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Volume 1 The First Battle with the Yellow Turbans Chapter 53 Cao Cao Takes Action

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    Jinan Kingdom, Dongpingling County.  Zang Ba pushed open Cao Cao's study as usual, and then stepped in. Not far from Cao Cao, he cupped his hands as a gift and said: "My lord, the general's subordinates have successfully penetrated into the White Lotus Sect and learned that they will be there."  Three days later, they gathered in Zouping County, under the name of opening an altar to preach, but in fact they were trying to assassinate the county officials, and then took the opportunity to occupy the city." Upon hearing this, Cao Cao immediately stood up, his eyes narrowed, he frowned and thought for a moment, and said: "  Gather the generals immediately, I have something to announce!" "No!" Zang Ba accepted the order with a bow and retreated.  The corners of Cao Cao's mouth slowly raised, and then Shi Shiran sat down, thinking to himself, this day has finally come.  It turns out that since Cao Cao took office, the officials in the government have treated him coldly, and even acted against him, just because he was a eunuch.  But even so, Cao Cao tolerated it, but he delayed the orders he issued and these people simply didn't take him, the Prime Minister of Jinan, seriously at all.  This made Cao Cao very angry. It doesn't matter if you look down on me as a eunuch, because this is a fact. But don't underestimate me, the Jinan Prime Minister appointed by the emperor. That is disrespectful to the emperor.  Soon, Zang Ba led Tai Shici and others into Cao Cao's study. After the ceremony, they lined up on both sides, waiting for Cao Cao's order.  "The White Lotus Sect is about to start an uprising. What do you think?" Cao Cao first asked the generals to see if they had any good suggestions.  There is no other way. Who has no counselors under his command? He has no choice but to listen to the opinions of these generals.  "I didn't say anything, my lord, as long as you give the order, we will wipe them out immediately!" Chang Xi took a step forward, first saluted Cao Cao, and then patted his chest and shouted.  "That's right, that's right, but please give the order, my lord!" Sun Guan, Yin Li, and Wu Dun also acted like vanguards and stepped forward one after another to ask for orders.  Cao Cao looked at these four people and couldn't help but shook his head. He couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart. They were all masters full of muscles.  His eyes glanced at Tai Shici, who was standing there in deep thought.  As if he felt Cao Cao's gaze, or perhaps Taishi Ci thought of something, he took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Dongping Mausoleum is only forty or fifty miles away from Zouping County. We only need half a day to reach it.  But how we keep our whereabouts secret is a problem! " Cao Cao looked at Tai Shi Ci with some relief. After all, he was the only general under his command who was both wise and brave. He was exactly on point. Yes, it was only forty or fifty miles to Zouping County.  , it can be reached within half a day of running. The only worry is how to keep the whereabouts secret so that the people of the White Lotus Sect will not notice.  Looking at the generals, they all looked thoughtful. Only Zang Ba raised his head and looked at himself, as if he had something to say.  "Xuan Gao, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly!" Cao Cao smiled at him and encouraged him.  Hearing this, Zang Ba stepped forward and said, "Lord, if we take action at night, we can reach Zouping County in the middle of the night. Then we can hide outside the city and wait for the Lord's order!" Cao Cao thought for a moment,  He said: "What Xuan Gao said is not unreasonable, but we have to separate our operations. So you will lead a group of people out of the city in the middle of the night and go to hide outside Zouping County to wait." Then he said to Sun Guan and Yin Li: "You two will lead the tent.  Dismount, pretend to be a White Lotus cultist, and sneak into the city. When the time comes, you just have to cooperate with us and open the city gate!" "Ziyi will lead Chang Xi to follow me and leave for Zouping County in three days!"  !" Cao Cao shouted to Wu Dun at the end.  "Here! Please give me your orders, my lord!" Seeing that everyone else had tasks and he was the only one left, Wu Dun couldn't help but feel a little anxious.  Cao Cao stepped forward, patted Wu Dun on the shoulder, and said: "Dongpingling is our foundation. We can't allow it to be lost. So you are here to guard it. Maybe you can do the job?" After saying that, Cao Cao looked at Wu Dun calmly, but  His eyes were full of encouragement and trust.  Wu Dun felt Cao Cao's hope for him, and immediately handed over his hand and said: "The last general takes orders!" "Very good! Now that everyone has clarified their tasks, let's go back and prepare!" Cao Cao smiled at Wu Dun.  , and then waved to the generals, signaling them to go back and prepare.  "Promise!" With the clear order, all the generals immediately accepted it.  Looking at the generals leaving, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile, thinking that the Zouping County magistrate's order will be over soon!  Let you look down on me, Cao Mengde!  Let you show off in front of me, Cao Mengde!  The soldiers in the military camp are still training, and they have no idea that they are about to step onto the battlefield, but for these people, they may be more looking forward to fighting. After all, only by fighting can they have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, right?  Two daysOn the last night, the closed east city gate quietly opened. A strong man in front waved his hand, and nearly a thousand people came out from behind. Each one of them had branches in their mouths to prevent them from making any noise, and then followed the strong man in front.  Run.  This group was the soldiers led by Zang Ba. According to Cao Cao's instructions two days ago, they sneaked towards Zouping County at night.  Sun Guan and Yin Li had already successfully infiltrated the White Lotus Sect and became ordinary members of the sect. In the past two days, they also followed the large group of members to Zouping County.  "The leader of the White Lotus Sect, who was waiting for his followers in Zouping County, still knew nothing about this. He was still dreaming about his childhood dreams with his arms around the two girls he had tricked.  It was getting brighter, but Cao Cao got up early. After a brief wash, he felt refreshed. No one could tell that he had not slept all night.  Leading Taishi Ci, Chang Xi and eight hundred soldiers who had been waiting for a long time, he left the government office and ran towards the east gate.  The streets that were once crowded with people are now deserted. Even the vendors selling breakfast are rare. They must have followed the leader of the White Lotus Sect to Zouping County in the past two days.  Zouping County, inside the city.  The market is no longer full of businessmen and customers with various needs. They are all people with black ribbons wrapped around their heads and white lotuses printed on them.  People were shouting and shouting around an altar. On the altar, a man with a somewhat pale face and a somewhat sinister expression was dancing with his chest exposed, his hair disheveled, holding a peach wood sword in his hand, and muttering incessantly.  He was looking at something, and then he slapped the mahogany sword against the yellow talisman on the table, and then stuck a talisman on it.  Then he picked up the water glass on the table and took two sips, then spit it out at the magic talisman. With a "whoop" sound, the magic talisman burst into flames after being sprayed with water.  "Okay!" "Okay!" "Okay" The congregation in the audience danced and cheered, as if they had really witnessed a miracle.  The man held up his peach wood sword and said to the crowd below: "The Holy Mother has ordered that Mei Ren, the magistrate of Zouping County, is acting against the law and is greedy and perverting the law. We will execute him immediately to clarify the canonical punishment!" After saying this, he waved his hand and immediately  A dozen believers dressed similarly to the audience dragged the pale-faced magistrate up and pushed him down on the altar.  "Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!" The shouts of the followers below were even more intense, and they wanted to tear this dog official to pieces right away.  What's more, they directly pulled the county magistrate from the altar, and then the crowd became excited and rushed forward, scrambling to beat the unlucky magistrate.  Faced with all this, the man on the stage quietly raised his lips, but none of the people who were busy fighting for the county magistrate saw it.  "Boom! Boom! Boom!" A loud drumbeat sounded, gradually waking up the crazy crowd. Everyone was at a loss and didn't know what was happening.  "Didn't I tell you to close the city gate tightly? How did the officers and soldiers get in?" On the altar, the pale man asked the believers around him in a low voice.  This man is well-informed after all. Just by listening to the drum sound, he knows that it is the sound of the army's military drum.  As the drum beat became louder and louder, officers and soldiers appeared at the end of the street, marching towards them step by step.  After the military formation, there were a group of soldiers led by Cao Cao, all of whom stared sternly at the followers who were still crazy just now.  It turns out that just when the followers were going crazy, Sun Guan and Yin Li gathered soldiers and quietly seized the city gate, allowing Cao Cao, Zang Ba and others who had been waiting for a long time to enter the city.  "Believers of the White Lotus Sect, the officers and soldiers have come to retaliate against us, but don't be afraid, the Holy Mother will protect us. Let us kill these officers and soldiers like we killed this dog official!" On the altar, the pale man raised his arms.  chanted.  "The Holy Mother has come, and she is invincible in the world!" "The Holy Mother is possessed and is invulnerable!" Many leaders of the White Lotus Sect secretly booed and encouraged the ignorant followers to charge towards the officers and soldiers.  Cao Cao looked at the people who were going crazy again, sighed deeply, then pulled out the sword from his waist, raised it high, and shouted to the soldiers in front: "Kill me!" The drums sounded louder.  Even more anxious, the well-trained soldiers stepped forward step by step to the sound of drums, then waved their swords and spears at the unarmed people in front.  "Charge! Charge! Charge!" There are still many leaders who are encouraging these ignorant believers, but what greets them is Taishi Ziyi's seizure.??Arrows.  The officers and soldiers have been trained for a long time, and they advance and retreat in an orderly manner. The sword and shield hands in the front row are closely together, protecting the line behind them from being overwhelmed by these ignorant believers.  The halberdiers behind them waved their weapons mercilessly, constantly harvesting the lives of these believers.  The war drums are still sounding, and the officers and soldiers have to step on corpses and blood every step forward.  Taishi Ci was sitting high on his horse, guarding Cao Cao, but his eyes were fixed on the leader on the altar. He took out the wolf tooth arrow and hung it on his bow, then bent the bow and shot it.  "Come on! Ugh!" The leader, who was still encouraging the congregation, was shot to death by Tai Shici with an arrow.  "Since the leader is dead, why don't you disperse quickly?" Cao Cao turned around and praised Tai Shici, then stood up on his horse and shouted loudly to the crazy people.  Some congregants who heard Cao Cao's shout turned around and saw, sure enough, their leader was nailed to the altar with an arrow. They couldn't help but panic, and began to think of ways to sneak away.  In the end, this rebellion, which was not considered a rebellion, was put down by Cao Cao, and he successfully took control of the administrative power of Zouping County.  And through this interface, he searched several surrounding counties. Anyone who disobeyed orders would be reduced to members of the White Lotus Sect and would either be killed or captured.  So far, 70% to 80% of the officials in Jinan have been replaced, which shows Cao Cao's courage.
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