Chapter 116 Chapter 16 Yuan Shao is full of blood and the hero is still recharging his energy (1)

When the ninety-eight autumn rains come, hundreds of rivers fill the rivers.The water in Guandu was surging, and the muddy water of the Yellow River was covered with a streak of crimson by the blood of more than 100,000 Yuan soldiers.On the rocks, in the grass, on the long river bank, in the rugged river valley, there are corpses lying in all directions, either in the shape of hunger and thirst, or in the shape of shouting, or in the shape of crying... Another tragic story has been added to the ancient Yellow River, and another bloody chapter has been added to the ancient China. The cold moonlight dyed the Guandu Port into pale white.A few days ago, there were swords and swords here, but tonight it seemed extremely quiet and peaceful.

Cao Mengde and Guo Jia strolled on the ancient ferry, the ancient ferry that Cao Mengde had dreamed of for more than half a year. There were scattered stars above their heads, and the endlessly rushing Yellow River was under their feet. "Mengdong October, the north wind lingers. The weather is clear, the frost is falling, the cranes and chickens are singing in the morning, the geese are flying south, the birds of prey are hiding, and the bears are living in the cave..." Cao Mengde was brewing poems again, and he couldn't help reciting them aloud when he was so excited. "Prime Minister is very fond of poetry again." Guo Jia didn't disturb him, and said after he finished impromptu recitation.

"That's right, from March in Yangchun to October in Mengdong, it's been more than eight months. It's rare to have such an elegant mood. Feeling emotional when touching the scenery, expressing feelings when feeling things, this is probably the virtue of a literati!" Cao Mengde looked at The vast river surface seems to be muttering to itself. Guo Jia also couldn't help echoing: "Yes, it's been eight months." After finishing speaking, he fell silent again, knowing that Cao Mengde was thinking again, describing... The sound of the waves is still the same, and the waves are beating against the rocks under the feet, which is the turbid breathing of the Yellow River at night.

"Feng Xiao, tell me, Yuan Shao has ten times more troops than ours, and has so many northern heroes, why did he end up like this?" It was Cao Mengde who broke the tranquility first. "A few years ago, when I talked with the prime minister, the words 'ten victories and ten defeats' are enough to explain the problem. This is both God's will and man-made." Guo Jia said. These words aroused Cao Mengde's interest in thinking again.God's will and man-made, yes, these two factors have created today's situation, and the reversal of wars often depends on these two factors. The Guandu war fought back and forth and finally returned to the issue of food and grass. If it weren't for Xun Yu's persistence, We might be the first to retreat.When Xu You came to surrender, he provided precious information about Wuchao's grain storage, which triggered a thrilling food robbery battle, which caused a major crisis in Yuan Jun's supplies, affected the overall morale and morale of the army, and the situation took a turn for the worse.For such an objective reality, Cao Mengde's understanding is very clear.

"Feng Xiao, what do you understand by the word 'humanity'?" Cao Mengde's question was nothing more than to confirm his assessment of Yuan Shao, because in his opinion, the struggle with Yuan Shao was not over yet. "In the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao's strategy was completely correct. He used the flanks to assist the center line attack, and made every step of the way. The right time and place are shared with our side, and the fault lies in Yuan Shao himself. He has a strong personality, but his personality is too arrogant, so that he often falls into self-willedness and cannot accept opinions different from his own. This is the main reason for his failure." Probably to satisfy Cao Mengde's psychology, Guo Jia almost repeated "Ten wins ten defeat" content.

Cao Mengde did not express the slightest joy after hearing this, he just realized more deeply that the burden on his shoulders was heavier. "Although we won the battle of Guandu, we were almost exhausted. Although Yuan Shao was defeated, the battlefield was fought in our territory almost from the beginning to the end. Yuan Shao's homeland was not injured at all, and the potential still cannot be ignored." Guo Jia analyzed. road. Cao Mengde took Guo Jia's words and said: "Whether you can seize the four northern states ruled by the Yuan family, and whether you can truly dominate North China, now is the real start."

The smoke in Guandu has not yet cleared, Cao Mengde has cast his firm and profound eyes on the north which is still under the rule of Yuan's group. Ninety-nine A lot of documents are waiting for Cao Mengde to deal with.When Yuan Shao withdrew from the Yangwu Command Headquarters, the headquarters of the Guandu War Zone, he left in a hurry, and all the confidential documents were too late to be burned. Therefore, many ministers, especially those who were close to the Dong Cheng Group, communicated with Yuan Shao in private, and even wrote letters for military alliances. They were all piled up into a hill, waiting for Cao Mengde's order to deal with them.

People whispered that many people were about to be unlucky, and a large-scale purge ensued.The air is very tense. Cao Mengde came to the pile of documents piled up like a mountain and looked at them, but he didn't even turn them over. He just said, "Burn it immediately", and went to other things without looking back.The people present were dumbfounded. Xun Yu was completely convinced.If he was still a little puzzled by the fact that he was not allowed to persuade Cao Mengde to kill Liu Bei and Guan Yu, then today's burning of important documents made his understanding of Cao Mengde take a new leap.

Xiahou Dun asked Cao Mengde puzzled: "Why didn't the prime minister make a list of those who colluded with Yuan Shao in private and deal with them one by one?" Cao Mengde made a joke with him, saying: "Why does General Xiahoudun like killing people so much?" Then he turned to the people around him and said: "Even if I am in such a situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak, I will do the same thing. something like that." Yuan Shao traveled day and night and fled non-stop to Liyang, the base camp of the outpost in Yizhou. Jiang Yiqu, the commander of the outpost, heard the news and came out to greet him in person.

Yuan Shao got off his horse and held Jiang Yiqu's hand tightly, saying, "My fate is in the hands of the general." Jiang Yiqu immediately handed over his military power and let Yuan Shao lead the army himself. The troops that retreated slowly heard that Yuan Shao was in Liyang, so they went to Liyang one after another, and finally gathered a lot of troops.Yuan Shao asked people to make a handsome flag, and prepared to return to Yecheng after a brief rest. At this time, Tian Feng was still in prison.When the warden heard the news that Yuan Shao was defeated and returned to Yecheng, he rushed into the cell and said to Tian Feng, "Lord Tian, ​​now you can see the light again."

Tian Feng didn't know the details, so the jailer added: "My lord suffered a big defeat at Guandu, and it was because my lord didn't listen to my master's advice that I got this defeat. Now my lord is defeated, I'm sure I'll regret it, can't you go out?" Unexpectedly, Tian Feng heard the prison guard's words, and lamented: "The day the Lord is defeated is the day when I, Tian Feng, go to the execution ground." The jailer asked in amazement, "Where did you say that, sir?" Tian Feng explained to him: "The general appears to be very tolerant to the outside world, but he is stingy at the inside. He doesn't think about loyalty, and his ears are soft, so he is easy to listen to slander. If we win the battle, the general may forgive me when he is happy. , Now that he is defeated, he must feel ashamed in his heart and doesn't want to see me, so he will definitely find an excuse to kill me, there is no hope for me to live." Thinking of Tian Feng's words, the jailer sighed and left.