Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 174

"Who is Zhu Wu?" Cao Xiu's understanding of Zhang Yi's subordinates was worse than that of Xia Houyuan, so he also knew Zhang Yi's more famous generals, such as the long-established Di Qing, Master Shang and Wei Wentong, as well as relying on a Li Jing and Gan Ning who fought in battle.Who this Zhu Wu is, he really doesn't know, but thinking about it, it's just a county magistrate, not as high as his official position!

Liu Fu said: "Zhu Wu joined Zhang Yi very early, but he has not achieved any success. However, since Zhang Yi put Zhu Wu in Xiacai, he must have something special. Looking at the generals Zhang Yi placed in the north , Yang Zhi and Hua Rong are outstanding people for a while, although Wang Jian, Zhu Wu, and Xu Sheng are not well-known, but the position of guards is much more important than Yang Zhi and Hua Rong, they must have their own merits."

Cao Xiu has more soldiers in his hands, and he has enough confidence. He wants to get back the game, "If you have any skills, you have to fight once."

Liu Fu did not stop Cao Xiu. Xia Houyuan ordered Cao Xiu to attack the water village, and he would attack anyway. Let him be more confident, and maybe the effect will be better.

Cao Xiu surrounded the water village tightly, and then began to build siege equipment, preparing to attack the water village.

At this time, Cao Cao also left Xiapi, and he also made some understanding with Zhang Zhao in Xiapi.However, Zhang Zhao's understanding is also limited. After all, Zhang Zhao is not professional in intelligence.He can only start from some superficial places, and the information he dug up is not much.

Cao Cao has his own intelligence department, and each dynasty has its own intelligence department.However, these intelligence agencies are not formal agencies. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that there was a formal spy agency, Jinyiwei, and then Dongchang.Many secret service agencies mentioned in many novels are exaggerated. The secret service agencies before the Ming Dynasty were not at all like secret service agencies, but more like procuratorial agencies or investigative agencies.

The earliest spies were used to detect the enemy's situation. There have been such organizations since the Western Zhou Dynasty, called state spies.In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it was called Houzheng, in the Western Han Dynasty, it was called Embroidered Clothes Envoy, and Cao Cao also set up a secret service agency called School Affairs.Later in the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were marquis officials, the empress set up internal guards, the Song Dynasty had the Imperial City Division, the Ming Dynasty had one guard and three factories (Jinyiwei, East Factory, West Factory, and Insider Factory), and the sticky pole of Yongzheng.

Although Cao Cao did not set up school affairs in this period, he already had this idea.Zhang Yi's subordinates made him feel threatened. If he didn't set up a reconnaissance agency to scout Zhang Yi's subordinates, he would really have no idea!
When Cao Cao's troops approached Huaiyin, they were blocked by the Huai River.Facing the warships cruising non-stop on the Huai River, Cao Cao was also a little helpless.He doesn't have any talents who are good at water warfare!This is how to do?Now if you get a boat to fight Zhang Yi directly, it is tantamount to letting the soldiers die.

This time Cao Cao brought Cao Hong, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Cao Zhen, Zhu Ling and others, and the counselors brought Xun You, Xu You, and Guo Jia.

Since Xu You took refuge in Cao Cao, he has made a lot of contributions. In addition, he and Cao Cao were friends before, so he has been confused about his status.Perhaps for Xu You, whether it is Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, they are his good friends. I will help you under your command, it is for friendship, not a matter of superiority or inferiority.So when Xu You was under Yuan Shao, he often sat on an equal footing with Yuan Shaoping.

Yuan Shao was able to tolerate Xu You mainly because of two aspects, one is that Xu You is a celebrity, and he is also a celebrity who has been famous for a long time.As early as more than ten years ago, one or two years after the Yellow Turban Uprising, Xu You wanted to support Jizhou governor Wang Fen to detain Lingdi, and then support another emperor.

Later, when this matter was exposed, Xu You hid it, and received a lot of help from Yuan Shao during this period.After the death of Emperor Ling, Yuan Shao went to Bohai County, and Xu You came under Yuan Shao's subordinates logically.It can be said that Xu You was one of Yuan Shao's starting members, so Yuan Shao was more tolerant of him.

On the other hand, Xu You is very powerful. Xu You is a very good strategist. Yuan Shao has contributed a lot to capturing Xu You in Jizhou.Afterwards, Yuan Shao established the northern foundation, and Xu You also contributed a lot.

So even though Xu You didn't respect him, Yuan Shao endured it.But when he and Cao Cao were in a stalemate, Xu You was still embezzling military funds, which made Yuan Shao unbearable. You can have small shortcomings, but you have to know the general principles!Yuan Shao wanted to find Xu You, scold him, and then punish him to vent his anger.

But Xu You heard that Yuan Shao had confiscated his family property, so he immediately switched to Cao Cao, and told Cao Cao of Yuan Shao's grain storage, and Cao Cao was able to win by burning Wuchao.

As a result, Xu You, who had made great contributions, became old-fashioned, and he was not polite to Cao Cao. He didn't call the lord, but called Meng De!

The characters of the ancients were indeed addressed by people, but they were usually addressed by acquaintances or superiors. Juniors and subordinates should not be addressed, but should be addressed by their relationship (such as elder brother, uncle) or official position.Xu You called Cao Cao's characters by his subordinates, which was a sign of disrespect for Cao Cao.

As soon as the discussion started, Xu You said, "Why should Mengde worry? It's already winter, and there will be ice on the Huai River in ten and a half months. When the time comes, you're afraid of some navy, just attack directly." .”

Xu You called Cao Cao Mengde not once or twice.Cao Cao must be unhappy, but Xu You is still useful, so he will keep him for the time being.So Cao Cao pretended to be sad and said, "Ziyuan's words are true, but I'm worried that Chen Deng and Yu Jin won't be able to wait more than ten days!"

Although Xu You was arrogant, he still had abilities. "Chen Yuanlong is a famous scholar in Xuzhou, not an ordinary person. Although Yu Wenze is not outstanding in his writing, he is a good general. The two of them were in Sheyang and had nearly ten thousand elite soldiers, but Zhang Yi did not have enough soldiers." Three times as much, you’ll have no worries about shooting the sun!”

Can Cao Cao not know?Of course he knew, but he still wanted to pass Huai as soon as possible.His goal is not just to keep Sheyang, but to take back other counties in Guangling County.The place of Guangling is very important. If Zhang Yi occupies Guangling, then Cao Cao can only use troops in winter if he wants to attack him.Then in this era, the materials consumed by soldiers in winter are many times that of spring and autumn. It takes a long time to prepare for keeping warm alone.Not only must there be thick clothes, but also thick bedding, otherwise the non-combat attrition will be too severe.

The reason why Cao Cao has only arrived in Huaiyin now is because he took time to come here. He had to wait for the Huai River to freeze before crossing the Huai River.The second is the need to collect things to keep out the cold. Tens of thousands of troops have enough to keep out the cold for several months. If Cao Cao hadn't used to fight in winter often, the things to keep out the cold would have been piled up, and it would have been impossible to complete the preparations.

(End of this chapter)