Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2226 Say what you say, do what you do

  The unchanging life may make people lazy, or it may make people feel bored.

  Cao Cao hates the unchanging life. If he liked this kind of life back then, wouldn’t it be cool to be a second-rate high-ranking yamen who is the most expert in eating, drinking, and playing with women?

  However, when endless challenges are coming, even Cao Cao will inevitably feel a little tired.

  Cao Mansion in Yecheng, um, within the original Yuan Mansion, but now it belongs to the Cao family.

  In the future...

  Who knew?

  Cao Cao smiled and looked up, and the spring flowers all over the mountain were blooming. Back then when Brother Ben Chu came here, did he also see the mountains full of flowers?

  『Fengxiao…』

  Cao Cao called softly.

  『My lord. 』

  Guo Jia took half a step forward and stood behind Cao Cao.

  『This time, is it right...or wrong? ’ Cao Cao asked softly.

  Guo Jia looked up at Cao Cao slightly in surprise, "...My lord is wise. 』

"Ok? Ok. 』Cao Cao understood and nodded.

   After a while.

  『Bong Xiao. ’ Cao Cao called out.

  『The minister is here. ’ Guo Jia replied.

"very good. Cao Cao sighed, "It's a pity that there is only one Feng Xiao in the world." 』

  Guo Jia cupped his hands and said, "In this way, the minister can enjoy the grace of the lord exclusively." 』

  『Haha...』 Cao Cao laughed loudly, then nodded, and raised his voice to order, 『Tell Cui Jigui to come! 』

   His subordinates responded and left in a hurry.

  Cao Cao looked at it, and then sighed with emotion, "There are too many smart people in this world... Huqi wants to make more people smart... This is really..."

  Guo Jia was silent for a moment, and said: "There are more smart people, and more rules." 』

   "Rules..." Cao Cao nodded, "Yes, rules. 』

   Not long after, an attendant chanted in the distance, "Don't drive Cui..."

"pass! 』Cao Cao flicked his sleeves, turned around, sat down, and motioned for Guo Jia to sit down too.

  Cui Yan walked forward unhurriedly, "Greetings to Duke Ming..."

  Cao Cao nodded, "No courtesy, come and sit down." 』

  Cao Cao is the master, so he naturally sits at the head.

  Guo Jia sat in the lower seat, and Cui Yan naturally sat opposite Guo Jia. After Cui Yan sat down, he slightly nodded to Guo Jia, and Guo Jia also returned the gift.

   One person sits in one direction.

  Cao Cao looked at it, his eyelids drooped slightly, and then said slowly: "To call Ji Gui here today, I have to report urgently... Yuyang is in danger..."

  Cui Yan was taken aback.

Ever since he learned that Cao Cao was coming to Yecheng, Cui Yan had prepared a lot, such as the personnel arrangement in Jizhou, the situation of spring plowing in various places, the emotional changes of the big households, the sowing and growth of Zhuanghe, etc., but he did not expect what he had prepared. Cao Cao didn't ask any questions, but directly threw Yuyang out.

Cui Yan has heard a little bit about Yuyang, but Cui Yan thinks that it was a wolf who came to Youzhou once before, and it is hard to say what the situation is now, and besides, Yuyang, which is far away in Youzhou, is the most important Jizhou. The importance is obviously self-evident, so Cui Yan thinks that Cao Cao will definitely solve the affairs of Jizhou first, and then solve the military affairs of Yuyang...

  Could it be that Yuyang has been corrupted to the extreme, more urgent than Jizhou?

  Cao Cao squinted his eyes, and with a half-smile, he turned his head and said, "Get the picture!" 』

  The attendant on the side quickly fetched the map and hung it high.

  The land of Yuyang Fangwan is curled up on the map, surrounded by large and small red and black arrows, and various signs. Even those who don’t know how to read military maps can intuitively perceive the danger.

  『Yuyang...』 Cui Yan widened his eyes, then quickly recovered his original expression, cupped his hands and said, 『I don’t know what orders Minggong has? 』

  『Order? Hehe, let’s not talk about it for the time being...Come on, Feng Xiao...Let’s talk about the Yuyang military situation first...'Cao Cao looked at Cui Yan, then turned his head to look at Guo Jia, and gestured.

  『Only! My lord, don't drive..." Guo Jia arched his hands, saluted Cao Cao and Cui Yan respectively, and then said, "Among Yuyang, there are only less than 2,000 soldiers...General Cao was blocked by Gongsun's army...except for Gongsun's soldiers In addition, in Yuyang, there are more than ten thousand Wuhuan people, more than ten thousand Xianbei people... There are also Dingling people, there should be more than ten thousand people... According to General Cao's previous dispatch, General Pingbei under the hussars also led nearly ten thousand troops, Soldiers sent to Changshan...」

  『When Yuyang is lost, there is no screen in northern Hebei. ’Cao Cao still squinted his eyes and looked at Cui Yan, ‘I don’t know if there is a good way to stop driving? 』

  Cui Yan's heart sank.

  The so-called good policy is naturally a "grain" policy.

But the problem is that Jizhou is very dissatisfied with the proportion of cakes divided by Cao Cao before, and with the series of previous incidents, Jizhou is now holding back its energy and wants to have a good theory with old classmate Cao, arguing for a high and low, and dividing the cake. He made a right or wrong decision, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to throw out such a thing, and he was a little passive.

  Youzhou is the barrier to the north of Jizhou. Because of the existence of Youzhou, Jizhou has always been relatively safe and has not received much intrusion from the Hu people. This is also the reason why Jizhou and Yuzhou have been prosperous and peaceful since Guangwu of the Great Han Dynasty.

However.

  Jizhou people, especially these big gentry families in Jizhou don't think so.

  Youzhou? None of my business?

  Cui Yan pondered for a long time, and then said: "This matter is so important, why didn't Duke Ming gather all the sages to discuss it together?" 』Cui Yan did not dare to talk about the issue of sending troops, because to send troops, of course, he needed food and grass, and the issue of food and grass had always been the focus of conflict with Cao Cao.

  Cao Cao was still smiling, "Ji Gui might as well talk about it, who else do you need to discuss with?" 』

  『Master Mingjian! Cui Yan stepped forward and bowed down on the ground, "Yan is not a talent, the lord has been promoted to the lowest position, and he should repay the lord's kindness with death. If he loses his family and property, Yuyang's difficulties can be solved, I have no doubts!" However, the current chaos in Youbei is definitely not a one-time decision, so we should gather the power of Jiyou to defend it together! 』

  Cao Cao nodded slightly, "Well... what Ji Gui said... is very reasonable... so, Ji Gui will convene first, and three days later, the hall will discuss it..."

  『Sir, take orders! ’ Cui Yan kowtowed, and then peeked at Cao Cao, 『I’ll take my leave...』

"Ok. 』Cao Cao waved his hand.

  Cui Yan left.

  Cao Cao squinted his eyes, looked all the way, then turned his head and said to Guo Jia indifferently: "It's as expected. 』

  Guo Jia shook his head slightly and sighed.

  …(╯︵╰)…

"what? 』

  『Yuyang is so corrupt? 』

  『Everyone, everyone! Youbei is in a hurry, Cao Gong must need our help to get through this calamity? ! 』

  『Ah, yes! So to say…"

  『Oh, hahaha! 』

  『Sigh! Duke Cao, Duke Cao was in such distress? ! 』

  『Someone said before, don’t care if it’s Yuan Gong or Cao Gong, it’s impossible to leave us! 』

  『Ahahahaha! 』

  『…』

   Cui Yan frowned, sitting at the top, listening to the noisy voice below, he didn't know why, and suddenly felt a little palpitation, but he didn't know where this feeling came from.

  Yuyang is in a hurry.

  So Cao Cao needs to raise troops to rescue.

Sending troops requires food and grass, and now Cao Cao does not have much food and grass, so he can only surrender to the big gentry in Jizhou in exchange for the support of the big gentry in Jizhou for his military actions, just like Liu Xiu wanted to enter Guanzhong and want to unify The world must rely on them.

  Is this inference smooth?

  But Cui Yan felt that something was wrong, but what exactly was wrong?

  Wait, let's do it again.

  Is Cao Cao going to fight for hegemony?

Yes.

  Then, does fighting for world hegemony require soldiers and food?

   That's right.

  So where did the money and food for the soldiers come from?

   Taxation.

   Who paid the taxes?

   Naturally, it is a big gentry family, especially the big gentry family in Yuzhou, Jizhou.

  So Cao Cao finally asked for help from the big family of the gentry, so even if he was disobedient for a while, when he still had no money, he still had to kneel down and call Dad, right? Although Cui Yan doesn't know all the nouns of later generations, but the thinking is similar, so he thinks that Cao Cao's only way now, spring plowing now, is not the best embodiment? No matter how you dance, when you reach the word money and food, you will fall to the ground, you must submit, and submit under their skirts.

  『Everyone...』Cui Yan opened his mouth slowly, looking around, "Now that Yuyang is in critical condition, everyone should cooperate sincerely, unite as one, and face the national crisis together..."

"Ok? Don't drive...it makes sense...」

  『Yes, yes, it makes sense. 』

  『It’s reasonable and reasonable. 』

  All of you here are not fools. The so-called hearing the strings means knowing the elegant meaning, and they all echoed it. In any case, it is still necessary to face Guang Weizheng, just like the announcement issued by some big companies.

  Cui Yan nodded, then got up and left. Cui Yan is very cautious, so he won't say much, and did he say a wrong thing? Is there anything wrong with his words?

   None, in some ways, not at all.

  But the key to things is often not how to say it, but how to do it!

  …(*`ェ*)…

   Near Yuyang.

   Now that spring is getting darker, if it is said to be in the desert, it is the best season.

  But now this season, which was supposed to be used to reproduce and raise cattle and horses, has also become a time for killing.

   This had never happened before the Han Dynasty, and it was even rare in the entire battle between the Han Dynasty and the Huns.

   Raise troops in autumn and withdraw them in winter, fighting only once a year.

   And now, it seems many rules are broken...

  The breeze is coming slowly, blowing the knee-high grass, like a sea of ​​green, but in the sea of ​​green, there are also some variegated colors.

  The scorched ground, the cut grass roots, the broken arrows that sank deep into the ground, and the bloodstains and corpses left behind indicate that a war has just ended here.

Gongsun Du understood that as long as he defeated Cao Chun, Yuyang would be at his fingertips, so he has been trying to use troops to block Cao Chun's movement, trying to limit Cao Chun to a certain area, and then continue to compress and surround him, In the end, he was wiped out, but Cao Chun did not let Gongsun do what he wanted, but broke through his interception, cruising around the periphery.

   This made Gongsun very upset.

  In this war, Gongsundu believed that he had taken advantage of the right time, place and people. Not only did the water and land routes go hand in hand, but even the Xianbei people helped out, and it was almost certain to win Yuyang.

Sun Quan's support made Gongsundu even more overjoyed, and through the previous trade, he was more eager to obtain Yuyang's salt and iron, property, larger land and more population. This desire came from the soul Deep down, it comes from an instinct.

  The instinct of greed.

  Speaking of it, I still blame the hussars.

  If General Hussars hadn’t engaged in tricks that some don’t have, and hadn’t engaged in caravan trade, Gongsun Du would not have felt how far away he was from the culture of the top of the Han Dynasty while sitting in Liaodong, in front of the toubob.

However, with the passage of time, as more and more things poured into Liaodong, Liaodong's original resources were obviously in short supply, especially when he knew that everything was overweighted by Cao Cao's rule, There is this middleman surnamed Cao who is raising the price. The anger burning in his chest is the source of motivation for him to take down Yuyang!

  Down with those **** middlemen!

  Then added the invitation from Xianbei Kirbineng...

  Gongsun Du and Kirby were able to divide the territory of Youzhou very carefully. What Gongsun Du wants is Yuyang and the east side, and then Kirbineng is the north and west. In this way, Gongsundu is mainly responsible for defending Cao Cao, while Kebineng is responsible for resisting the hussars in case of attack .

  Both parties were very serious and sincere when negotiating conditions, and even made an alliance with blood.

  So pursuing Cao Chun now is naturally within the scope of Gongsundu's business.

   Xianbei people also have things to do for Xianbei people.

  But this task, which Gongsun Du originally thought was relatively simple, now looks a little tricky.

  The smell of embers floating on the grassland after the war, a smell very familiar to veterans, slightly burnt and slightly smelly, this is the smell of burnt human flesh. Even recruits who have never smelled this smell will instinctively reject this smell, as if their organs know that this smell is the smell of burnt human body fat, and then they will show some disgust.

Logically speaking, human flesh and other animal flesh may be more than 90% the same, with the same meat fiber and the same hemoglobin, but it is this subtle difference that makes human flesh and other animal flesh produce the same Different smells send out a special signal.

  Like some things, even if you don't have to say it, you know how to do it.

   This is something engraved in the genes. Maybe the ancestors unite with each other to fight against external threats, and become partners to fight together, but this kind of thing is like a covenant...

  It is wrong for people to kill people, but there are still many people who kill people.

   Kill with a knife or gun, or kill in other ways.

   Cannibalism is not good, but there are still many people who cannibalize.

  Eat raw, or in other ways.

   After all, what is said is what is said, and what is done is what is done.

  From ancient times to the present, this has always been the case.

Under the soil **** not far away, there are some raised stone mounds. There are all kinds of cloth strips hanging on the mounds, and some broken armor and weapons are inserted in front of the mounds. Dance slowly.

  These graves are the graves of cavalrymen of Cao Jun. Of course, a better standard is to incinerate and bring back the ashes according to the fire virtue of the big man, but isn't the black smoke burned during the escape process an act of courting death?

  Because Cao Chun needed constant exercise, he couldn't do this at all, so he could only bury these corpses by staying for a short time.

  Fighting for days, Gongsun's side failed to capture any Cao Jun alive.

   Gongsun’s soldiers riding horses on the grassland to clean the battlefield looked at the stone piles in the distance and thought about Cao Jun’s performance on the battlefield, so he couldn’t help feeling a little admiration.

  Don't be a prisoner, don't leave any compatriots behind, be born as a Han, and return to the land of the Han. This was originally the iron law of the Han cavalry.

   It’s just that, after all, there are very few people who really do this.

  At least Gongsun soldiers knew in their hearts, at least they couldn't do it.

  When did the soldiers of the big man become like this?

  Back then...

   At least when Yuan Shao was fighting against Gongsun Zan, didn't he hear that Yuan Shao's soldiers were like this?

  『Where are those guys from Xianbei? ! Gongsun Kang said angrily, "Didn't they say they wanted to help us kill these **** cavalrymen of Cao Jun!" We just need to take care of Yuyang! 』

  Gongsun Du glanced at his son, "Say what you say, do what you do. Xianbei fart, could it be possible that you also take it seriously? 』

  『Shameless! mean! ”Gongsun Kang waved his arms, “He is the king of Xianbei!” How can you be so dishonest? ! 』

Gongsundu lowered his head, still looking at the map, and ignored Gongsun Kang's complaints, because complaints were useless, and from a certain point of view, if the cavalry just because of Cao Chun indicated that they needed the support of Xianbei people, then Xianbei People will definitely look down on Gongsun and his family because of this, and they will not stand in the follow-up cooperation.

   Even if there is no follow-up cooperation, Gongsun Du can't afford to lose this person.

Gongsun Kang is so angry and excited, not because Gongsun Kang really cares about Gongsun's winning or losing, but because he was defeated by Cao Chun last time. If Liu Yi didn't arrive, he might be killed by Cao Chun on the spot That's why I hate Cao Chun so much.

   It's just that this kind of hatred, or some other emotion, can't help the battle situation. So Gongsun Du rushed over, took over Gongsun Kang's original fighting position, and then let Liu Yi go back to preside over the siege of Yuyang.

   But even so, it is still not easy to catch Cao Chun.

Gongsun's family has cavalry, but the quality is not as strong as his elder brother, and because Gongsundu's previous territory was also mountainous, not like the large grasslands in Youbei, so Gongsundu's family did not It is not dominated by cavalry, on the contrary, there are more infantry.

Gongsundu set out several traps, trying to take advantage of Cao Chun's eagerness to rush back to Yuyang, and then besieged and captured Cao Chun, but he didn't expect that Cao Chun didn't fall for the trap, and instead seemed to not care about Yuyang , constantly cruising around the periphery, which made Gongsundu very uncomfortable.

  Could it be that Cao Chun doesn't care about Yuyang's gain or loss at all?

   Or is it best for Gongsun Du to turn around now, ignore Cao Chun who is on the periphery, and attack Yuyang with all his strength?

   Or should the infantry and cavalry separate, and then pursue Cao Chun with cavalry?

  Gongsun Du was a little hesitant, but he didn't know that some things gradually changed when he was hesitating...

  (end of this chapter)