To the north of Jiangzhou, the spring breeze is strong, and the reeds grow luxuriantly by the water, covering hundreds of small boats inside.
Cao Cao pulled out a deck chair to sleep on the bow of the ship. Suddenly he saw fireworks exploding in the city. He was refreshed and jumped up: "Jiangzhou soldiers and horses are chasing Liangshan! Brother Pei Xuan, take revenge today."
Pei Xuan's face remained normal, but his eyes were shining, showing his inner excitement: "Brother, I am willing to be a pioneer!"
"Okay!" Cao Cao glanced at the heroes on the surrounding boats and raised his voice: "Brothers, when I first got acquainted with Pei Xuan, I heard that he was an upright official, but was persecuted by his superiors. I felt indignation in my heart, so I wanted to replace him. He takes revenge."
"It's just these days, I think about it. If I kill Cai Jiu and take revenge, will there be no officials like Cai Jiu in the world?" Cao Cao's voice became more solemn, and he shook his head: "I often say that the trouble lies in the north, but except for My brothers, in this huge country, who doesn’t think the world is at peace? It doesn’t matter if an official is greedy, stupid or stupid, and it doesn’t matter if a soldier is lazy or useless, the world is peaceful."
He laughed mockingly a few times, bent down, picked up the big tree, and stood beside him, with a look of determination on his face: "So Wu came south with his brothers, not only for revenge, but also to bring justice to the court. The emperor and officials know that they have no right to be greedy, no right to be stupid, no right to be lazy, and no right to be useless! Because the world is not peaceful!"
"How ridiculous is the imagined prosperous age and the whitewashed peace? Today, Wu and his brothers will tear off this self-deceiving mask!"
After that, Cao Cao stomped the big tree, and all the brothers roared in unison. Cao Cao looked at the young and excited faces, and felt the long-lost blood rushing through his body, and suddenly couldn't help but sigh softly.
In this era, no one knows the pain of troubled times better than him, but since the arrival of troubled times is unstoppable, it is better to uncover it with his own hands.
Cao Cao jumped on the chair and stood up, raised his eyebrows, and shouted majestically: "Brothers, listen to my orders!"
All the heroes looked stern, and even their breathing became lighter. I felt that Cao Cao at this moment was very different from the usual laughing and scolding eldest brother. His whole body seemed to exude an invisible power, and his eyes were arrogant, as if under his feet. Even with thousands of troops, they can sweep across Kyushu with just one order.
"Pei Xuan, you, Deng Fei and Meng Kang, lead fifty people and rush into the prefect's Yamen. Those who refuse to surrender will be killed without mercy."
Pei Xuan was shocked, and he and Deng Fei and Meng Kang clasped their fists together and said, "Little brother, take the order!"
"Brother Zhang Shun, since you have lived here for a long time and are familiar with the roads in the city, you will lead Shi Qian and lead fifty people to patrol the city. Those who dare to resist will be killed, those who dare to wander around will be killed, those who dare to ventilate will be killed, and those who dare to loot will be killed. You, maybe Can you do it successfully?"
When Zhang Shun saw Cao Cao staring at him with bright eyes, he felt cruel and nodded: "Little brother, take the order!"
Cao Cao was overjoyed and asked Li Jun and others: "Brothers Li Jun, Mu Hong, and Zhang Heng, are you willing to fight with me?"
These words were similar to what he asked Zhang Shun, probably because these people were from the vicinity of Jiangzhou. If they were personally involved, they would have to abandon their business and follow him back to Shandong.
Li Jun and the other three looked at each other and made up their minds. They all clasped their fists and said, "We are about to see how my brother will fulfill his destiny. Who is willing to be half a step behind?"
Cao Cao laughed with several people, saying nothing.
He continued to order: "Jiang Jing, Xue Yong's first team, Ma Lin, Tao Zongwang's first team, Yang Lin Muchun's first team, Tong Wei and Tong Meng's first team, each of your four teams with fifty people, grabbed the four gates of Jiangxi's east, west, north and south, and closed them tightly. Be on strict guard, no one is allowed in or out except my brothers! Anyone who dares to attack will be killed without mercy."
Jiang Jing and eight others said in unison: "Little brother, take the order."
Cao Cao went south this time. Apart from the leaders, he only brought a hundred elite men with him. On the way, he recovered Huangmen Mountain and selected 300 more capable men, for a total of 400 people.
However, Li Jun and Mu Hong took refuge one after another. Together, they had fifty or sixty people available. Zhang Shun also had more than ten strong fishermen who were trustworthy and dared to kill and set fire to him.
According to Cao Cao's allocation, a total of 300 people entered the city, 200 of whom guarded the four gates, 50 went to the government offices, and 50 patrolled the streets. There were still more than 100 people who had not been arranged. At this moment, he ordered: "Li Jun, Mu Hong, Zhang Heng, Luan Tingyu, Shi Xiu, Ou Peng, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, you eight, follow me and lead the remaining troops to defeat the Jiangzhou army!"
After Jiang Jing heard this, he lost his voice and said: "Brother, there are five to seven thousand troops and horses in his city..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Cao Cao: "I regard him as a chicken with tiles and a dog's ears!"
Just as they were about to set off, suddenly a black man emerged from a small boat. It was Li Kui. He strode over to the bow of the boat and shouted, "Brother Wu, if you want to kill people, why don't you call yourself Tieniu?"
Cao Cao smiled slightly and pointed behind him. Li Kui looked back and saw that it was Song Baolian who was singing. She held a handkerchief in her hands and rubbed it uneasily, looking at him with affection and tears in her eyes.
All the heroes laughed. When Baolian saw that everyone was laughing at her, she went back to the cabin with a red face. Li Kui also blushed and shouted to himself: "You guys are laughing like birds! Baolian and her mother-in-law are also called Tieniu." Come and help my brother to repay his kindness."
Jiang Jing said happily: "Although this younger brother and sister have no martial arts skills, they are also heroes among women."
Cao Cao said: "In that case, I will take you with me, but you must wear a heart-covering armor, otherwise I will hurt you, and I will not have the face to see my brothers and sisters."
Li Kui said happily: "Okay, I can wear a hundred pieces."
A group of leaders cheered up, led hundreds of strong men to lead their horses ashore, and set off each other. The river rushed behind them, and the sound of reeds was like a tide. Suddenly, the exciting sound of pipa came out, and the tune was sonorous, which made people feel strong and excited.
Li Kui said with a smile: "This is Baolian playing the pipa! This bird song is the best, better than other songs."
Jiang Jing listened attentively for a moment and said with a smile: "Tieniu, your wife plays the piano very well. This is for our strong performance. I wish that we will win the battle."
Li Kui blushed and waved his hands: "Not yet, not yet. I won't be considered a daughter-in-law until I pick up my mother and worship her."
Everyone laughed when they saw him swaying and looking so naive.
When Cao Cao heard the sonorous pipa playing, he thought to himself: "Song people love poetry, which is very interesting, not inferior to Tang people's poetry."
Suddenly I felt something in my heart, and I sang along with the melody of the music, and what I sang was——
"The sea of blood was traversed in the past, and the mountain of swords is climbed again today.
I have traveled a hundred thousand miles to conquer the dust, and the roar of my sword and the fierce wind have made light of life and death.
Dragons and tigers are jumping up and down.
A piece of pipa is played clearly, and a few sounds of brotherly love are heard.
Don't let the man's seven-foot-long will be lost, and let all the flames of war be blown away in exchange for peace.
China looks at Zongheng. "
What is being sung is the "Po Zhen Zi" lyrics, but the words are improvised and newly added, which complement the pipa.
When everyone heard Cao Cao's heroic singing, their blood boiled and they cheered loudly. Only Jiang Jing and Pei Xuan knew poetry. They looked at each other and thought: "You know, literati are often hypocritical. Heroes like my elder brother are also unavoidable. It's just that. When you say 'a man is seven feet tall', how can you mention his true height?"
Cao Cao didn't know that the two were secretly slandering each other, so he sang with great enthusiasm. With a whip on his crotch yellow horse, he took the lead and rushed ahead of everyone.
Not long after, they arrived at the gate of Jiangzhou City. The army in the city had already gone to hunt down the people in Liangshan. The only people guarding the city gate were some local soldiers from the Xiang Army. Seeing how fiercely the people were coming, they hurriedly tried to close the door, but there was no time left. Deng Fei and Ma Lin both rushed in with their fast horses, killing scattered soldiers at every turn. Pei Xuan and others swarmed in and did their own thing according to Cao Cao's instructions.
Cao Cao brought eight generals, including Luan Ting, Yu Shixiu, and more than a hundred elite horse troops, plus an infantryman, Li Kui, to circle the city and run straight to the fighting place in front.
There are different religions: the romantic emperor imitates the gods, and the suave ministers pretend to be sages. The wolves in the north have sharp teeth and claws, and the beacon smoke is lighting up to shock the sky.
