Chapter 209 Chapter 29 Do not take Hanzhong, only take the world (2)

When Wang Bisha returned to Xu Capital, Ji Ben, Jin Yi, Wei Huang, Geng Ji and others panicked for no reason.They thought that the king must have died in battle long ago, but they did not expect that he was still alive.Wang Bi commanded the army to kill the rebels The army, Jin Yi, Ji's brothers, Geng Ji and others died in battle one after another. The rebel army had no leader, those who surrendered surrendered, and those who fled fled. After the king reported the changes in Xudu to Cao Cao, he arrested all the five clans, including Jin, Geng, and Wei. Lost. Ten days later, Cao Cao returned to Yecheng.Wang Bi's arrow wound recurred, and he died without treatment.Cao Cao personally went to the palace to preside over the funeral. He comforted the descendants of the Wang family and wrote "The Good of the Country" by himself.

A plaque with the four characters "Chen" was hung on the door of the palace to show the recognition of Wang Bihou's contribution. After Cao Cao buried Wang Bihou, he began to clean up the fish that slipped through the rebellion. The changed families of Jin, Geng, Wei, Ji and others were all beheaded at Caishikou in the city. Four days later, Cao Cao set up a red flag on the left and a white flag on the right in the teaching ground, and ordered the officials of the court who were arrested by Wang Bi: "Geng Ji, Jin Yi, Wei Huang, etc. rebelled and set fire to Xudu. You also have people who put out the fire, and some who stay behind closed doors. If you have saved the fire, please stand on the side of the red flag; if you don't

Those who participated in the fire fighting stood under the white flag. " Most of the officials in the court who did not participate in the rebellion believed that they had a clear conscience, so they stood under the red flag. There will be no crime; very few stand under the white flag. Cao Cao said to the people standing under the white flag: "Although you did not come out to fight the fire, you actually did not participate in the rebellion. It is commendable." He ordered them to be generously rewarded and released. Facing the people under the red banner, Cao Cao said in a stern tone: "Among you, there are indeed people who are loyal to fight the fire, but a large number of fish that escaped the net are lurking in the

You are waiting.They thought that fighting the fire meant saving the country, but in fact it was not fighting the fire, but really wanted to help the rebels achieve their success. "After speaking, he called Hua Xin and ordered him to strictly examine these people, and the rebels would never let them go. , the real firefighters let it go home. Hua Yun pursued in detail and caught many fish that slipped through the net.He took these people out of the Zhang River and beheaded them. More than 300 people died.After the turmoil was quelled, Cao Cao ordered Cao Xiu to take over the Imperial Forest Army

Ma and Zhong Yao are the prime ministers.Then the Marquis of the Sixth Class and the Eighteenth Class, the Marquis of Kansai at the Seventeenth Class, all with a gold seal and purple ribbon; Ring group ribbon.Nobles and officials were appointed, and the court was replaced by all Cao family members. 210 said that after Cao Cao put down the Jiping Ping Rebellion in the first month of the 23rd year of Jian'an, Xia Houyuan of Hanzhong wrote a battle report for the Hanzhong area and sent it to Cao Cao. Cao Cao saw The letter wrote: "... After a year of preparations, Liu Bei completed his deployment in Hanzhong. He left Chengdu in February with a large army and horses. He led his staff Fazheng, generals Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei,

The five armies including Ma Chao, Wu Lan, and Zhao Yun claimed to have 400,000 troops.According to intelligence reports, the vanguard of the army is the veteran Huang Zhong, the left army is Zhang Fei, the right army is Ma Chao, the middle army is Wu Lan, and the rear is Chang Shan. The famous general Zhao Yun.Liu Bei's mobilization of troops this time is the one he has used the most troops in his history, and he is quite determined to win... Although our army in Hanzhong has prepared for a long-term defense, it is insufficient in strength, and we are eager to send troops to attack. The army came for reinforcements, defeated the enemy's front, and hit it head-on.I will wait for it now and wait for it, and I will stick to it..."

After Cao Cao read it, he became angry from courage, and immediately ordered the troops to be assembled. General Cao Hong, the general guard, led Cao Cao's most elite "Tiger and Leopard Team" under the command of Cao Xiu to set off from Yecheng recently.Cao Cao himself will Then a group of troops went to Hanzhong to command. When Cao Hong set off, Cao Cao summoned Cao Xiu to give advice. He said to Cao Xiu: "Cao Hong is brave, loyal, and has made great achievements in battle. He has rescued orphans from dangerous places several times. Therefore, he is arrogant and extraordinary.

He has repeatedly disobeyed the dispatch and cooperated with friendly troops to fight. This battle is extraordinary. If he blindly charges, it will inevitably affect the overall strength. I am not at ease with him. I hope you will calm down before the enemy and help him succeed. achievement. " Cao Xiu took the order and left. In March, Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, and Wu Lan to attack Wudu County to the north and stationed in Xiabian, intending to cut off the connection between Cao Jun's Hanzhong and Guanzhong areas.He himself led Huang Zhongjun to go first , Zhao Yunjun stayed in Yizhou for the time being.

Cao Hong and Cao Xiu heard that Wudu was lost, and desperately urged the tiger and leopard troops to march towards Wudu.Tiger and leopard troops are all cavalry, and soldiers often use three kinds of weapons, one is spears, spears, halberds and other long soldiers One is the sword and knife used in close combat; the third is the bow and arrow shot when dealing with the enemy's impact.This army was carefully trained by Cao Cao for many years, and its characteristic is that it is fast Fast speed, strong lethality, best at field battles.The tiger and leopard cavalry was regarded as the trump card army in the army at that time, so it was Cao Cao's direct line of troops, all commanded by Cao's children, and outsiders could not get involved

.Although Cao Cao loved this army very much, he didn't treat it as an aristocratic army for a long time. On the contrary, every time a large-scale battle was fought, this army always charged forward. , The road break is behind, so the combat strength is very strong, and it often plays a role in inspiring the morale of the army in battle. Traveling day and night, eating food and sleeping in the open, the tiger and leopard riders arrived in Wudu within a few days.Cao Xiu and Cao Hong first went to scout the deployment of the Shu army.They found that the Shu army had Zhang Fei, Ma Chao's army, Wu Lan stationed in Xiabian.Cao Hong wanted to fight Wu Lan first, but he was afraid that Zhang Fei and Ma Chao would take the opportunity to cut off his retreat, and then attack him with Wu Lan on both sides.

Collecting people will study countermeasures.Many generals said that they should not attack rashly. Cao Xiu resisted all arguments and said: "If Zhang Fei and Ma Chao really intended to cut off our army's retreat, they should have acted in secret. They are still standing still, implying that they are blind and not strong. .Our army should give full play to its blitzkrieg expertise and attack suddenly before they have assembled.I know that some generals are afraid of Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, and think that they are brave and unbeatable.some He also pessimistically said that General Zhang is still Zhang Fei's defeated general. How can we be opponents? I, Cao Xiu, don't believe this. The art of war says, "When two armies meet, the brave wins." As long as we work hard, we will attack Shu first. Wu Lan's army, the weakest in the army, will surely be defeated. At that time, even though Zhang Fei and Ma Chao are famous, they will have no way to return to heaven.Once they lose Wu Lanjun's horn, Gushan, I forgive him, won't be able to keep it! " Cao Xiu was high-spirited, and his words were reasonable. Meng Cao Hong's confidence rose sharply, and he swung his sword to chop off a corner of the table and said loudly: "Cao Hong took the lead in the attack today, vowing to die for the country, and those who say a truce are like this table!" That night, Cao Hong ordered the soldiers to carry spears and not carry any short weapons, and mount lightly on horses. Cao Xiu led some troops to monitor Zhang Fei and Ma Chao's troops.