Each family quickly got on the line with their son-in-law, and then started crazy exchanges. As for whether it would implicate their own family, forget it, it was like this, and they didn’t care about being implicated anymore. Let’s communicate and let these people know. The centurion felt relieved and showed his face.
"There are just so many things. I don't know if Master Zixiu has told you. In short, we are also at fault, and they are at fault too. That's it." Wei Zhen told Xu Yuan the cause and effect of all the previous events very concisely. This way, there is nothing to hide.
Xu Yuan scratched his head and thought about it, and instinctively believed in Wei Zhen. Although the children of the Wei family often looked at him with their nostrils, they had not abused Xu Yuan in recent years. They were more or less relatives. It was human nature to trust Wei Zhen, but there was one To put it bluntly, Wei Zhen didn't make any nonsense, and basically had a neutral attitude.
There is no way. Although Cao Cao said it too much, the Wei family has been actively moving closer to Cao Cao for so many years. Even if they have other ideas because of this incident, it is impossible to eliminate that kind of internal inertia in a short time. Therefore, Wei Zhen's words are basically There isn’t much of a bias.
By the way, Xu Yuanzhen and Cao Ang are actually distant brothers-in-law, because Cao Ang also married the daughter of the Wei family, but he married the legitimate daughter of the Wei family. Just like what Liu Bei said when teasing Sun Er, We are still marrying the daughter of the Zhang family. The problem is that Liu Bei married the legitimate daughter of Zhang family in Qinghe, while Sun Er married the concubine of this generation. There is a big gap.
However, this kind of relationship depends on the individual's attitude. Kind-hearted monarchs like Liu Bei and Cao Ang might even greet them as brother-in-law or niece-in-law with a smile.
"Does that mean it's not clear?" Xu Yuan still asked before leaving.
"I can't tell what's right or wrong, but the dead person is the most important." Wei Zhen said helplessly.
Originally, there was no such thing as the dead being the greatest, but now there is.
"Okay, I understand. I won't talk nonsense when I go, I will just stand up." Xu Yuan promised. He himself took over because his little brother was too irritable and couldn't control himself, so he took his place for fear of something happening. He's here. If I really want to say it, this matter has nothing to do with him directly.
At the same time, Cao Ang's generals and generals from the Cao family also came to the conference venue arranged by Cao Ang. Although it was a frank discussion, some things still had to be prepared. It was impossible to destroy the opponent, but at least they had to show that they were indeed He has strength, not weakness to be bullied. As for what he did wrong, Cao Ang had the courage to admit it on behalf of his father.
Like Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Yuan Shao, who were basically in the same era as Liu Bei, all his subordinates basically fought with Chen Xi, and were finally defeated by Chen Xi one by one. Even if he said that he had given up, you won, but in fact it was more or less. The guys who had to compromise were different.
For Cao Ang, and even for people like Yuan Tan who really grew up and understood the world after Yuan Feng Nian, Chen Xi is already the rule maker of the world.
In the words of Xianxia, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Sun Ce are all people who compete with the Taoist Master. Even if they lose, as long as they still have some foundation, even if the Taoist Master lets them go, these people will not be able to completely defeat them. Stay humble and become a subordinate of the Taoist Master.
But for the descendants of these people, it doesn't matter. People are already invincible. It is not a matter of course for me to agree with other people's rules.
Therefore, Cao Ang views this matter from a completely different perspective than Xun Yu and others. If you correct your mistakes, you can just say something. If you hate Chen Zichuan, just find a way to remedy it. There is no need to bite the bullet, then it is the same as ours. It is no longer a creature of the same level.
If someone else just makes a free move, we will be unable to move. We still have to be tough. Why bother? He is one of our own too. Isn't it good to just follow the rules?
Based on this line of thinking, in Cao Ang's opinion, the current problem is not difficult to solve. As long as these centurions and a few thousand captains do not directly rebel, then the matter can still be solved. As for these After a frank discussion, how much people will leave and how much combat effectiveness will be affected are matters that need to be considered later. At this stage, we just need to solve the problem first.
"Are all the centurions here?" Cao Ang asked calmly as he watched his family members who he sent to watch the city gate rush back.
"Back to the eldest son, there are a lot of 143 people, but the leader is not Lin Chao's captain, but
He was a centurion, and some of the centurions who came seemed not to be him. "Cao's guard said quickly, and was somewhat hesitant to say the other person's name.
"Looking at your situation, you should know the other person. Tell me what the situation is." Cao Ang looked at the situation of his guards and asked a little strangely.
Cao's guard thought for a while and told Cao Ang all the news he knew about Tian Zhong, specifically naming him. It was absolutely impossible for Tian Zhong to be involved in this matter, because Tian Zhong was already fifty years old. During the Yellow Turban period, the Three Rivers Riding Hundreds were in great turmoil. His wife died and he was a widower. He was already forty when he was in Yuanfeng years. Later he married a widow with a child and had no connection with any major aristocratic families.
Of course, this is not important. What is important is that Tian Zhong has the ability to command. Your Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are sometimes commanded by this person. The talent of your younger brother Cao Zhen, who you value very much, was also developed by this person. In addition, this person At least he had a life-long friendship with two figures of centurions.
To put it simply, except for his bad background, this man is a father in every aspect. The reason why he was not promoted to captain is that he is old and does not want to be promoted, but he really has prestige among the middle and lower classes.
Cao Ang was silent for a while, then greeted Cao Zhen twice, and then sent the guards to continue investigating. This situation was not a bad thing for Cao Ang.
"Brother, what's going on?" Cao Zhen said strangely when Cao Ang called him. His camp was a little chaotic today, but Cao Zhen and his soldiers were hanging around every day, so there was no chaos.
"Do you know Tian Baifu?" Cao Ang went straight to the point.
Cao Zhen nodded, "Uncle Zhong? Of course I know him."
"He took the lead here," Cao Ang said concisely.
"He asked me for leave this morning and said he had something to do, but it turned out that he came to the meeting with me." Cao Zhen looked dumbfounded, but then he became serious again, "He is very popular in the army, and none of my subordinates Speaking of being a centurion, the Army Commander is quite impressed with him. In fact, if he wasn't older and had old injuries, the Army Commander would have promoted him."
"Does he have certain command ability?" Cao Ang was much more cautious. Hundreds of centurions, under the military command structure, are not as good as a commander who can command ten thousand people.
"About two thousand people should be enough. He also taught me a lot about how to use my legion's talents." Cao Zhen explained very seriously, "The talent structure of the core elite Tiger and Leopard Cavalry that our army has been reorganizing recently is A suggestion he and some old men made."
As a centurion of the Three Rivers Cavalry among the Three Rivers and Five Schools at the end of the Ling Emperor, even if I didn’t know how the elite cavalry was structured at the beginning, after working for thirty years, I would be damned if I didn’t understand. Plus, Cao Zhen listened to others' advice and specifically asked for advice when forming the elite.
Compared to the generals slapping their heads to confirm, or sublimating in the war, Cao Zhen's method is more humane, and these veterans combined their decades of experience to give Cao Zhen a direction, and even the way to train reserve soldiers. I have figured it all out, now I just have to try it myself.
It can be said that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry project that has been swept into the garbage can be completed again, and these veterans are indispensable, and the meaning of Cao Zhen's words is very clear, these are all meritorious officials, give them face.
"Don't worry, you understand what's going on with me." Cao Ang said to Cao Zhen gently, and Cao Zhen nodded after hearing this. This brother can really be trusted.
After Cao Zhen left, Cao Ang calmed down his expression. In Cao Ang's view, the veterans who could be evaluated by Cao Zhen must be the backbone of their Cao family, and these backbones are now standing opposite their family. What their old Cao family did , what a bastard!
Soon there was another guard. This guard brought about the composition of 143 centurions. After reading this composition, Cao Ang had doubts about the degree of unity of the middle and lower classes under his family. Is this a little too united?
How can we gather so many people together in such a short time for such a normal thing?
But the fait accompli is here, and there is no point in saying this. Cao Ang breathed out and could only accept the reality. He adjusted the original thought of more than 300 people in series to at least 500 people in series. Cao Ang suddenly felt lucky. Get up, if any other thoughts arise last night,
Don't think about the whole corpse today.
"Send this news to Military Advisor Xun and the others." Cao Ang said a little tiredly, but he had accepted the reality. At least starting from last night, the choices he made were correct choices. Next, as long as he explains clearly, the internal most The dangerous part is over.
After Xun Yu and others received the news, they all fell into silence. The group of people looked at each other. They could understand the spontaneous connection that the centurion class would inevitably have after facing this incident, but they were completely unable to understand the strength of this connection.
About one-third of the 143 centurions have been replaced, and those who are willing to accept this replacement and help those centurions who cannot come can basically be regarded as a fateful friendship.
In this way, it can be directly considered that two hundred centurions are definitely involved in this matter, and this is not the upper limit. These people still have friends, and according to Mao Jie's answer, some military camps have already changed their combat readiness, and they took the initiative to change There are more than 40,000 combat-ready legions, which means it is self-evident.
In other words, there were only 143 people actually involved in this matter, but there must be at least 500 centurions who actively participated in the matter after receiving the news, and these 500 people were really brave enough to risk their lives.
"It's completely incomprehensible." Xun You looked at the survey data and fell into deep thought. This is something that every dog-slaughterer can't explain clearly.
"But this is the fact." Chen Qun sighed and said, "There are many things that I can't understand, but it is the fact. There is nothing to say."
Xun Yu was silent, looked at the two juniors, and finally said nothing. He knew that there must be something unknown in this, but at this point, it was meaningless to say it or not.
In fact, Xun Yu's speculation is correct. The reason why it is so big is actually because a group of top centurions who have just returned from the waves of the Ganges are back. As soon as they come back, they receive the call of their little brother, whether it is the little brother. The reason why he had to work overtime for half a year was because people like him from the Ganges teamed up together. Anyway, he still had to help out.
So after taking action, this group of people's performance in this matter was far more righteous than Xun Yu and others expected.
To be honest, if 143 people were found in the previous survey, it is estimated that the number of people connected in series is 500+. If Xun Yu and others just turned around and returned to Chang'an, why would they be struggling!
But now the facts are here, they have no choice but to run away, they can only look at Cao Ang's operation. Now think about it, Cao Ang really made the most correct move last night.
"Brother, lend me a piece of armor." Xu Yuan greeted the soldiers of the Tiger Guard.
Xu Yuan knew that the Tiger Guard had spare armor, and the Tiger Guard's spare armor was generally not wearable by top elites, so only people like Xu Yuan could wear it, so occasionally when he encountered a tough battle, Xu Yuan would go to the Tiger Guard. You can borrow an armor there, and most of the time just use dual talents.
After Xu Yuan changed into a Tiger Guard armor and came in, Cao Ang fell silent. The father-in-law's family of the Centurion of the Tiger Guard was wiped out? My dad is really awesome.
"Pass the things down." After everyone was seated, Cao Ang asked someone to pass the things down. After all, he married a wife and was literate. At least he knew common words, so these people could still understand them in vernacular, so Cao Ang would I wrote down the cause and effect of everything in detail, and then printed so many copies with mimeograph overnight.
After receiving the things, these centurions also started to read them. However, before they finished reading, a centurion slapped the table and stood up. He raised his sword and rushed toward Cao Ang. Fortunately, he was caught on the spot.
"Liang He, calm down." Some Baifu who were not involved in this matter came over to avoid direct conflict, so when Liang He stood up, he directly grabbed him.
"Calm down? My wife went back to her parents' house yesterday. You will die a good death, thief Cao!" A gleam of light appeared directly on Liang He's body, and then a light and shadow rushed towards Cao Ang with the long sword Yu Shen. He was not here to talk. He came to kill people. He didn't attack the other centurions because he understood that they were all his brothers, but Cao Ang, it would not be a loss to kill Cao Ang.
Immediately, the venue was in chaos. This kind of situation would explode if anyone took action. However, it was just an example of this kind of thing. Otherwise, there would be no need to talk about it today. We would just start the film and finish it. The mother-in-law of the father-in-law's family is not considered a son-in-law. I feel the same way, but my wife was hacked to death indiscriminately. I will fight with you today.
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The centurion who was holding Liang He couldn't help but pause. Liang He took the opportunity to pick up the sword of his comrade on the side. He came first with the afterimage, and slashed at Cao Ang at the same time as the light and shadow that flew over first.
