Chapter 5 mobilize

Spring returns and everything on the earth recovers, and the new year begins again.After two drizzles, the blue sky is soaked like grass and trees, and the buds are just blooming. It is a good time for spring hunting.And more than ten miles north of Yecheng, there happened to be a dense forest, where animals and birds lived in luxuriant vegetation, and hunting people flocked to it.But today is a bit different, more than 300 soldiers have guarded this mountain forest tightly, and only a few people are allowed to play in the huge hunting ground - Cao's trusted nephew. Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Xia Houshang, these young relatives and nobles all dressed in military uniforms with bows and arrows in their hands, having a great time playing.There are also Ruan Yu, Liu Zhen, Xu Gan, Ying Ju, etc. joking and joking; they are all Cao's secretaries, and they are relatively young. They have nothing to do except dancing and writing, and they spend more time with the young masters.

"How many wild animals did my brother shoot?" Although Cao Zhang was young, he was quite martial, and he loved to be competitive and brave.He is tall and tall, not at all like his short father. Cao Pi hung his bow and reined in his horse and said, "There are only fourteen." "One less than me! Hahaha..." Cao Zhang was proud, "How about you, third child?" Cao Zhi is inferior to his elder brothers in bow and horse, and he doesn't take it for granted. He just smiled and said: "My younger brother only shot seven, and the second brother's newly married Yan Er is just in luck, so naturally he can't compete with you." The daughter got married, and just got married a few days ago, so Cao Zhi made fun of him.

Cao Zhang became more and more proud, and asked Cao Zhen and others: "What about you?" Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and Xia Houshang were also good at riding and shooting, but they didn't dare to surpass the young master. They all waved their hands and said: "Ziwen is very good at bow and horse, I can't wait." "Hahaha...you are inferior to me in riding and archery skills!" Cao Zhang laughed wildly, "It's almost as good as leading a horse and throwing a stirrup for me." After all, Cao Pi is the eldest brother, seeing him being so arrogant, he felt very displeased: "Don't be complacent, we are only one step behind, if you have the ability, let's compare."

Cao Zhang doesn't fight with others, he can't even eat well, and he is asking for it: "Compare!" As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a cry from his head - just a lone goose flew by.Cao Zhang was overjoyed, pointed to the sky and said: "Let's shoot wild geese to see who can... You are cheating!" Cao Pi didn't wait for his younger brother to finish speaking, he had already put his bow in his hand, and aimed at the goose with an arrow-not to mention shooting it down, it didn't even touch a feather, it was several feet away! Cao Zhang was both angry and funny: "You are cheating, you deserve to miss the shot. Let's go together..."

"It's better to strike first!" Cao Pi didn't wait for him to talk, and rushed forward as soon as he urged his mount. "You're cheating again! Wait for me!" Cao Zhang chased after him.Cao Zhi, Ruan Yu and others couldn't help laughing when they saw that they were so serious. In the blink of an eye, Cao Zhang caught up with Cao Pi, and went in together to chase the wild goose.The trees in the forest were twisted and entwined with vines, and they couldn't release the arrow, so they ran out of the forest.On the contrary, Cao Zhang was one step faster than his elder brother. Looking back, he saw that Cao Pi was caught in his robe by a branch, unable to break free for a long time, and said with a smile, "Little brother will definitely win!" With one arrow, the goose fell to the ground with a miserable cry.

Cao Zhang and Cao Pi were both stunned, and hurriedly looked around. There was no one except the soldiers surrounding the forest. How dare these little soldiers snatch the young master's prey?After being surprised for a long time, I saw a horse riding from the east.The visitor was in his twenties, with a medium build and a dark complexion. He held a bow in his left hand and controlled a horse with his right. He seemed to be an officer. But the strange thing was that although he was wearing a Han military uniform, he had long hair and was riding a stallion.Cao Zhang was secretly horrified—it took so long to reach the arrow after it was fired, and it was a full 150 steps away. This person's archery skills are rare in the world!

I don't know if the general didn't know you young masters, or he was arrogant and defiant, he stretched his ape arms and snatched the wild goose in his hands, without even looking at the Cao brothers, he steered his horse away.The leader guarding the forest is Cao Pi's confidant Zhu Shuo. Seeing this scene, he pretended to be a tiger and said: "Damn it! You don't pay attention to the young master. I will capture him and beat him two hundred lashes!" "Do you have that ability?" Cao Pi sneered for a while, "The adults don't care about the faults of the villains, so why bother to get angry with him."

While talking, I saw more than a hundred tall horses rushing from the east, but I saw no people on the horses.Horses are a good thing in times of war. Although Cao Jun's soldiers had many horses, they were few.Zhu Shuo's eyes lit up: "I'll go over and grab a few horses and bring them back to you, Young Master." How can he do it?The young general put his two fingers in his mouth——with a clear whistle, the horses neighed, their hooves rolled, and they galloped away after him.The Cao brothers felt that their mounts were about to move, if they hadn't tightened the reins, they would have followed suit!Cao Zhang was even more amazed: "It turned out he was the one who brought it along. There are still such free-spirited people in the world."

Cao Zhi, Ruan Yu and other people also came out of the forest, Xia Houshang said: "My lord is discussing matters in the shogunate today, and all the generals will participate. He may have been ordered to send the horse." One sentence reminded the four reporters, especially Xu Gan, who had just entered the shogunate after the Qingzhou was pacified. It will be a disaster if the lord finds out about it!" The forest guards were not Cao's family soldiers, but Zhu Shuo's flattery and tricks were drawn from the army. Relying on his relationship with Cao Pi, Zhu Shuo has been promoted to the false Sima, and his courage is getting bigger and bigger: "Look at you bookworms, with our son backing you, what are you afraid of?"

Cao Pi also said: "Yes! My second brother and I haven't decided yet, let's hunt again." Anyway, the three brothers are all there, and everyone makes mistakes together, so what cares? Cao Zhang regained his spirits: "Come on! You must be convinced to lose." The two brothers urged the horses to enter the forest again, and the pheasants and hares shot indiscriminately.Not only did Cao Pi fail to catch up with his younger brother, but instead he told Cao Zhang to win more and more, and finally threw the bow: "Oh! I only have these two tricks, I can't accept it!" Cao Zhang wanted to hunt again, and everyone persuaded him to give up and bid farewell to Zhu Shuo turned back to Yecheng.This group of people were chatting and laughing, and they came to the north gate not long after, and before they entered the city, they saw an official in a toga and long sleeves hurriedly coming from the city.Xia Houshang had the sharpest eyes, and he recognized Liu Dai from a long distance: "Liu Changshi, why are you in such a hurry?"

"I send my greetings to all the gentlemen." Liu Dai reined in the reins and cupped his hands, his face beaming with joy, "My lord has issued a decree that I will show the three armies all over the place. I have to go to Xingyuan." Liu Zhen loves to be humorous the most, so he leaned over and grabbed Liu Dai's beard: "What's the happy event for you guy? Why do you look like you ate bee poo?" Liu Dai beamed and smiled: "My lord said that I have worked so hard by his side these years, and he intends to let me go out to lead the army. From now on, I will ignore the affairs of the mansion. If I fight a few battles and make some meritorious deeds, I might be able to make a fortune as a marquis." Woolen cloth!" Liu Zhen was quite surprised: "A few years ago, the lord ordered the king to lead the army in Xudu, but now you have also been released as a general. The long history and the lord Bo have all withdrawn. Who will take over your errands in the future?" "My lord didn't say anything, and I didn't dare to ask... Cough, anyway, he knows it well!" Cao Zhi kept staring at the decree in Liu Dai's hand: "Can you show us this decree?" "Why don't you speak, son?" Liu Dai unfolded it without bothering the Cao Pi brothers, and held it up for them to watch. In the nineteenth year of my uprising to suppress the riots, all the conquests must be conquered. Is it my credit?It is the power of wise men and officials.Although the world has not been fully determined, I should decide it together with the wise scholars and bureaucrats, and enjoy their labors exclusively, how can I be at ease!It promotes rewards for meritorious deeds.In the past, Zhao She and Dou Ying were generals, and they received a thousand gold gifts, which were scattered in one day, so they can make great achievements and be famous forever.When I read his articles, I might not admire him as a human being.I joined the military service with all the generals, scholars, and officials. Fortunately, the sages did not love their schemes, and the group of people spared no effort to quell the chaos by leveling the dangers.Thinking back to Dou Ying's righteousness of distributing gold, today's branch is rented by the generals and subordinates, and those who were previously stationed in Chen and Cai are rewarded for their hard work, which is not good at great benefits.It is advisable to send the orphans of the dead, and rent the grain to reach them.If the year is rich enough, and the rent and donation are completed, the general will share it with everyone. Cao Pi smiled slightly after seeing it: "The old man has shown kindness and wants to distribute the wealth to the generals. It is rare to be so generous!" Cao Cao's title is Marquis of Wuping, but the food town is not only Wuping County, but also Yangxia, Zhe and Ku three counties.Even so, the life of the Cao family is still very frugal. Not to mention the gold, silver and jade, even the daily furniture is not decorated, and it is not even as good as Cao Hong, Liu Xun, and Xu You. Cao Zhangdao: "Father has money and is reluctant to spend it himself, but rewards the generals. This is the generosity of Lord Mengchang... No, no! How can Lord Mengchang compare to father." Cao Zhi shook his head again and again: "Father, I am afraid it is not so simple to spread wealth among the generals. Most likely, Yuanzheng Karasuma has objections. He wants to use this favor to win the hearts of everyone." Liu Dai glanced at Cao Zhi - the third son is so smart, for the matter of personally conquering Karasuma, the verbal confrontation just now was very lively! Xu Qian was beating his heart: "Let's go back quickly, we all have errands. Although we are not on duty today, but such an important military meeting, it doesn't matter if you don't go, we can't afford to offend!" Ruan Yu, Ying Jun nodded. "Okay... Liu Changshi has been promoted, so don't forget to treat him another day!" Cao Pi said with a smile and led the crowd into the city on horseback, crossed the street until the state pastoral mansion, tied up the horse and hurried to the lobby .As soon as he turned around the second door, he saw Xin Pi coming towards him with a pile of documents in his arms. "George! My father didn't ask about us, did he?" Cao Pi asked quickly. When Simpi rebelled against Yuan and surrendered to Cao, dozens of members of his family were killed by the interrogator. Cao Pi often greeted his relatives, so they had a good relationship.Seeing him asking now, he quickly whispered to his ear: "I'm getting angry, be careful!" Only then did Cao Pi realize that he was afraid, so he tidied up his clothes, led a few brothers into the courtyard, and went up to the court with their heads bowed. Shi Huan and Han Hao of the Chinese Army are in the west, just trying to argue with Cao Cao.Seeing that it was not the right time, Cao Pi wanted to take advantage of the chaos and rush into the crowd, but as soon as he stepped over the threshold, his father shouted sharply: "Three useless things, kneel outside!" Don't even ask, that's easy! Cao Cao's power has become stronger in recent years, and his temper has also become stronger. The Cao Pi brothers did not dare to defend themselves, so they walked to the corridor and knelt down straight.Cao Zhen and others were baffled, did his own son punish his godson?I don't know what to do and dare not ask, so I just kneel down.Liu Zhen and Xu Gan were clever, they had already groped into the left and right group of officials, lowered their heads and stabbed in, and they were able to deal with it. In fact, it is no wonder that Cao Cao was so angry. It turned out that the group of officials were arguing with him because of the expedition.The expedition to Karasuma was far from as simple as Cao Cao thought. Although he had made a lot of preparations in advance, most of the soldiers were still unwilling when things came to an end—the Central Plains fought for their wives and children in the name of fame, and they went all the way to fight with barbarians. Who wants to go?Even Yu Jin, Zhang Liao and other people who have always been belligerent tried to shirk in every possible way, forcing Cao Cao to have no choice, so he issued a decree to distribute wealth to the public, hoping to buy people's hearts and promote the war.But just to ease the atmosphere, Xing Yong came to report again, promising that Tian Chou, who led the way, would abandon his official position.Xun You, Xun Yan, Cui Yan, etc. did not agree with the soldiers and horses before they lost a guide. They took this opportunity to remonstrate, which made Cao Cao very upset. Although Cui Yan was a literati, his voice was like a loud bell, which made people's ears tremble: "My lord is working hard to mobilize people to travel abroad. What if there is a mistake? Please put the Central Plains' affairs first, and don't act rashly." He has always been rude when speaking, and never looks at people's faces. Cao Cao debated with him patiently: "The grain transportation canal has been repaired, how can we give up halfway?" Xu You also strongly objected: "I told Cao A to lie, why are you so twisted? Let's take a break, and it's not too late to go later. The soldiers of the three armies are exhausted from fighting for many years." Cao Cao was eager for success: "Instead of resting at this time, why not calm down the world and enjoy peace early?" Xun Yan took over the words: "Yuan Shangnai is a captive, Karasuma is greedy and has no relatives, how can he use it for him? Today, I am going on an expedition. If Liu Biao takes advantage of the emptiness of our Central Plains, and sends Liu Bei to surprise Xudu; the army cannot win the battle and stick to the enemy's territory. , I can’t go back to the teacher to save each other, I regret it too late!” These words made sense, and even Xun You couldn’t help but nod. The point was on point, Cao Cao didn't know how to answer; Guo Jia, who was sick at the side, said: "Hugh Ruo is too worried. Although the lord is powerful in the world, Hu will not be equipped if he is far away. He will die when he is unprepared. Hit it, and you can break it in one fell swoop. Moreover, Yuan Shao is kind to Karasuma, and the remaining parties of Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi still exist. Today, the people of the four prefectures are only using prestige and virtue to do nothing. If they give up and go south now, Yuan Shang must borrow Karasuma The capital recruits his buddies, and the barbarian moves and the people and the barbarians respond, as if they are coveting, fearing that the land of Qinghai and Hebei is not the lord's own. Cough..." He took a breath, "As for Liu Biao in Jingzhou, it's just a matter of sitting. Talk about clearing the ears. Knowing that his talents are not enough to control Liu Bei, he may not be able to control Liu Bei if he is heavily tasked, and if he is lightly tasked, he will not be prepared for use. Even if the country is on an expedition, there will be no worries." "Feng Xiao is right." These words hit Cao Cao's heart, "Don't you understand the truth of eliminating thieves?" Before everyone could refute it, Liu Dai came back: "My lord, the decree has been promulgated. Now Yan Roujie, the captain of Huwuwan, sent the Youzhou war horse here, and I brought him here." "Please come in! Yan Rou has been in the side court for a long time, let's hear what he thinks, just now what Feng Xiao said..." Cao Cao debated with them again. When a young general dressed up strangely walked into the courtyard, Brother Cao Pi, who was kneeling in the porch, looked up—it turned out to be the one who shot the wild goose just now. Yan Rou was also taken aback.Cao Zhang was quick-tempered and fast-talking: "It's all your boy! If you didn't snatch our goose, why would we go hunting again and be punished by our father to kneel when we came back late? It's all because of you!" "Father?" Yan Rou was so frightened that her calves twisted, she realized that they were the young masters of the Cao family, she dared not offend her, and hurriedly saluted, "It turns out that you are the princes of the shogunate, offend me." Just now, the arrogance of the shogunate was all gone. No more, he slapped himself both mouths. Cao Zhang said with a smile: "You are such a snob! Stop acting here, and don't think of a way to help us." "Yes, yes, yes! Young Master, wait for a while, and I will excuse you in the end." Yan Rou lifted her robe and went to the hall. Cao Cao had seen him muttering outside, but he didn't know what he was talking about, so he put aside the debate and changed his smile: "What horse did the little general give the old man?" Yan Rou smiled all over her face: "At the end of the day, the general sent three hundred good horses, all of which were bred by Xianbei to be fat and strong, and they have been handed over to Bian Sima to receive." "There is work, there is work, I want to thank you very much..." Before she finished speaking, Yan Rou knelt down: "If Duke Ming grants you some kindness, please spare your sons from being punished." "Have you seen them?" "At the end of the future, I was passing through the east of the city, and met some young masters, and even shot wild geese together." "What a coincidence." Cao Cao yelled, "you worthless things come in!" The Cao Pi brothers confessed their mistake with a disheartened face: "I know my mistake." Cao Cao scolded: "I just wanted to let you guys know about it. This is Yan Rou, the captain of Hu Karasuma, a famous young hero! If he hadn't interceded, I would have told you to kneel until dark today! You worthless things, talk to him well! Learn." Don't look at Yan Rou is only in her twenties, and she is also a strange person in troubled times.He is from Youzhou. His parents died and wandered around since he was a child.But he is smart and understands human feelings. Not only has he learned the language of Hu people, but he has also practiced riding and shooting skills, and he is very familiar with the leaders of Xianbei and Karasuma tribes.When the world was in chaos, he actually instigated the Xianbei people to kill Xing Ju, the Karasuma captain appointed by the court, and replaced him with a young man.After that, Yan Rou led a mixed team of Hu and Han, first helping Xianbei to plunder the Han people, then helping Yuan Shao to fight Gongsun Zan, and then taking refuge in Cao Cao to fight Yuan Shang. In the past ten years, he has turned his hands into clouds and his hands into rain, and has always followed the wind. Whoever has milk is a mother!Cao Cao cherished him as a general, and didn't care about the past, so he continued to let him be the captain of Karasuma. The Cao Pi brothers thanked him again and again, and Cao Zhang said casually: "You are really good at piercing arrows with a hundred steps!" Before Yan Rou could answer, Cui Yan, sitting on the seat, interjected: "There is a saying in "Fa Yan": 'Cultivating one's body is regarded as a bow, correction of thinking is regarded as an arrow, and rectification is regarded as an arrow. Being able to cultivate one's morality, benevolence and filial piety as the foundation, one must be able to achieve something in the future." Everyone was astonished when they heard it——Cao Cao's son is so lucky, it's not your turn to care!But Cui Yan is someone who can't rub the sand in his eyes, so he wants to take care of it. Cao Cao also allowed him to take care of it: "Cui Changshi is right, you guys should learn how to behave in the world!" Yan Rou is very good at being a human being, so she hurriedly smoothed things over: "Actually, you young masters are very heroic. I have just seen with my own eyes that you are very good at shooting, and all of them are equal to the last general. Mr. Cao and his son are really outstanding people today!" "Yes, yes, father and son are heroes..." Many people followed suit, laughing secretly in their hearts - what a sweet-mouthed boy, he flattered his ass so loudly, no wonder he was able to catch Captain Karasuma at such a young age! Cao Cao knew he was flattering, but it sounded flattering: "Don't praise them, how can they compare to you? I wish I had a son like you." This was originally a polite remark, but Yan Rou followed the pole and climbed up: "If Ming Gong regards the young general as a son, the young general will also treat Ming Gong as a father! In the future, I will respect you like my own father, and let me guard you Bian Ting, what are you worried about?" Yan Rou seems to be flattering and shrewd inside, she has been separated for many years and is not a direct descendant of Cao Ying, so she can only sit firmly if she is more close to this official! The officials were stunned to see him fawning so frankly, but Cao Cao was very useful: "You are not a few years older than them, and I treat you like a son. I have something to ask you, and the old man wants to go to war How do you feel, Karasuma?" When Xun Yan and the others heard his question, their hearts turned cold—it's no wonder he disapproves of such a cunning fellow! Sure enough, Yan Rou strongly praised: "Mr. Cao is wise! Karasuma has been harmed for a long time, and I have been wanting to get him for a long time as the captain of Hu Karasuma. Unfortunately, there are not enough soldiers and horses, and I have failed the entrustment of the court." He is a miscellaneous captain, How can the imperial court entrust?It was purely flattery, and he shook his head and sighed as he said it, as if it was true, "Ming Gong doesn't know that horses are produced in the west of Liaoxi, and the Wuwan people are good at domesticating them. If you can conquer this tribe, ask them to raise horses for the people of the Central Plains. I believe that our army's iron cavalry will run rampant in the world." There are not many words, every sentence speaks to Cao Cao's heart, and one more reason for the conquest is added.Cao Cao was overjoyed, and asked his advisers, "Did you hear that? This is what Captain Karasuma said." Joining the army, Zhong Changtong went out to remonstrate again: "My lord, how can I seek small profits and..." Cao Cao became impatient: "You are a literati, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand military affairs." Zhong Changtong blushed from choking - in fact, he was reprimanded not only because he blocked the use of troops, but more importantly, he was recommended by Xun Yu people. For a long time, only Guo Jia agreed to use troops. Now Yan Rou popped up, and Lou Gui didn't speak for a long time. Seeing Cao Cao's insistence, he sighed: "Forget it, I will go to the west of Liaoning with you." "Okay, it's still an old friend's caring." Seeing that he agreed, Cao Cao turned to look at Xu You again.But Xu You turned his head away without saying a word—he didn't want to go to a wild place thousands of miles away to suffer. Boss Cao Cao was dissatisfied. For the sake of old friendship, it was not easy to reprimand him face to face, so he asked Xing Yong: "Mr. Tian has gone, can you lead the way smoothly with Mr. alone?" Xing Yong made a big deal: "I know all the mountains and rivers in my chest, and I will never make mistakes." Shi Huan still felt that this was inappropriate, and wanted to remonstrate again, but Han Hao pulled his sleeve and said: "Our army is powerful and mighty all over the world, and we are invincible in victories and attacks. If we don't use this time to eliminate the world's troubles, we will serve the future. Worry. My lord has done his best, and we generals in the Chinese army should not stop us." These two sentences were not loud, but Cao Cao heard them clearly and was very satisfied: "Han Hao, Shi Huan listen to the order." "Here!" The second general hurriedly took a step forward. "You have done a lot of service in leading the Chinese Army. From now on, you will be promoted to a higher level. Han Hao is the Central Guard Army, Shi Huan is the leader of the Central Army, and each has a long history and a Sima to handle the affairs of the camp on behalf of the old man. If this conquest is successful , I will declare you as Tinghou!" These two positions are very important. The soldiers in the Central Army Battalion have always been commanded by Cao Cao himself, but now Han and Shi are entrusted with full authority, and they are allowed to appoint subordinate officials. This is not only trust, but also a great deal. of glory. The generals have seen the way, as long as they support the expedition, they can be promoted immediately, so who would object?Yu Jin was the first to jump out, and the tone of his words was completely different from before: "Since the lord has made up his mind, the general is willing to be the pioneer." Zhang Liao also said: "I will go through fire and water at the end!" Then Le Jin, Zhu Ling, Xu Huang, Li Dian, Cheng Yu and others asked for orders to go out. "Okay, very good." Cao Cao nodded and wrote something with a pen. When the voices of the generals fell, he threw it to Chen Lin, the reporter, "You read it for the old man." "No." Chen Lin received the decree and read aloud: Who is this high rating for?The generals were still guessing, but Cao Cao had already stood up: "Yu Wenze, Le Wenqian, Zhang Wenyuan listen to the letter!" "Here!" The three generals came out and knelt down. "The three of you have made great achievements in repeated battles and victories. From now on, you will be promoted to General Huwei, Le Jin to General Zhechong, and Zhang Liao to General Dangkou, ranking above all generals!" At that time, it was as if he had made his own opinion, and he didn't even bother to do official articles. These three warriors don't care so much, they have always only had Cao Cao and no emperor in their eyes: "The last general must take the lead and live up to the high expectations of the lord!" But from this moment on, the three people's internal struggles have intensified. Those who are sealed want to go to the next level, but they are not convinced if they are not sealed.Zhu Lingsu was at odds with Yu Jin and had outstanding military exploits, so he gritted his teeth with hatred.Li Dian was also quite displeased, but the city government didn't show any signs of expression, just guessing in his heart - I was not as weak as the crown and raised troops with me. During the chaos in Yanzhou, I, the Li family, had the merit of expelling Lu Bu. I have fought side by side with Le Jin all these years. They are all half-baked, Guandu offers food, Bowangpo breaks the siege, and rushes across Liyang, why is Le Jin awarded but not me?Is it because my Li family has made too much contribution... In any case, all the generals have turned to Cao Cao, and the counselors are at a loss. Cao Cao glanced at Xun Yan: "Xiu Ruo, it is very hard for you to supervise the military affairs of Hebei. If you worry too much, you will not be careful. I think you will It's time to rest, and from now on, I will transfer to stay in the residence to join the army, so I don't have to work so hard." Xun Yan was taken aback - didn't this take away my military power? Xun You hurriedly advised: "Xiu Ruo has been in charge of the affairs of Hebei for several years, and the soldiers who are familiar with the road are convinced. Now the lord wants to go to the army and change his position. Who will be in charge of the military affairs left behind?" "I'll take charge!" A high-pitched reply came from outside the hall.Everyone turned their heads to watch, and a middle-aged general with a gray beard walked outside. He was not tall and looked terrifying. His left eye was covered by a black cloth, and the remaining right eye was sharp and frightening. It was Jianwu General Xiahou Dun. . The world knows that Xiahou Dun is like Cao Cao's doppelgänger, who can refuse to accept him as the governor of Hebei military affairs?Xun You was shocked. The military newspaper a few days ago said that Xiahou Dun was in Bingzhou, why did he suddenly come to Yecheng?Looking at Cao Cao again, there was no surprise on his face - it turned out that it was planned in advance, and he had long wanted to take away Xun Yan's military power. Xun Yan and Xun You looked at each other. Although neither of them spoke, they had the same judgment.An undercurrent is coming quietly, and the object of suspicion is Xun Yu, but it has affected the entire Xun family, and Cao Cao is gradually dismantling the influence of the Xun family. "Yuan Rang, you have worked hard all the way." Cao Cao smiled triumphantly. Xiahoudun also smiled: "What's the hard work when you are ordered to run?" He originally stayed in Xudu, but Cao Cao was busy sending troops to Qingzhou after the elimination of senior officials, so he was transferred to Bingzhou to deal with the aftermath with the new governor Liang Xi. He was secretly transferred to Yecheng, and he was very busy running back and forth. "Okay! I will make you General Fubo in Jin Dynasty, increase the number of households in the city by 1,800, and lead Henan Yin. You will have the right to take advantage of it regardless of the discipline system. After I leave, you will handle all military affairs in Hebei. If there are no important changes, you don't have to report I will report." Xiahou Dun was originally conferred the title of Marquis of Gao'an Township, with 700 households in the city, but now he has suddenly risen to 2,500 households, making him the highest-ranked person below Cao Cao; being in Yecheng and leading Henan Yin, that means Even though he left Xudu, he still controlled the military affairs in central Beijing; the so-called "indiscriminate control and the right to be cheap" was to give him the right to kill first and act later, and to deal with emergency affairs without sticking to national laws and regulations.It shows that Cao Cao trusts Xiahou Dun the most, and he will rely more and more on him as the disagreement with Xun Yu arises. Xiahou Dun cupped his hands and said, "I accept his position, please resign from his title." "If the title is not high, the people will not respect it; if the income is not rich, the people will not trust it. I am also building your prestige. I hope you will do things more smoothly in the future. Don't refuse." "In that case... I will accept it." Xiahou Dun thanked him with a bow. "There is no need to talk about politeness between you and me." Cao Cao raised his hands and looked around at the counselors, "Is there anything else to say?" What else can we say now?Xun You, Zhong Changtong, Xun Yan, and Cui Yan all lowered their heads. "Since everyone has no objection, the military adviser and Feng Xiao will follow the army, Mr. Xing will be the guide, and Yan Rou will be the first. Rest for a day and set up camp!" In this way, in February of the twelfth year of Jian'an, the controversial expedition began under Cao Cao's insistence.An army of 80,000 men set out from Yecheng in a mighty manner. The horse army was in the front and the infantry was behind. Weapons and weapons must be prepared in advance.The entire team was mighty and mighty for several miles, and the formation was very mighty, but the marching speed was slow.The soldiers of the three armies trekked through the ancient dusty roads for three months, and only reached Yi County under the rule of Youzhou, which was less than half of the total distance, and it was still far away from Liucheng. Guo Jia once again suggested: "Soldiers are expensive and fast. Today, when attacking people from thousands of miles away, it is difficult to profit from the heavy luggage, and the enemy must take precautions when they hear about it. It is better to keep the luggage and march lightly. Select 20,000 elite soldiers, together with the tiger and leopard cavalry of the Chinese army, advance to Wuzhong County at the junction of Hu and Han.