Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 584

In Lao Cao's mind, although he used tricks to get in this way, after entering the pass, a bloody battle would be inevitable.

For example, in taking Juyong Pass before, first use the strategy of blooming on trees to fill up more with less, and use the strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao to lure out the elite defenders of the pass, and then use the strategy of deceitful defeat to show the weak and arrogant enemy, and then attack and defeat the enemy with fire. Guan Sheng, Shi Bao, etc. are elite soldiers, and they took the opportunity to join the defeated army and enter the pass. Even so, Guanzhong was captured after a fierce battle.

But he never thought that Hua Rong shot the defender to death with an arrow, pretending to be a golden soldier, and the captive soldiers wanted to fight, but the opponent was immediately defeated, without the slightest intention of resistance, three times, five divisions, and two, and he controlled this pass.

Cao Cao was amazed. He couldn't figure out why the defenders here are so weak.

It happened that Lu Fang captured the deputy general of this pass and came to report his merits. Cao Cao asked the deputy general why the defenders were so weak. The deputy general explained the cause and effect, and Cao Cao realized it.

It turns out that the tiger-killing mouth was previously guarded by the elite Pishi army. Later, the Taoist and Dao soldiers went out of Yanmen and won victories all the way. Emperor Tianzuo had no choice but to dispatch elite soldiers to meet the enemy. When he was defeated again, he surrendered gold in a fit of anger and let him go. The golden man enters the customs.

Now that the gold is surrendered, killing the tiger's mouth is useless to defend against the enemy. In addition, the Jin soldiers do not want the Liao people to send elite guards on the road behind their homes. That's all.

These soldiers and horses were both weak in fighting spirit and even weaker in combat power, so when they saw the Xifeng army entering the pass, they immediately gave up resistance.

After hearing this, Lao Cao laughed loudly: "Sure enough, God helped me too!"

Then he ordered two generals, Hua Rong and Zhu Dian, to lead five thousand soldiers to guard the pass, while he led the army back to fight Yunzhou, that is, Xijing Datong.

He set out from Wuzhou, made a long-distance surprise attack, and marched along the wild land at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain. He also passed through Datong on the way.

Now when I go back, I still walk along Yanshan Mountain, and capture all the Liao people I met along the way, no matter they are merchants or hunters, in the army to prevent him from leaking the news.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the walk, an accident happened suddenly.

The tiger-killing entrance was two hundred miles away from Datong. Based on the speed at which he arrived, Lao Cao expected to arrive in three days, so he left all the surplus military rations to Hua Rong, and only brought three days of food and grass at home.

Unexpectedly, the sky was full of gloomy clouds on the second day, and when night fell, it snowed as heavy as goose feathers.

Lao Cao's complexion changed drastically, and he slapped his thigh: "Forget it, this time it's a big excuse, after all, it's my luck."

At dawn the next day, the heavy snow had not stopped, and several feet of snow had accumulated on the flat ground. All the generals changed their faces when they saw it.

Cao Cao thought for a while, and ordered to continue marching.

On this day, I only walked twenty or thirty miles.

At night, all the generals came to his tent: "Brother, tomorrow we will run out of food and grass, what should we do?"

Cao Cao took out the map, pointed his fingers and said, "There is no other way but to change the road."

Yunnei County, a county of Yunzhou, is located miles west of Datong, Xijing.

If Lao Cao went to Datong according to his original plan, he would still have to travel to miles, and there would be nowhere to supply supplies along the way. If he turned to Yunnei County, it would only take more than miles. , trekking for a day, can also arrive.

In the early morning of the next day, Lao Cao killed more than a hundred horses, boiled them into broth, gave the soldiers a full meal, turned southward, and arrived at Yunnei County at night.

There are only hundreds of defenders stationed in this county, and the city walls are low. Lao Cao directly attacked the city and broke it with one drum.

When staying in Yunnei at night, Cao Cao looked at the dense snowflakes outside the window, with a sad face, sighed and said: "When I attack this county, someone will report to Datong that the plan of surprise attack has been broken. With only soldiers and horses, I am afraid it will be a disaster." It is difficult to get down to such a strong city like Datong, why not wait here for the snow to stop, and return to White Wolf Pass first, before it is too late to make calculations."

Guan Sheng listened to him, shook his head again and again and said: "Brother, our solitary army went deep into the enemy's territory, relying on bravery and sharpness, besides retreating into the White Wolf Pass, there is no support in front and behind, if the Jin soldiers attack in large numbers, the pass is certainly dangerous, There is a fixed amount of food and grass, if you eat him and besiege the city, wouldn't you be a dead end? This Datong Mansion, it is better to take down the next one."

Xu Ning looked at the map for a while, and nodded at this moment: "Brother, what Guan Dadao said is right, if you can't conquer Yunzhou, you can't defend the tiger's mouth, so you have to plunder the city, and then bring Hua Rong and Zhu Dian's troops, All the way back to Wuzhou."

After hearing this, Cao Cao said fiercely: "Ah, if it wasn't for the two virtuous brothers' persuasion, it would be a big mistake to be a brother! Yes, if you don't get Datong as a horn, you will be alone if you kill the tiger's mouth! To get Datong, it is inevitable. thing."

Shi Wengong shouted: "My younger brother doesn't have the insights of Guan Sheng and Xu Ning, but if my elder brother wants to destroy his city, my younger brother is willing to be the first!"

The rest of the brothers heard the words and rushed to fight. Lao Cao heard it, and he was so proud that he slapped the table: "Forget it, with a brother like you, why should Wu be afraid of hardships and dangers!"

On December th, the heavy snow that had fallen for several days finally stopped.

Cao Cao led the army as far as possible, stepped out a road in the white snow, and approached Datong.

Lao Cao's road has already made up his mind: don't make any siege, concentrate all his strength, storm a city wall, rely on the group of fierce generals in his hands, and drop ten times with one force.

When the sun was setting, the West Wind Army arrived in Datong. They saw the city gate wide open. Looking inward, they went up to the city wall and down to the street, but there was no one there.

Shi Bao laughed and said, "What is this? An empty city plan? We are not Sima Yi!"

He clasped his fists to Lao Cao and said, "Brother, give me a team. If he dares to open the door, I will dare to break through this city!"

Cao Cao frowned and pondered, unable to make a decision for a while.

Guan Sheng persuaded: "Brother, let Shi Bao try it, if he falls, Guan will risk his life and save him too."

Cao Cao thought to himself: "The Lord of Liao surrendered the gold, and the Jin soldiers attacked Yanmen. How can he allow the Lord of Liao to lead the army behind?"It is bound to wrap up all his elite soldiers and generals.Yelu Yanxi is a man with great ambitions and few talents. Maybe he really puts up an empty plan to deceive me when he is short of soldiers and horses...

With a fixed look in his eyes, he nodded and said, "In this case, I will give you 1000 people, and the vanguard will break the city!"

Shi Bao was overjoyed, ordered a thousand soldiers, and rushed into the city gate with a murderous look.

Cao Cao and the others couldn't help becoming nervous. After a while, they saw Shi Bao's figure on the top of the wall, and waved and laughed loudly: "Brother, it's either an empty city plan or an empty city!"

Cao Cao was amazed, led his troops in, divided his troops to rob each of the city gates, brought thousands of troops with him, and rushed straight into Yelu Yanxi Palace, but he saw that the ground was in a mess, as if he had been robbed by bandits.

With a wave of Cao Cao's hand, a group of brothers scattered like wolves and tigers, and searched the palace. After a short time, hundreds of eunuchs and court ladies were captured, all trembling, and the timid ones even had their trousers wet.

Cao Cao said softly: "I am the commander of the Xifeng Army. Because the Liao Kingdom has no way, I did the opposite. I only killed corrupt officials and evil officials, but did not harm a single good person. You can't wait for the slaves of the Liao Emperor. They are all poor people whose lives are involuntary. Would I be willing to do harm rashly? There is only one question I want to ask you, where is Yelu Yanxi now?"

After all, his eyes swept over everyone like cold electricity, and he saw that most of them were dazed, but there was only one woman who lowered her head for an instant, and there was a trace of hatred in her eyes.

Cao Cao put his hand on the handle of the knife, stepped forward, put his hand on the opponent's chin, raised his face to look at it for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Even the emperor of Liao may not have such a beautiful maid."

The woman's body trembled slightly, but there was no fear in her expression, she replied: "Young lady, I don't dare to claim the reputation of being stunning."

This speech sounded like a phoenix accent, but it was both graceful and tactful.

She claims to be a middle-aged lady, which is not a lie. Although she is well maintained, what kind of eyesight does Lao Cao have?It is natural to see that this woman should be 32 years old, and there is a hint of sadness in her expression.

"Hahahaha." Cao Cao laughed loudly, "Beauties don't grow old! Although they have been weathered, they are more graceful and graceful. This is the reason why autumn flowers are often better than spring flowers."

The woman didn't expect that he, a bandit leader, would speak in a different way, so she couldn't help showing a trace of curiosity, and suddenly pointed to the snow that started to fall outside the hall: "But now it's severe winter, everything is withered, and all flowers are gone." Old and dead."

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "The sky is full of wind and snow, and the white plums are dancing. You are quiet and quiet, and you are as beautiful as a fairy."

The woman's cheeks flushed, she quickly stepped back, and said in embarrassment: "Since you know my identity, why do you want to play with me?"

Cao Cao wondered: "Who knows your identity? I see that you are a lady with a wonderful face and good manners. She must not be a palace lady. She must be a famous female official in the palace. Therefore, I want to chat with you a few words so that you will no longer be afraid of me. Only then can I ask you about the whereabouts of Emperor Liao."

The woman was stunned for a while, then turned her head slightly, as if she didn't believe it: "Really? Then how do you say my boudoir's name in the poem? I don't believe there is such a coincidence in the world."

This gesture is quite naive, if it is done by a little girl, it will be naturally cute, and when it gets older, it will feel contrived, but this girl, who is about people, makes such a pure gesture, but it seems to be natural, without the slightest feeling of contrition.

Cao Cao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You said that Yan Dong's flowers were exhausted, but I said that there were still plum blossoms. I just made up a few crooked poems on a whim. Who knows what your name is?"

The woman bit her lip, shook her head and said: "I still don't believe it, how vicious you are to kill the palace, how can you make good poems."

Cao Cao sighed and said, "Although I am a warrior, seeing a beauty like you naturally makes me want to show off. If I don't write poems, why don't I suddenly show you my sword?"

Hearing that what he said was interesting, the woman couldn't help laughing for a while, then realized something was wrong, coughed, and turned around.

Lao Cao smiled and said: "Forget it, Miss Youyou or Miss Pianpian, no matter what, it is always rude to tell a woman's boudoir name, so it is considered a mistake. Here, these court ladies and eunuchs spared all of them and did not kill any of them. How about compensation?"

As soon as the words were spoken, all the court ladies and eunuchs showed surprise on their faces, and they looked at the woman without blinking, obviously begging her to agree.

The woman said angrily: "You are not a good person. Just now you said that they are hard-working people and will not hurt you. Why did you use it to sell short favors to me in a blink of an eye?"

Cao Cao laughed and said: "If I were a good person, I would have been forced to death by this world. Besides, I just said that I would not harm you rashly. I will interrogate Yelu Yanxi's whereabouts later. They are eager to protect their lord. They gritted their teeth and said nothing. If you can only kill people to gain prestige, then it is considered that there is a reason for the incident, and it is no longer killing people rashly."

As soon as these words were said, the faces of the court ladies and eunuchs turned pale again.

The woman shook her head and said: "They really don't know the whereabouts of the faint king, please don't kill them."

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Didn't I just say that, to express my gratitude to Youyou, I already spared them."

The woman blinked her eyes, seemed a little happy, then shook her head: "Don't call me indiscriminately, my concubine's name is not Youyou."

Immediately, as if anticipating what Cao Cao was going to say, he glared first and said, "Nor Pianpian, nor Baimei, nor Sijing, Ruoxian!"

Cao Cao laughed: "So that's how it is, Miss Ditian, what a domineering name! I think your father is also a great hero, otherwise how could you give your daughter such a majestic boudoir name?"

The woman stomped her feet angrily and said: "You still say you don't know who I am, you are obviously trying to play tricks on purpose."

While speaking, tears fell down.

Cao Cao said in a low voice: "You can't be called Sesel, can you? I heard that your Concubine Wen is called Xiao Sesel."

Immediately surprised: "Are you Concubine Wen? The number one beauty in the Liao Palace? That's all!"

Suddenly his face was full of anger, and he turned around and shouted: "Bring my spear and horse!"

Xiao Sesu saw that he was suddenly furious, and trembled in fright: "You, you said that you would not kill anyone."

Cao Cao roared: "Who wants to kill? I'm going to chase Yelu Yanxi's dog thief, but I have to ask him face to face. If he has surrendered the Kingdom of Jin well, it's fine if his bones are not hard. Such a woman, If you didn’t take it with you when you ran away, could it be that you’re also blind?”

Before he finished speaking, Du Po rushed into the palace: "Brother, all the gates of the city have been taken...Ah!"

He inadvertently glanced at Xiao Sesel, grinning almost to the ears: "Brother! I, I don't want Yeluchun's wife anymore, I just want this..."

Before he finished speaking, Guan Sheng, who has always been solemn and calm, pounced like a tiger, clamped Du Po's head in the creaking nest, and dragged him out of the hall in two or three steps.

(End of this chapter)