When the news of the end of the Hefei offensive and defensive war came, Jiangxia's disaster relief also came to an end.
A major disaster must be followed by a major epidemic. In just one year, the people of Jiangxia were first massacred and then flooded, leaving them extremely vulnerable.
Cao Wu had experience in modern sanitation treatment. At his suggestion, Cao Cao issued an order for the soldiers to collect the bodies of those who died in the flood and those who died in the Battle of Chibi for unified treatment.
Many people were washed away by the water and could never be found again. Those who could be found gathered outside several cities.
At the foot of Xiakou City, all the generals stood solemnly. Only Cao Cao stood at the front on horseback, with Cao Zhi and Cao Wu accompanying him on horseback.
Here they will burn the corpses and pay homage to the souls of the dead.
The prime minister's chief official, Heng Jie, was about to start the ceremony when Cao Wu suddenly drove his horse forward and said, "Is the envoy from Hanning Prefect Zhang here?"
A man dressed obviously different from everyone else shrank out. It was Zhang Lu's third son, Zhang Guang.
Before the Battle of Chibi, in order to stabilize the rear, Cao Cao wrote letters to appease the various princes. Except for the Southern Xiongnu, all the princes chose to endure.
Ma Teng from Xiliang came to Beijing as an official. Liu Zhang from Yizhou sent troops to support him. Gongsun Kang from Liaodong and Zhang Lu from Hanzhong sent envoys to pretend to welcome him.
Zhang Lu had ruled Hanzhong for more than 20 years. He was the grandson of Zhang Daoling, the Zhengtianshi, and founded the only political and religious regime in this era.
Zhang Guang hesitantly walked out of the crowd, cupped his hands and said, "I wonder what General Beifu wants?"
The war is completely over, and there is no need to hide the fact that Cao Wu pretended to be Cao Cao. Many middle-level and above officials knew about it, and their senses about Cao Wu were greatly improved. Cao Wu saved many people's lives, and General Beifu was in the army. The reputation in the film has improved a lot, and Zhang Guang has just learned that there is such a number one person.
Cao Wu rode up to him on horseback, dismounted, bowed, and asked, "Is there a ritual that can lead to salvation?"
Zhang Guang was stunned. There was a theory of transcendence in the Five Pecks of Rice, but they had always been called rice thieves. Their teachings were not accepted by mainstream thought, but he didn't know how Cao Wu knew about it.
"Will do."
Zhang Guang hesitated and answered frankly.
"Call your people and perform a ritual ceremony!"
Cao Wu patted him on the shoulder and mounted his horse.
Zhang Guang immediately realized that this was an opportunity to make a name for Wu Dou Rice Road and Zhang Lu. He excitedly organized his people and quickly started work.
Torches were thrown into mass graves.
Those victims of the disaster who died lived in troubled times and died without a place to go. Their bodies were burned by the raging fire and scattered in the wind.
Cao Zhen brought his newly adopted daughter, a five-year-old girl, to attend her mother's funeral.
It was said to be a funeral, but the little girl didn't even know which one was her mother. She was so small that she only saw a pit in front of her. She saw a fire beside the pit, but she could no longer see the person who was holding her up. The mother of cold nights in the water.
The little girl wrapped her cotton-padded clothes tightly - she didn't have cotton-padded clothes, and she wasn't used to calling Cao Zhen her father yet. She turned her back, hugged Cao Zhen, and cried silently.
Zhang Guang's singing sounded in his ears.
"The soul is back! Go to the king's constant stem, why are you in the four directions?
It would be unlucky to abandon the king's place of happiness and stay away from it!
The soul is back! The East can't rely on some... to come back! You can't rely on it.
The soul is back! The South cannot stop...
The soul is back! You will never leave this secluded capital. Tu Bo Jiu Yue, his horns are a little bit..."
A gust of wind blew and the flames burned brightly.
It seems that with Zhang Guang's ritual, these helpless souls finally have a destination.
The prime minister's chief minister, Heng Jie, stepped forward to recite the memorial eulogy. The eulogy was written by Chen Lin, who was compassionate yet impassioned, telling the details of the events leading up to the Jingzhou War.
General Feng Kai died in battle. This general who liked to conserve his strength was defeated by the enemy general Guan Yu outside Miangkou City.
The Prime Minister's Chief Registrar Linghu Shao died in battle. This generous elder said the same thing every day, but he never took a step back when resisting the crazy attack of Jiangdong Army.
In the three major battlefields, more than 100,000 Cao Jun soldiers died, and more than half of the warships were lost. The five-toothed ship that Linghu Shaoning had to protect even to death was all washed away by the Yangtze River floods.
Such a loss can only be described as tragic.
Who can face the death of hundreds of thousands of people and remain indifferent?
A dead soul cannot return.
Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Li Dian, Yue Jin, Yu Jin, Xu Huang, various Xia lords Cao, Jingzhou generals Wenpin, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, the three great counselors, many civil servants, everyone present, and countless soldiers, looked at the raging fire and felt Listening to the desolate and simple music and the magnificent and passionate eulogies, heroic tears welled up one after another.
However, the eulogy changed the topic and began to list the achievements of this battle.
In this battle, more than 30,000 enemies were wiped out, four fortified cities were captured, Sun Quan's generals Dong Xi and Chen Wu were killed, and Liu Bei's general Yuan Lin was killed. Jiangxia returned to his homeland and Jingzhou was defeated. The results of the battle were also remarkable.
The natural barrier of the Yangtze River is no longer Jiangdong Iron Wall, but is shared by Yizhou, Jingzhou and Yangzhou.
What is even more commendable is that at the strong request of Beifu General Cao Wu, the eulogy included a special section, telling the tragic situation of the people in Jiangxia, and denounced the Jiangdong Army for their continuous evil in Jiangxia and unscrupulous means to achieve their goals.
Many of the soldiers were Jingzhou soldiers. When they heard this, faint sobbing sounds came from all around. They already hated the Jiangdong Army to the bone.
Cao Cao stood on horseback in front of the generals with a solemn look on his face and said nothing from the beginning to the end.
As a general, he should be ruthless, as he only has the world in his heart.
He repeatedly told himself that this was the price to pay for conquering the world, and his trembling hands stopped.
After the rituals were completed and the eulogy was recited, he turned around on his horse, faced the generals, and shouted: "Where is Zhao Yan, the governor of Jingzhou?"
Zhao Yan came out of the crowd, bowed to the sky and said: "The general is here!"
Cao Cao rode up to him on a tall horse, holding a riding whip, and said condescendingly: "In today's battle, our army suffered four times as many casualties as the enemy, all because they were not familiar with water warfare. Jingzhou is entrusted to you. Within a year, can you give it to me?" Raise a navy that sweeps across the Yangtze River alone?"
Seeing that in addition to disaster relief, Zhao Yan had such an important responsibility, but as the governor of Jingzhou, it was his duty to train the navy. Not only did he not panic, but he was very happy, because since training the navy, money and food would inevitably be allocated. It can solve the urgent need.
The most important thing is that Cao's army was not the only one who lost ships. In the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei's navy was completely wiped out. Zhou Yu's navy also suffered heavy losses. There were not many ships left in Jiangdong. One was declining, the other was growing, training the navy, He has an advantage.
Cao Cao drove his horse up to him and patted his shoulder with his whip. Zhao Yan was delighted and bowed before him, without squinting his eyes, and said loudly: "Yes!"
"good!"
Cao Cao turned his horse's head again, and when his eyes were no longer on him, Zhao Yan cast a grateful look at Cao Wu on the side.
Cao Wule turned his horse's head, smiled and nodded.
Cao Cao walked a few steps further and shouted, "Where is Wenpin, the prefect of Jiangxia?"
Wenpin was injured, but he still quickly stepped out and said: "The general is here!"
"Old Cheng Pu, with fifty thousand troops and horses, is returning to support Nanchang and Chaisang, and confront Xiakou across the river. Before I come back next year, can you stick to Jiangxia and turn this county into the Great Wall of the South?"
Wenpin's spirit was greatly shaken. After Liu Biao's death, Liu Cong surrendered. He was grateful for Liu Biao's kindness and was the last one to report to Cao Ying. However, Cao Cao loved talents, so he not only did not blame him, but also made him the governor of Jiangxia.
The attack on Shi Yang was blocked. He thought he had no chance, but he didn't expect that Cao Cao would still let him take charge of Jiangxia and guard the front line.
Yesterday, Zhao Yan talked to Wenpin and said that Beifu General Cao Wu had great trust in him. He didn't know if Cao Wu was the one who made peace with him, but since he could still serve as the governor of Jiangxia, he should do his best to defend the land.
Jiangxia suffered successive disasters and its population was sparse. Fortunately, Liu Bei had a large number of people who migrated from Xinye and the undamaged Xiakou Fortress, which he was confident to hold on to.
Cao Cao was also condescending and patted him on the shoulder with his riding crop.
"The final general can do it! As long as Jiang Dongjun dares to come, he will never come back!"
Wenpin cupped his fists and bowed.
"good!"
Cao Cao only said a good word and then rode away.
It wasn't until Cao Cao got lucky that Wenpin got up and recognized Cao Cao as his master and was loyal to the Cao family.
Next, Cao Cao found a few more people and gave them tasks one by one.
Cao Zhi watched from behind and saw his father pointing at people with a riding crop. Instead of feeling humiliated, the generals felt proud. This feeling of pointing the country on horseback really made him yearn for it.
He felt that it would be great if one day he could do the same.
However, when he saw Cao Wu out of the corner of his eye, he was already quite worried. He had just seen Zhao Yan fawning over Cao Wu, and he suddenly felt extremely stressed.
The three riders walked to the end of the team. Cao Zhen led a five-year-old girl and stood there.
The little girl was timid and was too frightened by Cao Cao's momentum to dare to raise her head.
Cao Cao said: "Raise your head and let me take a look."
Cao Zhen agreed and asked the little girl to raise her head.
The little girl looked up and saw the majesty of Cao Cao under the iron armor, and she lowered her head again in fright.
Seeing this scene, Cao Cao was slightly unhappy.
Cao Zhen suddenly became anxious. As an adopted son, he secretly recognized his adopted daughter, but he hadn't told Cao Cao yet. He was planning to talk about it when Cao Cao was in a good mood, but he didn't expect to make Cao Cao angry.
Cao Cao had been in power for many years and was moody. Cao Zhen did not dare to touch his tiger beard and was worried.
Cao Wuce immediately stepped forward and said to Cao Cao: "This child was rescued by Zi Dan from the flood. Zi Dan wants to recognize her as his adopted daughter. Zi Dan is your adopted son, and she is Zi Dan's adopted daughter. Isn't that right?" She is your granddaughter, all the generals should congratulate the Prime Minister on having a granddaughter!"
Cao Cao was overjoyed and deeply agreed.
Cao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, and his admiration for Cao Wu deepened.
After passing Cao Zhen's place, there was a vast plain ahead. Cao Cao looked back at Xiakou and whispered: "When Gu Ning comes, we will conquer Jiangdong!"
Cao Wu followed his gaze and saw that Xiakou City was heavily defended, swallowing up the Yangtze River and Han River. He looked to the west at Yunmeng Daze, eight hundred miles away, and to the east at Jiangdong.
Next to Xiakou, the Queyue City built by Huang Zu, the former Jiangxia governor, was abandoned due to Sun Quan's massacre. The Jiangxia City built by Jingzhou Prince Liu Qi was also useless. Only Xiakou was solemn and solemn, and seemed to be able to withstand millions of soldiers.
A few days ago, Liu Bei was taking pictures of the railings here, but now he didn’t know where he was going.
Cao Wu thought of an allusion, fearing that the matter would be lost if Jingzhou surrendered to Cao Cao.
He said to Cao Cao: "Brother, Zhao Yan, the governor of Jingzhou, came to me and made a suggestion."
"oh?"
Cao Cao obviously knew that Zhao Yan was very close to Cao Wuguocong, so it was not surprising.
"He said that he would like to use your name to build an observation tower at the corner of Xiakou City. The higher the better. Standing on the tower, you can see the military situation of the Yangtze River."
Cao Cao's eyes lit up: "Yes, this place is wide and open, and it is indeed suitable for observation! The work-for-relief method you proposed, why not start with building this building! With this building, Jiangxia will truly become the Great Wall of the South. Once there is Military information can be seen at any time and reported to the states and counties."
…
The real Great Wall is in Bingzhou, further north of Xudu.
Under the Great Wall, a postman traveled southward day and night.
Behind him, beacon fire and smoke were lit one after another.
He will bring a message to Xudu.
The Southern Xiongnu went south to plunder.
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"There is the Great Wall in the north, so this building in the south should also have a name."
Cao Wu encouraged.
Cao Cao nodded, thought for a while, and finally said: "When I was alone in Jiangxia, I heard the story of the Yellow Crane and the Immortal. It would be better to call this building the Yellow Crane Tower."
A different kind of smile appeared on Cao Wu's face.
History is so interesting sometimes.
…
People in the past had gone there by Yellow Crane, and the Yellow Crane Tower was vacant here.
Cui Hao wrote a poem.
