Chapter 339 Meng De defeated Yizhou in the snow

"After the Jurchens established the Jin Kingdom, they were like wild dogs, manic and restless. Whenever they saw a stranger, they would bark and show their teeth in an aggressive manner. They were no longer as simple as before."

Xu Guanzhong wrote these few words in extremely fine plum blossom seal script on the small booklet he carried in his arms all year round.

Cao Cao was convinced of this, and this was their most personal experience as they followed Wanyan Loushi's army.

The Jurchen generals were extremely curious about the hundreds of Song people who appeared in their ranks, and this curiosity was manifested by rude provocations again and again.

Whenever they camped, groups of Jurchen soldiers would come up like the wind. With their crude and ignorant faces, they would provoke or force Cao Cao and the Song people in a more direct or very direct way.

They pick up armor and weapons, or push and shove them for fun.

If only Ma Zheng and others were here, he would probably have no choice but to be bullied and get what he wanted. However, how could Cao Cao be easily bullied? He ignored what the person said and just sneered, widened his eyes and said carelessly: "My brother

Tai Wanyan Lou's family invited me to fight against the Liao army. He said personally that we are brothers. Is this how you Jurchens treat your brothers?"

He had long seen that Wanyan Loushi had great authority in the army, so as soon as this big hat was pressed, the only thing the Jurchen general could say was: "Huh, that was Loushi Meng'an trying to trick you for a while, you Song Dynasty

People are always weak, why should they be brothers with us Jurchen heroes?"

What Cao Cao was waiting for was this sentence: "You said we are weak? Okay, let's challenge each other! Where is Lin Chong——"

Fortunately, as guests invited by Wanyan Lou's room, the Jurchen generals did not dare to bully the smaller ones, and all provocations usually ended in combat.

A group of brothers took turns to fight, and the outcome was naturally more victory than defeat. Among the Jurchen generals, there was indeed no shortage of warriors. Except for Lin Chong, Shi Wengong, Sun An, and Hua Rong, even Luan Tingyu and Sun Li did not necessarily dare to claim victory.

But even if there are more victories than fewer defeats, it is enough to make the word "weak" become empty talk. Although this outcome spreads, it will attract more provocateurs the next day.

After two or three days of this, Cao Cao gradually realized that the source of the Jurchens' hostility was actually the relatively refined and elegant attire and behavior of his group!

In fact, if you pay a little attention, you can find that even an ordinary soldier in the Song army, the quality of his clothes, the stitching, even the various small items he carries with him, and even the way he eats and sleeps, compared with these Jurchens, everything reveals the peace and harmony of the Celestial Empire.

There is a huge difference between being a foreign barbarian, and this is the source of the Jurchens' disgust.

Xu Guanzhong was a little puzzled by this. In his opinion, the Jurchens more than ten years ago did not have such ferocious mania that was apparent to the outside world.

The Jurchens at that time were much poorer than they are today. Nowadays, most of these Jurchen soldiers have a lot of gold and silver on their bodies. However, in the early years of the Jurchens, even copper and iron were luxurious and rare. Even the fur coats used to keep out the cold were mostly sheepskin.

Dog skin, which is often passed down from generation to generation, is particularly dirty and smelly.

But in extreme poverty, they appear kind, humble, generous, and even timid.

He then talked about the years when he traveled around the north with his father: At that time, relying on Xu's father's superficial medical skills, they were the guests of various Jurchen tribes. When each patient was cured, the Jurchens were so grateful that they could not wait to see them.

I even took out my heart and offered it up.

Sometimes when his father and son's journey was blocked by wind, snow, thunder and rain, they would knock into a shabby room to seek shelter. Those brave men who could fight bears would always show modest and shy smiles and do their best to take the best food from home.

He went out to entertain guests and expressed sincere admiration for the behavior of his father and son.

After all, Cao Cao was much more transparent. After hearing what Xu Guanzhong said, he immediately smiled and said: "Guanzhong, you don't know something. At that time, the Jurchens had been bullied by the Liao people for more than a hundred years. They could not help but consider themselves inferior in their bones, so they were kind and honest. Now they often

The defeat of the Liao Kingdom was precisely the result of anti-slavery and arrogance. In my heart, I thought I was the first class of people in the world, but there were many inferior people to us. Naturally, I couldn't help but be furious. In fact, if I look closely at the reason, it was just jealousy. Haha,

If they take over all the Liao Kingdom in the future, and look at the prosperity to the south, their jealousy will inevitably increase, and they will have thoughts of destruction."

Xu Guanzhong said worriedly: "If you say so, you must not let him enter the Central Plains."

Cao Cao's smile gradually turned cold: "It doesn't matter, what he relies on is just his strength. If he realizes that he can't defeat China in the future, he will naturally return to his kind and honest appearance."

Guanzhong was deeply impressed after hearing this.

In order to avoid trouble, Cao Cao made friends with the generals and some famous warriors with gifts. There were only two kinds of gifts: one was fine wine, and the other was an erotic palace. Within two days, no one came to provoke him, and they all made love to each other.

They all regard Lao Cao as their confidant.

This is actually human nature - in a dirty and dirty place, if a well-dressed person suddenly comes, it is natural to be hostile, but if that person shows a certain degree of strength, is approachable, and deliberately makes friends, then everyone will definitely

Everyone is proud to have a well-dressed friend.

When Wanyan Loushi saw it, he nodded secretly: "I have always heard that the Han people in the Central Plains are good at planning, but now I see it is true. Not many of us Jurchens are good at this skill of being hard-handed and soft-handed."

In fact, the soldiers below have been provoking them for days. As the commander, how could he really not know about it? He was just pretending not to investigate and secretly watching how Cao Cao and others responded. But he didn't know, how could Cao Cao notice such little tricks? What's more?

I didn't think much about it, I just treated it like a wild dog: give it a kick to let it know that it is not easy to bully, and then threw a bone at it, and the dog naturally shook its head and tail.

The army surrounded Yizhou for several days. It was already December. On this day, the sky was full of snow and it started to snow.

Li Taibai has a poem that says: The snowflakes in Yanshan Mountain are as big as a mat. This is still farther north in Yanshan Mountain. Once it snows, the mountains and rivers will be white in a short time.

Wanyan Lou's room convened all the generals for discussion, and frowned and said: "This is a mistake made by a certain family! I originally wanted to surround Yizhou as bait to catch the resentful army, but two big fish from Yelu Dashi suddenly fell into this trap.

It's snowing heavily, and it won't stop for a few days depending on the situation! Now it's snowing like a curtain, and it's hard to see anyone half a mile away. Moreover, the snow is deep and there is no hoof, making it increasingly difficult to convey the message. If he evades the spies and sneaks up on our army while it's snowing,

But it’s not easy to play, can you and others do something about it?”

The father and son of the Han family and the Jurchens tried to defeat the Jurchens. After hearing this, they frowned and thought hard. They all felt that they had no good plan. Only Cao Cao lowered his head and said nothing.

Wanyan Loushi observed the words and expressions, and suddenly said: "Wu Jiedu, if you have a good plan, you might as well tell it and let everyone take a look."

Cao Cao thought for a moment and smiled slightly: "In my opinion, since the wind and snow have blocked it, wouldn't it be the same for the enemy and me? Now that the news is gone and the bait has failed, then we can take advantage of the snow to seize the city, and then do this

, and so and so.”

After hearing this, the Han family father and son gradually showed surprise.

After listening to Xu Guanzhong's translation, Wanyan Lou's family was overjoyed at first, and then frowned and said: "Brother Wu's back plan sounds extraordinary, but the front plan is very problematic. It should be noted that attacking a city is not easy, let alone braving the wind and snow?

You people from the south may not have experienced the winter in our northern country. When it snows heavily, the city wall is as frozen as ice skates. How can you get up there?"

Cao Cao smiled and said: "Since I told you this plan, I am sure of it. Brother, you only need to act according to the plan. I will bring my brothers to break the city for you."

Wanyan Lou's eyes stared straight at him and said: "Brother Wu, although we are brothers, it is not easy to be kind in the army. It is a small thing if you cannot take the city, but it is a big deal if you weaken my spirit."

Cao Cao laughed: "How about I just accept the military order?"

Wanyan Lou's room slapped the table and said: "Okay! If you can defeat the city with these few people, half of the money, food and population in the city will be given to you as a reward."

Cao Cao laughed and said: "My family is thousands of miles away, so what is the use of this money, food and population? I will give half of what you reward me to you, and the other half to Emperor Aguda."

At that time, Cao Cao and Wanyan Lou's family were about to bring several long ropes. Late at night, they took a group of Song people without lighting torches, wrapped their horses' hooves in soft cloth, and left the camp to look for Yizhou.

Originally, according to Lao Cao's idea, it was enough to bring only his own brothers, but those soldiers in Dengzhou had seen Cao Cao and others defeat the Han family and his sons in Tushan, majestic and majestic. In the past few days, they have seen Cao Cao deal with Jurchen provocations and look down on them.

, felt admiration in their hearts, and they all requested orders from Sun An and Sun Li to go out to fight. Hu Yanqing also led several of his subordinates to accompany him. Except for Jie Bao, who was still injured, only Ma Zheng and a few subordinates were left.

Dare to follow me and stay in the big tent trembling.

Hu Yanqing was quite excited along the way and said in a low voice: "When Ban Chao was sent to the Western Regions, thirty-six people traveled across the desert, and the Han Dynasty was so powerful. Unexpectedly, I, Hu Yanqing, also learned from the predecessors."

Since Hu Yanqing bravely stepped out on Tushan Mountain, Lao Cao's attitude towards him has become much closer. Before that, the Jurchen army provoked provocations, and he went out to fight twice. Although he failed both times, he still won the respect of Lin Chong and others.

Hu Yanqing interacted with these heroes, and the cautious and cautious attitude he had cultivated in the officialdom for many years was slowly changing, and his true nature as a general was gradually revealed.

We braved the snow and darkness, dived one foot at a time, and arrived at the gate of Yizhou City. Sure enough, no defender found us. Hu Yanqing said happily: "The Liao army underestimated the enemy so much that they are really defeated."

Cao Cao laughed in a low voice and said: "The powerful generals like Wanyan Loushi all thought that it was impossible to attack the city in such a wind and snow, so the defenders naturally felt careless. Moreover, if they could insist on keeping sentries in such a cold weather, the Liao army would not be like this.

We were defeated repeatedly."

Hu Yanqing chuckled, stretched out his hand to touch the city wall, and immediately made a sad face: "Wu Jiedu, let me tell you how dare the defenders be so careless. They had already poured water on the wall, and now it is all frozen into a piece. How can it be slippery?

have to?"

Cao Cao said disdainfully: "The ice formed by watering it is what Wu used to play in his previous life. How can it be difficult to break it? Humph, brother Shi Qian, this first skill can only be taught to you by me!"

What a "flea on the drum"! After hearing this, he cheered up and said with a smile: "Brothers, brothers, Commander Hu Yan, let's see what I can do!"

After that, he took out a pair of gloves from his arms and put them on: the palms of the fingers were all short hooked blades! He also took out two iron-cast claws and put them in front of his feet, like an old ape with steel fingers and iron claws.

After only one climb, why is it that the wall is so slippery that it’s hard to stand on ice? All I can see is a burst of smoke floating above!

In just a few breaths, Shi Qian had already climbed to the top of the city wall. He quietly poked his head out, looked around, and saw that the guards were all huddled at the corner of the stairs warming themselves by the fire. He smiled and turned over gently.

After untying the long rope that Bin Hou was tied to, he slowly lowered it from the city wall - Xie Zhen, San Ruan, Jiao Ting, Li Jun, and Zhang Shun, one by one, grabbed the rope and climbed up steadily.

Among these people, Xie Zhen is a top hunter and is an expert at climbing mountains and walls. San Ruan and Li Zhang are both heroes on the water. They are also agile in climbing poles and jumping waves. However, Jiao Ting is a good athlete.

Kungfu, strong hands and feet, flexible balance, so with only a rope, it is effortless to get up to the ice city.

Eight people were divided into two teams. They were short and cat-like. They walked around from left to right. When they met the defenders gathered to warm themselves by the fire, they jumped out with a few swords. It only took a stick of incense. On this wall, there were dozens of soldiers guarding the night.

, was killed without saying a word.

Then the seven of them gathered together and came down, killed more than ten people in the city gate, and opened the gate without making a sound.

Cao Cao laughed: "Brother Hua Rong, send out the signal!"

Hua Rong nodded, took out a loud arrow that had been prepared with flammable materials, lit it on the fire, looked into the air and shot, but saw a flash of fire, with a sharp whistle, flying for more than twenty people.

It is ten feet high or low, even if there is heavy snow all over the sky, it can be seen for miles around.

Cao Cao and others took out the torches they were protecting in their arms, folded them and lit them, then mounted their horses one after another, holding torches in their left hands and weapons in their right hands. They all roared and rode into the city.

There are only a thousand defenders in the city. Even if they were arrayed for battle during the day, they would not be able to compete with Cao Cao's group of tigers and wolves. What's more, on a snowy night, everyone is in their dreams. When Cao Cao and others entered the city, it was like a divine soldier descending from the sky. Where in the city?

Do you have the slightest ability to fight back?

They woke up quickly and rushed out of the camp. They were met with swords and guns. The people behind them were so cruel that their livers and gallbladders were shattered. They knelt down and asked to surrender. Hu Yanqing jumped on his horse and danced with his spear, killing several people in a row. Blood sprayed on the ground.

On the white snow, I could only feel the heroic spirit, and couldn't help laughing. Even the generals under his command were all excited and roaring.

When Wanyan Loushi and his troops arrived, Cao Cao found Yizhou occupied. Each of the four gates was guarded by men. The entire city was filled with soldiers and civilians, and no one could escape without leaving.
To be continued...