Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 292

Cao Cao is a man with great affection. Liu Yanqing, a veteran of the Western Army, has always treated him well. How can he just sit idly by and do nothing?
So when he heard that Liu Yanqing was in danger, Cao Cao hurriedly urged his soldiers and horses to rush forward. After running for three or five miles, he saw two or three thousand Song troops surrounded by tens of thousands of bandits on a low hill.

Cao Cao hurriedly reined in his soldiers and horses, and sent scouts to go immediately to see the banners raised by the thieves. After a while, the report came back, which were the two banners of "Chu" and "Jin".

Everyone thought about it, and the "Chu" flag was naturally under Duan Wu's command, and the person flying the "Jin" flag was probably Tian Hu, the tiger king of Hebei.

Although this person is known as "Hebei Tianhu", it is counted from the north of the Yellow River. The actual foundation is actually the land in the middle of Jin. Therefore, if he is called king, the first choice is the king of Jin.

Lu Junyi wondered: "When did Tian Hu become King of Jin?"

Cao Cao sneered and said: "I'm afraid the root cause is still in us. We planted Wang Qing, assassinated the son, robbed the emperor, killed the Taiwei, and made a big fuss in Tokyo, which made the king of Chu famous, so that this Hebei tycoon was unwilling Lonely, hooked his idea of ​​being king and hegemony!"

Lu Junyi was dumbfounded when he heard that, and then smiled wryly: "I'm afraid it's true, it's just that he moves too fast."

Cao Cao shook his head and sighed: "Thinking about the terrain in the center of Jin, surrounded by mountains, it is a self-contained body. If he rebels, he will have a good location. As long as he is strong in the early stage, he will set up a prairie fire. If he kills the Taihang Mountains, he can cross the river and hit Tokyo directly." Bianliang! Hehe, the officials of the Song Dynasty, I’m afraid they’ve been scared enough to pee a few pairs of pants.”

Lao Cao is an old man who fought all his life, especially the northern mountains and rivers, where is he not in his heart?

The land in the middle of the Jin Dynasty to the north of the Yellow River is known as the mountains and rivers inside and outside. Several mountain ranges undulate like dragons, extending from north to south. The left side is called Luliang, and the right is called Taihang. It is higher than the northeast and lower than the southwest. If you go out of Taihang and occupy Weizhou, you will face Tokyo across the river. Once you cross the river to attack Henan, you will be condescending.

You must know that the ancients led the army, and it was always the best strategy to be condescending. The so-called "looking down from a high position is like splitting bamboo"-this is what Ma Su believed in in the past, and he climbed up the mountain to lose the street pavilion.

Of course, apart from the individual cases of applying rote and sticking to the rules, this art of war is indeed the most brilliant principle. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: "I live first, and I must live in Gaoyang to wait for the enemy." The same is true.

Lu Junyi also knew the terrain in the north, and after hearing Cao Cao's words, he also found it difficult, and said angrily: "In the final analysis, the officers and soldiers are incompetent."

What he said is not bad, they are all big men in the world, how can they not know how Tian Hu is?

Tian Hu was originally a mere hunter, but because of his natural physical strength and good martial arts, he was popular in the village.What's rare is that he has a bold personality and a wide range of acquaintances. Later, his reputation spread, and the government and the rivers and lakes were willing to sell his face. In addition, his hometown, Qinyuan County, surrounded by thousands of mountains, is naturally an easy place to gather, and it is worth year after year of floods and droughts. Uneven, the common people seem to be impoverished year after year, so people's minds are confused.

Since Tian Hu has many friends, his vision is not bad. Seeing this kind of situation, he thought it was the right time, place and people. When the people grow stronger, they will invade the prefectures and seize the counties.

In fact, if there are one or two ministers in the local area at this time, it is not difficult to deal with him. However, looking around, they are all civil servants who want money and generals who are afraid of death. It's blinding, without a trace of light.

The officers and soldiers in those prefectures and counties are all old, weak and cowardly. They spend nothing on food and pay. , how can there be one who can fight?They forcefully arrested some people and went to battle, but when they heard the word "thief", they broke up, only hating their parents for having two feet.

The local officials were also shrewd. Afraid of being responsible for losing their land, they offered gold, silver, money and food, just asking for peace with each other.

But how to get those gold, silver and money?It is unavoidable to blackmail the common people, and even wealthy gentry with no background can escape this disaster. Officials get money to "protect the place", and they can get a lot of money themselves, so why not do it?Unexpectedly, those common people and even local heroes were persecuted by the government, so they all went to Tianhu, so Tianhu got money in his left hand and people in his right hand, and enjoyed the benefits, and his power became more and more prosperous.

Originally, with Tian Hu's original intention, he planned to raise it for a few more years before making a big move.Unexpectedly, since the beginning of this year, there have been many major events in the world. First, Liangshan defeated several soldiers from the imperial court, and his prestige was greatly boosted; ; and then "Wang Qing makes a big fuss in Tokyo", the king of Chu became more and more popular-Tian Hu is not really deep and sophisticated, so how can he still sit still?My family said to all the brothers: "My mother, if I don't have soldiers anymore, the whole world will be taken by others."

So there was a clamor, and he proclaimed himself the king of Jin. Jinzhong was infiltrated by him. In one month, soldiers went down to several states without bloodshed. , suddenly received Duan Wu's call for help, Tian Hu wanted to grab Liang Shanyi's name and Bo Yuntian's name, so he sent a large army across the river to help, and made an appointment with Duan Wu two miles away.

Naturally, Cao Cao didn't know the details. He was busy beating Wang Qing for the past few months, and when he came, he was defeated by the officers and soldiers. As for how far Tian Hu had developed, how many troops came, what kind of characters he was, and various situations. I don't know at all, but now to drive the ducks into battle, I have to save the Song army in front of me first, and then worry about it.

Seeing that the Song army on the mound was getting more and more unable to hold on, Cao Cao made a decisive decision, pointed at the enemy formation and said, "Look, brothers, those bandit soldiers are so powerful, and when they are proud, their morale is high. We can't fight with them, rescue them Let's go, old Liu! Now we are divided into three waves, attacking one point with the force of eloquence, all of you are not allowed to fight, and when you see that the momentum is exhausted, retreat quickly, and your own rear team will catch up."

Du Po and the others originally thought it was everyone's courageous charge, but Cao Cao's arrangements were meticulous, and they all said happily, "Good strategy."

Cao Cao then taught Du Po to lead a thousand men as the first team, Yuan Lang and Zhu Jing to lead a thousand men as the second team, and himself and Lu Junyi to form the third team. In the middle of the road, many bandits from the outside had rushed forward screaming. Du Po waved his spear, yelled the word kill, and led a thousand riders under his command to speed up first. middle.

Du Yu himself is sharp, leading the horse, with a snake spear wide open and closed, although the morale of the rebel soldiers is high, how can they stop this brave general?They separated in two like waves splitting, and Du Po rushed to the foot of the mountain in one breath. The thieves on the mountain turned around and beat him with stones, bows and crossbows, which stopped his charge.

Du Po didn't like to fight when he saw this, he waved his spear and turned his head to kill outside. The thieves couldn't help being stunned: "You came to save people so aggressively, you scared our little hearts, but we rushed to the foot of the mountain and turned our heads and died." run?
Unexpectedly, just as Du Po moved out of the way, another cavalry army galloped along the path that the former army had killed. The two generals in the lead, one wielding a battle axe, and the other running a pair of swords, drove straight in with arrows and stones, and immediately killed them. Countless thieves.

The two of them are so brave, but they annoyed a strong man among the thieves, and saw a nine-foot-tall general with a face like a blue crab turning out from the mountainside, holding a thirty-jin heavy wind knife, pointing and shouting: "Hey Damn General Song, do you recognize Dong Cheng, the general under the throne of Jin?"

Yuan Lang laughed loudly and said, "You wait for a thief and a bird, so you have to be an unknown ghost. Who has the time to remember your name and name?"

It turned out that this time when Tian Hu sent troops to cross the river, the leading general was a well-known hero in Jinzhong, "Iron Dragonfly" Niu Wenzhong, who was named a privy envoy by Tian Hu, and Dong Cheng was the vanguard of his subordinates. How could he resist Yuan Lang's underestimation?Immediately, he burst into anger, and shouted: "I must make you a headless ghost, so that I can vent my hatred!" Turning the big knife, he slashed at the face.

There are different teachings: the butterfly waved its thin wings by the sea, and the knight dropped iron nails on the way.There is no end to the cycle of cause and effect, and the sense of heaven is invisible.

(End of this chapter)