Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 80 Cao Cao Raises Troops (2)

Wei Zi was very surprised. Why didn't Cao Cao ask for help from Zhang Miao, instead he turned to himself. Zhang Miao had soldiers and generals under his command.With doubts, Wei Zi cast his eyes on Zhang Miao.

Zhang Miao saw Wei Zi's doubts and said, "Sir, I don't know. Meng De is a lieutenant of Dianjun awarded by the late emperor, and he is not subordinate to me. It stands to reason that the lieutenant of Dianjun is in command of his own troops." In fact, Zhang Miao also felt that this explanation was a bit far-fetched. .

Weitz said, "I don't know how I can help?"

Cao Cao said: "I have already discussed with my father to spend all my wealth to recruit righteous men. It is a pity that the cost is huge, and I am afraid that there will be no shortage, so I ask you for help."

Wei Zi was startled, it turned out that he was going to the Hongmen Banquet.The prefect is here, which means that the two have colluded. Cao Cao is a desperado. He even dared to assassinate Dong Zhuo. If he does not agree, the consequences will be disastrous. If you are empty, you should spend money to save your life and borrow a donkey from the slope.

Wei Zi patted his chest and said: "I have this heart for a long time, and I hate that I have never met a real hero. Since Meng De has great ambitions, I am willing to help with all my family resources." After hearing this, Cao Cao was overjoyed, and took people to Wei Zi's family received property, and Cao Cao received nearly [-] million yuan, tens of thousands of stones in grain and grass, and countless silks, satins and cloth.

Poor Wei Zi, after eating a meal, he changed from a super rich to a retail investor.The Wei family has been in business for generations, not production, so unlike the Mi family who has land and tens of thousands of servants, nor the Chen family who has salt fields, the money is gone, the property is still there, and they can be gathered in the future. Out of stock, what will the whole family eat and drink in the future?Wei Zi had no choice but to go to Zhang Miao's subordinates, Zhang Miao did not treat him badly, and appointed him as a general.

A few days later, Cao Song and his family went to Huaxian County, Mount Tai. When they left, they were very secretive. If someone pays attention, they will find that there are many vehicles.

Cao Cao erected a white flag of recruiting troops in Chenliu, wrote the word "loyalty" and sent out recruiting notices everywhere.In just a few days, many people were recruited. Among them, some were inspired by the heroic deeds of Cao Cao's assassination of Dong Zhuo. Cao Cao accepted them all.

More than a month later, Cao Cao's brothers came one after another. Cao Hong's style was Zilian, Cao Ren's style was Zixiao, Xiahoudun's style was Yuanrang, and Xiahouyuan's style was Miaocai. Each of them brought dozens to hundreds of people. Cao Hong has the most, a thousand people.They said that there were other people who were going to do business at home and would come over later.

Cao Cao gradually gathered more than 5000 horsemen, which was the maximum that Cao Cao and Chen Liu could bear. If there were any more, the supply of weapons and food would be useless.While he was training his soldiers and horses, he sent people to listen everywhere.

However, it was not all smooth sailing for Cao Cao in Chenliu. Some people did not like Cao Cao. Among them, the prefect of Jiujiang was very talented. Be overwhelmed by Bian Rang's demeanor.It is said that Kong Rong, Wang Lang, and Cai Yong were all willing to make friends with him, but Guo Tai, a famous scholar, did not think highly of him. He once said to his disciples privately: "This young man is more than talented, but he is not a Taoist. What a pity!" He was called to be the prefect of Jiujiang, but he ran back to his hometown Chenliu and continued to live a life full of friends.

For such so-called talented people, Cao Cao has always kept a respectful distance. Instead, he let Cao Cao belittle everywhere and sneer in front of the guests.Cao Cao claimed that he had never offended the Bian Rang, and saw that the prefect Zhang Miao was very respectful to the Bian Rang. As an outsider, Cao Cao could only tolerate it, and Cao Hong and others were very upset.

A few months passed and entered the first year of Chuping. Zhang Miao, the prefect, told Cao Cao that Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, passed on a letter: He received a letter from the Sangong of the capital and forwarded it to the states and counties. Dong Zhuo committed a lot of crimes. There is nothing they can do, and they want the uprising soldiers in the states and counties all over the world to solve the national crisis.Later generals Yuan Shu, Jizhou Mu Hanfu, Yuzhou Governor Kong Ni, Yanzhou Governor Liu Dai, Bohai Governor Yuan Shao, Hanoi Governor Wang Kuang, Sanyang Governor Yuan Yi, and Jibei Minister Bao Xin were all ready to raise troops. Zhang Miao asked Cao Cao to respond together. , And asked his younger brother Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, to raise troops together.

Cao Cao concluded that this was Qiao Mao's false letter to Sangong, but he was just surprised that the Yuan brothers hadn't moved yet, so why Qiao Mao took the lead in attacking.Since someone is taking the lead, Cao Cao is naturally willing to follow, but Cao Cao has learned to be good, so he has to see clearly first, and dare not act rashly.So he agreed to raise troops to respond, but his soldiers had just been recruited and needed to be trained for a period of time, so Zhang Miao was asked to join the crowd first, and he would arrive later.

The news also spread to Xuzhou. Tao Qian was hesitant, so he called Cao Bao and Cao Hong to discuss.Cao Bao was worried that Tao Qian would send him to lead the army, so he looked directly at Cao Hong. How could Cao Hong not know what he was thinking, so he said to Tao Qian: "Master, now all the state capitals have raised troops, we can't fall in Xuzhou, but the army You are too old to stand the fatigue of a pommel horse, so you don't have to go in person, just send a general to represent you."

Hearing this, Cao Bao almost wanted to come up and grab Cao Hong's neck.Cao Hong continued: "Zhou Cang is now in Pengcheng. He is a general who has been appointed by the imperial court. It is most suitable for him to go. Presumably the princes from all walks of life will not have any objections. We just need to allocate some more money and food to him."

Cao Bao can't wait to come up to hug Cao Hong and kiss Cao Hong now, but his brother is resourceful.Tao Qian was overjoyed, and he didn't want to participate too much. Zhou Cang was really the most suitable candidate. "Yeah, yes, it's just what I want."

With a swipe of his pen, Tao Qian allocated millions of dollars to Zhou Cang, food and grass, and thousands of stones. After thinking about it, he added a thousand armors, weapons, and hundreds of horses, and then sent someone to send the supplies and letters to Zhou Cang.

If you want bread, you will get dry food, and if you are sleepy, someone will give you a pillow.Zhou Cang was overjoyed when he received Tao Qian's letter, and immediately asked Zhang Jai and others to accept and distribute the supplies.

Zhou Cang did not dare to show his strength, so he ordered Zhang Jai to lead an army of [-] infantry and [-] cavalry, with Hua Xiong as the vanguard, Dian Wei as the guard, and Zhou Gui as the follower.Xu Sheng, Chen Dao, Gan Chi, and Zhou Fu stayed in Pengcheng, and Wei Yan also followed Zhou Cang to see the situation. Zhou Cang also thought that the opportunity was rare, so he took Wei Yan with him.

On the way, Wei Yan said awkwardly: "I haven't thought about the homework that the teacher left last time. I think: Country A's best strategy is not to attack, but to accumulate strength. With its foundation, it will soon surpass B and C." In sum, the two countries will be wiped out at that time; but B and C will naturally be able to see through, and will definitely join forces to conquer A, so that he can no longer become stronger. No matter how I think about it, I’m in a stalemate.”

Zhou Cang chuckled, "No hurry, no hurry. We'll talk about it when we return, maybe you'll get something after this trip."

(End of this chapter)