Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 576
Cao Cao's eyesight has always been extraordinary, and he can best judge people from the subtleties.

For example, Zhang Jue, although he didn't meet him, just read what Zhang Shun said in his letter, and he knew he was a general.

For those who are talented, they must be able to convince others, have courage, and know how to advance and retreat.

Zhang Jue was able to pacify the bitter cold of the two prefectures, recruit soldiers, and raise them without any worries. It can be seen that both the army and the herdsmen are talented and can win the hearts of the people. everywhere.

In addition, Yeluchun and Xiao Qian are both powerful ministers in Khitan. A hero like Guo Yaoshi is afraid of Xiao Qian, but Zhang Jue blatantly assumes a semi-independent attitude, forcing the two to be helpless, showing their courage One spot.

This man has a great army in his hands, and he is very courageous. But when he defeated Zhang Shun, as soon as he heard the name of Lao Cao and knew his own situation, he immediately bowed down decisively, without any luck, and without the slightest pretentiousness. It can be said to know how to advance and retreat.

Because of this, Lao Cao did not hesitate to put down the affairs at hand and went to Pingzhou to accept the surrender in person to show his sincerity.

On October th, five hundred leopard riders surrounded Lao Cao and arrived in Pingzhou.

Pingzhou had seen the horse for a long time, and galloped back. It was said that a young soldier entered the country, and the word "Western Wind" was written on the flag.

At this time Zou Yuan and nephew Zou Run have returned to Luanzhou to help Duan Sanniang lead the army, leaving only Zhang Shun and Li Ying here. Hearing this, he said happily, "It must be my brother who sent someone to bring a letter back."

Zhang Jue said: "In this case, I will welcome you personally."

So he invited Zhang Shun and Li Ying, led only a dozen guards, to go out of Guo Wuli, and waited respectfully by the roadside.

When Cao Cao's troops arrived, Zhang Shun saw him and said happily, "Ah, my brother came in person!"

Zhang Jue was overjoyed, he flew on his horse and was about to run out, but he was pulled by the bridle by his own generals, and said: "General, there are hundreds of people there, and the general is going alone. If he has unexpected plans, what should I do? Why don't you send some soldiers and horses?" Protect yourself."

Zhang Jue's face turned cold, he turned his backhand with a whip, pointed and shouted: "Zhang sincerely surrenders, 'Wu Mengde' is the hero of the world, how could he harm me?"

Abandoning his whip to the ground, he galloped his horse to the front of Cao Cao's army, dismounted from his horse, kowtowed to the side of the road, and said loudly: "The ignorant young general has committed a serious crime by mistake, and now he is willing to surrender. Pingying Erzhou, Soldiers and horses, all belong to Wu Jiedu's order!"

Cao Cao reined in the reins, jumped off his horse, smiled all over his face, and strode forward to help him up: "Hahahaha, although fifty thousand soldiers and horses are good, they are not as good as a virtuous brother. My virtuous brother is like a dragon getting water, like a tiger growing wings! Why don't you worry about things failing?"

Zhang Jue glanced over and saw that although this man was short in stature, he had the power of a dragon and a tiger in his actions. When he looked down, he showed his domineering arrogance, and secretly admired him: Well, this man really has the majesty of a hero!

He also heard him calling himself a virtuous brother, I couldn't help but feel hot, I clasped my fists and said: "Little brother considers himself a hero, and he refuses to convince others all his life. Now seeing my brother's demeanor, I know what a hero is!"

Cao Cao took him by the hand and laughed loudly: "Only a hero can know a hero. Hearing the praise of my virtuous brother, I believe that the ancients did not deceive me!"

Both laughed.

Zhang Shun and Li Ying also came forward to pay their respects. Cao Cao supported him with a smile, and praised Zhang Shun first: "Brother Zhang Shun entered the city with great courage, and made me a good general. It can be called a marvelous achievement!"

Zhang Shun's face was so happy that it blossomed, and he said repeatedly: "I owe my elder brother Huwei all the credit for what I have done."

Cao Cao took Li Ying's hands again, shook them and said, "It's really a joy to be able to fight side by side after being separated from the high officials for several years!"

Li Ying was moved, but couldn't help but feel ashamed: "I only hate that my younger brother has no eyes. If I followed my elder brother's command early, how could I be humiliated in Jizhou?"

Cao Cao shook his head and said with a smile: "Since ancient times, heroes have suffered hardships, and my virtuous brother was born in a wealthy family. It is not a bad thing to suffer a little bit of suffering."

He also introduced Qin Ming and Huang Xin to Zhang Jue, and Zhang Jue invited Lao Cao into the city.

Cao Cao responded frankly and followed Zhang Jue into the city.

Zhang Jue was very excited and introduced the local customs along the way.

Lao Cao took a closer look along the way, and saw that the residents here, although most of them had good food, were still full of energy, and their clothes were inevitably worn out, and they were all washed and mended.

What is especially rare is that these people are not afraid of Zhang Jue, and when they saw him coming, they all saluted with a smile. Seeing the love and respect of the common people, you will know that my good brother is a herdsman, and he is not inferior to the famous ministers of ancient times."

Zhang Jue could hear the sincerity in his tone, couldn't help being moved, and said with emotion: "My brother is too famous, but my little brother has no herdsman skills, he only has a little sincerity, like these common people, his livelihood is good or bad, one depends on the sky, and the other depends on the officials God's will has been high and difficult to ask since ancient times. Only officials can realize it. Why did my younger brother have such a bad relationship with Xiao Qian? The prefect he wants to send is a famous corrupt official. The place where the camp is flat is my hometown. Although my younger brother is not very capable, how can I Are you willing to see the elders in your hometown being bullied by that corrupt official?"

Cao Cao nodded again and again: "The most valuable way of a herdsman is your sincerity."

While talking, I arrived at Zhang Jue's mansion, and when I entered, I had already prepared a banquet. Lao Cao talked speculatively with him, and unconsciously, he became a little drunk.

Zhang Jue was so excited that he gradually forgot his form, fisted his fists and sleeves, and was about to express his heroic spirit, when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps.

Everyone looked around, but it was a relative of Zhang Jue, full of anxiety: "General Zhang, my lords, something is wrong! Yuguan was attacked by people, and hundreds of people died. I only found out when I sent food and grass yesterday."

Zhang Jue was shocked, his face changed instantly, he got up and shouted: "The golden soldiers have come in?"

When Qin Ming and others heard the words, their expressions changed at the same time.

Yuguan, the easternmost pass of the Great Wall, was built during the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty. It is surrounded by Yanshan Mountain, near the Bohai Sea, and controls the Yushui River. It is extremely magnificent——

In the original time and space, during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, the general Xu Da was ordered to build the pass city. Looking at the situation, because the Yushui is far less turbulent than in ancient times, the ancient Yuguan is no longer the key to control, so please abandon it and take its bricks and stones. Sixty miles east of it was chosen to move and build a new pass, which is Shanhaiguan, the most powerful pass in the world.

Yushui is the stone river of later generations.

Zhang Jueli was in Pingzhou and Yingerzhou, and the north was relying on the Great Wall. If he wanted to come, he had to pass through Yuguan. Therefore, when he heard that Yuguan was slaughtered, he immediately decided that the Jin soldiers had entered the country.

The general looked blank, shook his head and said: "There are no warnings in Guannei counties and towns. Could it be that the golden soldiers retreated after killing someone?"

"Absolutely impossible!" Cao Cao shook his head, and said decisively: "Brother, the golden man has the nature of a tiger and a wolf. If he succeeds, he will drive straight in. How can he withdraw?"

Zhang Jue knew that Lao Cao had a lot of dealings with Jin people, so he believed it without doubt, wondering: "Not Jin people? But who is it?"

Zhang Shun suddenly showed a guilty expression, and glanced at Lao Cao.

Lao Cao smiled wryly, "Li Jun?"

Zhang Shunna nodded: "At the beginning, it was agreed to divide the troops. I attacked the four states of Jidong and took Yuguan to resist the Jin soldiers. Brother Li Jun attacked Tanzhou and took Huangyaguan. Could it be that he took Huangyaguan? Going straight to the Great Wall and taking Yuguan as well?"

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said: "No, Li Jun has his own strategy in his actions, unless you tell him that you can't get it, if you haven't told him, he probably won't act like this."

Zhang Shun whispered: "Then...what if?"

Lao Cao couldn't help having a headache when he heard this. Although Li Jun acted prudently, it was his first time leading troops. Maybe the fight went smoothly, and he might take advantage of the situation... But it doesn't make sense to run away after killing someone.

Standing up, he said, "It's useless to speculate wildly, brother, I'll go for a walk with you, seeing is believing."

Zhang Jue nodded again and again: "Okay! This pass is the gateway to the north of me. If you don't take a look at it yourself, you really don't feel at ease. How many people will I bring?"

Cao Cao thought it over and said: "I have five hundred elite cavalry, if you have cavalry, just take it with you."

Under Zhang Jue's command, there were more than cavalry soldiers. As soon as they heard the words, they took them with them, and the two sides combined about troops and went straight to Yuguan.

Lulong County is more than a hundred miles away from Nayuguan, and they arrived the next day.

Those soldiers and horses transporting food were willing to do their duty, and they still guarded the pass and dared not leave without authorization.

When Cao Cao got off his horse and entered the pass, the corpses had been piled up by the grain transporters. Cao Cao looked at them himself and sighed, "Look at this, it's been less than three days since he died. People will come."

Then he called the general who was escorting the food and grass, and asked him about his journey in detail. The general told him about it, but there was nothing suspicious.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then asked him what happened when he came along the road.

Pianjiang thought for a while, then suddenly slapped his legs and said: "Yes! When I came, I saw dozens of big boats in Yushui. I was surprised at that time. These big boats can enter the sea. In the river, a big boat like his would not be able to pass through the water gate of Yuguan, but the young general said that he did not know the way of water, so he strayed into this way, so he turned back."

Cao Cao summoned Zhang Jue: "Needless to say, the murderers must be those who took the boat."

After hearing this, Zhang Shun asked the partial general about the number of ships and their appearance.

Zhang Jueqi said: "Occasionally there are pirates robbing my place, and there are only one or two ships. Could it be that the sailors of Korea came to beg for wild fire?"

"No!" Zhang Shun said, looking at Lao Cao: "Brother, according to what this person said, those boats should come from Jiangnan."

"Jiangnan?" Lao Cao frowned, unexpectedly.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, unable to figure out why Jiangnan's boats would travel thousands of miles to Yingzhou to kill the generals guarding the pass.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "This matter is strange, we must investigate. Let me walk along the water, or there may be some clues."

Zhang Jue had no objection, and left 500 people to guard the pass, and the rest of the soldiers and horses were with him. They walked along the Yushui River. Suddenly, behind a cliff, there are more than large ships hidden.

Zhang Jue said angrily: "How courageous! The person who killed me dares to linger, doesn't he have the guts of a bear!"

Cao Cao sneered and said, "These people have come here on a special trip, and they must have big plans! Zhang Shun, you are an expert in water affairs, and I will follow your instructions today. At least I will manipulate him. Let's see what he has in mind."

Zhang Shun nodded, jumped off his horse, found a mountain to climb up for a closer look, came down and said with a smile: "Brother, we are all cavalry, if he rushed up rashly, he saw our strength and sailed away. How can I deal with him? Therefore, my little brother has a humble opinion, and find a narrow place, build a dam to hold back the water, and when the tide ebbs, he will run aground, and he can be captured in one fell swoop."

Old Cao Xi said: "Sure enough, it's a great plan! Let's do it accordingly!"

Zhang Shun inspected it and decided on a place five or six miles upstream. More than cavalry dismounted one after another, felled trees and moved stones, and threw them into the water. Sure enough, the water gradually slowed down. lower down.

Zhang Shun counted the time and said with a smile: "Cheng Ye, if we go down now, he just runs aground."

Sure enough, when I returned to the original place, I saw that the sea water had just receded, and there was no water coming from the upper reaches, and all the big ships were stranded.

It was already late at this time, and lanterns were lit on the boat, and the lights were brightly lit.

Cao Cao waited in the dark, only to see many people running on the deck and shouting: "Why is the hydrology here so weird? It was fine a few days ago, why did it suddenly stop today?"

Zhang Shun looked at the position of the moon and said in a low voice: "The upstream water can't be held for long, I'll wait at least half an hour before I can occupy his boat, otherwise the flood will rush in and sink my house instead."

Old Cao grinned and said, "One hour is more than enough! If he hadn't brought a rocket, a stick of incense would have turned him into ashes."

Then he ordered the army to disperse, stepping on the knee-deep river, under the cover of darkness, and surrounded and killed them on all sides.

Although it is close to the mouth of the sea, there is a screen like a cliff blocking the sea, and the boat has to go around this cliff before entering the sea.

Therefore, the mooring place is like a natural bathtub, with dark mountains and forests on several sides. In normal times, there is no waves and no wind, which is a rare good place, but now it has become a place full of murderous threats.

You must know that places with high mountains and dense forests absorb light the most. At this moment, the moon has not yet reached the mid-heaven, and the light is difficult to shine in. The lights on the boat cannot be far away. Lao Cao and others have been hiding within three feet before being discovered: "Ah! ,who!"

Cao Cao roared: "Kill!"

All the troops shouted in unison and tried their best to kill the general.

The ones in the front row are all leopard riders. They have practiced hard in Liangshan for several years. Even if they step down, they can be called elite. Then he got on the deck and let go to kill.

Among these ships, there was one ship that was particularly large, Zhang Shun pointed to it and said, "This ship must be the flagship, brothers, help me catch the bandit leader!"

After saying that, he stretched his body, clawed at the plank with his fingers, and climbed up like a gecko. There were several screams on the deck, and several cables were thrown down immediately. Zhang Jue, Qin Ming, Li Ying, and Huang Xin rushed to get on first The sound of killing suddenly became more and more boiling.

Lao Cao also grabbed a rope, climbed up one by one, flipped onto the deck, and drew out his Hualong Saber. He saw Zhang Shun and five of them fighting side by side, each holding a short weapon, and there were blood on the deck, and there were sailors everywhere. Corpse, greasy and difficult to stand on.

At this time, someone in the cabin shouted: "Who are you waiting for, what kind of enmity do you have, you don't leave any room for it!"

Zhang Jue roared: "If you dare to come to our Yingzhou to kill people, could it be that I can't kill you!"

The man shouted: "It turned out to be Liaogou. If so, I will fight with you!"

The cabin door of the talking room suddenly opened wide, and dozens of men rushed out fiercely inside. The leader was a strong man in his thirties, with a steel fork in his hand, and shouted: "Grandpa is the 'Dongting Jiao' Zhong Xiang, Liao Dog, come and meet him!" I will fight!"

Qin Ming was the first to bear the brunt, he swung his sword and slashed, the man greeted him with a fork, Qin Ming fought with him a few times, this man had a fork with high skills, and his steel fork seemed to be alive, killing Qin Ming retreated step by step, roaring Said: "If I have a mace in my hand, I will kill you with one stick!"

Seeing Huang Xin, he rushed to help, and the master and apprentice joined forces to block this person.

Zhang Shun and the others killed more than ten sailors and were about to lay siege to them when a man in his twenties suddenly rushed out of the cabin and shouted, "Wu Na Liao dog, can you recognize the 'Chanting Bodhisattva' Wang Zongshi!" The iron rod will come up without thinking.

Cao Cao first heard the name of Zhong Xiang, but he didn't remember who it was for a while, and then he heard the name of Wang Zongshi, suddenly remembered the origin, and secretly said: ah!How did Mingjiao people come to the Northland?
There are different teachings: the blood-stained Dongting turns into the sunset, and the dead body is lying on Yanshan Mountain and crows are crowing.Where is the Dragon City treasure house now?But he returned to the Wu family to Yuguan!

(End of this chapter)