Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 773 I Will Make a Letter (4000)

For Boss Cao, there were several key figures in the battle of Guandu:

One is Zang Ba who is sitting in front of Wu Liang at the moment.

As Wu Liang said before, Zang Ba stationed in Xuzhou to contain Yuan Tan's troops in Qingzhou, so that Boss Cao didn't have to worry about the Eastern Front;

One is Guo Jia.

Before, during, and after the war, Guo Jia repeatedly offered ingenuity to Boss Cao. He properly dealt with the flanking attacks of Liu Bei and Sun Ce's troops who were in charge of Yuan Shao, and defeated them one by one. After Yuan Shao died of illness, Boss Cao was ready to take advantage of the victory to pursue Yuan Shao. When Yuan Shao's two sons, he tried his best to dissuade Boss Cao from withdrawing his troops, and waited for Yuan Shao's two sons to go north in one fell swoop after they fought for power.
The other is Zhang Xiu who killed Cao Ang, Cao Ti and Dian Wei in history.

Zhang Xiu stationed troops in Wancheng. Wancheng is an important military location, and it is a thorn in the flesh for Boss Cao. The boss brought a lot of trouble, which made him unable to take care of him in the end.

Therefore, if you want to start with Yuan Shao, you must first solve the problem of Zhang Xiu.

At this moment, Boss Cao is still at an absolute disadvantage in the face of Yuan Shao, who is strong and strong, so he will try his best to win over all possible forces. Following the advice of the poisonous scholar Jia Xu, he surrendered to Boss Cao again on the eve of the Battle of Guandu. Instead of killing him to avenge Cao Ang, Boss treated him with courtesy and named him General Yangwu.

The last one is Xu You.

This person is the one who passed on the most critical military information to Boss Cao. Without him, Boss Cao would not be able to know that Yuan Shao's grain and grass were stored in Wuchao and he hadn't taken much precautions. Naturally, there would be no complete reversal in history. The situation of the Battle of Guandu "burned the black nest".

"From this point of view, Guo Jia is indeed a strange person."

Wu Liang pretended to sigh in front of Zang Ba. In fact, he didn't need to say this at all. If people who have seen this period of history in later generations heard Wu Liang say this, they would only think that he was talking nonsense without any nutrition.

But it goes without saying that Boss Cao's heart has also been verified in this matter.

After all, Guo Jia was introduced by Xun Yu. To some extent, it can be said that he is Xun Yu's disciple, and Xun Yu had already been placed under house arrest by Boss Cao in advance of the incident.

If it were Wu Liang, he might never see Guo Jia again.

But Boss Cao was able to let go of his prejudices and act on his talents. Based on this alone, Wu Liang could not catch up even if he rode a red rabbit. No wonder he can achieve great things.

"Exactly, but there are many people around Duke Ming who are dissatisfied with this."

Zang Ba lowered his voice and said, "They all said that Guo Jia is still young, and his words and deeds are a bit exaggerated, so he may be unreliable. If Duke Ming relies on him, he may suffer a big loss in the war in the future. "

"Duke Ming is able to have today, how can those short-sighted people understand what he has done?"

Wu Liang snorted and laughed.

These people are just jealous and competing for favor. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

When Wu Liang was first employed by Boss Cao, there were many people in the Cao camp who were hostile. However, Wu Liang was different from those counselors and generals. Although he was a popular person around Boss Cao, he rarely appeared in They rarely show up in Cao Ying, so that it is extremely difficult for them to find a breakthrough if they want to attack, and even more often, people will forget that Boss Cao still has a number one figure like Wu Liang beside him. The army went out once, ranging from a few months to half a year, and there was no news at all. Even Boss Cao didn't know where he was.

And the most untrustworthy people are those who are now surrounding Boss Cao.

It is very clearly recorded in the history books that when Boss Cao and Yuan Shao were at a stalemate in Guandu, because Boss Cao's power was at an absolute disadvantage, many people acted vacillatingly. Yuan Shao flattered and left a way out for himself in advance.

Later, Boss Cao defeated Yuan Shao, and found many collaborating bamboo tubes in Yuan Shao's mansion, which involved various important figures, which could not be seen at ordinary times.

For a while, people in Cao Ying were panicked.

If ordinary people were to deal with this matter, they would definitely find out and get rid of those who betrayed themselves one by one in order to relieve the hatred in their hearts. How could these people not be afraid.

But Boss Cao's approach is unique.

He knew the contents of these collaborating bamboo tubes, but he didn't look at them at a glance, and he didn't intend to pursue them. Instead, he called everyone together and set fire to these bamboo tubes in front of everyone. clean and dry.

This is the pattern of Boss Cao.

In an instant, everyone felt at ease. Those who planned to flee did not flee, and those who planned to rebel did not rebel. They all tacitly stayed under Boss Cao's command for his use. A serious political crisis has already begun. ended.

of course.

Whether Boss Cao really didn't look at those bamboo tubes, and whether those counselors and generals who were disposed of for various reasons later had these collaborators at that time is not easy to say... It is not written in the history books, Wu Liang naturally He has no way of knowing, but he privately thinks that although Boss Cao has a big structure, he is by no means the kind of person who doesn't hold grudges. It's just that sometimes the means of revenge are more sophisticated and take the overall situation into consideration.

"Hahaha, Wu Taishi is indeed as detached as the rumors say... This statement is true. Since Duke Ming is today, his ability to judge people is naturally very comparable."

Zang Ba meant something but laughed vaguely.

This guy's mind is also extremely delicate, what he said just now meant to test Wu Liang, but also meant to flatter Wu Liang.

After all, he also knew that Wu Liang was a popular person around Boss Cao.

Now Boss Cao has another popular person like Guo Jia who came by air, so Zang Ba has reason to think that there is a natural contradiction between Wu Liang and Guo Jia, and just now Wu Liang took the initiative to ask Guo Jia for no reason. Tyrant seems to be the beginning of the "Red Man War".

That's why he deliberately told Wu Liang what others said about Guo Jia.

As a result, Wu Liang's performance was beyond Zang Ba's expectations. Instead of echoing those criticisms, he laughed at those critics for their short-sightedness.

Wu Liang didn't bother with this matter, and then asked: "General Zang has only recently left Chenliu. I don't know if Duke Ming has launched any wars during my absence?"

"When I led the army to leave Chenliu, Duke Ming seemed to be planning to march south to Zhangxiu himself, and he had already begun to mobilize troops, horses, food and grass."

Zang Ba said seriously.

"Why is this?"

Wu Liang frowned.

The original words about this matter in the history books are "Taizu's southern expedition, the army and the water, embroidery and others surrendered", which did not specify the reason why Boss Cao wanted to conquer Zhang Xiu just after welcoming Emperor Xian.

It was also because of this seemingly abrupt decision that ultimately cost the lives of Cao Ang, Cao Ti and Dian Wei.

Now that he had the opportunity, Wu Liang naturally wanted to ask for clarification.

"It seems that Emperor Xian issued an edict requesting Zhang Xiu to surrender, but Zhang Xiu refused to obey the edict and killed the envoy. Therefore, Duke Ming decided to lead his army to conquer the rebel."

Zang Ba pondered and said.

The edict is obviously Boss Cao's intention, that Boss Cao wants Zhang Xiu to surrender.

However, this still cannot explain the reason why Boss Cao is eager to get rid of Zhang Xiu. It stands to reason that there was no conflict between Zhang Xiu and Boss Cao before, and it has always been a relationship between well water and river water. Don't be in such a hurry.

Just as Wu Liang was thinking this way, Zang Ba went on to say: "But Zang also thinks that Minggong's move is imperative. After all, Nanyang is only five hundred miles away from Chenliu. In the journey of the sky, if a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, if Duke Ming succeeds in this battle, he can take Nanyang into his pocket, and Chen Liu will have no worries from now on."

That's it!

Wu Liang suddenly realized.

This is the time Boss Cao welcomes Emperor Xian back to Chenliu. If he welcomes Xudu as in history, then it will only be closer to Wancheng and Rangcheng where Nanyang and Zhang Xiu are located.

With Boss Cao's character, it is impossible to sleep soundly at the moment when there is such a person standing behind him who can come and attack at any time.

So Zhang Xiu had only two choices, either to change places and escape far away, handing over the whole Nanyang to Boss Cao, or to surrender honestly and become Boss Cao's vassal.

In this way, Boss Cao's motivation is very sufficient!
Wu Liang figured this out, but another level of worry arose in his heart: Boss Cao is going to Wancheng. This time is different from history. Without Dianwei's protection, Boss Cao will die because of Zhang Xiu's sneak attack. What happened?
As for Cao Ang and Cao Ting.

Wu Liang was just more concerned about Cao Ting. If this bad friend who always wanted to prostitute him distilled liquor died like this, and he didn't do anything, he would feel a little bit guilty in his heart.

"General Zang is right, thank you for your advice."

Thinking so, Wu Liang thanked him sincerely.

"Wu Taishi is being polite. Zang is just a reckless man. How can he be worthy of the word 'instruction'? It's just a few nonsense words. If there is anything wrong, please forgive me."

Zang Ba smiled modestly.

"Otherwise, in my opinion, General Zang is also a person with extraordinary talents. Confucius said, 'Threesomes must have my teacher'. General Zang knows things that I don't know, so he is qualified to teach me."

Wu Liang also got up to return the salute.

"Hahaha, Wu Taishi is really extraordinary. Talking to Wu Taishi really makes people feel happy. Being able to make friends with Wu Taishi is a great blessing in Zang's life."

Zang Ba laughed even louder.

"I also hit it off with General Zang at first sight!"

Wu Liang seemed even more excited, and actually picked up his teacup and saluted, "If General Zang doesn't give up, I will call General Zang my eldest brother from now on, and General Zang also call me a good brother, how about?"

"This, how to make this happen?"

Zang Ba was stunned for a moment, and Wu Liang's enthusiasm came a little suddenly. How could he be called brother and brother in a few words, and he looked like he was ready to worship.

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Everyone in the Zhuan army was also at a loss.

What I drank just now seemed to be tea, not a bar, so it is impossible for Wu Liang to be drunk, but why is it puzzling to behave as if he was drunk?

What's more, this is not Wu Liang's character. Although he is good at talking nonsense to others, he will never call others brothers easily, right?

"How can I not make it?"

But Wu Liang said eloquently, "Life is short, how difficult it is to meet a friend who hit it off right away, if you miss the start, you will regret it for the rest of your life?"

While talking, he actually pulled out a piece of silk cloth from the small cloth bag he was carrying, shook it and laid it flat on the table, then turned to look at Yu Ji: "Mr., please come and grind it for me. "

"Uh... well."

Yu Ji was stunned for a moment before he realized it, and stepped forward to help with a dazed expression.

Wu Liang looked at Zang Ba again, and said with a sincere face: "Brother Zang, I would like to make a written statement. From now on, you and I will be called brothers. Although we don't want to live and die together, if you accidentally die on the battlefield , I am willing to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of your family and avoiding your worries, but I don’t know if Big Brother Zang is willing to treat me like a brother. On my side, treat me without reservation?"

"This……"

Zang Ba is still in a daze until now, but it is really "hard to turn down", and seeing what Wu Liang said is not a problem, and Wu Liang is still a popular person next to Boss Cao, which may be beneficial to his future career , had no choice but to respond insincerely, nodded and said, "If Wu Taishi really wants to make friends with Zang, Zang will certainly wish for it."

"In this case, I will make a written document, and you and I will press our fingerprints on the written document as a proof. From now on, you and I will be brothers of the opposite sex!"

After saying this, Yu Ji was also ready to stop, Wu Liang took the pen and began to write vigorously on the silk cloth.

I saw that he really wrote as he said before: If Zang Ba dies in battle, he will shoulder the responsibility of taking care of Zang Ba's family, and no matter what happens in the future, Zang Ba will stand by him unswervingly. On this side, treat him unreservedly... Otherwise, gods and men will be punished together.

After writing like this.

Wu Liang also checked again, making sure that the content on it was watertight and would never cause any adverse effects on himself, then he took out the copper dagger and made a small cut on his thumb with a "chuckle" sound, and pressed it hard on the silk cloth, Then he forced the copper dagger into Zang Ba's hand.

"..."

Zang Ba was still buzzing in his mind at the moment, not knowing what he was going through, but being held up here, and seeing that the oath written by Wu Liang on the silk cloth was the same as what he said just now, he hesitated for a while , while he could only think that "the oath written by the majestic Taishi Ling is at this level", he imitated Wu Liang's appearance, scratched his finger with a copper dagger, and then pressed a handprint on the silk cloth .

"!"

It was only at this moment that everyone in the Zhuan army realized what the hell Wu Liang was up to.

Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wu Liang took out the "Tai Gong Seal" from his bosom... It is worth mentioning that the witch Hu is not here at the moment, and she is not qualified to meet the generals of Cao Ying with Wu Liang.

(End of this chapter)