In the courtyard of the East Palace.
Huben Superintendent Cao Zuan is urging his brother Cao Zhao to practice the basic skills and the Tiger's Laying Stance Kung Fu.
This was exactly the bet Cao Zhao had made with Cao Rui, King of Pingyuan.
"Raise your arms a little higher, relax your shoulders, and droop your elbows. This is called shoulder-sinking and elbow-sinking!"
Cao Zuan showed no mercy to his own brother. A single Crouching Tiger Kung Fu from the Cao family was already enough for Cao Zhao, who usually had poor martial arts skills. Not only that, after the Crouching Tiger Stance Kung Fu is over, he will have to practice with his brother in actual combat. God knows how he will be tortured by his stupid and powerful brother.
"Oh, Des, be gentle, I'm your brother, ah!"
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Since the emperor appointed Lu Qian and Wang Xiang to govern Xuzhou, everyone in Xuzhou has praised them.
Due to the previous exploitation and suppression by the remaining tyrants in Xuzhou, the people of Xuzhou were miserable. Not only did they have to hand over the imperial grain to the court, but they also had to be exploited a second time by these tyrants. The people who did not have much surplus food in the first place , so he didn't even have enough to eat, but it's different now. After Lu Qian took office, he immediately entrusted the government affairs of the state to Wang Xiang. Within a month, Wang Xiang handed over the former Xuzhou tyrant. Bad governance was wiped out.
Xuzhou Governor's Mansion.
The governor, Lu Qian, was in a secret room with Wang Xiang, his companion, discussing something secretly.
"Suspend the expedition [Wang Xiang]. The spies I sent have responded in the past few days. The soldiers of Licheng County have been mobilized abnormally recently. Many soldiers have been transferred to the outer city of Licheng."
The old man Wang Xiang pondered for a long time, nodded and said:
"It seems that they can no longer sit still. This time, Your Majesty is going to use yourself as bait to lure out these shrimp soldiers and crabs. However, Your Majesty may not know where exactly these thieves are going to attack this time. I think, Lu Your Majesty, you should send an envoy quickly to inform your Majesty, lest your Majesty miss a move."
Lu Qian smiled and said:
"To be honest, early this morning, when I got the news, I immediately sent the Pegasus Express to rush to His Majesty's dragon boat heading north."
Wang Xiang was relieved and smiled:
"That's it, very good, very good."
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In the west of Bingzhou, Xihe County.
After Xiahou Xuan, Yu Huan, the two Xiahou clan brothers and the two Xianbei captains: Qian Zhao and Xie Jun gathered to discuss, they set up a tight defense in the Xihe area, waiting for the Xianbei Huqi to come to the door. Throw yourself into a trap.
Speaking of this Captain Qianzhao, Xia Houxuan and others had to admire him.
Qianzhao, named Zi Jing. When he was more than ten years old, he studied under the famous teacher Le Yin. When he was young, he became a close friend of Liu Bei, the former leader of the Shu Han Dynasty, Emperor Zhaolie, and became a close friend. However, due to chance, he and Liu Xuande parted ways, and eventually became a major general in Northern Xinjiang of the Wei Dynasty.
When His Majesty began to practice Zuo, he worshiped Qianzhao and became the captain of Xianbei Guards. He was stationed in Changping to guard the country's borders.
Over the years, Qianzhao pacified the Hu and Han people and defeated Xianbei's southern invaders many times. As a result, he became as famous as Tian Yu and Tian Guorang, becoming the right-hand man of Liang Governor and the frontier humerus of the Wei Dynasty.
After a long while, Xia Houxuan came out of his thoughts.
Standing at the top of the city, he was blowing the warm summer wind from the north, looking westward at the north-south river flowing southward, and his thoughts became ethereal again.
With the battle flags blazing and the sound of bamboo sticks, Xia Houxuan couldn't help but miss his family. I wonder if his father and mother are still well in Jingzhou. What are Aunt Han, his little sister, and his Amo doing in Luoyang at the moment? Are they also thinking about themselves in Bingzhou?
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To the north of Bingzhou, outside Yanmen Pass.
The danger of Yanmen is rare in the world. It is said that there are cliffs on both sides of Yanmen, and even flying geese can't cross it. They have to fly over here when Yanmen Pass opens to the city, so it is called Yanmen.
The governors Liang Xi and Liang Shi, their father and son, were outside the customs at the moment to prepare for the envoy Tian Yutian Guorang, the Huwuhuan captain who was about to lead his troops out of Zhenjingxingkou.
"General, come and drink this cup!"
Liang Xi, Liang Ziyu, ordered someone to bring a lacquer plate. In the lacquer plate, there were three wine princes.
Tian Yu half-knelt on the ground, took the first wine cup, and threw it into the sky to offer sacrifices to the gods. Then, he took the second wine cup and sprinkled it on the ground to offer sacrifices to the gods. Finally, he took the third wine glass and drank it himself.
"Let you rest assured that Yu will do his best to repay the country and will not let Xianbei go south to the Central Plains!"
After bidding farewell to Liang Xi, Tian Yu got on his horse, bowed far to the south, led some specially selected remnant soldiers, old and weak, and headed towards Jingxing Fortress. The real elites of the Wei Dynasty had long been hiding secretly in the mountains on both sides of Jingxingkou.
Liang Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Tian Yu was ready and rushed to Jingxing in person. If nothing unexpected happens, he knows that the Wei Dynasty will definitely hit Xianbei hard again this time.
Tian Yu has been guarding the border for many years. He is the number one general in Bingzhou. He is also known as the second general in Bingzhou along with Qianzhao Lianzijing. He is really a rare talent.
Thinking of this, Liang Xi couldn't help but sigh a little more.
I think back then, when Liu Xuande, who was famous all over the world but was wandering around, was desperate and went to his classmate Gongsun Zan, Tian Yu was still just a young man. At that time, he got acquainted with Liu Xuande and took care of Liu Bei. Liu Bei also valued him very much. He believed that Tian Yu would definitely be able to help him accomplish something big.
Unfortunately, just when Liu Bei was on the rise and served as the governor of Yuzhou in the Han Dynasty, Tian Yu's mother became seriously ill. Tian Yu had to ask to return to his hometown to take care of his mother. Although Liu Bei couldn't bear to be separated from him, he could not take away his filial piety.
On the day of parting, it is said that Liu Xuande still held Tian Yu's hand and said reluctantly: "I wish I could achieve great things with you!"
after that.
Liang Xi smiled. Later, Liu Xuande was defeated again by the Taizu of this dynasty and fled everywhere. Naturally, he could never reunite with Tian Yu again.
Thinking about it, Liu Bei's luck was really not good enough. He missed Tian Yu and Qian Zhao two generals in a row. It was really a blessing for the Wei Dynasty and a misfortune for the Shu Han.
Back then, when Yanlinghou's former Chengwei King Cao Zhang conquered Dai County, Tian Yu was appointed as the military commander. Facing Wuhuan's ambush and sneak attack on the north bank of Yishui River, Tian Yu relied on the terrain to fight. The chariots surrounded the circular formation, filled the formation with bows and crossbows, and defeated the Wuhuan army.
Not only that, Tian Yu also sent his troops forward and defeated the Xianbei army that came to support Wuhuan. He defeated Xianbei King Kebineng for the first time and pacified Daijun.
During the years when Tian Yu served as the commander of Wuwan, he, Qianzhao, and Jiejun repeatedly defeated Xianbei. He was indeed worthy of being a famous general in the Wei Dynasty.
After sending Tian Yu away, Liang Xi immediately began his deployment.
Liang Xi whispered to his son Liang Shi and his close advisers:
"Return to the pass, guard the pass with old and weak soldiers, and then ambush elite troops nearby to ambush Xianbei. In addition, send spies to sneak into the northern border and spread false news that our army is rushing to aid Youzhou."
"It's an order."
Liang Shi and his staff received the general's order and immediately began to make arrangements.
Today's Xianbei is indeed in chaos.
From the east of Gaoliu to the west of Haoqi, there are dozens of tribes of Xianbei people, large and small. The Xianbei adults Kebineng, Mika, Suli and others divided the area, each commanding more than 100,000 tribes, each with its own Each country has its own territory.
In the early years, they were relatively harmonious on the surface, and they even made an oath together, vowing not to sell horses to people from the Central Plains.
It was Tian Yu who came up with a plan. He believed that the Hu people uniting together would be detrimental to the Wei Dynasty, so he sent envoys to sow discord between Ke Bineng, Suli, Mika and others. As expected, several tribes began to fight against each other. They hated each other and started attacking and killing each other.
First, Suli, who was pro-Han, violated the tribal covenant and gave a thousand horses to the Wei government. Kebineng was furious and sent troops to attack Suli's tribe.
At that time, Tian Yu knew that the time had come to severely damage Kebineng, so he led his elite soldiers alone, went deep into the land of Hulu, and advanced with his army. He did not set up camp until he was more than ten miles away from Kebineng's camp.
At this time, Tian Yu used a horse dung plan. He sent people to collect a lot of cow and horse dung. After the smoke became thick from the burning place, he immediately evacuated from another road.
Kebineng saw the fireworks and thought that Tian Yu's army was still there, so he did not dare to act rashly. It was not until Tian Yu led his troops for dozens of miles that Kebineng discovered that the Wei army had withdrawn, and immediately led his army to catch up.
However, Tian Yu had already laid an ambush on the road. Kebi Neng's troops were caught off guard and their positions were in chaos. They abandoned their bows and horses and fled in all directions.
Tian Yu took advantage of the situation and led his troops to attack for more than 20 miles, defeating Ke Bineng again.
It can be said that Tian Yu is simply Ke Bineng's nemesis, making the Xianbei king who boasts a talented Wei strategy hate him with itch.
After that, Tian Yu led more than a hundred people to kill Wuhuan King Gujin who was disobedient to the Wei Dynasty. From then on, the Hu people were courageous and Tian Yu was powerful in the desert.
"Wow, it turns out Captain Tian is such a hero, so admirable!"
Yu Huan blinked his eyes and listened very carefully to Xia Houxuan's story about the deeds of Tian Yu, the captain of the Wuhuan School, and sighed.
Xia Houxuan, who said he was a little thirsty, smiled and took the tea cup and drank a cup.
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On the border of Xuzhou and Qingzhou.
When the sun was a little behind, Cao Pi received a letter from Lu Qian, the governor of Xuzhou.
"How many days are there until Licheng County?"
"Your Majesty, we still have nine days to go to Licheng County."
Changshi Xunwei bowed and replied.
The expression on the emperor's face at this moment was somewhat unpredictable.
"Send this letter to the Luoyang school official Liu Ci, and then ask him to reveal the contents of the letter to my prince who oversees the country, and to Zang Ba, who is the governor. This matter must be known. Made to leave no trace.”
"promise."
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East Palace.
When Cao Rui heard that his father was about to be intercepted and killed by Qing Xu Haoba's remnants in Licheng County, he broke out in a cold sweat despite his extremely calm nature.
"Come here, send someone to the palace quickly, inform the leader Zhu Yancai, and ask him to quickly mobilize 20,000 soldiers from the infantry battalion and the cavalry battalion, and rush to Licheng County at night to protect His Majesty! In addition, let people secretly monitor you I am in charge of gold, Zang Ba, and closely monitor the people who come and go in his house!"
"promise!"
Seeing Cao Rui's panic, Gao Xun knew that something serious must have happened, so he hurried to the palace.
Cao Rui may not understand yet, but this is actually a test for him by his father.
What he didn't even know was that this test had nothing to do with the ability to govern the country, but the relationship between father and son.
When the leader Zhu Shuo heard the news, he did not dare to disobey Cao Rui's order and disregard the emperor's safety. He immediately dispatched the garrison captain Ren Fu and the acting infantry colonel Duan Zhao to lead his troops. The battalion of 20,000 people rushed to Licheng.
