When Tong Guan stopped laughing, Liu Yanqing said cautiously: "Prime Minister Tong, destroy the thieves crossing the river, intimidate them, and then recruit them. This strategy is indeed a good one, but there is one section that makes the general very worried."
Liu Yanqing was an old member of Tong Guanxi's army. In today's battle, he resolutely came to the rear and almost fell to death. Wouldn't Tong Guan's heart be moved?
At that moment, he said warmly: "You are a veteran general in the army. I have always respected you. Why can't you speak frankly? Listening to what you said, I am thinking that there is something wrong with you?"
Liu Yanqing hurriedly waved his hands and said: "It's not that the Prime Minister's thinking is wrong, but that General Wu suddenly arrived and greatly weakened the enemy's morale. I want to rebel against the traitors, but I don't know how many more troops General Wu has come to increase. How can I have it in my heart?" Not afraid? Therefore, the general is only worried about them moving troops from the center of Jin. If the bandits are constantly crossing the river, when will they be killed? If it is delayed for a long time, won't it miss the prime minister's plan?"
"Ah!" Tong Guan clapped his hands and said repeatedly: "As expected of a veteran! Duan is very thoughtful. In this way, we still have to defend the Yellow River and make a close-door-dog situation, but this is not easy. ...Hey, General Wu, why are you laughing?"
When Cao Cao heard Liu Yanqing mention crossing the river, his heart suddenly moved, and he came up with a plan, but it was not convenient for him to say it himself, so he deliberately made a silly smile to attract the boy Guan to ask questions.
Seeing Tong Guan put on the trap, Cao Cao smiled slightly: "I didn't laugh at anyone else. I just watched En Xiang talking with Old General Liu. In a few words, the overall situation was decided. I realized that the reason why the Western Army is strong is why he smiled happily." As soon as the Yellow River is locked, it is not just a trick of beating the dog at the door with kindness, but Tian Hu has no hope of crossing the river, and it will be much easier to recruit people again."
Tong Guan nodded repeatedly and said: "If we can really seal the river, this will be the situation."
Then he said sadly: "It's just a pity. In the past, Emperor Taizu was so talented and strategic that he opened a gold mining pond outside Bianjing City and trained his naval army. He destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty in one phase and attacked Youzhou in the second phase. Later, the Southern Tang Dynasty was destroyed. During the peace talks between the Song and Liao Dynasties, the navy lost its usefulness and wasted money and food. When the Prime Minister was in power, he requested an order to dismiss the Bianliang Navy, and selected large ships and strong naval forces to be transferred to Dengzhou... Hey, if the Bianliang Navy is still there, What's the difficulty in blocking the Yellow River? Now we have to think of other solutions."
Cao Cao was overjoyed after hearing this, frowned his eyebrows, pretended to be thoughtful, suddenly slapped his leg, and said with a smile: "I almost forgot about this person! That's all, if it weren't for the great blessing, how could he have such a clever trick?"
Tong Guanqi asked: "What clever method?"
Cao Cao said happily: "The last general is in Nanfeng. Didn't he surrender Wenren Shichong and his two lieutenants? Wenren is nicknamed the 'Dragon King of Han Water'. He is the best at water warfare. He has more than 3,000 elite troops in his headquarters. He is a hero who rides the waves, and now he is under the command of the last general. Enxiang only needs to share the boat with him, and he will teach the Jin thieves not to cross the river with horses."
Tong Guan was overjoyed after hearing this: "What's the difficulty in getting a ship? In Jinming Pool, although those big ships have gone to Dengzhou, there are still countless small and medium-sized warships. Those ships are not used in the sea and have been left unattended. They are waiting for me to build them here." Just write down a document and ask the person with the surname Wen to take it for himself - but there is only one section. The three of them are all surrendered generals. If they get the ship and surrender to Tian Hu, wouldn't it be bad? How can we restrain him? "
Cao Cao patted his chest after hearing this: "Don't worry, my dear, this matter is all on the general. When the general was doing business, he also had business routes by water, and he had several people who were accustomed to water and were skilled in martial arts. , the general recruited them and placed them next to Wenren Shichong. If he is willing to serve loyally, it is naturally the best. If there is any dissent, just follow Ma Dai's move of killing Wei Yan and kill him with one sword."
Tong Guan nodded and said with a smile: "In this way, there is no need to worry about the future. That's all, the horses must be fed with grass, and the envoys must be well fed, so he made Wenren the commander of the Yellow River Navy, and two of his subordinates were also made deputy generals. You want your confidant to be the deputy commander, and you ask him to rush to select ships at starry night and blockade the Yellow River waterway as soon as possible."
Immediately, the scribe was called, and the document was written in the account. Tong Guan used the seal himself. Because he was afraid that the officials in Bianjing would put on airs and delay it, he ordered his two cronies, Marquis Yu, to accompany him and open up the upper and lower joints as soon as possible.
Cao Cao took the document and went back to talk to Wen Shi Chong in detail. Wen Shi Chong was very happy and said to Cao Cao: "My younger brother has taken charge of the navy this time. The Yellow River is controlled by my elder brother."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Dengzhou Navy is under my control. Now you control the Yellow River, and the river and sea are all in our hands. However, you only have more than 3,000 men and are not strong enough. There are also athletes on Liangshan who are waiting for me." Mobilize some troops to help you and make up the number of 5,000."
After that, he wrote a letter and handed it to Wen Renshichong: "You have kept this letter secretly. After arriving in Bianjing, go to that so-and-so inn and find Shi Qian's 'Flea on the Drum' and give him the letter. He will It will be done on its own."
Wenren Shichong put away the letter, solemnly bid farewell to Cao Cao, ordered his troops and horses, and left with the two Yuhou.
The next day, Tong Guan organized his troops and horses - he brought an army of 80,000 to attack Xijing. He was defeated in a big defeat and lost more than 20,000 troops. Cao Cao's men went to Wenrenshi Chongbu, and there were still 27,000, which happened to be It can make up for the loss of Tong Guan.
Tong Guan left all the wounded soldiers in the camp to rest and recuperate, and with the remaining 80,000 soldiers, he planned to attack Luoyang again.
The generals were shocked when they heard this. Liu Yanqing frowned and said, "Prime Minister, our army is newly defeated. We should rest for a while. Otherwise, our morale has not been restored. How can we fight for a big war?"
Tong Guan sighed and said: "I have been on the battlefield for a long time, how can I not know this truth? But you have to think carefully, Xijing is only more than 200 miles away from Tokyo. The thieves and soldiers are here, and the officials can't sleep peacefully day and night. They only hope that I will win." If I delay, there will be endless rumors in the court, and the rumor-mongering boy will lose the battle."
Some officials were confused: Didn’t this guy really lose the battle? No, no! The Jin thieves came suddenly, intending to attack our army from both sides. However, Marshal Tong was very aware of the situation and used a trick to trick the situation. He deliberately faked defeat and used his arrogance to lure the main force of the thieves out. Only then did he ambush the army in advance. It was Cao Cao's army who broke out and killed the traitor army's fire-breathing Yaodao in one fell swoop, as well as many important generals. They won a great victory and forced the traitor soldiers into Xijing, not daring to take another step lightly.
Anyway, this is how the military letter to the imperial court was written.
Seeing that Tong Guan's fighting spirit was strong, Wang Zhen rolled his eyes and stepped forward and said: "What Enxiang said is the truth. However, General Liu's worries are also true. Now that the morale of our troops has withered, it is really difficult to deal with it. When it comes to great tasks, only General Wu can win consecutive victories under his command, and his morale is strong. If we want to fight again, General Wu is willing to take General Wu as the vanguard!"
Tong Guan looked at Cao Cao and hesitated.
He felt a little embarrassed. He had just saved his life and turned around and sent him to fight as a vanguard. In Tong Guan's view, this was unethical.
Because according to Tong Guan's fighting practice, those subordinates who bribe him a lot will be assigned to the central army or as food keeper. If they are given less or not given at all, it is just a sentence: "I always know that the general is brave. Now I shall be the vanguard of the army, work hard to kill the enemy, and don’t let me down.”
How can there be any reason to let people be the pioneers casually?
But after thinking about it for a while, it seemed that only Cao Cao was the most capable of fighting, so he smashed his mouth, looked at Cao Cao and said with a smile: "General Wu, what do you think?"
Cao Cao stood up and clasped his fists, and said with emotion: "Your Majesty, Mr. Wu came to the army, but he was just a soldier in General Liu's account. If not for your promotion, how could there be such an army? Now, killing the enemy for your sake, naturally it is the last general's duty. It’s a matter of fact! The final general is willing to be a pioneer and conquer Xijing for his kindness.”
Tong Guan was overjoyed after hearing this, stood up and pointed at him and said: "Okay! Loyal and courageous! General Wu, you will live up to me, and I will live up to you. If you win this battle, you will have a good future." "
There are different teachings: Extravagance covers the hero and prevents the storm, and the mighty boatman locks the river. The 80,000-strong army fought together and started fighting under the walls of Xijing City!
(End of chapter)
