Chapter 213: The Great Army Goes West, and the Heavenly Advisors (2)
"Warring States Policy": Empress Dowager Zhao said: "The husband also loves to pity his young son?
The dragon said, "More than a woman!"
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The old man loved his son, and he was indeed more powerful than the woman, worried that Cao Zhang was inexperienced and difficult to lead an army of 100,000, Cao Cao personally selected the conscripts: Lu Qian, Han Hao as deputy generals, Tian Yu and Wang Wei as the army, Le Jin as the vanguard, and Yang Fu as the governor of grain and grass......
These are Cao Cao's henchmen, who have been fighting with the army for many years and have extremely rich experience, and they have selected 3,000 elites from the tiger and leopard cavalry as Cao Zhang's personal soldiers!
On the battlefield, arrows flew sideways, swords and guns had no eyes, and from the treasure house of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he took out a set of golden fish scale armor and personally put it on Cao Zhang.
Even so, Cao Cao is still not at ease, this son is brave and unscrupulous, impatient, it may be no problem to charge into battle, it is absolutely not possible to strategize, if you want to pacify the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, you must match him with a top strategist, this is precisely the most difficult!
The four major strategists of the Cao Ying Group, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and Xun You have fallen one after another, and the remaining Cheng Yu is already sixty-five years old, old and weak, lacking energy, and gradually has the tendency to retreat to the second line, and it is impossible to go on an expedition with the army!
The rest such as Liu Ye, Jiang Ji, Man Chong, and Mao Jue can only be regarded as second-rate strategists, and most of them are good at governing the country and short at staff and military aircraft, and they can't cope with the complicated situation in the Western Regions.
Sima Yi is a strategic genius, he is only twenty-seven years old this year, which is the age of his blood and strength, but this forbearant and dignified 'Tomb Tiger' is reserved for the heirs to take care of the family and the courtyard, and to check and balance the ministers, so it is easy not to be sent out!
"In the Mansion of the Marquis, can there be resourceful people who can go west with the army?"
"Prime Minister Qiqi: There are many fierce generals in the Hou Mansion, but there is a lack of resourceful people!"
"It's about the victory or defeat of the Western Expedition, don't worry about being stingy!"
"It's not stingy, it's not!"
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Cao Cao asked about Xiao Yi, who spread his hands and said that he had no choice, he didn't worry that the Hou Mansion was full of talents, but he couldn't send a strategist who could go on an expedition!
The number one strategist, Jia Xu, is the mastermind of the Xiao Group, and he must not be sent out, not to mention that the poisoner is nearly sixty years old, and he can't stand the pain of saddle horse fatigue, I'm afraid he will die of exhaustion before he reaches the Western Regions.
The No. 2 strategist Feng Ji, with a slight lack of ability, and a resolute personality, often outspoken and daring to admonish, together with Cao Zhang and Ma Chao, there will be internal disagreements, which is extremely unfavorable for the battle!
The No. 3 strategist Guo Yi, that is Xiao Yi's painstaking cultivation and retention as the future prime minister, even if the sun comes out of the west, he can't be sent out, this is an expedition that will never look back!
As for Mi Heng, Cui Lie, Shi Tao, Meng Jian, Zhuge Jun and others, or people who are eloquent, or internal affairs talents, they are not suitable for expeditions with the army, and the lack of top strategists is a major weakness of Cao Ying Group!
"Prime Minister Qiqi: Changshe County sent an urgent report!"
"Changshe County?"
When there was nothing to be done, the Prime Minister's Mansion Governor Shi-Wang Bi walked in, holding a Hongling emergency report, which surprised everyone, the Prime Minister's Mansion has strict rules, and it is strictly forbidden to disturb during deliberations!
But Wang Bi trotted in all the way, it must have been a hundred thousand in a hurry, and now there is neither war nor disaster, why is it so urgent?
Besides, Changshe County is located in Yingchuan County, only one hundred and fifty miles away from Xuchang City, which belongs to the foot of the Son of Heaven and the first good place, and there are heavy troops stationed, is there still thieves making trouble?
"Haha, God help me, God help me...... The big-eared thief lost an arm! ”
Cao Cao read the emergency report, first stunned for a moment, then looked up to the sky and laughed, and even laughed out of tears, and then passed the emergency report to everyone, and everyone who read it lost their color......
The urgent report was sent by the county order of Changshe, and a group of spies were found under his rule, and the county soldiers were sent to fight fiercely, killing seven people on the spot, and capturing the leader, and inquired and learned that this person was Xu Shu!
Liu Bei's three major strategists, Kong Ming, Pang Tong, and Xu Shu, if you talk about strategic ability, it is naturally Wolong and Fengxiao are high, but when it comes to military exploits, fame, and qualifications...... But it was Xu Shu who took the lead!
Since Kong Ming came out of his fledgling position, he has sent envoys to Jiangdong and lobbied for alliances, and secondly, he has governed the people and raised money and food, and has performed prominently in foreign and domestic affairs, but has not played much role on the battlefield!
Pang Tong was even more sad, the first thing he did when he went out of the mountain was to go undercover in Cao's army, and then sneaked away, so that Cao Ying hated him to the bone, saying: 'Fall off the phoenix, despicable and ugly ghost!' ’
Xu Shu is different, he is Liu Bei's first strategist, after the service, he repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and defeated the Cao army three times in Baihe, Wancheng, and Xinye, causing him to lose 70,000 or 80,000 troops, laying the groundwork for the failure of the Southern Expedition!
Although the two sides were hostile, Cao Ying was deeply impressed by Xu Shu's strategic skills, thinking that he was a respectable enemy, and Cao Cao sighed several times: The virtuous talent is not for himself, but for the big-eared thief!
"The big-eared thief went south to Jiaozhou, leaving Xu Shu to sit in Jiangling City, how did he run to Changshe County, could it be that this matter is false?"
"Quickly send someone to check it, ask the ins and outs clearly, and people must also ensure safety, if it is really Xu Yuanzhi, the big-eared thief wants to cry without tears!"
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One of the three major strategists of the enemy army, he actually ran to the vicinity of Xuchang and was caught by a county order, which is really unbelievable, Cao Cao was also a little puzzled, and immediately sent his henchmen to investigate......
The ministers also talked a lot, thinking that nine times out of ten there was an oolong, only Xiao Yi was silent, and remembered one thing: Xu Shu was originally from Yingchuan County-Changshe County, his father died early, his brother also died, and only his mother was in the hall......
In the evening, the envoy returned, and the matter was also inquired about, but it was Xu Shu who was caught, and the purpose of his lurking in Yingchuan was to take his mother south to Jingzhou!
It turned out that Xu Shu brothers, their father died of illness when they were young, and they all relied on their widowed mother to raise them with hard work, so the two sons served their mothers to filial piety, and later Xu Shu traveled all over the world to seek fame, and his younger brother Xu Kang stayed in his hometown in Changshe County, raising his mother Huangfu!
Later, Xu Shu defected to Liu Bei and became one of the three major strategists under his command, but his younger brother Xu Kang died of illness, so he wanted to take his mother to Jingzhou to fulfill the filial piety of the son of man, but because the war was too troublesome, he never got his wish!
In the early spring of this year, Liu Bei's army drove straight into and conquered Panyu City in one fell swoop, Shixie's whole family died of self-immolation, and all parts of Jiaozhou were pacified.
Changshe County belongs to Cao Zhan District, and it is very close to Xuchang, so it is definitely not possible to make a big fanfare, so Xu Shu took eight entourages and disguised himself as a foot merchant, wanting to come secretly and go back secretly!
What I didn't expect was that the Cao Ying Group had strict decrees and implemented semi-military management, and the people were not allowed to move without authorization, and they helped each other in life, and they also had to supervise and report each other.
As a result, as soon as Xu Shu entered the house, he was discovered by the neighbors and reported to the lieutenant chief, pavilion chief, and county lieutenant...... attracted a large group of officials and surrounded the Xu family.
Under a fierce battle, the guards were outnumbered, seven were killed in battle, one escaped, although Xu Shu had a martial arts, but he was afraid of hurting his mother, so he had to abandon the sword and surrender, and the mother and son were imprisoned, this is what happened.
Back then, Cheng Yu once offered a plan to use Xu's mother as a hostage to force Xu Shu to return to Cao Ying, but was stopped by Xiao Yi, thinking that it was immoral to use his mother to force his son, but he didn't expect that after a big circle, Xu Shu still entered Cao Ying, maybe this is the will of God, right?
"Tiger idiot - where is Xu Chu, quickly lead three hundred tigers and leopards to ride, go to the Changshe County Yazhong, invite Xu Shu's mother and son to Xuchang, remember to treat each other politely, please come back unscathed!"
"No!"
"The Changshe County Order has made great contributions, the official position is promoted and hired at two levels, the pavilion chief and the lieutenant chief will be rewarded with 100 taels, and the reward for reporting the people will be 50 taels, and another 1,000 acres of fertile land will be given!"
"No!"
After the news was confirmed, Cao Cao was overjoyed, not only sent a personal guard, but also allocated a car of his own to welcome Xu Shu's mother and son, the courtesy was high and rare!
Obviously, the traitorous male moved his heart to love talents, and wanted to treat Xu Shu with kindness, and then resolve grievances and collect them for his own use, and many civil and military ministers in Cao Ying were so obedient!
For example, Zhang He, Xin Bi, and Xin Ping are all subordinates of Yuan Shao, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao are Lu Bu's subordinates, Wen Ping, Cai Mao, and Zhang Yun are Liu Biao's people, and even Xiao Yi, who is most relied on, was originally a general of the Bingzhou-Zhang Yang department, and he didn't all take it for his own use!
"The Prime Minister is courteous to Xu Yuanzhi, I think it is meant to solicit, but he is a person who is moral, loyal to the big-eared thief, and his mother is also the daughter of a loyal martyr.
It's better to choose a house, settle the mother and son well, speak warmly, persuade slowly, and tie their hearts with kindness, so it is the best policy! “
Xin Bi stood up, he is a native of Yingchuan County-Yangzhai County, adjacent to Changshe County, he had a relationship with Xu Shu when he was young, and he knows a lot about his family affairs!
"George is reasonable, this matter should not be rushed, just choose a good house near the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then allocate 30 slaves, maidservants, and gorgeous clothes and delicacies, etc., to treat Xu Shu's mother and son well!
The big-eared thief treats Xu Yuanzhi as a kind, but he is kind, and the old man is even more gracious, so why worry that Daxian is not used by me--haha! ”
"Congratulations, Prime Minister! --Congratulations to the Prime Minister! ”
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