Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 571 I have a guest who returns from overseas

October twenty-two.

The day after Lao Cao’s letter was sent, a boat with a strange style slowly went upstream on the Lu River in the east of Lu County, which is also known as the North Canal in later generations.

"Jade Banner Pole" Meng Kang was ordered to be stationed in Lu County, but he never lived in the city, but only lived on the boat.

Hearing the announcement, I went to the deck to watch. I saw that the ship was about ten feet long, wide and short, with bamboo sails on the front and rear masts, and dozens of vermilion long oars protruding from both sides, like centipede legs and claws.

Meng Kang was surprised at first, and then showed ecstasy: "Isn't this sending Tang boats? It must be the brothers' return!"

He is a master shipbuilder, and he knows that this ship is the Fusang Tang ship, and it is also the only ship among all kinds of ships in the Fusang country that can cross the deep sea, but the risk is relatively high-the capsized rate is %.

Now take a small boat, throw it into the river, and jump on it.

A sailor on the big boat had already handed the pennies, Meng Kang took them, just a little, and the boat went away like an arrow.

Not long after, before the Tang ship was dispatched, a few familiar faces appeared on the deck, all smiling with joy: "Haha, brother Mengkang, we will miss you so much after a long goodbye!"

Meng Kang's fair face was also full of joy, and he said excitedly: "Brother Ting Yu, Brother Sun An, Brother Shi Qian, I want to spoil my brothers too!"

While speaking, he leaned forward, grabbed the side of the boat with both hands, turned over, stomped on the deck twice, and asked curiously: "This broken boat is very dangerous, how could you come back on it?"

Shi Qian said with a smile: "Wang Shangshu and Gao Shilang came with two good boats. Brother Guanzhong wanted to cross the sea to fight for gold in the future, so he stayed in Fusang and made people imitate him. The wind and waves have been limited recently, so he sat in the Fusang Kingdom." The boat is coming."

Meng Kang listened and took a look, but he didn't see Xu Guanzhong, nor Ali Qi, but His Highness Fusang Naginata, and Kleina, a pair of swordsmen, were standing on the boat. Seeing Meng Kang's eyes, they all bowed and said with a smile: "Hana no man, long time no see."

Meng Kang hadn't heard of this Fusang nickname for a long time, and at this moment his face turned red, and he cupped his fists and said, "My little brother has seen the two sister-in-laws."

Sun An said with a simple and honest smile: "Guan Zhong and Ali Qi stayed in Fusang and did not return. When I see my brother, I will explain it in detail."

Meng Kang said: "In this case, I will take the helm and go to see brother together."

Immediately, he ordered the sailors under his command to take charge of their duties and personally take the helm, and then drove the Tang boat up the river until it reached the wharf outside Youzhou City, where they disembarked and entered the city.

Lao Cao was discussing the follow-up with the generals, and when he heard the report that Sun An and others had returned, he was overjoyed, jumped up, and hurried to the door to meet him. !"

When the three of Sun An saw Cao Cao, tears welled up in their eyes, they all ran to the front of Cao Cao, bowed down and said: "After my brother left, I miss you all the time. The two former kings and ministers came and talked about the past in detail. Only then will I know about my brother's death." He has done an earth-shattering career, and he has received many Jiangnan heroes, but he wished he hadn't participated in it."

Cao Cao hurriedly helped him up and said, "If you didn't watch Fusang for me, how could I go south with peace of mind? This time I went north for my brother, and I have a bigger career to do, but the three of you came just in time! Guan Zhong and Ali Qi What about brother?"

During the conversation, Lin Chong and others all came, and when they saw each other, they made out with each other. Lin Chong smiled and said, "Brother, is this a place to talk, why not sit down and talk about it."

Cao Cao nodded again and again, held hands immediately, and went back to the living room together. Old Cao's eyes turned to Kleina, and he had already seen that her body was a little plump, and her expression was gentle, so he couldn't help laughing: "Sister, you and grandson Is An married yet? I will make it up for you later, for the congratulations of my brother."

Kleina blushed, blessed like a daughter of the Han family, and said with a smile: "My little sister is not as polite as my brother, but I really want a good horse in my heart!"

Hu Sanniang had never seen a woman with red hair and blue eyes. Ever since she came in, she had never left her eyes for a moment, and saw that she spoke and pronounced like a Han Chinese. But there are quite a few, I will accompany you to pick out a good one later."

Cao Cao pointed and said, "Two sisters, this is brother Zhuojing, whose surname is Hu, and whose bosom name is Sanniang. Sanniang, these are Kleina and Jizi, the wives of Sun An and Tingyu respectively."

Kleiner and Taizi quickly bowed to see each other, and Taizi said softly: "My brother and sister-in-law can't favor one another, she wants a good horse, and my younger sister also wants it here."

The Fusang horse is as big as a big dog. When Taizi captured Luan Tingyu wisely, he was overjoyed when he took his horse. Later, the two got married, and Luan Tingyu was big, so naturally he gave him a ride. Now that there are so many good horses here, I can’t help it. Take the opportunity to ask for it.

Sanniang saw that her skin was like snow, fine eyes and fine nose, narrow waist and long legs, especially the pair of rabbit ears on the pocket, she was very cute, she also liked her, she held her hand and smiled: "They are all my sisters, treat them naturally .”

He couldn't help but look at Kleina's long and narrow double swords: "My sister also uses double swords, but this knife is unique and tight..."

The three of her looks are all extremely beautiful, they are pleasing to the eye, and they can't help but hit it off. They are all good at martial arts, and have a bold temperament.

The women held hands and talked aside, Cao Cao and the others took their seats, and Sun An said: "I want to teach my brother to know that Wang and Gao have brought letters from my brother before. I am waiting to return, but I am worried that they are newcomers. It was not easy to take over for a while, so we discussed returning in batches——Guan Zhong and Ali Qi stayed there for the time being, just in time to supervise the Fusang people to build ships according to my Dengzhou style, so as to prepare for crossing the sea and making gold in the future. The three of us know where my brother is. When it's time to employ people, first come and listen to them."

Cao Cao nodded after hearing this: "You have a good idea. After all, the customs and system of Fusang are different from those in China. It is safer to have Guan Zhong in charge."

Sun An also elaborated on the events of intimidating the nations in Fusang and training soldiers and horses. Most of these events were led by Xu Guanzhong, so they were naturally well-organized.

When he had finished speaking, Shi Qian's eyeballs were gurgling. He looked around and saw Hu Sanniang happily chatting with the two girls. He didn't pay attention to this place, so he quickly took out a thick letter, covered himself, and quietly handed it to Cao Cao. .

When Cao Cao saw his ghostly thinking, he immediately knew that this letter was shady, coughed, took it calmly, hid it in his sleeve, lied to go to the toilet, and escaped.

When I found someone who was not there, Zhan Xin saw that it was written by Fusang Empress Fujiwara Akiko.

The letter stated that she gave birth to a very strong son a few months ago, named Wu Mu, and when she was one year old, she would succeed her brother Quan Gan as "Emperor Chumu".

Among them is the portrait of Wu Mu drawn by Zhang Zi himself. This queen mother is good at calligraphy and painting, and the image she paints is lifelike. I can see that the baby is cute and naive, and his eyebrows and eyes really look like Lao Cao.

Lao Cao looked at it carefully for a while, and couldn't help laughing. Looking down, it was full of longing.

Sentences such as "Your Zhangzi looks at the moon every night, and he can't help but think, the moon in the Song Dynasty should be just as beautiful tonight." Sentences abound.

After reading it, Lao Cao thought of the lingering time between the two, and couldn't help feeling nostalgic. He thought to himself: This woman is quite knowledgeable, and she has made great achievements. Give her some lovesickness.

He also made up his mind that in the next two days, he would take advantage of Hu Sanniang's unpreparedness, write a reply letter carefully, and then select a boatload of Youzhou's treasures and local products, and send them to Fusang with the boat to talk about comfort.

After all, since I awakened in this life, although there are many women, this woman is the only one who really has that "unique charm", so how can I forget it easily?
Reminiscing about the "unique charm" in my heart, I walked back to the hall and couldn't help but glance at Du Po, feeling slightly regretful in my heart——

He had intended to take a look at the appearance of Princess Wei, but met Hu Sanniang on the way, but he didn't succeed, who knew that Du Po, when he learned that Princess Tianshou had a crush on Lin Chong, he immediately ran to Hu Sanniang to blame him.

Hu Sanniang consciously reneged on her promise, so she used what Lao Cao said as a prevarication: "Your brother said, you are just greedy for others' beauty, and you can find someone with better appearance for you, such as the princess of Yeluchun, who is both beautiful and virtuous. , is also a descendant of the Khitan family, and the age is just right..."

After hearing this, Du Po believed it to be true, so he took a chance to sneak a peek at Xiao Puxian's appearance, and was immediately shocked. He didn't know who was instigated, so he grabbed a handful of wild flowers the next day and went to court openly.

Miss Xiao Puxian never rejected her fiercely, she just said: "I'm already a wife, how can I match my lover? You are a warrior, so why worry about not having a wife?"

However, how could Du Po see such a good man card?He became more and more confused, and within a few days, everyone in the city knew that the general of the West Wind Army, Du Po, wanted to take Yeluchun's wife away.

After all, Lao Cao is a good man. Although he likes the style of young women, if he wants a woman, how can there be thousands?In any case, I wouldn't want to fall in love with my brothers, but occasionally dreaming back at midnight, I can't help but feel a little regretful.

Just as he was daydreaming, he suddenly heard Luan Tingyu shout: "I have stayed in Fusang for more than a year, and my bones have weakened. Now I just happen to be fighting with the Liao dog!"

But after listening to Lin Chong's introduction of everyone's achievements since the cross-sea landing, he was yearning for it, and couldn't help but shout.

Cao Cao came back to his senses and said with a chuckle: "I don't have to worry about the time when you fight. Before you come, we will discuss what to do next. Now that you three are here, I will be more confident as a brother."

Lin Chongxi said: "Could it be that brother has a plan?"

Old Cao nodded and said: "It's nothing more than the word 'South and West War'. If Yeluchun, Xiao Qian and others have never won Tongguan, they will naturally return to the army to fight with me. Now he has occupied Hebei. On the ground, they don’t have the confidence to defend Youyan in front of the Jinren, so they might be using my West Wind Army as a buffer.”

When all the generals heard him talk about military affairs, they all listened attentively.

Lao Cao unfolded the map and said with a smile: "Now that he wants to deal with me, I will deal with him! My book has already hinted at him, we were originally defeated by Song Ting, let him guess me Is it Tian Hu's remnant party, or Sheng Gong's old department."

Shi Bao smiled and said: "If you say that, in the future fight, Li Shuai and I will fight, and we will give our name and give him a lot of ideas."

Cao Cao said: "That's what I asked Niu Wenzhong to support Wang Yuan and others. If you show up later, he may speculate that Tian Hu and the rest of Shenggong's troops have merged."

He added: "In short, if he is willing to exchange hostages, he can exchange them with him. It doesn't matter if he returns his wives and family members. According to Yang Weizhong and Wang Yuan, the Song generals captured by the Liao people were probably Dong Ping, Zhang Qing, these two are also considered to be old with me, and it is good to save their lives."

When Du Po heard this, his expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help but yelled "ah".

Lao Cao glanced at him, and said angrily: "Xiao Puxian is not included in the exchange list, and will be treated like Princess Tianshou."

Lin Chong and Du Po looked at each other, Lin Chong blushed, but Du Po smiled wickedly.

Guan Sheng frowned and said: "Brother, if the Liao people pretend to deal with me and come back to attack, what will happen?"

Hu Yanzhuo interjected: "Isn't there Wang Yuan and Yang Weizhong in Fanyang? Although these two soldiers and horses are not many, they are all capable of fighting. Without Tong Guan's random command, it is still more than enough to guard a county. Dragonfly's horns with him."

Cao Cao said with a smile: "That's exactly what the Liao soldiers dare to go back. He will resist for a while, and he will have his own rescuers. I will keep Lin Chong, Hu Yanzhuo, Shan Shiqi, and Tang Bin, and lead five hundred tiger riders and you state soldiers will sit in Youshun for me, and Li Jun will help me, so I will be safe."

"As for the others!" Cao Cao took a deep breath and pointed heavily in the northwest of Youzhou on the map: "Follow me to attack Changping County, and then capture Juyongguan. Divide the army into two groups, and first take the two prefectures of Gui and Confucianism!"

When they heard that they were going to attack Kyushu behind the mountain, they were very excited and took orders in unison.

The next day, Lao Cao led the army out of Youzhou, with 800 elite veterans under his command, and more than newly recruited Youzhou troops, and went straight to Changping County.

Changping County is located in the northwest of Youzhou City, miles apart. It was established in the Western Han Dynasty and was known as "the royal family of Mier, a place of heavy shares". Today, I heard that Youzhou, Shunzhou, and Tanzhou were all lost. The two forces of West Wind and Chrysanthemum overwhelmed the river and the sea, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were in panic all day long.

In the evening, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses arrived, but they did not attack the city. They camped five miles outside the city. Youzhou Daku had a wide range of armaments. , thinking that the invading enemy must be no less than people.

At the moment, the city gate is tightly closed, and the flying horse is sent to Juyongguan to report the letter, asking the guards to come to help.

Except for the southeast side of his county, the rest of the county is surrounded by high mountains, and the west side is more than ten miles away, which is the Great Wall Army Pass. If you pass this pass, you will be the land of Kyushu behind the mountain.

Juyongguan began in the Qin Dynasty. In Tang Dynasty, it was also known as Jimen Pass and Junduguan. It controlled Junduxing, one of the "Eight Xings of Taihang". If you want to enter Kyushu behind the mountain, this is the nearest road.

In the handsome tent, all the brothers were discussing matters, Hua Rong asked curiously: "Brother, I see that the county town has a low wall and few soldiers, why not break it down with a drum, and just rest in the city?"

Guan Sheng nodded and said: "Guan also has the same intention. I can't wait to take this county. Waiting for him to invite reinforcements from Juyongguan, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"

Cao Cao smiled and said: "Brothers only see one, but not the other. Juyongguan is the most important pass in the world. How can we get along with each other? We are alone on an expedition, and our elites are limited. If we can't play the situation where the autumn wind sweeps the fallen leaves, we will inevitably be controlled by others. Are you afraid He asks for help, but my brother wants him to ask for help!"

When everyone listened, they were thoughtful, Cao Cao didn't give a shit, and directly ordered: "Xiang Chong, Li Gun, Bao Xu, Cao Zheng, you four are so-and-so, so-and-so, Guan Sheng, Shi Bao, Xuan Zan, Hao Siwen, the four of you are so and so, so and so! Sun An, Tingyu, you two are so and so, so and so..."

His voice was loud, and he sent out orders one after another like flowing water. Everyone cheered up and said in unison: "Little brother, take the order!"

Each led the troops, quietly set out on their own, and sneaked into the surrounding mountains.

This is exactly: the waves toss and the brothers return, the mountain wind howls and the heroes fly.Don't say that the natural danger is strong, and the more dangerous it is, the more famous and handsome it is.

(End of this chapter)