Chapter 5 Five, Cao Cao shot

Cao Cao was actually the first person to attack Dong Zhuo. The time was three months after Dong Zhuo abolished the emperor (December of the sixth year of Zhongping). The place was in Jiwu (now Ningling, Henan), with 5,000 troops.Of course, this is because he has spent all his family wealth and received sponsorship from Chen Liuxiaolian Weizi. However, he did not have a place in the Kwantung Allied Army. This is not surprising.Cao Cao was not a gentry, but he was born in a eunuch family that the gentry hated and despised the most. His father Cao Song was the adopted son of the eunuch Cao Teng.He is not a warlord either, and a small army of 5,000 people is really not worth mentioning.He didn't even have an official position. The title of General Fenwu was conferred by Yuan Shao, and he was acting as an agent.

Therefore, the Kwantung Allied Forces did not take him seriously, and only Jinbei Minister Bao Xin looked at him differently.Bao Xin said to Cao Cao: In today's world, the only one who can lead a hero to set things right is one single step.One step is inspired by the apocalypse! Bao Xin was right, Cao Cao's mind, vision and strategy were far above Yuan Shao's.When Yuan Shao encouraged He Jin to summon Dong Zhuo to the capital, Cao Cao said with a smile: "Eunuchs are a problem, and the responsibility lies with the owner."Even if they want to punish their crimes, they should kill the culprits.This can be done by a jailer, why bother to call foreign generals?

So Cao Cao said: I conclude that Yuan Shao will fail. The result, unfortunately, is average. However, at the beginning of the formation of the coalition forces, Cao Cao still had a glimmer of hope, so he urged them to send troops again and again, and even set an example by personally leading a small force to fight against Dong Zhuo's army, and almost died in battle.Fortunately, his cousin Cao Hong gave him the horse, so he was able to escape. But how? When Cao Cao returned to Suanzao Camp, he saw more than 100,000 Kwantung Army soldiers partying and singing every day and every night.Cao Cao said in grief and indignation: We waited to rise up with morality, but hesitated to advance.I am ashamed of you for losing the hope of the world so much!

Unfortunately, no one listened to him. Of course, no one was ashamed either. However, Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, was planning to establish another emperor with Han Fu, and the chosen one was Liu Yu, shepherd of Youzhou.This is no different from Dong Zhuo, so Cao Cao sternly refused.Cao Cao said: "Dong Zhuo's crime is violent across the world; the young master is weak and is waiting for rescue."Although everyone faces north (Youzhou), I face west (Chang'an)! Liu Yu himself sternly refused, so Yuan Shao and Han Fu gave up.

Bao Xin told Cao Cao that Yuan Shao was no different from another Dong Zhuo.Since strength cannot be restrained, then avoid its edge and seek another development. Cao Cao also finally understood that the aristocratic family has a false name, and the powerful family can't compete with the warlords at all.Only when you are strong can you realize your ideals.Therefore, he decided to turn himself into a warlord first, and then come to clean up the mountains and rivers. So, how did Cao Cao achieve this goal? Landing, recruiting soldiers, garrisoning fields, and recruiting talents. Of course the territory was laid down.The first piece is Dongjun, and the second piece is Yanzhou.With Dongjun, Cao Cao is the prefect; with Yanzhou, Cao Cao is the state shepherd.Now that we have a territory and an official position, things will be easier to handle.

However, the price was also very heavy, because although the position of Yanzhou Mu was recommended by the local gentry, the territory was actually taken from the Yellow Turban Army. Bao Xin was also killed for this, and even the body could not be found.Cao Cao had no choice but to carve the image of Bao Xin with wood, and cried bitterly for a burial. There is also an unexpected harvest, that is, the Yellow Turban Army who had gathered in Qingzhou and now surrendered.Cao Cao selected his elite to form a team, known as "Qingzhou Soldiers". At the same time, a serious problem was also placed in front of Cao Cao, that is, military rations and military pay.The practice of Yuan Shao and others is "the hungry will invade, and the full will abandon the rest", that is, they will rob the people when they are hungry, and throw food away when they are full.What is the result?There are countless invincible self-destroyers.

Such a difficult problem is a test for Cao Cao. Cao Cao's solution is to garrison the fields. There are two kinds of Tuntian.One is the cultivation of sergeants and soldiers, called Juntun; the other is the recruitment of landless peasants to cultivate, called Mintun.But no matter what kind, it is militarized management, and the property rights of the land also belong to the state. The cattle and farm tools are provided by the government, and 50% to 60% of the land rent is charged. This is not a problem.Due to successive years of wars, many lands had already become ownerless acres, and Cao Cao nationalized them.The cattle and agricultural tools were confiscated from the Yellow Turban Army.The Yellow Turban Army is a strange organization. In addition to soldiers, there are also family members and farmers accompanying the army. Of course, they bring their own production tools.

Obviously, the so-called farmland means militarization of residence, collectivization of farming, and nationalization of agricultural production.This is tantamount to the establishment of a new society in which the military and the people are united, and a new army that combines farming and warfare. It can be called the earliest "production and construction corps." Cao Cao's military government turned into farmers. This is an extremely cost-effective deal.The land cost nothing, so it can be described as a business without capital; the land rent is as high as 50% to 60%, which can be described as profiteering; this team is capable in normal times, and can fight in emergencies. Everyone is willing to eat.As a result, the troublesome refugee and public security issues have been solved. Isn't it a multiplicity of actions?

In fact, when Cao Cao's army and people had enough food and clothing, Yuan Shao's soldiers ate mulberries in Hebei, and Yuan Shu's soldiers ate mussels in Jianghuai. This is really a show of superiority. If you act as an agent for Yanzhou Mu, you will have a base; if you recruit Qingzhou soldiers, you will have a combat team; if you implement the farming system, you will have a large granary.The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first; there is food in hand, and there is no panic in the heart.Cao Cao was calm and calm, so he could take some time off.

More importantly, he also has a talent pool. The first important person to come to Cao Cao was Xun Yu, who was 29 years old in the second year of Chuping (191 A.D.) of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.At that time, Yuan Shao had already seized Han Fu's Jizhou, and he was waiting for Xun Yu as a guest.However, Xun Yu ran away from Yuan Shao and defected to Cao Cao, who was only the prefect of Dongjun. The reason is simple: Du Shao can't make a big deal in the end. Cao Cao was overjoyed, saying that this is my ovary (Zhang Liang)! Xun Yu did not disappoint.He later served as a servant of the Han Dynasty, obeyed the order of the minister, and stood in the middle between the emperor and Cao Cao, and became Cao Cao's chief of staff.In the seventeenth year of Jian'an, he was forced to commit suicide, and Xun Yu devoted himself to Cao Cao for twenty-one years.

Guo Jia, Xun You and Zhong Yao were also recommended by Xun Yu. Cao Cao, who was thirsty for talents, immediately wrote to Xun You: Now that the world is in chaos, it is time for the wise and hardworking people to worry about it.Don't you think it's been a little too long for Mr. to stand by and watch?Xun You immediately came to Cao Cao's side. Cheng Yu (read as preview) is also very interesting.Liu Dai, governor of Yanzhou, asked him to be a riding captain, but he said he was sick.When Cao Cao came to Yanzhou, he arrived as soon as he was called.His fellow countrymen asked him why he was so different, but Cheng Yu smiled and did not answer. Guo Jia told the truth. The natural genius Guo Jia also ran away from Yuan Shao.Before leaving, he said to Yuan Shao's counselors Xin Ping and Guo Tu: If you are a smart person, you have to find a good boss for yourself.Yuan Gong didn't know the opportunity to use people, so it was too difficult to help the world with him and become a king! This year, Cao Cao was forty-two years old. From advocating volunteer soldiers to fight against Dong, to preparing for war and recruiting talents, the 42-year-old Cao Cao has grown from a vigorous young general to a confident political master.On the contrary, his comrades-in-arms back then, and his current opponents, seldom had much promise and progress.There is no doubt about who the world will belong to. Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, although preparations may not necessarily have opportunities.However, if there is both preparation and opportunity, it is God's help. Cao Cao is such a person. And that opportunity came and went. At that time, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had been hijacked by Dong Zhuo to Chang'an.