The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 106 Cao Cao, the defeated general (910)

Not to mention that Cheng Yuanzhi gathered refugees in Hanoi to appease the people.

But it is said that after Dong Zhuo returned to Luoyang, he immediately ordered Li Jue and Guo Si to drive millions of Luoyang people to Chang'an.

Every hundred people form a team, and a line of sergeants is sent in the middle to monitor and drag each other into custody.

When the people walked a little slowly, a sergeant would come from behind and kill them on the road with a white blade.

During the period, there were acts of plundering people's property, prostitution of women, and arrogance.

There are countless people who died by the side of the road and hid in ravines on the way.


The sound of people crying and howling is endless along the road.

When Dong Zhuo left Luoyang, his generals set fire to the city, burning the houses and the ancestral temple.The north and south palaces are connected by fire, and the old palaces are all scorched.

At the same time, Lu Bu was sent to dig out the tombs of the first emperor and his concubine and take out the gold treasure.The sergeants took the opportunity to dig up the graves of officials and civilians, filling their pockets.

Dong Zhuo took more than a thousand carts of gold, pearls and satin horses, took the emperor and concubines with him, and went all the way back to Chang'an in a mighty way.

A few days later, Hulao Gatekeeper Hu Zhen ordered Zhao Cen to stay behind with ten thousand people, and led most of them to follow Dong Zhuo to the west.

Unexpectedly, Sun Jian had broken through the Taigu Pass at this time, entered Luoyang, and stopped his way back.

In a battle between the two armies, Hu Zhen was beheaded by Sun Jian.

The guard Zhao Cen saw that the situation was over, so he sacrificed Hulao Pass.

Yuan Shao drove his troops first, and the princes then led their troops to Hulao Pass and entered Luoyang.

Sun Jian entered Luoyang first, and saw the flames in the city rising into the sky, black smoke spreading on the ground, and there was no one in the city.So he ordered the soldiers to put out the fire and searched for survivors.

The princes who arrived afterward also settled their tribes in the wasteland outside the city, and gathered to discuss countermeasures.

Cao Cao said to Yuan Shao: "Today Dong's thief is going west, and we just took advantage of the momentum to pursue Tongguan and save the emperor in Chang'an. Why didn't we stay at the beginning?"

Yuan Shao replied: "Dong Zhuo entered Guanzhong a few days ago and settled down in Chang'an. Tongguan is more dangerous than Hulao, and the princes have been raising troops for a long time. The men are tired and the horses are tired. The benefits of advancing at this time are too small."

Cao Cao retorted: "Thieves Dong burned the palace and robbed and moved the emperor. The people of the world wished they could eat his flesh and gnaw his bones. This is the time when the sky is dying. If we march westward, we will surely win the world in one battle. Why do all the princes doubt and not enter?"

All the princes look at me and I look at you, and they all say not to move rashly.

Cao Cao was furious immediately: "A group of cowards, if you don't go, I will go by myself!"

So he led five thousand troops from his own department, and the leading generals Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, and Lejin went after Dong Zhuoyu's troops in the starry night.

Due to the urgency of the chase, Xu Rong was caught in an ambush, and Cao Cao's troops were wiped out in an instant, and only his generals fled back in embarrassment.

Seeing that Luoyang City was getting closer and closer, and feeling ashamed to see all the princes in the city, he led his own disabled soldiers to Hanoi County.

Cheng Yuanzhi was stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River at this time, receiving a steady stream of refugees.When I saw Cao Cao, I almost didn't recognize him.

At this time, Cao Cao was disheveled and disheveled, looking extremely down and out.

More than a hundred soldiers followed sparsely behind them, leaning on broken banners, and followed behind in a crooked manner.

Generals Xia Houdun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Le Jin and others were also in tattered clothes and in a panic.

Like a beggar.

"Ahahaha... isn't this Meng De, how can it be so miserable?"

Cheng Yuanzhi greeted him with a big smile, brought Cao Cao into the camp, and ordered his left and right:
"Hurry up and prepare the drinks, and calm down Mengde!"

"Mengde, is this a defeat?"

The embarrassment on Cao Cao's face was fleeting, and he said with a strong face: "Hey, the enemy is outnumbered, how can we be undefeated?"

"All the princes stationed troops in Luoyang and waited and watched, so that I was defeated..."

"This is not a crime of war, why do you make fun of it?"

"Just kidding? No..." Cheng Yuanzhi led Cao Cao to sit down in the tent, and said with a smile:

"I've heard that doing what you know you can't do is going against the sky. Since Dong Zhuo has gone west, why does Mengde pursue him?"

Anyway, the emperor in Dong Zhuo's hands is the only, legitimate, and recognized emperor by all.

When Cao Cao went to attack, firstly, his reputation was not right, and secondly, he was overwhelmed.

Not to mention that he only has [-] soldiers and horses, even if he has [-] soldiers and horses, it is impossible to break through Hangu Pass and Tong Pass.

Tongguan is truly the best pass in the world.

In the past, the Qin State used this pass to reject the six kingdoms of the Guandong for a hundred years, and finally fought through the survivors of the sixth generation to rule the world.

It can be seen from this that Tongguan's steepness has been tested for a long time.

Cao Cao's move has no benefit other than gaining people's attention and buying the hearts of the Han people in the world.

What's more, he took all his belongings and [-] soldiers and horses!

However, Cheng Yuanzhi also knew that it was not a loss for Cao Cao to do so.

Because Xun Yu and other scholars in Yingchuan who have a heart for the great man will immediately look at Cao Cao with admiration because of this incident, and gather people to join him.

That's a lot of talent!

Cao Cao smiled when he heard the words, took a deep look at Cheng Yuanzhi, and didn't explain much.

The meaning revealed in his eyes is clearly the meaning of "How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan".

He regarded Cheng Yuanzhi as mediocre.

In the camp, the two persuaded each other to drink, and their words were secretly playing tricks.Sometimes laughing, sometimes arguing fiercely.

It's not so lively.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Cheng Yuanzhi stopped his glass and asked, "What is Meng De's plan for going?"

Cao Cao sighed: "There is no conclusion yet, I planned to go to Chenliu, but..."

Having said that, he sighed again.

The current background is that the nineteen princes of the Huimeng have territories, and even Liu Bei has a Pingyuan County to hide.But Cao Cao didn't have an inch of territory.

Moreover, there are only a hundred soldiers left.

Through the tent, Cao Cao glanced enviously at the neatly arranged, majestic Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry outside, and began to ponder.

He was also struggling with this issue.

Originally, he planned to go back to his hometown Chenliu to develop, but no matter whether it was Chenliu or Yanzhou, they all had their own right now.

There is a prefect in Chenliu County, and a governor in Yanzhou.

Cheng Yuanzhi knew that in the original history, Cao Cao had no place to settle down until the second year of Chuping (191), when Cao Cao was defeated by Du, Bai Rao, Sui Gu, and Yu Fuluo in Dongjun, and was defeated by his ally Yuan Shao. Biaozuo is the prefect of Dongjun.

Just now there is a county for shelter.

But this is the summer of the first year of Chuping.

Looking at the opposite Cao Cao who is still dignified even though he is downcast, Cheng Yuanzhi sighs in his heart.

Sure enough, he is the best person in this era. Even if he has nothing, he still doesn't panic at all. Who can compare to this calm demeanor?

Even if I am a person who is cheating, I am inferior to him!
Among other things, just after the crusade against Dong Zhuo ended, Cao Cao realized the importance of the territory. Although this awareness came late, it was very important!

Looking at Cao Cao, Cheng Yuanzhi felt an impulse—the impulse to hack him to death.

Kill this hero in the initial stage.

But soon, Cheng Yuanzhi gave up this idea.Instead, he suggested:

"Why doesn't Mengde go to Dongjun? It's adjacent to Qingzhou, and yellow scarves are rampant in the territory. Qiao Maoxin, the prefect of Dongjun, was killed by Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou. It happens that no one is in charge of the overall situation."

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard the words, and thanked him repeatedly.

He came to Hanoi after his defeat, but he didn't know the current situation of the princes outside Luoyang, let alone Qiao Maoxin was killed by Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou.

Really sleepy someone sent a pillow!
Moreover, the person who delivered the pillow was very unfriendly to him before, and would hate him when they met.

Cao Cao suddenly felt that Cheng Yuanzhi might not be as annoying as he imagined.

Perhaps, loving others is just his superficial illusion, and being anxious for justice should be his essence.

After all, in this era, anyone who is a literati likes to hate people.

Cao Cao immediately held Cheng Yuanzhi's hands tightly and said sincerely: "After listening to your words, I suddenly became enlightened."

"Where, where, Meng De is too famous."

Cheng Yuanzhi waved his hands again and again without taking any credit.

Because occupying Dongjun was the way Cao Cao himself came up with.As long as he leaves Hanoi and receives the news that Qiao Mao has been killed, he will naturally lead his troops to Dongjun.

However, it feels good to use the method he came up with to befriend him...

A welcome banquet, the host and guest had a good time, and they didn't leave until dusk.

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Yang rushed over overnight from Huai County, and said, "Cao Cao is a man of great ambition and talent. The county is bound to cause future troubles, why don't the commander-in-chief... um..."

As Zhang Yang said, he raised the knife in his hand and made a gesture towards his neck.

Cheng Yuanzhi shook his head and said with a smile: "No, Meng De is poor and came to vote. He and I were supposed to be in alliance with Dong, so how could we do such a detrimental act."

"If you do this, how is it different from Liu Dai?"

"Besides, keeping him is of great use."

Zhang Yang was taken aback: "What's the use?"

Cheng Yuanzhi waved his hands, looked at the rushing Yellow River not far outside the tent, and did not speak.

Even if Cao Cao will grow to a terrible state in the future, he cannot be killed at this moment.

Because Yuan Shu, Sun Jian, and Sun Ce are still there.

If there is no Cao Cao in the Central Plains, it will be difficult to predict the trend of the world.

Will Sun Jian die at the hands of Huang Zu as scheduled, and will Sun Ce cross the river to conquer Jiangdong?

Without Cao Cao in the Central Plains, Sun Ce will definitely dominate the situation here instead of going to Jiangdong.

How to respond when the time comes?Sun Ce is much more difficult to deal with than Cao Cao.

This little overlord of Jiangdong was undefeated when he was alive.

After coming to Dahan, Cheng Yuanzhi has been careful not to change the historical trend as much as possible, in order not to lose control of the historical trend.

If Cao Cao is killed at this time, there will be nothing to learn from in the course of the world.

(End of this chapter)