Chapter 3493 Reduce the Number of Stoves, Reduce the Number of Stoves!

Chapter 3492 Reduce the number of stoves, reduce the number of stoves!

Only the power that you can control is the power that truly belongs to you.

Rented, borrowed, cheated, and robbed are not considered.

Cao Cao understood this very well.

Because he had rented, cheated, and robbed before, but those powers quickly dissipated...

More than once.

So when Cao Cao encountered the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, he vowed to completely control this power in his own hands.

Cao Cao did so.

He removed all the leaders and leaders of Qingzhou natives in the Qingzhou Legion, and then consciously let his clan members and confidants lead these Qingzhou soldiers, controlling these Qingzhou soldiers to the greatest extent possible, and ensuring that this force became a strong support for Cao Cao to dominate the Central Plains!

Cao Cao succeeded!

He relied on his own strength to defeat the two Yuans who relied on the power of the gentry.

This includes the innate hatred of the Qingzhou soldiers for the gentry and the success of Cao Cao's strategy of holding the military power tightly.

However, all policies and strategies are not effective for a lifetime, let alone irreplaceable for all eternity.

The drawbacks of Cao Cao's method of controlling the Qingzhou soldiers have now been exposed...

In fact, this problem is not unique to Cao Cao, but has appeared in the early days of the Han Dynasty, such as the Western Qiang problem.

There are many factors that triggered the explosion of the Western Qiang, including the contradiction between Han officials and local Qiang people.

There are many reasons for the explosion of Cao Cao's camp, but the contradiction between the upper and lower levels is the key to igniting the powder keg in the end.

The people of Shandong are indeed very honest at ordinary times, but you must not trample on the bottom line of these honest people unscrupulously...

When Cao Cao heard the news, he immediately led people out of the central army tent, and then beheaded one of the military school clerks who caused the conflict, and whipped the rest, and then controlled the chaotic situation.

Because Cao Cao knows better than anyone which side is more important at this moment!

But the strategy of borrowing heads can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

Because the root cause of the contradiction is not one or two sergeants, but the opposition of the positions of both sides.

This kind of conflict was not very obvious during the rise of the Cao Group.

After all, at that time, opening up the market of the two Yuans was enough to make the upper class eat meat and the lower class drink soup, and everyone's belly could be round. But now is the economic downturn, and there is obviously not enough meat for the upper class to eat. However, the upper management of the Cao family will not say that everyone will share the joys and sorrows and choose to drink bitter vegetable soup, but will focus on their lower class.

The meat of the lower class is also meat, isn't it normal to expand domestic demand?

So this conflict is just the beginning.

The restlessness of the Cao army could not be concealed, and was soon noticed by the scouts sent by Pang Tong, and then a new wave of harassment began...

At a distance of two or three hundred steps, arrows and stones basically have little effect, but the sound can cross this space and hit the hearts of Cao's soldiers.

Speaking of the battle of attacking the heart, it started in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In the Three Kingdoms, there are often scolding battles. It is not uncommon to use it, but it is not easy to use it well.

Cao Cao can shut up Cao's soldiers, but he can't shut up the cavalry soldiers.

The other party shouted in front of the battle, and the Cao's soldiers could hear what they said.

Cao Cao quickly chose a way to respond, which was to curse back.

Cao Cao's response could not be said to be wrong. After all, the one-sided voice was obviously not good for Cao's army. Even if it was to interfere with the audio and video, it was necessary to suppress the Cao's soldiers' clamor as much as possible!

"Brothers in Qingzhou! Look around for yourselves! Who are the ones who sweat, cry and bleed? ! Who are the ones who get promoted, get rich and enjoy themselves? ! Is it worth it to work hard for these guys who don't treat you as human beings? ! '

'Don't listen to them! We are following the emperor's edict to fight against the enemy and support the country for the world...'

'What world? ! What world is there if you don't have enough food and warm clothes? ! Go ask those who have returned! The cavalry can not only eat enough, but also eat well! Two sets of clothes every year! It's the same as being a soldier, but in the end, you have nothing to eat, nothing to wear, and no salary. Just ask yourself, is it worth being a soldier? ! '

'How can you be a soldier just for food and salary? ! We are loyal to the Han Dynasty! We belong to the emperor! You guys...'

'After serving for a year, the cavalry will get their salary! There will be no arrears! If you serve in the army for a year, your family can buy an acre of land! If you are injured, there will be a doctor, and if you die in battle, there will be pension money! What do you have? ! Except for the loyalty you say, no one buries your body! Brothers of Qingzhou, think about it, is it worth it? ! '

'They are traitors! Traitors! Don't listen to them! '

Both sides shouted in chaos.

Is national justice more important, or food and clothing more important?

If a person has lofty ideals and firm beliefs, of course the country and nation are the most important!

But the question is, how can these Cao army soldiers under the policy of keeping the people ignorant have any lofty ideals and firm beliefs?

Did they receive nine years of compulsory education? Did they go to the Yuntai Twenty-Eight Generals every year? Apart from the notices of the Han government, did they see any officials with lofty ideals and firm beliefs? Did these Han officials wear tattered clothes and eat wild vegetables like them, or did they eat special supplies from the government and ride tall horses when going out?

So, the restlessness of Cao Jun did not decrease with the passage of time, but became more and more obvious.

People do not really have bad memories, nor are they really stupid enough to not know pain.

Some trivial matters that may be insignificant in the eyes of some officials in normal times are now weighing on Cao Jun and Cao Cao and others!

Cao Cao knew that if he wanted to win back the hearts of these Qingzhou soldiers, he needed to really do something...

But if he did these things, he might be able to win back the hearts of the Qingzhou soldiers, but he would lose the hearts of his clan members!

Publicly punishing one or two trusted clan members would not shake the foundation of Cao Cao's rule. On the contrary, it would make Cao Cao appear selfless, honest and incorruptible, and other trusted clan members would not say much. After all, some people get into trouble, and it is unfortunate to lose their heads. But if Cao Cao cancels all the treatment of his trusted clan members and makes them eat, wear, live and travel like the Qingzhou big-headed soldiers, then Cao Cao himself will definitely be unlucky!

One or two, yes.

All, no.

For the unlucky guy who is being beheaded, the other members of the Cao family will tacitly tell him that the trouble you have caused can only be solved by you. Go and die in peace, your family will definitely take care of you, anyway, you don’t even have to change your surname. After this unlucky guy dies, it means that this matter is over, and everyone can eat meat, drink, sing, dance and learn foreign languages ​​again...

But if all the clan members and confidants cancel their benefits and reduce their treatment, it will be a big trouble. After all, these clan members and confidants follow Cao Cao not for the emperor or for any great justice, but just for one person to get the Tao. If they find that they can’t get the Tao, they have to become chickens and dogs again. Not to mention the chickens and dogs, it is very likely that they will break up on the spot!

So, Cao Cao can only choose one way in the end.

Fight!

Send people to attack and kill those loud-mouthed soldiers under the cavalry who are whining in front of the battle.

This is also a Shandong tradition. If you can’t solve the problem, just cover up the sound first!

Weapons, blood, flames, black smoke.

The battle started again.

Arrows flew across the sky.

Heads fell to the ground.

Shouts and the sound of drums and gongs converged.

The person who was rushing forward the moment before became a fallen corpse the next moment.

Whether it was a conspiracy or an open conspiracy, all the strategies were for the final fight on the battlefield.

In the end, it still depends on these ordinary soldiers, fighting a little bit, bleeding, casualties, and deciding the outcome.

And the impact on Cao's army can't be simply eliminated by fighting externally...

Originally, under the leadership of Cao Cao, these Cao's soldiers fought a decent sniper battle after the defeat of the Tongguan camp, but now the fronts that once resisted the repeated charges of the Hussars are gone.

However, there are doubts in the hearts of Cao's soldiers, and under the turmoil of the army, no one will easily turn against them.

Perhaps for some of the soldiers, following the main force would give them a sense of security, or perhaps simple words alone could only shake them, but not play a decisive role in promoting them. For the middle and high-level military school officers and confidants of the Cao family in the Cao army, only by winning a decent victory could they break the psychological offensive of the Hussars in the past two days, so they launched the most fierce counterattack against the Hussars at the first opportunity under the deployment of Cao Cao.

On the side, the Cao army faced Zhu Ling and Ma Yue, and they could kill one or more of them, but the Cao army on the front was very unfortunate, and they encountered Zhang Liao.

Pang Tong and others were also prepared for the Cao army's anger.

The long-range crossbow carts and arrows gave these Cao army soldiers the first and greatest warm greetings, and the occasional grenades that erupted later were more like the heavy hammer embellishment of the battlefield concerto, vibrating everyone's heart from time to time and shaking the minds of both sides.

Cao's soldiers were originally good at defense, and they were not good at strong attacks. In such a fierce battle, several Cao's military officers were injured or killed and were defeated.

But what really made Cao Cao unacceptable was not the current Cao's soldiers' lack of form, nor the death and injury of his own clansmen and confidants, but the fact that those chatterboxes were still howling behind the fighting line.

Although the roars and fighting sounds on the battlefield made these people's voices not so clear, as long as this thing's attention was slightly shifted, you could hear what they were shouting...

Chu Songs on All Sides!

Cao Cao raised his head and seemed to understand Xiang Yu's feelings back then.

If Xiang Yu had won a great victory back then, even if he sang Chu Songs to his heart's content, he would only be ridiculed and despised for nothing. However, at a specific time under a specific environment, those Chu Songs became knives that cut Xiang Yu's men's hearts.

Now, it is the same.

Fear and death put a lot of pressure on Cao's soldiers. Add to that these disturbing words. Even if they knew that it might not be what the Hussars shouted, it still made the balance in the hearts of these Cao's soldiers start to shake.

The growth of a giant tree must be very slow, but when a giant tree falls, it must be very fast.

In the winter of the ninth year of Taixing, Pang Tong's original strategy of "trying it out" played a role beyond everyone's expectations. In this battle that almost determined the direction of the world, it played a very critical role.

In the one-by-one version without any mistakes!

Since Shandong entered Guanzhong, even though there have been various shortcomings and various hindrances, Shandong has still shown its profound manpower and material resources.

How many people died is not the issue.

Shandong has many people.

How much you spent is not the issue.

Shandong has a lot of money.

The people of the Central Plains can use their hard work and flesh and blood to bear the damage again and again, and the consumption again and again. As long as their spirit is still there, there is no problem.

But once the fire in my heart is extinguished, all the accumulated problems will explode violently!

One or two hundred years of peace made many Shandong people forget the threat of death.

One or two hundred years of preferential treatment by the Han Dynasty made many Shandong gentry children think that they were destined to be the proud sons of heaven who were born to enjoy happiness and would enjoy it even after death.

The same is true in history. Thirty years after the Three Kingdoms War, the people in Shandong still failed to wake up and their ambitions were not extinguished. Even if they lost the border and Guanzhong, there were still many Shandong People think that as long as the Central Plains is there, there will still be a prosperous economy and an endless population. It was like an aging and decaying giant, dragging its slow and huge body and staggering. It was not until he fell that he discovered that the giant's body was covered with rotten and bone-shattering wounds.

Now Pang Tong unintentionally lifted the fig leaf covering the giant's wounds...

Cao Cao could not stand at Hangu Pass and could not control the scattered mentality of his soldiers, so that night, he summoned all the generals and announced, "Retreat tonight!" 』

Cao Jun originally wanted to make some progress at Hangu Pass by taking advantage of the terrain, but now that Pang Tong has interfered with it, it is obviously no longer suitable to stay here and can only retreat.

Cao Hong and others were a little surprised, but they seemed to have expected it, but they did not agree with Cao Cao's decision to stay and break up the future.

"Lord!" Someone comes and ends! ” Cao Hong stood up and said, “How can my lord be personally involved in danger?” ! No, absolutely not! 』

Others also advised together.

Cao Cao shook his head, "The morale of the army is shattered. If someone goes without staying behind, I'm afraid everyone will fight to retreat and everyone will seek to escape. By then, even if you and I have to return to Shandong, there will not be even a single soldier left under our command!" 』

"this……"

Everyone was silent.

Indeed, as Cao Cao said, the morale of Cao Cao's army has been severely damaged. Once a large-scale retreat is carried out, it will basically turn into a huge rout. They will compete with each other for escape routes. In order to allow themselves to escape first, they will not hesitate to attack. The former comrades waved their swords and guns.

"But it's not right for the lord to stay behind after all!" ”Liu Fu said, “It’s better to let me come and cut off the queen, and I will be able to protect the safety of my lord and everyone...”

Cao Cao glanced at Liu Fu.

Liu Fu raised his head and met Cao Cao's gaze without flinching at all.

Cao Cao squinted his eyes and smiled, "Yuan Ying is loyal, I know it very well... However, it is more appropriate for me to do this for the end of my life!" You don’t need to persuade me any more! 』

Seeing Cao Cao's persistence, everyone looked at each other.

Seeing the various expressions of everyone, Cao Cao laughed and said, "Winning or losing is a common thing for military officers!" Don’t think about victory, think about defeat first! Zhang'er! 』

Cao Zhang responded and stood up.

Cao Cao directly issued an order, "Immediately send an order to reduce the number of troops!" 』

Before Cao Zhang accepted the order, Liu Fu said, "My lord, why not Zeng Zao?" By reducing the stove, wouldn’t it let the enemy know the truth and falsehood? I’m afraid..."

Cao Cao waved his hand, "Increasing the stove will expose the weakness... Reducing the stove will directly reduce it by half!" 』

Cao Zhang took the order and went down.

Everyone looked at each other and seemed to understand.

"Zilian," Cao Cao said again, "tomorrow morning, we will inspect the camp...pick out the wounded soldiers first, and let the wounded soldiers go first tonight..."

"Injured... injured soldier?" ” Cao Hong was stunned, “Leaving tonight?” 』

Immediately, Cao Hong also understood what Cao Cao meant, nodded and said, "I will make arrangements now!" 』

Cao Cao nodded, "After you patrol the camp tomorrow, you should withdraw first!" 』

"No! ” Unexpectedly, Cao Hong refused, “If the lord does not retreat, I will not retreat!” I swear to the death to advance and retreat together with my lord! 』

Cao Cao was silent for a moment and waved his hand, "It's up to you." However, the matter of leaving the wounded soldiers first cannot be delayed! 』

Wounded soldiers go first, which is helpful to stabilize people's hearts.

Of course, this is not because Cao Cao suddenly understood the importance of ordinary soldiers and began to realize respect for life and respect for the bottom, but just because the hussars came and the hussars shouted that...

In history, when Cao Cao retreated from Chibi, the roads were too muddy to walk on, so those wounded soldiers "voluntarily" became stepping stones for other soldiers, allowing other uninjured soldiers to escape...

This is like some companies changing their usual style and suddenly issuing year-end bonuses in advance. This is not because the boss suddenly awakened his conscience and wanted to accumulate some merit, but because of some other things.

And it was not just the wounded soldiers who left, but also those soldiers who had been released by Pang Tong.

In this way, it is equivalent to temporarily getting rid of the allergen...

However, Cao Cao's withdrawal was equivalent to defeating the Zhongtiao Mountain camp north of the river and selling off the soldiers who had not yet had time to cross the river.

This time, Cao Cao's retreat could not be like the previous one, which was a gradual retreat. It must be a large-scale withdrawal. The Cao army soldiers who returned from the defeat in Zhongtiao Mountain lost the floating bridges one after another. In addition, they lost Cao Cao's cover. The remaining soldiers who had not escaped to the south bank of the river could only pray for good luck.

For Cao Cao, this was a kind of gecko cutting off its tail and sacrificing the chariot to save the king.

At the same time, Cao Cao's large-scale reduction of the stoves in one go was equivalent to Cao Cao leaving Pang Tong a question...