Three Kingdoms

King Wuhuan, Lou Ban, died.

Lou Ban was not the first Hu tribe leader to die in an assassination attempt, nor was he the last.

Assassination is even more permanent than diamonds.

Solving things or solving people is not a multiple-choice question that only comes to future generations.

The source of assassins in the pre-Qin period was relatively single. Most of them were retainers supported by nobles. Among them, those who were deeply trusted by the nobles could even follow their masters to meet the king, such as Cao Mo, Zhuan Zhu and others.

But after the Han Dynasty, the sources of assassins became more complex. Among them were retainers, slaves, and even teenage children. Some of these people are the descendants of criminals, some are teenagers who commit murders before they understand the dangers of society, and of course there are also more professional assassins. Therefore, these assassins not only have complicated identities, but also have a distant relationship with their masters. The ultimate purpose of their assassinations is mostly for money.

Especially in the Western Han Dynasty, the temper of the upper echelons of society was bad. When Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty Liu Qi was the crown prince, he played chess with the crown prince of Wu. The crown prince laughed at him for his poor chess skills. In anger, Liu Qi picked up the chessboard and smashed Wu to death. Prince Wang. Of course, the things behind it may not be as simple as ridicule, but if Emperor Hanwen hadn't handled this matter properly, the furious King Wu might have really sent someone to kill the prince.

During the Western Han Dynasty, the princes took matters into their own hands to kill people, especially low-level officials. From prefects to local officials, they sent retainers and recruited knights to assassinate their opponents. It was not until Liu Xiu of the Eastern Han Dynasty that he publicly stated that assassination was wrong and could not be done blindly. Do it, but it still cannot be completely avoided, and it even affects the present.

Yuan Shu used this method, Sun Quan also did it, Cao Cao also used it, and now it seems that it is the turn of the cavalry general Fei Qian.

"That's a hussar!" Wu Yan shouted, "I know them!" They are Han Hussar! 』

Nan Lou looked at Lou Ban's body with a sad face and did not speak immediately. Nanlou watched Wuhuan Wang Louban grow up. Although there seemed to be some distance in recent years, there was still some emotion. Now that life and death are separated, it is natural to feel sad.

In fact, Lou Ban's injury was not serious at the time, but the subsequent inflammation made the Wuhuan people's shallow medical technology powerless. Then the inflammation in a wound continued to cause sepsis, which eventually caused Lou Ban to die of visceral failure...

"revenge! Wu Yan shouted, "We want to avenge the king!" 』

Then a group of Wuhuan people also shouted the same thing, and the crowd was full of emotions for a while.

"Quiet! "Youxian Wang Nanlou frowned, "This matter still needs to be investigated..."

"What else are you checking?" ! ” Wu Yan waved his hands, like a crow waving its wings, “The king is dead, why should we investigate? It was done by General Hussar's men. What else is there to investigate? After checking again and again, the king’s bones were rotten! If revenge cannot be avenged, how can we comfort the king's heroic spirit? ! revenge! We want revenge! Blood for blood, blood debt must be repaid with blood! 』

Undoubtedly, Wu Yan's words were very instigative to the Wuhuan people, so a large group of people raised their arms, even the sabers around their waists, and roared into the sky, "Revenge!" revenge! Blood for blood, blood debt must be repaid with blood! 』

Nanlou stared at Wuyan, and Wuyan stared at Nanlou.

"This matter is not that simple!" ” Nanlou said to Wu Yan amidst the noise, “Don’t take things too easy! 』

"You think too much!" Wu Yan also said to Nanlou, "I just want to avenge the king!" 』

"snort! 』X2

The two people were in a stalemate for a moment, and then they both snorted and stopped looking at each other, as if they would feel disgusted if they looked at each other even more.

For Nanlou, revenge is not the first priority.

Although he has feelings for Lou Ban, can feelings be used as food?

Nanlou is relatively old. The older you get, the more you realize that eating is the last word, true fragrance is the essence of human beings, and feelings are just the icing on the cake.

So what Nanlou wants to eat now is Wuhuan's throne.

Before Lou Ban died, although many people, even the witch doctors in the clan, wanted to let Lou Ban wake up for a moment, reflect on his past, explain some funeral arrangements, appoint an agent, etc., but it was very difficult. Unfortunately, the complications of inflammation had completely destroyed Lou Ban's nerves, causing Lou Ban to die painfully in a coma or semi-coma, without leaving a single word...

But this doesn't bother Nanlou.

Nanlou summoned everyone, and his original intention was to ascend the throne of King Wuhuan from King Youxian to King Wuhuan in a legitimate and legitimate manner under the "public recommendation" of everyone...

King Youxian originally had the right to inherit the throne.

So at the beginning, Nanlou thought that this matter would be a matter of course, but he didn't expect Wu Yan to jump out and shout slogans of revenge, disrupting Nanlou's arrangements.

Should I take revenge for Lou Ban? Yes, but that is a question that must be considered after Nanlou ascends to King Wuhuan, and the more important thing now is to ascend the throne first.

But Nanlou can’t say that on his face...

As a result, Nanlou was trapped by Wu Yan.

Then does Wu Yan really want to avenge Wuhuan Wanglouban?

What a joke, Wu Yan is neither Lou Ban’s father nor Lou Ban’s child, he just wants to take this opportunity to win over Lou Ban’s tribesmen.

The Hu people have a tribal system, and the tribe's population is the tribe's confidence, voice, and everything else.

Wuhuan King Louban is dead, and his son is still young, so now is the best time to take action, and if it is in the name of revenge, it will be easier to win the favor of the tribe directly under Louban, and it will be easier to win the favor of the tribe directly under Louban. In the process of wooing or annexing...

What's more, Lou Ban and Nan Lou had some vague conflicts before. Although there seemed to be no difference between the two people on the surface, there were also some conflicts, large and small, among their subordinate tribes. If you don't know how to take advantage of this opportunity, why don't you wait until Nanlou ascends to the position of King Wuhuan to do it?

Therefore, Wu Yan insists on revenge, and has the attitude of waiting for revenge before discussing other issues. Besides, if you are in the process of revenge, you can do it along the way...

Youxian Wang Nanlou saw that everyone was agitated for a while and could not say anything. He simply declared that it was getting late today and would discuss matters tomorrow. He wanted to let this wave of emotions calm down before dealing with it. Everyone dispersed.

Although Wu Yan was not willing to give up, King Youxian already held the highest position among the Wuhuan people, so he could not object openly. He just sneered a few times and left with some people.

Seeing this, the rest of the people gradually dispersed in twos and threes.

Nanlou stared at Wu Yan's back with hatred in his eyes.

If I had known earlier, I should have found a chance to deal with him!

but……

Nanlou withdrew his gaze. I was careless today, thinking that it was a sure thing, so I didn't communicate with several big tribes in advance, but tomorrow...

Nanlou smiled, his smile full of confidence.

When it comes to eating, make some compromises and not be shabby.

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"Zihe!" ” Cao Hong shouted, “Calm down! 』

"Yuyang is lost!" ” Cao Chun’s eyes were splitting, “Lost it! 』

Cao Hong frowned, "Zihe!" If you can't calm down anymore, I'll call the guards! 』

Like a trapped animal, Cao Chun walked around twice in the big tent, then swept down the table beside him, and finally sat down, breathing heavily.

The guards outside the tent heard the strange noise, stretched out their heads to look, and when they saw Cao Hong waving, they retracted again.

"If we are in a different place..." Cao Hong looked at Cao Chun, "Someone will also find it difficult to control himself... If Zihe wants to do something for Yuyang, he can't do it without calming down..."

"I promised them..." Unknowingly, Cao Chun burst into tears and held his head in his hands, "I promised them... Juzhang... the people... I promised them... I promised of……"

After taking over as the governor of Yuyang from the beginning, Cao Chun devoted almost all his energy to it, patrolling the city every day, settling the people, accompanying him to build water conservancy projects, and even repairing the city wall together. Cao Chun took the lead and participated in everything in Yuyang. It was because of this that the Cao family was slowly accepted by the people of Yuyang, and now...

Cao Chun felt that he not only abandoned Yuyang, but also abandoned himself.

"Yuyang is isolated outside, with Gongsun in the east, the desert in the north, and powerful enemies in the west. However, Jizhou is tired of war and has no help. This place is the best place for military strategists!" Like a large swamp, it swallows flesh and blood endlessly! ” Cao Hong said slowly, “Therefore, my lord, regardless of the loss of a land or a city, retreated and defended this place. Firstly, the supply of food and grass is quick, secondly, it is easy to dispatch soldiers, and thirdly...it is close to Jizhou..."

"But there are still tens of thousands of people in Yuyang, children of the Cao family!" ” Cao Chun hammered the ground with his hand, “If you want to abandon it, why not leave early! 』

"Otherwise, how can foreign enemies believe it to be true? "Cao Hong said slowly, "Sacrifice for the country is inevitable..."

"you! ” Cao Chun turned around and glared at Cao Hong, but retreated under Cao Hong’s cold gaze. Finally, he sighed and walked away.

For Cao Chun, Yuyang was a place where he invested countless efforts and sweat, and where he met the rural people. But for Cao Hong, it was just a city, a remote northern border.

What does the loss of a city or a place count in the face of the overall situation?

Le Jin happened to come to report military affairs to Cao Hong, and bumped into Cao Chun. He quickly stepped forward to say hello, but Cao Chun ignored him and walked straight away. This immediately made Le Jin feel a little unhappy and stared at Cao Chun's back. Look, just after entering the Chinese army's tent, I saw the desk that had been overturned by Cao Chun. I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "General...this..."

Cao Hong waved his hands, obviously not wanting to mention this matter, "How are you in the army?" 』

"Everything has been arranged..." Le Jin took out a map from his sleeve, "This is the defense map..."

Cao Hong took it, looked at it, and nodded, "Thank you Wen Qian for your hard work..."

"It's the general's responsibility to reward you," Le Jin replied.

Cao Hong said: "Now that Yuyang has fallen, the enemy will arrive soon!" Wen Qian can strictly guard the front line, and when he gets caught, he can make new achievements! 』

Le Jin cupped his fists and said, "How dare you disobey me!" 』

……(o?▽?)o……

"Zihe..." Cao Cao looked up to the sky and said slowly, "When you resent someone..."

For the sake of overall strategy, Cao Cao didn't even say hello to Cao Chun at the beginning.

Guo Jia said on the side: "This policy was proposed by someone. If you and the general have any grievances, they should be somewhere, and it has nothing to do with the lord..."

"The people of the Qing Dynasty are in Peng, and Si Jie is next to them." The two spears are both heroic, almost soaring on the river..." Cao Cao closed his eyes slightly and chanted slowly, "The people of the Qing Dynasty are disappearing, and the horses are departing." Two spears weigh heavily, and the river is almost free..."

"The master of Qingyi..." Cao Cao paused, then looked at Guo Jia, "Gao Ke's fault, Zheng Gong's fault?" 』

Guo Jiamo said, this question is not easy to answer.

Of course, Cao Cao didn't mean to embarrass Guo Jia, it was just his own emotion, so after a while, he changed the subject and said, "How is Cui Jigui?" 』

After returning to Cao Cao, it didn't take long for Guo Jia to resume his old business, analyzing and processing internal and external intelligence. After hearing Cao Cao's question, Guo Jia almost didn't need to look up any information and notes. He just said directly: "Cui Biejia went to the farmland after last month and returned to rest in ten days. No foreigners were seen... …』

Cao Cao snorted.

"The rest of the people are no exception..." Guo Jia said slowly, "Youbei is lost, the barrier is gone, and foreign enemies are coming. If these people don't know what to do..."

Cao Cao smiled slightly. However, there was not much pride in Cao Cao's smile, but a hint of bitterness.

Is Cao Cao willing to abandon Youzhou?

Not willing.

But there are many times in life that not all problems can be solved by an individual's willingness or unwillingness.

Abandoning Youzhou Yuyang is the first step in Cao Cao's current grand strategy.

The Cavalry General is too powerful. Whether it is Guo Jia's implicit statement or Cao Zhen's direct explanation, they have pointed out this. Unless there is a major change on Fei Qian's side, according to the current situation, it will be difficult for Cao Cao to fight Fei Qian. Compete with each other.

From war horses to weapons, from economy to culture...

The only advantage, which Cao Cao still holds in his hands, is population.

But the current problem, the serious problem, is that these people belong to Cao Cao, but they are not Cao Cao's.

Therefore, this has become a problem that Cao Cao must solve now.

A matter of life and death.

When did the great unity of Jizhou people happen before?

Not to mention the time of Yuan Shao, the other time was during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

For some reason, the headquarters of the Yellow Turban Rebellion was in Jizhou and Yuzhou, which is a densely populated area. At the beginning, people in Jizhou and Yuzhou used this to threaten the emperor as a condition for lifting the party's imprisonment, but they soon suffered a backlash. , the chaotic Yellow Turban thieves not only robbed food and grass, but also killed officials and carried away the people, so that they were out of control...

The large gentry in Jizhou united around Huangfu Song unprecedentedly and wiped out the three Yellow Turban brothers. Later, some people even persuaded Huangfu Song to take this opportunity to make another move...

Therefore, both Cao Cao and Guo Jia believed that Jizhou would stop fighting with Cao Cao and truly obey Cao Cao's deployment only when the outside world approaches.

When a person only wants to stare at the land under his feet, it is difficult to raise his head and look at the stars.

The people of Jizhou are accustomed to the reputation of being the first state in the world. How can the habits of one or two hundred years be changed in a few years or more than ten years? As a result, a very interesting problem arises, which is a bit similar to the crisis Sun Quan encountered in history. The people of Jizhou don't like General Fei Qian, but they are not very resistant. If they were given a choice, these people of Jizhou would choose to lie down just like the Jiangdong nobles in history.

Anyway, the struggle for hegemony is between Cao Cao and Fei Qian. As long as the interests of the Jizhou nobles can be preserved, the Jizhou nobles don't care whether Cao Cao or Fei Qian is the leader.

This attitude is very dangerous.

It's just that the Hussar General implemented a new land administration system in Guanzhong, so these Jizhou nobles and Shandong nobles in other places didn't all turn to Fei Qian...

Fei Qian obviously wants to reform the system and open up a new path, but what if something happens?

What if Fei Qian suddenly feels that the New Deal is not very good, and then turns around and expresses his willingness to accept the needs of the Shandong gentry and others, and is willing to give favorable treatment to the Jizhou gentry?

When Cao Cao thought of this, he felt like a light on his back.

Therefore, Cao Cao must integrate his territory as quickly as possible, with Jizhou and Yuzhou as the north and south centers, and Yanzhou as the link, connecting Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Jingzhou, gathering the most advantageous populous states of the Han Dynasty, and constantly strengthening himself. Only by consolidating the territory can we have the power to fight Fei Qian in the final battle in the future.

This is Guo Jia's strategy, and it is also the layout in Cao Cao's mind.

Therefore, under such a strategic layout, Youzhou becomes a bit useless.

One is far away, the other is full of disputes.

Of course, the most important thing is that Cao Cao is not as powerful as he was in history, let alone an expedition to Wuhuan. Therefore, under such circumstances, Cao Cao had to abandon Yuyang and exchange for a tight Defense system and escape from the vortex of strife.

"Let's see now..." Cao Cao looked into the distance, "Success or failure depends on the will of God..." There was unavoidable sadness in his tone. For Cao Cao, if something has a 40% to 50% chance of winning, he is willing to gamble. However, after so many years, he still keeps gambling and gambling, even with a tough heart, There will also be some emotion in my heart.

"Now we have sent people to Wuhuan to spread rumors..." Guo Jia said slowly from the side, his thin voice floating in the wind, "We can lure Wuhuan into the situation... And once Wuhuan gets into the situation... Qiusi The army will lose its flank... Nine times out of ten, we will fight... Then..."