Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 254 Tiger and Leopard Ride, Follow Me!
Kuangting has never been a famous place.The only thing worth mentioning is that the terrain here is flat and stretches as far as the eye can see, and it has a taste of the grasslands of the Central Plains.What's even more rare is that the Beiji River miraculously turns into a gurgling clear stream, nourishing the land here.

It's a pity that in such a fertile place, there are not many people's farmland.On the one hand, the Yellow Turban Army in the early years did great harm to this place; on the other hand, Yuan Cao's army fought a decisive battle here today, and no common people dared to stay in this place anymore.

As a result, the lifeless twilight energy has completely covered this place.

But today, in this early autumn season, the Kuangting wilderness, which had always been quiet, suddenly became noisy.Troops one after another came and gathered into an endless wave. Under the guidance of the big flag, they rolled along the docile Beiji River and rolled forward. The vanguard sharp soldiers were about to enter Cao Ying's shooting range was within range, but the light soldiers of the rear army were still rushing up endlessly on the other side of the river bed.

At first glance, this army has a degree of movement and a well-organized lineup.Each troop holds a banner in front of it, and writes down the official surname of the chief general.The colorful flags are red, orange, yellow, green, black, white and blue.

The breeze blows gently, and the flags of different colors swing from side to side, making people dazzled and it is difficult to distinguish the font size on the flags.

However, the big banner with the word "Yuan" is very eye-catching, under which stands Yuan Shu, who is dressed luxuriously and has a heroic posture.He looked at the quiet Cao Ying, couldn't help laughing, looked around and said sarcastically: "Cao Mengde is worthy of the shame of a eunuch. Seeing our army here, he doesn't even have the courage to fight. It's really ridiculous!"

But as soon as Yuan Shu finished speaking, he heard the dull drums of "Boom, Boom, Boom" in Cao's camp, and the plain in front of him was instantly covered by a large number of people who rushed out of Cao's camp.The sound of rolling horseshoes trampled on the cowardly ground mercilessly. The knights on the horses were full of energy and imposing, and they were all martial arts masters who were one in a thousand.

Although there were only more than [-] people, they were running with the momentum of a thousand troops, which made Yuan Shu's seemingly neat lineup suddenly a little loose.

When the cavalry was [-] paces away from Yuan Shu's army, the drums slowly quieted down, and the knights in front of them seemed like ruthless statues, guarding an impenetrable iron wall.Although these numbers were pitifully small compared to Yuan Shu's army, their silent and condensed momentum lingered, giving Yuan Shu's army a strangely frightening message.

Finally, when the drumbeat stopped, the cavalry in the front row suddenly parted ways, and seven or eight cavalrymen from the central army came to the front of the formation.

Walking in the front was a yellow horse. The rider on the horse was dry and thin, but his whole body was neatly dressed in armor. He was inconspicuous in front of countless indifferent knights.But at this moment, he was holding a long lance upside down in his right hand, and the rein in his left hand, and there was a hint of cynicalism in his gestures and gestures as he galloped the horse.

It wasn't until this person was completely exposed in front of Yuan Shu's army that his self-confidence of playing with fate, as if he was omnipotent, and his domineering arrogance of treating others like worthless dung gradually leaked out.

He hasn't opened his mouth to declare his family, but everyone in Yuan Shu's army can naturally feel his identity: of course he is Cao Cao Cao Mengde.

Yuan Shu quietly watched Cao Cao's appearance, and saw that his army started to lose ground just because of the appearance of this cavalry, and his expression turned sullen.

However, he also knew that when he dispatched troops this time, his army was mixed, including Huns cavalry, Black Mountain bandits, and his own elite.What's more, just after Cao Cao came out, those soldiers were still busy crossing the river. Faced with such an unexpected situation, they were somewhat surprised, which was expected.

But this does not mean that I can let Cao Cao steal his limelight!What is he, Cao Cao, who dares to be so arrogant when he sees himself? !
It's a pity that Cao Jun has already beat the drums before, so if he beats the drums again, he will be inferior.Therefore, Yuan Shu waved his hand and raised his sword, and the 30 troops immediately shouted loudly. Although the sound waves were uneven, the voices of the 30 people went straight to Xiaohan, and they were very powerful.

After drinking, Yuan Shu appeared in front of Cao Cao with great fanfare along with his personal guards.Seeing Cao Cao's disdain with a smile on his face, Yuan Shu got a little restless again, but he couldn't help but put on a smile and said to Cao Cao:

"Meng De, after years of separation, I never thought that you are a veritable Fenwu General, Yanzhou Mu, and a powerful man. I still remember that you sneaked into Zhang Rang's mansion alone in Luoyang to assassinate, and after you were discovered, you killed dozens of people. The queen escaped over the wall. At that time, I knew that you, Cao Mengde, were definitely not in the pool, and today it really came true."

Cao Cao frowned slightly when he heard this, and the disdain on his face was even worse: How could he not understand what Yuan Shu meant?

On the surface, it sounds like Yuan Shu is praising Cao Cao, but in fact, there are sarcasm everywhere in this sentence.

First of all, Yuan Shu put himself in a position superior to Cao Cao's, and evaluated Cao Cao completely from the attitude of a superior. This is not in line with the reality of the confrontation between the two armies.

Secondly, Cao Cao's position as General Fenwu was just a cheap status given by Yuan Shao, and it was not recognized by the Han court and the world at all, which only added laughter.

Furthermore, Cao Cao's assassination of Zhang Rang at the beginning seemed heroic, but when people thought about it deeply, they knew that Yuan Shu was mocking Cao Cao for what a brave and foolish man he was.

In the end, Yuan Shu's claim that Cao Cao is not a thing in the pond is even more nonsense. Who doesn't know how many eyes Cao Cao received in order to make a name for himself in Luoyang?Only Qiao Xuanqiao and He Yong praised Cao Cao, but they both mentioned a premise, that is, the world will be chaotic.

In other words, you, Cao Cao, are actually a big shit-stirring stick. If the world is not chaotic, you will never be able to get ahead.When it comes to the fact that Cao Cao really rose to power in the troubled times at this time, Yuan Shu's words are even more sharp and to the point.

There is a saying in Europe that it takes three generations to produce a nobleman.The scholar-bureaucrat class in the Eastern Han Dynasty also had this kind of virtue. The noble class has always been xenophobic. They made specific words and deeds in order to distinguish them from the common people.

What Yuan Shu did this time was a direct response to this phenomenon.Originally, when the two armies faced each other, fighting and killing would be over.But he just used the words of the scholar-bureaucrat Pili Yangqiu to ridicule Cao Cao, because he believed that Cao Cao's eunuch was ugly without the background of several generations of scholar-bureaucrats, and he wanted to make Cao Cao embarrassing before the battle.

It's a pity that his painstakingly crafted words didn't seem to resonate with the army, which made Yuan Shu feel a little angry-after all, this sentence showed Cao Cao's ridiculousness everywhere, showing that he was born as an incomparably noble Han queen The general's quick thinking and self-cultivation of scholar-bureaucrats have the effect of deterring the enemy's courage and making them dare not act rashly.

"Yuan Gonglu, don't talk about such nonsense nonsense. I just want to ask you, do you dare to fight with me?" Cao Cao always looked down on Yuan Shu, but seeing Yuan Shu this time, he was so stupid that he couldn't do it in these big words. He showed off his scholar-bureaucratic demeanor in front of a few soldiers he knew, and immediately laughed and retorted: "Today I am attacking with the army, how dare you, Yuan Gonglu, be as fearless as I am about life and death?"

"It's a joke!" Yuan Shu frowned impatiently as he listened to Cao Cao's speech, his disgusted expression was like what Cao Cao said just now, polluting his ears like some filth: "I am a child of the Yuan family, how can I do this for you?" You are such a person that you lower your value?!"

"So you don't dare?" Cao Cao didn't wait for Yuan Shu's rebuttal, he deliberately grabbed Yuan Shu's sore foot out of context, and mocked Yuan Jun wantonly: "You have all heard that, although I, Cao Cao, don't understand any great principles, I also understand I am not a fool. At least I know that I am fighting here today, for the people of Yanzhou, for the Han Dynasty! Even if I die in battle today, I, Cao Mengde, will die well!"

Cao Cao deliberately didn't say the latter words.But because of this, the soldiers of the Yuan Army became even more riotous and uproarious: Yes, the commander of the own army made it clear that he was going to die, but he hid behind to enjoy the happiness...Why? !

Not bad, why? !

Back then, when Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted, didn't they just ascend the heights and shouted, "The princes and generals are better than each other", which triggered a vigorous peasant uprising at the end of Qin Dynasty?Everyone in the land of China is rushing and shouting, pouring blood, just for the phrase "the princes and generals have kindness"? !

And that slogan can be said more straightforwardly, it is the simplest three words: Why? !

Why is it that some people are born to be princes and generals, while others will die in a war that they don't even want to fight? !

Cao Cao's casual half-sentence, which was not revealed, surpassed Yuan Shu's painstaking efforts. It not only deeply aroused the indignation of Yuan Jun's soldiers, but also firmly penetrated into their hearts when the war was approaching. The most frightening fragility-this is the most effective and more profound pre-battle conversation.

So, when Cao Cao saw that Yuan Shu's army was restless and looking around, especially when the soldiers at the back still didn't know what happened ahead and continued to cross the river in confusion, which caused the entire formation to loosen and collapse invisibly.He ignored Yuan Shu who was still trying to save him, and suddenly shook the spear in his hand: "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, follow me to kill!"

(End of this chapter)