Chapter 79 Chapter 37 Chapter 10: Yingzhou Deqishi Xu Du Welcomes the Son of Heaven (5)

There is a large open land inside the mountain gate. Looking from a distance, you can see a piece of cool green, which is in perfect contrast with the withered grass wasteland outside the mountain.On the edge of the green, there are many tents arranged in a patchwork pattern, which is completely different from the pattern of the farmhouse. "It's such a world outside the sky. It seems that there are other caves inside the mountain gate." Xun Yu was also puzzled.The world neglected by the flames of war is not the rest of the catastrophe, but where are the soldiers falling here?

Cao Mengde and his party tied their horses in a clump of woods outside the mountain gate, leaving a few accompanying young soldiers to guard them, and then walked straight to the mountain gate.Cao Mengde asked everyone to be careful and be ready to use bows, crossbows and swords at any time. The mountain gate is closed, which is the only entrance to the southern foot of Shoushan Mountain. "My lord, let's go back home. The terrain here is complicated, and there are too many troublesome people. The extremely poor and hungry mountain people can't get enough of human flesh." Xiahou Dun said.

"I went hunting when I was young. It's so easy for me to have this idea. How can I come here and return in disappointment?" Cao Mengde went to knock on the mountain gate by himself. It was surprisingly quiet, and there was no reaction in the mountain gate. Cao Ren was impatient, he rushed to the mountain gate with big strides, raised his fist and punched hard, the mountain gate shook slightly a few times, and then returned to tranquility. Everyone was helpless, there was a sound of shouting from inside the mountain gate, accompanied by the clanging of knives, halberds and sticks.

Cao Mengde retreated down the stone steps in horror, Xiahou Dun rushed up to block him. Only Cao Ren didn't dodge or dodge, standing like an iron tower at the gate of the mountain. There was a blunt sound at the mountain gate, and a group of people with knives, halberds and sticks rushed out.The leader was carrying a big knife, and he was stronger than Cao Ren, but his arm was exposed in the bitter cold wind. "Where is the thief, dare to come here and knock on the mountain gate so loudly!" The strong man's voice was like a bell. Xun Yu hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said, "Strong man, we have come from a long way. I heard that hunting here is good, but I disturbed you unexpectedly. Please calm down, strong man."

The strong man snorted, and said in a thunderous voice: "This mountain gate is only open for those who peel the bark and dig the grass roots. You don't look like farmers with shoulders and shoulders. You have enough to enjoy your life. Come here for leisure. Leave the silver for me first, then we can talk about it." Cao Ren was enraged, and said sharply, "Where are you from, why don't you just plow the land and occupy the mountains here as king." "I will not change my name or surname when I stand or sit. My name is Xu Chu. I am from Peiguo. I was forced to come here by the government. I, Mr. Xu, do not bully the people. I just want to use this land to support a group of brothers who have no village. Don't say you boy, Even if Cao Mengde comes to kill him, I will tell him not to leave behind!" Xu Chu put on an air of arrogance.

Cao Ren couldn't bear it any longer and drew out his sword.Xu Chu laughed wildly: "My grandpa Xu hasn't started killing for a long time. Killing you gang of government traitors will make for a lively year." After saying this, he swung his sword and was about to start a war. "Brother Xu, Brother Xu, don't try to be brave!" Guo Jia shouted on the horse, and immediately, he got off the saddle. Guo Jia thumped up the stone steps and stood between Cao Ren and Xu Chu. "Brother Xu, you almost got into a catastrophe. He is General Cao who was rumored to open a warehouse to help the people a few days ago." Guo Jia brought Xu Chu to Cao Mengde.

Xu Chu bowed his head and said, "I, Xu Chu, am a rough man. I didn't know General Cao was coming. Please accept my bow!" Cao Mengde stroked Xu Chuguang's smooth arm and said, "A strong man is like Fan Kuai. It's rare to be so heroic. Please hurry up." Guo Jia said: "I expected Brother Xu to block the gate of the mountain. I was afraid that your fierce appearance would disturb the general, so I rode over here. If you are late, maybe you have already caused a disaster." Xu Chu murmured, "I, how do I know it's..." "I've made up my mind, I've settled down with my father, and I plan to go back to Yanzhou with General Cao to plan major events in the world. I don't know what brother Xu thinks?"

Xu Chu hesitated slightly. Guo Jia said again: "Occupying the mountain to be king is not a man's ambition. The reason why I didn't listen to your persuasion to enter the mountain is because of today. Look, my Guqin is on the horse's back. Cheng Yu Elder brother, the two of us have followed General Cao, and we have no hesitation in finding out the news. General Cao is a world-class talent, and he has shown his true qualities as a hero in times of chaos. You have always been straightforward in doing things, why are you acting like a woman today." Xu Chu heard that Cheng Yu, who was like a yellow crane, had followed Cao Mengde, and after Guo Jia's sensible persuasion, he interrupted Guo Jia's words, and said firmly: "Your brother, you don't need to talk about it. When you go to the mountains, you will get drunk. Take a few hundred brothers to Yanzhou tomorrow."

So Xu Chu and Guo Jia joined hands to open the way and lead Cao Mengde and his party into the mountain gate. Cao Mengde whispered in Xun Yu's ear, "How's your harvest this time?" Xun Yu smiled but did not answer. The atmosphere of the New Year is fleeting. According to the suggestions of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, the most suitable place to establish a new court is Xuchang in the southeast of Luoyang.Xuchang belongs to Yuzhou. On the one hand, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty can be completely separated from the influence of the Sili District Army and Xiliang Army. On the other hand, Xuchang is close to Cao Mengde's hometown Qiao County, with a solid foundation of popularity, and local management and control are relatively easy.But the prerequisite is to completely eliminate the influence of other legions in the south of Yuzhou, especially the counties and counties that are pro-Yuan Shu.

On the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, Cao Mengde led his army to station in Wuping, and Yuan Si, Chen Juncheng, who was close to Yuan Shu, sent two generals Xu Jie and Zhang Gan to fight. Xu Chu cut off the heads of Xu and Zhang without any effort. Cao Mengde immediately rewarded Xu Chu Make him a general with ten thousand mules.Seeing that the general situation was over, Yuan Si expected that Yuan Shu's strength would not last long, so he raised his army and surrendered to Cao Mengde.Cao Mengde ordered Xun Yu to stay in Yanzhou, and sent 3,000 troops, led by Cao Hong, to Anyi to meet Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. He was about to enter Xuchang, and he led the army to deploy in Chenjun with Guo Jia, Xu Chu, and Xiahou Dun to deal with Runan and Yingchuan. The pro-Yuan Shu legion.

"Guo Jia, look at my deployment. At present, although Liu Pi and Huang Shao's troops are strong, they are scattered. When they have no time to form a rope, we concentrate our strength to defeat them one by one." "My lord's words are very true. This is the flexible application of Sun Tzu's Art of War." "Feng Xiao is exaggerating, but it's just a small skill." It took only half a month for Cao Mengde to wipe out the troops of Liu Pi and Huang Shao. He Yi, He Man and other small armies also surrendered one after another. The invasion of Liu Biao forces. At the same time, the forces of other legions near Xuchang had all been wiped out. Cao Mengde ordered Xun Yu to prepare for moving the capital to Xuchang, and personally renamed Xuchang to Xudu.