Jishui Riverside.
Cao Ang and Dian Wei each led a horse and boarded a boat to cross the river.
"Wow!"
As Dian Wei's hill-like figure stepped onto the ship, there was a creaking sound from the ship's deck.
At the same time, as Dian Wei moved, the boat slid left and right on the water, making a fierce splashing sound.
The boat that could originally carry more than ten people across the river was now unable to cope with the three boatmen and two horses.
Of course this is not a big problem.
After the boatman turned up the oars, the boat slowly and leisurely headed towards the other side of Jishui.
Cao Ang stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his hands.
While looking at the scenery on the river, thoughts were already racing in his mind.
After suggesting to his father that he should send a message, Cao Ang said another thing to him at that time.
That is, he is about to set off for Chen State.
At that time, Cao Cao was naturally puzzled.
It was now the eve of the war, and the whole county was preparing for war, training day and night, waiting to receive orders at any time, and then march towards Luoyang.
And at such a critical moment.
Cao Ang, as the captain of the Huben Camp and the second-ranking figure in the Cao family, wanted to leave the county and go to the Chen Kingdom south of Chenliu County, which really made Cao Cao feel inappropriate.
If the official crusade against Dong Zhuo is delayed because of this trip to Chen State, then it will be a small loss but a big loss.
Therefore, Cao Cao was resistant.
However, after Cao Ang stated that he went to Chen State to persuade Liu Chong, the king of Chen, who was well-equipped with food and supplies and had strong horses and horses, to join the coalition army against Dong Zhuo.
Cao Cao immediately changed his attitude.
Especially when Cao Ang explained that the contemporary King Chen was in conflict with the imperial court and would not necessarily send troops to take action even if he received Yuan Shao's appeal against thieves, Cao Cao immediately agreed.
What is business?
Isn't this just business?
If we can get such strong help, our chances of winning against the traitor Dong Zhuo will be even greater.
As for other details, we can put them aside for the time being. Without my son, Cao Cao still can't control the three armies and control these thousands of elite soldiers?
certainly.
It was estimated that the day before the official launch of troops to attack Dong Zhuo would be within a month, and it would be impossible for Cao Ang to make a round trip under any circumstances.
So the father and son made an agreement.
Regardless of success or failure in persuading King Chen and Liu Chong, they must arrive at Chenliu County within a month to meet up, otherwise they may not be able to catch up.
As for the military power of Huben Camp.
Cao Ang was handed over to Zhang Liao on a daily basis.
It seems that since he became Colonel Huben, he has never led this group of soldiers seriously. He has basically entrusted Zhang Liao to be his chief steward.
It's also thanks to his familiarity with Zhang Liao's character.
Otherwise, a situation like this where the generals don't know what to do is really not a good thing.
…
After blowing the cold wind on the river for a while.
Cao Ang got into the cabin.
After finding a seat and sitting down, he fumbled for a piece of cloth from his arms.
This thing was specially given to him by Xun Yu before he left Dingtao County. Several things were recorded on it.
Most of them are what Xun Yu thought should be done during Cao Ang's subsequent crusade against Dong Zhuo and when he arrived at Luoyang City, which is equivalent to a memorandum of advice.
The main reason is that in this crusade against Dong Zhuo, in Cao Ang's view, there was no fierce confrontation.
There is no need for any cleverness at all.
Therefore, Xun Yu could only be left in Dingtao County again, and he was responsible for controlling Jiyin County, cooperating with Cao Chun, who was stationed in Dingtao County as a general, to protect the basic foundation of the Cao family.
And since there is no need to follow.
Then we can only make suggestions in this way.
After reading it through again.
Cao Ang nodded with satisfaction and stuffed the strip of cloth back into his arms.
It would be great to have a civil servant and counselor!
Going out also comes with strategies.
This time it is a decisive victory thousands of miles away!
You are worthy of being my daughter-in-law.
…
The next long time.
Cao Ang and Dian Wei traveled all the way across mountains and rivers.
Eat and sleep in the open air, travel under the stars at night.
The journey is not without hardship.
Fortunately, both of them are very perseverant, and they are also physically strong, with physical fitness that far exceeds that of ordinary people.
Therefore, rushing like this is not a burden on them, especially since there is no large army to drag them down, the speed at which this master and his followers can move is very fast.
After half a month.
They had already crossed the boundary of Chenliu County and arrived at Yangxia County in the north of Chen State.
And here it is.
Cao Ang received an important piece of news, which saved him most of the remaining journey and no longer had to rush to Chen County, the seat of Chen State.
That is, after Chen King Liu Chong received Yuan Shao's appeal against thieves, he unexpectedly mobilized his army.
At this moment, he has led 5,000 elite troops and is stationed in Yangxia County. He seems to be gearing up and ready to respond to the call and attack Dong Zhuo.
Cao Ang was quite puzzled by this.
Could it be that Liu Chong has changed his temper?
According to the information provided by Xun Yu.
In his early years, Liu Chong was stabbed by the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty to Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty because of his private sacrifice to the gods. This incident was quite big and it was a crime of treason.
If Liu Hong hadn't just dealt with the then King of Bohai, and it would be inconvenient for him to attack the clan continuously, I'm afraid Liu Chong would have shed his skin.
under such a circumstance.
Liu Chong was naturally frightened.
From then on, he stayed in the Chen Kingdom, no longer caring about anything outside, and he did not dare to get involved in the affairs of the imperial court.
According to this statement, Liu Chong should have hid as far as he could after receiving Yuan Shao's begging document.
Instead of taking the initiative to mobilize troops to Yangxia.
Therefore, Cao Ang suspected that Liu Chong had other considerations.
Of course, people are complex and changeable after all. Regarding the same thing, they may have different views at different times, so we cannot make a final conclusion.
Everything will come to light only after Cao Ang pays a personal visit to Liu Chong.
…
Yangxia County.
A garrison outside the city.
Liu Chong stood on the school field, looking at the archery target fifty steps away. His left eye narrowed slightly, while his right eye stared at the red bullseye.
Take a deep breath.
Holding the bow in his left hand and setting an arrow in his right hand, he slowly pulled the bow string. As the muscles between his arms arched, the bow string was gradually pulled to the maximum.
And it was at this moment.
Liu Chong let go of his right hand.
"Whoosh...pop!"
Suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the air, and the arrow flew fifty steps in an instant, and was inserted straight into the red bullseye.
The tail feathers of the arrow branches were still trembling.
After ordering the soldiers on his left and right to come forward and get the target, Liu Chong looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction.
Although he has been marching all the way and has not touched a bow and arrow for many days, his skills are still as good as before and he is still so skilled.
Just when Liu Chong was about to ask the soldiers to move the target farther away and try again, a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly came from his side.
Turn around and look.
It turned out to be his own Prime Minister Luo Jun.
Although this person had not been the prime minister for a long time, Liu Chong had great trust in him, and Luo Jun's ability and reputation in Chen Guo also made him feel reassured.
At this moment, Luo Jun was seen walking fast and there seemed to be a rush on his face.
Liu Chong couldn't help but handed the bow and arrow to the soldier, and then asked: "Why is Xiaoyuan in such a hurry? Could there be some trouble?"
Luo Jun did not answer immediately.
Instead, he waved his hands to repel the sergeants on the left and right.
Then he lowered his voice and whispered in Liu Chong's ear: "Cao Ang, the son of Cao Cao, the governor of Jiyin County, sent you a greeting, saying that he wants to invite you to discuss the plan to conquer Dong Zhuo."
I just heard the word Dong Zhuo.
Liu Chong couldn't help but frown.
The good mood just now disappeared without a trace, and his face became a little gloomy.
"I knew that nothing good would happen if I accepted Yuan Shao's appeal against thieves. It's better now that I came directly to my door."
"Begging for Dong, begging for Dong, what does this have to do with me? I have long stopped asking about important matters in the court, and I just want to be my little king. However, these things always come to my head."
"Xiaoyuan, if you block this person for me, just say that I am busy with military affairs and have no time to meet him."
"Now I have led my army to station in Yangxia County. When I attack Dong Zhuo, I will naturally send troops to help. There is no need to discuss it. Please ask him to go back!"
…
After Liu Chong waved.
Luo Jun did not leave.
Instead, he hesitated to speak and looked a little hesitant.
After a long while, he shook his head at Liu Chong.
"Please forgive me for speaking frankly. It would be better for Your Highness to meet this person and directly block him."
"Why, is there something special about this son of a prefect named Cao Ang?"
Faced with King Chen’s doubts.
Luo Jun just pointed at the name on the greeting card with his finger, and then said softly.
"The prefect of a county is a local chief official. He has soldiers and generals, and plenty of money and food. This Cao Cao is probably one of the main forces in the crusade against Dong Zhuo. Cao Ang was sent by him to test His Highness."
"If you refuse to see him, although you can maintain peace for a while, Cao Cao will only have to report the matter to Yuan Shao and others afterwards."
"How could the details be hidden from those sophisticated people at that time? They only need to make some inferences, and I am afraid that what His Highness is thinking will be obvious."
"Then everything you have done this time will be in vain?"
Seeing what Luo Jun said was so serious.
Liu Chong couldn't help but frown.
His plan to take down Dong was simple.
That means working hard but not doing your best!
The moment he received Yuan Shao's complaint against thieves, Liu Chong knew something was wrong. He really didn't want to get involved in matters related to the imperial court. The situation in his early years frightened him terribly. As long as he was directly related to the royal family, He would rather stay away from the place.
But outright refusal is not an option.
As a member of the clan, his territory is so close to Sili, and he has many soldiers and generals under his command.
If he dared to openly refuse to send troops to attack Dong Zhuo and pretended not to know anything, then he would definitely seclude himself from the Liu clan and hate the heroes of Guandong.
The reputation has since been tarnished.
This is not a moral kidnapping. After all, he enjoyed the dividends of being a clan member, but did not take action at the critical moment. This is an immoral act.
And after waiting for Dong Zhuo to be executed.
Most likely, it will be his turn as a little vassal king to be taken up as an example and punished.
Liu Chong didn't want to cause trouble.
But he doesn’t even want to die!
Therefore, faced with such a dilemma, the prince used his brains and came up with a way to get the best of both worlds.
Mobilize troops and horses, raise flags, and issue messages when necessary.
But he just didn't leave the territory of Chen State.
Only waving flags and shouting on their own territory.
Provide all support except help.
In this way, his attitude was also expressed, and it seemed that he had done something without participating in it.
A great idea indeed.
Therefore, after hearing what Luo Jun said, Liu Chong immediately changed his mind. He could not lose all his plans just because he was too quick.
…
"Then invite him in, but if he makes some demands that I can't refuse later, what should I do?"
Luo Jun can also be regarded as a think tank.
After hearing this, he quickly made plans.
He leaned close to Liu Chong's ear and whispered: "No matter what he says later, His Highness will only stick to one thing, and that is to stay in Yangxia County. No matter what he says, you can only say that he will send troops before sending troops." We will not respond to anything else."
"If it's really hard to refuse and you can't keep your mouth shut, then you might as well give him some problems and let him back out. That's it!"
Luo Jun's words made Liu Chong overjoyed.
He couldn't help stroking his hands and laughing.
"good!"
"good idea!"
"Just do this later. I'll deal with him for now. If I can use words to deal with it and send him away, that would be the best."
After the two of them agreed on a strategy.
Luo Jun quickly went out and welcomed Cao Ang in.
There was a sound of footsteps.
Cao Ang soon appeared in front of Liu Chong.
He bowed his hands and bowed slightly.
He saluted loudly and with full etiquette: "Captain Hu Ben, Cao Ang, comes to see His Highness King Chen!"
Looking at the young man who bowed to him, Liu Chong couldn't help but have a strange look in his eyes.
Even though he was dissatisfied with Cao Ang's purpose of coming here, he also had a grudge against this man.
I have to admire it.
What a handsome and handsome young man, even with his many years of experience, Cao Ang is enough to rank first among the people he has met.
This appearance alone is enough to tell that he is definitely not a creature in the pond. It is also unknown what kind of outstanding person his father Cao Cao must be if he can give birth to such a son.
…
While Liu Chong looked Cao Ang up and down.
He is also looking in the opposite direction.
First, I took a look at this marksman who was praised by Xun Yu as a man of great martial virtue and extraordinary bravery.
Hmm... An ordinary middle-aged man, except for his muscular arms, he seems to have nothing else to praise.
It conforms to the rules summarized by myself.
He looked around the school grounds again, and when he saw the target placed in the distance, Cao Ang couldn't help but shrink his pupils, and his eyes revealed a sense of understanding.
Clean and crisp, the arrow hits the bull's-eye.
As expected, his archery skills are extraordinary.
But if it's only to this extent, then for Cao Ang, it's just nothing.
After all, his proficiency in archery is no joke.
While Cao Ang was watching and thinking.
Liu Chong's voice sounded in his ears.
"I heard that General Cao came here to discuss the crusade against Dong Zhuo. What do you think?"
"If there is anything you need me to do, please speak up and do your best!"
The attitude seems quite enthusiastic.
However, it was this kind of behavior that made Cao Ang feel that something was wrong.
Suppress the thoughts in your mind.
Cao Ang raised his hand and expressed his request.
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(End of chapter)
