Chapter 27 Chapter 25 The South Wind Blows

It is said that the days passed by.Cao Cao finally came to the hometown where his father was. This place is Chenliu in Henan Province. The land is fertile, vast and fertile.The southern culture is full of aggressiveness, which is different from the thickness of the north.People are nimble, hardworking, and sharp-eyed. "Help." When Cao Cao returned home, he told his family what had happened one by one, and asked them for help. His tone was like a child asking his mother for snacks. "I am determined to raise the banner of rebellion. No matter what anyone says, this determination will never waver. Please help me, father."

Father Cao Song looked surprised, pondered for a while, and said, "Oh...the matter has gotten worse." But among his sons, he loved Cao Cao the most when he was young, so he asked, "How can I help?" He didn't even have a word of reproach. "Military expenses are needed." "Military expenses, how many soldiers can't be supported by our little property." "So, please use your father's face to introduce the rich man to me. Although the Cao family has no property, they are descended from the Xiahou family and are descendants of Cao Can, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. Please use this family status to borrow money from the rich man."

"Then I'll tell Wei Hong." "Can my father invite him to have a banquet for a day?" "In your opinion, everything is so easy!" "Lifting weight as lightly as possible is the secret to great things." The father and son set a date and invited Wei Hong to their mansion. Wei Hong looked at Cao Cao and said, "I heard that you went to the capital, and you have grown into a good young man before you know it." Cao Cao entertained him with all his graciousness. After opening the chatterbox, Cao Cao expressed his ambition and asked for assistance.

Talk to each other very seriously.Cao Cao made up his mind: Wei Hong disagreed, and he would never be allowed to go back alive.So when you ask me, although your words are quiet, your eyes are as sharp as a blade. But when Wei Hong heard it, he immediately agreed, saying: "Okay. I admire your loyalty, so I will help you. Recently, the world is in chaos, and I am also sighing, but I don't have the same capacity as you. I am observing the development of the situation.  … You I will prepare as much military expenses as you want." Cao Cao was overjoyed. "Uh, so you agreed? In that case, I will quickly recruit troops."

"Okay. But you won't be spared if you lose a battle. You have to have a good chance of winning before you make a big deal." "As long as you don't have to worry about military expenses, anything can be done. Our volunteer soldiers will fill up Henan, just look at it." In the eyes of his father Cao Song, no matter how old Cao Cao is, he is still a child.Instead, he worried that Wei Hong believed in Cao Cao's rhetoric too much.However, when I saw Cao Cao doing things later, I gradually felt that no one was invincible. Cao Cao first recruited strong men from nearby villages to make two flags, one with the word "righteousness" and the other with the word "loyalty", declaring to the outside world: "I came here under the imperial edict."

The Cao family has now been reduced to a local gentry, but it is a famous family after all.Cao Cao, the first son, is famous for his outstanding talents. "Come here by secret order." Cao Cao's statement first moved the strong men and underappreciated squires in the nearby villages. "Chen Gong, such miscellaneous soldiers are not good. Will the more powerful governors and prefects of the states come to gather?" Cao Cao often asked Chen Gong for advice. Chen Gong offered advice. "It's not enough to just write loyalty on the flag and wait. Please express your concern for the country more. Throw away iron-blooded and touching things."

"How should I do it?" "Send a message." "You write." "it is good." Chen Gong wrote the call to action. He is a true patriot.He wrote a heartfelt proclamation that made people read it and couldn't help but get up. "Ah, great article! After reading this article, I will raise my troops to participate." Cao Cao admired it, and immediately spread the call to action to all states and counties. Heroes, just heroes, still accomplish nothing.There are three things that are indispensable to achieve dominance: the right time, the right location, and the harmony of people!

Cao Cao's call to action came at the right time. In a few days, talented men and elite soldiers will come one after another to join him under the banner of "loyalty" and "righteousness". Some people reported their names: "I am from Weiguo. My name is Lejin, and my character is Wenqian. I am willing to join my subordinates and fight against the traitor Dong Zhuo together." A reliable person also showed up: "We are from Qiao County in Peiguo, brothers Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, and we have brought three thousand soldiers and horses." These two brothers were the adopted sons of the Cao family when they were in Qiao County, so it was only natural that they came to vote first.In addition, there are too many people who register their arrivals in the army book every day.

For example, Li Dian, a giant wild man from Shanyang, who was named Mancheng, Tao Qian, governor of Xuzhou, Ma Teng, prefect of Xiliang, Gongsun Zan, prefect of Beiping (where the government is located in the southeast of Fengrun, Hebei), and Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai (where the government is located in the west of Changle, Shandong), etc. Each led an army of thousands or tens of thousands of horses to respond. Cao Cao's two cousins ​​Cao Ren and Cao Hong also came to his tent. On the other hand, in the face of these soldiers and horses, Cao Cao allocated enough military expenses from Wei Hong to replenish weapons and food.

"Looking at how abundant his military expenditure is, his proclamation is by no means empty words. Maybe he really followed the imperial court's secret edict." Even those who watched the situation saw the rapid growth of Cao Cao's armaments, and the scale was increasing day by day, and they secretly said in their hearts: "If you go one day late, you will lose one day." So, scrambling to come to defect. "The righteous soldiers are filling Henan." What Cao Cao said to Wei Hong once upon a time is no longer empty rhetoric. Therefore, Wei Hong, a rich man, did not hesitate to invest his family wealth.No, the wealthy people other than him also came here on their own, bringing gold, silver, food and grass, and said: "Please use it by the rebels."

Cao Cao already has many generals and stars serving around him, and he sits calmly in the tent of the three armies.It was said that rich men came to offer money and things, and Cao Cao only said, "Oh, is that right? If you have something to bring, just accept it." He didn't even see him. Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai, escaped from the capital first, and publicly opposed Dong Zhuo's attitude, which was regarded as a disaster by the court.Cao Cao's call to action was also sent to him. "Cao Cao raised the banner. How do we reply to this appeal?" Yuan Shao summoned his confidants and started a discussion early. There are many strong and vigorous generals and young generals under his command.Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Xu You, Yan Liang.There are also outstanding talents such as Shen Pei, Guo Tu, and Wen Chou. "Who will read the call to action?" Yan Liang responded: "I'll do it." After speaking, he read aloud: call to action Cao and others would like to announce the world with righteousness.Dong Zhuo bullied the sky and the earth, destroyed the country and murdered the king, imprisoned the palace, mutilated the living, was ruthless and full of crimes.Today, according to the secret order of the emperor, a large number of volunteers are gathered to wipe out the gang of murderers.Hope to bring volunteers, come to meet the loyal alliance, help the Han Dynasty, and save the Li people.When the call to action arrives, it will be implemented quickly. "This is the voice of the sky and the public opinion of the earth that we are looking forward to. Prefect, what is there to hesitate? It's time to join forces with Cao Cao." The screen generals said in unison. "But..." Yuan Shao still hesitated, "Cao Cao can't get the secret edict..." "It doesn't matter. Whether he accepts the secret order or not, as long as he does things right..." "That's right." So he finally made up his mind. Once it was agreed, Yuan Shao was worthy of being from a famous family and had been popular for many years. He immediately prepared more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, and drove day and night to Chenliu, Henan. When he got to the place, Yuan Shao was surprised by the prosperity of the scene.While registering his arrival in the army book with a pen, he only selected important allies to see that the lineup was really strong. First of all, the first town is Yuan Shu, the post-general Nanyang prefect, named Gonglu. The following are: Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou in the second town; Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou in the third town; Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou in the fourth town; Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi County in the fifth town; Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu in the sixth town; Qiao Mao, the prefect of the county. In addition, there are Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jinbei, whose name is Yuncheng; Ma Teng of Xiliang; Gongsun Zan of Beiping.The names of famous generals and warriors gathered in the universe.Yuan Shaobing was assigned as the seventeenth town in the order of arrival. "Fortunately, I also came to participate." Coming here and seeing the truth, Yuan Shao also thought so sincerely, and was shocked by the sudden change of the situation. The generals from the first town to the seventeenth town all led more than 10,000 troops from their respective territories to join the volunteer army. Among them, I don't know how powerful and powerful heroes are, hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Especially in the army of Fourteenth Town, there are still abyss dragons waiting for the opportunity. The army of the Fourteenth Town is Gongsun Zan, General Fenwu, the prefect of Beiping.Responding to the appeal, they drove more than 15,000 riders from Beiping to the south. On the way, they came to the vicinity of Jizhou Plain County. Someone called Gongsun Zan to a stop and said, "Wait! "who?" The samurai under the banner turned their heads and saw two or three yellow flags fluttering in the mulberry field next to them, walking towards this side. "Huh? Where did the samurai come from?" Just as he was feeling suspicious, three warriors appeared, leading a dozen or so soldiers from his household, knelt down in front of Gongsun Zan's horse, and said, "General, please bring the three of us into the army of righteousness. It's hard work for a dog and a horse, to attack the vanguard to hunt down thieves, and to show loyalty and sincerity on the battlefield. I am here to wait for the general to pass by." Gongsun Zan looked at them, at first he thought they were fellow villagers nearby.But he felt that one of them had met somewhere, so he wanted to test it out and asked, "Could it be Liu Xuande who is here?" The answer was: "Exactly. You still remember. I am Liu Xuande." "Oh, sure enough..." Gongsun Zan was very surprised. "After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, I met you at the outer gate of Luoyang. What is your official position?" "I'm ashamed. I have done nothing and have not been promoted. I am a county magistrate in this remote countryside." "The official position is humble. It's a pity that such a person is buried in a remote place....Uh, who are the two you brought?" "It's my sworn brother." "Oh, it's Brother Ling." "One is Guan Yu and the other is Zhang Fei." "Do you have an official position?" "Guan Yu is a horse archer, and Zhang Fei is an infantry archer. . . . When it comes to official positions, both of them are mere soldiers." "They are all reliable men, but it's a pity to spend their whole lives as pawns in the field....Okay, okay, if you are like-minded, you can join our army and rise up together." "So you're right?" "I can't ask for more." "Definitely kill Dong Zhuo, the rebellious minister, and sweep away the temples of the Qing dynasty." Xuande and Guan Yu thanked each other and swore together, then bowed and stood up. "So, I didn't say it." Zhang Fei muttered at this moment, and said, "Dong Zhuo went south to fight against the Yellow Turban Bandits, and I said I would kill him in Yingchuan Dazhai. It has become what it is today... If I had killed Dong Zhuo at that time, the chaos today would not have happened." After hearing this, Xuande reprimanded: "Zhang Fei, just talk useless nonsense! You can quickly follow behind the army." Then, he also deliberately entered the queue behind the Chinese army, and participated in Cao Cao's huge plan together. that's it.It can now be said that Cao Cao's plan has been consolidated.Formation and combat are all formed. A total of eighteen princes came to join them, with hundreds of thousands of troops.From the first town to the seventeenth town, the camp stretched for more than two hundred miles. On Buji Day, Cao Cao built an altar, slaughtered cattle and horses, held sacrifices, presided over the flag-raising ceremony, and said: "I will wait here to revolt!" At the ceremony, the generals suggested: "Now that the righteous army has risen, we want to punish the traitors. It is appropriate to establish an ally of the three armies. As the chief general of the entire army, I will accept his orders." "Yes." "certainly." Everyone speaks with one voice, with the same hope.Regarding this, Cao Cao said: "So, who should be elected as the leader?" So everyone gave in to each other, and no one had the audacity to recommend themselves. "How about Yuan Shao?" Finally Cao Cao asked by name. "Yuan Shao was originally a descendant of a famous general in the Han Dynasty, and the four generations of his father and grandparents were in the top positions of the three princes, and good officials from all over the world often went out. In terms of fame and status, Yuan Shao is a well-deserved leader." Hearing Cao Cao's words, Yuan Shao said humbly, "No, no, I'm not this weapon." Push back again and again.But that was his etiquette to other generals.Finally, under the recommendation of everyone, Yuan Shao agreed as usual, saying: "In this case, I will..." the next day.A three-story high altar was built on the ceremony site, and flags were erected in five directions.The generals lined up, holding Baiyan, Huangyue, soldier talismans, seal ribbons and other things.Yuan Shao was neatly dressed, with his sword on the altar, he said: "Here we form an alliance of sincerity. I vow to save the misfortune of the Han Dynasty and save hundreds of millions of people in the world. Yuan Shao, who is not talented, is pushed by everyone's expectations and is under the great responsibility of command. The emperor, the queen, the ancestors and gods, I wish to learn from you Of!" After burning incense, worship the sky on the altar.All the generals and soldiers wept, saying: "The dawn of the world has come." "Soon we will wipe out the Luoyang rebellious army!" All the soldiers gritted their teeth, eager to fight, and their generosity took on a new look.At the end of the ceremony, the shouts of long live continued for a long time, and the sky was about to open. After Yuan Shao received the ceremony from all the generals, he issued the first order: "I have little talent, and I was pushed to the position of leader. Since this is the case, those who make merit will be rewarded, and those who are guilty must be punished. You should tell your subordinates to act strictly. Be careful and don't slacken." "Long live! Long live!" The three armies responded with thunderous shouts. Yuan Shao issued the second order: "My younger brother Yuan Shu has a little bit of talent in management. I ordered Yuan Shu to take charge of grain and grass immediately, and plan to transport supplies to the army station in the village of the generals." People responded to this as well. "Next, our army will embark on the journey immediately. Who is willing to be the vanguard and break through the gate of Sishui Pass (now Sishui Town, northwest of Xingyang, Henan Province)?" "Someone wants to go." Someone came out with a flag on his armor and announced his name.It was Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha.