In this life of Cao Cao, his power originated from the Jianghu. His early team members were mostly heroes and knights, so when he made friends with others, he always showed more kindness and less majesty.
However, now that the world is almost half conquered, and his troops are spread all over the country, Lao Cao sometimes thinks to himself: If you always behave like a benevolent and righteous elder brother, you are good to me now, but in the future the brothers will develop arrogance and coquettishness, which may not be for the sake of peace. blessing.
Therefore, now that the army has gathered together, the first thing to do is to fight with Chao Gai, Fang Qifu, and Wu Yong. After a slight attack, the whole army was suppressed.
Even Niu Gao and Li Kui, who had always been lazy, lowered their heads and did not dare to say anything.
Although he meant to criticize, he was not nitpicking. He lost his temper, stood up, and talked to everyone: "There may be a sequence in which Mr. Wu met all the brothers here, but no matter the sequence, they must be the same." I heard Wu say from time to time: A great disaster is coming from the north!"
Everyone nodded, remembering that Lao Cao had often talked about the Jurchen threat over the years. However, many times in the past few years, they had not taken it seriously. It was not until the annexation of the Liao Kingdom last year that Lao Cao realized that Lao Cao had great foresight.
Lao Cao looked solemn and continued: "Last year, the Jurchens changed into leopards and destroyed the Liao Dynasty. If Wu hadn't always regarded it as a big problem and paid attention to it, and seized Yanyun first, I would have probably fallen into his hands now! That's it! Once he comes, he will become condescending to our Han family."
When everyone thought about the situation, their expressions changed slightly.
Lao Cao sighed: "His soldiers and horses are extremely brave. Once they capture the terrain, it will be difficult to save anything north of the Yellow River."
As he spoke, he swept his eyes across the crowd, and saw that many people seemed to be dissatisfied, so they shook their heads and smiled.
"Of course, the brothers here are all heroes. It is natural that it is hard to believe if you have never seen the majesty of Jurchen soldiers and horses. Let's put it this way -"
Suddenly he pointed at the Seven Buddhas: "Below the Holy Duke of Mingjiao, there are the envoys on the left and right, the four Dharma kings, the five marshals, the five scattered people, the twelve gods of the south of the Yangtze River, the eight hussars, the twenty-four flying generals, the four dragons of Zhejiang... If In terms of the number of heroes, they are no less impressive than Liangshan! However, as soon as the Western Army arrived, such a huge foundation was reduced to ashes in a few months, and there were only seven Buddhas. What is the reason for this?"
Fang Qifu reviewed this question countless times, and immediately said calmly: "Although the generals are brave enough, the soldiers are not good enough. The Western Army is the most powerful in the world, and its killing power is far beyond what we imagined at the time."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "In this way, the Western Army is worthy of being the best in the world!"
One pointed at Ma Gongzhi and Yang Weizhong: "In the battle at Zhending Mansion, you waited for the Western Army to deal with Yelu Chun's partial army, but defeated him in one battle and defeated him. What's the reason?"
Ma Gong said harshly: "The coach is greedy for merit and does not care about Hebei's exhaustion, but he only wants to complete his achievements in one battle."
Yang Weizhong shook his head and said: "The Western Army has been arrogant for a long time and cannot bear repeated fierce battles. It is even harder than the Liao soldiers fighting with their lives."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "So, although the mighty Western Army is elite, in terms of generals, it is not as good as Yelu Chun, Xiao Qian, and Yelu Dashi of the Liao Kingdom. In terms of soldiers, it is not as good as the remnants of the Liao Kingdom's long-defeated army?"
Several generals from the Western Army looked ashamed.
Cao Cao spread his hands and said: "However, people like Yelu Chun and Xiao Qian changed their minds when they mentioned the Jurchens. Before the Jurchens captured Zhongjing, he abandoned Nanjing and wanted to gain a foothold in Song Dynasty. His fear was as deep as a mouse seeing a cat. Yelu Dashi, everyone says he is the first hero of the Liao clan, haha, if he hadn’t escaped quickly, he would have become a ghost in front of Aguda Palace.”
He stretched out his hand and gestured several heights from high to low: "The Jin soldiers swept away the Liao Dynasty, and the wind blew away the clouds. The Liao soldiers attacked the Song Dynasty and destroyed everything. The Song soldiers defeated Wang Qing, Tian Hu, etc. Even if I didn't help him, it wouldn't be too much." In a few days, we can determine the overall situation."
After saying that, he stared at everyone and said, "Brothers, can this analysis be considered clear to you about the strength and weakness of the world's soldiers and horses?"
When everyone thought about it carefully, they were all awe-inspiring.
Cao Cao saw that each of them looked solemn, nodded secretly, and continued: "Last year, when I returned from the south of the Yangtze River, I was surprised to hear that the Jin soldiers were moving in great numbers. Regardless of my wife, I led 5,000 soldiers across the sea, leaped several times, and captured ten mountains in front of and behind. The six states and Jingluan Camp are on equal ground, thinking that the world is a barrier, because they know how powerful the Jin soldiers are! Who would have expected——"
He extended his hand and pointed to the north: "Emperor Tian Zuo sent gold to the front, killed the tiger's mouth and let the gold soldiers enter!"
Then he pointed to the south: "Zhao Guan's family betrayed the country, and Yanmen Pass gave up to the gold thieves!"
Spreading his hands, he said: "Haha, the two big countries in the north and the south are occupying the throne with useless materials. All kinds of stupid schemes are endless. If we talk about it in detail, isn't it a sign of God's will in gold?"
Wu Xuexiu couldn't help but nod: "If I don't have my brother to cross the sea, with those two emperors as my sect, it's really God's will."
Cao Cao raised his voice: "Even if God's will is like this, I don't want to obey God's will!"
He slapped his chest and showed a scornful expression: "Since the Zhao Guan family sold Yanmen Pass, I will raise an independent army and venture into dangerous areas to recapture Yanmen and turn around to fight against the invaders!"
"Aguda is a brave man who has made an alliance with Xixia, poisoning the northwest, and points his sword at Taiyuan!"
"Wu traveled thousands of miles to fight, made a surprise attack on Lanzhou, risked his life to cross the river, and burned the capital of Xia!"
"When they arrived at the gates of Taiyuan City, a good flood overwhelmed and killed a hundred thousand Xixia troops. They also killed Wanyan Loushi, Yin Shuke, Wu Shu and other important generals of the Jin Kingdom, making all A Gu's plans come to nothing."
"Then I returned to Henan and defeated the thieves Liu Yu, Yelv Yanxi, and Yelv Chun. I even had brothers Li Zhu and Lin Chong leveling the desert and chasing them north. I turned around and went north, splitting my troops with Erlang and fighting for the decisive battle against the Kingdom of Jin. Restore peace to the world!"
After saying this, his whole body was filled with pride and soared to the sky.
Wu Yong jumped up and praised loudly: "Brother, if there is no brother in the world, how many people will be called emperors and kings! If there is no brother in China, we and the Han people will all be like horses and oxen of a foreign race."
After hearing this, Cao Cao felt happy in his heart, but his face was as calm as water. He shook his head and said: "Even so, after all, the world's troubles cannot be saved by one person! If I don't have the help of your brothers, dozens of golden dogs will be enough to kill me. Why am I angry today? Just because I regard you as an important weapon to control the country. However, in your hearts, you have no urgent thoughts and no vigilance. You treat the great enemy of the Jin Kingdom as nothing, and waste your time for a mere king. Fei Ri, how can I not be angry in my heart?"
After hearing these words, King Chao Tian was the first to feel ashamed and prostrated himself on the ground: "Brother, Chao Gai is wrong! But if I ask my brother to punish me, I will be beheaded, and I don't dare to complain and beg for mercy."
Seeing Chao Gai's behavior, Fang Qifu followed him out quickly and fell to his side.
In a short while, all the brothers in the room prostrated themselves. Many people thought about their lazy way of underestimating the enemy, and then thought about the hardships of Lao Cao and others in the past two years of fighting in the north and south. They were so ashamed that they couldn't help but burst into tears.
Cao Cao glanced over and saw Lu Junyi, who was white and fat, kneeling in the crowd and looking around. He couldn't help shouting: "Brother Lu Xian, it's none of your business to be slow to the army, so why are you kneeling here?"
Lu Junyi was stunned and said: "I saw Tieniu kneeling and crying, and I felt uneasy, so I knelt down."
Cao Cao looked at Li Kui. Li Kui curled his mouth, walked forward on his knees, hugged Lao Cao's waist and cried loudly: "I am incompetent. I don't know that my brother has endured so many hardships. From now on, no matter where I go, I will never go back." Leave the iron cow behind."
After saying that, he burst into tears and blew all the mucus on Lao Cao's clothes.
Cao Cao waved his hands repeatedly: "Get up, get up, everyone."
He struggled to break away from Li Kui and personally stepped forward to help Chao Gai and Fang Qifu. He sighed and said kindly: "Chao Tianwang and Fang Qifu are both powerful men in the world. They have tried their best to help me achieve my goal. They should be treated with respect, but they are not as good as elsewhere in the army." , if you are a little slow, it will affect the lives of countless people, so Wu has to criticize him harshly, you two should not worry about it. "
Chao Gai smiled bitterly and said: "It was my fault in the first place. According to military law, it is appropriate to kill my head to correct military discipline."
Fang Qifu also smiled bitterly and said: "I am a defeated general. Brother Wu is not disgusted with my incompetence. He asked me to be the second most powerful person in Liangshan, but he cannot help the king of heaven. This is my big mistake."
Cao Cao smiled and said loudly: "That's all, my brothers have no hatred overnight. Let's leave it as we said before. Let's drink and eat meat. When we are full, I will go and meet the king for a while."
Chao Gai was shocked and quickly grabbed Cao Cao: "Brother Wu, you are in charge of the world now, so don't put yourself in danger. That guy is crazy now. You can't use common sense to deal with it."
Cao Cao laughed and said, "I have my own concerns, so let's drink first."
When everyone saw that Lao Cao had calmed down and the rain had passed, everyone relaxed and had a drink.
At nightfall, Wu Yong came to Lao Cao's tent alone to ask for an audience.
Lao Cao hurriedly invited him in, poured tea himself, and each sat down. He looked at Wu Yong and chuckled, "Student, why don't you plan for the King of Heaven?"
Wu Yong smiled bitterly and said, "You know you can't escape your brother's eyes."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Wang Zhen is half crazy now. With Wu Xuexue's secret plan, whether to kill or capture, is there any reason why he can't do it? You just sit back and watch the success or failure. There must be a reason for it."
Wu Yong was silent for a moment, clasped his fists and said: "Brother, I have known Chao Gai for many years and have a deep friendship. The reason why I didn't set up a plot for him was to save his life. I didn't dare to tell lies in front of my brother, so I had to confide in him with my confidants." Tell it in words.”
Cao Cao frowned and said, "Do you think Wu's mind cannot tolerate a King Chao Tian?"
Wu Yong sighed: "Brother, since I met him in Yanggu County, I have known that he is an extraordinary person."
Cao Cao smiled and continued: "So you wanted to kill me in the first place. I asked the king of heaven to compete in martial arts. Do you advise the king of heaven to compete in martial arts?"
Wu Yong thought about the past and felt happy. He covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Thanks to the King of Heaven who cares about face and didn't obey. Otherwise, today's land and sea in Shenzhou would be all my fault."
Lao Cao shook his head, pointed at him and said with a smile: "Pedants have underestimated Wu. If you are more powerful, I will retreat into the house, turn around and run away. The most you can do is kill Pan Jinlian to vent your anger. Then I will naturally try to replace her in the future." revenge."
Wu Yong nodded in praise and said: "Knowing how to advance and retreat, and having choices, what a manly act! He is truly worthy of being the reincarnation of Emperor Wu of Wei."
After so many years, few people mentioned the matter of reincarnation. Cao Cao smiled and said: "I didn't kill heroes indiscriminately in the previous life? King Chao Tian can't do Xun Wenruo."
Wu Yong sighed: "Despite this, my brother has been inseparable from Liangshan since the uprising. But the nominal owner of Liangshan is, after all, the 'King of Tota'. In the future, my brother will achieve great things, and the brothers under his command will have their own factions, so I, Liangshan The first line is the most powerful. King Chao Tian is a man... He doesn't have great talents or far-sighted ideas. He only has two words of loyalty in his heart. The so-called virtue is not matched, there will be disaster; if the talent is not worthy of the responsibility, it will suffer. I am afraid that he will be angry sooner or later. elder brother."
Cao Cao's eyes flashed: "So you clearly have a strategy to defend against the enemy, but you don't mention it. You clearly know that he is wrong in rushing the army, but you don't ask, just to let me catch him in his mistakes and take advantage of the opportunity to attack. One person knows the difference between high and low." Both of them also made Chao Gai feel discouraged, lest he accidentally be pushed up by someone and hit my knife edge? "
Wu Yong pulled his robe and knelt down.
Cao Cao stared at Wu Yong's face: "The only ones who know about my past life are the old brothers. Among the old brothers, there are not many knowledgeable ones. Scholar, you are a learned person, do you know about Yang Xiu's death?"
Cold sweat broke out on Wu Yong's back.
When Lao Cao took off the mask of the benevolent brother and showed his true colors as a traitor, he truly felt what majesty was.
Fortunately, he was a ruthless man who had kicked the emperor after all. He was no longer a weak scholar. Although his heart was trembling, he said categorically: "The death of Yang Dezu was caused by the common misunderstanding of his cleverness, but the young students did not realize that he was clever. I feel stupid."
Lao Cao smiled: "That guy is indeed smart, but he doesn't know how to use his intelligence in the right way. He is really stupid."
Wu Yong sighed and said: "Xiaosheng claims that he is not a fool."
Cao Cao pulled him up and said, "Sit down and talk. In his previous life, Wu was also said to be a loner, and he knew the indifference of living in a human place. In this life, I am destined to make friends with this group of hot-blooded heroes. My heart's wish is that we all have a beginning and an end." , you are a smart man, you should know that what I said is not a lie."
Wu Yong nodded: "People's hearts are changeable. Sometimes it's not the emperor's heart that changes, but the ministers' hearts that change. People like this deserve to die!"
Cao Cao shook his head: "There is no need to hide it. As time goes by, you will inevitably have crazy thoughts. You think others have changed even though your people's hearts have not changed. There are also emperors like this. But after all, I have lived two lives. As a human being, I just have to be more open-minded about many things."
After that, he poured the cold tea and refilled it for Wu Yong: "Xuetuo, Brother Yu is really happy that you came to talk to me today. You and I are both smart people. In the days to come, Iron Bulls will only need It's just chaos, but you and I need to think a lot more to avoid many unpleasant things happening."
Wu Yong heard the sincerity in Lao Cao's words, felt happy in his heart, and nodded repeatedly.
Lao Cao smiled again and said: "You don't have to worry about King Chao Tianwang. Today I am reprimanding him. I just want to let the brothers who have been in Liangshan for a long time know that although the King of Heaven and I are brothers, we are also different, lest they rely on the loyalty of the King of Heaven. , What stupid thing did he do? As for the King of Heaven himself, I often thought that if the Song Dynasty could have the Chai family, our dynasty would naturally have the Chao family. He likes to be a good man, so he goes to command the green forest for me."
Wu Yong was overjoyed after hearing this and quickly prostrated himself: "Xiaosheng thanked eldest brother for the king."
Cao Cao helped him up: "Wu was not a heartless person in his past life and this life.
Wu Yong stood up, feeling relaxed and emotional at the same time. He suddenly remembered something: "Brother! That Wang Zhen, Xiaosheng has thought of several countermeasures..."
Now let’s talk about a few strategies in detail.
Lao Cao listened carefully to what he said. He nodded first and then shook his head: "Pedant, there is no need to go to such trouble. I will go to Cangzhou tomorrow and tell him to surrender."
There are different teachings:
Wu Mengde went to the meeting alone, and Madman Wang disarmed and surrendered. There is no better way for a good man to die than to regain the territory of Han Dynasty!
(End of chapter)
