on the river.

He raised his eyes and looked at the opposite bank, but found that there were many water villages and the defenses were heavily guarded.

"Danyang prefect, who is he now?"

"Zhu Ran has been transferred from Danyang, and the new Danyang prefect is Na Lusu Lu Zijing."

Cao Peng gasped when he heard that!
It seems that the Tangling Island navy has been brought into Jiangdong's sight.Otherwise, Sun Quan would definitely not let Lu Su come.

After pondering for a while, Cao Peng reminded Zhou Cang: "Uncle, be careful of Lu Su.

This person is not as simple as he appears on the surface, he is deeply scheming and quite strategic.He is the prefect of Danyang, and I am afraid that his ultimate goal is your Dongling Island navy.Don't take it lightly, and take strict precautions. "

Just like back then, Zhou Cang still obeyed Cao Peng.

"You are the only one on Dongling Island, so it's a bit thin."

"I also asked the court, but there has been no reply..."

"That's normal!" Cao Peng sighed, and said softly: "Prime Minister now, there are not many good water fighters under his command, so it is really difficult to recruit manpower. However, my uncle came out of Dongling Island and governed the two Huaihe Rivers. If you search locally, there may be some helpers. Unfortunately, I can't help my uncle too much."

At this time, Sun Quan's foundation has been stabilized.

Most of the famous Jiangdong generals in history have already joined him.

In this case, it is really not easy to pick up the leak... Cao Peng also felt helpless about this.

Among the Jiangdong generals, many are good at water warfare.

Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Ding Feng and Xu Sheng are all famous people.But these people have defected to Sun Quan.Not to mention that Zhou Yu's subordinates were full of talents.Cao Peng could only watch helplessly, helpless.

take it easy!

Cao Peng muttered to himself, and comforted Zhou Cang a few words.

Zhou Cang also knew that Cao Peng didn't have many ways to deal with it...

He thought for a while, and suddenly said: "My lord, give me a helper."

"Oh?"

"You know, I'm a rough man.

The scale of this navy has expanded, but there is almost nothing around me to help.In the past, Xingba could give some pointers, but now he has gone to the interior, and there is no one to discuss with.I'm not saying that Chen Taishou is not good, but in terms of martial arts, he really can't give me much help.You see, the area around Dongling Pavilion is open.I once suggested to him to set up a military camp at Dongling Pavilion, so that if something happens on Dongling Island, they can also respond to each other.But Chen Taishou disagreed, saying that setting up a military camp would cost a lot...

It's really hard for me to support such a big mess by myself.

So I hope the young master can give me some help, even if I send a helper, it can share some pressure. "

Zhou Cang, his words are sincere.

Cao Peng raised his eyes to look at the Dongling Pavilion, and he really felt that it was a flaw.

"Uncle, when I return to Xudu this time, I will definitely report this matter to the Prime Minister.

As for Tangling Island... I'll think about it and see who is more suitable to send over to help you. "

"Derun, Derun is good!"

Cao Peng was startled for a moment, but immediately realized that Kan Ze was the Commander of Haixi back then, so he had to deal with Zhou Cang.

He is from Shanyin, at least he knows about water warfare.

At the same time, he is strategic, thoughtful, and calm when things happen...

The most important thing is that he seems to cooperate well with Zhou Cang, otherwise Zhou Cang would not rush to ask for someone from him.

It's just that he is now the director of Liangzhou, which is an important position.

Would he be willing to come to Dongling Island and be Zhou Cang's assistant?
Cao Peng thought for a while and said: "Well, I will send someone to ask him later, and you can also write to him to discuss it.

I personally don't care, I just want to see Brother Kan's own opinion.

As long as he is willing, I will let him go..."

"Hey, son, this is what you said, don't go back on your word when the time comes."

Cao Peng laughed!

"Of course I won't regret it!"

After leaving Guangling, Cao Peng did not continue to play.

Instead, after inspecting the Huainan prison, he arrived at Xiapi three days later.

At this time, it is the end of the year.

Xu Qi hosted a banquet in Xiapi in honor of Cao Peng, and also invited Xuzhou general Zhu Ling to participate.Zhu Ling and Cao Peng didn't have much to say, but they were generals in Cao Cao's lineage.Therefore, Cao Peng is also extremely enthusiastic, and everyone enjoys themselves.

After the New Year, Cao Peng set off again.

He went straight to Yanzhou, but before he arrived in Yanzhou, he heard an unexpected news.

Ma Chao, troops are dispatched!

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Ma Chao actually attacked Rongqiu on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Yan Xing, captain of Rongqiu, was not on guard.In fact, in the past two years, Cao Jun and Ma Chao had fought a lot, but they were all small fights.Ma Chao made a surprise attack, Yan Xing rushed to fight, and was picked and killed by Ma Chao in the chaos.

A tiger general was beheaded by Ma Chao just like that.

When the news reached Lintao, Cao Ji was shocked...

He hurriedly ordered Liang Kuan to rescue Xi County and regain Rongqiu.At the same time, someone was sent to notify Cao Hong, asking him to send troops to help.

Unexpectedly, when Liang Kuan arrived in Xi County, Ma Chao withdrew from Rongqiu.

When everyone's attention was focused on Rongqiu, Ma Chao took Ma Dai as the vanguard and Ma Xiu as his lieutenant general to surprise Fanzhong Mountain.Cao Jun was completely defeated by Ma Chao without any precautions...

After Ma Dai occupied Fanzhong Mountain, Ma Chao did not stop, conquered Longguan and opened the gateway to Guanzhong.

Fortunately, the guard general of Long County is Hao Zhao.

After learning that Longguan was lost, Hao Zhao did not rescue him immediately, but led his troops to garrison at Qinting directly, trying to cut off the connection between Ma Chao and Ma Dai.Today's Hao Zhao has already signed the demeanor of a general.He stayed at the Qin Pavilion for seven days until Cao Hong's reinforcements arrived.However, Hao Zhao's troops were basically disabled, so they withdrew from Qinting and rested in Shehu Valley... After Cao Hong arrived, he ordered a strong attack on Longguan, intending to take back the Guanzhong gate.

Originally, Cao Ji and Cao Hong echoed each other, and it was not difficult to recapture Longguan.

Unexpectedly, there was a riot in Huangzhong, and the Qiang and Hu made chaos...

The Shenlang Qiang and the Baima Qiang raised troops at the same time, marched out of the Yi Road, and stormed Lintao.At the same time, Dou Mao, the king of Hehuang Di, rebelled, joined forces to defeat the Qiang, and attacked Longqi City.Wang Mai hurried to fight, but was ambushed by a horse thief and almost died.

Fortunately, Cao Ji transferred Zhao Yun to Longqi City to assist Wang Mai.

Zhao Yun rode alone and beheaded 73 horse thieves in the rebellious army, which was regarded as saving Wang Mai from the siege.

But after this battle, Wang Mai was seriously injured.

In desperation, Wang Mai had no choice but to entrust the city of Longqi to Zhao Yun.

Dou Mao, the king of Di, came in a menacing way, and Po Qiang came to his aid.Fortunately, Wang Mai succeeded in wooing Shaodang Qiang before, and Lao Wang Shaodang sent troops to help and repelled the Di and Qiang coalition forces.In this battle, a group of horse thieves who came and went like the wind caused huge casualties to Cao Jun.The number of horse thieves is about [-], and the leader's surname is Ma. He is highly skilled in martial arts, proficient in spears and horses, and has amazing shooting skills.This person is going to fight, he must wear black armor, and his killing methods are brave.

Zhao Yun wanted to wipe out this horse thief several times, but the opponent came and went like the wind, and he was still unable to confront him head-on.

In February of the 14th year of Jian'an, Cao Hong attacked Longguan's subordinates forcefully, and had to retreat [-] miles to take a defensive posture.

At the same time, Cao Hong rushed for six hundred miles and asked Xu Du for help.

The situation in the Northwest has undergone tremendous changes in just one month.

There were riots in Hehuang and Huangzhong, Ma Chao, the capital of Wu, was aggressive, and the Di and Qiang people were even more eager to try and stared at each other.

Cao Peng got the news from Bo County!
Cao Cao sent someone to order Cao Peng to return to Xudu immediately...

Cao Peng was also taken aback when he got the order.He didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly led Huang Zhong and Pang De to Xudu.Order Wang Shuang and Wenwu to protect Zhang Song, Jiang Wan and other brigades.

"Ma Rufeng?"

Cao Peng looked at the mansion newspaper and couldn't help frowning.

"When I was in Xiliang, I never heard of this person."

The messenger responsible for informing Cao Peng was Cao Peng's brother-in-law Xia Houshang.From this point of view, it also shows that the situation is urgent.

Xia Houshang said: "This person appeared suddenly!
According to his uncle's report, this person had been active in the Hehuang area before the Di people rebelled.The relationship with the local Di people and Qiang people seems to be very close.Dou Mao's sudden rebellion was probably instigated by this person.

This person is not simple! "

"If it is simple, how can it hurt my brother?"

A cold light flashed in Cao Peng's eyes.

"How is the situation in Xudu?"

"Xudu is still relatively calm now. Although there is turmoil in the northwest, it has not been greatly affected.

Your Majesty has ordered to gather troops to Heluo.But the king doesn't want to go to war at this time, but wants to solve the matter calmly.You also know that this kind of thing happened only when the king got the title.If there is a lot of fanfare, I am afraid it will not be very pleasant to spread it.That's why I urgently invite you to return to Xudu for discussion..."

After years of fighting, one's mind is set!
First came the Battle of Youzhou, and then the Battle of Jingzhou.

In two years, more than 50 troops were mobilized, and countless money and food were lost.

Even if Cao Cao's family has a big business, it is a bit too much... So, Cao Cao's hesitation is also reasonable.

"So, let's return to Xudu as soon as possible!"

After Cao Peng inquired about some situations, he hurried to Xudu.

At the same time, Xu Du is the prime minister's mansion.

After Cao Cao returned to Xudu, he was not in good health.

Catching typhoid fever in Jingnan undoubtedly had a huge impact on a person over fifty years old.The body is not as strong as before, and the resistance is gradually declining.Even if there is a famous doctor for diagnosis and treatment, there are still good times and bad times.

After ascending the throne, although Cao Cao's condition improved, he was still weak.

Therefore, at the end of the year, Cao Cao intended to go to Yecheng to recuperate... but he did not expect such a thing to happen.

"My lords, what should we do about the chaos in the northwest?"

The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs was silent.

Seeing that he was going to use troops against Bingzhou, he did not expect that there was a war in the northwest.

Cao Hong returned without success, and Ma Chao may attack Guanzhong at any time.Cao Ji, the shepherd of Liangzhou, also fell ill because of the sudden incident.Although I tried my best to support it, I was a little powerless.There is also the Baima Qiang in Huangzhong, the Shenlang Qiang rebellion;

Under such circumstances, who dares to offer advice easily?

If something goes wrong, I'm afraid I will be implicated...

Who is the most suitable general to stay behind in Xudu?

This will be a personnel transfer involving a huge scope, and no one wants to jump out to fight for the front at this time.

"At the beginning when Ma Teng rebelled in the northwest, it was decided by the later general.

Now that there is a rebellion in the Northwest, please ask the general to send troops again to put down the Qiang chaos. "

Cheng Yu stepped forward with a firm tone, "Among the generals staying in Xudu, only the latter general is the most suitable."

"Oh?"

"The latter general has a high prestige in the northwest, and Qiang Hu is convinced.

Ma Chao is just a defeated general under the latter general. If there is a later general commanding the northwest, Liangzhou will be fine. "

Let Cao Peng play?

Cao Cao's heart moved, but immediately frowned.

(End of this chapter)