Chapter 60 Chapter 8 Expansion of the Territory: Tu Xuzhou's backyard is on fire and fights against Puyang (4)

Although Cao Cao carried out brutal massacres on the pretext of avenging the killing of his father and younger brother, in fact, he did not have a deep relationship with his father, and the dead half-brother never had any friendship with him, and for a long time he and his father Very different politically.Therefore, father and son and brothers have not had much contact with each other, but they only have a certain status.Therefore, it is impossible for him to be so sad about the killing of his father and half-brother, especially impossible to be so sad and resentful to such an irrational level.

So, what is the real purpose of Cao Cao's move? He attacked Xuzhou not so much for revenge, but as a necessary action to expand his own territory and strength.The brutal massacre he carried out in Xuzhou should be regarded as political terror rather than resentment.Cao Cao knew very well that Xuzhou was a place where the common people had hardly experienced the horror of war because it had been outside the war for a long time.Because of this, when they compared each other, they were very grateful to Tao Qian's government, and their centripetal force towards Tao Qian's regime was very high.All external forces naturally have a strong sense of rejection.Cao Cao wants to occupy this place now. If he just came in like this, the people of Xuzhou would obviously not accept the management. They could only use this frightening and terrifying method first to destroy the self-sufficiency and security of the people of Xuzhou, and take unacceptable measures against Cao Cao manner.

Obviously, Cao Cao was successful in doing so. As a politician, Cao Cao sometimes knew how to use force to help solve political problems.Although this solution is cruel, from the perspective of these politicians, the bloodshed and sacrifice of the common people are insignificant, but the political intentions they pursue are important and brilliant. Cao Cao completely defeated Tao Qian. Through the battle, he really couldn't compliment Tao Qian's army.However, among the enemies he met this time, there was one person who had to attract his attention, and that was Liu Bei.In this siege battle, what surprised Cao Cao the most was the performance of Liu Bei's army. This one of the few guest troops who helped each other out of righteousness was extremely tenacious and did not yield to Cao's ferocious massacre. The strong resistance sometimes frightened Cao Cao.From then on, Cao Cao left a very deep impression on Liu Xuande.

Just as Cao Cao was about to completely defeat Tao Qian and occupy Xuzhou, an urgent military situation came from the base camp Yanzhou Zhencheng.Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, rebelled, and together with Chen Gong of Dongjun, supported Lu Bu who had escaped from Chang'an, and captured Yanzhou.At present, most prefectures and counties in Yanzhou respond to Zhang Miao.The troops directly under the Cao army led by Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, and Xiahou Dun barely defended Zhencheng, and the three counties of Fan, Dong, and A were in critical condition. The old nest was copied. It was really a catastrophe. Cao Cao couldn't help but be shocked.

What exactly is this matter about?It's a long story. After Lu Bu was defeated by Li Jue and Guo Si, he escaped from Wuguan and ran around, unable to get along with anyone.He voted for Yuan Shu first.But Lu Bu thought he had killed Dong Zhuo and avenged the Yuan family, so he was very proud.With the appearance of a great benefactor, Yuan Shu looked down on Lu Bu's capricious character and hated him very much. Now that he is in such a state, he hates him even more in his heart.Of course, Lu Bu felt it very quickly, so he didn't want to stay with Yuan Shu any longer, so he went to join Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao was fighting with Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army, and was in need of a helper on the battlefield. Of course, he readily accepted Lv Bu and asked Lv Bu to deal with Zhang Yan for him.With a painted halberd and a red rabbit, Lu Bu defeated Zhang Yan in the battle of Changshan.Because of Lv Bu's bravery, the army praised Lv Bu: "Lv Bu is among the men, and the red rabbit is among the horses." From this, Lv Bu became arrogant and arrogant.He asked Yuan Shao to give him some soldiers and horses. Yuan Shao thought that he had made great achievements in beating Zhang Yan, so he satisfied his request.However, Lu Bu went out to rob with soldiers and horses, causing Yuan Shao a lot of trouble.Yuan Shao criticized him, but he not only refused to listen, but also uttered wild words.Yuan Shao had no choice but to kill him.Lu Bu saw that something was wrong, so he left again and went to vote for Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi.

At this time, Zhang Yang's subordinates were bribed by Li Jue and Guo Si to assassinate Lu Bu.Lu Bu heard the wind again, and immediately ran to another place.After hiding for a while, he felt that there was no better place to go, so he wanted to go back to Hanoi.When passing by Chenliu, he was treated graciously by Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu.Zhang Miao thought that Lu Bu was a hero, and when they talked, they hit it off very well.Before Lu Bu left, Zhang Miao agreed with him to help each other in the future. Zhang Miao sent Lu Bu away, and then heard the news that Bian Rang, the prefect of Jiujiang, had been killed by Cao Cao.Bian Rang is a famous scholar from Chenliu, whose prestige surpasses that of Kong Rong. Because he looked down on those so-called "heroes" who disregarded faith and only talked about force, he wanted to resign and go back to his hometown to live in seclusion. Even if he lived in seclusion, he dared to speak and often spoke out.Just because he said a few words to criticize Cao Cao, he was killed by Cao Cao.The reason why Cao Cao killed Bian Rang was because Cao Cao was destroying Yuan Shu at that time, and Bian Rang was speaking good words for Yuan Shu, and he criticized Cao Cao too much.

When Zhang Miao heard this letter, he was immediately resentful. The reason why Zhang Miao's resentment towards him was on the verge of breaking out was because there was already a gap between him and Cao Cao. The relationship between Zhang Miao and Cao Cao is actually very deep, and Chen Gong is also Cao Cao's most valued subordinate.Zhang Miao, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao were all childhood sweethearts, and at the same time became the leaders of the Kwantung Army against Dong Zhuo.Zhang Miao has always had a chivalrous style, and he often went bankrupt to help others.At that time, it had the reputation of "Strict Ke Zhang Mengzhuo (Zhang Miao) in China".In the Battle of Bianshui, Zhang Miao once handed over his main army to Cao Cao's command.On the eve of the Eastern Expedition to Tao Qian, Cao Cao told his family: "If there is any accident, please discuss it with Zhang Mengzhuo immediately."The two trust each other so much, why is there a gap?

As early as the Kwantung Army uprising, Zhang Miao was already the prefect of Chenliu, and his status and strength were higher than Cao Cao.Zhang Miao himself is from Yanzhou, and he is quite prestigious in Yanzhou.Later, unexpectedly, Cao Cao got the help of Bao Xinzhi, defeated the Heishan Party members and the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Party members, and was promoted to Yanzhou Mu, and became Zhang Miao's immediate boss instead.As a result, Zhang Miao, who has always been a big brother, was very unbalanced. Zhang Miao was very unhappy, and he often showed it, and it was clearly revealed in the conversations between friends.From this, Gao Rou of the Chenliu family saw the crisis of friendship between Zhang and Cao, and once said to the elders of the Chenliu family:

"The world is in chaos, heroes are everywhere, and Chenliu is the place that the military strategists must fight for. Although General Cao owns Yanzhou, he is not in the pool after all, and will not be satisfied with it. Zhang Taishou saw that General Cao was proud of this place first, and General Cao's strength grew stronger. Big, Zhang Taishou feels bad in his heart, there may be a change in it, I hope everyone can help me to reconcile the injustice in each other's hearts for them, so as to avoid disasters." However, the elders of the great clan believed that the friendship between Cao and Zhang was like brotherhood, and there could be no changes, so they didn't take Gao Rou's words seriously.