Qiao Daoqing didn't shy away from it, so he took out a piece of talisman paper from his sleeve, asked for paper and pen, and hurriedly wrote two lines of words:
Brother, use your troops and come to Luoyang quickly.
After writing, blow the ink dry, take out a strand of hair and wrap it in the talisman paper, fold a butterfly in your hand, murmur something in your mouth, suddenly point at the butterfly and shout: "Quick!"
Then I saw the butterfly fluttering its wings, swaying and flying up, flying straight out of the house and missing.
Cao Cao looked at it and said curiously: "I once saw Fan Rui use the 'Ling Yan Chuan Shu' method, but what he folded was a swallow."
Qiao Daoqing said proudly: "Swallows are too ordinary, just like me, a butterfly, so elegant."
Gongsun Sheng was dissatisfied and said: "If I had known you would give me that man's beard, I would fold a dragon and you could see how talented he was."
Qiao Daoqing said in shock: "But you are not talking nonsense! How can you make a dragon out of little talisman paper? I don't believe it, just fold it and show it to me."
Gongsun Sheng immediately took out the talisman paper, and the two of them squatted on one side to fold the dragon.
Cao Cao originally thought that they were comparing whose magic skills were better, but now he saw that they were actually comparing their ability to fold paper. He couldn't help but smile and said with everyone: "It's rare for people from outside the country to have an innocent heart. That's all, let them fold the dragon." , let’s divide our troops here, everyone has important tasks..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Lao Qi's face full of furrowed eyebrows, and his heart was restless. Cao Cao asked curiously: "Seventh Prince, do you also want to go on an expedition with me?"
Zhao Laoqi waved his hands quickly: "I, I'm not going. I mean, brother, I want to see the Taoist priests folding dragons..."
Cao Cao laughed: "Go, go."
Zhao Laoqi was overjoyed, walked quickly, and squatted next to Gongsun Sheng. He looked at him with a keen eye. Zhao Laowu and Zhao Laoliu looked at each other and slipped away quietly.
The Three Sages King Zhao Kai said angrily: "Brother Huang entrusted me and other counselors with military aircraft, and you are just playing child's play like this? Can't you wait until your brother has finished speaking about the business and then ask the Taoist Priest to demonstrate how to fold a dragon?"
Liu Yanqing looked on coldly and thought to himself: This prince has such a big heart! The Song Dynasty has not yet been destroyed, and it is truly a wonder in the world.
Naturally, Lao Cao did not embarrass these playful princes. He shook his head and smiled, pointing at the map and saying: "Our troops will be divided into three groups! The first group will go out of Tongguan, expedition to Xingqing Mansion, plow the court, sweep away the lords, and overthrow the clan. A perfect sacrifice to show the majesty of the country!"
In a word, everyone felt their bodies were numb and their hairs were standing on end.
Cao Cao added: "The second route is a partial division. After leaving Tongguan, cross the river and go north, heading straight to Taiyuan. Wushu and Lou Shi cannot be combined."
The last one pointed to Luoyang: "The third group, stay here. If the Lou family arrives, fight against them and protect the clan. These are the troops of the three groups. What do you think? Just say it."
Liu Yanqing stood up excitedly: "This kind of military use is a combination of right and wrong, and the strategy is unparalleled! It is worthy of being the 'Wu Mengde' who defeated Wang Qing, Ping Tianhu, shocked Jurchen, and defended Yanyun!"
Without saying a word, he first patted a bunch of horses, and secretly saw a smile on Lao Cao's lips, and then said: "Three routes of troops, each route is the key! If one route is lost, the rest will collapse. From Liu's perspective, the first route This is the cause of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing. They will never move forward except killing you!"
When he said what he said, everyone couldn't help but nod in agreement with what he meant. This line of soldiers will never come back. Once the attack is successful, it will be immortal.
"The second route is the cause of Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan. One is to defend Taiyuan without losing it, and the other is to respond to the first army from a distance. When it is time to defend, when it is time to attack, attack decisively. The yin and yang are in harmony, only one heart."
Everyone nodded again, thinking that he had been in the war for a long time. Putting aside the war, his level was still quite high. The Taiyuan garrison needs to make prompt decisions most, and the heat is almost always bad.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Liu Yanqing was also proud of himself. He shook his head and said: "As for the third route, guarding Luoyang is Zhang Xun and Zhang Suiyang's career. On the contrary, it is the simplest. There is nothing to think about. Gu Zhong will stick to it and die. That's all. .”
After that, he slapped his breastplate and said loudly: "A certain Liu Yanqing started fighting with his father Yongnian at the age of fifteen. He has been fighting for nearly forty years. He has experienced hundreds of battles and is still humble! He only hates his years. My teeth are getting longer and I can’t go on expeditions. I also hate my mediocre talent and my lack of spiritual wisdom, so I can’t defend Taiyuan. After thinking about it, the only thing I can show off is this loyal heart!”
He clenched his fists, widened his presbyopic eyes, and looked at Cao Cao: "Wu Jiedu, Liu is the Jiedushi envoy of the three cities of Henan and the commander of the Xuanfu capital. Today he has asked himself to lead the Third Route Army to guard Luoyang. If anything goes wrong, Take my head as punishment!"
Shi Bao was dumbfounded and thought to himself, "The generals of the Song Dynasty really know how to play!"
You first analyze the purpose and needs of the three groups, and you are clear-cut, and then you show off your qualifications, strengths and weaknesses, and your experience is clear. You have made such an impassioned speech. How can you be loyal? I thought that after saying this, I was going to fight with the Xixia people. We both died together, but unexpectedly you changed the topic and said, "You are going to stay here and not move!"
Unlike Lin Chong and Hua Rong, he had been in the officialdom and had some patience. He was not like Shi Wengong, who knew a lot about the world when he was a teacher. He was not like Jiao Ting. Although he was faceless, he couldn't understand what Liu Yanqing was saying——
He is the big devil of the Ming Cult, and logically speaking, he and this man named Liu have a lot of hatred.
So he laughed and said: "It's so awesome. I'm worthy of being a veteran of the Western Army. I'm really brave. However, Liu is great at Jiedu, but my younger brother is less courageous. Since you are so loyal and brave, you are not as good as my younger brother guarding Luoyang. If you go to fight Xixia, wouldn't we complement each other?"
Liu Yanqing was furious.
However, thanks to his courage, he did not fall out with Lao Cao and laughed loudly: "Shi Shuai's reputation shocked Jiangnan. If the Nanli Magic Sword is timid, how can anyone in the world be brave? It's just my selfishness. Thinking about it, although everyone in the Central Plains knows about the four words Nanli Magic Sword, Xixia people are afraid that they will turn a deaf ear to it. If Brother Shi is willing to go to Xixia and kill one or two kings, this is the best magic sword in the world! If he were in Luoyang, but It’s overkill.”
The best sword in the world!
Shi Bao's eyes moved, and he laughed and said: "I'm just kidding you! This sword of Shi Bao was originally intended to show off its power among the tens of thousands of troops. He was about to go to Xixia to make a fortune, hahahaha."
Yao Xing sneered and said, "You better not die in Xixia."
Since Shi Bao saw Yao Xing, his eyebrows were not eyebrows, and his eyes were not eyes. He just knew that Lao Cao valued him, so he kept silent. Now that he saw him provoking, how could he bear it?
When Tong Guan went down to Muzhou, Shi Bao escaped with his injuries. He was about to fight his way out, but Yao Xing stopped him. Not when the heroes from Liangshan came, his bones were already strong enough to play drums. At this moment, old and new hatreds started to surge up.
He shouted: "Yao Xing! Don't be so self-righteous. If Shi hadn't been injured, you would have been dead for a long time! You said I stayed in Xixia? I think you don't even dare to go to Xixia!"
Yao Xing suddenly stood up, clasped his fists and said: "'Wu Mengde', I will follow Tong Shuai in the end, and I will be defeated in every battle. People in the world don't know my heart. They only know that I, Yao Xing, am also a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. I beg you not to remember the old evil." Take me to Xixia and show the world what a hero Yao Xing is!"
Shi Bao was stunned and suddenly laughed: "Brother, take him with you. I want to compete with him to see who can kill more Xixia dogs."
Liu Yanqing always knew Yao Xing was brave and brave, but now that there was no one in front of the tent, he was about to win over him. He suddenly became anxious and looked at Cao Cao eagerly.
Cao Cao knew what he meant, but if a brave general like Yao Xing came to vote, how could he give it up?
He frowned for a moment and then said with a smile: "Liu Jiedu just made an analysis and whipped it in. How can he say it if he doesn't know the army? But defending the city is not easy. I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are in Luoyang now?"
Liu Yanqing said quickly: "We have brought out more than 3,000 people from Bianliang. Three generals, Zhang Jun, have more than 1,000 Western troops under their command. In addition, I have mobilized troops from surrounding prefectures and counties in the past few days, and I have obtained another 5,000. Generals." Thousands of people.”
Lao Cao shook his head and said: "Ten thousand people are too few. Although Zhengzhou's golden soldiers may not come, how can we ignore the Holy Master here? I will give you another 10,000 soldiers, so that will be 20,000 horses, and then mobilize the young men in the city , enough to defend the city."
Zhao Kai was overjoyed, cupped his fists and said, "Brother is such a loyal minister!"
Lin Chong and others sneered. The 20,000 soldiers in the Bingzhou army had not been fully trained. They could not go on an expedition and could only be used to defend the city.
Liu Yanqing said anxiously: "Although we have enough soldiers and horses, we must have brave generals to help us."
Cao Cao looked around at everyone: "General Zhang Jun, how about you help Liu Jiedu guard Xijing?"
Zhang Jun frowned and said with a wry smile: "To be honest with Wu Jiedu, after hearing this, I felt relieved, but also felt disappointed."
Cao Cao knew what he was thinking and breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't have to go on an expedition and take risks. If he felt disappointed, he couldn't go on an expedition and take risks.
He smiled slightly and was about to speak, but Qu Duan shouted first: "Just leave Brother Zhang here! But Qu wants to go to Xixia. Xixia has invaded my homeland. This revenge must be avenged. I also ask Wu Jiedu to take care of him." "
Wang Yan also said: "Brother Zhang is here. If anything happens to me and Qu Duan, you can take care of us. Wu Jiedu, Wang also wants to go to Xixia, so please take care of him."
Lao Cao had previously listened to Qiao Daoqing's explanation of the battle in Bianliang, and knew that these were famous generals among the younger generation of the Western Army. Seeing that they were eager to fight, he immediately said: "This is a man's behavior, and the two brothers followed Wu." Just go."
Liu Yanqing had never won Yao Xing as he wished, but now that he was talking about it, he couldn't help but hate Zhang Jun, so he had to swallow his anger.
The next day, Li Zhubing arrived and was stationed in the west of the city. He and Li Huai's uncle and nephew came into the city to see Cao Cao, and they were all very happy.
Speaking of Yixiangzhi, Li Zhu sighed: "I wanted to give the Jin people a hard blow, but Bianliang fell. If I hit the Jin people, I got the advantage of the Liao dogs. I was at a loss when I received a letter from Dao Qing. Come see me quickly."
Cao Cao laughed: "Let them fight for a while. Brother Yu is looking for you, but there is a big thing..."
Then he told the strategy of destroying Xixia. After hearing this, Li Zhu blushed and said, "Brother! Such a big heart and good methods! I, Jishan Iron Cavalry, am about to have a showdown with Tie Yaozi!"
Lao Cao smiled and said: "You 20,000 people are the basis. In this fight, the soldiers are expensive and the elites are not expensive. Add the more than 3,000 elites I brought back, which is enough to destroy Xixia."
Lin Chongqi said: "Brother, there are still more than 10,000 people in the Bingzhou Army, why don't you take them with you?"
Hu Sanniang suddenly said: "Your brother must use that army to go to Taiyuan."
Cao Cao was overjoyed after hearing this, hugged Hu Sanniang and said, "That's it! My Sanniang has made great progress, and my Wu family is going to have a female marshal."
On April 20th, Lao Cao entered the palace, bid farewell to his official brothers, and left Liu Yanqing, Zhang Jun, and Ling Zhen to guard the city. He also left Qiao Daoqing to help him, and led 35,000 troops and horses out of the city to the west.
After walking for two days, Tongguan is in sight.
Lao Cao ordered to stop, and was about to send someone to close the door to negotiate, but when he saw the door open a gap, a young general, leading twenty or thirty knights, rushed out, stopped an arrow away, and shouted: "You Where are the people and horses waiting, and why did they come to Tongguan?"
Lao Cao was about to speak when he heard Qu Duan shout in surprise: "Liu Qi! Are you not dead?"
The general on the opposite side changed his expression, rubbed his eyes fiercely, looked intently, and laughed, "Brother Qu, Brother Wang, are you two okay?"
As the horse galloped over, Wang Yan pointed and said with a smile: "Wu Jiedu, this person is called Liu Qi. That day, Mr. Laozhong was defeated. It was the four of me who killed Bianliang. Later, Liang Shicheng ordered us to go out of the city to fight in the field. , he led his troops to surround the enemy's rear, and the Jurchen soldiers suddenly came out and killed each other. I thought he was dead!"
After saying that, he dismounted and hugged Qu Duan and Liu Qi together.
Liu Qi smiled happily and said: "My younger brother was defeated before and had no way to go, so he went to the west to join Mr. Xiao Zhong. Why did my brothers also come to Tongguan?"
Qu Duan sighed and said, "It's a long story. This is Wu Zhi, the military envoy of Qingzhou, who brought us into the pass and met Mr. Xiaozhong. It won't be too late to tell you in detail."
Liu Qi nodded repeatedly, but then said with a bitter face: "Xiao Zhong Xianggong has strict military discipline, there are so many of you..."
Cao Cao answered: "Don't worry, how can I embarrass you?" He left his army stationed outside the pass, and only ordered Shi Wengong to accompany him. Together with Qu Duan and Wang Yan, a total of four people followed Liu Qi into the pass.
Liu Qi led four people and went straight to see Mr. Souchong. After a while, they arrived at a stone house and ordered the guards to report.
After a while, three people came out of the stone house. Liu Qi introduced: "This is Mr. Xiaozhong, the governor. This is Wang Wende, the military governor of Jingzhao Hongnong. This is Huang You, Mr. Xiaozhong's favorite general."
At a glance, Lao Cao saw that except for Huang You, who was around forty, the other two were all veterans. The one in the middle was wearing a civilian uniform. He was probably a souchong. He had gray beard and hair, a tired look, and a tall body, but he was as skinny as skin and bones. .
Lao Cao cupped his fists and said: "I have heard about the name of Mr. Xiaozhong Jinglue for a long time, and I have a chance to meet him today. Wu Zhi, the military envoy of Xia Qingzhou Jiedu, has obeyed the emperor's order to go out to Tongguan to fight against thieves."
"Out of Tongguan?" the fifty-year-old veteran yelled, with a face full of surprise: "Out of what Tongguan? Outside Tongguan, there are all summer dogs."
Lao Cao said with a smile: "If there is no summer dog, why should I go sightseeing?"
The veteran said angrily: "Enxiang, do you think this guy is so rude?"
Shi Wengong said coldly: "You are obviously rude. You fear the enemy like a tiger, but you only think that we are the same? You must be lucky that it is me who comes today. When my brother brought Jiao Ting here, you were already sleeping on the ground." It’s burning.”
The veteran was furious and stepped forward to make things right. Mr. Souchong shouted, "Stop!" The veteran retreated angrily.
Mr. Xiao Zhong frowned and looked at Lao Cao: "Take care of your generals! Although you are the military governor, Lao Wang is also the military governor. How dare you be rude to him?"
Cao Cao raised his head and said calmly: "If I remember correctly, Wang Jiedu should have followed Mr. Zhong all the way, but now he is here. I wonder where Mr. Lao Zhong is?"
Mr. Xiaozhong looked at him for a long time, and then said: "My brother was summoned by the imperial edict and fell into the trick of the Liao soldiers. He was defeated in the Yellow River and suffered many injuries and illnesses. It was Han Cun who protected Han Jiedu, and his generals Qu Ke and Ma Zhong, who protected the retreat." When I entered the mountains, I heard that the Xixia people had divided their forces to attack Taiyuan, and my brother, dragging his sick body with him, led the remaining army to Taiyuan."
After hearing this, Cao Cao sighed slightly and praised: "Mr. Zhong, you are worthy of the humerus of the Song Dynasty. At such an age, with such injuries, and in such a situation, it is not easy to still face the difficulties."
When Xianggong Xiaozhong heard what he said, his face softened a little: "You must be loyal to the emperor if you eat your salary. What are you doing in Tongguan? Are you looking for your brother or me?"
Cao Cao frowned and said, "Didn't I just say that? I want to go out to fight Xixia."
Wang Wende sneered.
(End of chapter)
