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- Chapter 139 "Liu Jia Forces Cao Cao to Make Friends"
Although Xu Shu said it was easy, in fact they still did a lot of work here. *1*1* First, several of Tie Li's direct subordinates were found from the captives, and they were coerced and lured into helping Wei Yan to deceive the gate of Golden Monkey City. At the same time, they asked all the 10,000 soldiers who stayed in place and did not rush out to kill the enemy to change into the clothes of the Burmese Army and wait for the arrival of Wei Yan and the others. In addition, Xu Shu also had people prepare enough food and grass. []
As soon as Wei Yan and the others arrived, Fazheng helped Wei Yan complete the handover procedures. In just half an hour, Wei Yan and others completed the relevant preparatory work before setting off. With these 10,000 soldiers who had changed their clothes and rested for a few hours, they set off on the journey south.
Wei Yan's army walked for a whole day and night, until they were more than forty miles away from the Golden Monkey City. Seeing that the soldiers and elephants were very tired, Wei Yan ordered the army to rest.
In the meantime, Golden Monkey City also sent Tan Ma or liaison personnel. After hearing that Tie Li died in the battle and the Burmese Army soldiers suffered heavy losses, Tan Ma hurriedly went back to report the news.
When Wei Yan¡¯s army rested for a long time and then marched in high spirits until they were still ten miles away from the city, the general who defended the city sent his post officers to welcome the army into the city. Wei Yan asked Tu'an to send a eloquent soldier who could speak the local dialect to accompany him, and told the story of the battle that took place in Water Snake Valley in more detail, but he only named the winner as Tie Li and the loser as Xu Shu. That¡¯s all.
Although there are many loopholes, and the soldier's words are ambiguous in some key places, the people listening are not thinking about it, so there are no loopholes. But Tu Anke next to him was anxious for a while.
This is because Tuan himself is too worried. The post official's question was just to express politeness and respect, and he had no intention of delving into the authenticity of the content. This post official has a low position and little power, and what he usually does is greet people and send off guests to curry favor with others. He has long developed the "good" habit of "others brag about other people's things, and I think about my own." Listening to the guests talking, he would only nod and smile. Qiu Ba only knew how to kill these white knives going in and red knives coming out. I don¡¯t even dare to offend.
As for how Tie Li died, the bragging soldier said two situations. At first it was said that he was shot to death by Xu Shu's army, and later it was said that he was trampled to death by horses and men after being hit by an arrow and falling on an elephant.
The post officer casually asked how many Yizhou prisoners had been captured and whether he had many wounded soldiers. The soldier also lied and said that he had captured more than 20,000 prisoners. Now Mu Duo and his soldiers were handling them, and there were almost no wounded soldiers.
It¡¯s really outrageous to hear him bragging. Tu'an made an excuse to call the guy away, and after giving him a few compliments, he stopped talking nonsense and began to speak logically.
When the army arrived at the city, the Golden Monkey Guard just asked a few questions in a routine manner before lowering the drawbridge, running down from the city tower and standing in the doorway to greet the army.
After all, Tie Li is just a general, and the official position of the city guard general is on an equal footing with Tie Li. Now Tieli is dead. His official is the largest among all the people at present, and with the responsibility of guarding the city, there is no need to go out of the city to greet him in person. The reason why he ran down to the city to greet him was just to respect the dead.
Although the soldiers guarding the city seemed to be loyal to their duties, standing in a row on the city wall, and two rows of soldiers standing straight in the doorway, they were all looking at the soldiers entering the city with a lively mood. His eyes are full of admiration for the winner.
After the city guard general came down to the city, he immediately discovered something unusual. When the soldiers entering the city saw him, they did not dismount from their horses and salute him. They did not even give him the ordinary hand-over-hand salute between peers. Instead, they marched straight into the city in a swaggering manner.
And the city defender also discovered that several generals among the leaders were completely unfamiliar faces. There were more and more doubts in his mind, but stupidly he did not turn around and run towards the city wall and order the soldiers to prepare for battle. Instead, after a slight hesitation, he stupidly asked Wei Yan in an official tone: "Who are you? I am the general. Why haven¡¯t I seen you guys?¡±
Wei Yan had already noticed that this guy was suspicious. When he saw him asking questions, he immediately pinched the horse's legs and made the horse take two steps faster. Then Wei Yan quickly pushed forward the sword in his hand, and the blade of the sword happened to rest on the shoulder of the city guard.
The city guard will see you. His face immediately turned pale. Sweat rolled down his forehead. He stammered: "Who are yougeneralgeneral? Youwhat are you going to do? Are you really General Tielithe subordinates of General Tieli"
Wei Yan laughed and said: "Haha, this general is Wei Yan, the general of Yizhou!"
Yan Yan also laughed and said: "We have wiped out all your Tieli, Muduo and Muduan generals. We are here to take over this city today. Surrender! Haha"
Tu'an shouted: "We are the Yizhou troops, and your 60,000 troops were wiped out by us! Surrender!"Those who surrender will avoid death! Soldiers, charge! "
Yan Yan and Tuan immediately led their soldiers to quickly attack the city and the city walls! The more than 70 uninjured elephants that were captured were also driven by the mahouts. As the soldiers entering the city rushed into the streets, the air instantly became chilly, and the earth trembled under the elephants' legs.
Seeing that the situation was over, the general guarding the city sat down on the ground tremblingly and said: "The last general is willing to surrender"
Except for more than 100 who resisted and were killed and nearly 500 who fled, all the other 5,000 defenders surrendered.
The Golden Monkey City, which had accumulated countless grains and grass, was successfully occupied by Wei Yan's army!
It can be said that with the death of Tiemuduo and the fall of Golden Monkey City, the future of the Burmese army suddenly became bleak. With only 40,000 troops left, the Burmese king not only found it difficult to launch an attack on Xu Shu's army, but now he just wanted to defeat Xu Shu's army. And retreat is a bit slim.
After receiving the news, Xu Shu ordered Yan Yan to lead 3,000 soldiers to guard the Golden Monkey City. After two days of rest, the rest of the troops, led by Wei Yan and Tu'an, returned to the Water Snake Valley to participate in the battle to attack the capital of the Ugo Kingdom.
Although Yan Yan was very dissatisfied with leaving him in this inhospitable place, he had no choice but to start seriously preparing the defense of the city after sending Wei Yan and the others away.
Liu Jia and Pang Tong, who were far away in Chengdu, received the good news from Xu Shu and were so happy that they didn't know what to do. Although it was expected that this southern expedition would be successful before setting off. They also made a plan to lure the Burmese army out of the cave, but they never expected such a clean victory. At an extremely small price, they achieved a major victory in wiping out 60,000 Burmese troops: more than 40,000 prisoners were captured; countless supplies of food, weapons, armor and other materials were seized; it is particularly worth mentioning that nearly a hundred heads were captured. Although many of the elephants were injured and may not be able to participate in battles in the future, there are still more than 70 elephants that are intact and fully capable of participating in battles. This is a valuable asset.
Pang Tong smiled and said: "After this battle, the war in the south has basically been resolved. Only the Ugo capital, guarded by 90,000 defenders, is left. As long as the Yuanzhi army surrounds it, changes will inevitably occur in Rijiu City. Maybe If Yuan Zhi doesn't take action, he can win the city for nothing. Haha, then our rear will be as stable as Mount Tai."
Liu Jia also smiled and said: "As long as Yuan Zhi successfully captures the Ugo Kingdom, not only will the rear be stabilized, but more importantly, we will have the capital to compete with Cao Cao. Now Cao Cao's army has a total of more than 400,000 troops. And our total strength is just over 200,000, which is basically half of theirs. After taking over Ugo and Myanmar, our strength can be increased to more than 300,000. It is almost the same as Cao¡¯s army. Training 1 In half a year, can't we compete with Cao Cao in the Central Plains? Haha"
Pang Tong continued Liu Jia's words and said: "Furthermore, the proportion of hunters in the southern barbarians is very large, and the vast area and strong labor force must be a lot. They can completely eliminate about half of our soldiers. I'm afraid this is something Cao Cao and Sun Quan didn't expect."
ps: Historically, most of the soldiers of Shu and Wu were recruited from Shanyue people. The small Shu Kingdom supported nearly 200,000 troops in one state, but the country did not collapse under the scrutiny of Wei and Wu. This was due to the contributions of the Shanyue people. When Liu Bei launched the Battle of Yiling, Shanyue leader Samoko personally led troops to help Liu Bei attack Sun Quan.
Liu Jiayue said that his interest was getting higher and higher. He said with a bit of fascination: "If Ma Chao's tens of thousands of troops can join us, then we will dare to take action against Cao Cao immediately."
Pang Tong said: "Haha, haste makes waste. Why does Zhou Mu want to become fat in one bite? Now that Ma Chao and Cao Cao are fighting, isn't it to help us improve our strength? After destroying Cao's army, they will decrease, but we will not increase our strength. It has also reduced the gap between the two sides. Moreover, Ma Chao and the others are used to being free in the northwest. They will not turn to others until they are desperate. Even if they reluctantly turn to us now, they will have conflicts with us in the future. Yes. If we unify the world or the stability of the world after unification is not good, it is best for them to fight with Cao Cao now."
Liu Jiadao: "Jia understands this truth. But seeing Cao Cao occupy the treasure land that produces good horses and dominate the area that has produced strong soldiers since ancient times, Jia always feels a little uneasy in his heart, or a little unconvinced. "
Pang Tong said: "Since Yuan Zhi has won the victory in the south, the time for our showdown with Cao Cao will not be long. As long as we fight against Cao Cao, we will first send troops out of Chang'an, cut off the connection between Yongzhou, Liangzhou and the Central Plains, and put this place The areas where Cao Cao's control is still unstable are in our hands. So Cao Cao won't be able to stay in Xiliang for long. He won't get much benefit from there."
"According to the detailed report. Jinyang City is gathering troops now. Is Cao Cao going to attack Ma Chao's lair? Do we have to show something now. Make Cao Cao less obedient and give Ma Chao a favor at the same time?" Liu Jia asked.
Pang Tong ponderedAfter a long time, he said: "It is certain that Cao Cao will attack Ma Chao's lair. Maybe they thought of this move when they raised troops in Xuchang. There is not much we can do in this regard, or the effect is not great. After all, Yuan Zhi There is no class teacher yet. But there is something we can do. The state pastor can write a letter to Cao Cao and tell him a little bit about the war in the south. Ask for the family members of our two generals who are imprisoned by Cao Cao. "
"Yes, this is a good idea." Liu Jia immediately agreed.
At this time, a guard came up and reported: "General Huang Zhong, the governor of Xiangyang, sent an urgent letter, saying that an imperial envoy from Xuchang was coming to declare a decree to Lord Zhou Mu, and to make Lord Zhou Mu the king of Shu. General Huang Zhong asked Zhou Mu Do you agree to release the switch?"
Liu Jia was stunned, looked at Pang Tong and asked, "So fast?"
Pang Tong smiled and said: "Cao Cao also wants to be king soon. Let them do it."
Seeing Liu Jia nodding, Pang Tong said to the guards: "Let them in. At the same time, he ordered General Huang to send people to protect them all the way, and take good care of them along the way. Go!"
"Yes!" The guard turned and left.
Seeing the guards leaving, Liu Jia laughed and said: "Haha, you make him a king, he makes you a king, everyone makes him a king, it depends on which one can't stand it anymore, the first one to climb up."
Pang Tong also smiled and said: "For the first person to declare himself emperor, we will privately send him ten jars of Zangke Prefecture wine."
"More than ten altars? Send ten cars!" Liu Jia said generously.
"Ha ha¡¡"
"Ha ha¡¡"
The proud laughter of the two people spread far and wide.
Just a few days after Liu Jia and Pang Tong were happy. Cao Cao, who was in Xinjian Shacheng, was also laughing and talking with his subordinates:
"Haha Zhongde's idea is really good. Just pour some water and let us build this castle out of thin air. Ma Chao'er is really anxious now. He has left more than 3,000 troops this time, right?" Cao Cao First, he glanced at Cheng Yu appreciatively. Then he turned to look at the city guard general Cao Hong who had just commanded and asked.
Cao Hong said happily: "It is estimated that more than 3,000 of them were killed, and the results of the battle are being tallied. Although this sand city is not as good as a real city, it is enough to deal with soldiers like Ma Chao who are only good at field combat. They can't do anything to us. Haha. , we only lost more than 800 soldiers this time."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Okay, let's trap them like this. By the way, we can also follow the same pattern and build two more cities on their back roads. We will completely block their back roads and let's see what they do. What do you think?"
Naturally, there were applause and echoes.
Only Jia Xu said: "Prime Minister, there is something Xu said that I don't know whether to say or not."
After Cao Cao let out a surprised sound, he said: "Why are you hesitating, Wen He? Just say what you have to say. Haha, I can listen to both good and bad things."
Jia Xu said: "Xu thinks that taking the initiative to attack is the best option. Building the city will only greatly protect ourselves and prevent our grain and grass from being plundered by them. But just because we have this city, we cannot wait for Ma Chao to come. In that case, the situation will be difficult to predict. "
The smile on Cao Cao's face gradually condensed, and he asked thoughtfully: "Sir, what do you mean"
Jia Xu said: "In addition to the agreement to provide food and grass, we don't know if there is any other cooperation between Ma Chao and Liu Jia. If we besiege them like this, they have food, soldiers and camps. They don't have to fight hard until the weather is warm next year." At that time. Our sand city disappeared, and it was not too late for them to attack with all their strength. But we wasted several months here in vain, consuming a lot of food and grass, and more importantly, it gave Liu Jia and Sun Quan enough time to do what they wanted. other things."
Cao Cao hesitated and said: "I know this truth. Don't I let Zhang He set off from Jinyang City to attack Ma Chao's lair? Ma Chao can sit still, but he dares to wait until the weather is warm next year to go? It's unlikely."
"If Liu Jia allows him to borrow Hanzhong, and at the same time Liu Jia has people in Yicheng and Tianshui to help Ma Chao guard the passage into Xiliang, then it will be of little use for us to cut off their escape route. Ma Chao can completely escape by borrowing Hanzhong. "Jia Xu pointed at the map.
"Well, Wen He is right. We should still go up and fight. However, this city still needs to be defended. As for whether it is necessary to build a new city with sand and soil. Then" Cao Cao began to think again.
At this time Xun You also said: "According to Wen He's idea just now. We can't build more cities and block Ma Chao's retreat. Ma Chao's army will divert to Hanzhong and then return to Xiliang. That's not a big problem, we will We just have to work hard to chase them for a while. What we are most worried about is that if Liu Jia suddenly resorts to means to annex Ma Chao's troops or Ma Chao takes the initiative to defect to Liu Jia, then we will suffer too much. The hard work for so long is all because of Liu Jia CelebrateThings. "
Cao Cao said: "What both gentlemen said makes sense. But it is not as serious as you are worried about. Ma Chao is a kid, I understand him. He will only consider seeking refuge with others unless he has no other choice. Now he has nearly ten years left." With tens of thousands of troops, his combat effectiveness has not been weakened much. It is impossible for him to choose to surrender to Liu Jia now. At the same time, most of Liu Jia's spare troops are currently fighting fiercely in the south. He does not dare to let Ma Chao and his army of 100,000 tigers and wolves pass through Hanzhong. Yes, once Ma Chao seizes Hanzhong, Liu Jia will only cry. So we can rest assured and remain in a stalemate with them for a while. When their vitality is seriously injured, we must seriously consider it. We have to fight now Do it at the same time as blocking the second hand. Don't give Ma Chao a chance to breathe. But if we fight, do you have any good strategies?"
Xu Chu said loudly: "Isn't it just courage to fight? Just charge forward. They are the most powerful cavalry. As long as their cavalry is eliminated, we will win."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Then how to destroy their cavalry?"
Xu Chu went dumb for a moment, touched his head in embarrassment, and said, "Come forward and chop him off."
"Haha" Several people laughed, and even Cao Cao laughed so hard that his beard trembled.
Jia Xu said: "The best strategy for the alliance is to counterattack. Now is the time when Ma Chao and the others are hesitating. Whether to stick to us and waste time or bite the bullet and attack our Shacheng, they can't decide for the moment. Between the leaders There must be a conflict, so this moment is the best time to implement this plan.¡±
Xu Huang suggested: "We also have our own cavalry. Although our light cavalry does not have the combat effectiveness of their cavalry, the speed is not much different. Although our heavy cavalry is slower than their cavalry, its combat effectiveness is stronger than theirs. As long as We can combine light cavalry and heavy cavalry and make good use of them, and we are not afraid of going head-to-head with them on the battlefield."
As soon as the smart Cao Cao heard what Jia Xu and Xu Huang said, he came up with several ways to deal with Ma Chao. He stopped listening to what his men were talking about. Instead, he silently sorted out his thoughts in his mind. After a while, he said with a smile: "I just thought of a few ways to deal with Ma Chao. I will give him a try starting tomorrow. Just call Ma Chao to heaven." No way, no way to enter the ground, haha"
When everyone heard this, although they didn't know what Cao Cao was thinking or what plan he was planning to use, they still laughed with Cao Cao - as long as they win the battle. People are always in a happy mood.
At this moment, a soldier hurriedly walked in. After kneeling on the ground, he held up a letter and shouted to Cao Cao: "Report! Express from Xuchang."
Cao Cao smiled and took the letter and read it. After reading it, he handed the letter to Jia Xu. Seeing that Jia Xu was reading the letter carefully, Cao Cao waved his hand and let the others go out. There were only three counselors left in the tent, Xun You, Cheng Yu, and Jia Xu.
The letter was written by Xun Yu. In the letter, Xun Yu first reported the situation at Jinyang City: the troops had assembled there according to Cao Cao's wishes, waiting for Zhang He to lead them.
In addition, Xun Yu also reported some news collected by Xizuo from Yizhou and Chengdu. For example, Liu Jia happily accepted the title of King of Shu given to him by the emperor, and Xu Shu achieved a great victory in the south and eliminated the Ugo Kingdom's reinforcements. ¡ª¡ªThe main force of the 100,000-strong army led by the King of Myanmar also occupied the Golden Monkey City, the main grain and grass base of the Myanmar army.
Finally, Xun Yu expressed his views on the situation between Cao Cao and Ma Chao and put forward some suggestions:
The first point is basically the same as what Jia Xu said, except that Xun Yu¡¯s starting point is to talk about the whole world. He said that only as far as the local war situation in the northwest is concerned, time is indeed on Cao Cao¡¯s side, but from the perspective of the overall environment. Time is obviously not on Cao Cao's side. Now Liu Jia has achieved victory in the southwest. It definitely won't take long to break the capital of Ugo. After a complete victory in the southwest, Xu Shu's army will return to Chengdu. The soldiers who can guard Chengdu can move to Hanzhong, then Liu Jia, who previously stood by and watched, may start to harass Cao Cao's army. And if Cao Cao really stayed in the northwest for the first half of the year and a few months, Sun Quan, who was currently digesting Liu Bei's power, might also go into battle naked. Therefore, Xun Yu suggested ending the suppression of Ma Chao as soon as possible.
The second point is that Jinyang City sent troops to Xiliang to attack the stronghold of the Malaysia Super League. Xun Yu believed that Xiliang's defense was now very weak. If 80,000 soldiers were sent to attack Xiliang, Xiliang would be defeated in an instant. In this way, the strong military strength failed to achieve the purpose of making Ma Chao return to the army for rescue. Because Xiliang was quickly captured by Cao's army, what did he go back to save? Instead, it is possible that Ma Chao decided to simply stay near Tongguan. When he really couldn't defeat him, he surrendered to Liu Jia. Therefore, Xun Yu suggested that Jinyang City's soldiers set off in batches, hiding part of their strength first, and let Zhang He lead 20 to 30,000 soldiers to attack the front lines of Feng Yi County, Beidi County, Xinping County, Anding County, and Wuwei County, and let Ma??had to be saved. Only in this way can he be forced to leave early. After Ma Chao leaves, the troops hidden near Jinyang City suddenly appear and occupy all of Ma Chao's way in front. Cao Cao pursued Ma Chao, trying to cut off the connection between Ma Chao and Liu Jia's troops in Hanzhong as much as possible, and eliminate Ma Chao while Ma Chao was escaping. This can achieve the goal of pacifying Xiliang without causing Ma Chao to turn to Liu Jia at the last moment.
When Cao Cao saw Jia Xu handing the letter to Cheng Yu, he asked, "What do Wen He think?"
Jia Xu replied: "That makes sense. Ma Chao's home base really cannot be captured in one fell swoop. Once it is occupied by our army in a short period of time, Ma Chao will either give up the idea of ????attacking back to his hometown, or he will become determined and desperate, or he will not surrender. Jia¡¯s worries. Xu also suggested that the Prime Minister do this.¡±
Cheng Yu and Xun You did not express any objection.
After Cao Cao determined the general policy according to Xun Yu's opinions, he discussed with Jia Xu how to use counterintuitive tactics to drive a wedge between Ma Chao and his generals.
The next day, Cao Cao, who was in a better mood, received a letter from Liu Jia, which made Cao Cao slightly uneasy.
In the letter, Liu Jia first thanked Cao Cao for making him King of Shu, and then said that General Zhang Liao, under the command of Xu Shu, had achieved a major victory in the southwest, wiping out the 60,000-strong army of the King of Myanmar. Now Xu Shu's army is about to regroup, and General Zhang Liao has been missing his family. He asked Cao Cao, for the sake of the King of Shu, to return the families of Generals Zhang Liao and Yu Jin to Yizhou, so that the two generals can enjoy the happiness of their family in Chengdu. Of course, in the end, He wrote in a strange way: I wish Prime Minister Cao will ascend the throne as soon as possible.
¡°On the surface, this letter seems to be all about peace and gentleness: it¡¯s all about friendship, it¡¯s all about friendship. But Cao Cao saw the aggressive momentum Liu Jia implied in the letter when he read it: I will soon pacify the south, and by then I will have soldiers, generals and generals. As long as Xu Shu's army comes back, we can send troops to Hanzhong. , fight with you Cao Cao. If the families of generals Zhang Liao and Yu Jin are returned to me, I will let these freed soldiers train and rest in Chengdu, otherwise
Cao Cao muttered to himself painfully: "Why is this boy so lucky? An army of hundreds of thousands is like dough in his hands, and he can squeeze it however he wants? I have been fighting Ma Chao for so long, and it took a lot of effort." The power of the tiger killed more than 30,000 of his people, but he managed to catch more than 20,000.
Cao Cao does not necessarily have to detain the families of generals Zhang Liao and Yu Jin. To be honest, if he were not afraid that generals would defect to others casually in the future, Cao Cao would not imprison these useless family members. It is not a problem for these people to be caught in Cao Cao's hands. Now Zhang Liao and Yu Jin have expressed through an intermediary that they will never meet Cao Cao on the battlefield. If they kill these people, they will offend the two generals who are a little guilty; but don't kill them. , raising them, Cao Cao himself felt uncomfortable, always feeling like something was stuck in his chest.
Just follow Liu Jia¡¯s letter and let him go? It¡¯s too embarrassing to save face! Isn't this Liu Jia raising his tail to the sky? But if he doesn't let go, if Liu Jia really sends troops to harass him, he will be in even more trouble.
Jia Xu thought about it for a long time after reading Liu Jia's letter, and then said: "Since Liu Jia's letter is written in a polite manner on the surface, the prime minister will just do it as a favor. Didn't Liu Jia become the king? He wrote the letter. Thanks to us, we will give him this gift. However, in order to let the world know that it was the Prime Minister's idea to let Zhang Liao and Yu Jin's families go, why not be more generous, just like making Liu Bei the Marquis of Jing'an? Zhang Liao was also granted the title of Marquis of Jingxi."
"I can't wait to make him the Marquis of Jingxi" Cao Cao said.
"Haha, what's the matter, Prime Minister? Isn't Liu Bei more hateful than Zhang Liao? Which one is a good person, Sun Quan or Liu Jia?" Jia Xu said with a smile.
When Cao Cao heard this, he, who was already cheerful, couldn't help laughing: "Wen He is right. I have dominated the world all my life, why did I suddenly become so unsatisfactory? Haha"
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