Zhang Han felt that his muscles were much tighter, and his eyesight was also getting better. Even though it was only a small "1" added, the higher the total, the greater the improvement each time.
Of course, the more valuable it is.
He had a vague feeling that when he got close to one hundred and two, he might be in an otherworldly state.
"Bo Chang, how did you stand up on your horse just now?" Cao Cao asked curiously.
Looking at today's cavalry foot stirrups, most of them are made of leather and cloth. It is very inconvenient for soldiers and horses to use both feet to exert force on them. Without superb equestrian skills, it would be difficult to do so when the horse raises its front hoof. Stand up powerfully.
Unless Zhang Han is really familiar with it, or his legs are very strong and can hold the horse.
It is not impossible to stand up while holding the horse's back. For example, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, did not even have stirrups in his time, but he was able to stay steady on the horse's back and stabilize his body with his thighs.
However, when there are no stirrups, often after every battle, the thigh wear will be very serious.
“Practice makes perfect,” Zhang Han said with a smile.
He once tinkered with a pair of stirrups himself, but he was not planning to promote them for the time being. He wrapped them in old cloth and it was difficult to tell the difference with the naked eye unless he got on the horse and tried riding.
After all, with the current level of forging tools, if it is not promoted for a few years, it may be able to be used.
Although Boss Cao can start in troubled times, he can't control it now. Once he loses a battle, he can't hide it.
Zhang Han was already very brave in battle, but with this thing on his horse, he was more stable and agile than ordinary cavalry. This was the secret of his good fighting skills.
His explanation is reasonable.
Cao Cao didn't know whether to believe it or not. Anyway, he nodded and praised a few words and exposed it.
Then he led people back to the Shouzhang camp and invited Bao Xin to discuss the current situation in the north of Yanzhou. He also set up a small banquet for him to calm down his shock. After all, he almost died on the battlefield.
By the way, while waiting for Cao Ren and other generals to come back, Bao Xin was also waiting for one of his subordinates to lead the army from another way to join them.
It was said to be a small banquet, but in fact it was still dry food and wine. There were not even many pieces of meat, only small pieces of minced meat.
After a few people had a full meal, they drank and talked about the current situation. Cao Cao's feelings towards Bao Xin were a little stronger.
"Mengde, when we came to the rescue this time, we deployed a surprise force in Shouzhang. We anticipated the enemy's opportunity and marched hastily, which makes me admire my brother. I knew you were an extraordinary soldier and had a great style. If Yuan Benchu could listen to his words, why would Dong's thieves cause trouble? "
There are many people who study the art of war, but very few can understand it deeply. Only a few understand it and can skillfully apply it, strategize and understand its "Tao" deeply.
Bao Xin worked under He Jin in his early years and worked together on many things. He and Cao Cao had known each other for a long time. At that time, all the scholars in Luoyang said that they wanted to maintain a boundary with Cao Cao because of his dirty background.
Only Yuan Shao did not do this. He still interacted with Cao Cao and was relatively close.
Later, Cao Cao continued to rise in fame and achievements, and this situation eased a lot. However, those so-called family friends did not have heart-to-heart relations and were only polite on the surface.
Until later, Bao Xin felt that Cao Cao was decisive in doing things, had a large pattern, was resourceful and good at making decisions, and his friendship with him gradually deepened. At that time, it was expected that Cao Mengde was a very good person and had great potential.
The subsequent Alliance to Defeat Dong was a life-and-death friendship, and they later came to welcome Cao Cao into Yanzhou. Today, Cao Cao's army set up an ambush to rescue him, which confirms his vision back then.
The friendship between the two is already complicated, more than just an "alliance", and Bao Xinzhi is even more admirable.
If it weren't for this bold prediction, decisive dispatch of troops, and clever ambush, it wouldn't have been so easy.
Cao Cao felt relaxed. He raised the bowl and touched it with Bao Xin again. After drinking it all, he said: "Brother Tao and Duke Wei once saved my life in Bianshui. Now that I save Yuncheng again, it is nothing more than the cycle of nature."
"Ho," Bao Xin made a short choking sound in his throat. The two people Cao Cao mentioned were Bao Tao and Wei Zi.
They all died in Xu Rong's hands.
He died in the Battle of Bianshui on his way to chase the emperor during the war against Dong. That battle also dispersed all the troops and aid Cao Cao had gathered. Therefore, after fleeing, he had to return to the place where his relatives and friends gathered to seek resources for a comeback.
Thinking of the two of them, he missed them more and more.
"Ha," Bao Xin laughed bitterly twice, and the scene fell silent.
After a while, Cao Cao put down his wine bowl and said softly: "If Meng Zhuo and Liu Dai were in jail, I might be sad, but I would not risk my life to rescue them. Yuncheng is different from that."
After saying that, he put his hand on the back of Bao Xin's hand, squeezed it hard, leaned forward with his eyes slightly raised, and said softly: "Yuncheng, I have very few friends in Luoyang, not even Yuan Shaoqi, but you Then he is my mentor and close friend."
"Yuan Shao doesn't count? He is the closest person to you among all the people in the family."
"Hmm~" Cao Cao smiled and shook his head, "That's not the case. The aristocratic family does not follow the same trend as eunuchs, so most people in Luoyang don't like Cao. If you are friends with Cao, it will be regarded as contempt and self-degradation, because Cao's background is not innocent. "Although Yuan Shao is the queen of the family, he and Cao are close friends, but people will praise him for his informality and open-mindedness. No one else has such praise."
"Haha——" Bao Xin was stunned with a smile, and then laughed loudly, "Hahaha! His reputation as Yuan Benchu can indeed greatly lower people's standards."
"This is due to status," Cao Cao once again looked deeply at Bao Xin and said: "At that time, I was thinking that the elegant people of this family could only rely on Yuan Shao to lead me in. But now, after many ups and downs, I Finally, I felt that I don’t want to go into this elegant place after all.”
"Yuan Shao was not the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He wanted to establish Liu Yu as the false emperor and was the first to break away from the Han Dynasty. Many people in the family praised him for his boldness and courage. He dared to be the first and supported and praised him for not being coerced by Dong's thieves. This is not to do with 'Tongcao'. Is it the same as being a friend?"
"If one day I can have this status, there will be people who will praise Cao Mengde for his intelligence since he was a child, so he is called 'Ah Ma', for his high aspirations, he is called a hero, and for having the world in his heart, he is a hero. How can he ask where he comes from?"
"Well said," Bao Xin's eyes lit up, and he immediately picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. After drinking, he looked thoughtful again, grabbed Cao Cao's wrist with his backhand, and said close to him: "What is a hero? The one who calms thieves in troubled times and stabilizes people's hearts."
"Meng De has made great achievements in defeating the traitors. Do you have a plan for Gu'an?! If we can calm people's hearts and have the courage to follow him, I, Bao Xin, will do my best to nominate Meng De as the leader and lead all the counties in Yanzhou!"
He understands.
Bao Xin understood very well that Cao Cao's words were not just a reminder of the past, but his ambition had already been seen in his heroic words.
Yanzhou, he wants Yanzhou!
And it's not about taking advantage of others, it's about telling myself that he, Cao Mengde, is a more suitable hero for Yanzhou than Liu Dai, Zhang Miao, Zheng Sui, Bian Rang and others!
The success of pacifying thieves is the strategy of calming down! If you can achieve it, then there is no need to worry about fame! ?
The real problem now is whether to drive these Qingxu thieves away or to take them back! How many refugees are they holding hostage? How will they be resettled once they get them?
You must know that resettlement will not cause mutiny, but will lead to chaos; after resettlement, one will be treated favorably, and how will the local people be appeased? If one of these two parties does not win the support of the people, it will be difficult for them to last long.
Cao Cao chuckled and said: "Although I have no plan yet, I may recruit talents from the opposition, and I can always win people's support."
"Well... I'd like to hear the details." Bao Xin handed over his hand and asked seriously. He knew that Cao Cao's next words would really be a heart-to-heart talk with him about the future politics of Yanzhou.
