: : : Close the door, beat the dog and kill the tiger's mouth

Author: Sharpshooter Lao Feixia

: : : Close the door, beat the dog and kill the tiger's mouth

On November 16, Lao Cao gathered his generals at Guizhou Prefecture.

On a long table, a picture of flying birds in the world of Kyushu has been laid out.

There are three pictures of flying birds in total. When put together in one place, you can see the whole picture of China.

Lao Cao has always used it to choose only one, but today he combines three pieces in one place.

When Lao Cao saw everyone gathered, he pulled up a chair, stood on it, looked down at the map, and started with a clear meaning: "Thousands of times, Emperor Tianzuo never paid the gold. The Jin soldiers raided and Lao Zhong was defeated. What was the Song army's combat strength?"

, He already knows it very well, and the great struggle he has been talking about for his brother for several years is now fully open."

The generals' blood boiled when they heard this, and they all straightened their backs, with invisible murderous aura coming out of them.

Lao Cao took off his Hualong Sword and pointed at the map with its sheath: "The current situation is east of Yimeng Mountain, which is my base, and Youji Prefectures are also in my hands; south of Hebei, in the hands of Yelu Chun, Emperor Tianzuo dropped gold,

His actions are unavoidable and doubtful; most of the nine states behind the mountains belong to the Jin Dynasty, and the area north of the Great Wall is also occupied by the Jin Kingdom."

The generals held their breath and looked at the map carefully. Guan Sheng frowned and said: "It seems that Yelv Chun and his group are the key. If he sends gold, won't our land of Youji be attacked on three sides?"

Cao Cao's eyes flashed with a fierce look: "If he dares to drop gold, I will immediately abandon Guizhou, defend Wusheng Pass, send all my troops south, and then send Liangshan north, attack from north to south, and destroy this imperial food!"

"But..." Cao Cao blinked and slowly shook his head: "Yeluchun attacked the Song Dynasty this time. He killed it first and then reported it. His disobedience is obvious, so I don't expect him to surrender the gold, surrender to the Song Dynasty, or stand on his own.

, these are the only two ways..."

As he spoke, he suddenly smiled: "The key is that there is Xiao Qian, and Yelu Dashi is there. They are both heroic in nature, and they may not like the Zhao family. I think... they will probably persuade Yelu Chun to stand on his own feet and rebuild the Liao Kingdom."

The generals listened to his analysis one by one and felt that it made sense, and they couldn't help but nod.

Guan Sheng frowned and said, "If he establishes his own country, how should we respond?"

"Response? If he establishes a country, he doesn't have to deal with it." Lao Cao clapped his hands and smiled: "If he goes north and defeats me, he will border the Kingdom of Jin. If he has such courage, why did he go south in the first place? If he wants to go south...

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He laughed even more heartily: "Hahaha, my second brother is in Qingzhou, and King Chao Tianwang is in Liangshan. The two places are connected by branches. The brothers are like wolves and tigers, and there are strategists like Wu Xuexue, Xiao Jiasui, and Xia Houhu to assist them.

Is it possible that his 200,000 people can fill up the eight hundred miles of water?"

Zhu Tong stared at the map and murmured: "In this way, he is in a dilemma and has no way to go."

"Brother's words are not true." Lao Cao smiled mysteriously and tapped the scabbard in one place. Everyone looked around quickly and saw that it was the Daming Mansion.

"When that guy encounters a few obstacles in Shandong, he will know that his only way out is to break Daming Mansion and attack Bianliang City directly!"

After hearing this, all the generals were shocked. They looked at the map carefully and thought about the situation of the Liao's southern expedition. If they could not reach Shandong, they would have to turn to the southwest and take a risk. Otherwise, they would be trapped in Hebei and never have peace.

Seeing that everyone understood, Lao Cao concluded: "So according to my brother's expectation, his army is not a worry for the time being. Then I will wait for the important thing at hand, which is to take this place, defend the enemy outside, close the door and beat the dogs."

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Speaking of the battle at hand, the generals were refreshed again. They looked at the place where Cao Cao's scabbard fell, which was the tiger's mouth!

Cao Cao looked out at the sky, nodded and said: "At this moment, Hua Rong should have taken Wuzhou."

When all the generals heard this, they were all shocked.

Lao Cao said calmly: "Before I left Wusheng Pass, I wrote a letter and ordered Jiao Ting to send it to Ruzhou. I asked Hua Rong to lead his troops to detour from the north of Haituo Mountain and attack Wuzhou directly.

He has captured this city once before, and now that he has returned, he should be able to take it easily."

He said with a smile: "I will have a decisive battle with the Jin soldiers surrounding Guizhou. If they lose, he will advance to Yunzhou, surround Wei and rescue Zhao, and relieve me of the siege. If he wins, I will lure the victorious army to join them and kill them together."

Yunzhou, first seize the opportunity to kill the tiger, and then slowly take care of this group of golden soldiers."

When all the generals saw that Lao Cao had already figured it out, they were all convinced. They all clasped their fists and said, "It's all up to my brother."

Cao Cao ordered Hao Siwen to lead a thousand troops and sit in Guizhou to help deal with Xuan Zan's funeral affairs——

He had sent people to fetch Gongsun Sheng last night and asked him to come to Guizhou to choose a good crypt for Xuan Zan to bury him in, and then perform rituals to resolve his sin.

He also gave detailed instructions: If the enemy's army is too large and something cannot be done, then do not do it and lead the army back to Wusheng Pass. There is no need to defend the city.

As for the remaining generals, they all set off with him to join Hua Rong in Wuzhou.

It was 200 miles from Guizhou to Wuzhou. Cao Cao led 12,000 troops and went up the Yanghe River, passing through Xinzhou on the way, which was later known as Zhulu County.

After Wanyan Sali defeated him, he ordered people to fly to the commander Lou's house, and at the same time he gathered more than 3,000 defeated soldiers and guarded Xinzhou cautiously.

Seeing Cao Cao's troops passing by at this moment, I couldn't help but feel numb: The main force of our army is attacking Yanmen Pass. My partial army was defeated, which is already a serious crime. If I let him pass again and ruin the Lou family's affairs, how can the emperor spare me?

After much deliberation, he mustered up the courage to fight his way out, crossed the bridge, set up a formation at the entrance of the bridge, blocked the road, made a show of force, and shouted: "Hey! Those thieves, the Kingdom of Jin is finished."

Yan Sali is here to drink. If you don’t want to die, put your butt forward and turn around and walk!”

Cao Cao and the "Crying Prince" were old acquaintances. At this moment, he did not want to reveal his true identity and only hid in the army. Shi Wengong, Sun An and others could not show their faces, so General Qin Ming rushed out, pointed and cursed:

"The defeated general can only hide his head and hide in order to survive. How dare he stop in front of my formation and show off? If he doesn't leave, will you see this big stick in my hand?"

Sa Li shouted angrily: "You praise the bigness of the stick, does it mean that my stick is not big? I will try it with you today to see if your stick is stronger or mine is stronger! Just do it!"

The two chatted for a few words, each got angry, and slapped their horses so that they could fight in front of the formation.

Sa Li drank and rested all night, and had two hearty meals, and his strength was restored. Especially after knowing that his friend Otun Zhalu died in the battle, he felt miserable. Now he took the opportunity to vent it out, and a mace made the tiger angry.

But how could the name "Thunderbolt" be deserved? How many heroes could he pass through as he traveled from north to south, so how could he let anyone take a single step?

The two clanged and banged hard, neither of them using any fancy tricks, but relying solely on their strength. The fight lasted for more than forty years, and Sa Li drank his bones and tendons. He kept shouting, "Wait a minute! There is one thing we must not know."

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Qin Ming still thought that he had something to say. He slowed down his stick slightly, shouted and turned his horse away, shouting: "Southern barbarian, good strength, you are waiting for a lot of people today, wait until my army arrives, and then we will rank among them."

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How could Qin Ming be willing to let him go? He laughed and said, "Can Jurchen barbarians also cheat? Don't wait for the future. I will fight with you until one of you dies."

He is also a courageous and brave general. With a horse and a stick, he chases Sa Li and rushes straight into his formation.

Sa Lihe shouted in Jurchen language: "Kill him!" Those Jurchen soldiers were also fierce. They rushed up from all directions, stabbing with spears and slashing with knives, and intercepted the tiger general forcefully.

Lao Cao was shocked when he saw this, fearing that he would miss, and quickly ordered an attack. Du Bo and Li Tianrun took the lead, and the whole army made a gesture of two dragons heading out to sea, and rushed forward.

However, Sa Lihe had already thought of his retreat. When he saw his army moving, he immediately led his troops to retreat and retreated straight to the bridge. However, he did not escape across the bridge, but guarded half of the bridge to fight with the West Wind Army who had caught up with the bridge. Great war.

This shows why Sa Lihe became the leader of the army!

Although they have few troops, most of them are Jurchen tiger soldiers who have been fighting for a long time. Their combat power is unparalleled in the world. They are stationed on the bridge at this moment, and they immediately take advantage of the geographical advantage, which offsets Cao Cao's superiority in numbers, even though it is several times greater. Soldiers and horses can only send a small group of troops to fight against him.

Cao Cao watched the battle with cold eyes, and he could see Sa Lihe's intention in a moment: nearly a hundred of the West Wind Army had died, and only seven or eight Jurchen soldiers had died. He quickly ordered the troops to retreat, and ordered the archers to block the pursuit of the Jin soldiers while pointing at the bridge road. : "Which brother is going to make a desperate plan with him!"

Guan Sheng and Shi Bao looked at each other, dismounted their horses, walked to the bridge, raised their might, and slashed with their swords.

Although the bridge is wide, it is a wooden bridge after all. It has been built for more than a hundred years. It is covered with frost and snow year after year. It is no longer as strong as before. How can it withstand the magical sword of two generals?

There were only seven or eight blows to the left and right, but with a crash, the bridge collapsed, and more than 200 Jurchen soldiers on the bridge fell into the water with screams.

These Jurchen soldiers were covered in iron armor and turned into weights when they entered the water. They only had time to spit out a bunch of bubbles before sinking straight to the bottom of the water.

Sa Li was shocked. Unexpectedly, the good plan he had been thinking about was easily destroyed. He just regretted that the bridge was not a stone bridge. He was helpless for a moment. He watched the other side reorganize the team and head west in a hurry, gritting his teeth for a long time. He had no choice but to temporarily withdraw his troops and return to the city.

Lao Cao led his men and horses and walked for two or three days before arriving in Wuzhou.

Hua Rong had indeed captured the city. He was a careful person and sent out scouts for hundreds of miles in all directions. When he heard that Cao Cao's troops were arriving, he quickly left the city to greet him.

When the brothers met, they were very happy and told each other their farewell affairs. Hua Rong and others were overjoyed when they heard that Zhang Jue had been surrendered and that they had obtained the Murong family treasure. Later, they heard that Zhang Jue had been killed and praised him, so they couldn't help it. cry.

Hua Rong reported: "Previously, I and Guan Sheng's brother took two states each. I learned that the Song army was fighting in Yingzhou. I didn't know whether to help or sit back and watch. Just when I was hesitating, he was already defeated. When he inquired about the news, he unexpectedly It was the Lord of Liao who surrendered to the Kingdom of Jin. We were short of troops and did not dare to divide our forces to defend the city, so we retreated to Gui Ru."

Cao Cao said: "The Song army is 150,000, and many of them are elite soldiers and generals. Although the Jin soldiers are brave, I heard that they can only reach 20,000. Therefore, his defeat is really strange. I have ordered Ma Ling and Shi Qian to go and inquire. But now that he’s here, it’s hard to just leave the nine states behind the mountains to him. Since Yelu Yanxi has no intention of guarding his territory, I’ll simply accept it.”

Hua Rong sighed: "Jin Bing has become a powerful force in the world in recent years. Anyone who hears that he is coming will first feel timid. Only my brother is happy when he hears about the battle. Only when the sea is flowing can you see a hero."

Cao Cao laughed loudly, rested for half a day, and then abandoned Wuzhou with a total of 17,000 men and horses, including Shi Wengong, Guan Sheng, Du Bo, Sun An, Hua Rong, Qin Ming, Shi Bao, Li Tianrun, Luan Tingyu,

Fifteen fierce generals including Xu Ning, Zhu Tong, Huang Xin, Jiao Ting, Lu Fang and Guo Sheng headed west along the southern foot of Yanshan Mountain.

In eight days, they marched more than 500 miles. On November 28, Cao Cao's army arrived 20 miles outside the Shahukou Pass.

The one who kills the tiger's mouth is known as Sanhekou in ancient times. During the Warring States Period, Zhao State General Li Mu stationed here for a long time and used this place to attack the Huns.

In the Han Dynasty, Li Guang, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing also attacked from this mouth, wiped out Shuomo, and sealed the wolf in Xu.

In the Tang Dynasty, it was named Bailangguan, and the Liao people named it Yalangguan. Therefore, many barbarians were killed here, so the people commonly called it Shahukou, which is also known as Shahukou.

In the original time and space, it was not until the Ming Dynasty that it was officially named Killing the Tiger's Mouth.

Lao Cao hid his army and horses in a mountain col, ordered Shibao, Hua Rong, Luan Tingyu, and Jiao Ting. Four generals walked lightly and climbed the mountain to observe the situation. When they saw this pass, mountains on both sides faced each other. In the middle was a flat valley, with the Great Wall coming from both sides.

The mountain stretches down, and a city is built in the middle. It is indeed very steep.

When Hua Rong saw it, he couldn't help but feel sad: "Brother, this pass is not easy to fight."

Cao Cao said calmly: "Resisting the barbarians for more than a thousand years naturally has its own merits. But in the past, even I would have found it difficult to fight, but now it is different."

Hua Rong said happily: "Could it be that my brother has a plan?"

Cao Cao smiled and said: "It's just like this, like this, and so on."
To be continued...