Farewell to Song Jiang and others, Xiaoxing stayed overnight for more than a day. He first went to Dongping Mansion and returned the military symbols. The five hundred soldiers each returned to their base camp. Cao Cao gave each man a reward of five taels of silver. The officers and soldiers cheered and praised Cao Cao. Go to heaven.
When he returned to the camp, he stood with those who had never gone there with Pao Ze. He immediately saw that these five hundred people were much more capable. The camp officer couldn't help but be curious. After asking, he found out that Cao Cao had been fighting all the way during this trip. , the effect is quite remarkable.
The camp officer was so surprised that he reported it to Chen Wenzhao, the governor of Dongping Prefecture, the next day.
Chen Wenzhao is a broad-minded and insightful man. After hearing this, he thought to himself: We have millions of soldiers in the Song Dynasty, but only a few of them really know how to fight. If these brothers from the Wu family really have such ability, wouldn't it be a blessing to the country?
When the caller asked, he was told that the Wu family brothers and their entourage had rested in Fucheng for the night and were about to return to the city, so they quickly sent someone to fetch him.
As soon as Cao Cao and others left the city gate, they were summoned by the official. Cao Cao didn't know what was going on, so he asked Qin Ming and others to go back to Yanggu County first. He and his brother Wu Song returned to the city and went to the government office to see Chen Fuyin.
When Chen Wenzhao saw that one of the two brothers was short and the other was tall, he was secretly amazed and said with a pleasant expression: "I'd like to thank you two for your efforts to explain this troop dispatch."
Cao Cao said: "I led the troops to march that day, but they could not march for twenty miles. The troops were scattered and scattered. The subordinates thought, how can these soldiers contribute to the country? So they only marched for half a day every day, and the remaining half of the day was spent training troops. They walked and practiced. Although it slows down the journey, it increases the chance of winning.”
Chen Wenzhao said happily: "This is the principle of sharpening your sword and cutting firewood."
Cao Cao said: "Exactly! That day when I walked to Duiying Mountain, I saw two young men wielding halberds, each competing..."
Then he talked about how to recapture Lu Fang and Guo Sheng, how to go to the front and meet the soldiers and horses of Qingfeng Village, how to judge that he was dividing his troops, and how to set up an ambush to defeat them one by one.
Finally, he said: "After several fierce battles, the leader of Qingfeng Village, 'Jin Maohu' Yan Shun, was killed. The remaining ones walked away and surrendered. We learned that there are no grass bandits in Qingfeng Mountain. The two Xiaguan brothers discussed it together. , although we are not troops from Qingzhou Prefecture, we were seconded by him, but since there are no enemies, it is inconvenient to cross the prefecture and the prefecture, so we came back to give orders."
Chen Wenzhao was overjoyed after hearing this and said: "So, you brothers really know the military. I have always had something on my mind, that is, the mountains and rivers in Liang under my rule are occupied by strong men. I heard that three to five thousand soldiers and horses have been gathered. , in the future, if we become big, we will inevitably attack the city and seize territory, so we have to take precautions early. With such talents, how can you succumb to the position of the capital?"
He stood up and said, "Come, please invite Dong Ping to come and discuss matters."
After saying this, he said to Cao Cao: "Dong Ping is the supervisor of the army and horses of Dongping Prefecture. His martial arts are unrivaled. Your brother has the ability to train troops, so he can be his assistant."
Not a moment later, a man in a white robe walked forward with his head held high, clasping his fists and saying, "General Dong Ping, please see me for your kindness!"
Cao Cao turned his head and saw that this man was tall and broad, with a handsome face and a proud look. He couldn't help being secretly surprised and whispered: "Ma Chao?"
Dong Ping asked curiously: "What did you say?"
Chen Wenzhao chuckled and said: "Wu Dutou is talking about the Xiliang fierce general Jin Ma Chao who killed Cao Mengde and abandoned his armor in the late Han Dynasty? Hahaha, General Dong has a good character. I think he is not inferior to Ma Chao in appearance and ability. .”
Cao Cao knew that he was losing his temper, so he quickly laughed and said, "My husband is right! My brother was in Yanggu County, and he also heard about the famous names of Duangqiang and Dong Yichang! But he never expected that he was so young and handsome, as good as Ma Chao in the past. "
Dong Ping was proud of what he said and said proudly: "Ma Chao's 'skill' is indeed extraordinary, but if we compete with guns, how can we beat my two spears? You are a dwarf, and your eyesight is not weak."
Wu Song believed that he was the reincarnation of Dian Wei and became very interested in the past events of the Three Kingdoms. He often asked his elder brother to tell them about them after drinking. Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi, who killed Lao Cao in Tongguan and cut off his beard and robe, were more impressed than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
As soon as he heard Cao Cao blurt out Ma Chao's name, he immediately understood: This arrogant boy must be the reincarnation of Ma Chao.
Cao Cao has always been calm, but he rarely lost his composure today. Wu Song saw it in his eyes and thought to himself, my brother was chased to the sky and into the earth by this man in his previous life, so he was very impressed.
Hostility inevitably arose in his heart - he had heard the story of his "junior" Xu Chu fighting Ma Chao naked, and he became very passionate for a while, thinking that if I don't die, how can I let that horse show off its power?
Hearing Dong Ping say "you dwarf" again, he became even more angry and shouted in a deep voice: "How dare you be rude to my brother? Wu Er recognizes you as the Superintendent of the Army and Horses, but Wu Er doesn't know his fists." All birds will be jailed."
Dong Ping was immediately furious. He looked up and down and saw that Wu Songxiong was extremely strong and full of energy. He did not dare to look down upon him and sneered, "How can a mere capital official be qualified to speak arrogantly in front of Dong?"
Chen Wenzhao quickly broke up the fight: "Don't argue with me, General Dong, and Kunzhong of the Wu family, although they are just captains, they are very knowledgeable in military affairs. I also want them to be your deputy generals to help you train your army and horses, so that you can make achievements in the future." "
Dong Ping heard this and sneered: "Not everyone is qualified to be Dong's deputy general."
Wu Song shouted: "How capable are you? Are you so arrogant? Do you dare to fight Wu Er?"
Dong Ping raised his eyebrows: "Fight with you? Okay, let the prefect be your witness, and the two of us will go to the martial arts arena to see who is better!"
Chen Wenzhao pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay, just keep ordering until now."
So a group of people left the government office and went straight to the martial arts field.
When they heard that Wu Song invited Dong Ping to fight, all the lieutenants and generals in the army were excited and packed the martial arts arena early.
In the corner of the martial arts arena, while helping Wu Song put on his armor, Cao Cao whispered: "Second brother, don't think that he is frivolous or underestimate his ability."
Wu Song said: "Brother, you understand. Brother, could this person be Ma Chao?"
Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said: "It's hard to say. Just looking at the face and body shape, they are 90% similar. In terms of temperament, Ma Chao was also extremely unruly back then."
Wu Song's fighting spirit boiled: "That can't be wrong. I want to see how capable the Five Tigers of Xishu can be."
As soon as he tied his armor tightly, Wu Song picked up a pair of iron halberds and mounted his horse proudly.
Over there, Dong Ping was also holding a pair of iron spears and sitting high on his horse.
The two men looked at each other from a distance, then rushed out with their horses. A pair of halberds and a pair of spears danced at the same time. When the two horses met, they could only hear the sound of clanging. After fighting for a while, they saw four weapons dancing. Rufei, even the human figures are covered.
Have any of the generals present seen such a fight before? Everyone was stunned.
Cao Cao was also sweating in his palms. Wu Song was his brother, and he was unrivaled in both ability and loyalty.
Moreover, unlike Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and other brothers in his previous life, who treated him first as a monarch and then as a brother, Wu Song treated him the opposite. Even with Lao Cao's temperament, he could not express his deep brotherly love. Not moved by it.
He used to envy Guan Yu's loyalty to Liu Bei, but in fact, what he envied was this kind of brotherhood that was higher than the relationship between monarch and minister.
If it was damaged, he almost didn't dare to think about the consequences.
Just as his heart was ups and downs, fifty or sixty people were already fighting in the field.
"Eh? Oh!" Cao Cao suddenly blinked, and the worry in his heart gradually decreased - Dong Yichang, who looks and has a temperament very similar to Ma Chao, although he is indeed very powerful, does not seem to have reached the height of Ma Chao!
