Chapter 129 Chapter 19 Facing Jieshi to the East to View the Sea (4)

Cao Mengde hastily unfolded: At the beginning of my life, I did nothing, and after I was born, the Chinese oaks declined; The sky is not benevolent, and the earth is not benevolent, so I am at the right time. The roads are in danger, and the people are in exile. The smoke and dust cover the wild and the Hu Nu flourishes, and the will takes advantage of the festival and the loss of righteousness. It is not suitable for me to be so vulgar, and who should I sue when I am humiliated. After a while, when the piano beats, the heart is broken and no one knows. ... The beacon fire at the top of the city has never been extinguished, and when will the battle on the battlefield stop.

Murderous intent rushes towards the gate, Hu Feng blows the edge of the moon every night. The hometown is separated by sound and dust, and the cry is silent and the breath is about to swallow. A lifetime of hard work and fate parting, ten beats deep and mud turning into blood. ... It doesn't mean that you are still alive, but you have to return, hugging Hu'er and weeping to stain your clothes. The envoy of the Han Dynasty welcomes me and the four males are tame, who knows the Hu'er name. It's time to meet me in life and death, but I'm a son, and the day is dark. How can I get the wings to return you, one step is far away, and the feet are hard to move.

The soul disappears and the love is left behind. Three times out of ten, the string is urgent and sad. ... Sixteen beats, my thoughts are boundless, my son and I are on our own. The sun, the east, the moon, and the west are all worried and forgetful, and the feeling of playing the qin is so painful. Today, farewell to my hometown, old grievances are leveled, and new grievances are growing. Weeping blood, looking up and complaining to the blue sky, I am the only one who suffers from this disaster. This is not a poem, it is clearly Wen Ji telling her misfortune, the words are bloody, the voices are tears, so sad and touching.

Cao Mengde sighed for a long time, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and let out a long breath, Wen Ji finally got out of the wolf's den, I just fulfilled the responsibility of an elder, and when will that painful heart be healed. At this time, Cao Mengde wanted to ride his horse to Xudu to greet the lively and lovely little girl in the past, but now the woman who has gone through the turmoil and vicissitudes of the world. But, it can't, if Wuhuan is not wiped out, the women of the Han family will repeat the tragic path Wen Ji took. 115 However, on the issue of the Wuhuan expedition, Cao Mengde faced disagreements among his subordinates.

The leaders of the legions guarding Yanzhou and Henan provinces, led by Cao Ren, all strongly opposed the Northern Expedition. They believed that it was not absolutely necessary to mobilize the army and mobilize the masses to make an expedition to Wuhuan. There were two reasons for this: first, the Wuhuan people were greedy and unrighteous, Yuan Shang has no strength at present, Wuhuan may not support Yuan Shang to the end.Second, the use of troops to the north for years has gradually expanded Liu Biao's power in the southwest. In addition, Liu Bei's army recruited talents in the Xinye area and recruited troops for training.

Guo Jia's opinion is: "Although Cao Gong is powerful in the world, the Wuhuan people will not be on guard against us because of their distance. Taking advantage of their unpreparedness and attacking them will definitely solve the northern problem completely. What's more, Yuan Shao ruled the north for a long time. It has a great impact on the Wuhuan people. If they leave this place and march south, if the Yuan Shang brothers take the opportunity to revive, then Ji and Qingzhou will never have peace. Jingzhou Liu Biao can't get up and go, and he can't control Liu Bei at all. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to hand over the power to Liu Bei. They are called cooperation, but they are actually competing in secret. Even if the army marches north, Liu Biao will not spy on Xu Du."

Cao Mengde also considered this on the whole, so he ordered active preparations for the Great Northern Long March. In this Northern Saibei expedition, Cao Mengde once again mobilized a huge force.In order to consolidate the administration and defense of the rear, Cao Mengde left Xun You in Jizhou.Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Xu Huang, Han Hao, Zhang Xiu and other main forces accompanied them.Cao Hong assisted Xun You in defending Jizhou, Le Jin was in charge of the defense of the right wing, Cao Ren garrisoned Bingzhou was in charge of the defense of the left wing, and Xiahou Dun was in charge of the defense of Yuzhou to monitor the folly of Liu Biao's army.The prudent Zhi Yujin and Li Dian were stationed on the outskirts of the southwest area, ready to support Xiahoudun when necessary.

After the arrangement was settled, Cao Mengde ordered the Northern Expeditionary Army to gather by the Yishui River and conducted a period of combat drills in the cold winter zone. As early as November last year, Cao Mengde had asked his staff for their opinions on the transportation of military rations out of the northern part of the Great Wall.Dong Zhao suggested building a ditch leading to the sea and transshipment by sea. Cao Mengde thought it was feasible, so he ordered the construction to start immediately.There are two main projects in this project: one is the Pingnu Canal, which flows into the Gushui from Hutuo, and the other is the Quanzhou Canal, which flows from the mouth of the ditch to the Lu River. Difficulties.

According to Guo Jia's plan, the military operation in Saibei was dispatched in the summer of the twelfth year of Jian'an, and it was expected to end before winter. At the beginning of May, the Northern Expeditionary Army arrived at the Wuzhong City in Youbeiping County. Guo Jia fell ill in the army because of unacceptable water and soil, vomiting and diarrhea.In the northern part of the Great Wall, there was rolling yellow sand, strong winds, and rough roads, making it difficult for people and horses to move. Guo Jia's illness became worse day by day, and he was already being pushed forward with a cart.

Cao Mengde went to visit Guo Jia in the car very disturbedly. The elegant and handsome Guo Jia had been tormented by the illness to make him look ugly. Cao Mengde caressed the back of Guo Jia's hand, and said helplessly: "I see that the journey to the north is full of difficulties, and I want to withdraw the army first, and I just want to ask my husband for advice." Guo Jia was surprised when he heard this, he struggled to get up, Cao Mengde and the sergeant quickly helped him up. "Military and state affairs, how can I be delayed because of my body! Soldiers are very fast, and they want to attack the enemy thousands of miles away. If there is too much luggage, they will not be able to buy time. It is better to attack quickly with light cavalry to catch them by surprise. But first, we must find shortcuts and dangers. The guide of the road." Guo Jia's voice was low and low, and Cao Mengde almost clung to his sick body and listened.

Guo Jia's words strengthened Cao Mengde's confidence in winning.He stayed in Guo Jia to recuperate from his illness, and specially invited Tian Chou, the former general of Yuan Shao who had lived in seclusion here for many years, as his guide.At this time, the weather was approaching summer, and there was plenty of rain in Saibei, and the roads were almost completely submerged by rain. The Yuan and Wuhuan allied forces were strictly guarding the main traffic routes, and Cao's army was unable to move, let alone attack. Cao Mengde discussed with Tian Chou.Tian Chou said: "This road often accumulates water during the summer and autumn rainy seasons. Although the water is shallow, it cannot pass horse-drawn carriages, and it is too deep to carry boats. Longzhai can lead to Liucheng. It has collapsed since Emperor Guangwu Jianwu and has been cut off for nearly two hundred years. Fortunately, there are still small roads to pass through. Now, we had better let the enemy think that we are planning to withdraw because of the difficulty of marching The intention is to make them relax their defenses. At that time, we will turn back and start from Lulongzhai, cross the dangerous road of Baishan, and take advantage of the unpreparedness to attack the enemy's base camp. Although this road is not smooth, But the distance is much shorter and it can catch the opponent off guard." Cao Mengde adopted Tian Chou's suggestion. He ordered all the legions and the whole army to prepare to return to the dynasty.He also specially asked everyone to tell each other: "It's rainy in hot summer, and the water is too deep to move forward. Wait until the weather is dry after the autumnal equinox before going on an expedition." The Wuhuan people intercepted this information and immediately reported the good news of Cao Jun's retreat to the base camp. In fact, at this time, Cao Mengde was asking Tian Chou to form a guide group of about a hundred people familiar with the terrain, leading the way in front of each army. The road is hard, the road is hard!