On September 26, more than twenty miles south of Taiyuan, there was a wilderness, which was the only shortcut to the south.
Cao Cao arranged his 40,000 troops into a very strange formation, which was fifteen miles wide. If viewed from the air, it would be as thin as a cicada's wings.
Anyone who knows how to fight can't help but shake his head when seeing such a formation, knowing that it will break through in a single charge, and there is no tenacity at all.
However, Cao Cao sat high on his horse with a relaxed attitude and no worries at all.
Because the vast and disoriented Jinzhong Army in front of them, some were in groups of three or five, and some were in groups of hundreds or thousands of people, the formation collapsed. Many traitors did not know how they were defeated, but they just fought with each other. The robes all fled, and they had no choice but to run away. They were out of breath when they ran, and suddenly they saw the military formation in front of them. How could they have the courage to escape again? Kneel down on the ground and surrender.
There were also 5,000 horse troops, who were divided into several teams by Lao Cao, each led by a fierce general. They attacked continuously, one to defeat the thieves who wanted to gather, and the other to capture the rebel generals.
In two or three hours, Cao Cao had captured 40,000 to 50,000 defeated troops. He shook his head and said with a smile: "Tian Hu used several times his troops to surround the city of Jedi. How could he be defeated like this? It's really hard to understand!"
At this time, Lu Junyi came running with hundreds of horsemen and said with a big smile: "Brother, we have captured a rebel privy envoy. Haha, this is Tong Guanye, the rebel army's leader."
Cao Cao looked up and down and saw that the man was in his early thirties, covered in dirt and dust, with a large piece of damage on his head and face. He had obviously been knocked off his horse and injured. However, although he looked embarrassed, he was holding his head high at the moment, looking unyielding. .
Cao Cao couldn't help but be curious, but he said with a calm expression on his face: "It turns out he is Tian Hu's privy envoy, I don't know his name?"
The man said coldly: "Study in the lower room."
Lu Junyi said enthusiastically: "Brother, don't underestimate him. This man was trying to escape into the mountains alone. After I stopped him, I fought for more than thirty times before I captured him. This was because he was panicking and wanted to escape first. If he was in front of the battle, In a fight, it would be difficult to defeat him with less than 50 pieces."
Can you fight Lu Junyi for fifty years? Cao Cao felt happy and said with a smile: "Since he is also a hero, let's release him from his bondage."
Lu Junyi clicked the steel spear and broke the rope around Fang Xuedu.
Fang Xuedu rubbed his arms and looked surprised: "I am an important minister under the command of the King of Jin, and I will definitely die. How dare you, a mere military envoy, surrender to me?"
Cao Cao muttered: "Grand Master Bian Xiang and State Master Qiao Lie, I dare to surrender, let alone you?"
Fang Xuedu frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "It seems that you are not a peaceful person...that's all. Being able to survive is not a bad thing. This kindness will be rewarded."
Cao Cao was pleased with his honesty. He pointed to the north and said calmly: "It's not that I'm restless. It's because the people I saw are quite different from the other princes in the court. Tian Hu, for example, is just a minor problem. Besides, if he You are really a hero, so what if you take over the world? You must know that the foreign tribes in the north are the big trouble. You are a son of the Han family, and you have such skills, why should I kill you? I only teach those who hurt my relatives, but those who hate them will be quick. There is no need for you to repay the favor. , when foreign races come south, follow me and kill the enemy well, that will be your reward."
What he said was calm and calm, but the content was so intense that Fang Xuedu was inexplicably shocked. He looked at Cao Cao with a grin for a long time, and then suddenly laughed: "There is someone like you in the army of the Song Dynasty. It's interesting!"
He bowed down and said, "In this case, I will be willing to surrender if I punish Fang Xue."
Cao Cao laughed, jumped off his horse, and helped him up: "We are all brothers in the four seas. Since we share the same goals, we are my brothers with Wu Zhi. Haha, since you are the Privy Councilor, tell me how you lost this battle." have to?"
Fang Xuedu sighed and started talking about the invasion of the four armies and Tian Hu's decision. He spoke in essence and told the whole story in just one sentence.
Cao Cao kept nodding as he heard this: "Well, it's a brilliant strategy to make three rounds, concentrate all your strength on the north road, seize Fenyuan, grab Yanmen, and sway between Song and Liao. I didn't expect it to be your idea... Well, Build a dam and wait for the rain to flood Taiyuan. Although the strategy is poisonous, it is effective. This is also your strategy..."
Cao Cao listened to Fang Xuedu's description of the strategy of the bandits. The more he listened, the more he admired his expression. Suddenly something occurred to him and he exclaimed in surprise: "Oops! You sent 10,000 people to capture the people..."
He looked at the flying bird pictures day and night, and the geography of Jinzhong was already in his mind, but it suddenly occurred to him that if Zhang Xiong wanted to catch people and build a dam, he must have gone to Qingyuan, but he treated him as an ordinary small county and only gave Li Kui and other three thousand people. , if they collided with each other this time and the enemy's force was more than tripled, wouldn't he have killed Li Kui and Niu Gao?
Seeing his expression, Fang Xuedu immediately guessed the whole story: "Ah, could it be that Brother Wu actually sent troops to fetch Qingyuan? Well, it was because he was afraid that the Tiger King would escape by water... This, this is my fault."
Cao Cao looked ugly and waved his hands reluctantly: "It has nothing to do with you, it's just a coincidence...Brother Lu, go and order an army of 5,000 cavalry, take Du Bu and Bian Xiang, and go to Qingyuan quickly..."
Before the words "take a walk" were uttered, smoke and dust suddenly billowed from behind, and it seemed like a large group of people were coming. Teng Xun and Teng Kan looked at each other, and galloped out with more than a hundred riders. After a while, they turned back, and the two brothers They all smiled happily: "Brother Haojiao is happy to know that, but Li Kui and three others have returned with the troops, and the prisoners escorted are more than his own troops."
When Cao Cao heard that Li Kui and others were fine, he looked up to the sky and laughed. Then he straightened his face and shouted: "These two black men, I asked them to guard the Qingyuan Waterway, how dare they disobey my general order!"
Not long after, Li Kui and others arrived with troops. The three of them came to see Cao Cao. Li Kui laughed and sang a big song, and then told the story of yesterday's war. Cao Cao was very happy after hearing that Niu Gao actually used a trick. He stroked his arm and encouraged him: "Brother, you make me dare not look down on you more and more. Back then, Liu Da'er had a sworn brother, Zhang Fei, who had a fiery temperament and was regarded as a reckless man by everyone at the time. However, in times of crisis, he could always come up with ingenious plans to break the situation. When I look at you now, you look like Zhang Fei, who is both reckless and wise!"
Li Kui snorted: "Who is Zhang Fei? Can he compose poetry?"
Cao Cao laughed and said, "I've never heard of him writing poetry. I just heard that he painted beautiful women."
Li Kui was unconvinced after hearing this: "What does it mean to paint a beautiful woman? Is it more beautiful than me, Baolian? If my brother likes pictures of beauties, when he returns to Qingzhou, Tieniu will paint a picture based on Baolian, no matter how much it compares to Zhang Fei's painting The beauty is very beautiful, just give it to my brother and hang it in the room."
Cao Cao said angrily: "Look at this black guy, he's getting more and more confused. Why am I hanging at home with your wife? Go, go, go... Huh? Come back, what's wrong with your arm?"
After the battle, Li Kui naturally put on his clothes. Cao Cao could not see that his arms were congested and thick, but he saw that he had a strange posture when walking, and he only thought that he had been hit by an arrow in his arm, so he asked.
Niu Gao suddenly raised his eyebrows and stared, shouting: "I don't know, brother, but brother Tieniu showed great power yesterday. I'm not bragging about it. I'm afraid even the Lu family brother couldn't use the trick he did yesterday."
Lu Junyi frowned and said in dissatisfaction: "What unique skill can't I use?"
Niu Gao turned around and took Li Kui's two axes in his hands. He imitated Li Kui's appearance yesterday and stood up: "Yesterday, the thief general rushed towards me on horseback, but brother Tieniu refused to let him go. My younger brother saw him in the forest and was very anxious... …”
As he spoke, he started making gestures with his axe, and rehearsed Li Kui's feat yesterday. There were all knowledgeable people present. Who didn't recognize the thrill and difficulty involved? The Teng brothers shouted in unison, Du Bo and Bian Xiang looked at each other in shock, Lu Junyi shook his head repeatedly: "It's too risky, it's too risky."
Li Kui chuckled and said: "I'm not afraid of the danger or not. It's just that I exerted my strength in that moment. My two arms are still sore. I'm so tired when I poop and wipe my butt. If Brother Wu Song hadn't taught me many tricks to exert force, my two arms would be sore." Maybe it’s already broken.”
Cao Cao couldn't help but feel frightened. When he heard that Niu Gao had asked him to "make a show of his power," he immediately said with a straight face: "Wiping your butt is a big deal. Since it was Niu Gao's idea, my arms haven't healed these days, so I just Just ask him to wipe it for you."
Everyone laughed after hearing this, and Niu Gao's face turned earthy.
Fang Xuedu was also listening to the excitement. Suddenly he heard Li Kui mention Wu Song and exclaimed: "The Wu Song this hero is talking about is the one nicknamed 'Huo Dian Wei'?"
Cao Cao was stunned: "This is the man, he is my second brother! Did you see him on the battlefield?"
After rescuing Shi Jin, the two parted ways. Wu Song told him that he would go to Yanmen Pass and return in a month. He only said that Wu Song had already returned to Dongping Mansion, but he seemed to have stayed there till now.
Fang Xuedu smiled bitterly: "Unexpectedly, this hero is actually the brother of Brother Wu. Haha, speaking of it, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Tiger King's army of one hundred thousand was defeated by him alone."
All the generals were shocked when they heard this, especially the fierce generals Du Bo, Bian Xiang, and Er Teng. They had always heard Lu Junyi boast that Cao Cao had a very extravagant brother Wu Er. I know that I don't have the ability to defeat a hundred thousand people. Is this a human being or a god?
Cao Cao was also shocked: "It is true that my second brother is very brave, but this statement is too shocking..."
Fang Xuedu smiled bitterly and said: "My little brother is not a person who likes lying. Brothers, please listen to me carefully. In order to cover up Zhang Xiong's whereabouts, we provoked the generals of the Song army..." At that moment, the fierce general Wu Li came out and killed him. He talked about killing Xu Jing, defeating Han Cunbao, and being instantly killed by Wu Song. Wu Song rushed into the battle alone and the whole army was defeated.
When everyone heard this, they felt it was even more thrilling, even more shocking than when Li Kui beheaded a horse. Bian Xiang was the first to change his expression: "That Uncle Wu Guo has extraordinary arms, can wield a sword weighing fifty kilograms, and is very skilled in martial arts." , is a famous general under Tian Hu, and Bian once competed with him in the past. The two of us competed seven or eight times, but we couldn't decide the winner. Bian thought to himself, even if our lives are at stake, we must fight. Only when you have more than seventy or eighty moves can you tell the difference..."
His voice became smaller and smaller, but everyone understood what he meant: Wu Song could kill Wu Li with one move, couldn't he also kill me with one move?
Teng Kan's expression changed immediately. He was really defeated by Bian Xiang. If it weren't for Lao Liu's random arrow, his life might have been lost. If Bian Xiang couldn't do it, he would naturally be even less capable - if he couldn't do it, Teng Si's expression also changed: My brother and I are brothers.
"You don't have to think too much about it!" At the critical moment, Old Cao was still well-informed, and he came back to his senses and smiled: "Back then, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were known to the world for their bravery, but Guan Gong killed him effortlessly. That Wen Chou was once more powerful than Zhao Yun The battle was a draw, Zhao Yun is a generation spear master, could it be that Guan Gong didn't have any trouble killing him? This is not the comparison."
Of course he would like his brother to be admired by others, but with his experience, he also knows that everything is too much, and if these people really think too highly of Wu Song, it will be the same as thinking too low. When the critical moment comes, something may go wrong. Come.
"That's right." Fang Xuedu said hurriedly: "At that time, Wu Li fought against two generals, and he and Han Cunbao even fought against Baihe. Otherwise, if Wu Erlang wanted to kill him, it would not have been so easy."
Everyone thought that this was reasonable, and they gradually came to their senses. However, they still admired Wu Song's courage and ability to kill an army of 5,000 people naked after beheading a general.
Cao Cao couldn't wait to meet his brothers. He immediately withdrew his troops and allocated 30,000 troops. He asked Lu Junyi to take the Teng family's second general and Niu Wenzhong, as well as a group of generals, with the help of Fang Xuedu, and set up camp in the stronghold first to guard the captured prisoners. , he led the remaining 10,000 people and rushed to Taiyuan to look for Wu Song.
However, he said that the Song army in Taiyuan won a great victory and captured more than 10,000 prisoners. Because they did not have many troops, they did not dare to pursue them far away. They took the remaining money and food from Tian Hu camp and returned to the city.
Han Cunbao was supervising the settlement of post-war affairs when he suddenly heard that "Qingzhou Jiedu Envoy Wu Zhi" was leading troops to come for reinforcements. He did not dare to be careless and hurriedly came to pick him up in person.
"Oh, I didn't expect that Wu Jiedu would come to Taiyuan so quickly. His loyalty and righteousness are really commendable! I also didn't expect that Wu Jiedu would stand up to the occasion. He is truly a young hero."
Cao Cao smiled like a spring breeze. He dismounted from the distance and clasped his fists as he walked: "Juniors have long heard about Han Jiedu's reputation as "Iron Hook Silver Halberd". When I saw it today, it was indeed famous! To be honest with Han Jiedu, Wu had heard about Jin before. The thieves sent one hundred thousand troops to seize Taiyuan, which really broke a sweat for you. Therefore, they came regardless of the lack of men and horses, just to share the worries of the seniors in the army. Unexpectedly, Han Jiedu was so good at fighting, and the one hundred thousand thieves were defeated in a single hand. Above the ancient history, Jiedu's great name should be remembered for eternity."
Han Cunbao is indeed not young. He knows his own family affairs. After all, he was not recruited by grassroots. Being an official has reached the limit of being a military governor. Therefore, he has no hope of getting promoted and making a fortune. All he can think about is " The word "name".
After all, he is a son of the prime minister's family. When he fell into the grass, he greatly damaged the Han family's reputation. As he got older, he felt more and more regretful about it, fearing that he would die one day and be scolded by his father and ancestors for being unworthy.
Therefore, what Cao Cao said about "fame will last through the ages" really spoke to his heart. He immediately laughed so hard that he couldn't see his eyes: "Ah, the martial arts festival is over-reputed and over-reputed. It is just that the main force of the rebels was defeated and killed." It’s just Tian Hu’s head, it’s not worth mentioning, it’s not worth mentioning, even if it has some minor merits, it’s all because the generals dared to fight and the three armies served their lives, how dare I claim the extraordinary merits as my own?”
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "As expected of a son from a famous family, he regards his fame as nothing. Han Jiedu's broad-mindedness is beyond my reach."
I thought to myself: According to what Fang Xuedu said, my brother turned the tide and broke up the formation, and the man surnamed Han won the victory. However, when I asked around, Han Cunbao didn't mention a word. This means that either he and my brother have some differences, or he is narrow-minded and wants to steal my brother's achievements.
Thinking of this, he was secretly angry and deliberately provoked him by saying, "Han Jiedu just said that he beheaded Tian Hu. I wonder which general is responsible for such a feat?"
Han Cunbao was so flattered by Lao Cao's few words that he didn't think much about it. He sighed and said, "It's interesting to say, but this is a twelve-year-old girl who killed her parents with her own hands in order to avenge her parents' blood. Got Tian Hu."
When Cao Cao asked this question, he was sure that there was no one other than Wu Song. Unexpectedly, he was surprised when he got such an answer: "This is a strange thing."
Youfenjiao: Brothers meet again in Taiyuan, they know each other and a smile is worth a thousand words. All the wars in Jinzhong were calmed down, and the storms on the sea were rising.
2-in-1, guys.
(End of chapter)
