Chapter 919 Know
Cao Pi's attempts to win over people's hearts were all seen by Zhong Yao, the chief general here.
Due to his previous strong intelligence, Zhong Yao has just been promoted from the school captain to the director of the grain station, responsible for supplying all military supplies to Cao's army on the front line.
It would be good for Zhong Yao to step down from the position of school captain. After all, this position really offends people. Even if Zhong Yao has the Yingchuan Township Party taking care of him, it is inevitable that he will still be in trouble for a long time.
As for the current director of the grain station, although he was a little tired, he concluded that it was easy to produce results, so Zhong Yao was still happy to plan grain crops.
When a crowd gathered outside and started making noise, Zhong Yao was already alerted. He even brought dozens of warriors with him, ready to suppress the turmoil at any time.
But when he came out, he found that the farm slaves were surrounding Sanlang. How could Zhong Yao not understand at this time?
Zhong Yao also came from the power field in Kyoto. Both Liu Bian and Liu Xie were young and thoughtful, and their submission was much deeper than that of their peers.
But at this moment, Zhong Yao was still shocked by the power displayed by Cao Pi.
What shocks him is not about power? It's just that he is so small, yet he can adapt to changing circumstances to win over people's hearts.
Obviously, what was happening in front of them was not planned together, but Cao Pi saw it and took advantage of it.
This son has a deep mind, like his father, but also inferior to him.
It's a pity that he is still too young.
However, Zhong Yao thought about the battle reports sent from the front line and had a different idea.
The reason why Cao Cao promoted Cao Xiu as his successor in front of all the generals before was actually preparing for the worst.
But now the situation is different. After the latest defeat, Shenpei and Xinpi teamed up to finally completely block Jindoushan's passage.
At this point, Taishan's army in the passage was completely cut off by Cao's army.
Moreover, it was learned from the interrogation of the captured soldiers that these Taishan troops came to pursue them without bringing much food at all, so it would not take long for the Taishan troops themselves to lose their combat effectiveness.
Once Cao Jun can capture or even surrender part of the Taishan Army, not only will the entire situation be reversed, but Cao Jun himself will also usher in a radical improvement.
This temptation was too great. Just when he came over from Cao Cao, he heard that Cao Cao had decided to try his best to recruit Taishan Army.
Even some of the captured Taishan troops were treated with generous profits to have the effect of being worth a thousand gold worth of horse bones.
But Zhong Yao felt vaguely uneasy. His life experience told him that things would never go so smoothly.
Didn't the Kanto court gain an advantage back then? Wasn’t Kansai breathless under the pressure? But what happened in the end? It happened that the Kanto court, which had been winning, was the first to be destroyed.
At this moment, Zhong Yao felt gloomy when he saw the extremely active Cao Pi.
This was the case with the brothers Liu Bian and Liu Xie back then, and it is the same with Cao Xiu and Cao Pi now, not to mention the great man Cao Ang over there in Xuzhou.
Will the Cao family also fall into this whirlpool of brotherly hostility?
Shaking his head, Zhong Yao shook this dangerous thought away, then returned to the military tent and continued to deal with the accumulated documents.
Since Cao Cao ordered the surrounding farming sites to start supplying military rations to the army, such farming slaves have continued to come to join the camp with food every day.
This time the scale of the joint venture was very large, and almost all the villages came to many of the farming sites.
After all, Cao Cao has lost half of Qingzhou at this moment, and Linzi is also under siege. If he wants to obtain food, he can only levy all the food in these farming points.
Those farm slaves are not stupid either. Since all the food has been confiscated by Cao's army, they will all go to the army to eat.
There were so many people talking about food, and the pressure from the front for food was getting worse day by day, so Zhong Yao had no choice but to force the field soldiers to leave the army.
But it's not that far yet. Zhong Yao decided to fish in a few nearby rivers first, and then collect some fruits to persevere.
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To the southwest, two horse sentries in crimson military uniforms were running for their lives.
Soon they saw the camp outside Guangxian County, and then they flicked their whips and increased their horses' speed even faster.
In order to facilitate the delivery of Tongbao, Cao Jun's camp has a special horse track, which allows you to run straight from outside the camp to the vicinity of Cao Cao's Ya Chang.
General Cao Junya, who was responsible for guarding the horse racing track, saw the two horses from a distance on the sentry post, so he bent down and shouted:
"Go and stop those two riders."
Following this order, rows of halberd trees were erected on the horse racing track to organize people to rush to camp.
At this time, two sentry riders held up a feather and shouted:
"Jiayu's military intelligence can't be stopped."
The tooth general on the sentry post changed his face greatly and shouted:
"Let it go!"
After a burst of commotion, the gate of the horse racing track opened, and the two horses ran along the dirt track towards the farthest tent.
At this moment, in the camp, Cao Cao and several staff were discussing something, which was to increase the number of troops for Xiahou Dun on the Yaowang Mountain position.
Xiahou Dun had lost all the outer positions of Yaowang Mountain, and reported that Cao Cao must mobilize more than 5,000 troops and horses to fill the gap in the defense line.
Now Cao Cao is discussing with several staff members which troops should be sent up.
In fact, Cao Cao is also a clever woman who cannot make a meal without rice.
The available soldiers in his hands have actually been used up long ago. At most, they are rural soldiers and field soldiers in some places, as well as the core of more than 2,000 tribesmen.
But if this small amount of troops is sent up, then Cao Cao's side is really too dangerous.
So Cao Cao and the others are looking at the garrison map everywhere to see where they can find another four to five thousand men to support them to Yaowang Mountain.
But at this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from outside.
Cao Cao immediately felt nervous. At his age, what he was most afraid of was the sudden sound of horse hooves.
Because this often happens when something urgent happens.
And no matter which one it is, it may destroy the situation that Cao Cao finally created.
But Cao Cao was not allowed to think any more. The big tent outside had already been raised, and the two crimson feather riders knelt directly in front of Cao Cao and shouted:
"Zhou Mu, there are traces of the Taishan Army in the southwest."
This sentence struck Cao Cao's mind like lightning, and Cao Cao suddenly had a headache.
Enduring the severe pain, Cao Cao shouted:
"How many people are here? Which troops are they from?"
Na Yuqi quickly reported:
"The enemy army consists of hundreds of cavalry, coming straight towards Guangxian County without any flags. It's just that the enemy army is very fast, and they will probably be killed in a moment or two."
Cao Cao rubbed his hands, thinking, and then asked:
"Just a few hundred cavalry?"
Na Yuqi nodded quickly.
Cao Cao stood up suddenly and shouted outside:
"Zhongkang, Zhongkang, quickly lead the great swordsman to intercept this enemy cavalry."
After Cao Cao finished speaking, a man like an iron tower appeared in the tent. This man was Xu Chu, the "Tiger Marquis" in the army.
But after hearing Cao Cao's impatient order, Xu Chu acted like a normal person. Not only did he not accept the order, he shook his head.
He replied to Cao Cao angrily:
"My lord, Commander Xun and I have issued a death order to keep me at your lord's side, so my lord please forgive me for not being able to accept the order."
Cao Cao was furious and cursed:
"Do you, Xu Chu, listen to me or Xun Yu? Do you want to rebel?" Xu Chu knelt on his knees and replied in a deep voice:
"My lord, Xu Chu naturally listens to you, but Xu Chu understands who is right better. To deal with those Taishan cavalry, which general in the army cannot face the enemy? Why is Xu Chu needed? Just leave Xu Chu to protect my lord."
Cao Cao was so angry that he trembled and said:
"Okay, okay, I can't ask you now. Okay, you stay here with me, I have no need of you. Get out!"
Xu Chu knocked his head heavily on the ground, then silently exited the tent, and then continued to guard the tent like an iron tower.
At this moment, Cao Cao could no longer tolerate being angry with Xu Chu, so he directly ordered General Shi Huan to come out and lead his own army of thousands of tooth soldiers to quickly attack the enemy cavalry.
Shi Huan shouted at the order and quickly left the tent.
After a while, there were bursts of footsteps and horse hooves outside the tent, and after a while, they disappeared one after another.
Later, Cao Cao ordered all the troops to immediately call back all the troops scattered outside the camp and immediately guard the camp on the spot.
These military orders were quickly spread to all armies as the tooth soldiers came out of their tents one by one.
At this time, Cao Cao was sweating behind his back, and he had already smelled the danger.
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When the order came from above, all the troops in Cao's army were in chaos.
Some people began to ask each other what happened, and those who were well-informed said that they had discovered hundreds of enemies riding over.
When they heard that there were only a few hundred enemy cavalry, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that there weren't many people there.
At this time, Cao Cao's elite troops had already been sent to the front to fight an ambush. Those who stayed here were all military generals and logistics-related people, so in their knowledge, they had never seen hundreds of cavalry.
Hundreds of rides? Isn't that the same as hundreds of people?
And which of the subordinates present now does not have hundreds of people? This small number of people is not a threat.
Moreover, they had just seen that Shi Huan, the general of the Chinese army, had led Cao Gong's elite tooth soldiers out of the camp to look for a fight, so that would not be a problem.
More and more leaders will gather here.
These village chiefs had fought in wars before, but after all, they had been farming in the countryside for a long time, and their behavior had become extremely lax.
The first time they got the military order, they didn't execute it immediately. Instead, like old farmers in the countryside, they went to talk to someone to see how others did it.
Everyone in the crowd was in a mess. At this time, a cavalry general ran over. Seeing this scene, he shouted:
"Aren't you going back to the camps?"
Everyone trembled in fright, and then when they saw that the person sitting upright was a young man who had just grown up, they were about to scold him.
But there was someone inside who had come early. He immediately recognized this person and quickly grabbed his companion:
"Don't be confused, this is Shaojun."
The young king is Cao Xiu.
When they heard that he was Cao Cao's heir, these short-sighted farm officials shrank their heads, no longer daring to gather, and dispersed one after another.
Cao Xiu, who was sitting on the horse, looked at the backs of these people and felt depressed. So he immediately rushed towards Cao Cao's headquarters regardless of the military rules against horse racing.
Cao Xiu and his party were accompanied by dozens of companions, all of whom were Cao Xiu's childhood friends and the children of some veteran generals in the army.
At this moment, these people surrounded Cao Xiu and rushed towards Cao Cao.
But when he was approaching Cao Cao's Thorny Gate, Cao Xiu was about to dismount when he suddenly heard a loud shout:
"Who dares to race a horse in the camp without dismounting to accept the punishment?"
The one who drank so much was Xu Chu.
Cao Xiu was about to dismount, but when he heard the loud shouting, he didn't dare to stop on his horse, and got off the horse as soon as his body slipped.
But the few companions nearby were frightened by the thunderous shouts and were obviously stunned.
Then Xu Chu took a big step and threw these people off the horse one by one with one hand.
Those people were almost breathless after being hit, but they did not dare to speak. They tried their best to get up and stand behind Cao Xiu.
The power of the Tiger Marquis in the army was so great that these young men, who had never been on the battlefield, almost trembled in fear in front of this fierce tiger.
At this time Xu Chu had already pointed at Cao Xiu and cursed:
"Shaojun, you have been in the army for a long time. How can you have the courage to race in front of the big tent? If this falls into the eyes of someone with good intentions, Shaojun is looking for trouble for himself."
Cao Xiu bent down even lower and explained to Xu Chu:
"I really have an urgent military report to send to my uncle, please be kind to Lord Hu for your accommodation."
Xu Chu has never been a reckless man. People who are not familiar with him may be confused by his overly thick appearance, but Cao Xiu knows that Xu Chu is a smart man.
Sure enough, Xu Chu just hummed, and then no longer mentioned any intention of punishing Cao Xiu. He only asked Cao Xiu to enter alone, while his companions and cavalry were waiting outside the Thorny Gate.
After receiving the permission, Cao Zhangxiu bowed deeply to Xu Chu and then quickly walked into the tent.
At this time, Cao Cao in the military tent already knew that it was Cao Xiu who was racing outside the Thorny Gate. He looked calm and could not tell what he was thinking.
But one of the staff couldn't help but said:
"Young Master led the cavalry to rush into Thorny Gate. Is there something important to report? But no matter how important it is, we cannot ignore the military ban."
Cao Cao looked directly at the man and found that the person who said this was his eldest son's teacher, Xun Yu's younger brother Xun Chen.
Who is Cao Cao? He just changed his mind and knew that Xun Chen was giving Cao Xiu eye drops.
You might say that Xun Chen was trying to excuse Cao Xiu, but he happened to mention breaking through the Thorny Gate and the military ban. What I mean by that is that if Cao Xiu is not punished, how will the military ban be able to convince the public in the future? ?
But Xun Chen clearly meant this, but he was trying to excuse Cao Xiu, saying that it was excusable for him to be like this. There must be something important that prevented him from doing this.
You see, you, Xun Chen, have been fooled by all the good and bad guys. It’s not as good as brother Nai’s case.
In fact, Cao Cao also knew that choosing Cao Xiu as his successor actually greatly harmed the interests of his eldest son Cao Ang.
Cao Ang is also an adult and has a group of people around him. The interests of these people have long been closely connected with Cao Ang. Therefore, Cao Ang's interests were harmed, and these people's interests were also harmed.
But how do these people understand their painstaking efforts?
Why did he send his eldest son to Xuzhou? Isn't it just in case something unspeakable happens, the eldest son can still continue the legacy of Lao Cao, and let Cao Xiu do the revival of his career.
This kind of fatherly love was wrapped in a deep selfishness, so naturally Cao Cao couldn't explain it clearly.
At this moment, Cao Cao hummed to Xun Chen:
"Youngjun is the core of my establishment. His authority must be maintained. Otherwise, how can we gather people's hearts in times of crisis? As for any important matters, let fate speak outside."
After saying that, he stopped paying attention to people like Xun Chen.
When Cao Xiu over there learned that he was not allowed to enter the account, he also knew that it was his rashness that violated the taboo.
Because if you really think about it, you, Cao Zhang, led dozens of cavalry to charge Cao Cao's military tent. What if you are the kind who can't wait and have that kind of thoughts, right?
And you still can’t explain this clearly.
Therefore, Cao Xiu was sweating on his forehead and did not dare to fight for it. He could only say outside the tent:
"Uncle, my nephew advised my uncle to break camp immediately. The field slaves in the camp are really useless and will be defeated in a battle. My nephew asked my uncle to avoid the thieves and go to the front army position first."
After a long time, Cao Cao's voice came from the tent:
"I know, step back."
Cao Xiu kowtowed heavily on the ground and then silently retreated.