Chapter 16: As long as the hoe is wielded well! No need for a corner of the wall to be dug up.

  Dong Zhuo was shocked and lost his composure: "Five hundred thousand! So many, what to do? What to do?"

  "Premier, do not worry. The most urgent task at present is to dispatch generals to guard various passes and strategic points. I am sure that as long as we hold out, the Allied forces will inevitably develop internal conflicts over time, and when that happens, we can achieve a decisive victory in one battle!"

  Li Ru was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law and his only capable advisor. Long ago, Li Ru had seen that Dong Zhuo was not a man who could achieve great things, but he still wholeheartedly helped him with his affairs.

  With Li Ru's suggestion, Dong Zhuo immediately sent someone to summon the great generals Li Jue, Guo Si, and others, including his adopted son Lü Bu, to discuss matters.

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  "Hmm"! Li Yu stretched his waist and strolled leisurely, originally Cao Cao wanted him to accompany him to the Allied Army's headquarters, but Li Yu was unwilling to face those big shots' hypocritical faces, and instead started walking around Cao's camp.

  "Hmm!" Li Yu narrowed his eyes, looking at the large banner with the character "Zhang" on it across from him. He turned to the soldier beside him and said, "The camp opposite us is that of Chenliu Governor Zhang Miao's army, isn't it?"

  "Yes! Sir!" The soldier hastily replied. "Oh!" Li Yu nodded and thought to himself, these big shots are not simple goods! Zhang Chao's purpose in doing so is twofold: firstly, Cao Cao started his army in Chenliu, if anything happens, Cao Cao will inevitably have to take responsibility for him and help him out; secondly, to monitor Cao Cao, as Zhang Chao is a supporter of Yuan Shao, he deeply knows that Cao Cao has great talent and is on guard against him.

  These lords were also divided into several factions, with the three brothers of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Yuan Yi, as well as Zhang Miao, Governor of Chenliu, Kong Rong, Governor of Beihai, Tao Qian, Governor of Xuzhou, and Han Fu, Governor of Yuzhou.

  One group consisted of people like Ma Teng, Governor of Xiliang, Gongsun Zan, Governor of Youzhou, Sun Jian, Governor of Changsha and Cao Cao who truly wanted to contribute to the Han Dynasty.

  There is also a faction that is opportunistic and wishes to take advantage of the situation, such as Zhang Yang, the governor of Shangdang, and Wang Kuang, the governor of Hebei.

  Li Yu's eyes rolled around and he turned to shout: "General Zi Liang, are you interested in taking a trip with me?" Xiahou brothers and Cao Ren were called away by Cao Cao, and the management of these three thousand soldiers was left to Cao Hong and Yue Jin.

  Cao Hong is a born cold face, not good at speaking, and he is also the least bird Li Yu among these people.

  Cao Hong, future Wei, General of Chariots and Cavalry. Li Yu was quite impressed with him, especially that sentence he said.

  Cao Cao led his troops to attack Dong Zhuo, but was defeated by Xu Rong in Xiangyang. At that time, Cao Cao lost his horse and the pursuing soldiers were pressing hard, with his life hanging by a thread. Cao Hong dismounted and helped Cao Cao onto the horse, saying: "The world can be without me, but not without you." They fought on foot, killing all the way to Bian River. At that time, the water was deep and difficult to cross, Cao Hong found a boat along the river and protected Cao Cao from escaping danger.

  After Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou, he encountered a severe famine. Cao Hong led the vanguard and seized Dongpingyang, gathering local grain supplies for Cao Cao. The Emperor moved his capital to Xuchang County, and Cao Hong was appointed as a Counselor Remonstrance Official.

  At the beginning of the year, he was ordered to attack Liu Biao, and broke through Wuyin (Ye County), Dangyang, and Bowang. He was then appointed as LieFeng General and Guomingting Marquis. Historical records say that his family was wealthy but stingy.

  In other words, this old man is a Gelongtai kind of person, who saves all his money in his armpit.

  His jealousy of wealth made Cao Cao very trusting of him. Although in the eyes of many people, Cao Hong was not a big figure, but in Cao Cao's heart, Cao Hong was undoubtedly the one he trusted most.

  I'm not afraid that you have flaws, but I'm afraid that you're too outstanding. A person without shortcomings often has extraordinary ambitions. The most obvious example is the Emperor of Xin Dynasty who usurped the throne of Han Dynasty, Wang Mang. Therefore, the more corrupt Cao Hong was, the more at ease Cao Cao felt about him. According to historical records, Cao Hong never got rid of this habit even in his later years.

  When Cao Pi ascended to the throne, Empress Guo was extremely dissatisfied with Cao Hong and even harbored murderous intentions. The entire court was at a loss for what to do. Lady Bian, Cao Pi's birth mother, directly told Empress Guo: "If you dare to kill Cao Hong, I will go to the ancestral temple tomorrow to offer sacrifices and order the Emperor to depose you."

  Finally, Cao Hong was able to escape and was dismissed from his official position. However, after Cao Pi's death, Emperor Ming of Wei ascended the throne and immediately appointed Cao Hong as General Who Guards the Rear, Marquis of Lecheng. Later he was further enfeoffed as Cavalry General, and posthumously honored as Duke Gong. It can be said that Cao Hong went through three dynasties without falling, which shows his importance in Wei.

  He was also lukewarm towards Li Yu, and it seemed intentional!

  "Huh?" Cao Hong furrowed his brow a few times upon hearing this, and seeing Li Yu walk out, he followed suit. After all, Cao Cao had instructed him to protect the safety of this gentleman in front of him, and if even one hair was harmed, he would be beheaded.

  Li Yu's actions were all for one person, Cao Cao's original head of security - Dian Wei!

  Dian Wei was a native of Chenliu. He had an impressive appearance, extraordinary strength and great ambitions and integrity, with a heroic personality. At that time, his fellow townsman Liu and the people of Yingyang were enemies of Li Yong, so Dian Wei took revenge for Liu.

  Li Yong had been the Magistrate of Fuchun for a long time, and his home was heavily guarded. Duan Wei disguised himself as a casual bystander waiting for someone else, driving a carriage with chicken and wine; when Li Yong opened the gate of his mansion and came out in person, Duan Wei took out a dagger from his bosom and killed Li Yong, then killed Li Yong's wife, and slowly walked out, taking out the halberds on the carriage and leaving on foot. As Li Yong's residence was near the market, the whole city was shocked after this incident.

  Although there were hundreds of pursuers behind, no one dared to approach. Xianwei traveled four or five miles and encountered Li Yong and his men. After a brief battle, Xianwei escaped and from then on was recognized as a heroic warrior by the brave and chivalrous.

  During the Chuping era (190-193), when Zhang Miao raised righteous troops, he recruited Wei as a soldier and was subordinate to Sima Zhaochong. The gate flag in the army was both long and large, and no one could lift it up, but Wei held it up with one hand and erected it upright, shocking Sima Zhaochong with his extraordinary strength. Later, Wei belonged to Xiahou Dun, beheaded several times with merit, and was appointed as a Sima.

  He also fought against Lü Bu and saved Cao Cao, but unfortunately died early in the prime of life under Cao's leadership. No matter how you say it, this man was one of the strongest warriors of the Three Kingdoms period. Li Yu's goal was to go to Zhang Miao's camp to see if he could find this person. If he could dig him up, the merit of recommendation would be undeniable.

  Another reason is that he was worried about Cao Cao's safety, fearing that his arrival in the Han Dynasty would trigger a butterfly effect. If Cao boss died! Who would he ask for grain and wages? Even with Xu Zhu's alliance, he still didn't feel at ease, hence this episode.

  At this time, it was noon, and the eighteen masters were drinking and having fun in the Allied Army's big tent. It was a good opportunity.

  "Sir, why are you heading to Zhang Yan's camp?" Cao Hong couldn't help but ask. "Ah, I'm going to pay a visit to Wei Hong, and also... dig the wall corner!" Li Yu sneered, upon hearing which Cao Hong felt a chill run down his spine. Of course, Cao Hong had no idea what digging the wall corner meant, but looking at Li Yu's mischievous face, he reckoned it wasn't anything good, who knows what this guy is up to again.

  "Halt, what are you doing?" Zhang Mao's gatekeeper raised his gun and asked. Cao Hong stepped forward: "We are under the command of General Cao, we came to visit Lord Wei Hong, Lord Wei Hong is an old acquaintance of my master!"

  "Ah! I've troubled you so much! Please wait a moment, I'll go and report to the two masters!" The little gatekeeper signaled for someone below to go and report.

  "Hmm, never mind," Cao Hong responded with a single word, then looked at Li Yu again, who was sneaking around and searching for something.

  "Hah! Hah! Found it!" Li Yu shouted a few times, and a man with a dull face was eating something frantically while standing up. The people next to him occasionally handed him food. His physique was more than two heads taller than the average soldier. In today's measurements, he was over two meters tall, even taller than Xu Chu, but not as sturdy or fat. And on such a cold day, he was wearing only a single layer of clothing.

  Now Li Yu was outside, and the other person was inside, so he couldn't confirm whether it was really Dian Wei. Thinking of this, Li Yu poked Cao Hong beside him: "General Zi Lian, shout loudly, Dian Wei, you've been exposed".

  Looking at Li Yu's eerie face, Cao Hong felt uneasy, but he held himself back with his bravery, especially the contemptuous gaze of Li Yu made him very angry. Don't look down on people! So he shouted loudly: "Dian Wei, you're finished!"

  This shout was nothing serious, something happened, the originally greedy eater, Huang Lian Dahan, picked up the large halberd beside him and rushed over, jumped over the fence, raised his spear and stabbed.

  As expected, it was indeed Dian Wei, Li Yu secretly exclaimed in his heart.

  "With a 'clang' sound, Cao Hong drew his sword to block the blow, but his hand was shaken numb, and the sword in his hand almost flew out. Only then did he realize why Li Yu had an eerie expression on his face, but the situation in front of him didn't allow him to be distracted. Dian Wei's madness erupted, and the double halberd in his hands danced like a dragon rising from the sea, flying up and down to attack Cao Hong."

  What's the big deal about ancient martial arts, Li Yu didn't understand. If calculated by time, Cao Hong only lasted two minutes in Dian Wei's hands before being kicked to the ground.

  The number of soldiers at the gate of Zhang's mansion is increasing, and Li Yu secretly scolds in his heart. If Zhang knows about Dian Wei's bravery, his own plan will be ruined.

  On the other hand, Dianwei had already thrust his spear at Cao Hong, and Cao Hong's knife had been shaken off, he was unarmed, and was about to die on the spot!

  Li Yu shouted loudly: "Dian Wei! Don't you want your brother's life anymore?"

  "You...!" Upon hearing this, Dian Wei stopped in his tracks and turned towards Li Yu, "Sir!" Cao Hong was greatly alarmed.

  "What did you say?" Dian Wei glared at Li Yu furiously, "Nothing, you're the one who committed murder, your brother is in my hands, be honest with me and come with me!" Li Yu said calmly, but actually he was pretending to be calm, his heart had already skipped a beat, this Dian Wei was like a ferocious beast from the primordial chaos, as if he would devour people at will.

  "What's going on here?" A man in armor walked out, "Reporting to General Huang, the flag bearer and General Cao's men have clashed."

  "What are they here for", said the plump white guy unpleasantly.

  "It's to find Lord Wei Hong, but Lord Wei Hong is not here!", "Wei Hong? Hmph!" General Huang snorted: "Send them away!", He was a local magnate in Chenliu and also supported Zhang Miao's rebellion against the bandits, while Wei Hong did the same. The two families were in a competitive relationship, and he didn't get along with Wei Hong either, so he was unhappy to drive people away;

  "General Wei Hong is not here, he may have gone to inspect the grain supplies. Sir, would you mind coming back a bit later?" The soldier could only respond to Li Yu like this.

  "Hmm!" Li Yu nodded casually, his purpose was not to see Wei Hong: "Right, I'll take this Tianwei away, and you report it later!"

  "This..." The soldier hesitated and said: "Then can you wait a moment? I'll go ask General Huang!" "Okay!"

  A rustic and unpolished husband, let him go! This is the answer given by General Huang, which suits Li Yu's heart perfectly.

  Li Yu was overjoyed with this answer, and hastily took Cao Hong and Dian Wei to leave. After walking for a while, Li Yu turned back and said to the small soldier at the gate: "You can give me a personal favor, I also cannot give nothing in return, go tell your general that later General Cao will send him ten good horses!"

  "Ten horses? Isn't that too many?" Cao Hong furrowed his brow, ten fine horses were not a small number after all, and the three provinces of Yong, Liang, and Bing which produced good horses were currently under Dong Zhuo's control.

  "Cut! Petty! Do you think he's worthless?" Li Yu glanced back at the furious Dian Wei following behind him.

  "Hmm! —— " Cao Hong rubbed his nose: "It's worth it!"