Chapter 127 Chapter 19 Facing Jieshi to the East to View the Sea (2)

I stayed in the remote and remote Hudi for twelve years, how did I survive these twelve years?Cao Mengde reckoned Cai Wenji's age to be twenty-eight years old, that is to say, she went to Hudi when she was sixteen. Thinking of the friendship between Cai and himself, and thinking of that lively and lovely little girl who is now alone in a foreign land, Cao Mengde can't help feeling sad.He decided to send Chen Lin to Hudi to redeem Wen Ji at any cost. Of course, what Cao Mengde is more anxious to do is to rectify Youzhou and expedition to the Northeast to protect the alien race of the Yuan brothers --- Wuhuan.

When Yuan Shao annexed Youzhou, which was left by Liu Yu and his son, the veteran general of Youzhou, Yan Rou and Xianyu Fujian, did not surrender, but formed an alliance with Cao Mengde.Therefore, the Han court in Xudu appointed Yan Rou as the captain of Wuhuan, and Xian Yufu as general Jianning, and ordered the two to station their legions on the border of the Wuhuan tribe to manage and prevent the Wuhuan forces. expansion.During the Guandu battle, the two remained neutral, but they still kept in touch with Cao Mengde frequently, which posed a lot of psychological threats to Yuan Shao's rear.Therefore, as far as the situation near the Wuhuan tribe is concerned, the place controlled by the two of them can be said to be Cao Mengde's ally area.

113 In the summer of the tenth year of Jian'an, Zhao Du and Huo Nu, the former generals of Youzhou, publicly called for rebellion against Cao.The Yuan brothers took the opportunity to incite the Wuhuan cavalry to attack the border area. On the third day when Chen Lin went to Hudi according to Cao Mengde's wishes, Cao Mengde was about to take time off to complete the unfinished work of the late Cai Yong's "Book of Han", when he suddenly received an urgent request for help from Yan Rou and Xian Yufu . Cao Mengde immediately put down the historical materials and went to Yecheng to gather the army.This time, he left Xun You, Guo Jia and others to defend Jizhou with Gou Yan's army, and he personally led Zhang Yun and Le Jin's army to the north, and soon suppressed the pro-Yuan forces of Zhao Du and others, and defeated Wuhuan in Junping City The cavalry of the clan drove the Yuan Xi brothers out of Youzhou again.

Cao Mengde analyzed that this was a planned rebellion, because as soon as he heard that Cao Mengde had conquered Wuhuan, Gao Gan, the governor of Bingzhou, immediately declared his rebellion.After the Guandu War, among the defeated Yuan's Group, the high-ranking corps remained the most complete, with about 50,000 soldiers and horses, and its combat effectiveness was quite strong.Before Cao Mengde could catch his breath, he received the news that Shangdang in the northwest of Jizhou had been captured by senior cadres. In order to consolidate the defense of Jizhou, Cao Mengde did not dare to use Gou Yan's army. He ordered Le Jin, who helped him capture Yongnu, and led a brave light cavalry to rush to Huguan to prepare for a counterattack.

Gao Gan's troops approached Yecheng from Huguan, but Gouyan's army was defended firmly, so Gao Gan's vanguard was defeated and had to return to Huguan again. With the rank of General Zhechong, Le Jin was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the commando attacking Huguan, and the cautious and gentle Confucian general Li Dian led the army to assist. This was the first time Le Jin was on his own. "You must not embarrass the prime minister, this is your spur and encouragement!" Le Jin thought.Among the generals in Cao Ying, Le Jin is famous for his loyalty, bravery, and willingness to work hard. He rarely expresses his opinions, but obeys orders completely, and does not avoid any difficulties and dangers. He is a fierce general of the charge type.Perhaps because of his excellent performance in this Northern Expedition and his great contribution to beheading Yuan Tan, Cao Mengde entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.At the same time, Cao Mengde sent Li Dian to assist, apparently with the intention of overcoming rigidity with softness.

"General Le, it's up to you this time!" Le Jin can't forget the scene when Cao Mengde held his hands tightly that day. Le Jin understood the difficulty of attacking Huguan. The light cavalry he led, even with Li Dian's troops, was far inferior to the high-ranking Huguan defenders.But there is confidence, and I have been confronting high-ranking officials in Huguan for four or five months.Before Cao Mengde rectified Youzhou, Gao Gan had a superior force, but he couldn't cross the Huguan one step. Cao Mengde never expected Le Jin to capture Huguan. He only gave Le Jin a small number of troops. The purpose was to let Le Jin use his mobile force to entangle the senior officials and reduce the pressure on Yezhou.

However, Le Jin showed superhuman bravery. He led a small number of light cavalry not to attack Huguan directly from the front, but marched quickly, detoured to the north, and attacked Gao Gan's rear from the mountain road.Gao Gan was caught off guard, and was defeated in two consecutive contact battles, with heavy casualties. Gao Gan had to be trapped in Huguan, and lost contact with the main army in Bingzhou. There was a wave of unrest, and there was also a mutiny in the Sili Military Region in Guanzhong. Zhang Sheng, a native of Hanoi, gathered more than 10,000 people to plunder between Xiaoshan and Mianchi.The reason is: Wang Yi, the prefect of Hedong, was transferred due to dereliction of duty. Wei Gu, the county guard, and Fan Xian, the general of Zhonglang, asked Zhong Yao, the captain of the Sili school, to pardon Wang Yi. He joined forces with senior cadres and planned to call on the generals in Guanzhong to rebel against the Xudu regime presided over by Cao Mengde.

Cao Mengde was completely troubled by the management of Hedong. Who can control the complicated Hedong County? For a while, Cao Mengde fell into the trouble of migraine again.Although Guo Jia has been with Cao Mengde for so long, it is difficult to come up with a good idea for the governance of various places. Cao Mengde was bedridden with illness, and Guo Jia was so worried that he wrote a letter to Xun Yu of Xudu, briefly describing the chaotic situation in Hedong.The content of the letter is as follows: The generals in Kansai were obedient on the outside, but in fact they had two hearts. Today, Zhang Sheng is burning, killing and looting in the Xiao and Mian areas, and he is also in Nantong Liu Biao.If everyone follows suit, the harm will be great.Hedong is an important place in the world, and the prime minister is worried about it. Do you see any capable generals who can guard this place for the prime minister.

A few days later, a letter from Xun Yu came from Kuaima. In the letter, Xun Yu said: "The governor of Xiping, Jing Zhaodu, is brave enough to deal with difficulties and wise enough to adapt. He can be appointed as the governor of Hedong." But Du Xi suggested to Cao Mengde: "Hedong County has a population of 30,000 households, and there are not many county magistrates involved in the rebellion. If you use a large army to suppress the situation, and you don't want the rebels to join the Weigu Group, then the power of Wei Gu and others will expand accordingly." If the conquest cannot be won, it will cause more serious chaos. Even if the conquest wins, the soldiers and civilians of a county will suffer from military disasters. Besides, Wei Gu and others have not openly resisted the imperial court's order, but just used the reason for their support of Wang Yi to send troops. Therefore, it is judged that I must not dare to kill the supervisor. Now I decide to go by bicycle and enter Hedong by surprise. Problems can be solved.”

Having said so much, the last sentence suits Cao Mengde's taste.Therefore, Cao Mengde ordered Xiahou Dun to suspend his army advance, and Du Xi went straight to Hedong from the small road. Fan Xian wanted to kill Du Xi to show his military power, but Wei Gu hesitated, but Fan Xian killed more than 30 people under the county guard's gate to threaten Du Xi, but Du Xi acted freely. Seeing this, Wei Gu strongly objected, saying: "Killing Du Xi will do no harm to the court, but it will only add to our charges. Besides, Hedong is still under our control, so there is no need to kill him."