Chapter 181 Chapter 27 Wei Wu Ru Qiyong (5)

From these two lists of troop allocations, it can be seen that the two sides are evenly matched.The only difference is that Cao Jun has undergone more than a year of sailor training this time, and now he is making a comeback, swearing revenge, and his morale seems to be stronger. As the army was approaching, Cao Cao led his generals from his residence in Yecheng to the newly built Jiangwu City on the left side of Tongque Terrace. Although the scale of Jiangwu City is not as large as that of Three Terraces of Tongque, it has a rough shape and thick walls and stones, giving it a sense of might and power, which complements the splendor of Three Terraces.The interior is divided into Lecture Hall, Baihu Hall, Zhuque Hall, and Qinglong Hall, with many doors; another martial arts hall is set up.Lecture Hall is in the center, Baihu Hall is in the west, Zhuque Hall is in the south, Qinglong Hall is in the center, and Martial Arts Hall is in the north, echoing the Xuanwu Pool on the opposite side.

Since the completion of Wucheng, Cao Cao often discusses the military situation and ponders tactics with civil and military officials here; at this time, the strategic planning and detailed steps of the Southern Expedition were completed here.Usually, after Cao Cao and others lectured on martial arts here, they went to the third stage and began to recite poems and compose Fu.Originally, Cao Cao himself was a great poet with tragic words, and his two sons, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, were also literary talents for a while, especially Cao Zhi, who was even more prolific and eloquent.Many ministers around Cao Cao are also famous poets and poets in the world, such as Mi Heng, Fan Qin, Miao Xi, Ying Chu, Zuo Yannian, Yang Xiu, Wu Zhi, Lu Zhao, Ding Yi, etc. Lin, Wang Can, Ruan Yu, Ying Jue, Xu Qian and Liu Zhen were called the "Seven Sons of Jian'an" by the people at that time, leading the contemporary literary trend. These seven people were also called the "Seven Sons of Yexia", and they all belonged to Cao Cao.Among the seven sons, except Kong Rong, who was killed by Cao Cao, all of them are at the peak of their creation.Therefore, Cao Cao would hold a poetry meeting on the Tongque Terrace every few days, and feast and drink for pleasure.Sometimes I watch the training of the navy in Xuanwu Pool. In this way, civil and martial arts are mixed in it, which is very good.

In addition, the military Taixue in Jiangwu City has already started teaching.On the first day of school, Cao Cao was present in person and delivered a long speech.All the trainees are from the lower ranks, most of them are young military officers, and some of them don't even have official positions.In addition to the students selected from the military camp, there were also some children of nobles or celebrities. This group of people had a certain literary foundation and were ordered by their parents to come to learn military strategy.In addition to the regular teachers, there are a lot of people who act as temporary teachers. Many generals have given lectures to the students, such as Xu Huang. The ins and outs of a series of problems.The whole Taixue was full of vitality, which made Cao Cao very satisfied.

However, the students also made Cao Cao angry.It turned out that the two groups of students were naturally divided into two factions due to their different backgrounds. The two factions often competed with each other, either in eloquence or in martial arts, and each had a superiority and inferiority.Once, Ding Chiu, the son of the doctor Ding Yi, competed with Zang Xing, a student from the camp. He first competed in the martial arts hall. He was tied in both wrestling and swordsmanship. , were not convinced, so Zang Xing proposed to go to the Xuanwu Pool to test water skills. Na Ding Chiu didn't know how to swim at first, but at this point, surrounded by classmates who were "watching the battle", he made up his mind to win honor for the faction.As a result, he was defeated by Zang Xing and drowned in the pool.

When Ding Yi was young, due to many reasons, she never had a child. When she was forty-six years old, she got Ding Chiu from the Liang family.I had to cry loudly, and the mourning was heard in Cao Cao.Cao Cao was furious and wanted to kill Zang Xing as a warning to others; Cao Cao gave up after all the officials complained.Immediately, he ordered the person in charge of Jiangwu City to formulate a rather strict Taixue system, ordering the students to study with all their heart, and to vent their anger to the enemy chieftain in the future.He also published his own "New Book of Meng De" as a must-read book for students.

In 182 Cao Cao arrived at Jiangwu City and sat down in the lecture hall.On the one hand, this visit is to make the final military deployment before leaving, and on the other hand, it is to summarize a battle that happened some time ago. Half a month ago, Cao Cao returned to his hometown Qiao County.When I was about to go back to Yecheng, I suddenly had a migraine and couldn't make the trip.But at this time, Tian Yin and Su Bo from Hejian gathered troops to revolt, causing chaos in Youzhou and Jizhou. Cao Pi, the general of the Five Senses, was rewarded in Yecheng, so he wanted to use his troops immediately. Seeing that his father hadn't returned due to illness, he wanted to take this opportunity to show his military command ability, so as to make up for the regret of not being able to conquer Ma Chao in the west.

However, Chang Lin, the official in charge of personnel transfer, persuaded him: "The officials and people in the north love peace and are tired of war. They finally surrendered to the imperial court. As for today, it has been a long time. Therefore, the vast majority are law-abiding. Tian Yinhe Subor is just a group of dogs and sheep, together they cannot be powerful. In this situation, you have to lead the army to quell it yourself, regardless of the important position of guarding the city of Ye, which is illegal." "Actually, Yecheng is not in danger now," Cao Pi interrupted Chang Lin displeasedly, and rushed to say, "If I lead the army to go, can't I also gain some experience in fighting the enemy?"

So regardless of opposition, he only took General Jia Xin and 10,000 troops to Hejian Mansion to crusade.Natian Yin and Su Bo, originally unscheming men, were captured by Cao Pi's army in only three days. After breaking the city, Cao Pi was waiting to go out to comfort the people, but there were more than a thousand remnants who asked to surrender.When people around Cao Pi saw it, they said to Cao Pi almost in unison: "The prime minister once issued an order that anyone who surrendered after besieging the city will be killed." When Cao Pi heard this, he also knew that his father had such an order, so he planned to refuse his request and immediately slaughtered him.Suddenly, Cheng Yu came. Hearing that Cao Pi was going to massacre the city, he quickly expressed his disapproval.

He said: "The extreme action of massacring the city is a temporary contingency measure when the world is in chaos. When the prime minister issued this order, the north was not yet pacified; now that the north is basically pacified, the main energy should be put on constructive measures." In matters of affairs, one should not kill at random to destroy the hearts of the people." Cao Pi hesitated after hearing this.However, those who were in favor of massacring the city repeatedly emphasized that the prime minister had not amended the decree, so he should resolutely implement it, lest the soldiers regard discipline as a trifling matter.

At first glance, both sides seem to be reasonable, but it is hard to break Cao Pi.Cheng Yu saw that it was difficult for him to make a decision, so he said: "If the general really wants to kill these thousand surrendered civilians, he should report to the prime minister before proceeding." Others objected one after another, saying: "Sometimes military situations should be arbitrary, and you can't ask for instructions on everything." Cheng Yu said: "The meaning of arbitrariness means that in the event of a temporary emergency, if you still ask for instructions, it will delay the opportunity of the battle. Therefore, the general will not accept the order of the foreign monarch, so he has no choice but to exercise the privilege of arbitrariness. Now, the chaos has subsided. The remnants of the people are unarmed, and will not have any urgent and harmful impact on the country. Therefore, I really don't want General Jia Xin to massacre the city without reaching an internal consensus."

Therefore, under such difficult circumstances, Cao Pi immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to send it to Qiao County on a flying horse.After Cao Cao saw it, he wrote two words on the back of the letter: "Forgiveness." He ordered the visitor to send it back quickly. In this way, more than a thousand mutineers in Jiangcheng saved their lives.Later, when Cao Cao returned to Yecheng, he realized that it was Cheng Yu's suggestion. He said happily to Cheng Yu, "You not only understand military affairs, but you can also correctly coordinate the relationship between father and son. You are really a rare wise general. I hope you In the future, I will teach my sons more."