¡¶The Biography of Cao Ang in the Three Kingdoms¡·


 Volume 1 Chapter 1 Learn from Cao Ren

    The annoying big rooster outside the window started to crow "OoOoOo" again. Cao Ang covered his head with the quilt, but he could still hear the annoying "alarm bell" clearly.

    Damn it, it¡¯s time to get up again!  As a modern person who is used to going to bed late and getting up late, the biggest worry in traveling back in time to ancient times is having nothing to do at night and waking up early in the morning!  This Cao Ang is not the other Cao Ang. In his ten-year-old body, there is a modern soul hidden.

    Although the "Cao Ang" who lives in modern times only has a low-paying job, he can always play World of Warcraft and CF after get off work, and watch the enviable activities of his classmates on the "school network" , and then secretly browse various adult comics on **.  But he never expected that just a drunken encounter at a class reunion would allow him to travel to the end of the Han Dynasty and become the eldest son of the great Cao Cao - Cao Ang!

    "Cao Ang" who lived in the Han Dynasty was very smart and upright, and was very popular with Cao Cao.  Just because he is the son of a concubine, his status in the family is not too high.  Just to get a compliment from his father's letter, "Cao Ang" studied hard day and night. As a result, he was overtired. One day, he accidentally fell off his horse and fell into a coma.  In the end, his soul was shattered, and he benefited from the time traveler in vain.

    Since Cao Ang traveled through time, he has been walking on thin ice with trepidation. He finally got through the first ten days and became familiar with his body and the surrounding environment.  Although this process sounds thrilling, it is actually extremely ordinary, because Cao Ang is only the son of a concubine named Liu, and Liu died of dystocia during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.  Now that a long time has passed, who would notice the abnormality in this child?

    "Young master, get up! Get up!" Someone outside the window kept tapping on the window and shouted quickly: "If you don't get up, you will be late. Don't scold me then!"

    "Get up, get up!" Cao Ang was so excited that he quickly got off the couch and got down to the ground. He took a Hanfu suit from the hanger on the side and put it on in a hurry.  Fortunately, it has been some time since I traveled through time, and I finally got it right.  After he got dressed, he quickly opened the door, and the man outside the window hurriedly walked in.

    Cao Ang said to the man: "Brother Xiao Yi, hurry up and help me comb my hair."

    The little Yi nodded, then took an old wooden comb with a few teeth missing from the desk, and carefully combed Cao Ang's hair.  While combing his hair, Xiao Yi said: "Young master, you don't have to get up so early! You are so good at reading, and even if you don't practice martial arts, you are still the best at home. Why are you so desperate! Your injury is not healed yet.  Clean!"

    "Xiao Yi is the only slave left to him by Cao Ang's biological mother Liu. Although he is only three or four years older than Cao Ang, he is very energetic and loyal to Cao Ang.  He is just too honest and honest, and sometimes seems a bit stupid.  It was precisely because of this that he did not notice the recent abnormality of his little master. Instead, he was tricked by Cao Ang a lot, allowing Cao Ang to slowly integrate into his current life.

    Cao Ang smiled and scratched his head, "Brother Xiao Yi, don't comfort me here. Only when you have both civil and military skills can you be a gentleman. In the past, I just studied hard, and my body was very weak. If I didn't catch up, I would be full of knowledge.  , he is just a poor scholar with no strength, what future does he have?! My father led the troops to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion, relying on his martial arts and strategy, not writing poems on the spot!"

    Xiao Yi smiled sarcastically, and felt that what Cao Ang said made sense. He kept combing in his hand, and soon divided Cao Ang's hair into two halves, and tied each into a knot on the top of his head.

    Now Cao Ang is only ten years old, which can be called the age of the horns. He can't tie his hair yet, so he can only tie up these two horns.  There was no bronze mirror in the room. Cao Ang glanced into the basin and looked at the two neat little corners. He was quite satisfied with Xiao Yi's craftsmanship and praised him a few more times.

    The two people quickly packed up and ran to the clan's martial arts field.  Now the sky has just turned white, and the moon and stars have not yet gotten off work. The entire martial arts arena is empty. Except for the two servants on duty, there is no one else at all.

    Cao Ang smiled and said hello to the two people, pushed open the courtyard door, and ran to a secluded area skillfully. Sure enough, he found that there were still chicken feathers that had not been swept away.  He couldn't help but smile, pulled a broom from the side, and started sweeping seriously.  Xiao Yi also ran to the equipment, carefully wiped the weapons, and at the same time stood guard for Cao Ang.

    Not long after, Cao Ang swept the chicken feathers into a small pile and dug a small hole in the ground. Then - from the bottom of the small pit, he saw the dog bones buried a few days ago.  Cao Ang sighed helplessly, moved to another place, buried the chicken feathers, and stamped on them a few times to firm up the loose soil.

    After finishing these tasks, Cao Ang began to punch. When he was sweating all over, Cao Ren came over with his upper body bare and only a pair of calf shorts.

    Cao Ang stopped and saluted him, and then persuaded in a low voice: "Uncle, please clean up a little more cleanly after eating next time, and let me finish it for you every time! If others tell Grandpa, something happened in our Cao family  You are a chicken thief, so everyone must laugh to death!"

    Cao Ren touched his nose and chuckled: "I have a nephew like you, so uncle must pay attention next time! There is nothing I can do. You have to eat more meat to practice martial arts, but the food for martial arts in our clan is really bad!"

    He was a little embarrassed as he spoke, and quickly changed the subject: "Come on, come on, practice the moves you learned yesterday, and uncle will check them for you!"

    Cao Ren is only nineteen years old and currently studying martial arts.  Perhaps because of his extraordinary talent, his martial arts progressed very quickly. Except for a few tough opponents in the Xiahou family, Cao Ren was invincible in all the clans and was known as the number one in the younger generation of the Cao family!  Perhaps because Cao Ang's soul comes from modern times, the bohemian Cao Ren and Cao Ang are very close to each other.  In addition, Cao Ang has been helping Cao Ren as a sentinel recently, so Cao Ren has nothing to repay, so he can only give more guidance on Cao Ang's martial arts.

    "When Cao Ang heard what Cao Ren said, he quickly got into a stance and began to punch seriously.  Although he is only ten years old, his basic skills are quite solid. Moreover, during this period of time, Cao Ang has repeatedly practiced this boxing technique in his free time, and now he is very proficient in it.

    Cao Ren stood aside, his brows frowning more and more, and finally he couldn't help shouting: "Stop! Stop!"

    Seeing Cao Ang hold back his fists and kicks, Cao Ren frowned and said, "What is boxing? It's used to hit people! Even if it's just some routines, it should be lethal. When you punch, you should have momentum! Look  Look at your fists and feet, they are soft, just like those dancers in Red Sleeve Moves, are you massaging someone?! Come on, come on, punch me in the chest!"

    Cao Ang looked around and saw no one else, so he raised his fist and hit Cao Ren on the chest with all his strength.  There was a "boom" sound, and the fist hit Cao Ren's chest, causing Cao Ang's wrist to become slightly numb.

    Cao Ren smiled coldly and said angrily: "Is this a fist? I thought it was tickling me! Why did I tell you a few days ago, use Qi! Qi sinks into the Dantian, and uses Qi to control the fist. Imagine  A breath of air travels in your body, driving your arms, arms, and even your fists, and then punches out with all your strength! The punch must be decisive and the strike must be quick! Come again!"

    Cao Ang listened to Cao Ren's comments and quickly concentrated his attention. However, it is obviously impossible for a modern person to immediately realize the inner breath.  This hastily punched punch, although it had the sound of whistling wind, still didn't have much strength.

    Cao Ren frowned, "Don't panic, think carefully and calm down! Don't be impetuous!"

    Cao Ang took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and imagined a breath of essence slowly passing through his internal organs and sinking into his Dantian; imagining a warm air flowing along his arms, from his shoulders to his  Elbow to wrist.  While imagining, he followed the trend and swung a punch, hitting Cao Ren in the chest!

    Cao Ren shook his body slightly and easily released the force.  But he still smiled and said happily: "That's right, but the force is too weak, it's still like scratching an itch! You have to study hard and practice hard to master this luck method."

    Having said this, Cao Ren looked around and saw no one around, so he took out a shiny handkerchief from his trouser pocket and stuffed it into Cao Ang's hand.  Cao Ren touched his nose and lowered his voice and said: "Put this away quickly. There are some luck tricks embroidered on it. They are the secrets of our martial arts masters. I spent a lot of effort in the past few years.  I lied to him I want to come here. I should have given it to you when you were practicing last month, but I didn't have a handy handkerchief at the time, so it took me so long You go back and wash the oil stains on it, and then carefully  Study and practice more!¡±

    Cao Ang was speechless. He looked at the greasy handkerchief and then at Cao Ren's sincere smile. He could only sigh and put it in his arms.

    Cao Ren touched his nose again and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, follow the same method just now and punch me again!"

    Cao Ang nodded, slowly getting lucky, then suddenly swung his fist forward and punched him forward.  This time, Cao Ren did not forcefully catch it, but stepped aside. His right hand had already grabbed Cao Ang's wrist, and he stumbled forward with his foot, throwing Cao Ang to the side.

    But before Cao Ren could comment on this move, someone on the side shouted loudly: "Well done!"

    The sound was so sudden that it startled Cao Ren. He turned his head suddenly and saw Cao Anmin running over next to him.

    Cao Anmin panted and saluted Cao Ren, and said to him with a smile: "That move my uncle just made was really cool! You should be so rude to deal with a humble son of a concubine like Cao Ang! In my opinion, like  An uneducated child like him,It will be a shame to our Cao family when we grow up!  During this time, there was a sneaky little thief in the family, maybe it was him!  Hey, uncle, don't go, I haven't finished speaking yet!  Uncle, uncle"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 2 Simple Happiness

    Cao Ang held back his laughter and got up from the ground, patted himself hard, and dust suddenly flew up.

    Cao Anmin on the side stared at Cao Ren who was walking away. He was completely unprepared and immediately inhaled a few mouthfuls of dust.  He quickly moved to one side, waving his hands to drive away the dust, and shouted dissatisfied: "Pay attention, pay attention, there is someone else next to you! Cao Ang, it must be you who made Uncle Zixiao leave in anger, otherwise he would definitely  It¡¯s all your fault for pointing out my fists and kicks!¡±

    Cao Anmin is the second son of his uncle Cao De. Although he is the same generation as Cao Ang, he is already twenty years old this year, one year older than Cao Ren.  Seeing Cao Anmin calling Cao Ren uncle and being very affectionate, Cao Ang couldn't help but feel a little weird.

    I heard from Xiao Yi that Cao Anmin has bullied the weak and feared the strong since he was a child. He punched the younger members of the Cao family and kicked all the children in the county.  Even Cao Ren was not noticed by him.  Later, Cao Ren learned martial arts, and Cao Anmin knew that he was no match, so he immediately begged for mercy. He called him "uncle" and said he was "closer" than anyone else. It was really a bad idea!

    Cao Ang was too lazy to pay attention to such a snobbish guy like Cao Anmin, and was about to turn around and leave, but Cao Anmin grabbed him by the corner of his clothes and whispered: "Boy, you should think carefully about what I told you last month.  No? In my opinion, you should agree!"

    How did Cao Ang know what Cao Anmin told him last month? He hadn't traveled through time at that time.  However, in the spirit of asking if you don't understand, Cao Ang asked calmly: "What happened? You know, I fell off my horse at the beginning of the month, and I can't remember many things!"

    "Shh!" Cao Anmin quickly looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw no one was around.  He actually hesitated a little and said in a low voice: "That's it. What you should remember is it's about the ethnic studies exam in a few days! Cao Ang, don't be pretentious!"

    take an exam?  Cao Ang was still a little puzzled.  Xiao Yi also said during the chat that Cao Anmin's grades were pretty good, but he had always been suppressed by "Cao Ang" before time travel, and he always came in second place in the exam at the end of the month.  He shouldn't be worried about his grades. Unlike himself, the time traveled was still short, and he couldn't even memorize the Five Classics, and he was even worse at learning ancient Chinese.  Could it be that he has the test questions for this exam?  If that was the case, then I would have to flatter him a little more.

    Cao Anmin didn't know Cao Ang's random thoughts. He saw Cao Anmin blushing anxiously and lowering his voice and said: "It's just a matter of letting you off the hook during the general exam. As long as you pass me the answers this time and let me come out on top smoothly, I will  I¡¯ll give you five guan! Don¡¯t hesitate any more, five guan is a lot of money, it can buy a lot of meat, and it also saves you the trouble of stealing every day!¡±

    Cao Ang was dumbfounded. He didn¡¯t expect to encounter such cheating in exams when he traveled back in time to ancient times. When he was in school, he relied on plagiarism and cheating to pass every subject!  Now that I think about it, I really miss it.  Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.

    However, Cao Anmin misunderstood what Cao Ang meant and thought he was laughing at him.  So Cao Anmin blushed and asked angrily: "Why are you laughing?"

    Cao Ang took a step forward and said in a low voice: "I heard from Xiao Yi that if you get first place in the general examination, the clan school will give you a lot of money. Mrs. Ding loves me very much and values ??her face the most. At least she will  Give me two guan of reward. As long as I talk smarter, my uncles will also give me some reward. In this case, why should I give this title to you?! Just five guan of money is too insincere.  !¡±

    Cao Anmin also felt a little embarrassed by Cao Ang's analysis.  In fact, his father had given him a hundred thousand dollars before, but Cao Anmin had spent a lot of money recently and wanted to get some kickbacks. In addition, he felt that Cao Ang was just a ten-year-old boy and did not understand the world, so he lowered the price.

    Seeing that Cao Ang turned around and was about to leave without any intention of lingering, Cao Anmin gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Forget it, let's go to the Eighty Guan Qian Headquarters!"

    Hearing this, Cao Ang stopped immediately.  Thanks to the knowledge he learned while reading at the starting point before traveling through time, Cao Ang knew that the Yellow Turban Uprising had dealt a heavy blow to the economy of the late Han Dynasty, with prices rising sharply and coins severely devalued. However, even so, the purchasing power of five baht was still acceptable.

    In the Central Plains, five guans can buy about 100 jins of rice; prices in Qiao County are relatively stable, and five guans can buy about 150 jins of rice.  Calculated at two yuan per kilogram of rice, five guanqian is equivalent to 300 yuan, which means one guanqian is equivalent to 60 yuan.  Eighty guan, which is RMB 4,800, is not a low price for a small exam!

    After traveling back to ancient times, although he was the eldest son of Cao Cao, because he was only the son of a concubine, his salary was not very high.  In addition, Cao Cao took office as the Prime Minister of Jinan at this time and was far away from his hometown in Qiao County. Not only could the extravagant Cao Cao not be able to send money home at this time, he also needed to provide subsidies from his family.  In order to save money, Mrs. Ding has halved the monthly allowance for each person in the family, and Cao Ang only has half a pound of pocket money every month.  Such a small amount of money is really not enough!

      To be honest, Cao Ang really wanted to agree at this time.  Unfortunately, he has a modern soul in his body at this time. He only knows that the "Five Classics" include "Book of Changes", "Book of Changes", "Book of Songs", "Book of Rites" and "Spring and Autumn". As for the detailed contents, after this  After a period of sharpening his guns in battle, Cao Ang didn't remember much.  Moreover, I couldn¡¯t take the crooked calligraphy out of the house.  In my current situation, it is simply a joke to pass on answers to others!

    Cao Ang turned around and smiled at Cao Anmin.  At that moment, Cao Anmin suddenly had the urge to cover his money bag.

    Cao Ang whispered: "One Hundred Guan, I deliberately answered a few questions wrong this time and gave you the first place! How about it?"

    Cao Anmin gritted his teeth and said, "Deal! As long as you don't write neatly this time and deliberately answer two questions wrong, I can definitely surpass you!"

    Cao Ang smiled and said: "Then it's settled. You will send the money to my room before dinner today. I won't wait until it's late!"

    After saying that, Cao Ang walked towards the weapon rack in the distance with a smile, and left with Xiao Yi.  As he walked, he strained his smile, feeling ecstatic in his heart: I've made money, I've made money, I finally have money!

    Cao Anmin also clenched his fists hard and kept laughing in his heart: The Ding family has no children. Someone in the family has mentioned the matter of adoption many times, but the people who decide on this candidate are the elders in the family, not the Ding family.  !  As long as I can win the first place in the clan test this time, and then beat you Cao Ang into a pig's head in the martial arts competition, then how can you have the face to compete with me for this position?  !  You know, my uncle (Cao Cao) is now the Prime Minister of Jinan, and he is highly valued by my grandfather. As long as I can adopt him as an adoptive father, I will be able to go smoothly in the officialdom. Why do I have to bury myself in books like my father and elder brother?  What about studying hard?  !

    Cao Ang naturally doesn¡¯t know what Cao Anmin is thinking.  He took Xiao Yi to greet Ding (Cao Cao's wife) as usual.  As they walked, Cao Ang said to Xiao Yi: "Brother Xiao Yi, have you noticed that brother Anmin is very pursuing advancement recently?"

    As he spoke, Cao Ang felt a little stomachache.  He scratched his head, Brother Anmin Bah!  But who told me that I am only ten years old now!

    Perhaps because of the tacit understanding between master and servant, Xiao Yi, like Cao Ang, scratched his head, "Anyway, Cao Anmin has been very diligent since your Excellency was promoted to the Prime Minister of Jinan! Young Master, he is very unreliable and sneaky.  , bullying the old and the weak"

    When Xiao Yi said this, Cao Ang was slightly startled and couldn't help but stop. He didn't speak, but stared at Xiao Yi with his small, dark and shiny eyes.

    Xiao Yi stuck out his tongue, "The words just now were said by Uncle Li who was watching the yard. I think they make sense."

    Cao Ang understood then, "I didn't expect you to be able to say this. Just keep your head down and do things in the courtyard. Listen more, watch more and talk less. You won't suffer any loss."

    Xiao Yi nodded repeatedly, completely unaware of how weird it was for a ten-year-old child to say such teaching words.

    The master and servant talked as they walked, and soon arrived at the door of Ding's room.  Before you even enter, you can hear the sound of the loom inside.

    Cao Ang coughed slightly, took off his shoes outside, and said loudly: "Madam, good morning!"

    "Aang is here, come in quickly!" After hearing Cao Ang's shout, the sound of weaving in the room stopped. Ding stood up from the loom, greeted her happily, and stretched out her hand to knead it.  Cao Ang's head.

    Cao Ang was actually mentally prepared and wanted to move aside, but he was only ten years old after all, and his small arms and legs could not escape quickly, and he was quickly held in Ding's arms.

    Although Cao Ang has adapted to his identity as a child, he still has the mind of an adult and is always a little embarrassed, so he still wants to break free.  But the more he frowned like a little adult, the cuter he looked, and the tighter he was held by Ding.

    Cao Ang can clearly feel that Ding really likes children. This kind of love is not superficial, but comes from the heart.  Lying in this warm and comfortable embrace, you can relax your body and mind, and relieve your soul of all kinds of wariness about the world.  What's more, there are candied dates sent back by my father to eat.

    After all, he is still a child in this body. Cao Ang, who has always loved sweets in his past life, soon lost his will to fight.  While eating candied dates, he lay comfortably in Ding's arms and asked in surprise: "Madam, it's not like there are no cloth shops in the city, why are you weaving so hard?"

    Ms. Ding felt a little sad about the relatively distant title of "Madam", but she also knew that Cao Ang was a stubborn child.  Since Liu's death, Cao Ang has never called mother again.

    Ding secretly sighed in her heart, took the candied dates from the box, slowly fed them to Cao Ang, and said with a smile: "The cloth in the cloth villageAlthough it's good, it was knitted by others after all, and I don't have my thoughts in it.  Your father is far away in Jinan, and no one knows the cold or the warmth. I can weave more cloth and make clothes for him, which will give him some peace of mind.  I heard it was very cold in the north during this period. I wonder if he was freezing at night.  It's funny to say that you, father and son, are both dishonest when you fall asleep and always like to kick the quilt.  By the way, I cut a new dress for you the day before yesterday. I haven't been too busy these two days, so I finally got out.  Quickly put it on and see if it fits!  "

    As Ding said this, she carried Cao Ang to the couch and turned around to get his clothes.  Looking at her busy figure, Cao Ang suddenly felt that he was actually very happy now

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 Volume 1 Chapter 3 A little gambling for pleasure

    After returning to the room from Ding's house, Cao Ang kept giggling. He was used to being poor recently and kept secretly complaining: After Cao Anmin sends the money, I must put money in my left hand, money in my right hand, and hang a string around my neck.  money.  Spend all your time and lose all your time, and try to feel like a nouveau riche.

    Waiting and waiting, Cao Ang was almost restless when he waited from time to time. Finally, when the envoy sent by Cao Anmin came, he found that his hands were empty and he didn't seem to be carrying any weight at all.  Where is the hundred coins promised to me? Could it be that Cao Anmin has changed his mind?

    Cao Ang's hands shrunk in his sleeves were pinching his thighs hard, trying to keep himself calm and steady, showing a nonchalant look.

    The envoy seemed to be very interested in Cao Ang's calm demeanor and chatted a lot. Seeing that Cao Ang's facial expression remained the same, he took out a black silk bag from his arms and slowly opened it.  , and then placed ingots of gold on several tables.

    Cao Ang smiled slightly, he was smart!  If Cao Anmin really had to send someone to carry a big bag into his yard, anyone who saw it would know that something was wrong.  But if you change the money into gold, it is not only easy to carry, but also very secretive. No one will discover this secret transaction.

    "Compared with Cao Ang's calmness, Xiao Yi's eyes almost glowed green!"  Previously, all of Cao Ang's monthly money was used by Xiao Yi to purchase daily necessities.  Life has been so tight that even the wooden comb with broken teeth was reluctant to replace it.

    Seeing Cao Ang nodding, Xiao Yi almost threw himself on the table, stuffed the gold ingot into his mouth, and bit it hard.  Hearing a click, a tooth fell out!  But Xiao Yi didn't feel any pain at all. He just giggled and bit the gold ingots one by one, drooling for a full three feet!

    In comparison, Cao Ang's performance was quite stable, and he did not show any abnormality until he sent the envoy away.  Of course, as soon as the messenger left, Cao Ang couldn't wait to bolt the door, rushed to the gold ingot, and stuffed the gold into his mouth.  Bite it hard and it feels so good that you can't bite it anymore!

    Some people are happy and some are sad. Just when Cao Ang and Xiao Yi were biting the gold and giggling, Cao Anmin touched his shriveled money bag and became worried again.  It was his father's fiftieth birthday soon. Although he had the idea of ??becoming a successor, he still had to show his filial piety.  It's just that I really can't bear to spend money!

    Although Qiao County is not big, there are several well-known antique shops and silk and satin shops. However, Cao Anmin walked in for a while and then walked out with a sad face.  If you buy these as a birthday gift, you will have to eat chaffy vegetables for the next half month.  Alas, is there anything cheap and good-looking?

    As I was walking forward, it suddenly started to rain. Although it was not heavy, it was very uncomfortable.  Cao Anmin was in a hurry to go shopping and didn't bring an umbrella, so he hid at the door of a nearby store.

    As soon as he walked into the store, Cao Anmin wanted to leave, because this seemingly serious store turned out to be the facade of a gambling house.  However, as soon as he took a step outside, he was grabbed by someone inside.

    Cao Anmin was very surprised and a little angry. Whoever dares to touch my Cao family in Qiao County is really overly ambitious!  He clenched his fists, wanting to look good to the man. He turned around, but couldn't help but froze for a moment, and bowed with a wry smile: "Uncle, why are you here?"

    It turned out that the man was not an outsider, but Cao Hong, who was known to be greedy for money.  I heard that Cao Hong would like to break a big sum of money in half and spend it on weekdays. How could he come to the gambling house?

    Cao Anmin was surprised, but Cao Hong had already said with a smile: "Anmin, since you are here, why don't you go in and play for a while? This is my uncle's newly opened business, don't worry, it is very safe, no outsiders will know! Xiao  Just bet on Yiqing!"

    When Cao Hong said this, Cao Anmin was a little moved. This year, in order to establish a good image of himself, he didn't dare to go to the gambling house to play money for a long time, and his hands were really itchy.

    Cao Hong saw that Cao Anmin was a little moved, so he said with a smile: "Business is business, and relatives are relatives. If the rabbit doesn't eat the grass on the edge of the nest, how can I trick you? Push Pai Gow, bet on big or small, which one do you want to play?"

    When he said this, Cao Anmin couldn't bear it anymore and jumped inside.  At this time, Cao Hong looked at Cao Anmin's back with a smile, quietly called a dealer, and whispered: "This guy exchanged eleven ingots of gold at my bank a few days ago, please be careful.  Win all these for me! If he doesn¡¯t bring any cash, ask him to write down the note soon. You must be smart and don¡¯t let him find out what¡¯s wrong!¡±

    The croupier nodded repeatedly and trotted inside. Cao Hong stroked his beard and smiled: Relatives are relatives, business is business, brothers can settle accounts clearly, nephew, just pay out obediently!

    From the outside, the gambling house opened by Cao Hong looks like an ordinary shop, and it is veryQuiet, can't hear any abnormal noise.  It wasn't until Cao Ang turned around several doors and raised the door curtain made of three layers of thick quilts that a sudden wave of heat rushed towards him: "I've bought it and left it, I've bought it and left it!" "Big, big!" "Little, little, little.  !" "Open the poison!" "Win, I win!"

    Cao Anmin's blood suddenly burned up. He licked his lower lips and rushed to the table nearest to him as quickly as possible. He greedily smelled the familiar smell and placed his bets with wide eyes.  , roared angrily: "Xiao Xiaoxiao!"

    "One, two, three, little one!" The croupier lifted the lid and shouted loudly.

    Cao Anmin laughed loudly, proudly hugged the copper coins he had just earned, and concentrated on continuing to place bets.

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    Half an hour later, a large pile of copper coins was placed in front of him, roughly like four or five coins.  The croupier at the table wiped the cold sweat on his face and said with a smile: "Sir, you are so lucky, so you should go to the counter over there! If anyone here dares to bet against you, all the money will be lost to you."  Won"

    Cao Anmin also felt that it was a bit unsatisfying, and with the onlookers around him cheering him on, he walked to another table with a smile.

    The starting price of betting at this table is relatively high, and it costs a consistent amount of money at a time. Immediately, a waiter came over to help Cao Anmin exchange the chips and served him tea attentively.  In the eyes of everyone with envy and hatred, Cao Anmin burst out laughing

    An hour later, Cao Anmin's eyes were red with rage, and his clothes were completely torn open, revealing his lean body.  He had staked all his valuables, even his boots on the gambling table, but he still didn't get his money back!  By now, not only had he lost all his money, but he also owed a large amount of gambling debt!

    The croupier stood aside with a smile and said in a low voice: "Sir, you already owe our gambling house eleven gold ingots. We have a small profit, do you think it's time to settle it?"

    Cao Anmin's eyes were red and he said angrily: "I, Cao Anmin, am from Qiao County, how can I run away?! Your boss is my uncle, just bring me the money!"

    The croupier was still hesitant. Cao Hong only told him to win all Cao Anmin's eleven gold coins, but he didn't let him continue gambling.

    Cao Anmin said angrily: "Believe it or not, I'll fire you just because I mentioned it to my uncle! You bastard, if you don't hurry up and withdraw the money, I'm going to pay for it soon!"

    After being scolded dozens of times by Cao Anmin, the croupier was also furious. He immediately ordered someone to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and asked Cao Anmin to write down the loan document and put his fingerprints.

    Cao Anmin was now a little crazy after losing, and there were many idle people around to encourage him. He wrote the document without hesitation, in two copies, borrowed a hundred dollars from the gambling house, and hurriedly rushed to the gambling table.  , in less than half an hour, everything was lost!

    This time, even Cao Anmin took off his clothes and placed them on the gambling table, but he still lost completely.  Cao Anmin, who was only wearing a moon-white tunic, finally came to his senses, then looked at the IOU signed and painted and cried loudly.

    The croupier who was ridiculed by him at the beginning came forward and cupped his hand, "Sir, you have to bear witness to me. The loan just now was requested by you and has nothing to do with me. If  If my boss is blamed, you have to testify for me."

    Cao Anmin nodded numbly and walked out blankly.  The people in the gambling house had seen too many of these street hustlers, and after a while they gathered around and returned to their respective gambling tables, continuing to shout at the top of their lungs.

    The croupier rushed up again, found a shabby coat from the counter of the casino, and put it on him.

    Cao Anmin suddenly woke up when he put on his clothes like this. He grabbed the man's hand and asked quickly: "Where is my uncle?"

    "My boss only comes here occasionally to sit in charge. He may have gone home long ago." The croupier said uncertainly: "You are all relatives, so it won't be a problem to delay for a few days. There should be no additional interest. Mr. Cao, don't worry.  , your Cao family is a well-known family, why do you care about this little money? It's a small gamble, come back next time!"

    next time?  Cao Anmin smiled miserably. Last time, he had a hard time convincing his father to agree to his plan to bribe Cao Ang. In order to make himself famous, his father finally gave him more than a hundred dollars for expenses. This was unprecedented.  This time, if he wanted to let him know that he had lost so much money in gambling, he would have to skin him!

    The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and as soon as the cold wind blew outside the door, Cao Anmin immediately got goosebumps all over his body.  He pushed away the bamboo hat handed over by the croupier and staggered into the heavy rain, tears streaming down his face.

    Maybe it¡¯s because of the heavy rain, the shops on the street have closed their doors one after another.  The few people I met occasionally on the road were all in a hurry, and they didn't even know what they were doing.Not clear about face.  Cao Anmin wailed and roared wantonly in the rain, running around like a madman, and finally fell to the ground exhausted.

    Drowsily, I vaguely heard a little girl shouting in horror: "Sister, there is a dead person here, let's take a detour!"

    Cao Anmin muttered and completely lost consciousness

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 Volume 1 Chapter 4 Terror in the Streets

    When Cao Ren came to visit, Cao Ang was drinking the broth sent by Mrs. Ding as usual.  Now that Cao Ang is only ten years old, it is the time when his body is growing. Mrs. Ding will carefully cook broth for him every day, but she eats simple meals without any complaints.

    In fact, the family still has a lot of money, and Cao Song is also a rich man. He is never stingy with his two sons, Cao Cao and Cao De.  It's just that Cao De spent all his money on books and household expenses, while Mrs. Ding spent most of her money on Cao Cao.  For example, recently, Mrs. Ding sent someone to quietly send 5,000 guan of money to Cao Cao as support.

    After finally waiting for Cao Ang to finish drinking the broth, Cao Ren asked for a loan and looked at Cao Ang flatteringly.  Except that there is no tail wagging back and forth, it is exactly like a pug begging for food.

    Cao Ang frowned and glared at Xiao Yi, who also felt aggrieved.  I just spent two hundred dollars to repaint the old furniture that had lost paint and faded. Unexpectedly, Cao Ren discovered the clues and hurriedly came to borrow money.

    Seeing that the master and servant were silent, Cao Ren said with a flattering smile: "Aang, I have been teaching you martial arts during this period. I can be regarded as half of your master. There is hard work without credit, and fatigue without hard work! Now the master has  It¡¯s difficult, you can¡¯t just sit back and do nothing! Don¡¯t tell me you have no money. If you had no money, how could you be willing to paint those cases?! My uncle didn¡¯t borrow much, just ten coins!¡±

    Cao Ang smiled bitterly: "Uncle, you don't know. My monthly payment is only half a pound. Where can I get these ten dollars? What urgent need do you have? How about I borrow it from Mrs. Ding?"

    Cao Ren shook his head repeatedly, "Why bother Mrs. Ding? My uncle really has something to hide"

    As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Yi. Cao Ang understood and quickly asked Xiao Yi to go out and look out.  Cao Ren then whispered: "Maybe you also know that my old man has very strict control over me, and I have saved quite a lot of money up to now. No, I heard that a business group came to the county town, specializing in selling slaves.  The quality is very good. My uncle plans to buy a cheap girl from there who can make the bed and wash it, so that the house will not be in a mess!"

    Cao Ang laughed, "I'm afraid what my uncle wants is a girl who can warm his bed!"

    Cao Ren felt a little embarrassed. He slapped a few cases with his palm and said angrily: "Is your uncle like that? Hey, what are your looks?! In a word, do you want to borrow it or not?!"

    Cao Ang looked at the newly painted cabinets with distress, sighed, took out a wooden box from under the cabinets, and placed it tremblingly on top of the cabinets.

    Cao Ren laughed loudly: "This is my good apprentice, who is loyal! But as an uncle, I have to say a few words, how can a man be so stingy? It's just ten guan of money, and he is trembling with heartache, alas!  "

    After saying that, Cao Ren grabbed the box with one hand, and then his expression changed. When he opened the box and took a look, he even laughed dumbly.  He couldn't help but sigh and said with a smile: "How come it's all about making money? Aang, do you always like to count money recently?"

    Seeing Cao Ren holding the box with one hand and leaving, Cao Ang and Xiao Yi were very envious. He held dozens of kilograms of weight with one hand without changing his expression. What a lot of strength this is!

    Cao Ang suddenly patted Xiao Yi gently and asked in a low voice: "Brother Xiao Yi, do you know where the group of people uncle mentioned is? Mrs. Ding weaves cloth for my father and me every day, and she also needs someone to rub her back and waist."  Maid, let¡¯s go over and take a look later.¡±

    Xiao Yi nodded and agreed.  Even though Xiao Yi looks stupid, because of this, people in the mansion don't avoid talking about him at all. In addition, Qiao County is a small place, so Xiao Yi is fairly well-informed.

    The master and servant put on their casual clothes, took their money, and went to tell Mrs. Ding that they wanted to go to the city to relax.

    Mrs. Ding was willing, but she just gave Cao Ang a few words to pay attention to his safety, and gave him a lot of money.  Mrs. Ding also ordered the housekeeper to select a steady horseman, hitch a carriage, and drive Cao Ang to the county seat.

    The horseman¡¯s surname is Zhao. He is in his forties. He is a veteran who has followed Cao Cao for many years. He stayed in Cao¡¯s family to be raised because of his military exploits and injuries.  He was relatively talkative, and he talked about his various experiences during the journey when he had nothing to do. Cao Ang and Xiao Yi listened with great interest.

    Because it had just rained heavily, the journey that was supposed to take half an hour ended up taking an hour and a half before we arrived at the county town.  I heard that it was the carriage of the Cao family, but the gatekeeper did not ask them for the city tax.  After the three of them successfully entered the city, Lao Zhao drove the carriage to the Cao family courtyard, mixed some fodder, and escorted Cao Ang and Xiao Yi out for a stroll.

    This is the first time Cao Ang has entered the city since time travel. Being accustomed to the tall buildings of later generations, he is still quite interested in the scenery in front of him.  But after he walked two or three streets, the soles of his shoes were covered with mud and he no longer had the interest to go shopping.?? 

    At this time, Xiao Yi gently poked Cao Ang and said in a low voice: "Young Master, look, that's not Cao Anmin's guy!"

    Hearing this, Cao Ang looked up and saw Cao Anmin standing outside the door of a drug store in front, chatting with a woman.

    Cao Ang was very curious, and hurriedly moved forward, and heard Cao Anmin cup his hands and say: "Cao will never forget this life-saving grace. I also hope that the girl will leave her address, and I will thank you with a heavy gift later."

    ¡¾Note: In fact, the word "miss" had a derogatory connotation in the Song and Yuan Dynasties; the word "girl" was not used as a title for unmarried girls until the Qing Dynasty.  "Niangzi" refers specifically to unmarried girls before the Song Dynasty, and it was not until the Yuan Dynasty that it became a title for married women.  However, for the convenience of readers, many titles in the Eastern Han Dynasty will be appropriately modified in this book based on modern language habits.  ¡¿

    "I saw a young woman standing opposite Cao Anmin, wearing a bamboo hat. A circle of black gauze hung around the bamboo hat, covering most of her face, revealing only a pretty cherry mouth.

    The woman smiled slightly: "Mr. Sir, you don't have to be polite. A lucky person has his own destiny. I just carried him to the hospital with my little sister. You'd better thank the doctor of this 'Yuanhua Thatched Cottage'!"  Come back, since Lang Jun is from a wealthy family in Qiao County, I hope Lang Jun will make up for the cost of the diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible and don't default on it, after all, it's not easy for people to do business."

    Cao Anmin nodded repeatedly, wanting to continue chatting and asking about the other person's name and family background.  On the one hand, it was to repay the other person's life-saving grace. On the other hand, Cao Anmin also coveted her beauty and wanted to have an affair.  Didn¡¯t those who talk about storytelling all say that once a talented man and a beautiful woman meet, they will avoid countless blind dates!

    There was a little girl of eleven or twelve years old next to the woman, but she was very cold to Cao Anmin. She had already pouted her little mouth and said impatiently: "Sister, don't be wordy with him. I have been busy since yesterday."  Up to now, you have taken care of him for such a long time, so you have done your best. Go back to the inn quickly, I am exhausted. You are too soft-hearted. You have to take care of the little rabbit and puppy when they are injured, let alone this  I picked up a big living person for the first time!"

    Hearing what she said, both Cao Anmin and the woman felt a little embarrassed. They each bowed and said goodbye to each other.  Cao Anmin watched the woman take a few steps away, gritted his teeth, and followed quietly.

    The fire of gossip was burning in Cao Ang's heart. He whispered to Xiao Yi and Lao Zhao: "It seems that something interesting happened to brother Anmin after we haven't seen him for a day. Let's follow him and take a look."

    Xiao Yi always obeyed Cao Ang's advice and nodded immediately; Lao Zhao only wanted to ensure Cao Ang's safety and had no objection to the young master's decision, so the three of them quietly followed Cao Anmin and followed the two women forward.

    At this time, the little girl turned back inadvertently and discovered Cao Anmin behind her and Cao Ang, who was sneaking not far away.  She immediately frowned and lowered her voice and said to the older woman: "Sister, something is wrong. Why does the man you rescued keep following us? And there are three people behind him, which is very strange. Those two and a half-year-olds  It¡¯s nothing more than a boy, that middle-aged man (Old Zhao) is definitely a member of the imperial court, and every move he makes carries the air of a court hawk! We have to be careful!¡±

    The older woman Ling Yue knew that her junior sister Lingshan was eccentric and very discerning. The disciples were able to escape the pursuit of Cao Cao's men in Jinan last time, and the younger junior sister was indispensable.  Since the junior sister noticed something unusual behind her, of course she had to pay attention to it.  What's more, although she, Lingyue, is caring, as the senior sister of the Moon Worship Sect, she is not pedantic and incompetent.

    Lingyue pulled her junior sister forward quietly while making a gesture quietly. The two guardian disciples who were responsible for guarding her two sisters at the street intersection nodded lightly and walked behind them.  The two of them ran into Cao Anmin, one on the left and the other on the right.

    Cao Anmin was completely focused on Lingyue and had no defense at all.  And although he had practiced martial arts for a few days, he had not put in any hard work at all. In addition, he had just recovered from a serious illness and had no strength, so he was knocked to the ground by the two men.

    Cao Anmin never thought that the other party bumped into him intentionally. He thought it was a coincidence. While complaining, he wanted to get up and move on.  But he didn't expect that the two people had already planned their positions when they bumped into him, and they knocked him out of breath.  Cao Anmin immediately coughed non-stop after this activity, and he didn't have any energy to get up again.

    One of them even kicked Cao Anmin in the back of the heart while the people around him were not paying attention. Cao Anmin, who had just recovered from a serious illness, was hit so hard that he rolled his eyes and fell into coma on the spot.  But the two people still cursed and said: "A good dog doesn't block the road. You seem to be a scholar, so why are you deliberately blocking the road?"

    As they spoke, the two of them walked towards Cao Ang.  At this time, Lao Zhao took a step forward, guarded Cao Ang and Xiao Yi behind him, and whispered: "Friends, please step on it."Click, bite when you come over!  "

    This is a slang saying: "Friend, please leave this place alone, otherwise I will stab you with a dagger if you come over!"

    The two people understood this and saw that Lao Zhao had a bulging bag on his waist, so they did not dare to step forward, but stayed there and blocked the way.  One of them said in a low voice: "You want to occupy this line and step on the plate? Hold the line side by side to protect the two beans, don't get into trouble." (Are you the one responsible for inquiring on the road here? Our two bodyguards are protecting these two women, don't follow them.  We are enemies!)

    Seeing that these two men were strong men, Lao Zhao was worried about Cao Ang's safety, so he stopped stepping forward.  It was the first time for Cao Ang to hear the incisions in these martial arts books. It was very new and he had to ask Lao Zhao to explain.

    Everyone was in a stalemate here. After about half a stick of incense, the two people blocking the way nodded to Lao Zhao, turned around and left.  At this time, the two women had already gone far away and there was no trace of them.  The only person on the street was Cao Anmin, who collapsed on the ground, unconscious in the mud

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 Volume 1 Chapter 5 Making Friends with Hua Tuo

    Lao Zhao did not pursue forward, but dragged Cao Ang to stay where he was. Cao Ang was very surprised, but Lao Zhao did not explain much.  Not long after, the two men who had just blocked the road flashed out again at the intersection. When they saw Lao Zhao and the other two people stopping, they raised their hands and saluted, and blended into the crowd without a trace.

    Old Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Cao Ang: "Young Master, those two women are not to be messed with, they are probably members of a cult!"

    Cao Ang was very surprised and asked again and again. Lao Zhao patiently explained: "Young master, although those two women are still young, they are graceful and well-mannered. At first glance, they do not come from a small family. But they are from ordinary wealthy families.  How could my wife and daughter walk alone without a carriage or horse? Besides, Qiao County is such a big place, and I, Old Zhao, have never heard of such a person!"

    Seeing Cao Ang nod, Old Zhao lowered his voice and continued: "And her two bodyguards are decisive and ruthless in their actions. They have definitely been stained with blood and killed people. They are not bad! Young master, have you noticed that they have walked such a long way?  , there was basically not much mud on the feet of the two women, they were obviously very good at Qinggong! Although this Qinggong is not suitable for fighting on the battlefield, it is a sharp weapon for fooling the people! Young women who know Qinggong and have bodyguards will definitely not  What kind of orthodox path does she come from! It¡¯s best for us to stay away from women like this. Besides, I heard that my lord is cracking down on prostitutes in Jinan during this period, so maybe they are the ones who slipped through the net!"

    Hearing this, Cao Ang was already convinced. At this time, Xiao Yi asked curiously: "What is the obscene sacrifice? Is it indecent?"

    ??Old Zhao coughed and said with a smile: "Xiao Yi, I usually see you being very honest, but I didn't expect you to be a boring person too!

    ¡°Obscene sacrifices¡± refer to sacrifices that are not in accordance with the etiquette system, improper sacrifices, and indiscriminate sacrifices, including sacrifices of Yuefen and sacrifices not included in the rituals.  There is a record in "Book of Rites: Qu Li": "Sacrificing something other than the object of sacrifice is called obscene sacrifice."  There is no blessing in obscene worship.  ¡¯

    Hey, don¡¯t look at me with such admiration. If I hadn¡¯t been seriously injured back then, and now I¡¯m a powerful general under my lord, how could I not be proficient in writing?  !  "

    When Lao Zhao said this, Xiao Yi scratched his head, but Cao Ang was thoughtful.  But before the three of them could come up with any countermeasures, Cao Anmin at the street corner had already shouted with a male duck's voice: "Help! Help! Someone is committing murder in the street!"

    Cao Ang and the other three looked at each other speechlessly, and could not ignore his fate. They hurriedly picked him up and sent him to the nearby "Yuanhua Thatched Cottage".

    The doctor at the medical center was surprised to see Cao Anmin suffer another serious injury, but his medical ethics were not bad, and he helped Cao Anmin to the bed regardless of the mud on his body.  The doctor felt his pulse and asked in surprise: "Didn't you just go out? Why were you injured again?"

    Cao Anmin was very embarrassed, especially when the three of them guarding Cao Ang were in front of them.  Cao Ang suppressed his laughter and said loudly: "Doctor, my brother Anmin was knocked unconscious on the street. I don't know who is so wicked! You can rest assured that the diagnosis and treatment will be done. Send someone to pick up the medical expenses from my uncle's house. My uncle's name is Cao.  De, not short of money!¡±

    Cao Anmin nodded repeatedly and said weakly: "Doctor, I have to trouble you again. My brother is right. Our family is not short of money. I hope you will pay attention to diagnosis and treatment!"

    When the doctor heard this, he slammed the table hard and said angrily: "I, Hua Tuo, have been practicing medicine all my life, only to treat diseases and save people. I have never been greedy for money! If Lang Jun keeps saying this, forgive me for my helplessness, please change  Home Medical Clinic!¡±

    Cao Anmin was about to reprimand angrily, but Cao Ang's eyes lit up. This unattractive middle-aged man in front of him turned out to be the miracle doctor Hua Tuo!  He hurriedly stepped forward, saluted the doctor and said: "The doctor's medical ethics is really admirable. My brother has been in bad luck these days. I hope the doctor will forgive me if I said something exaggerated! As for the consultation fee, we are willing to double it.  So that doctors can diagnose and treat more poor people!"

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, Hua Tuo was very satisfied. He stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "Young gentleman is a reasonable person. Anyway, I will carefully diagnose and treat your brother. If you have time, you can also  Take more classes with him and let him learn from you, you will have gained so many years in vain!"

    Just as Cao Anmin was about to retort, Hua Tuo had already pulled out several long golden needles and looked at him with evil intentions.  A good man doesn't want to suffer the immediate consequences, so Cao Anmin quickly pretended to be a submissive little daughter-in-law and didn't dare to talk nonsense again.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Outcome a few golden needles, Cao Anmin's pale face has a little more color.  Hua Tuo wrote another prescription and gave it to his apprentice to prepare the medicine accordingly.

    Cao Ang took a sneak peek at the side. They were all ordinary medicines. There were no precious medicinal materials added because of the power of the Cao family.  He couldn't help but sigh, doctors in ancient times still had high medical ethics!  I remember that before time travel, Cao Ang had a cough. After going to the hospital, he had an electrocardiogram, a color ultrasound, a blood test, a urine test, and a CT scan. Finally, the doctor told him?Just a little cold!  The cold medicine cost him less than 20 yuan, but the examination cost several hundred yuan!

    With the persistence of Cao Ang and Cao Anmin, Hua Tuo finally asked his apprentice to follow Lao Zhao to the Cao Mansion to ask for money.  Lao Zhao was afraid that Cao Ang would be in danger when he went out alone, so he repeatedly told Cao Ang to stay in the hospital and wait for him to come back to buy slaves together.

    At this time, Cao Anmin took the soothing medicinal soup and fell asleep.  There were not many doctors and patients in the hospital today, so Hua Tuo, who had nothing to do, started chatting with Cao Ang, who was deliberately making friends. The more they chatted, the more interesting they became.

    Cao Ang knew that this person in front of him was an outstanding figure in the medical field of the Three Kingdoms. He might face many battles in the future and might ask for help, so he used his brain this time to tell all the medical knowledge he had learned from later generations.

    For example, blood circulation, lymphatic immunity, brain and heart structure, thinking is mainly dominated by the brain, such as the harm caused by tetanus, etc.  This knowledge was absolutely novel and unique when it was placed over a thousand years ago.  Hua Tuo, who was just chatting to kill time, couldn't help but focus his attention. It couldn't be said to be an eye-opener, but it also greatly expanded his thinking mode.

    Hua Tuo clapped his hands in admiration, extended his thumb for the first time, and praised Cao Ang in a low voice: "What Xiao Langjun just said is really novel and unique, and it makes perfect sense. I actually have some research on the human body. The Yellow Turban Rebellion  There were many casualties among the soldiers. I had been on the battlefield many times and quietly dissected many dead bodies. However, the knowledge I gained was only half as good as Xiao Langjun¡¯s system. I don¡¯t know where Xiao Langjun learned this knowledge.  , can I get acquainted with this master who imparts knowledge?"

    Now that Cao Ang is only ten years old, it is impossible for him to know so much knowledge. In Hua Tuo's opinion, it must have been taught to him privately by an expert.  Naturally, Cao Ang would not explain the time travel to him. If he was mistaken for being possessed by a monster, then Cao Ang would be in trouble!

    Cao Ang thought for a moment, pretended to be mysterious, and lowered his voice and said: "My father was the Prime Minister of Jinan. When he broke the Yellow Turban, he seized a batch of books, which contained many deviant words. My father was very critical of this.  But the content of a few of them was very interesting, so they sent someone to bring it to me to relieve my boredom. What I just said is what I read from there. It¡¯s just that these few books have been discovered by masters in ethnology recently, and they said that I am not doing my job properly.  Burn it to me!¡±

    "What a waste of natural resources!" Hua Tuo was so angry that his beard was fluttering, and he said angrily: "What do those old masters know?! What a pity, what a pity! Those books that Xiao Langjun saw must have been read by the Yellow Turbans from somewhere  It was copied from a great Confucian scholar, and it may be written by the sages!"

    Hua Tuo knew Cao Ang's concerns and did not dare to say that the books were written by the Yellow Turban, so he attributed these books to a certain great scholar.  He sighed several times, and suddenly asked with great interest: "Do you still have a few books with you, sir? Can you borrow them for me? I am willing to give them as gifts"

    Before Hua Tuo finished speaking, he felt that he was in a hurry. The Cao family is a big family and has much more money than a small doctor like himself. In the eyes of others, his so-called heavy gifts are as light as a feather!

    He thought about it and finally remembered that he still had something that he could use, and that was the Wu Qin Xi he created.  Since practicing Wu Qin Xi, my breath has become longer and my movements have become more flexible. It is effortless to go up the mountain to collect herbs.  However, after all, this Wu Qin Xi was created by myself and has never been promoted in the world, so it has no reputation.  Cao Ang probably wouldn't be aware of the effectiveness of the Five Animals. Maybe the Cao family has better health-keeping skills.

    Hua Tuo was very hesitant, but in the end his desire for knowledge defeated his cowardice, and he stated his condition, willing to exchange Wu Qin Xi for those few orphan copies.

    After Cao Ang heard Hua Tuo's conditions, although he seemed calm on the surface, he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart.  Wuqinxi!  It is of epoch-making significance in the history of Chinese health care. Several of Hua Tuo¡¯s disciples lived more than a hundred years old!

    Cao Ang pretended to have never heard of Wuqinxi and said with a smile: "Since Mr. is interested in those ancient books, I will write to my father to request them. However, I have to keep the originals of the books to prevent my father from checking them. I can only  Send the manuscript to sir. As for that"

    "Five-animal show!" Hua Tuo said quickly.

    Cao Ang nodded and said with a smile: "Well, if it is not convenient for you to teach Wu Qin Xi to me, then forget it. I only hope that after reading the manuscript, my medical skills can be improved, so that the people can get better diagnosis and treatment!"

    When Cao Ang said this, Hua Tuo, who felt he was taking advantage, became more determined to teach him Wu Qin Xi.  So Hua Tuo took Cao Ang to the secret room in the courtyard and taught him on the spot: "Wu Qinxi is a kind of exercise that involves external movement and internal stillness, seeking stillness while moving, having both movement and stillness, hardness and softness, a combination of hardness and softness, and practicing both internal and external.  When exercising, you should pay attention to relaxing your whole body, keeping your mind on your Dantian, and breathing evenly¡­¡±

    While explaining, Hua Tuo patiently demonstrated.  Since Cao Ang traveled through ancient times, for some reason, his memory has improved a lot.  Although it didn't last long, under Hua Tuo's patient guidance, he quickly mastered the essence of Wu Qin Xi.  Moreover, Cao Ang discovered that these five-animal exercises complemented the exercises taught by Cao Ren, perfectly solving the shortcomings of the original exercises that were too powerful but lacked endurance!  I really found a treasure this time!

    Hua Tuo was also very satisfied with Cao Ang, a smart disciple. He was going to quietly examine Cao Ang's character. If it was suitable, Hua Tuo was willing to teach him all his medical skills.  Although he had a few disciples, they did not have the courage to question the classics and the spirit of exploration. This made Hua Tuo very dissatisfied.  However, although practicing medicine and asking for medicine is not a humble profession, it is not a good way either. Cao Ang will definitely have a bright future in the future, and he is probably just wishful thinking again.

    At this moment, Cao Ang was like a little fox who had caught a big fish, feeling happy.  It was not until Lao Zhao urged him again and again that Cao Ang agreed with Hua Tuo on the next meeting time and said goodbye reluctantly.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 6 Meeting Grandfather

    Cao Ang and the other two left the "Yuanhua Thatched Cottage" and hurriedly found a clean restaurant at the corner of the street and walked in.  Cao Ang casually ordered four dishes of side dishes, and asked for a bottle of wine for Lao Zhao, and the three of them started eating.

    While eating, the three of them listened to the chatter of everyone in the restaurant, talking about the slave trade.  It turns out that the merchant selling slaves this time was quite high-profile.  After they registered with the government, they rented a large inn and spread the news everywhere. This afternoon was the big day for the first sale, where all the high-quality goods were available.

    Hearing this, Cao Ang and the other three sped up their eating speed, and soon paid their bills and left.  When they arrived at the inn, it couldn't be said to be a huge crowd of people. Anyway, it was difficult to move.

    Lao Zhao and Xiao Yi protected Cao Ang in the center, and while pushing forward, they explained their identities as members of the Cao family.  It should be said that the Cao family still has a certain influence in Qiao County, and soon a small gap appeared in the crowd, enough for them to pass.

    "Old Zhao bowed to everyone in return, then protected Cao Ang and walked inside, knocking down pickpocketing hands quietly reaching out from the crowd from time to time.

    When the three of them were halfway there, Cao Ren popped out from the crowd and asked with a sly smile: "Aang, why are you here too? Haha, do you also want to find a maid?"  Raise them up, your childhood sweethearts?"

    Cao Ang smiled bitterly, "Uncle, what are you guessing? Mrs. Ding has been working very hard recently. She is used to being thrifty, and she refuses to buy a maid. I have some spare money recently, so I want to buy her a maid who can beat her back. By the way, uncle.  , why don¡¯t you reveal your identity and instead hang out with the crowd?¡±

    Cao Ren took a few steps forward, got close to Cao Ang, and whispered: "What do you know?! It's more lively than the Chinese New Year right now. The big girls and young wives are all out. People are bumping into each other. I'm addicted to handiwork.  ah!"

    As Cao Ren got closer, Cao Ang saw a faint red handprint on his cheek. He couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that someone has marked my uncle's face. I wonder whose hot girl it is?"

    "Spicy? You mean Qin Jiao! It's really spicy!" Cao Ren said intoxicatedly: "That girl looks like a peerless beauty from the back. I didn't expect her face to look so ugly. My uncle deserved this slap."  ah!"

    The uncle and nephew laughed and walked forward, and soon came to the main entrance of the inn. When the guy in charge of the review heard that he was from Cao's house, he was rewarded with a bunch of small coins by Cao Ren, so he readily got out of the way.  , let them in.

    Cao Ren and Cao Ang strode in with Lao Zhao and Xiao Yi. However, before they could take a few steps in a majestic manner, they quickly stopped and looked at Cao Song who was sitting in the middle of the lobby anxiously.  !  The person standing next to him was Cao De, Cao Anmin's father.

    Cao Ang was very surprised. How could his grandfather Cao Song personally take care of such a trivial matter as purchasing a slave?  Surprised, Cao Ang hurried forward to salute and said loudly: "Ang'er has met his grandfather and uncle."

    Cao Ren also quickly saluted and said, "Zixiao has met his uncle and his elder brother."

    Before Cao Song could answer, Cao De on the side had already sneered and said: "Father, it's a good thing that you and I came in to sit around after passing by. Otherwise, how could we have found out about Aang's evil thoughts? At a young age, I have been thinking about sensuality, dogs, horses, and horses.  His father is exactly the same! Meng De is acting recklessly in Jinan now, how much trouble he has caused you, father, like father, like son!"

    Cao Song did not answer, but smiled slightly.  Cao Song had mixed feelings about his eldest son, Cao Cao.

    At first, Cao Song didn't like his son very much, because Cao Cao was young and energetic. He had no fame but loved to dance with guns and sticks, which often brought a lot of trouble to Cao Song.  On the contrary, although Cao De was a bit dull, he was extremely obedient and satisfied Cao Song. Cao Song even planned to let Cao De inherit the family business.

    However, Cao Cao was later promoted to the position of Lieutenant in the North of Luoyang. He was rewarded and punished for his merits. He managed the capital in an orderly manner, showing his outstanding political talent, winning the praise of scholars, and gaining a good reputation for the Cao family, which is worth a lot of money.  !  Cao De, however, was extremely bookish. He only knew how to buy books and talk in vain. Although he did not squander his family property, he had no income.  Comparing the two, Cao Song naturally paid more attention to Cao Cao and even supported him vigorously.

    With the support of Cao Song, Cao Cao was promoted to Dunqiu Ling and Yilang. Finally, taking advantage of the golden opportunity of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he was appointed Cavalry Commander.  And Cao Cao lived up to his high expectations, seized the opportunity to quell the chaos, made great military exploits, and was eventually promoted to the prime minister of Jinan.

    Although Cao Song did not appreciate the policies adopted by Cao Cao in Jinan and was secretly angry that Cao Cao had offended people in the officialdom, he was still very satisfied with his energetic son.  In comparison, Cao De, who had a narrow vision and was petty, slandered his brother Cao Cao many times, which made Cao Song even more dissatisfied.

    Cao Song did not listen to Cao De's instigation, but instead ignored Cao Ang, who he had never taken seriously.He said: "Ang'er is coming to join in the fun too? It's good to gain some experience, so that you don't have to stay at home for a long time and get angry with the headscarf!"

    Cao Song's words not only excused Cao Ang, but also revealed his dissatisfaction with Cao De.  When Cao De heard this, his expression froze; Cao Ang did not dare to answer, but bowed his head and saluted.

    Cao Ren on the side smiled and said: "Uncle, I really envy your family, the father is kind and the son is filial! No, Aang saved his monthly money for a long time and came here specially to buy a maid who can beat her back for aunt. If I can do it in the future  I will definitely be satisfied to have such a filial child!"

    When Cao Song heard this, his heart warmed, and he smiled and said to Cao Ang: "I didn't expect you to be so filial at such a young age. Grandpa really underestimated you! There are ten gold coins here. Take it. From today on,  Your monthly allowance has been increased to five guan, which is the same as Ding¡¯s, and will be allocated directly from my house.¡±

    Cao Ang quickly thanked his grandfather for the reward and received the ten gold coins.  However, he did not agree to the monthly increase in money. Instead, he said to Cao Song: "Grandfather, since ancient times, there has been a distinction between seniority and inferiority, and there has been an order of seniority. Mrs. Ding is my elder. How can my monthly salary be the same as hers? Although  I only have half a pound of money every month now, but I am still young and don¡¯t have much expenses, which is enough for daily needs. I really don¡¯t dare to accept what my grandfather gave me.¡±

    If Cao Ang's previous actions only warmed Cao Song's heart, then his subsequent rejection of the monthly money made Cao Song's eyes light up: This Cao Ang knew both superiority and inferiority, advance and retreat, and he could make money in front of him.  Talking is really rare!  You must know that Cao Song lived in Dahonglu, and he once donated an official to become a Taiwei. At home, he was the patriarch of the Cao family, which can be said to have great authority!  The younger members of the family were all timid when they saw him. There was no one as generous as Cao Ang. This concubine's son was really amazing!

    Cao Song said softly: "It is very good that you can know the superiority and inferiority, and know how to advance and retreat! But the elders give it to you, so you can't refuse it. How about this, you will still have five guan per month, and Ding's monthly salary will be increased to eight guan, all of which will be paid by my house.  ! Your mother died young, and Ding spent a lot of effort on your education, I should also praise her!"

    Hearing what Cao Song said, Cao Ang quickly fell to the ground and said, "My grandson thanks my grandfather for the generous gift on behalf of Mrs. Ding. May my grandfather be as blessed as the East China Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains!"

    After hearing what Cao Ang said, Cao Song laughed loudly and actually patted the couch next to him and asked Cao Ang to come forward and sit down.

    You must know that those who can occupy a place in the auction are all powerful people in Qiao County, and the seat next to Cao Song is not a direct descendant of the Cao family, so he cannot sit on it!  Even Cao Ren is not qualified to sit there!  If you don't see Cao De, he still has to stand beside you, so he has no chance to sit on the couch!

    Although Cao Ang is the eldest son of Cao Cao, his status has always been embarrassing because his mother is only a concubine.  If he can be appreciated by his grandfather Cao Song, and the Ding family has been childless for a long time, he will almost be able to secure his status as Cao Cao's legitimate son!

    Facing Cao De's angry and even slightly ferocious eyes, feeling the envious, jealous and hateful attitude of the people around him, Cao Ang stepped forward generously, free and easy but not ostentatious.  After saluting Cao Song, he sat down steadily.

    Cao Song nodded lightly. This Cao Ang really gave himself a big surprise.  He has filial piety, knows how to advance and retreat, and has courage and magnanimity. He is truly an outstanding figure among the younger generation of the Cao family.  Why do the masters in ethnic studies turn a blind eye to such good talents?  This may also be related to Cao De and his son around him. It seems that it is time for him to rectify the house again!

    At this moment, in the secret attic on the third floor of the inn, Lingshan whispered to Lingyue: "Senior sister, most of the gentry in Qiao County have come here, and I even saw the father of the thief Cao! Otherwise, let's launch a campaign  Cultists, capture or kill them all!¡±

    Lingyue shook her head slightly, and also lowered her voice and said: "Little junior sister, don't be anxious! The purpose of our coming to Qiao County is not to kill people to vent our anger, but to put down roots! You know, the darkest place is under the lamp! Although Cao Cao is here  Jinan swept our altar, but he would never have thought that we would take refuge in his hometown, Qiao County. Besides, we listened to your suggestion and evacuated Jinan earlier. In addition to losing some money donated by believers, our core  The believers did not suffer much loss. Little junior sister, you have always acted prudently, don¡¯t be blinded by temporary hatred!"

    Hearing this, Lingshan slowly exhaled, calmed down, and nodded lightly.  She asked curiously: "Sister, I originally proposed to dress up as a human trafficker, but I just wanted to cover up our whereabouts and not attract the attention of the government because of the large group of people. If you really want to make some money, you can buy more on the road.  These slaves are here to be sold, why do we want to mix with our own followers? They are loyal to our Moon Worship Cult, but if they sign a contract of sale, they will become slaves and servants, and there will be no freedom at all!"

    Lingyue smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Little junior sister, you are still immature. We came to Qiao County to develop not only to avoid the government's investigation, but also toThis is just for the future development of our Moon Worship Sect.  If we want to transform from an obscene sacrifice to a serious sacrifice recognized by the court, we cannot rely solely on our development among the people. We must have our own spokesperson in the government!  Otherwise, your second senior sister wouldn¡¯t be willing to take the risk and sneak into the palace!  We can't be idle until her actions bear fruit!

    The congregants who voluntarily became slaves this time are all loyal and loyal members of our Moon Worship Sect. They were mixed among the slaves and infiltrated the gates of the powerful people in Qiao County, which is equivalent to giving us more than a hundred pairs of eyes.  More than a hundred eyes and ears!  Through them, we can collect various dynamics of the Qiao County gentry and select those who can be mobilized and supported.  Finally control Qiao County and even the entire Pei Kingdom!  Junior sister, our road to the revival of the Moon Worship Sect begins today!  "

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 Volume 1 Chapter 7 Buying a Slave

    Cao Ang sat next to his grandfather Cao Song, and Xiao Yi stood behind him. As for Cao Ren, he quietly slipped into an inconspicuous corner.

    The more Cao Song looked at Cao Ang, the happier he felt, and for the first time, he introduced to him the situation of the people around him.  As the patriarch of the Cao clan, Cao Song knew the situation of the famous gentry in Qiao County very well. This kind of understanding was not only an understanding of their own conduct, but also an understanding of the power background behind them!

    This is a very rare opportunity for Cao Ang. He is only ten years old now. If nothing happens, he will spend a long time in Qiao County in the future.  Cao Ang concentrated hard and tried to concentrate all his attention. He not only listened carefully to his grandfather's explanation, but also expressed his own opinions from time to time, concisely, concisely and profoundly.  The more Cao Song listened, the more satisfied he became, and he explained more carefully:

    "The one with particularly thick black hair is called Wen Sheng. He is said to be from Chenliu Xiangyi. Although he has some literary talent, he is a businessman. This guy is very stingy. He always has to shop around and bargain repeatedly when buying things, but the stalls in the business shop are quite good.  Very big. But all his business is to hide his true identity. In fact, he is a big private salt dealer!"

    "The man with the scar on his face is called Du Lang. He is an uncle to Du Yuan, a yellow turban thief who fled to Qiao County. Du Lang took good care of people in the government, so he was not wanted. This guy specializes in business without capital.  , responsible for selling the stolen goods that Du Yuan robbed!"

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    The more Cao Ang listened, the more shocked he became.  He was not intimidated by the backgrounds and identities of everyone present, but was shocked by the energy of his grandfather's intelligence network.  It was obviously in the late Han Dynasty, but my grandfather's intelligence system was able to obtain such detailed information, which was almost comparable to that of the KGB and the CIA!

    Seeing the shock in Cao Ang's heart, Cao Song was like a child showing off his toys, becoming even more happy.

    Just when he was about to introduce the identities of everyone present, a middle-aged man stood on the newly built stage in the inn, bowing and saluting in all directions.  Anyone who has done business in Qiao County knows that this person's name is Liu Le, and he is the most reputable broker in Qiao County. He has never had a single case of fraud in his more than 20 years of business.

    Liu Le said to everyone with a smile: "Hello, all guests, this is the slave Liu Le who is responsible for this selling event. He is entrusted by the seller to host this auction for everyone. These slaves and slaves are being sold this time.  , because the goods are of high quality, we specially hold such an event, and the one with the highest price will get it.

    Before the auction, I first explained to everyone the basic conditions of these slaves. They are all in good health and have not suffered from serious diseases or epidemics.  Many of them had to sell themselves into slavery because of the war and the loss of their families.  In other words, the chance of escaped slaves among this group of people is relatively small.  Their deeds of sale have been verified by the government and are accurate and valid. You can rest assured of this.  Okay, now we have our first batch of auction items, ten strong slaves!  "

    Following his words, ten men in their twenties stepped onto the high platform. Although they were a little thin due to hunger, they were generally relatively strong.  In order to prove their physical strength, Liu Le also ordered someone to bring in several stone locks and let the ten men lift them in turns.

    Liu Le said loudly on the high platform: "In today's world, although our court has successfully put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there are still Yellow Turban remnants and bandits running around everywhere. Buy more young and strong male servants at home, so that they can do some heavy work on weekdays.  Once a thief comes, they can scale the courtyard wall to defend their home. These ten men have been selling themselves for ten years, and the starting price is ten gold!"

    Before Liu Le finished speaking, someone shouted loudly: "Fifteen gold!"

    There was a roar of laughter in the audience, and someone shouted loudly: "Old Wangtou, you are so stingy, you only add five gold, I will pay thirty gold!"

    "Fifty gold!" Du Lang shouted. No one raised the price this time, and the selling scene suddenly became cold.

    Liu Le said loudly: "Okay! Someone offered fifty gold. Let me say it again, these people's selling contracts last for ten years. After ten years, they will all be in their thirties and forties. Where else can they go? Why don't they continue?  I am a slave for everyone! In today¡¯s world, it¡¯s hard to find such a young man!¡±

    When Liu Le said this, people in the audience were moved again. Someone in the corner shouted loudly: "Sixty gold!"

    Then someone was not willing to be outdone and quickly said: "Eighty gold!"

    The price of eighty gold is not low, but these are troubled times, and there are many hungry people who are willing to follow if they are given a stutter.  If it weren't for the fact that these people were all young and strong, and there were government guarantees, how could they have raised such a high price?

    Liu Le shouted loudly: "Eighty gold once, eighty gold twice, eighty gold three times, deal done! Congratulations to this man, he got ten strong servants. Please go to the side room to deliver the goods, there are  The people in the government are prepared for you??Transfer.  "

    Liu De, the businessman who bought the slaves, stood up, bowed to everyone, and said with a smile: "Liu De, I'm going to do some food business. Please take care of me in the future."

    At this time, Liu Le shouted loudly: "Next are five strong servants with thirty-year contract. They once served in the army and made great achievements in military affairs, but because the government could not pay the military salary, they had to live among the people. The starting price is ninety gold!"  "

    As he explained, five strong men came up from the audience, all of them shirtless.  Three or four of them had cuts and arrow wounds on their bodies.  According to the price of ninety gold, each person needs six guans a year, which is much more expensive than those people just now.  However, in this troubled time, having five trained soldiers serve for him gave him a little more hope of preserving his family property.

    As soon as Liu Le finished speaking, Wen Sheng had already shouted loudly: "One hundred and forty gold!"

    He immediately raised the price by fifty gold, fully proving his determination to win.  As a private salt dealer, Vincent was able to mobilize a lot of money, so he naturally took his own life and safety very seriously.  But since he has no military experience, he will not get the opportunity to recruit private soldiers.  That's why Vincent was determined to win these five people, hoping to train a reliable guard through them.

    When Wen Sheng said this, no one in Qiao County raised the price any higher. Liu Le also knew that the deal was probably going to be at this price, so he shouted loudly: "One hundred and forty gold a time, one hundred and forty gold."  twice¡­¡­"

    "One hundred and fifty gold!" Du Lang shouted loudly.

    Everyone looked at Du Lang, wondering why he was having trouble with Vincent. Du Lang just smiled bitterly.  According to the intelligence during this period, Wensheng will have a large number of goods passing through Qiao County in the next few days, and his brother Du Yuan has already set his sights on this batch of goods.  Although the five people Vincent bought were few, they had military experience. If Vincent's escort team was reorganized, Du Yuan's difficulty in capturing them would be doubled. After all, many of Du Yuan's men were foraging in the fields not long ago.  farmer!

    The sudden price increase of fifty gold was already very painful for Vincent, and adding ten gold or more to it made him feel extremely distressed.  At this critical moment, Vincent fell into the old habit of picking up bargains again, thinking that there might be high-quality and cheap goods later, so he actually stopped increasing the price.

    Liu Le shouted loudly: "One hundred and fifty gold for the first time, one hundred and fifty gold for the second time, one hundred and fifty gold for the third time, deal done! Congratulations to Du Langjun, you have obtained five capable servants. Next is  Ten tenant households are willing to sell themselves as servants. There are about three or four people in each household. They are all honest families. If their hometown had not been flooded and they had no money to pay the rent, they would not have left their hometown and came to our Qiao County. These people are all good people.  You are definitely not a novice at cropping. Ten households, starting price is fifty gold."

    This time Cao Song was moved for the first time and shouted loudly: "One hundred gold! If there are similar ones, I will take them all!"

    Cao Song's status is here, and with another fifty gold raised, there is no one to compete with him.  Liu Le quickly bowed and saluted, and said with a smile: "Cao Gong is interested. These tenants have joined the Cao family. It is a great virtue from their ancestors! There will be about twenty households next. Since Cao Gong is interested, the thirty households will pay a total price of 2  One hundred and seventy gold, I wonder what Mr. Cao thinks?"

    Liu Le took the initiative to lower the price, but Cao Song said with a smile: "How can I take advantage of you and make you suffer losses? It's not like I don't know that the higher the sale price, the higher your commission will be. Let's do this, it's still three hundred  Gold! But you have to ensure their quality and don¡¯t use the skills of a novice to show off your skills!"

    Liu Le quickly agreed. At this time, Ling Yue, who had been paying attention to them in the attic, said in a low voice: "This old guy is very dignified in Qiao County. No one dares to raise the price with him. Ling Shan, go ask this person."  who is it?"

    Lingshan nodded, glanced down from the gap in the attic, and said in surprise: "That person is Cao Song. I thought you knew it, Senior Sister! I also know the young man next to that person. He was just now  He came with two servants and wanted to follow us! But he realized it later and didn't follow us, so he probably didn't see through our traces."

    "In this case, little junior sister, please go and pass the order, and at least three of our households should be mixed in among these thirty households. Anyway, we gathered these tenants along the way, and they don't know each other's details." Lingyue ordered in a low voice:  "Choose a few stable ones, stay in hiding for a long time, and wait for the opportunity to set up a branch in Cao Song's farm!"

    Lingshan took the order and quickly went out to arrange it, while Lingyue continued to look downstairs.  At this time, Liu Le began to sell six little maids, because they were still young, the eldest was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and the youngest was only seven or eight years old. They had no appearance at all and looked extremely young.

    In fact, Liu Le and others did not know that the parents of these six little girls were core disciples of the Moon Worship Sect.  During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Yellow Turban soldiers not only resisted the imperial court, but also killed pagans in various places. In order to maintain the orthodoxy, the parents of these little maids sacrificed their lives toHonor died in battle.  The six children have struggled to survive until now, and this time they voluntarily sold themselves into slavery, just to survive in this troubled world.

    Liu Le shouted loudly: "These six little maids are all dead contracts. Each of them only pays for hardware. Who is interested?"

    Everyone here basically has no interest in the little loli with an average figure, and no one bids at all.  Liu Le also knew that they were not attractive, and was about to auction the next one. At this time, Cao Ang raised his little hand and bid: "I want two, ten gold!"

    Liu Le was overjoyed and said quickly: "This young gentleman bids ten gold, is it still high enough? Deal!"

    Cao Ang then brought Lao Zhao forward and asked him to help select two maids with relatively honest faces.  At this time, Wen Sheng called out: "Liu Le, since those four failed to win the auction, I will pay you fifteen gold and all of them will be mine. How about that?"

    Liu Le saw that the people around him had no intention of increasing the price, and knowing that Wen Sheng had made the habit of picking up missing items again, he agreed.  As a result, the two maids sold to Cao Ang were reduced from ten gold to seven gold.

    Cao Ang walked into the wing room with the ten pieces of gold rewarded by his grandfather, and soon obtained the deeds of sale of two maids from the officials.  Under the persuasion of the clerk, Cao Ang also paid an additional gold deed tax.  From then on, if the two maids fled, the Qiao County government would send people to capture them and escort them back to Cao Mansion.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 8 Colluding with strong men

    [Thanks to book friend "Shuchong113" for the tip!  ] After the auction ended, Cao Ang said goodbye to his grandfather and returned to the Cao family manor outside the city with the two newly purchased maids, Xiao Yi and Lao Zhao.

    Although Cao Song is very satisfied with Cao Ang, he also has his own entertainment tonight. Anyway, there will be many opportunities to meet in the future, so he will no longer hold back.

    As for Cao Ren, he bought a beautiful little girl with a price of thirty gold, and planned to let her make a bed and warm the couch.  Cao Ren felt sorry for his newly bought young lady and was afraid that she would be too tired from the long journey, so he went back with Cao Ang and took a ride.

    At this time, Cao De learned from Cao Ang that Cao Anmin was injured. He hurriedly said goodbye to his father. He was so angry that he rushed to the Yuanhua Cottage with his entourage.

    As a powerful figure in the Cao Mansion, how could Cao De be polite to Hua Tuo? The whip he waved in his hand almost hit Hua Tuo's face.  The few followers behind him even pretended to be intimidating and relied on their strength, and they actually kept insulting Hua Tuo.

    Hua Tuo was indifferent by nature and did not care about these external affairs. In addition, the Cao Mansion was powerful, so Hua Tuo did not want to cause trouble, so he could only listen with low eyebrows.  Fortunately, Cao De was worried about his son and was eager to meet him. He did not insult Hua Tuo for too long, and soon arrived at the wing where Cao Anmin was staying under Hua Tuo's guidance.

    After Cao De entered, Hua Tuo was about to leave, but one of Cao De's followers said angrily: "Little old man, why are you so blind? Did my lord tell you to leave? Why don't you hurry up and wait outside!"  If the young master doesn¡¯t want to point you to a doctor, I will teach you a lesson and make you understand the rules!¡±

    Being reprimanded repeatedly, even a good-tempered person cannot bear it.  Hua Tuo, who was furious, glared at the follower fiercely, then stamped his foot so hard that the bricks under his feet broke into several pieces!

    Cao De¡¯s followers were all dumbfounded. Oh my god, it turned out that the old man in front of them actually knew martial arts!  Now everyone bowed their heads, no one dared to be arrogant anymore.

    But after they said that, Hua Tuo couldn't leave.  Although he despises the powerful, he still wants to open a medical clinic in Qiao County. If he really offends the nobles, he will not be able to open this medical clinic!  He could only hold on to his temper and wait outside the door.

    Cao De was completely unaware of what was happening outside the door. He hurried into the house and trotted to Cao Anmin's bed in a few steps. He had no trace of the Taoist gentleman's demeanor in the past.

    With a handkerchief covering his head, Cao Anmin was taking a nap on the couch, thinking about the kind-hearted girl he met not long ago.  If he could meet her again, it would be worth getting hurt again.  While he was contemplating a plan to push her down, he suddenly heard a strange movement. Cao Anmin said impatiently: "Daniu, have you heard about it?"

    "What did you find out?" Listening to his son's angry voice, Cao De finally felt relieved and a little curious at the same time. He stared at Daniel with a strange look and asked loudly at the side who had no time to report.

    As Cao Anmin¡¯s attendant, Daniu didn¡¯t protect his lord well. How could he dare to speak? He had long been lying on the ground, trembling.  Seeing Cao De glance coldly at him, Da Niu kowtowed repeatedly and did not dare to speak.

    Cao Anmin trembled when he heard this voice. How could it be possible? How could his father come here?  He quietly opened his eyes, and it was his father in front of him!

    Cao Anmin wanted to pretend to be unconscious, but Cao De, who loved his son so much, kept staring at him, giving him no chance to pretend to be unconscious.  Seeing Cao Anmin blinking, Cao De immediately asked, "Anmin, you're awake. What's wrong with you?"

    When Cao Anmin saw his father asking him, he subconsciously wanted to get up, but Cao De pushed him down on the couch.  Seeing his father looking at him with concern, Cao Anmin was still a little uncomfortable. He smiled and said, "I'm fine. Father, why are you here?"

    Cao De also felt that he had lost his composure. He coughed slightly, quietly took a half step back, and assumed the posture of a strict father again.  Then I heard Cao De whispering: "Daniu, go and guard outside the door, ask the guards to step back two feet, guard the door, and don't let anyone in. As for yourself, go home later and get twenty canes."  !¡±

    When Daniel heard the order, he quickly kowtowed and thanked him, and hurried out to do things.  When the guards walked two feet away and couldn't hear his voice, Cao De whispered: "Erlang, what's wrong with you? Is it the fault of the Ding family?"

    Cao Ang was too young, so Cao De set his suspicion on Ding.  Anyway, Mrs. Ding always thought that she could still be pregnant and did not agree to the adoption, otherwise she might have adopted Cao Ang long ago.

    Cao Anmin shook his head. He was about to make up a lie, but his father glared at him and stopped him from talking nonsense.  Seeing Cao De's increasingly stern eyes, Cao Anmin couldn't stand the tremendous pressure and could only tell the truth.  He gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "My son was tricked into gambling by Uncle Zi Lian, and as a result he lost"One hundred and ten coins My son was in a state of panic after losing money. Coupled with the heavy rain, he fell into a coma until now.  "

    Cao Anmin didn't want to tell the story of being rescued by a woman. In his opinion, his father was a Taoist gentleman and was extremely old-fashioned.  If he reveals that woman, his father might not allow him to go look for her again because of her publicity.

    Hearing that Cao Anmin actually gambled money, Cao Ren couldn't help but raise his voice and said angrily: "What?" He reached out and wanted to slap Cao Anmin, but thinking about his son who had just recovered from a serious illness, he really couldn't slap him.  .

    Seeing his father angry, Cao Anmin immediately got up from the couch after years of accumulated prestige. He kowtowed repeatedly: "Father, I was wrong. I will never gamble again. The gambling debt I owe will be deducted from my monthly salary!"  With my monthly payment of five dollars, I can pay it off in three and a half years"

    Hearing his son's excuse, Cao De couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said in a low voice: "Children, do I feel sorry for that little money?! Our Cao family has a big business, and it's easy to get more than 200 yuan! Tomorrow!  Just go and withdraw the money and give it to Cao Hong. What I'm angry about is that you are still thinking about gambling at this time. If it spreads, it will affect the reputation!"

    "Father!?" Cao Anmin asked in surprise.

    Cao De lowered his voice and said, "Don't think that I don't know that you want to join the Mengde family. Without my secret support as a father, how could there be so many elders in the family saying good things about you?! My father also knows about you.  Instead of immersing yourself in studying and pursuing the right path of being filial and honest, you just want to easily become an official with the power of your grandfather and uncle! But in this way, your reputation will inevitably be degraded. Are you ready?"

    It turns out that his father knows everything. No wonder his monthly income is so high. No wonder his father gave him hundreds of dollars so readily last month. No wonder Feeling his father's silent love and affection for him, Cao Anmin thought about it again and again, but in the end he still  He nodded and said in a low voice: "Father, you also know that I am not as good as Cao Ang in studying. Even if I am commended for being filial and honest, the place in our Qiao County will definitely fall on Cao Ang. If he takes the right path, his achievements in this life will be great."  I will definitely succumb to that Cao Ang, and my son will not be willing to accept it!"

    Looking at his son whose face was full of excitement and indignation, Cao De seemed to have seen the scene in his youth. At that time, he was resentful of his father Cao Song's favoritism, so he studied hard and wanted to surpass Cao Cao in knowledge!  It was only when I reached middle age that I realized that reading thousands of books was not as good as being an official!  It's a pity that by this time, his eldest son had also been raised to be a nerd, and his second son Cao Anmin had accomplished nothing

    As he thought about it, Cao De's resentment towards Cao Anmin's succession slowly dissipated, and he curled up his lips and actually smiled.

    Cao Anmin had also thought about his father's possible reaction, but he always had to beat or scold him. He never expected that his father would actually laugh after hearing his plan. Could it be that he was stupid in studying?  If I become a successor, I will join Cao Cao's branch in the future. Even if I meet my current father again, I can only call him uncle!

    Cao De said with a smile: "You are worthy of being my Boshan's son. My father underestimated your intelligence in the past!" He smiled and looked around subconsciously.  Seeing that no one was around, and his followers were all two or three feet away, there was absolutely no chance of overhearing him, so he felt relieved.

    I saw him leaning forward and whispering: "Actually, my father paid off the groom last month and tampered with Cao Ang's saddle. Otherwise, how could he fall from the horse?! It's a pity that Cao Ang is very lucky.  His life is safe, he was just in a coma for a few days, what a disappointment to his father!"

    Cao Anmin's eyes widened and he opened his mouth. He was about to scream in surprise, but Cao De, who was prepared in advance, covered his mouth.  When Cao Anmin's mood calmed down a little, Cao De let go of his hand and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Do you think your father, a Taoist gentleman, is a bit sanctimonious?"

    Cao Anmin shook his head, his eyes filled with tears. He prostrated on the couch and whispered, "Father, your son is incompetent and you are suffering! If you achieve success in the future, you will definitely support your brother and support your family!"

    Hearing this, Cao De patted Cao Anmin's shoulder heavily, as if he was cheering for Cao Anmin, more like strengthening his own determination.

    I heard Cao De whisper: "The day after tomorrow is the time for the clan academy exam. Since you bribed Cao Ang, you have to get a high score and impress the masters in the clan. As for the martial arts competition at home, you just need to do your best and don't care.  Ranking! Anyway, it should be easy for you to defeat Cao Ang."

    At this point, Cao De paused and hesitated, but still whispered: "Actually, my father sent someone to contact Du Lang anonymously yesterday to buy Cao Ang's head from his elder brother Du Yuan! In a few days  Du Yuan will take action during the day outing, don¡¯t worry!"

      Cao De's voice got lower and lower, but he never thought that everything he was planning could be heard clearly by Hua Tuo outside the window!

    Hua Tuo, who has practiced Wu Qin Xi to a great extent, is smarter than anyone imagined. At this time, Hua Tuo tensed up his face. On the surface, he looked calm and calm, but in his heart, there was already a storm!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 9 Placement of the Maid

    Soon Cao De ordered someone to hitch the carriage and come to pick up Cao Anmin and go home to rest.  Before Cao De left, he apologized to Hua Tuo for his attitude just now and presented five ingots of gold as a medical fee.

    If it were in the past, Cao De might be able to deceive Hua Tuo with his pretentiousness.  But now his actions made Hua Tuo feel a little disgusted.  Hua Tuo, who was in a daze, did not come back to his senses until he sent Cao De and others away.  He never thought that Cao De, a bookworm who was highly praised in Qiao County, was actually a sanctimonious hypocrite who wanted to collude with strong men to kill his own nephew!

    The more Hua Tuo thought about it, the more frightened he became. Under the warm veil of this wealthy family, there was all cold hostility and bloody hatred!

    Hua Tuo wanted to report it to Cao Ang immediately, but he had no evidence.  After all, Cao De and Cao Ang are uncles and nephews. Their broken bones are connected to their tendons. How could Cao Ang believe what he said as an outsider? How could he believe that his biological uncle would harm him?

    Besides, Hua Tuo estimated the time and Cao Ang should have left the county seat of Qiao County and was on his way home.  If I go out of the city to catch up, walking at night will not be very peaceful, and there is no one to take care of the patients in the hospital, so I can't rest assured.  Anyway, I heard the meaning of Cao De's words, and I would not take action in the next few days. In three days, Cao Ang would enter the city to meet me, and it would not be too late to remind Cao Ang then.

    Not to mention Hua Tuo¡¯s inner entanglement and uneasiness, Cao Ang and the others finally returned home when it was dark.  As soon as he entered the house, Cao Ren anxiously hugged his newly bought maid and left quickly.

    Cao Ang smiled and shook his head, and whispered to Lao Zhao: "Uncle Zhao, this uncle of mine is so out of tune. Now that I'm home, I should also report it to Madam so as not to worry her. I wanted to give it to you on the way.  Buy some fine wine, but we came back late and everyone has closed the stall. There are two gold here, you can use it to sell wine, it is a small favor from me!"

    Lao Zhao has been following Cao Ang for most of the day, knowing that Cao Song had just rewarded Cao Ang with ten golds at the auction, seven of which were used to buy the two little maids, one gold was paid for the deed, and only two gold were left.  Moreover, Lao Zhao also knew that Cao Ang only made half a month in the past. Even two gold was not a small number for Cao Ang.

    Although Lao Zhao was not an ordinary slave, he still felt warm in his heart when he took the two ingots of gold that Cao Ang forced into his hands.  He did not refuse again and again, but solemnly saluted Cao Ang and drove away in his carriage.

    Cao Ang didn't look at Lao Zhao walking away before he smiled at the two little girls and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, follow me to see the madam. From now on, you two will stay in the madam's room and beat her back."  Madam is very kind and righteous to her servants, you two should be more diligent and don¡¯t embarrass me"

    Cao Ang walked all the way and talked. The two little girls nodded repeatedly. Xiao Yi also introduced the rules of Cao's house. Soon the four of them arrived outside Madam Ding's courtyard.  At this time, an oil lamp had been lit in the room, giving off a faint light.  Xiao Yi and the two little girls stayed outside to wait, and Cao Ang strode in.

    Hearing the noise coming from outside, Mrs. Ding thumped her waist and stood up from the spinning machine.  Seeing that the visitor was Cao Ang, Mrs. Ding complained: "You kid, why are you back just now? Come over and eat quickly, I've already let you heat it up on the stove two or three times!"

    As Mrs. Ding spoke, she lifted a veil from several cases.  There are two side dishes, a large bowl of rice, and a bowl of white porridge.  She tested the temperature of the porridge, nodded slightly, and said to Cao Ang, who was still standing aside: "What are you doing standing there, why don't you eat quickly! You, you always don't let me worry, you used to know how to study hard  , I can¡¯t even drive her out of the house; now I only know how to play when I go out, and I don¡¯t know how to come back early.¡±

    Although Mrs. Ding complained repeatedly, Cao Ang felt warm in his heart, as if he had returned to his mother in later generations.  He hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down beside the table, picked up the rice and put it into his mouth. While he was eating the rice, he couldn't help but shed tears.

    Mrs. Ding smiled and said, "You kid, why are you crying?" She quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped Cao Ang's tears, then raised her chopsticks and put several chopsticks into his rice bowl.

    Seeing Cao Ang eating deliciously, Mrs. Ding laughed happily: "Aang, no one is trying to compete with you. Eat slowly and don't choke. Your father is not at home, and you don't have to follow the rule of 'eating without speaking'  . If you have any fun things to do in the city today, tell me."

    Cao Ang smiled and said to Mrs. Ding: "Madam, I saw my grandfather today. He also praised me a lot and increased your monthly allowance to eight guan and mine to five guan! All this money is  For his family to pay for it is a compliment to us."

    Mrs. Ding looked at Cao Ang's expression of offering a treasure, and couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile, "What did you kid do? To make your grandfather value you so much! He doesn't often praise his children and grandchildren, and sometimes he is always nervous  Face. Don¡¯t show off.Okay, tell me quickly.  "

    So Cao Ang explained everything that happened in the city today in detail, and then he said with a smile: "Madam, my grandfather gave me ten gold coins today, and I used it to buy you two little maids.  I¡¯ll give you a pat on the back. You two came in and met Madam!¡±

    Cao Ang¡¯s last words were intentionally amplified. When the two little girls heard the shouting, they quickly walked into the house and fell to the ground: "Servants Liu Yu'er and Liu Xie'er pay homage to the mistress!"

    "Fish, crab?" Mrs. Ding couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Why are there two dish names?" Looking at the thin bodies and sallow faces of the two little girls, Mrs. Ding sighed, "Poor children.  , both of you are named Liu, are you from the same village?"

    Liu Yu'er was a little older, fifteen years old this year, and was not as shy as Crab'er, who was only ten years old. He bowed to Mrs. Ding and said, "What the mistress said is that we are both from Liujia Village.  The floods came and destroyed our village. We were lucky enough to survive, but we had no other ability but to sell ourselves into slavery so we could make ends meet."

    "Poor child!" Mrs. Ding sighed, "Since you have come to our Cao family, you are indispensable for your food. Your names are a bit rustic, so let's change the fish's name to Yu'er and the crab's name to Xie  Son."

    "You haven't thanked me, madam?" Cao Ang had already finished cooking and reminded him while drinking porridge.

    "Yu'er, Xie'er thank you madam!" The two little girls quickly made a blessing ceremony.

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "Madam, these two are not bad. I specially asked Uncle Zhao to help select two loyal people. Are you satisfied? They can beat your back now, and they can also help you spin when they grow up.  It saves you so much trouble!"

    Seeing that Cao Ang cared about her so much, Mrs. Ding was also very pleased. She smiled and said to the two little girls: "You two raise your heads, um, let's do this. Yu'er will stay with me and the monthly salary will be three hundred coins;  Xie'er was young, so she went to take care of Ang'er, and the monthly salary was set at two hundred and fifty yuan! Our Cao Mansion treats the servants well. Not only does it provide food and accommodation, but it also distributes spring and autumn fabrics every year. As long as you are more diligent,  It has its own benefits.¡±

    The two little girls nodded repeatedly, but at this moment Cao Ang shook his head and said: "Madam, I have Xiao Yi over there. I don't need anyone, so I'd better leave it to you! I bought these two maids in the hope that they can help you with your work.  , don¡¯t tire yourself.¡±

    "You kid, if I tell you, you can keep it! Xiao Yi is so clumsy, how can a maid be considerate!" Mrs. Ding said with a smile: "That's it, Xiao Yi, you take them two down to the stove  Go up and have something to eat. Later, we will take them to Aunt Li's place to find clean clothes to change into. Aunt Li is usually guarding my place, but she has a lot of things at home these past two days, so she has not been there much.  Here, Yu'er stays here and helps me with some chores."

    Xiao Yi quickly agreed and led Yu'er and Xie'er to the kitchen, explaining the rules of Cao's house to them in detail.

    Cao Ang had another conversation with Mrs. Ding. After all, he was ten years old and had walked a lot during the day. He soon fell asleep on Mrs. Ding's couch.

    Ding smiled and took a thin quilt and gently covered Cao Ang.  Just then Cao Ang turned over and muttered in a low voice: "Amu"

    Mrs. Ding felt sad for a while. She gently held Cao Ang's hand, patted Cao Ang's body, and whispered: "Amu is here, Amu is here. Ang'er is good, fell asleep, dog  Here comes the cat, Ang'er is asleep"

    It wasn¡¯t until Cao Ang fell asleep that Mrs. Ding slowly stopped and covered him with the quilt he had kicked away.  She sighed softly, kissed Cao Ang slowly on his forehead, picked up a small fan, and waved it gently to help him drive away mosquitoes.

    At this time, Aunt Li walked in. Seeing this, she whispered: "Madam, I have seen the two little girls. They don't have any serious diseases or many scars on their bodies. I heard from Xiao Yi that the young master still cares about their children."  There should be no problem with the deed of sale and the deed tax has been paid. But madam, Yu'er is older and can more easily take care of the young master, so why do you put the young and careless Xie'er next to the young master?"

    Aunt Li was Mrs. Ding¡¯s dowry maid, and later she was betrothed to the housekeeper of the Cao Mansion, and she was also regarded as Mrs. Ding¡¯s confidant.  Only she dared to question Ding's decision and had the courage to raise it in person.

    Mrs. Ding smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Now is the time for Ang'er to grow up and lay the foundation. You must not let it slip. Although Yu'er is sensible, she is old after all. If something happens in the future that shouldn't happen,  If we take the initiative to seduce Ang'er with our own thoughts, we will regret it when the time comes. As for Xie'er, although she is young and has nothing to do, she has experienced so many things and should have the due respect. Besides, Ang'er acts like a little adult every day.  , he also needs an innocent little girl to ease his emotions and make him more childlike."

      Aunt Li nodded repeatedly, "Madam is still more thoughtful. I have grown a lot older, and I am still not as experienced as Madam in doing things."

    Mrs. Ding smiled and said: "You old man, you are just more than ten years older than me, why do you say you are old? When Ang'er gets married and starts a business in the future, you will still accompany me to raise my grandson!"

    The two of them were talking and laughing, looking at the sleeping Cao Ang together, as if they were looking at a unique treasure. The night got deeper and deeper

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 Volume 1 Chapter 10 Review before the exam

    Cao Ang slept soundly this time. The annoying mosquitoes in the past did not come out to cause trouble this time, which was really rare.  When he opened his eyes, it was already broad daylight, and he found Mrs. Ding leaning against the desk, the small fan in her hand still swinging subconsciously.  And Xie'er also curled up and huddled under the couch.

    Cao Ang felt warm in his heart, slowly straightened up, and quietly put his thin quilt on Ding's body.  At this time, the door curtain was lifted, and Yu'er came in carrying a basin. When she saw Cao Ang getting up, she quickly made a Wanfu salute and shouted in a low voice: "Yu'er has met the young master!"

    Although Yu'er's voice was small, it still woke up Ding. She asked confusedly: "What time is it? Is Ang'er going to get up at night?"

    Yu'er has already entered her role, and she quickly said: "Mother, it's getting bright now."

    Ding rubbed her face and woke up.  Looking at the thin quilt covering her body, she felt warm in her heart, and asked Cao Ang with a smile: "Did Ang'er sleep well last night?"

    "Well, I had a good sleep! Madam, you didn't sleep all night last night?" Cao Ang pointed at the small fan and asked in a trembling voice.

    Ding didn¡¯t answer, just smiled.  At this time, Xie'er also heard the noise, and quickly got up from the couch, took Cao Ang's coat up, and wanted to help him get dressed.  Cao Ang felt a little awkward, so he took the coat and quickly put it on.

    Mrs. Ding stretched out and shouted loudly: "Xiao Yi, go tell the stove to see if there is porridge and bring it over quickly."

    Cao Ang shook his head repeatedly, "Madam, I have to get up early to practice martial arts at the martial arts field. It's already dawn, and my uncle Zixiao may be impatient to wait."

    Mrs. Ding took the comb and helped Cao Ang comb his hair, and said with a chuckle: "Zi Xiao may not have gotten up yet. Didn't you say that he bought a pretty maid yesterday? He, he, will have to wait a while"

    As he spoke, Ding¡¯s face felt a little hot.  Cao Ang also understood the meaning of her words and felt a little embarrassed.  Just when Xiao Yi came over with porridge, Cao Ang hurriedly drank a bowl, then took Xiao Yi and Xieer to say goodbye to Ding and returned to his courtyard.

    Looking at Cao Ang walking away in a hurry, Aunt Li smiled and whispered: "Aang is getting older too. Madam, your decision yesterday was really wise!"

    Ding smiled and said nothing.

    Speaking of Cao Ang, as soon as he sat down after hurriedly returning to his small courtyard, Xiao Yi took the brush and inkstone and placed them next to the cases, rolled up his sleeves and started to grind ink.

    Cao Ang scratched his head and asked in surprise: "Brother Xiao Yi, why are you so active today?"

    "Young Master, have you forgotten? Tomorrow is the day for the Clan Academy Exam! Every time the exam is approaching, you have to do some writing in advance. Have you forgotten?" Xiao Yi looked at Cao Ang in surprise, filled with dismay.  untie.

    Cao Ang scratched his head and said, "Dun, the exam is coming so soon! Xiao B, go and find me the articles I wrote in the past. I want to review them carefully."

    Xiao Yi quickly ran to the bookshelf and started looking for it carefully.  And Xie'er found a rag from somewhere and started cleaning.

    Soon Xiao Yi brought over a large wooden box, which was full of bamboo slips, all of which were manuscripts written by "Cao Ang" in the past.

    Xiao Yi placed the wooden box on the table. Cao Ang asked in surprise: "Why are they all bamboo slips? Why don't they use paper?"

    "Paper? How expensive is that! You should use bamboo slips for daily practice to save money!" Xiao Yi said quickly, "Young Master, although you have increased your monthly salary, we still have to save the money that should be saved!"

    Listening to Xiao Yi¡¯s sincere plea, Cao Ang felt like he had become a squandering young man, and he felt quite guilty!  If you don¡¯t just want to use some paper, why should you go online?  He sighed, picked up a bamboo slip, and looked at it carefully

    In less than a quarter of an hour, Cao Ang rubbed his temples three or four times, and his head felt as if he had stayed up three nights watching movies and playing games, and then did four sets of high-level math questions!

    I don¡¯t know how those time-travelers in Qidian¡¯s novels got together in ancient times, especially those guys who are famous for stealing articles from later generations. Their level is too high!

    Anyway, Cao Ang picked up the bamboo slip and glanced at it from right to left, top to bottom. If he wasn't careful, he would look at the wrong row.  Moreover, there were many traditional Chinese characters that I didn¡¯t recognize in the article, and I couldn¡¯t understand them even though I was guessing.

    He let out a long sigh, took the writing brush, and began to copy on the bamboo slips.  These days, he has taken a certain amount of time to practice calligraphy every day, and has finally returned to his peak level when he participated in the calligraphy competition in the fourth grade of elementary school.  Although I only won the third prize at that time, the important thing was to participate.

    While thinking about it, Cao Ang wrote on the bamboo slips.  Any traditional Chinese characters that cannot be written or recognized will be replaced with simplified characters.

    Xiao Yi doesn¡¯t dare to go upSorry to bother you, I went outside the hospital to help Xieer get the bedding.

    Xie'er had just entered the Cao family, but she didn't know there were so many taboos. She looked at the bamboo slips curiously while wiping down a few cases.  After watching it for a long time, I couldn't help but burst out laughing.

    Xieer quickly saluted and said: "This slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die!"

    However, Cao Ang waved his hand and put on a friendly face, "Xie'er, do you know how to read?"

    Xie'er raised his head and nodded proudly: "When my father was alive, we used to teach me how to read and write, but the flood came too fast. As soon as he left me, I was killed by Huang Chao (Yellow Turban Soldiers).  Swallowed"

    As he spoke, Xieer thought of his father who loved him so much that he couldn't help but shed tears

    Cao Ang quickly took out his handkerchief, wiped her tears, and said softly: "I believe your father has a spirit in heaven, and I hope you can be happy and healthy and not live in sorrow. In this way, I just deliberately wrote something on the bamboo slips  Tongjia, now let¡¯s test you to see if you can find it quickly and write the correct answer. If you can do it, I will bring you candied dates from Mrs. Ding next time.¡±

    "Really?" Perhaps because of his young age, Xie'er was coaxed by Cao Ang and quickly broke down into laughter.  She took the brush, picked up the bamboo slips and read them, making corrections in small regular script on the bamboo slips from time to time.

    After a while, Xieer finished correcting all the "tongjia characters" and handed the bamboo slips into Cao Ang's hands.

    Cao Ang looked carefully, and sure enough, there was a small traditional Chinese character next to the simplified characters he wrote.  While memorizing it in his mind, he nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Xie'er is really smart, he actually found out those Chinese characters. I will definitely bring you some candied dates next time."

    Xie'er seemed very proud of being praised by Cao Ang like this. She hit her chin high and pushed out her small chest.  It's a pity that she is still young and has already puffed up her breasts, but she is mediocre!

    Cao Ang couldn't help but laugh, shook his head slightly, and continued to study hard.  When he raised his head again, he found that it was getting late, and every part of the house had been wiped clean by pavilions. The floor also revealed its original color of wood, no longer the gray and dirty look.

    By this time, Xiao Yi had already gone to get dinner from the stove in the front yard and had not come back yet; while Xie'er had also put on an old set of clothes that Cao Ang was not wearing, and was placing a few bunches of straw on the wooden boards in the corner, unrolling the bedding, and making the bed carefully.

    Cao Ang scratched his head and asked in surprise: "Xie'er, why are you making a bed here? Xiao Yi doesn't sleep in this room at night. He sleeps in the wing at the entrance of the courtyard every day."

    When Xie'er heard Cao Ang's question, she continued to pack the bedding and replied in a low voice: "Young Master, I know that Xiao Yi is not sleeping here. I am cleaning the bed for myself. Could it be that you want to drive me to the woodshed?"  Do you want to go to bed? It¡¯s also very cold at night now!¡±

    The small courtyard where Cao Ang lives has, in addition to the small north room where he lives, two wing rooms on the left and right.  The right compartment is Xiao Yi's residence, and Cao Ang's clothes, armor, and sundries are also stored; the left compartment is a kitchen with all the firewood and firewood for the stove. However, Cao Ang was young, so there was no separate kitchen there, which was very strange.  Deserted.

    As Xie'er spoke, she squeezed out a few tears from the corners of her eyes. She didn't know what to think, but she thought Cao Ang had caught her in some way.

    Although Cao Ang has been born in two generations, he is still at a loss as to how to deal with girls.  He coaxed and persuaded, but Xieer cried harder and harder.  Cao Ang looked outside the door, really afraid that someone would rush in.  He had no choice but to agree and let Xie'er set up his bed in the north room.

    When Xieer heard Cao Ang's promise, she burst into tears and laughed again.  In fact, although Xie'er is young, she is not a stupid girl who is ignorant of the world.  In addition, he struggled to survive in the Moon Worship Cult, and he was exposed to all kinds of darkness, and his mind was very mature.

    She knew very well that she had been sold into slavery and the chance of being redeemed in the future was very slim.  Although he wanted to find out information for the sect, the most important thing was to survive.  Instead of being beaten, scolded and reprimanded by the master at every turn, it is better to take the initiative and win the favor of the master.  At the very least, I can be a well-fed and clothed housemaid in the future, and I won¡¯t freeze to death in the gutter!

    " Xie'er is even sure that the six little maids who were sold to wealthy families must have thought the same way in their hearts.  It's just that he took advantage of his youth and was the first to get close to his goal.  As long as I can survive in this troubled world and not be abandoned and sacrificed at will like my parents, I am willing to pay any price!

    Soon, Xiao Yi brought back the dinner for the three of them and bolted the courtyard door.

    Xieer opened the food box and saw that there were two dishes and three bowls of white rice on the upper level; there were a plate of pickles and three bowls of brown rice on the lower level.  She quickly took out the food box from the upper layer and placed it in front of Cao Ang. She also placed two bowls of brown rice and pickles in front of Xiao Yi. She only took a bowl of brown rice and sat down on her knees.

      Being able to have a full bowl of brown rice makes Xieer very satisfied.  These orphans have a very low status in the Moon Worship Cult. Although they are taken care of by kind-hearted senior sisters such as Lingyue and Lingshan, they never have enough to eat. Occasionally, a rancid wheat cake is a rare delicacy.

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Xie'er, you just entered my courtyard today, and you don't know my rules yet. In my place, as long as the door is closed, everyone eats the same food. Come over here quickly.  Sit next to me!"

    As he spoke, Cao Ang placed his bowl of white rice next to Xiao Yi and exchanged it with him for a bowl of brown rice.  He waved to Xie'er again, smiled and raised the rice in his hand.

    Xieer burst into tears

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 Volume 1 Chapter 11 The Master¡¯s Secret Discussion

    [Thanks to the book friend "Lao Zhou Lao Zhou" for the reward!  ¡¿After the meal, Xiao B washed the dishes and went to bed quickly.  Cao Ang lit the oil lamp and continued to review his lessons seriously, while Xie'er was also beside him, carefully mending Cao Ang's old clothes by the light.  A night of silence.

    Early the next morning, Cao Ang took Xiao Yi to the martial arts field to exercise as usual.  He punched three or four times seriously and ran around the martial arts arena for more than ten times until he was sweating profusely.  At this time, Cao Ren still did not come to exercise. Cao Ang sighed lightly and did not complain. He just wiped the equipment carefully with Xiao Yi before turning around and leaving.

    It is said that at three o'clock in the afternoon, Cao Rencai came to the martial arts field, rubbing his waist and eyes. Looking at the bright weapons in front of him, his face couldn't help but blush, which surprised the guards who were familiar with his thick skin!

    Cao Ang didn¡¯t know Cao Ren¡¯s reaction. He just carried breakfast with Xiao Yi and returned to his yard.

    By this time, Xie'er had already boiled a large pot of water and filled the bathtub in Cao Ang's bedroom. I really don't know how she could find the strength to carry water at such a young age.

    After all, girls are considerate, but Xiao Yi doesn¡¯t have such insight.  Cao Ang threw the sweat-smelling bean on the ground, soaked in the tub comfortably, and almost groaned in comfort.

    After returning to ancient times, he knew that he would be fighting on the battlefield in the future, so he practiced martial arts every day and broke into a stinky sweat almost every day.  In the past, Cao Ang was a little uncomfortable taking a bath every five days, but now he felt very comfortable after taking a bath like this.

    At this time, the door hinge rang softly, and Xieer came in holding a handkerchief and wearing only a small coat.  Cao Ang squatted down subconsciously, covering the vital points between his legs with both hands, and asked in a low voice: "Xie'er, why did you come in? I'm taking a shower! Get out quickly, don't let others see you and gossip about you.  !¡±

    Xieer said with a smile: "I am the young master's personal maid, so naturally I have to rub the young master's back. How can I have anything to gossip about?! Does the young master think I am ugly and don't want me to serve you?"

    "As she said this, Xie'er shed tears again. She didn't know where she had so many tears. She just cried.  While rubbing her eyes, Xie'er secretly looked at Cao Ang's expression through the seam of her hands.  She actually didn't know why the maid had to go in to wait on the master when he was taking a bath, but she vaguely heard the sisters talk about this method of inviting favors in the church.  Since he wanted to curry favor with the young master, Zixie'er wanted to try every possible method.

    Cao Ang couldn't bear the girl crying the most, and he quickly tried to comfort her. However, with his low emotional intelligence, he couldn't stand the girl's crying, and Cao Ang soon gave in again.  So Xie'er immediately turned her tears into a smile, and in a few steps she came to the edge of the tub. She reached for a wooden spoon, scooped some water and poured it on Cao Ang's back.  After ladling it for about ten times, Xie'er felt her arms were sore. She rubbed Cao Ang's hands a few times and turned around irresponsibly to run away

    If it were Cao Ren, he might immediately turn into a strange man and have to check the little girl's body.  Even Cao Ang, who had been influenced by island love action movies, felt a little ready to move in his heart.  However, he is only ten years old now, so how can he accomplish anything? In addition, Xieer's little Loli is still young, and it can be seen visually that he has no touch. Cao Ang can only lament and get up to get dressed.

    The three masters and servants finished their breakfast quickly, leaving Xie'er to clean up the dishes, and Cao Ang took Xiao Yi to the clan school.  Xiao Yi carried Cao Ang's bookcase on his back and reported in a low voice the rumors he heard in the morning while walking: It is said that Cao Anmin was very frightened after being knocked unconscious for no apparent reason. Now he always brings four fat and strong followers when he goes out.  Afraid of another accident.  Xiao Yi met them this morning when he was eating, and was shocked by the four men with sinister faces.

    When Cao Ang heard this, his heart moved. He looked around and saw no one else, so he stopped and asked in a low voice: "Is there any white cloth in the book case?"

    Xiao Yi nodded, "The young master asked me to make first aid kits last time, so I tried to make two, and they happened to be still in the bookcase."

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and immediately asked Xiao Yi to take out a roll of white cloth and bandage his right hand.  After Xiao Yi finished bandaging, Cao Ang ordered in a low voice: "If anyone asks, just tell me that after Uncle Zixiao left last time, I had a sparring match with Brother Anmin at the martial arts field. As for anything else, don't say a word.  .¡±

    Xiao Yi nodded repeatedly, it was his young master who had more ideas.  In this way, even if he lost to Cao Anmin on purpose, others would suspect that Cao Anmin used underhanded tactics instead of that the young master took money from others.  The young master is so smart!

    The master and servant quickly arrived at the door of the clan school, only to find that Cao Anmin was guarding the door with his entourage.  Seeing Cao Ang coming here, Cao Anmin stepped forward quickly, but he did not pay attention to the actions of his followers. The four followers who fulfilled their duties took advantage of the situation and surrounded Cao Ang's master and servant.

    Cao Anmin whispered uneasily: "Aang, today's exam"

    CaoAng smiled, bowed his hands, flashed the white cloth on his wrist, and whispered: "Brother, don't worry, you will definitely be the number one in the clan today!"

    Cao Anmin finally felt relieved. It turned out that Cao Ang had come up with this reason. No wonder he dared to accept my money.  This guy is really calculating!

    While the two brothers were chatting in a hypocritical manner, the masters in the clan school looked at them at the door and were also discussing quietly.  A master named Liu was very angry when he saw this and said angrily: "Cao Anmin is too arrogant. He actually brought four evil servants here and stopped Cao Ang. It is really unreasonable!"

    "Yes, yes! I see that Cao Anmin bullies his classmates wantonly because he has a little bit of money. There is really something wrong with his character!" Master Cao has always disliked Cao Anmin's behavior as a nouveau riche.  Jin's Cao De family was also a little envious, so they quickly joined in the fun.

    "Isn't it a bit too much to say that? It's just an exchange between two students before class!" Master Zhao on the side defended Cao Anmin and said: "Mr. Mingshan (a coined name of Cao De) has taught his children well, and Anmin has always behaved himself.  Although his grades are not as good as Cao Ang¡¯s, we can¡¯t be too demanding on him!¡±

    "Yes, yes, Master Zhao is right!" Master Qian, who had just received a heavy gift from Cao De not long ago, quickly echoed: "We can't use adult rules to demand Anmin, he is still a child!"

    "Child?" Master Cao said with a sneer: "He is already twenty years old. Ever since Brother Meng De said that he hoped that his descendants would have the ambition to help the world and bring peace to the people, he took the initiative to change his name to Cao Anmin. Isn't it just to please Cao Mengde, the current Prime Minister of Jinan!"  It¡¯s not like everyone doesn¡¯t know Cao Anmin¡¯s thoughts. In order to let Brother Meng De host the ceremony for him, Cao Anmin didn¡¯t even let his biological father choose his name! Is a guy like this worthy of Mr. Zhao and Mr. Qian¡¯s protection?!  Is this little money given by Ming Shan really so important?!"

    When Master Cao said this, Master Qian and Master Zhao were both a little embarrassed and angry, but Master Liu smiled and smoothed things over: "Master Cao, you just said that! Ming Shan respects his teacher and respects his principles, so it's not a big deal for us to accept some training."  Yes. I know that you are of high moral character and don¡¯t want to eat food that you complain about, but we all have families to support, so it¡¯s not an exaggeration to accept some shackles! People, you should be more tolerant!¡±

    When Master Liu said this, Master Cao also felt that what he just said was a bit too much, and he was afraid that what he just said would reach Cao De's ears. He quickly raised his hands to Master Qian and said, "Two Masters, I am Cao De.  He always speaks straightforwardly, he is just a rude man, I hope you two ladies will not mind."

    With Master Liu¡¯s persuasion and Master Cao¡¯s apology, Master Qian and Master Zhao both had a decent face, so they stopped pursuing the matter.

    At this time, Master Liu whispered: "Three Masters, I don't know if you have heard that yesterday when Mr. Cao went to the county seat, he happened to meet Cao Ang. He was very satisfied with him. He not only let Cao Ang sit next to him, but also introduced Qiao County to him personally.  Powers from all sides! This is the first time that Duke Cao has paid so much attention to the juniors of the Cao family, it is really rare!"

    "What, this happened?!" Master Qian asked in surprise: "Didn't it mean that Duke Cao was very dissatisfied with Cao Ang's nerdy temperament, and he was even more dissatisfied with his origin, and thought that his biological mother was just a concubine! Cao Cao!  Why did you suddenly change your attitude? Master Liu, you have always been well-informed, and you still hope to give us some advice!"

    What Master Qian said was exactly the question in everyone's mind. The three of them looked at Master Liu together, their eyes full of desire.  Even Master Cao stared at Master Liu with his eyes filled with curiosity and confusion.  Although Master Cao had a good impression of Cao Ang, due to Cao Song's attitude, he did not dare to take more care of Cao Ang on weekdays.

    Mrs. Liu enjoyed the look very much. He was deliberately reserved. Seeing that the three of them were a little anxious, he told all the news he heard yesterday.  At the end, Master Liu whispered again: "After Cao Ang fell from his horse last time, he seemed to have suddenly enlightened. He was very measured in his dealings with others, which pleased Mrs. Ding. Not long ago, the old people in the Cao family all said that they wanted to adopt a son for Ding.  Shi, it seems now that Cao Ang might fall on him. If it weren¡¯t for the sake of everyone teaching in this clan school, I wouldn¡¯t remind everyone!¡±

    After hearing the news, everyone was stunned for a moment, especially Master Zhao and Master Qian, who were even more shocked!

    I heard Master Zhao say angrily: "This Cao Anmin is really dishonorable. He actually blocked his classmates and brothers at the gate of the clan school. He is really lacking in life! In order to let him grow better, I  I suggest you demote him a few places later during the marking!"

    The remaining three masters nodded their heads in agreement.  Although these four masters seem to be independent, in fact, their family's livelihood is all dependent on the Cao clan clan.  For them, Cao Song, who holds the power of appropriation, is their heaven and their master!

    Since Cao Song intends to cultivate Cao Ang, since Cao CaoMrs. Ding is very satisfied with Cao Ang, so why should they ask for trouble and fawn over the outdated Cao Anmin!  Although everyone did not say it explicitly, they quietly reached a consensus in their hearts: the first place in this monthly clan exam is none other than Cao Ang!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 12 The embarrassment of clan studies

    Cao Ang didn't know the thoughts of the masters in clan studies. Although he agreed to Cao Anmin's request to let him go, he also wanted to test his true level in this exam. Therefore, he would never give up easily in this exam.  .

    After exchanging a few casual words with Cao Anmin, Cao Ang walked towards the lobby.  According to the rules, servants are not allowed to enter the clan academy hall, especially today is a big day for exams.  Xiao Yi quickly stopped, handed the bookcase in his hand to Cao Ang, and saluted solemnly to Cao Ang, wishing his young master good results.

    Cao Ang nodded lightly, took the book case from Xiao Yi's hand, carried it into the lobby, and first saluted the statue of Confucius enshrined in the middle. Seeing that the masters were not there, he walked straight to his couch.  And put the bookshelf aside a few cases.

    At this time, many people were already sitting in the hall, nervously preparing for the exam.  Cao Ang took a deep breath, exhaled it slowly, and calmed down his mind. Then he opened the book case, placed the inkstone on top of the cases, and took out an ink block from the book case.

    He did not put the entire ink block into the inkstone, but took out a paper knife from his sleeve, carefully cut off a small piece from the ink block, put it into the inkstone, and then cut off a large piece from the top.  Come, turn around and put it in the inkstone of Xia Houmao who is sitting behind you.

    Xia Houmao smiled gratefully and asked curiously: "Aang, how do you know I didn't bring ink?"

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Please, you are the most careless in the whole family. During the many days I went to school after I recovered from my injury, on which day did you take Mo with me?"

    Xiahou Mao scratched his head, glanced at Cao Ang gratefully, lowered his head and began to sharpen the ink.  In fact, being careless is one thing, but being cash-strapped is another.  Although his identity is the same as Cao Ang's, both are sons of concubines, but his situation is quite different.  Cao Ang had no other brothers in his family, and Ding loved him very much, and paid him monthly allowance as usual; but he had an arrogant elder brother, and an aunt who was full of superiority, and this aunt actually  He also often deducts his already meager monthly payment!  If it weren't for his mother's weaving and selling money, Xia Houmao wouldn't have any spare money to pay Shu for repairs!  If Cao Ang hadn't sponsored him for various reasons, Xia Houmao wouldn't even be able to afford a decent set of pens, ink, paper and inkstones!

    At this time, Cao Ang also poured a little water into the inkstone and slowly began to grind it.  While grinding, he looked at everyone in the school.  According to Cao Ang's knowledge during this period, in addition to the Cao family members, there are many direct descendants of the Xiahou family in the Cao Family Studies, such as Xiahou Dun's younger brother Xia Houlian, Xiahou Dun's eldest son Xiahou Chong, Xiahou Yuan's eldest son Xiahou Heng, etc.

    "Cao Ang" before time travel, although he devoted himself to studying the books of sages, he was relatively simple and honest, a typical good person.  Therefore, before the masters arrived, many people greeted Cao Ang in a low voice and asked about his recovery.  In response, Cao Ang nodded one by one, smiled and exchanged greetings without any airs.

    About a quarter of an hour later, it was estimated that the students of ethnic studies had basically arrived, and then the masters of ethnic studies slowly walked out.  Although Master Cao was reckless, he was able to control the power of the Cao family because he was a member of the Cao family.  He heard him cough slightly and stood in the middle of the lobby.

    All the students held their breath and concentrated, not daring to make any unusual move.

    Master Cao nodded with satisfaction and said in a deep voice: "Today is the day of the monthly exam for our Cao clan, and it is also the day to summarize this ten-day study. I discussed with the three masters and decided to summarize the rewards for this exam.  Improvement, the first place will be rewarded with 10 guan of money from one to 10 guan of money, the second place will be rewarded with 6 guan of money, the third place will be rewarded with 4 guan of money, and each of the top ten will be rewarded with 2 guan of money, everyone, please work hard!"

    After listening to Master Cao¡¯s words, the students couldn¡¯t help but feel a little excited, especially the sons of the Cao family branch from poor families, they were extremely happy.  Isn't it the reason why they have spent most of the past month hanging out and stabbing their buttocks for the exam at the end of the month?  Even if their level is limited, it is not out of reach to enter the top ten!  Although the money is not much, it can still supplement the family income, and it is still a great honor.

    After Master Cao said this, he looked at all the masters. Master Zhao took a step forward and said loudly: "Although the clan school allocates a sum of money to reward outstanding students, everyone must remember that we study for  The purpose of supporting the country is to restore the majesty of my great man, not for a mere amount of money!"

    After hearing what Master Zhao said, Master Cao also nodded repeatedly and said loudly: "Master Zhao is right. You must remember the original purpose of studying. You people are the future pillars of our Cao family and Xiahou family. You must  You must have high aspirations, even if you cannot be in a high position like Cao Gong, you must still do something great, and glorify your ancestors as soon as possible! Now Master Qian will start to read out the test questions!"

    Hearing this, everyone quickly spread out the bamboo slips and picked up their pens.  Mr. Qian coughed slightly and saw that everyone was ready., and then he started speaking loudly.

    Cao Ang listened carefully and saw that the first few questions were all written from dictation. During this time, he used the energy to memorize the college entrance examination, and finally his efforts were not in vain.

    While Master Qian was talking, everyone wrote nervously on the bamboo slips. From time to time, someone pulled their hair in annoyance. Why were they lazy last night?  I can¡¯t even answer such a simple question!

    "About half a quarter of an hour later, Master Qian stepped back half a step and made way for Master Liu.  Master Liu said loudly: "This time, let's write a policy paper. The theme is to reflect on the Yellow Turban Uprising ahem the harm caused by the Yellow Turban rebellion to our Qiao County, and discuss how to eradicate the Yellow Turban  Damn it! If your strategy is truly outstanding, we, the masters, will jointly recommend it to Duke Cao!"

    Fortunately, Mr. Liu has always been vague in his words, otherwise what he just said would have caused an uproar.  As a master of the Cao clan, how could he have sympathy for the Yellow Turbans who almost overturned the Han Dynasty?  However, the next few words of Master Liu really attracted everyone's attention. All the students became interested, and no one noticed the inappropriateness in Master Liu's words.

    Soon, the students began to write nervously, and Cao Ang was no exception.  If he were just quoting scriptures, Cao Ang would definitely frown; but if he was writing some policy discussions, Cao Ang would not be too embarrassed.

    However, the biggest obstacle to Cao Ang's writing at present is not the lack of ideas, but also the interchangeability of simplified and traditional characters.  Expecting a modern person to completely master the writing of traditional Chinese characters in less than a month cannot be said to be a daydream, it is also fanciful.

    After writing a few words, Cao Ang accidentally wrote a simplified character. He quickly picked up a wet cloth to wipe off the character, wiped it clean with a dry cloth, and then wrote the corresponding traditional Chinese character.

    This process kept repeating, and Cao Anmin, who had been paying attention to Cao Ang's actions, felt relieved and secretly smiled in his heart: Cao Ang is an honest gentleman, and he used typos as an excuse to waste time. It's a pity that I want to win the position of the legitimate son of the Cao family.  The two are born to be rivals!

    Cao Anmin sneered, calmed down, and started writing seriously.

    The masters who had been paying attention to Cao Ang's actions also discovered something strange about Cao Ang, and even discovered the white cloth wrapped around Cao Ang's wrists.  Everyone couldn't help but think of the scene in the morning when Cao Anmin led his men to surround Cao Ang, and their hearts couldn't help but gravitate toward the weak Cao Ang.  Even Master Qian and Master Zhao, who had received heavy gifts from Cao De, were very dissatisfied with Cao Anmin's behavior.

    Soon, an hour passed. Master Cao clapped his hands heavily and said loudly: "Okay, it's time! Everyone, put down your pens!"

    Hearing his order, several students who wrote slowly sighed and threw the brushes in their hands into the inkstone.  These people always want to make a splash, and they spend too long writing the manuscript. As a result, they have no time to write the main text, which is extremely frustrating.

    The students spread the bamboo slips on the desks, carefully blew air upwards, and waited until the writing was dry. Then they rolled up the bamboo slips, tied them with ropes, and placed them on the desks.  Master Cao waved his hand, and four older students acted as servants and collected all the bamboo slips and carried them to Master Cao's room.

    Master Cao coughed and said to everyone: "Let's come here first today and announce the results tomorrow. After everyone goes home, they feel that their strategy is not well written. They should review their homework more, find their shortcomings, and strive for success.  Improved! I feel that the writing is good, and I need to prepare carefully. Yesterday, Mr. Cao said that Mr. Liu, the magistrate of Qiao County, asked his old man for help, saying that he needed some staff. Mr. Cao entrusted this matter to me. I am going to write it from everyone.  Search through the policy papers to see if you can find some talents. If you are interested and the policy papers you write meet my requirements, then I will recommend you to Duke Cao. Well, let me say this, Masters  Is there anything else?Okay, disband!"

    After Master Cao finished speaking, all the students stood up, saluted him, and then began to put away their pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

    The ladies stopped staying and went to their rooms.  The four people closed the doors and windows and began to sort the students' test papers.  All test papers for the direct descendants of the Cao family and Xiahou family were placed in a separate pile.  Even if such a person's policy theory is nonsense, it will still receive an average rating.  As for the test papers of those from the sidelines, they were piled up randomly beside them, with at most one average or above-average rating.

    Master Qian quickly found Cao Anmin's answer sheet, opened it, and frowned slightly.  It's not because Cao Anmin played too poorly, but because he actually performed beyond his level this time. Both the writing and the content were beyond the previous level.

    Mrs. Zhao looked over and frowned, saying in a low voice: "It stands to reason that this time he should be given a top rating, but Cao Anmin's character is lacking. In my opinion, I'd better give him a mid-range rating!"

    The four masters passed around Cao Anmin¡¯s answer sheet in turn and poured out theAfter drinking for a while, they all agreed.  At this time, Master Cao also pulled out Cao Ang's answer sheet. After a quick look, he was dumbfounded!

    What¡¯s going on with Cao Ang? There are so many typos in such a small policy statement. Either radicals are missing or other words are used.  At his level, I can only give him an average rating!

    Seeing that Master Cao was hesitant, everyone was extremely surprised. Everyone gathered around to take a look, and they were all dumbfounded.  Master Liu frowned and said in a low voice: "If such a test paper is rated first-class by us, the students will definitely be dissatisfied, and maybe they will cause trouble! But if Cao Ang is demoted to middle-class, it will damage Cao Gong's face.  It doesn¡¯t look good!¡±

    Everyone is silent, what should we do?  !

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 Volume 1 Chapter 13 Sanctimonious

    The county seat of Qiao County, in an inn.  Lingyue frowned and sat cross-legged on the bed, quietly listening to the reports of his men without saying a word.  Some of the slaves sold the day before yesterday took advantage of the opportunity to get in touch with the Moon Worship Sect's secret agents.  I believe that in a few days, the Moon Worship Sect will be able to gain traction among the major families in Qiao County and even take root!

    Although most of the news I received was good news, there was also a bad side.  For example, the information just received made Lingyue very angry.  She sighed and said to Lin Le, who was responsible for inquiring about the information: "I understand, you go down first! Now is a critical moment for our teaching to establish a foothold, and it is really not suitable to deal with this matter in a big way! In the future, we will help them  Revenge! By the way, don¡¯t tell Lingshan this information just yet, lest she get angry and make reckless moves!"

    Lin Le nodded and bowed. He didn¡¯t dare to say anything he wanted to say, but finally stepped back respectfully.

    Lingyue rubbed her head, she was very angry after learning the news of the tragic death of her followers.  But since the followers of the religion sell themselves into slavery, they must be prepared to bear the consequences, alas!

    When she was distressed, Lingshan came to the door of Lingyue's room, rushed in without knocking, and asked with a smile: "Senior sister, the weather is very good today, let's go out to play together?"

    Lingyue shook her head slightly and said in a low voice: "Little junior sister, our Moon Worshiping Sect has just moved to Qiao County. There are still many things to do. Where do you have time to go out and play? If you are fine, do you want to help me?  Going to do something? I've been very busy these days! No, Qiao County Magistrate Liu Quan thinks that we made a lot of money from the auction not long ago, and has sent someone to suggest that we bribe him! If you are free  It¡¯s okay, why don¡¯t you bring a few people to help me give him some gifts?¡±

    Lingshan shook her head repeatedly, joking, that Liu Quan¡¯s eyes were so lustful, it makes people sick just thinking about it.

    Seeing Lingshan's refusal, Lingyue rubbed her temples and whispered: "Senior sister, we are very busy here, how can we have time to hang out? The time I went out with you a few days ago was already an exception, and now I have no time! Let's do this  , if you really want to go out, go to the city by yourself and familiarize yourself with the roads in the city, which can be regarded as helping me. Remember, don't cause trouble!"

    "I knew that Senior Sister was the best to me!" Lingshan smiled and rubbed her hands, "Senior Sister, I will definitely bring you a gift when I come back!"

    "Go, go!" Ling Yue said feebly. She had been busy for a long time today and was already exhausted. How could she still be in the mood to chat with this little girl Lingshan.

    Lingshan smiled slyly: "Senior sister, I have no money"

    Ling Yue was really defeated by her. Last night, Ling Shan even took away ten thousand dollars from her under the pretext of inviting everyone to dinner. However, she disappeared during dinner. She only climbed down from the ceiling of the inn this morning.  Why do you have no money now?  !  well!

    Lingyue sighed and said to Lingshan: "Little junior sister, senior sister doesn't want you to spend money. It's just that we have a lot of money to spend now, and we have no other income for the time being, so we must save money! It's really difficult in teaching.  There is no spare money!"

    Lingshan nodded repeatedly, but didn't listen at all.  She used to be afraid of poverty, but after having some money, she became a miser. She loved counting money and always found ways to embezzle money from the church.  Moreover, since the old leader picked her up on the street, he had always treated her as his own daughter, and no one dared to care about her. Later, when the old leader died of illness, he named her a saint of the Moon Worship Cult, and now no one even dared to care about her.  Dare to discipline her, even Lingyue can only do some persuasion work.

    When Ling Yue said she was tired, Ling Shan felt a buzzing in her ears and quickly stepped out, jumping up and down and running towards Lin Le.  When she almost arrived at Lin Le's room, she stiffened her face and slowly walked in.

    When Lin Le saw the quirky little junior sister, his temples jumped wildly and he subconsciously covered his wallet.

    Lingshan frowned and said angrily: "Lin Le, why are you covering your wallet? Am I a money thief?! What's your look? Last time I saw that your wallet style was good, and I wanted to learn from it.  I only borrowed it for a few days for my embroidery, how could you wrongly accuse me?!"

    Looking at the innocent-looking Lingshan, Lin Le was helpless and could only look at others complaining with a grimace.

    At this time, Lingshan suddenly lowered her voice and asked in a low voice: "Lin Le, don't you see, you are so bold now that you dare to molest Senior Sister!"

    Lin Le jumped up suddenly and shouted in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, please don't talk nonsense! How dare I tease the senior sister? In my heart, she is like a fairy and cannot tolerate any blasphemy!"

    "Then why do you think Senior Sister was frowning and rubbing her head after you left?" Lingshan asked unconvincingly, "I know you are crazy about Senior Sister, but you can't tease her!"

    "I was wronged"?!  The senior sister was very angry after hearing what happened to Xing'er and Tao'er, but she couldn't retaliate openly, so she frowned!  "Lin Le ignored Lingyue's order and quickly explained.

    Lingshan smiled secretly, humph, you must have been tricked by me!  Little boy, you just ran away when you saw me, and you still want to hide it from me, just dream!

    Lingshan smiled slightly: "So that's it, but I misunderstood you. What happened to Xing'er and Tao'er? Tell me!"

    "Senior Sister said I can't tell you this" Lin Le muttered in a low voice.

    Lingshan took her braid in her hand and combed it slowly while saying casually: "A few days ago, when I went out with my senior sister, I rescued a scholar. Later I heard that he was from the Cao family, and he was very interested in the big brother.  Senior sister fell in love at first sight"

    "Senior sister will not fall in love with him! Who is that person?" Lin Le asked nervously.

    "What happened to Xing'er and Tao'er?" Lingshan stepped forward and whispered: "Gifted men and beautiful women are the most likely to cause stories"

    "Okay, I'll tell you!" Lin Le was immediately defeated and quickly lowered his voice and said to Lingshan.

    It turns out that Xing'er and Tao'er were the slaves that Vincent bought at the auction not long ago. Unlike the teenage Cao Ang, Vincent coveted these four lolita-like slaves.  After the auction ended, Vincent couldn't wait to reach out to them that night.

    In fact, it was common for the head of the family to pamper a little maid at that time, but Vincent had a hidden illness and could not really act, so he used the things he bought from the palace for a lot of money to brutally torture Xing'er and Tao'er to death!

    The spies of the Moon Worship Cult found the bodies of Xing'er and Tao'er by the river next to Wen Sheng's residence. The naked bodies were covered with purple bruises, and half of their bodies had been eaten away by wild dogs. The scene was horrific.

    Lin Le just wanted to suggest to Ling Yue that he send someone to help the two maids escape, but Ling Yue felt that two days had passed and the remaining two maids were probably in danger, even if the Moon Worshiping Cult tried their best to  The rescue effort is very likely to be in vain, but instead exposes the traces and attracts the attention of the court's eagle dogs!

    "Beast!" Lingshan scolded angrily: "Isn't there anyone who cares? These are four lives!"

    Lin Le sighed, "The four of them signed death contracts. Even if Wen Sheng beat them to death in public, the government would not hold him accountable! What's more, now that the body has been bitten by wild dogs, we have nothing to do with it."  We need evidence!"

    "Is it possible to just watch like this?" Lingshan snapped a few shots at the nearby cases and asked angrily: "What do you say, Senior Sister? I will send people over right now to kill this unscrupulous Vincent!"

    "Don't! Don't! Don't!" Lin Le hurriedly advised: "Senior Sister also has her own considerations. Don't be impulsive. We can't afford to lose a big deal for a small amount! When the Moon Worship Sect has a firm foothold in Qiao County in the future,  It¡¯s not too late to seek revenge on Vincent!¡±

    "A small loss makes a big loss? This is a human life! If we wait until later, Vincent may have to waste many good women!" Lingshan asked angrily.  Before she joined the religion, she had been begging for a living with her sister, and had suffered a lot. Later, her sister sold herself to get some food for her, and was tortured to death by her master!  Therefore, when Lingshan heard about Vincent, she wanted to peel off his skin, cramp his muscles, break his bones and suck out his marrow!

    "Lingshan, you must calm down! Although there is something hateful about Vincent, the matter of our Moon Worship Sect taking root is more important!" Lin Le quickly advised: "If I had known better, I wouldn't have told you these things.  I¡¯ll save you from getting angry! By the way, you haven¡¯t mentioned that scholar yet¡­¡±

    "The scholar's name is Cao Anmin. It is said that he is a member of Cao Song's clan, and he can be regarded as a prominent figure in Qiao County! But the senior sister has not taken a fancy to him, so don't worry!" Lingshan said angrily: "You are such a person.  , I have a thief heart but no courage. I clearly like Senior Sister, but I always don¡¯t express it. I¡¯m not as good as that scholar. At least he dares to pester Senior Sister!¡±

    "He dares! If he dares to touch Lingyue's finger, I will chop off his claws!" Lin Le said angrily.

    "Tsk tsk What a majesty!" Lingshan sneered, "If you really have such arrogance, why don't you go find trouble with that Vincent! Don't worry, I won't affect the 'big things' in the church! I'm one of us too  The saints of the Moon Worship Sect will never lose the big for the small! By the way, how is Xie'er, she is my best friend!"

    Lin Le breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "We haven't contacted her yet. It is estimated that she was assigned to the inner courtyard of the Cao Mansion. But the junior sister can rest assured that the kid who bought them is called Cao Ang. I heard that he is very filial and has a lot of respect.  A reputation for benevolence and righteousness!¡±

    "Reputations are the most unreliable and most likely to cause trouble these days!" Although Lingshan was still young, she put on a mature face and whispered: "Let's do this, Senior Brother Lin,You can find a way to arrange a meeting between me and Crab.  Don't frown. If you can handle your errands efficiently, I will say more nice things to you in front of Senior Sister. You also know that Senior Sister loves me the most!  "

    Lin Leyi gritted his teeth: "Deal!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 14 Acknowledging Mother Ding

    Cao Ang never thought that with Xieer in his ordinary life, there would be so many surprises.

    He and Xiao Yi left the school at noon. Before they even approached their yard, they discovered that there was smoke coming from the side room.  The two of them were immediately shocked. Don't think it was the little girl Xie'er who started the fire and set the house on fire!

    The two of them hurriedly ran back to the yard, but as soon as they entered the yard, they smelled a strong aroma of food, and then saw Xie'er's cat face turned into a cat face caused by smoke.

    Cao Ang washed his hands as if he were sleepwalking, sat next to the table, ate delicious food, and bit his own tongue.

    In fact, to be honest, Xie'er's cooking skills are very average, but Cao Ang and Xiao Yi always eat from the kitchen at home. The food there is as good as lukewarm water. It always feels a little cold when you bring it back to eat. Where is Xie'er?  Freshly made and delicious.

    Watching Cao Ang and Xiao Yi devouring their food, Xieer smiled and filled up a bowl of porridge, sipping it in small sips.

    Cao Ang stretched his neck, tried hard to swallow the food in his mouth, and asked in surprise: "Xie'er, why don't you eat?"

    Xieer smiled and wiped the rice grains from the corner of Cao Ang's mouth, "I have a small appetite and am already full. Come on, eat more meat!"

    While talking, Xie'er put the shredded pork into Cao Ang's bowl, knocked down Xiao Yi's chopsticks with his backhand, and muttered in a low voice: "Xiao Yi, you are a foodie, you just know how to eat, eat, eat! Look,  I let you eat all the food!¡±

    "Xiao Yi is very aggrieved. Cao Ang's food is almost the same as mine. Why are you just staring at me?"  well!

    The three of them had lunch and finished cleaning up together. Xiao Yi went to the kitchen to return the tableware, and Cao Ang took out his book and reviewed it carefully.  I really don¡¯t know if I don¡¯t take the test, and I will be shocked when I take the test.  I thought that after studying hard for more than half a month, I would be able to cope with the exam with ease, but I realized that traditional Chinese characters were still a stumbling block for my study, so I had to work hard!

    In this era without computers, computers and school networks, Cao Ang can easily concentrate on reading and study very efficiently.  Xie'er was also helping, either gently helping Cao Ang grind it, or quietly helping Cao Ang fill the bowl of water.  In the blink of an eye, the afternoon passed.

    When it got dark, Cao Ang woke up from this efficient reading state.  He stood up, moved his wrists a few times, walked to the middle of the yard, and started playing Wuqinxi.  Even though Hua Tuo had only taught him for a few days, Cao Ang was already quite impressive in boxing. Xie'er, who knew a little about martial arts, was surprised: I didn't expect that the young man who bought me would have such martial arts. It's really amazing.  Unexpected.

    After playing Wu Qin Xi twice, Cao Ang felt a warm current surge through his body, and his body that had been stiff from sitting for a long time was relaxed.  He took a deep breath and began to adjust his breath according to Professor Cao Ren's method.

    If Professor Hua Tuo¡¯s Wu Qin Xi focuses on the continuous flow of breath, like the endless roar of the Yangtze River, then Professor Cao Ren¡¯s combat skills focus on the rise of breath, like the unstoppable eruption of a volcano!

    Cao Ang was playing fast, and his fists and kicks kept making a whirling sound, and even rolled up the leaves in the yard. People couldn't help but think of Jet Li's boxing scene in the movie.  However, perhaps because his skills are still shallow, Cao Ang's power is far less powerful than Jet Li's, and his moves are not as cool and handsome as others.  It should be said that Cao Ang's fists and kicks are still a bit jerky, and even a bit ugly.  However, what¡¯s the use of looking good in a murderous boxing technique?  !

    Xiao Yi, who was standing aside, felt a little itchy. He roared and rushed forward.  Xiao Yi is three or four years older than Cao Ang, and has great natural strength. Even though he doesn't understand the Cao family's martial arts, he is still very powerful in boxing.

    Cao Ang smiled and shouted: "Well done!" As he said this, he put his fist back on his waist and punched it out!  In the past, Cao Ang would not have dared to confront Xiao Yi, but now he felt that his momentum was at its strongest and he could not back down, and he also wanted to test his strength.

    Just as a bang was heard, the two fists collided heavily!

    Xiao Yi shouted in surprise: "Come again!"

    He was really unconvinced. He was born with great strength, and even the adult servants in Cao's mansion did not dare to take him on. Otherwise, he would not have been selected as Cao Ang's attendant.  So Xiao Yimao gathered all his strength, waved his fist, and hit Cao Ang on the chest.

    Cao Ang laughed and did not dodge, but also hit him with his fist.

    At this time, the two were full of strength, fist touched their fists, and hit together.  Hearing an ouch, the two people screamed in unison, jumping around in pain while holding their own wrists.

    Xieer rushed up quickly: "Young Master, are you okay? Xiao Yi, how are you?"

    "It's okay!" The two people replied in unison.

    Xiao Yi felt that he had lost face, but he was facing the young master he had been loyal to since childhood. His face turned red and he muttered in a low voice: "Actually, I only used 80% of my strength"??¡±

    "How much strength?" Cao Ang asked with a smile.

    Xiao Yi¡¯s face was so hot that he wanted to bleed.

    Cao Ang smiled and asked, "Do you want to learn?"

    Xiao Yi nodded repeatedly, but then whispered: "This is a secret of the Cao family!"

    Cao Ang asked with a smile: "What's your surname? Isn't your surname also Cao? Brother Yi, I treat you as a brother. Is there anything I can't teach you? In fact, I wanted to give this to you a few days ago, but I was afraid.  You can¡¯t understand the explanation on the handkerchief, so I¡¯m going to practice it first, lest you come to ask me if you don¡¯t understand and I can¡¯t answer it!¡±

    Xiao Yi looked at the smiling Cao Ang and knelt down on the ground: "The Emperor and the Empress are above me. I, Xiao Yi, will definitely follow the young master in this life. I will not evade the target, work tirelessly, and will always be loyal. If I violate it, I am willing to be cut to pieces by a thousand swords."  !¡±

    Cao Ang took two steps forward and quickly helped Xiao Yi up. While patting the dust on his knees, he scolded him in a low voice: "What are you doing? There is gold under your knees. Don't just kneel down and swear! We are dependent on each other.  Can¡¯t I still trust you?!¡±

    Xiao Yi giggled, rubbed his wrist, and suddenly shouted: "Oh no, I forgot to get food!"

    Cao Ang scratched his head and sighed helplessly: "Xiao Yi, didn't we agree at noon that we would go to Mrs. Ding's place for dinner tonight! No, I'm covered in dust. Xie'er, is there any water?  I have to freshen up quickly!"

    Half an hour later, Cao Ang, wearing new clothes, sat next to Mrs. Ding.  Mrs. Ding complained in a low voice: "You only know how to read books and practice martial arts, but you came so late and the dishes are cold! Yu'er, go and talk to Aunt Li and ask her to heat the dishes again!"

    "No, no, no!" Cao Ang said with a smile: "How can I be so delicate? It's better if the dishes are cold, so as not to burn them! I'm starting!"

    Seeing Cao Ang devouring food, Mrs. Ding smiled and gave him some food: "Eat slowly, don't choke. By the way, Yu'er, take Xie'er and Xiao Yi to Aunt Li's place, and she will warm them for you too."  The food is ready, there¡¯s meat!¡±

    Yu'er agreed with a crisp voice, and then walked out of the door.  When she was far away, Mrs. Ding whispered: "I heard that Anmin led people to block you at the entrance of the clan school this morning. How brave! Did he threaten you? Your wrists were wrapped in a layer this morning.  Baibu, was he the one who hit you?"

    Cao Ang shook his head repeatedly, "No way. Brother Anmin was just nervous before the exam. He just talked to me to relax. My wrist is fine and it has nothing to do with him. Look, the white cloth has been taken off!"

    Mrs. Ding felt so distressed that she stroked his wrist and whispered: "You are such a benevolent child, and you are still saying good things for Cao Anmin! Master Cao from the academy specially came to tell me this afternoon that your wrist injury is affecting your performance.  You can't even write smoothly. Are you stupid if you are still speaking for others? Are you worried that I will blame Cao Anmin, so you took off the handkerchief? My child, look, everything is red here  , It¡¯s really hard on you!¡±

    Cao Ang was dumbfounded. He bandaged his wrist first. Although he wanted to blame Cao Anmin, the most important thing was to explain the reason for his sudden drop in performance, so that his master and classmates would not doubt his abnormal performance.  As for taking off the handkerchief that wrapped the wound, I just forgot to tie it up after taking a shower.  And the redness and swelling on the wrist was caused by the full-out competition with Xiao Yi just now, and it really has nothing to do with Cao Anmin!

    Before Cao Ang could speak, Ding said angrily: "Ang'er, I know that every time your father corresponds with you, he tells you to live in brotherly harmony and not to be estranged. But now someone is bullying you.  You can¡¯t be pedantic!¡±

    Ms. Ding took a step forward and lowered her voice and said: "This Cao Anmin wants to adopt our family and become your father's legitimate son, but he doesn't care about me at all! From the past until now, he doesn't care about me at all.  Greetings and greetings here; I always look at people through the crack in the door when I meet them by chance, despising my poor family background!

    Although you miss the kindness of your biological mother and refuse to change your name to me, it also shows that you are a person who values ??friendship. Moreover, you have been visiting me every day during this period, and you have also bought slaves for me to serve. Even your father,  I never thought I needed someone to rub my back!  "

    There were some tears in Ding's eyes. She rubbed her eyes gently and sighed: "Today I received a letter from your father, saying that he has taken a concubine in Jinan Mansion. Unfortunately, I worry about him every day and worry about him every day.  He weaves and makes clothes, but he"

    Cao Ang quickly took out the handkerchief, handed it to Ding, and whispered persuasion: "Madam, didn't you say a few days ago that my father didn't have a considerate person who would make the bed and quilt, and care about the warmth and warmth? My father took a concubine.  , you can rest assured. Besides, none of the current officials are hugging each other. The red flag does not fall down at home, and the colorful flags are fluttering outside"

      Ding blushed and whispered: "Look at you, what are you talking about? It must be Zixiao, who keeps mumbling these things in front of you. This uncle is too unreliable! Ang'er  Ah, don't learn these messy things from him in the future! If you don't mind it, I will be your biological mother from today on! I will find a way to formally adopt you in the future and transfer you to my name in the family tree.  We, the two of us, depend on each other for our lives and ignore that heartless man like your father!"

    Looking at the resentful Ding, thinking about her daily concern for him, and then thinking about her unpretentious love, looking at Ding's expectant eyes, Cao Ang finally called out: "Mother!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 15 Fire in Cao Mansion

    When she heard Cao Ang calling her mother, Ding was stunned for a moment, and she actually stayed where she was, with big tears falling from the corners of her eyes.  She didn't bother to wipe it, and looked at Cao Ang with eyes full of expectation and relief, staring closely at his lips.

    "Mother!"

    "Hey!!!" Ding agreed firmly and hugged Cao Ang into her arms, "My good boy, my good boy!"

    She was so forceful that she almost pushed Cao Ang into her arms. Tears kept falling from her eyes, and she cried: "I am so worthless, and I am still crying at such a festive time! My good boy  , my good boy!¡±

    Her lips were trembling and she was speechless for a moment. Although she kept crying, her face was full of smiles. She just hugged Cao Ang and looked at her son.

    At this time, Aunt Li happened to come in and was very surprised to see Ding holding Cao Ang and crying bitterly.

    Mrs. Ding cried and said to Aunt Li: "Auntie, I have a son! I have a son!"

    Aunt Li is a smart person. She understood immediately. She quickly performed a blessing and said with a smile: "My slave, congratulations to the mistress! Congratulations! I will spread the good news now, so that everyone can be happy for you."

    Aunt Li was about to go out, but Mrs. Ding came to her senses and shook her head: "Aunt Li, wait a minute. Although this happy event is good, it only affects us. I will write a letter and send it to my husband to try to let him  Agree with me to adopt Ang'er. It won't be too late for us to celebrate after the genealogy is corrected!"

    When Aunt Li heard this, she couldn't help but nodded slightly. The mistress had considered it carefully.  If he makes a big fuss about this matter and the clan doesn't know about it, then the clan will lose face.  What's more, establishing a legitimate son is a big deal. How can it be decided by a woman from the Ding family?  !

    Aunt Li smiled and said: "My mistress is wise. I believe that after the lord gets the letter from the mistress, he will also follow the advice of the mistress. After all, he is ashamed of the mistress and her son! So be it, although the mistress does not want to publicize this matter  , the old slave also has to celebrate a little for the mistress. Now that it¡¯s night, the old slave asked my husband to pay for a dinner table for the mistress, which can be regarded as a little thought from the old slave!"

    "You old man, a table of late-night snacks only costs a few dollars. You should pay for tomorrow's lunch! I won't eat it without a single dish!" Ding said with a smile, and said to Cao Ang: "You  This Aunt Li and her husband are the stewards of our Cao Mansion, so she can't live without her! Moreover, she is diligent and thrifty and is very wealthy. If you have no money in the future, just ask her for it."

    Cao Ang smiled and nodded, bowing respectfully to Aunt Li, "Ang'er has met Aunt Li!"

    How could Aunt Li dare to accept Cao Ang's gift? She hurriedly avoided it: "I can't do it, I can't do it. Young Master, aren't you going to kill the old slave? You absolutely can't do it!"

    Aunt Li was being humble when she suddenly heard someone shouting outside the hospital: "It's gone, please come quickly!"

    Lost?  !  Aunt Li hurriedly ran to the center of the yard, took a quick look, and immediately ran back to report: "Please report to the mistress, there is a fire in the southwest, it must be a fire! I will go find someone to put out the fire!"

    Ding stood up slowly holding Cao Ang's shoulders, frowned, and slowly shook his head and said: "Something's wrong! The southwest has always been remote, and few people live there. It's impossible to catch a fire! Aunt Li, do you still remember, last year?  When the Yellow Turbans were causing chaos, there was such a commotion in our yard!"

    Aunt Li was shocked, "Mother, are you saying someone deliberately set the fire?"

    Ding nodded, "We don't rule out this possibility. Anyway, there's nothing valuable in the southwest corner. It wouldn't be a pity to burn it! Send me an order for everyone to keep quiet and guard their own courtyards. They are not allowed to go out without permission."  The servants immediately went to the southwest corner to put out the fire. If a thief is found, he must be captured."

    Aunt Li quickly agreed and walked out.  Cao Ang said quickly: "My little Yi has always been very powerful. I don't know what's going on outside now, so let him accompany my aunt to deliver orders!"

    Mrs. Ding nodded, Aunt Li glanced at Cao Ang gratefully, and hurriedly ran out of the hospital.

    Mrs. Ding frowned and said, "Ang'er, Aunt Li will bring someone here in a minute. You can follow her to the martial arts field. There are Zixiao and others there who can protect you!"

    Cao Ang shook his head and said loudly: "Ang'er is not talented, but he has practiced martial arts for many days. Tonight, Ang'er swears to protect his mother to the death and will never leave even half a step! I never want to see anything happen to my mother again!"

    Mrs. Ding knew that Cao Ang was thinking about the accidental death of his biological mother again. She put her arm around Cao Ang's shoulders and said with a smile: "My good boy, I will rely on you to protect my mother tonight!"

    Ding stood up, walked to the lobby in a few steps, and took down two house-protecting swords from the wall.  Pass one to Cao Ang and keep the other for himself.

      Cao Ang took the sword, took out the sword body and saw that it had been polished and sharpened, which made him feel more confident.

    Although Ding was spinning and weaving every day, she also learned swordsmanship from her husband Cao Cao in the past. Although it was just to add interest to the boudoir, she also put in a lot of hard work.  She said to Yu'er and Xie'er who were standing by: "You two stay here, guard the door tightly, and don't open the door at will. Ang'er and I will gather people and go to the southwest corner to see what's going on."

    Yu'er and Xie'er quickly agreed, and Ding took Cao Ang and left with his sword.  Yu'er and Xie'er quickly closed the courtyard door, and Xie'er whispered: "Sister Yu'er, it's been two days since we entered Cao's house. Could it be that the church couldn't contact us, so we came up with this trick?"  ?¡±

    Yu'er quickly covered Xie'er's mouth and lowered her voice and said: "You don't want your life, how can you say this? Regardless of whether it is something caused by the teaching, we just stay in the courtyard and wait.  ! Anyway, in my opinion, the mistress of the Cao family is a good person, and it¡¯s not a bad thing to stay here. Anyway, I don¡¯t want to live those wandering days anymore!¡±

    Xie'er didn't speak, but nodded slightly.  In fact, these days, everyone is tossing and tossing just to survive.  How could I have survived if I hadn't flattered others when I was teaching? If I hadn't been more fanatical at that time, how could I have won the opportunity to be sent abroad?  !  Now it¡¯s hard to settle down, don¡¯t bother anymore!

    The two of them stood guard in the yard, standing on a high place and constantly looking to the southwest. They saw the sky full of red light, but they could not see any specific situation.  I could only hear the roar of people over there, getting noisier and noisier, and I didn't know what was going on.

    At this time, I heard someone outside the courtyard patting the courtyard door and whispering: "There is a big fire in the southwest and the moonlight is a little dark. Can you see the road clearly?"

    Yu'er and Xie'er's hearts tightened. "The moonlight is a little dark and they can see the road clearly" was just the incision they were taught before leaving. The person who can tell the incision is the contact person sent by the sect.

    Yu'er was about to step forward to answer, but was stopped by Xie'er.  Yu'er gave a wry smile, lay next to Xie'er's ear, and tried her best to lower her voice and said: "Since people can find us here, they still don't know the situation in our yard. If they find that we have signs of instability, then they just need to  If our identities are revealed, we will be torn into pieces by the Cao family!"

    Xieer sighed and said in a low voice: "Why is it so difficult to live a stable life?!"

    Yu'er sighed softly, walked to the door of the courtyard with a wry smile, and whispered: "The moon is always the brightest, and the road is clearest under the moonlight!"

    The man outside the door immediately asked in a low voice: "Is it a fish or a crab? Open the door quickly, it's not easy for us to come in!"

    Yu'er gently twitched the door latch and opened the courtyard door. Then two black figures rushed into the courtyard and covered the courtyard door.  One of them was guarding the entrance of the courtyard, and the other one took off the black scarf that covered his face. It was Na Lingshan.

    Yu'er and Xie'er quickly fell to the ground and said, "My subordinates Yu'er and Xie'er have seen the saint! I wish the saint a great success in martial arts, and I wish my holy religion will prosper!"

    Lingshan said quickly: "Get up, it's not easy for us to come in here, let alone these false courtesy. Why didn't you spread the news to the outside world? I thought something bad happened to you too! It really scared me to death!"

    Yu'er was older, so she bowed and said, "Holy girl, the two of us have just sneaked into Cao's house. We can't move around freely and can't spread the news, so you are worried about us. You just said, 'We also encountered unexpected events.'  Could it be that someone was exposed?"

    "It's not that they were exposed. It's just that they were unlucky and fell into the hands of beasts!" Lingshan said angrily: "Xing'er and Tao'er were raped by Na Wensheng a few days ago and died of humiliation. Even their corpses were  They were also thrown out by Vincent and fed to wild dogs. When we got the news, their corpses had been half eaten by wild dogs! There was news that the remaining two sisters had also been tortured to death by Vincent. Even the corpses were eaten by Vincent.  Didn¡¯t grab it!¡±

    "Ah?!" Xie'er exclaimed in surprise: "That day at the auction, I saw that Wensheng was elegant and elegant, and I thought Sister Xing'er had entered a good family, but I didn't expect that she turned out to be a beast in clothes! My miserable sisters!  !¡±

    Lingshan sighed and said in a low voice: "Our holy religion is now in a critical period of taking root and sprouting. We cannot avenge the four of them for the time being. In the future, we will definitely cut that Wen Sheng into pieces as a sacrifice to these four sisters.  ! You haven¡¯t been wronged in the Cao family these two days, have you?¡±

    Yu'er and Xie'er shook their heads repeatedly: "Thanks to Saint Hongfu, the Cao family is pretty good to us. We must bear in mind the teachings of the Holy Religion and never regret it until we die for the Holy Religion!"

    Lingshan nodded lightly and whispered: "You two, you must be careful. If someone wants to attack you, you you you must try your best to protect yourselves and find ways to escape! As long as you don't expose the Holy Religion,  What happenedI'll take care of everything for you!  Although the mission of the Holy Cult is important, you are also my good sisters. I don¡¯t want anything to happen to you again!  I have prepared some money and weapons for you in the woods to the west of Cao Mansion, and buried them under a poplar tree about ten feet into the woods.  There is our secret mark on the tree, you should be able to find it, so be careful!  "

    "Thank you, Saint!" Yu'er and Xie'er quickly bowed down. They also knew that Lingshan was able to say these words to them because she was sincerely thinking about them.

    At this time, the man next to him reminded in a low voice: "Holy girl, we have to leave quickly. The Cao family is on tight guard. The patrolling servants will come over soon. If we don't leave, it will be too late!"

    Lingshan nodded and whispered to Xie'er, "Take care!" Then she followed the man and left immediately.

    Yu'er and Xie'er also quickly fastened the latch on the door. They looked at each other and let out a long sigh of relief.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 16 Falling into a trap

    [Thanks to the book friend "Lao Zhou Lao Zhou" for the reward!  Adding another chapter today!  Each chapter of this book has 3,000 words. We look forward to your support!  ¡¿When the sky got slightly brighter, the fire was finally put out.  As Ding expected beforehand, Cao Mansion's losses were not too heavy.

    Although the fire was fierce, it only burned down dozens of houses in the southwest corner of Cao's mansion. Except for the farm tools and fodder piled inside, it did not burn any valuables.

    ¡°But Ding did not relax her vigilance. According to the on-site investigation, it was clear that someone was deliberately setting the fire.  So, since there were thieves who were willing to take extraordinary risks to sneak into Cao's mansion, why did they just set fire to the relatively remote southwest corner? What was their purpose?  Moreover, how did they escape Cao's mansion's night patrol? Do they have internal spies in the mansion?

    Ms. Ding couldn¡¯t figure it out, and couldn¡¯t find any evidence at the scene. She sighed and frowned.

    Cao Ang was also very surprised by the thief's strange behavior, but after searching through the history in his mind, he could not find any relevant records.  Seeing that Mrs. Ding was still thinking nervously, Cao Ang persuaded in a low voice: "Mother, these thieves are very strange. However, since they are taking risks tonight, as long as we keep them calm, sooner or later they will reveal their secrets."  It's a mistake, mother, don't worry too much. Now that the fire has been put out, mother still orders everyone to go back to their respective places to see if they can find more clues!"

    Mrs. Ding nodded, called the steward, ordered him to distribute rewards to the nursing staff present, and then disbanded the team.

    The servants thought they would be reprimanded or even beaten by Cao Ding for their poor guarding, but now they were surprised to receive a reward. They were very surprised and extremely moved.  It is truly a blessing for everyone to have such a kind mistress!  With the newly distributed rewards in their hands, everyone couldn't help but kowtow in Mrs. Ding's direction to express their gratitude.

    Soon, Mrs. Ding took Cao Ang back to her yard. Seeing the nervous expressions of Yu'er and Xie'er, Mrs. Ding didn't pay attention.  It is human nature to be afraid of two little girls.

    Cao Ang just wanted to leave here and go back to his own yard to rest.  However, Ding was worried about Cao Ang's safety and refused to do so.

    At this moment, someone came to report to Ding that the clan academy was also set on fire by thieves, burning half of the study room. The bamboo slips that the students answered yesterday were all piled up like this. Because of the sudden incident, they were not rescued.  The fire destroyed them all.

    Ms. Ding scratched her head, what on earth did this thief want to do, and why did he think of burning down the study?

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­  Among them, Master Cao extended his thumbs to Master Liu: "Master Liu, Mr. Cao is really convinced by you. You have solved such a difficult problem of determining grades so easily! Mr. Cao is really impressed!"

    "Yes, yes! Master Liu, you can be called the number one think tank in our clan science!" Master Qian and Master Zhao also expressed their appreciation in unison. Anyway, you don't need to spend money to say good things.

    Master Liu gently stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "Who made those little thieves hate the prosperity of our clan school and want to burn down our academy? It's just a matter of luck that we found out in time as soon as the fire destroyed the study room and destroyed it.  Put it out quickly!"

    The four unscrupulous father and son laughed loudly, and they all secretly thanked the little thief who set the fire. The more dedicated little thieves who are willing to take the blame, the better in the world!

    When it was daylight, Ding and Master Cao came to Cao Song's gate respectively and informed him of what happened last night.

    Because of the distance, the small courtyard where Cao Song lived did not hear much movement last night, and Cao Song did not know much about the fire in Cao Mansion last night.

    After listening to Ding's report, Cao Song said angrily: "There is a little thief who is trying to make trouble on the head of our Qiao County Cao family. He is really worthy of death! Come here, take my name card and go to the Qiao County government office immediately."  , give it to the county magistrate Liu Quan! Tell Liu Quan clearly that if the culprit is not found within ten days, he will be the county magistrate for the rest of his life!"

    After all, Cao Song was a high-ranking official in the court, and he still had great influence in both the government and the public.  If he is really angry, Liu Quan is not worthy of Cao Song's eyes!

    Immediately, someone shouted to receive the order, and then turned around to deliver the order.  Master Cao also came forward to report the burning of the clan school study room.

    Cao Song smiled slightly, shook his head slightly, and said to Master Cao: "Master, the thief is quite interested. If the study is burned, just burn it. You can go to the accountant later to get some money and let the housekeeper arrange for someone to rebuild it. Alas.  , Does Mingshan really have so much money to manage?"

    Cao Song thought that Cao De bribed a certain concubine in the academy to burn down the study, so that Cao Ang's grades would not overwhelm Cao Anmin again.  He would never have thought that his own grandson Cao Ang, who was outstanding in literary talent, had been replaced by a time traveler and that the masters of the academy were actively fighting for Cao Ang this time in order to please Cao Song.Protect!

    Master Cao has always been at odds with Cao De, so naturally he would not be kind enough to explain to him.  He just smiled, noncommittal.  So a scapegoat was placed on the unsuspecting Cao De, causing him to sneeze several times.

    Master Cao asked with a smile: "Mr. Cao, our family's academic competitions have always had two paths: civil and military. Students studying literature do not need to participate in the martial arts competition, and students studying martial arts do not need to participate in the literary test. The civil and military scores are ranked separately. But this year you said  The descendants of the Cao family who are of appropriate age must be both civilized and martial, and must participate in all competitions. The results of this year¡¯s literary examination are invalid. Do we need to hold the examination again? "

    Cao Song shook his head and said, "Forget it, the students have been preparing for so long. Let's relax after the exam and don't embarrass them again! Let's do this. The clan will pay for it and each student will be given two ounces of money. It will be a good reward for them during this time.  Commendation for learning. Whether it is the Cao family or the Xiahou family, this money will be distributed to all!"

    Master Cao said quickly: "Mr. Cao is really considerate of the students. I believe many students will remember Gong Cao's grace after receiving this money!"

    Cao Song smiled and shook his head, "No, you are wrong, this is not the grace of me, Cao Song! It is our Cao family's reward for their hard study, and our Cao family's expectations for them! By the way, I heard  It is said that Aang¡¯s academic performance in ethnic studies is very good, is this true?¡±

    Master Cao hurriedly said: "It is indeed true! Little Cao Ang always came first in every exam in the past, and he is considered the best student in ethnic studies!"

    As he spoke, Master Cao took a long breath and secretly admired everyone's decision last night.  Did you hear that Cao Song, the head of the Cao family, personally asked about the results and used such a kind name? This is a unique honor among the third generation of the Cao family!

    Ding on the side quickly smiled and said: "Aang has to copy big characters every day and read books very late. And he will go to the martial arts field every day this month to work hard. I heard from the martial arts masters that he practices extremely hard!"

    Cao Song nodded, smiled and said to Master Cao: "Master, I met him in the county a few days ago, and he made my eyes light up! You Masters are all famous teachers carefully selected by me. You will definitely  We must have strict requirements on him and train him to become a talented person! Ah Man was quite naughty when he was young, so you have to keep an eye on Ang'er for me!"

    Master Cao agreed quickly, and then asked: "Mr. Cao, what method will be used for the competition this year? Is it going to be a competition in a martial arts field or going out hunting?"

    "Of course we are going out hunting!" Cao Song said with a smile: "Last year, the Yellow Turbans caused chaos, so our competition was forced to stay in the martial arts field. This year, let everyone go out and relax, eat roasted hare, roasted wild duck, and relax.  ! Let¡¯s do this, the day after tomorrow is an auspicious day, you go back and inform us, we will go hunting the day after tomorrow, and I will personally award the prizes to those with excellent results!¡±

    Master Cao quickly smiled and said, "They are really lucky to have Duke Cao present the award to them. If I hadn't been over the age of competition, I would have joined the hunting team to win Duke Cao's prize!"

    Cao Song laughed

    And not long after, Lingyue was so angry that she felt like crying.  She frowned and looked at Lingshan, and asked angrily: "So, last night you went to the Cao family's house, set a big fire in excitement, and then went to meet and pat those two little girls.  Just leave? Lingshan, Lingshan, how come you have so much leisure and leisure? Is that an ordinary family? It is the manor of Cao Song. It belongs to Da Sinong, Da Honglu, and Cao Song, who once served as one of the three princes.  manor!"

    Lingshan lowered her head, wrung her fingers, and whispered: "Sister, I didn't mean it. I wanted to just meet with the crabs yesterday, but I didn't expect them to be in the deep house in the inner courtyard of the Cao Mansion. They were on guard.  Sen Yan, I really couldn't find a chance, so I had no choice but to set off a fire to attract the attention of the Cao family patrol team. How could I have thought that this fire would be so big! Senior sistersistermy dear  Sister, I will definitely notice it next time!¡±

    "Do you still want a next time? Humph!" Lingyue frowned, rubbed her temples, and whispered: "Lingshan, our Moon Worshiping Sect is in a period of low-key development now, and we must not attract the attention of the government.  . Now Cao Song has sent someone to hand Liu Quan a note to solve the case within a limited time. Liu Quan is like a crazy wild dog, searching everywhere! If he finds out our identity, you will have made a big mistake.  ! Think carefully, did you reveal your identity yesterday?"

    "Probably not," Lingshan said uncertainly, feeling a little guilty.

    "Well, if you stay in the inn these days, don't go there!" Lingyue sighed, "You have to reflect on it, when will you realize your mistake, and when will you go out!"

    At this moment, Lin Le knocked on the door, ran in quickly, came up to Lingyue, and whispered: "Senior sister, Vincent is here, please indicate"?Let¡¯s buy more slaves!  "

    Lingshan's ears were very good and she could hear everything clearly. She jumped up suddenly and said angrily: "This beast dares to come here. He really doesn't know whether to live or die! Senior sister, I will kill him right now.  Revenge for Myolie and the others!¡±

    "Sit down and stay still!" Lingyue roared angrily: "As the temporary head teacher, I order you to stay here and not go out. Ziying, keep an eye on her for me. Lin  Le, let¡¯s go!¡±

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 Volume 1 Chapter 17 Assassination of Vincent

    Lingshan pouted and walked around the room angrily, looking at nothing.  After walking for only two or three times, Lingshan kicked a few desks violently. She squatted on the ground with a groan, hugged her little feet, and cried loudly.

    The little maid Ziying who was responsible for guarding the outside quickly asked: "Holy girl, are you okay?"

    Lingshan didn¡¯t say anything, she just squatted there and cried non-stop.

    Lingshan was very nice to everyone on weekdays, and Ziying also took good care of her. Seeing Lingshan squatting there and crying non-stop, Ziying was very worried.  He quickly took out the key from his sleeve, hurried to Lingshan's side, and asked quickly: "Holy girl, are you okay? Oops!"

    Lingshan gently hugged Ziying who was knocked unconscious by herself, and whispered apologetically: "Ziying, I'm sorry! But since I am the saint of our Moon Worship Sect, I must protect our sisters of the Moon Worship Sect! I  We cannot let Vincent, the murderer of our sisters, get away with it like this!"

    Lingshan took off her coat and put on Ziying's clothes, then helped Ziying to the couch and covered her with her coat.  To be on the safe side, Lingshan also placed Ziying lying on her side, with her face facing inward.  Then, Lingshan listened to Ziying's tone, pinched her throat and said loudly: "Holy girl, just take a good rest and have a good sleep. I will go out and buy you some rouge and gouache. It is definitely the latest in the city.  shape!"

    After saying this, Lingshan walked out of the room backwards, locked the door, put the key into her arms, and walked slowly downstairs with her body hunched over.

    "Perhaps because of the arrival of outsiders, all the guards who were densely packed in the pavilions and corridors withdrew, leaving the entire building empty.  Even if someone spotted "Ziying" walking with her head down, they didn't care.

    When Lingshan reached the second floor, she suddenly stopped and hid behind a pillar.  Soon, Lin Le led Wen Sheng over, and the senior sister Ling Yue also dressed as Lin Le's concubine and accompanied her.

    The three people walked into the house, and Lingshan quickly moved to the window, holding her breath and eavesdropping.  He heard Vincent smiling and asking: "I wonder if Mr. Lin still has a young maid in his hands. My son has been very naughty recently. He is always running around. As a father, I am afraid that he will trip.  No, I¡¯m here to buy him a maid again.¡±

    Lin Le squeezed out a smile from his face and asked with a wry smile: "Why don't Wenjun buy some older women, they are more sophisticated!"

    Wen Sheng shook his head repeatedly, "Although those women are sophisticated, they have no interest ahem"

    Lin Le¡¯s face turned a little livid. He had personally seen the unrecognizable corpses of Xing¡¯er and the others and knew their miserable condition.  Now that the murderer was standing in front of him, Lin Le also had the urge to kill the murderer.

    Lin Yue gently waved her sleeves, pinched Lin Le secretly, and glared at Lin Le fiercely when Wen Sheng wasn't paying attention.

    Lin Le took a long breath and said, "I'm really sorry. Our caravan managed to save six girls last time and sold them all out a few days ago. Wenjun can ask elsewhere. Maybe they still have them there?"  In stock."

    Vincent sighed and smacked his lips regretfully: "You don't know, they are evil people from Qiao County, they just won't sell me a maid! In fact, I, Vincent, have a lot of money, alas, these hillbillies from Qiao County!"

    Watching Vincent sighing and leaving dejectedly, Lingshan followed him angrily.  Lin Le, who stayed in the room, did not go out to see him off, but whispered: "Sister, I'd better send someone to kill him! It's a sin for such a scum to stay in the world!"

    Lingyue shook her head, and she didn¡¯t know what was going on. She seemed like a weak girl, but every time she thought about a problem, she would unconsciously bring into play her identity as a teacher.  Hear Lingyue say in a deep voice: "Didn't you tell me yesterday? We just found out that this Wen Sheng is the largest private salt dealer in the neighborhood. Once such a person is killed, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of all forces. If  If the traces of our Moon Worship Sect are exposed, we will be uprooted if our foundation is not stable! We really can't take risks!"

    Lin Le clenched his fist and hit the tables next to him hard, bang!

    Both Lin Le and Ling Yue forgot to tell Ling Shan the true identity of Wen Sheng.  In Lingshan's opinion, this Wen Sheng was just a rich and tyrannical rich man. Even if a dozen of these little people died, it wouldn't cause any waves!

    Lingshan sighed very much. Back then, the senior sister robbed the rich and gave to the poor, killing so many local rich people. Unexpectedly, after leaving Jinan and arriving in Qiao County, she became much less courageous!

    She touched the dagger in her arms and followed Wen Sheng quietly.

    Vincent was a little careless today and did not have any guards around him.  In his opinion, the prominent people in Qiao County all know his identity, and some of them are even his major customers and will not do anything to him; and those unemployed vagrantsDon't dare to offend him, just a few big bucks can be spent.  Wen Sheng, who wanted to have fun, naturally would not find some bodyguards to follow him around all the time and be an eyesore.

    Today happens to be the Qiao County Fair that happens every five days, and the streets are very lively.  Both sides of the street are filled with goods. Although they are not worth much, they have a very festive atmosphere.

    Looking at the women all over the street, a wicked smile flashed across Vincent's face. He was able to have a good time squeezing around again today.

    But as soon as Vincent walked onto the street, he was spotted by a sharp-eyed passerby, who shouted loudly: "Wen Sheng is here!"

    With a bang, all the big girls and young wives panicked and rushed into the shops on both sides of the street. A wide corridor suddenly appeared on the street that was originally coming one after another!

    There was an old lady who was unable to dodge with her hands in front of her chest and stared at Vincent with extremely tragic eyes.

    Vincent felt a chill, please, is my taste so bad?  !

    He walked around the old lady without squinting, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh: With all the talk in the world, who knows what I'm thinking?

    At this moment, a thin figure flashed out of the corner of Vincent's eyes. He turned around suddenly and saw the delicate Lingshan.

    Vincent couldn't help but stick out his tongue and licked his lips: "Little sister, come on, uncle will help you check your body!"

    Lingshan showed a look of panic at the right time, and fled into an alley next to the street in a panic.

    Vincent smiled and shook his head, rubbed his hands, and chased after him happily.

    A young man was very angry and wanted to catch up and intercept Vincent, but was persuaded by an old man next to him: "Young man, you are a foreigner, Vincent is not easy to mess with! It is not easy for us to make a living.  , it¡¯s better to stop meddling in other people¡¯s business!¡±

    The young man hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed and stopped.

    The alley is next to the main street, winding and winding, and I don¡¯t know where it leads.  The little Loli was running away in fear in front of her. Vincent, who turned into a monster, smiled and shouted: "Little girl, don't run away. Stop and let your uncle check your body. If you are obedient, your uncle will give you something."  Drink honey water! You have never drank it in your life, it¡¯s so sweet, it¡¯s sweet to your heart!¡±

    Vincent would never have imagined that the seemingly panicked and weak little girl in front of him had quietly taken out a dagger from her arms and was ready to assassinate him!

    After walking about ten feet more, Vincent, who was panting, suddenly saw the little girl falling to the ground, unable to stay up for a long time. Apparently she sprained her foot in panic.

    Wen Sheng was so happy that he didn't even bother to catch his breath. He quickly rushed forward and stretched out his hand lustfully, wanting to touch the little girl's shoulder.  Just as he was about to succeed, the girl suddenly turned around and stabbed forward with her right hand. Vincent felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen, and a sharp dagger had already pierced his body!

    Vincent¡¯s eyes widened, and before he could speak, the little girl grasped the handle of the dagger tightly with both hands, turned it three or four times, and then pulled it out!  And before Vincent could react, he took three or four steps back.

    "Uh uh" Vincent gasped and was speechless for a long time. He used all his strength to cover the wound on his lower abdomen, but where could the ruined intestines be reconnected?  !

    Lingshan¡¯s face and hands were splattered with blood, but she didn¡¯t scream like an ordinary girl.  Although this was Lingshan's first murder in her life, Lingshan had seen many similar scenes before, especially when the Yellow Turbans attacked the altar of their Moon Worshiping Cult some time ago.  In a pool of blood.  The more blood you see, the bolder you become!

    Vincent could smell the stench of feces in his stomach at this time, and knew that his intestines had been severed. He looked at the bloody horror loli in front of him in horror, and asked in a trembling voice: "What grudge do you and I have?  Uhwhy did you do this?"

    "Do you still remember the four little maids who were killed by you a few days ago? You beast!" Lingshan said angrily: "They are all sisters in my church. Naturally, I will avenge them. You are waiting to go to hell.  Go!"

    As she spoke, Lingshan held the dagger and wanted to move forward.

    Vincent covered his wound and stepped back step by step.  Perhaps the desire to survive outweighed the pain, and he shouted in horror: "How do I know they still have you as a backer? If I had known this, how could I have dared to take action? Don't don't Heroine, let me live.  Well, I have a lot of moneyI have a lot of moneyah!!!"

    Lingshan pulled out the dagger from Wen Sheng's throat and shook her head: "I'm not short of money for the time being. Besides, this isn't about money! I'll be a beast in my next life and pay my dues."Sin!  "

    How could the dying Vincent continue to talk? Who would have thought that the corpse lying in the alley was actually a big private salt dealer, and he supported no less than 300 people just by escorting private salt to the nursing home!

    Lingshan didn¡¯t mind being dirty, so she tore off a piece of cloth from Vincent¡¯s body, dipped it in his blood and wrote: ¡°This man is despicable and dirty, and I am a hero who will eliminate harm for the people!¡±

    After finishing writing, he threw the piece of cloth away and walked away like a heroine!  At this time, she would never have thought that Qiao County would cause a turmoil because of Wen Sheng's death!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 18 The whole city is in trouble

    "What? Wen Sheng is dead!" Liu Quan, the magistrate of Qiao County, said angrily, his face extremely ferocious!  He has always appeared in front of everyone as a greedy and lustful person, but now he appears in the secret room with an extremely angry face!

    Just listen to Liu Quan roar loudly: "How can Vincent die? How can Vincent die? Last month our family just collected a large sum of money and gave it to him. Didn't he promise to transport salt to us this month?  ?! If he dies, who should we ask for salt? Who should we ask for money?! Have any of you seen Vincent¡¯s body? Is it really him who died? Don¡¯t let this kid covet the money and pretend to be dead.  !¡±

    In the secret room, County Lieutenant Yuan Ping whispered: "I have seen it with my own eyes. That corpse is Vincent himself! What's more, if Vincent faked his death and escaped, then according to his miser's character, he would never give up his property outside the city! According to reports  They reported that Vincent was stabbed in the lower abdomen first, and then his throat was sealed with a sword! The person who killed Vincent was very cold-blooded, and he must have received special training, otherwise he would not have been so clean and neat! According to Vincent, who was injured first  Judging from the height of the writing on the wall, that person must be a dwarf!"

    "A dwarf? It can't be a child, right?" Liu Quan frowned and asked in a low voice: "Some people said that they once saw Vincent following a little girl into an alley. Was it the little girl who did it?"

    "Absolutely impossible!" Yuan Ping shook his head repeatedly: "How can a little girl be so cold-blooded? According to his speculation, after the murderer pierced Vincent's lower abdomen, he stirred it several times until Vincent's intestines were broken, and then he pulled out the dagger!  Moreover, the murderer left a note dipped in blood, how could this be something that a little girl could do?"

    Liu Quan clenched his fist hard and slammed it on the wall: "Send the order to search the whole city to see if any dwarfs have sneaked into our Qiao County recently! In addition, the little girl who seduced Wen Sheng may also know something about the situation. You  Send someone to learn more about the situation and try to - no, we must find her and learn the situation from her mouth, no matter life or death! In addition, search the residences inside and outside Vincent City to see if he has hidden the salt there!  Time is running out now, I only give you three days, if you still can¡¯t find out after three days, let¡¯s all hang ourselves!¡±

    Yuan Ping and others hurriedly bowed and listened to the order. Everyone knew in their hearts that although this Wensheng was just a private salt dealer, there were intricate forces behind him.  Moreover, these merchants who dealt with Wen Sheng had great hidden strength. Even Liu Quan was just a small pawn they pushed out. Once they got angry, they could easily kill them, let alone little people like them.

    That night, the four gates of Qiao County were closed tightly, and Yuan Ping sent everyone in his hands to go door to door to track down clues.  A few unlucky dwarfs were quickly taken to prison. Unknown to them, they were unable to give any confession at all, and were whipped to death by the jailer with whips!

    Soon, the clothes Lingshan was wearing were recalled by passers-by, but because of the distance, her appearance was not known.  A wanted document filled with pictures of Lingshan's body shape, clothing and clothing features was quickly produced, and was then distributed by the yamen to all the villagers, asking them to search for the little girl based on the book.

    Soon, Li Zheng took the portrait to the inn where Lingyue and the others lived, and asked to see Lin Le, the apparent owner of the inn.  Lin Le hurriedly welcomed him out of the inn and said with a smile: "Uncle Su, if you have something to do, just ask someone to call me. Why do you have to go there yourself?"

    While talking, Lin Le came to help Su Lizheng.

    Su Li was smiling and said: "Lin Le, that's what I like about you, you are knowledgeable and sensible. Every time I come to your place, it really makes people feel at ease. I know you have many things to do and you don't talk nonsense. This is the latest news from the government."  A wanted order has been issued for a dwarf and a little girl in purple. See the details for yourself. I heard that the two of them conspired to kill the rich man Vincent!"

    "Wen Sheng is dead?" Lin Le asked in disbelief, very surprised.

    "Yes, he's dead! I don't know which hero is responsible for our Qiao County to get rid of such a bully, but it is a state-owned and national law, and murder must be punished with a life!" Su Lizheng said regretfully: "Now the county magistrate and the county lieutenant have jointly issued a  Clerk, the murderer is wanted throughout the county. If you know any clues, hurry up and report it to the county office, there is a reward of ten gold!"

    Lin Le agreed with a smile and took the wanted document. When he took a quick look, he was stunned. The little girl painted on it was exactly how Ziying was dressed!  Fortunately, Lin Le had gone through a lot of hardships and was very calm. He smiled and exchanged greetings with Su Lizheng before getting up to see off the guests.  Before leaving, he handed Su Lizheng a bunch of small coins as tea money.

    Seeing Su Lizheng leaving with satisfaction, Lin Le frowned and ran upstairs, just in time to bump into Ling Yue who was hurriedly going downstairs.

    Lingyue blushed with embarrassment, adjusted her clothes gently, and asked in surprise: "Junior brother Lin, what are you in a hurry for?"

    Lin Le will passHe handed the document to her and whispered: "Sister, Ziying got into trouble, look!"

    Lingyue glanced briefly and sighed helplessly: "I knew this would happen. Ziying was knocked unconscious by Lingshan and locked in the room by her. She just woke up. It seems that Lingshan changed into  He took her clothes, ran out secretly, and quietly assassinated Vincent! This girl will get into trouble!"

    "Senior sister, what should we do?" Lin Le was also dumbfounded. According to what Su Lizheng explained, the whole city is now under martial law, and both county soldiers and government officials are desperately searching for Lingshan.  Once encountered, it will definitely lead to a fierce fight.  As a saint of the Moon Worship Cult, Lingshan must not allow any mistakes!

    Ling Yue took a few steps back and forth and whispered: "Inform all the church members immediately. Once Lingshan is found, immediately warn her, hide her, and quickly report to the main altar.

    Notify the ten dead men lurking near the county government office to be prepared to attack the county government office. If necessary, they must use a swift and violent offensive to divert the official's sight and attention.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????:  Didn't you say that behind Du Lang is the Yellow Turban thief Du Yuan? Let's simply muddy the water and let the government and the Yellow Turban thief fight first!  "

    "Yes, senior sister is wise!" Lin Le was convinced and bowed respectfully.

    So at dawn, many versions of rumors had spread in Qiao County, the most logical of which was that "Du Lang was motivated by wealth and sent people to hunt down Vincent!"

    Soon, Du Lang learned the news, and he felt very aggrieved.  Although I want to vote, I haven't found the right time to do it yet. Now some unscrupulous guy is slandering me. It's really too much!

    Durang felt a little angry at first, but soon he felt a little afraid.  He also vaguely knew Vincent's identity and background. Now that Vincent's case has not been solved, maybe Qiao County Magistrate Liu Quan will find a scapegoat.  And throughout Qiao County, who else is more suitable for this role than Du Lang?  !

    The more Du Lang thought about it, the more frightened he became. Especially when his nursing home reported that spies sent by unknown forces were found at the front and back doors, he became even more frightened.  Du Lang immediately mobilized all his forces to assist the government in finding the real culprit; at the same time, he also sent people quietly out of the city to report to his brother Du Yuan, hoping that his brother would send a response team to prevent any unexpected events.

    At this time, Lingshan rubbed her eyes and sat up from the roof of a house.

    ¡°She killed Vincent yesterday, and she would be lying if she said she wasn¡¯t afraid.  Especially when her revenge was avenged and her anger subsided, her hands and face were covered with blood, which soon made her vomit out bile when she woke up.

    When she regained her strength, she was shocked to find that the county town of Qiao County was under martial law, all the workshops were closed, and the guards were patrolling back and forth in the workshops.

    With Lingshan¡¯s martial arts, it was possible to sneak back to the inn, but after all, Lingshan was only in her teens, and the city¡¯s alertness frightened her so much that she hid immediately and did not dare to travel.

    And by the time Lingshan figured it out, it was already dark. She would not know that she had lost her last chance to return to the inn.

    Lingshan climbed down from the roof of that house, quietly washed herself next to the well, cleaned all the remaining blood on her body and hands, then climbed over the courtyard wall and headed towards the inn.

    When Lingshan walked out of the alley, the government officials discovered the strange little girl. Moreover, the clothes the little girl was wearing, her height, height, weight, and skinny all basically matched the description on the wanted order!

    The government officials immediately rushed forward with iron rulers in hand. The leader, Wang San, felt that he was going to make a great contribution, so he happily moved the iron rope forward!

    Who is Ke Lingshan?  He has practiced martial arts diligently since he was a child, so how can he be arrested by a small government official.  Seeing that the person on the other side was unkind, Lingshan was not a weak woman who just accepted things, so she subconsciously drew out the dagger.

    When Wang San saw that the other party actually pulled out the dagger from his arms, he was not surprised but overjoyed. He shouted loudly: "We found the thief. I, Wang San, was the first to find it. I, Wang San, was the first to find it!"

    In his mind, a little girl, even with a dagger, would not pose any threat to him as an old man!  What's more, the county captain said that the murderer was a dwarf, and the little girl was just a bait to lure Vincent into being fooled!

    So Wang San, who was full of dreams of getting rich, did not retreat at all, but strode forward, waving the iron rope in his hand and put it around Lingshan's neck.

    Lingshan stopped suddenly and leaned back. The iron rope slid past her nose with a whoosh, blowing Lingshan's hair straight back.

    Wang San did not trap anyone this time, but instead made himself stagger and move forward fiercely.Fell over.

    Lingshan hid to the side and saw the government officials surrounding her. She hesitated for a moment and then ran away the way she came.

    Wang San shouted loudly: "Hurry up, don't escape the prisoner!" However, although he shouted loudly, he quietly slowed down the speed. The opponent was so agile, he was not a good person!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 19 Life hangs by a thread

    Lingshan never thought that these government servants with low martial arts skills could bring so much trouble to her.

    ¡°Every time she escaped from the pursuers and slipped out of the alley less than a hundred meters away, she would be discovered again by these government servants or gangsters who wanted to make meritorious deeds, and then they would sound the warning gong.  Immediately afterwards, a squad of soldiers dispatched by Yuan Ping chased after him carrying bows and arrows.

    Lingshan hid once, twice, three or four times, but she was still pursued by the pursuers.

    You know, no matter how good the martial arts hero is, he can't defeat a group of fully armored and armed soldiers, let alone them carrying bows and arrows.  Not to mention that Lingshan's martial arts is far from reaching the state of great success.  Moreover, Lingshan only had a short dagger, but the soldiers had long swords and spears!

    Lingshan's vigorous blow could only barely pierce the soldiers' armor, leaving them with a shallow wound; and every time the soldiers made a move, Lingshan had to retreat to avoid it, and she did not dare to take it head-on.

    After going back and forth for several times, even though Lingshan killed and wounded four soldiers, she was still exhausted.  When she was getting rid of her pursuers, she was shot in the left shoulder by a cold arrow!  The situation was even more critical now. It became more difficult to climb over the wall and enter the house, and the blood stains left on the shoulders pointed the way for the pursuers.

    Lingshan's feet became more and more chaotic, she stumbled and fell to the ground.  She knew that this was caused by excessive blood loss, but the pursuers were pressing hard and did not give her time to treat her wounds.

    Just when Lingshan fell into despair, the door panel of a shop in the alley was quietly removed, and a middle-aged woman shouted in a low voice: "Holy girl, come in quickly!"

    Hearing this shout, Lingshan was shocked. Anyone who could call her a saint must be someone from the religion.  At this time, Lingshan didn't care about her image, and rushed towards the shop while crawling. The woman also ran out, helped Lingshan and rushed into the shop, then raised the door panel.

    Almost as soon as the door panel was raised, the pursuers rushed into the alley. Looking at the empty alley, the leader roared angrily: "Why did she let her escape again? Let's chase her!"

    Listening to the retreating footsteps of the pursuers, Lingshan breathed a sigh of relief and fell to the ground.  The woman whispered: "Holy girl, news came from the main altar early this morning, asking us to pay attention to your movements everywhere and cover your escape. Ah, why are you injured?"

    Lingshan gritted her teeth and asked: "Do you have any golden sore medicine here? I was just shot by an arrow from the eagle dogs. Time was tight and I couldn't deal with it at the time."

    The woman nodded quickly and pulled out an inconspicuous small box from under the counter. When she opened it, she found that she had scissors and gold sore medicine.

    She walked behind Lingshan with scissors and cut open Lingshan's clothes to reveal the area where the arrow had hit her.  After taking a closer look, I breathed a sigh of relief.

    I heard this woman say: "Saint, don't worry, these are the standard arrows in the army, not the barbed arrows used by the eagles and dogs. Wounds like this are easy to treat."

    As she spoke, the woman handed over a small wooden stick for Lingshan to bite into her mouth.  Seeing that Lingshan was biting hard, the woman pressed Lingshan's arrowhead with one hand, grabbed the arrowhead with the other, and yanked hard!

    There was a loud sound, and blood spurted out quickly.  Fortunately, the woman was well prepared. She pressed the golden sore medicine next to her firmly and bandaged the wound with fine white cloth.  When she finished all this, she found that Lingshan had turned pale and fainted from the pain.

    The woman sighed and pinched Lingshan's person hard. She was used to doing all kinds of work, and her hands were very strong.  After pinching hard for a few times, Lingshan slowly woke up.

    The woman whispered: "Saint, this is not the time to rest. You should take the time to change your clothes. You must quickly go back to the main altar to ask for countermeasures. This is a ready-made clothing store, but I also have clothes for pregnant girls. Please change them quickly.  "

    Lingshan nodded in agreement, and the woman took out a gray cloth dress from the counter and handed it to Lingshan.

    Since there was no one else in this small shop, Lingshan quickly took off her coat and put on these clothes, which were the right size.

    At this moment, a serious shout came from outside the door: "Dear fellow villagers, there is a criminal thief hiding in our workshop. Everyone, please search quickly and don't let the thief get in. Later, all the soldiers in the army asked  I¡¯m going to search everyone¡¯s homes. If this thief is found in your homes, you will become an accomplice!¡±

    When she heard the shouting, the woman's face tightened, and she quickly lowered her voice and said to Lingshan: "Holy girl, please leave through the back door quickly. You are a troublemaker and can't close the door for a while. Take this opportunity and hurry up."  Let¡¯s go!¡±

    "I'm leaving, what will you do?" Lingshan glanced at the bloody clothes on the ground and the blood stains on the ground.

    "I'm fine, hurry up and clean up"?Yes, you go quickly!  "The woman said in her mouth, and quickly pushed Lingshan toward the back door. Suddenly she remembered something, and took a small piece of ginseng from the box, and let Lingshan hold it in her mouth.

    When the back door was opened, the woman stuck her head out first, and when she saw no one was around, she opened the back door and asked Lingshan to leave quickly.  Time was urgent, so Lingshan didn't care to say anything more. She just bowed to her and said "take care".

    After Lingshan left, the woman smiled miserably and bolted the back door.  Her place is just a small store. Without a stove and fire pit, there is no way to burn the blood clothes.  When the officers and soldiers search her, the secret will definitely be exposed.

    However, the woman could not escape with Lingshan. Lingshan was injured by an arrow and ran at a slower speed. If two people escaped together, they would both be arrested.  It's better to stay here and delay for time, and even if you die, you can make some contribution to the saint's escape.  Anyway, he is a loyal believer in the Lunar Worship Cult, and he can be reborn on the moon after death.

    Thinking of this, the woman felt somewhat comforted. Although sometimes she felt that it was just an illusory dream, there was always a glimmer of hope.

    The woman tightened all the door panels, fastened several latches, found a wooden stick from behind the door, held it tightly in her hand, and stuffed the pair of scissors into her arms.

    Not long after, Li Zheng led the officers and soldiers to search this place. He heard Li Zheng shouting loudly: "Second Sister-in-law Li, open the door quickly, the government is going to search for Jiang Yang's thieves!"

    The woman shouted loudly: "We are serious business people here, there are no gangsters here!"

    Li Zheng shouted loudly: "You have to open the door and let the government search it. Otherwise, anyone can tell you nonsense!"

    The woman rolled her eyes and shouted loudly: "Liu, everyone knows what you are up to. You were hanging around in front of my door a few days ago, using your crooked ideas, and now you are using the government as a cover! I don't want to  Even if you are a widow, you are still bullying me!"

    When the woman shouted like this, the officers and soldiers outside the door burst into laughter. Li Zheng was a little embarrassed and shouted angrily: "Ms. Li, don't slander my innocence! I, Liu, am also a reputable person in the community.  How can I see a loser like you?! And you are so small and have so much fat on your waist"

    "It was you who peeked at my shower a few days ago, you shameless person!" The woman shouted loudly: "Folks, this guy surnamed Liu is a pervert and a pervert!"

    The woman found a flaw in Liu Li's words and cursed loudly.  The officers and soldiers listened with great interest, and no one said anything to persuade them.

    Liu Lizheng felt that he had lost face and retorted loudly.

    "About half a quarter of an hour later, the young officer leading the team realized something was wrong. How could a woman curse so confidently in front of the officers and soldiers? The other party was too calm!

    So the young officer shouted loudly: "Ms. Li, open the door quickly, otherwise you will be an accomplice of the gangster! I will count to three and open the door immediately!"

    "Bah! You idiot, you don't know what benefits Liu has promised you, but you still speak for him. Do you have any conscience?!" The woman shouted loudly, trying to delay time.

    A stern look flashed across the officer's face, and with a strong wave of his right hand, more than a dozen of his soldiers pulled out their long knives and raised their spears.

    "Three! Two! One!" the officer shouted sternly: "Smash it!"

    After hearing the order, the soldiers waved their weapons and smashed against the door panel.  Someone even hit it hard, causing the door panel to bang.

    The officer shouted sternly: "Li, open the door quickly, I now suspect that you are harboring felons and plotting evil! If you open the door now, you can still save your life, otherwise you will die!"

    "You thieves robbed people's houses in broad daylight. Is there any justice or law?" Mrs. Li shouted loudly and clenched the stick tightly.  At this time, a soldier cut a hole and reached in to remove the door panel. Li swung the wooden stick and hit the soldier's hand!

    The soldier screamed, his hand bones were deformed by the smash, and he stepped back several steps, so painful that tears flowed out.

    The officer shouted loudly: "If the other party arrests you, shoot to death!"

    Hearing his order, the soldiers bumped into each other harder.

    Just as a bang was heard, a door panel was smashed to the ground by the soldiers. The woman waved a wooden stick to block the door, and then she was kicked by the soldiers several times. She lost her balance and fell to the ground.  .

    Soon, the door panels were torn down by the soldiers, and the small house was searched from top to bottom, but except for a bloody coat in the cupboard, nothing else was found.

    The officer came forward, lifted the woman's chin with his hand, and said with a lewd smile: "Look how much you have"Beautiful girl, why bother? Just open the door obediently!  Tell me, where did you hide that little girl?  As long as you speak out and make me feel comfortable serving you, I will spare your life!  "

    "Bah!" The woman struggled hard and tried to take out the scissors from her arms, but was pushed to the ground by the soldiers.  The woman struggled hard, but everything was in vain. It was impossible for her to break away from the soldiers' clutches!

    The officer wiped the spit from his face and said angrily: "I don't know how to praise you! Anyway, the girl was injured and couldn't run far. Chase her! As for the woman, leave two people behind to carry her back to the camp quietly.  Let¡¯s all have fun together at night!¡±

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 Volume 1 Chapter 20: Making an attack in the east and attacking in the west

    Lingshan put on the coarse clothes, blended in with the crowd, and quietly walked toward the inn.  She had been running away for a long time and was in a state of disarray, which matched the coarse clothes she was wearing.  The dust and sweat on his face were mixed together, forming a disguise.

    Nowadays, the streets are full of government officials holding portraits. When they encounter a woman in purple, they rush to ask, just like a vicious dog who has seen flesh and bones!

    Lingshan was also interrogated, but the clothes she wore were incompatible with what was described in the wanted notice, and she was covered in dust, which made her unpopular, so she was quickly released by the government officials.  Just as he was about to enter the street of the inn, a man quietly came up to Lingshan, secretly made a moon worshiping gesture to Lingshan, and whispered: "Don't say anything, follow me!"

    Lingshan took a closer look and almost screamed. This philistine businessman with two mustaches was actually a senior sister in disguise.  What happened in the inn? Why did the senior sister personally come out to help him?

    The two of them walked forward for about thirty or forty feet, one after the other, and entered a small restaurant.  Lingyue threw a bunch of small coins to the waiter in the waiting room, and the waiter immediately and diligently ushered them both into a private seat.

    Lingyue simply ordered four side dishes. After the dishes were served, as soon as the waiter left, Lingyue closed the door and asked nervously: "I heard from the officers and soldiers that you were injured. Where is the injury? Does it matter?  "

    "It's okay, I just got hit on the shoulder by a cold arrow. It's not serious." Lingshan said with a smile, pretending not to care.

    However, Lingyue nervously checked her wound. Seeing that it was no serious problem and the treatment was appropriate, she breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "But it scared me. I have sent all the available manpower today."  When I got out, I wanted to find you. Did you really kill Vincent? You are really in big trouble this time!"

    Seeing that Lingshan still wanted to refute, Lingyue said in a low voice: "Now all the outsiders in Qiao County are under heavy surveillance. We made a big splash during the sale a few days ago, and we are the focus of their surveillance! Our inn  On the street in front of me, at least thirteen craftsmen were found, and I don¡¯t know which company sent them.

    You silly girl, you still don¡¯t know Vincent¡¯s true identity!  His public identity in Qiao County is just that of a wealthy country man, but in fact he is the largest private salt dealer in Chenliu Xiangyi!

    Now that you killed him rashly, everyone thought you were hiding the goods for Vincent!

    Not only Wen Sheng¡¯s old troops are trying their best to trace your whereabouts, but even the government is also pursuing you with all their strength, and Du Lang and other Qiao County tycoons are also offering a huge bounty on your head. I heard that the bounty has exceeded one hundred gold!

    The entire Qiao County is now only allowed in and out, and the government has to make an explanation to all parties, and is doing its best to track you down!  "

    "No wonder the officers and soldiers in the city are chasing me like crazy, that's how it is!" Lingshan finally understood the seriousness of the matter, and quickly told Lingyue her story about how she had just escaped from danger, and asked her senior sister to send someone immediately.  Meet the woman there.

    Lingyue laughed miserably, "It's too late. At noon, I heard that there was a woman in that workshop who was having an affair with a gangster. She had been beaten to bruises by the soldiers. While being dragged to the military camp, the woman bit her tongue and committed suicide!"

    "Huh?!" Although Lingshan was decisive in killing yesterday, she was still just a teenager. She couldn't bear to hear that her savior had ended up like this.  And I don¡¯t know her name yet, so I can¡¯t even set up a memorial tablet for her!

    Perhaps seeing the guilt on Lingshan's face, Lingyue sighed and whispered: "Your survival is the greatest reward for her! The government's search is becoming more and more strict, and the inn has been searched three times today.  You almost found out the sacred card of our holy religion! It is too dangerous to stay in the city, you must leave the city tonight!"

    Lingshan shook her head repeatedly, "Senior Sister, how is this possible? Now the four gates of Qiao County have been closed tightly, and only people are allowed in and out. How can I leave the city safely?! Isn't there a newly dug cellar in our sect? How about I  Try hiding in there?"

    Lingyue shook her head repeatedly, "The less the government can find you, the more careful the search will be! If you are blocked by them while hiding in the cellar, there will be only a dead end! You must not take this dangerous move unless you have to.

    I will arrange for people to distract the government tonight, escort you to the city wall, and let you descend from the city wall.

    You go to Chen Jun¡¯s place to stay for a while to avoid the limelight.  I have two ingots of gold here. You can take them first. When you arrive in Chen County, I will send someone to find a way to contact you and give you some money.  "

    "Senior Sister" Although Lingshan is eccentric and clever, she has always lived under the protection of her master and senior sister, and has never acted alone.  Now that I heard that I was going to travel alone, I couldn't help but feel a little timid.

    Lingyue looked at her angrily, "???You dare to kill me, let alone just go somewhere to hide for a while?  Be careful when you are out there, be smart when you go to bed at night, and don't sleep too deeply.  In addition, when traveling in the world, you need to observe people's words and emotions, and don't act according to your own temper, as it is easy to suffer losses.  Also, money should be put away properly. You also know that wealth should not be revealed. Don¡¯t suffer losses in small things"

    In fact, Ling Yue doesn¡¯t want to let Xin Shan act alone, but now that time is tight and the government¡¯s investigation is very strict, it is really impossible to mobilize suitable manpower.  Rather than letting Lingshan have unrest around her, it is better to let her travel alone, which at least reduces the risk of being betrayed!

    When the two of them finished eating together, Lingyue kept talking for more than an hour. She felt relieved when she saw that Lingyue was really listening attentively this time.  She took a sip of tea and whispered: "I will go out in a while. You stay behind and keep your distance from me. Don't be stared at by others. There is an abandoned side door in the southwest corner of our inn, and few people pay attention to it."  , you sneak into the inn from there quietly, and first go to the attic to hide for a while. Once someone searches, you can climb up to the roof and hide. You have more experience in this regard than me.

    The situation is urgent now, and I don¡¯t want to prepare a change of clothes for you. You can buy some on your way.  Don't be greedy for beauty, the less noticeable the better, just like this set of clothes you are wearing!  "

    Lingshan nodded repeatedly and shed tears: "Sister, it's all my fault this time for causing such a big trouble!"

    Lingyue rubbed her hair, "Silly girl, in fact, senior sister, I also want to kill that Vincent, but now that I am acting as the teacher, the more things I control, the greater my worries. On the contrary, I am not as happy as I was in the past.  So happy!

    ¡° Junior sister, there are not many things that go well as you wish in life.  If you do this outrageous thing while you are still young, you will not regret it in the future.  Tonight, I will personally take you out of the city!  "

    ¡­¡­

    At the same time, Liu Quan also received a report from Yuan Ping and learned that the suspected girl had been shot.  Yuan Ping's face became a little more joyful, and he assured Liu Quan with a smile: "Sir, since the suspect has been injured, she can't run far. Anyway, now Qiao County can only go in and out, and there are yamen in all major medical hospitals.  She won't be able to last long if she waits in secret!"

    Liu Quan shook his head, "From what you said before, you only shot the suspect on the shoulder, but not the vital part. What if there was gold sore medicine on her body or in her den? Wouldn't your arrangement in the medical center be in vain?!

    The most important thing now is to send people to conduct door-to-door searches repeatedly. Even if no useful clues are found, they can still create a tense atmosphere and force the suspect out!

    I think the suspect is now frightened, and he might find a way out of the city tonight!

    Yuan Ping, please go ahead and place five strong archers on each side of the four gates tonight to snipe and kill the bandits at any time!  In addition, you mobilize fifty more elite soldiers to be ready to respond at any time!  "

    "No!"

    ¡­¡­

    That night, the moonlight was dark and a layer of mist appeared near Qiao County.  Lingyue respectfully burned a stick of incense in the attic and bowed nine times in the direction of the moon, until her head turned blue.

    Lin Le also kowtowed nine times and said in a low voice: "Senior sister, it's better for me to see off the little junior sister tonight! I don't know why, I always feel panicked, as if something bad is going to happen.  matter!"

    Ling Yue shook her head, "I'm always a little uneasy if I don't watch Ling Shan leave with my own eyes. Blessed by the moon god tonight, the visibility is not high, so nothing serious should happen! You should stay in this inn to deal with the government's raid.  , after all, you are our nominal boss."

    Lin Le nodded and remembered something again. He actually untied his coat in front of Lingyue.

    Lingyue blushed with embarrassment. Although she was acting as the head teacher temporarily, she was still a young girl who had not left the court. She could not bear this.  I quickly closed my eyes, not daring to look.

    Lin Le said in a low voice: "Senior Sister, look!"

    "I don't want to see it, I don't want to see it, I'm so embarrassed!" Lingyue said angrily: "Lin Le, you bad guy!"

    Lin Le was very surprised. He just took off the soft armor from his body. There is nothing shameful about it.  He held the soft armor and whispered: "Senior Sister, this soft armor was given to me by Master before his death. It is not only lightweight, but also has hundreds of steel-making protection at key positions. Since I got it, I have relied on it to escape  Two assassinations! Tonight's operation is extraordinary, you'd better wear it!"

    When Ling Yue heard this, she opened her eyes, holding the inner armor with Lin Le's body temperature, her face turned red.  In fact, she had always known Lin Le's thoughts about her, but after her master died, she became the temporary head teacher. She devoted herself to the affairs of the teaching every day, so how could she dare to expect any love between her children.

    There is Lin Le¡¯s body temperature on this soft armor, Ling Yue willHolding this inner armor to my heart, my heart felt a little hot.  She stopped being pretentious, went behind the clutter, put on the soft armor next to her body, and put on her night clothes before walking out with a blushing face.

    Lin Le also had some blush on his face. Just as he was about to speak, Lingshan knocked on the window lattice and whispered: "Senior sister, senior brother, Haishi is here!"

    At this moment, there was a loud killing sound in the direction of the county government office!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 21 Escape from Qiao County

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    Yuan Ping was sitting on the city gate building. He saw the fire flashing in the direction of the county government office. He pondered for a moment and then ordered the soldiers around him: "The county government office has been attacked. Everyone, please follow me to reinforce the county government office!"

    Hearing his order, all the surrounding soldiers accepted the order in unison. Only Yuan Ping's brother-in-law Sun Xiang whispered: "Brother-in-law, I have something to say. Please take a step to speak."

    Yuan Ping nodded and ordered the soldiers to go down to the city to assemble.  After the soldiers left, Sun Xiang whispered: "Brother-in-law, this is obviously a plan of the thieves to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Let's stay here in the tower and wait and see what happens! Besides, the thieves besieging the county government will not cause much loss to us.  , in fact, if the county magistrate is really taken advantage of by thieves, it is not a bad thing!"

    Yuan Ping shook his head, and seeing no one around him, he said in a low voice: "Of course I know this kind of childish tactic of luring the tiger away from the mountain, but whether Axiang can see through the thief's plan is a matter of ability, and whether he can save the county government is a matter of attitude.  In comparison, our attitude is more important than ability!

    "If we don't go to rescue the county government, we have seen through the thieves' plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but what will the county magistrate think?"  !  Will he suspect us of killing someone with a borrowed knife?  What's more, since the thieves were able to mobilize teams to attack the county government, it showed that their potential power should not be underestimated. In this way, the ones they sent to raid the city tower would definitely be elite soldiers.  If we stay in the tower, we will only fight to the death with them and lose our closest men in vain. This will not do us any good!

    And don¡¯t think that our county magistrate is really a waste. Although he is greedy and lustful, but think about the dozens of elite nursing staff he has raised, and think about the money he used previously, such a big deal can be made by a greedy, lustful little man.  Can the county magistrate do it?  !

    The thieves besieged the county government office and were destined to return without success.  Since there is not much risk in rescuing the county government and we can avoid the enemy's sharpness, why don't we go?  !  As for the damage to our reputation caused by falling into the trap, it doesn¡¯t do much harm to us!  , We are military generals. The generals who only know how to charge and kill without knowing strategies are the most reassuring subordinates!  "

    After finishing speaking, Yuan Ping patted Sun Xiang on the shoulder and walked out of the tower while carrying his sword.  Seeing Sun Xiang standing there blankly, Yuan Ping shouted repeatedly: "Axiang, you are still young and you still have a lot to learn. Hurry up and catch up, don't let the soldiers wait too long. Do the whole show and rescue.  Just be quick!¡±

    At the beginning of Haishi, when Yuan Ping and others were rushing towards the county government office, Ling Yue also led six believers to escort Ling Shan to the city wall.  Since arriving in Qiao County, Lingyue sent someone to quietly observe and record the inspections of the Qiao County defenders, and obtained the specific timetable for shift changes.  And now it is the time for the garrison to take over. Most of the soldiers are warming themselves by the fire at the city tower, and there are no people waiting on the city wall.

    Lingyue and others huddled in the shadows and waited quietly. A nimble believer quietly slipped to the edge of the city wall, took off the flying claw from his back, connected the rope, and threw it towards the city wall.

    The iron hooks of the Flying Claw were all wrapped with thick soft cloth, and it barely made any noise when thrown on the city wall.  The believer slowly pulled the rope. When the flying claw hooked on the edge of the battlement and couldn't pull it anymore, he started to climb up with the rope.

    Ling Yue, Ling Shan and others below the city held their breaths and silently prayed for him.

    Not long after, the man climbed to the edge of the battlement, quietly poked his head in, and saw no one around, so he climbed up the wall.  Soon, he tied the rope to the battlement, hung the long rope down, and swung it several times.

    Seeing this signal, Lingyue quickly rushed out with everyone and ran to the edge of the city wall.  The two believers immediately climbed the long rope onto the city wall, each holding a hunting bow to be on guard, and lowered another spare rope.

    Lingyue patted Lingshan gently, tied the spare rope around Lingshan's waist, and then lifted her up with force.

    At this time, you must cherish your time. Lingshan didn't even bother to say goodbye, and climbed up the city wall with the rope.

    At this moment, a strong archer walked out of the tower, unbuttoning his pants as he walked.  When I ate just now, the food was too salty and I drank a lot of water. Now my lower abdomen is really bloated.  As soon as he took out the thing, he saw the black shadow on the wall next to him.

    The strong archer ignored the shushing and subconsciously opened his mouth, trying to sound a warning.  At this moment, an alert cultist spotted him and immediately shot an arrow at him!

    The people who can be selected by Lingyue to participate in this operation are far higher than ordinary people in terms of skill and agility.  Although the cultist had no time to aim carefully, the arrow was still ready to hit the strong archer's throat, which showed the outstanding level of this cultist.

    However, before Lingyue and the others could be happy, the body of the strong archer swayed and suddenly moved towards the city wall.Falling on one side.  Just with a thud, the corpse fell from the city wall, blood splattering everywhere!

    In this silent night, the sound travels extremely far!  Now that it's over, the enemy will definitely come to visit when they hear the noise.  Lingshan was a little stunned, but Lingyue knew that this was a matter of life and death, so she quickly urged: "Climb quickly!"

    At this moment, four strong archers rushed out of the tower and immediately discovered the most conspicuous target - Lingshan.  The four people immediately took off their long bows from their shoulders, drew out their arrows, and shot in the direction of Lingshan.

    Seeing that the situation was not good, Lingshan tightened the rope with both hands and pushed her legs hard against the city wall, and immediately bounced off the wall.  All four long arrows missed and stuck directly on the wall of the earthen fortress.

    Seeing that the shot failed, the four archers immediately drew another long arrow and aimed at Lingshan.

    At this critical moment, an idea flashed in Lingyue's mind and she shouted loudly: "The sky is dead, Huang Tian is here to stand!"

    Although the three subordinates around her didn¡¯t know Lingyue¡¯s intentions, they subconsciously repeated, ¡°Heaven is dead, Huang Tian is here to stand!¡±

    Hearing this shout, the archer subconsciously aimed at Lingyue and shot decisively.  "The sky is dead, the yellow sky must stand" was the slogan of the Yellow Turban soldiers during the Yellow Turban rebellion. Could it be that those people under the city are the remnants of the Yellow Turban thieves?  Their heads are more valuable than ordinary thieves!

    Seeing four long arrows coming, the three men following Lingyue did not hesitate at all, and immediately stood in front of Lingyue, waving the daggers in their hands desperately, trying to block the arrows.

    "However, it is still dark now, and the opponent is using a strong bow that dominates with strength. The actions of these three people are bound to be in vain.  Two of the long arrows missed, but the other two hit a believer at the same time.

    I heard this cultist groan and spit out a mouthful of blood.  He used all his strength and shouted loudly: "Senior Sister, leave quickly!"

    However, regardless of her own danger, Lingyue still shouted loudly: "The sky is dead, Huang Tian is here to stand!"

    Lingshan¡¯s tears fell. She knew what the senior sister meant. The senior sister wanted to use her own life to attract the attention of the defenders¡¯ archers and create an opportunity for her, Lingshan, to escape.  At this time, there was no need to hesitate. Lingshan gritted her teeth and used all her strength to climb up the city wall.

    At this time, the two believers who climbed up the city wall also began to fight back with the hunting bows in their hands. However, the bows and arrows in their hands were secretly made by themselves, and their power could not be compared with that of the hunting bows.  The only consequence of these two believers' continuous counterattacks was that they were shot by the four strong archers and turned into hedgehogs!

    Taking advantage of the time that the two believers had bought with their lives, Lingshan finally climbed up the city wall. The arrow wound on her shoulder had burst open due to excessive force, and blood flowed all over her shoulder!

    At this time, the believer who was the first to go to the city had already tied a long rope on the side facing the outside of the city. He quickly stepped forward and said to Lingshan: "Holy girl, hurry up, I will stop the pursuers for you!"

    Lingshan did not go down to the city immediately, but turned around and looked at the city.  Seeing that there was only one person left to protect the senior sister, Lingshan, with tears streaming down her face, shouted loudly: "I killed Vincent, come and arrest me if you dare!"

    Hearing Lingshan¡¯s cry, the four archers hesitated, and Lingyue also shouted: ¡°I killed Vincent, if you have the guts, come and kill me!¡±

    Lingshan was still shouting, but the believer next to her was already urging her: "Holy girl, leave quickly. If you don't leave, the senior sister will never leave!"

    As he said that, the cultist ran to the wall, picked up the blood-stained hunting bow, and shot randomly in the direction of the strong archer!  It was also the luck of that believer that the arrow he shot randomly passed through the small hole in the wall and hit the vital part of a strong archer!

    This time, the strong archers no longer hesitated. They had to protect themselves first, and then destroy the enemy.  So the remaining three people immediately hid behind the wall and quickly launched a counterattack against the enemies on the wall.

    At this moment, Lingshan tied the rope and jumped down from the city wall.  She lowered the rope so quickly that she was running extremely fast on the wall, as if she were falling from the city wall. This was an extremely serious test for her injured body.

    When she was about three feet above the ground, the rope came to an end. The rope tied around her waist tightened suddenly, almost severing her waist!

    At this moment of stagnation, Lingshan felt as if her waist and abdomen had been burned by fire, and it hurt like fire!  She couldn't bear it any longer and spit out a mouthful of blood!  But at this critical moment, she still didn't care about this. Lingshan quickly took out the dagger from her waist and cut the long rope while shouting loudly: "Sister, run!!!"

    At this time, the believer on the city wall was martyred after killing two archers, and only Lingyue was left near the city wall.  Hearing Lingyue's cry, Lingyue was struck by three or four arrows.Yue agreed and ran towards the shadows.

    Looking at the looming thieves in the shadows below the city, the strong archers on top of the city tried their best to shoot a few arrows, but still failed to achieve any results.  However, compared to his colleagues who died in the line of duty, he was already much luckier.

    Thinking of this, he quickly drew out his sword and ran towards the dead body.  He had to cut off his head quickly while no one was around. This was a great achievement!  By the time he ran to the city wall, Lingshan had disappeared into the night

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 Volume 1 Chapter 22 The Mastermind

    Xiao Yi squeezed the hay in his hand hard and passed it under the guillotine. While slicing the hay, he said to Old Zhao: "Uncle Zhao, this time we go hunting, you have to choose a good horse for our young master."  , you need a docile one, don¡¯t be like the one last time that actually dared to knock the young master off his horse!"

    "Okay, okay!" Lao Zhao agreed repeatedly and asked helplessly: "Xiao Yi, today is a big day to go hunting. If you don't prepare your clothes and luggage, why have you been following me all morning?!"

    "Xie'er's luggage was packed last night. She can't go with her, so she envies me! Uncle Zhao, we have agreed that you have to pick a good horse for our young master"

    Old Zhao nodded repeatedly, speechless.  Xiao Yi seemed to be in a daze this morning. He kept talking over and over again, which wore him out for more than an hour.

    No wonder, Cao Ang fell from his horse last time and fell asleep for a long time.  At that time, Mrs. Ding was so angry that she beat the groom with thirty sticks and drove him out of the Cao family. Xiao Yi was also severely punished by Mrs. Ding and did not eat for three days!  With the heavy lesson learned last time, Xiao Yi naturally has to pay attention to it.

    Lao Zhao was really worn out and had no choice but to quietly point to the tall black horse and said in a low voice: "This is the war horse sent back from Jinan by the lord. It is very docile. Last night, the mistress gave the order for the young master to be sent back."  The master is riding this horse. Don¡¯t worry, no one dares to snatch it with the order of the mistress! And"

    Old Zhao lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "I will be the young master's full-time groom in the next few days, and I will personally protect the young master's safety. You can rest assured!"

    Before Lao Zhao could proudly stroke his beard and smile, Xiao Yi suddenly muttered in a low voice: "You are already so old, are you reliable?"

    ??Old Zhao was about to kick, "Little bastard, you are tired of living"

    The two of them were playing around, but Cao Anmin walked into the stable with a cold face, took a look inside, pointed at the big black horse and said: "That so and so, bring this big black horse over, I will ride this for this hunt."  One!"

    For such an impolite guy, Lao Zhao naturally didn't bother to pay attention to him, squinting his eyes and pretending to sleep; Xiao Yi was even less likely to take the initiative to strike up a conversation, just slapping the grass hard and muttering in a low voice: "Slash you to death, you bastard!"

    At this time, four of Cao Anmin's followers ran in and said loudly: "That so-and-so, did you hear that, our young master asked you to lead the horse! You old man, don't hurry up!"

    Hearing that these people were rude, Lao Zhao suddenly opened his eyes and stared forward.  He escorted Cao Cao on the battlefield in the past and killed countless yellow turban warriors. Now he glares like this, and his tigerish aura is still there!

    Although the four followers had arrogant faces, they were just little prostitutes on the street. They got to the position by flattering others. When Old Zhao glared at them like this, they couldn't help but take two or three steps back!

    Compared to the timid followers, Cao Anmin behaved much more calmly. He said angrily: "You slave, how dare you deceive the Lord? Why don't you kneel down!"

    Old Zhao laughed loudly: "What kind of master do you think you are? When I followed the master to fight against the Yellow Turban Army, you were still huddled in the bed and trembling with fear! If I hadn't been seriously injured at that time, I would at least be a captain now!  Even if I don¡¯t kneel in front of my lord, let alone in front of a bastard like you!¡±

    Cao Anmin had heard about Lao Zhao, but he didn't dare to be too rude to him, lest it spread to his uncle Cao Cao's ears.  My uncle is very nostalgic sometimes. If this old Zhao accuses him of being cunning, he will lose more than he gains!

    Cao Anmin understood very well, but he felt extremely aggrieved.  I don't even dare to deal with a slave, and my life is getting more and more frustrating!

    Especially when I got the news the day before yesterday that the study room of Ethnology was actually set on fire by some unknown thieves, and all the examination papers were burned to the ground!  Oh my God, I spent a hundred dollars to buy the first place, but now I have to waste it!

    The depressed Cao Anmin let out a long sigh and stood in front of the big black horse.  Xiao Yi was about to rush out to argue with him, but was stopped by the four entourage with aggressive faces.  These four people backed away in front of Lao Zhao just now, feeling that they had lost face, and now they sneered maliciously, clearly wanting to teach Xiao Yi a lesson.

    " Xiao Yi is not afraid of this. On the contrary, he is still a little eager to try.  After the fire broke out in Cao's mansion the day before yesterday, Cao Ang quietly taught him the mental method. Under Cao Ang's explanation, Xiao Yi had already begun to get a glimpse of the secret.

    Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, Lao Zhao quickly grabbed Xiao Yi and asked in a low voice: "Do you believe your uncle?"

    Xiao Yi shook his head, "When you came back last time, you said you would give me a drink, but you didn't give me the last drop of wine!"

    Old Zhao said angrily: "You remember such a small thing clearly, don't I think you are still young, drinking is not conducive to physical and mental development! Really, a stingy one!"

    Angry on one sideAs he spoke, Lao Zhao pursed his lips and whistled quietly.  Covered by his angry speech, the four attendants beside him didn't pay attention to the whistle.  However, the senses of animals are much more sensitive than those of humans, especially these fierce horses that have been on the battlefield!

    After hearing the familiar whistle, the big black horse neighed, stood up, and ran towards Cao Anmin's chest with a pair of black hooves.

    Fortunately, Cao Anmin had practiced martial arts for many years and finally reacted in time. Before the horse's hoof hit him, a lazy donkey rolled to the side and was only covered in hay, mud, and horse dung!

    It cannot be said that Cao Anmin was born with a golden key in his mouth, but he also enjoyed all the glory and wealth. How could he have been wronged like this? When he smelled the putrid smell on his body, he immediately vomited and couldn't stand firmly.

    The four followers looked at the embarrassed Cao Anmin. Although they all wanted to hold their noses and run away, they also knew that the opportunity to show their loyalty had finally come.  The four people immediately rushed forward, helped Cao Anmin up, and ran to the pond in the backyard, not caring about Xiao Yi and Lao Zhao at all.

    Old Zhao smiled and said: "Xiao Yi, what do you think? This is called subduing the enemy without fighting! This is what I learned from the last groom, but now he has been fired by my wife."

    Xiao Yi's face turned livid, he stared at Old Zhao closely, and whispered: "When the young master had an accident last time, I heard this whistle, but I didn't understand what it meant at the time. I didn't expect that the horse would immediately  Shocked! Think about it, it was definitely not you who stayed at home at that time. By the way, it was the groom. He was there at the time! He pretended to control the horse at the time, but the horse jumped more and more happily! The young master's fall was not at all  It was an accident, but a deliberate murder by the groom, someone wanted to harm our young master!"

    "Old Zhao's expression also changed. Someone wants to murder the young master. This thief really deserves to die!"  He immediately lowered his voice and said: "Xiao Yi, you immediately report this matter to the young master and mistress, so that they can be aware of it! Originally, when I went out hunting this time, I felt that it was a bit of a fuss to take care of the horses myself. Now,  It seems that the mistress also has doubts about the young master¡¯s defeat last time!¡±

    Xiao Yi nodded repeatedly and immediately ran to meet Cao Ang to tell everything.

    Cao Ang nodded lightly after hearing this. Isn't it obvious? The mastermind behind this matter is either Cao Anmin or Cao De!  However, Cao Anmin has always been impetuous and does not use his brain when doing things. This strategy of bribed grooms and saving the country is too complicated for him, and it should not be his doing.  From this point of view, his biggest enemy is Cao Anmin's father - the talented man who buried his head in scriptures!

    It seems that I have to be more careful when going out this time.  It is said that my grandfather caught a cold before the hunt, and it was Cao De who presided over the hunt. If Cao De had done it intentionally last time, he would not miss this good opportunity this time!

    Cao Ang immediately began to think about his own response strategy, but unfortunately, after traveling for so long, there was no one else who could completely obey his orders except Xiao Yi.  However, Cao Ang also has external forces that he can borrow:

    First of all, he has a mother, Ding, who loves him very much, and he should be able to borrow a few close servants from her to serve as bodyguards; secondly, his father's old subordinate, Lao Zhao, has always had prestige in the house, and his relationship with him is acceptable and appropriate.  Time can borrow his power; thirdly, his grandfather Cao Song also appreciates him, and Cao De should not dare to openly target him; finally, although his unreliable uncle Cao Ren is greedy for money and lust, his martial arts is getting better and better.  Since he is strong, it is most suitable for him to be given the task of charging into battle.

    Thinking of Cao Ren, Cao Ang asked Xiao Yi: "Brother Xiao Yi, you are the most well-informed. Let me ask you, what has uncle Zixiao been busy doing recently?"

    Xiao Yi thought about the recent rumors and repeated the discussion of the servants with a smile: "I heard that after he bought the bride, he was very happy for several days. But the bride thought that she was bought.  I am so blessed, but I didn¡¯t expect to end up in such a shabby shack, and I am very dissatisfied with Cao Ren! We have had quarrels three or four times recently, and we urge Cao Ren to find a serious job in the clan every day, so that we can earn more money and go home!"

    Cao Ang nodded lightly and said with a smile: "Let's go, Brother Yi! Let's go to Amu to borrow four guards first, and then hire our uncle to be our bodyguards. Anyway, the money Cao Anmin gave us last time hasn't been fully spent yet.  We have money!¡±

    So Cao Ang took Xiao Yi and went to Mrs. Ding's place first.  Sure enough, after listening to Xiao Yi's report, Mrs. Ding immediately selected six guards who were proficient in martial arts from her confidants and transferred them to Cao Ang.

    Then, Cao Ang led Xiao Yi to Cao Ren's house, and happened to meet Cao Ren and the lady arguing loudly.  Seeing that the woman's words were becoming more and more rude, Cao Ang was very unhappy. He strode forward and said loudly: "Uncle, here are the ten gold coins I owe you. I will give it back to you now. I heard that Ren Yazi has something on hand recently.  There are many pretty maids, is uncle interested???It's on sale right now!  "

    Cao Ren was worried that he could not knock off the woman's arrogance. After hearing this, he immediately used the topic to teach the woman a lesson. Of course, after Cao Ang left, the battlefield of the lesson also moved from the outside to the bed.

    A quarter of an hour later, the proud Cao Ren left the shabby room with a smile and officially became Cao Ang's personal bodyguard.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 23 Misunderstanding in the Forest

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    In front of the Cao family manor, more than a hundred knights were sitting on their horses, waiting for the order to set off.  As for everyone's entourage, grooms and others, they also prepared their luggage and sat on the carriage transporting tents and other supplies, ready to set off at any time.

    The old man Cao Song is giving instructions to Cao De in the ancestral hall, and will come in person to announce the start of the hunting activity later.  Although hundreds of people gathered in front of the manor, it was not too noisy.  The young men of the Cao family were also divided into small circles according to the degree of closeness of their past relationships.

    Among them, beside Cao Ang, in addition to Cao Ren, there were also several familiar faces such as Xia Houmao.  Everyone has similar status, and their relationship is quite harmonious on weekdays. During the tense time of departure, we couldn't help but gather together.  Although Cao Ang is the youngest among them, due to his excellent performance in the past and his approachable style, he has become the hidden center of everyone.  Especially recently, it was rumored that Cao Song valued him very much, which further consolidated his core position.

    After everyone chatted for half a quarter of an hour, they saw the middle door of Cao's mansion opened wide, and Cao Song strode out, followed closely by Cao De who had put on an arrow suit.

    When the more than a hundred knights of the Cao family saw their master coming, they all dismounted and bowed in salute.

    Cao Song raised his hand to support him, took a breath of Dantian Qi, and said loudly: "When our Cao family settled in Qiao County, we only had a dozen slaves and a hundred acres of thin farmland. Now we have more than a thousand slaves and more fertile farmland.  With Baiqing, together with the Xiahou family, they support each other and are firmly at the top of the list of powerful men in Qiao County!

    What do you rely on for such a good life?  It depends on the mutual support and sincere cooperation among brothers, uncles and nephews in the clan!  It depends on the unity of our Cao family and Xiahou family, and on the fact that the children in the family do not shy away from bows and arrows and work hard to achieve success.  Now that the younger generations of our Cao family and Xiahou family have grown up, we will rely on you to bring our family glory, future and status in the future!

    I won¡¯t say anything unnecessary. It¡¯s still the same old rule. The quantity and quality of prey will be used as the scoring criteria for this hunting. The one who catches the most prey or the largest prey will be the champion.  You can hunt alone or in a group, it¡¯s up to you!  My second son Cao De will lead more than a hundred servants to set off after you as your logistical support.  Now listen to my command and go!  "

    After hearing Cao Song's shout, everyone saluted him, quickly jumped on the horse, whipped the horse, and rushed away.

    These more than one hundred war horses were all bought by Cao Cao from the Bingzhou area and provided to his nephews in the clan for free. They are very powerful horses.  More than a hundred people rode their horses and whipped their whips at the same time, which was very spectacular.

    Cao De turned around, saluted Cao Song, and was about to mount his horse and leave.  Cao Song whispered: "Mingshan, don't let me down again!"

    When Cao De heard this, he froze, and then he concealed a smile: "I can't understand what father said!"

    Cao Song ignored him, but sighed and walked towards the middle gate.

    Looking at his father's slightly stooped figure, Cao De hesitated for a moment, but still got on his horse.  Father, only I can bring prosperity to the Cao family; only my son can inherit the resources of the Cao family, and no one else can!

    Cao De straightened his back and ordered loudly: "Send the order, let's go to Lijiazhuang to camp tonight, bring all the equipment, and don't forget anything!"

    The servants loudly accepted the order, surrounded him and left quickly.  Cao De in the crowd was calm in commanding, but he couldn't help but look back.  However, the door of Cao's house was closed at this time

    Two hours later, the young men of the Cao family had dispersed and were looking for campsites.  Cao Ang, Cao Ren, and Xia Houmao volunteered to act together, and now they have found a suitable campsite, just beside a small river.

    This time when he went hunting, Cao Ren always went alone without any attendants. Cao Ang brought Xiao Yi and Lao Zhao with him, and Xiahou Mao also brought an old family member of his named Xiahou Shi.

    After everyone selected a camping site, they started to set up tents and prepared to spend the night here.  In the next five days, all the children of the Cao family will camp in the wild like this. Only when they encounter dangerous situations can they return to Cao De's main camp to seek help.  Of course, the main camp will also regularly and irregularly send personnel to inspect the grasslands and forests here and register the details of each camp.

    Seeing that it was already the end of Shenshi, Lao Zhao and Xiao Yi teamed up and quickly set up camp. Xiahou Shi also rode a bad horse and went to the main camp to report the general location here.  As for Cao Ren, who went out hunting, he got quite a harvest. He carried the pheasants and rabbits and went to the stream to have his intestines opened with a smile.  Speaking of which, he is quite good at this job.

    Cao Ang and Xia Houmao went to the woods by the river to collect some dry branches.  Anyway, today is the first day of hunting. We haven't gone deep into the woods yet, so there won't be any danger in the periphery.

    ??The Yellow Turban Rebellion had just passed, and many people abandoned their land to escape the war.  Now the fertile fields have turned into wilderness, and the ridges are covered with weeds. From time to time, some wild rabbits and pheasants emerge from the grass. When they see Cao Ang, they turn around and run away in fright.

    The two of them didn¡¯t bring bows and arrows, and their archery skills were really mediocre. They could only smile and look at the fleeing prey, constantly bending down to pick up dry grass and dead branches.  Soon, the two of them picked up an armful.  He quickly twisted some straw ropes and tied the firewood tightly.

    Xia Houmao volunteered and dragged the dead branches towards the camp; Cao Ang stayed nearby and continued to pick up dead branches.

    Soon, all the dead branches nearby were picked up by Cao Ang. Cao Ang straightened up and saw that Xia Houmao had not come back yet, so he decided to walk forward to see if there were any larger dead trees.  It's a long night, and it's easy to put out the fire just by relying on these dry grass branches. You have to find some durable thick branches.

    After walking about twenty feet and entering the edge of the woods, Cao Ang suddenly saw red strips of cloth in the grass in the distance.

    He was very surprised, and quickly took out the sword from his waist, squatted down, and carefully touched the grass.  After walking forward for about fifteen feet, Cao Ang stopped moving and stayed where he was, watching carefully.

    Looking from here, it looks like there is a person lying in the grass in the distance. The red cloth strips just seen are part of the person's clothes that were hung on the branches.  Cao Ang looked carefully and saw a few pools of blood near the grass. It seemed that the man was seriously injured. He barely hid in the grass and then lost strength. He fainted or died there.

    Cao Ang waited in the grass for a while, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual around him, he arched his body, blocked the knife in front of him, and walked carefully towards the grass.

    Five feet, four feet, three feet, two feet, one foot

    The man in the grass showed no reaction. Cao Ang continued to move forward. When he was six or seven feet away from him, he stopped and asked loudly: "I am from the Cao Mansion in Qiao County. Who is your honor?"

    The other party showed no reaction and seemed to have lost consciousness.  Cao Ang scratched his head and continued walking forward, and found a little girl wearing coarse clothes lying in the grass.  The little girl's shoulders were wrapped randomly with white cloth, and blood could be vaguely seen seeping out. It seemed that she had suffered trauma.  The red strips of cloth in the grass were the blood-stained clothes on the man's shoulders. They might have been accidentally hooked on a branch.

    Cao Ang walked up to the man and turned the man's body over with the back of his knife. The man didn't respond. He couldn't be dead!

    Cao Ang felt a little nervous. He licked his dry lips and squatted down.  The right hand continued to hold the knife, and the left hand learned from Hong Kong and Taiwan police dramas and touched the side of the man's neck.

    Cao Ang touched it, then touched it again, and found that it was smoother, indicating that the other party's skin was well taken care of.  It's just that Cao Ang only touched the other person's neck for some warmth, but didn't feel any pulse.

    "If the tricks you learned in police movies don't work, try something else. For example, listen to her heart to see if it's still beating.

    Cao Ang paid attention and looked around again. When he saw that there was nothing unusual, he inserted the waist knife in his hand on the ground and listened to the man.  At first, the man's heartbeat was not obvious through his clothes; Cao Ang pushed his head hard and pressed his ears against the man: "PlopPlop"

    The heart is also beating, and the frequency is relatively fast. This person is indeed not a dead person.  Cao Ang pressed the man's body and raised his head, only to find that the little girl barely opened her eyes and glared at him.  Especially the little girl's gaze was fixed on Cao Ang's hand pressing on her chest.

    He quickly explained: "Misunderstanding misunderstanding I just wanted to see if you were dead I just let go of this hand, not intentionally"

    The girl scolded angrily: "You are a scoundrel, II"

    ¡°Perhaps she was too nervous and excited, but the girl fainted as soon as she stared.

    "Heyhey! Wake up!" Cao Ang put his hand on the girl's shoulders and shook her vigorously.

    But the other party fell into a coma and couldn't wake up no matter how hard he shook.  Cao Ang faced her face to face and looked at her carefully. He saw that the girl was quite pretty, but her face was very pale, probably because of the excessive blood loss from the injury on her shoulder.

    Cao Ang felt very aggrieved. Please, I am not a follower. This time I was really wronged!  Judging from the size of your chest, it's not as big as Xie'er, so you can earn a reputation as a disciple. I feel so unjust.

    At this moment, footsteps were heard in the distance. It turned out to be Xia Houmao walking back from the camp.  Seeing Cao Ang squatting in the grass with a girl lying underneath him, Xia Houmao turned around and ran away: "Brother, please continue, I didn't mean to interrupt!"

    While turning around, Xia Houmao admired? Said: "Aang, I really didn't expect you to strike so quickly! Brother Yu is a few years older than you, and you have never even held a girl's hand, but you actually pushed her down. I admire you! I admire you!"

    Cao Ang's face turned livid, why did my brave act of justice seem so dirty when Xiahou Mao said it?

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 Volume 1 Chapter 24 Ambiguity in the Account

    Cao Ang did not expect that Xia Houmao, who had always been silent in class, was actually a talker in life and had the potential to gossip.

    Cao Ang just asked him to go to the camp to call for help and bring some gold sore medicine so that the poor little girl could be treated on the spot and then carried back to the camp.  But when everyone arrived, Cao Ang found that everyone looked at him strangely.  Especially Cao Ren, with a look of admiration for his fellow men, he expressed the feeling that one is better than the other!

    Cao Ang couldn't help but sigh: I didn't do anything, I am innocent!

    So everyone nodded together: Yes, you are innocent, but you touched the little girl all over and knocked her unconscious when she woke up.  Who knows what you did during our absence?  I didn't expect that you would do such a thing with such little talent.  It¡¯s really a declining world and people¡¯s hearts are not as old as they used to be!

    Even Xiao Yi saw an opportunity when no one was around and whispered to Cao Ang: "Young Master, now is the time for you to work out your muscles and bones. You must stay away from women! I am cleaning weapons in the martial arts arena.  At that time, the servants all covered their waists and said: Sex is like a bone scraper. If they had been close to women when they were young, they might have become the lord's most effective generals now! Young lord, you have lofty ideals.  Those who are ambitious must hold on tight!"

    Seeing the sincerity on Xiao Yi¡¯s face and feeling his loyalty, Cao Ang could only act like a wise man and listen to his suggestions humbly.

    So Xiao Yi, who successfully remonstrated, left Cao Ang's camp happily, like a great hero, and received a warm welcome from everyone.  And Cao Ang, as a young man who had lost his way and found his way back, also received encouragement and encouragement from everyone.

    When they camped at night, Cao Ang was also dumbfounded. He asked in surprise: "We have so many tents, why did we put this woman in my tent?"

    Cao Ren stiffened his face and said in a deep voice: "Aang, actually I didn't want to speak at first, but I am your uncle after all, and I can't just watch you make mistakes!

    You see, we now have four tents, three small and one big.  Lao Zhao, Xiao Yi, and Xia Houshi must sleep in a big tent. Me, Xia Houmao, and you each have a tent.

    Now that the woman was recently injured, she must not be allowed to sleep in the wild, but if she is allowed to sleep in the same tent with me or Xia Houmao, it will really harm her reputation!  Anyway, you two are like that, so it¡¯s not a big deal if you sleep in the same tent. You can just take her as your concubine from now on.  "

    "What happened?" Cao Ang said angrily: "I am innocent!"

    Cao Ren frowned and said angrily: "Aang, you have to take responsibility and don't change your mind! That's it. By the way, you change her clothes tonight and change out of this bloody clothes to avoid trouble!  "

    After Cao Ren said this, he went to barbecue game. Lao Zhao and others also left, leaving Cao Ang alone.

    Cao Ang was very aggrieved. I obviously didn¡¯t do anything. Why do people look at me like this?  !  The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, and he couldn't help but thought to himself: Since I have suffered this unfair injustice, I might as well do something!  She's just a little girl, what's there to be afraid of?  !

    Thinking of this, Cao Ang walked up to the woman and reached out to touch her arms.  First he took out two ingots of gold, then a small dagger, and then he touched a thin layer of cloth.  Cao Ang didn't think much and continued to touch down, and soon touched two warm little steamed buns.  These two little steamed buns are round, smooth, and very elastic. They bounce back when you pull them lightly.  Wait, bounce back?  !

    Cao Ang's face turned red. Although he was no longer Chu Ge before he traveled back to ancient times, this was the first time this body had such an affair.

    He just felt like a little rabbit was stuffed in his heart, jumping around, and his face turned red and hot!

    Logically speaking, Cao Ang should have withdrawn his hand immediately, but the young man's body still made him hesitate.  I really didn¡¯t expect that a teenage girl¡¯s breasts that looked like an airport would actually have some material!

    At this moment, the woman may have been awakened by Cao Ang's actions and suddenly opened her eyes.  She looked at Cao Ang's hand stupidly, her eyes getting wider and wider.

    Cao Ang was also a little flustered, and quickly took out his hand and whispered: "Listen to me, this is actually a beautiful misunderstanding"

    "Pervert! Hooligan! I'm going to kill you!" The woman was ashamed and angry, her face turned red, and she wanted to take out the dagger from her arms and teach the young man in front of her a lesson.  During the day today, when I woke up, he was scornful of me; I didn't expect that it would become even worse now, and he dared to touch me I'm going to kill you!

    This woman is Lingshan. She lowered herself from the city wall last night. She lowered the rope too fast and suffered internal injuries.  In addition, I suffered an arrow injury while climbing the city wall.Cracked, which adds to the injury.  After barely escaping into the woods, he quickly fell unconscious due to his serious injuries until he was rescued by Cao Ang.  However, due to excessive blood loss, Lingshan fell into a coma soon. Unexpectedly, when she woke up, the young man was scornful of her again. It was unbearable for a scholar, and neither could an uncle or an aunt!

    Lingshan was seriously injured after all. She saw the dagger not far away, but she didn't have the strength to get it.  She could only rebuke loudly with tears in her eyes: "You pervert"

    As soon as she said this, Cao Ang blocked her mouth with his hand and shook his head at her: "Sister-in-law, I really didn't mean to do it! If you continue to yell and scold, and wait for the spectators to rush in, neither of us will say no.  It¡¯s clear! Otherwise, what request do you have? As long as I can do it, I will definitely agree to it! If you feel that your reputation has been stained, I I will be responsible for you and let my mother go to your house in a few days.  Just propose marriage! Okay?!"

    Seeing that the girl gradually calmed down, Cao Ang whispered: "If you agree, just nod and I will let go."

    The woman nodded slightly. Cao Ang breathed a long sigh of relief and quickly released his left hand covering the woman's mouth.  However, just as Cao Ang's left hand left, the woman rubbed her head forward and bit her hard!

    "Ah!!! Why are you biting? Let go of my hand! Help!"

    ¡­¡­

    A quarter of an hour later, everyone gathered in Cao Ang's tent. Looking at Cao Ang's bitten red and swollen left hand and his blushing face, they all wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and their faces hurt from holding back.

    Seeing so many people around, Lingshan was too embarrassed to talk about that young man's nastiness, lest she ruin her reputation.

    At this time, Lao Zhao asked: "Little girl, where do you come from, and why were you injured by the arrow?"

    Being asked this softly by Lao Zhao immediately touched Lingshan's heart. She couldn't help but cry. While crying, she said in a mournful voice: "Our family is a businessman, and several of my close sisters were taken over by a wealthy man.  , he also wanted to rob me and my sister. We didn¡¯t want to be humiliated, so we resisted desperately, and finally escaped. The rich man¡¯s family was very powerful, and he asked the government to participate in the arrest. As a result, during the escape, I was among the victims.  An arrow hit me and I was seriously injured. My sister also fell behind to cover me. Now her life or death is unknown!"

    This statement was half true and half false. Thinking about the senior sister who was surrounded by her, Lingshan burst into tears.

    Lao Zhao and Cao Ren nodded at the same time. This must be the truth. It seems that this little girl is a runaway slave. No wonder the government will try their best to capture her.  Although there was some untruth in what the woman said, she spoke sincerely and she shouldn't be a bad person!  What's more, we have just met, and Cao Ang has gone too far. It is human nature for others to conceal something in time.

    Old Zhao said softly: "Don't worry, girl, we are all members of the Cao family, and the government will not search us. You can rest here and recover, and when the injury improves, we will help you find your sister. This young man,  This is Cao Ang, the son of our Cao family; this young man is his uncle Zixiao; this honest young man is Xiahou Mao. I am the groom of the Cao family. One of them is called Xiaoyi and the other is Xiahou.  stone."

    As Lao Zhao introduced, Lingshan nodded and saluted.  However, Lingshan was rude to Cao Ang, a little pervert, and glared at him angrily.

    Cao Ang was very embarrassed, but he also knew that he was in the wrong.  Quietly, he offered his hand to Lingshan and told him not to reveal his frivolous behavior.

    For the sake of her own reputation, Lingshan could only swallow her anger.  She secretly felt cruel: After I recover from my injury, I will definitely break your dog's paws to prevent you from being so frivolous!

    However, Lingshan and Cao Ang did not expect that all their eye contact would fall into the eyes of everyone.

    Cao Ren secretly gave a thumbs-up gesture to Cao Ang. My dear nephew, you are indeed better than your master. You have a way!  Starting to take action so quickly, it¡¯s quite like Uncle Wei¡¯s demeanor back in the day!

    Old Zhao coughed lightly: "Girl, are you hungry? We have porridge and barbecue here. You can eat some first. By the way, girl, what's your name?"

    "My name is Lingshan" When asked by Lao Zhao, Lingshan had no time to make it up, so she simply reported her real name.

    ¡°But when Lao Zhao saw her quick answer, he believed in her even more.  Now looking at her under the lamp, I saw that her face was rosy and she had a certain attitude, which was considered worthy of her own young master.  Moreover, Old Zhao always felt that this woman looked familiar. She might have come from a wealthy family in Qiao County, so her identity should be fairly secure.  So Lao Zhao chatted with Na Lingshan for a few more words, then left the golden sore medicine and led everyone away.

    Cao Ang was very hesitant. He wanted to leave here to avoid being criticized by everyone; but he was also worried that the woman would have any instructions. After all, she was seriously injured and her injuries had not healed.

    Lingshan meets Lao Zhao and othersHe opened it and took a long breath.  She vaguely remembered that she had seen Lao Zhao on the street and ordered her subordinates to expel him. Just now, Lingshan was really afraid that he would recognize her.  It seems that I can live a stable life here, but I need to heal my wounds first.

    Thinking of this, Lingshan saw the little pervert Cao Ang again, feeling ashamed and angry: "Get out!!!"

    Cao Ang seemed to be amnesty, and he ran away like a mouse

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 Volume 1 Chapter 25 Sassy Girlfriend

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    Thirst

    "It's like a traveler who has been in the desert for more than half a month, and the water hyacinth on his body has been empty for seven or eight days. He can only lick the wet sand grains at night, but his lips are cracked by the sand grains!

    cold¡­¡­

    It¡¯s like an unlucky guy who fell into a glacier on a snowy day, and all the thick clothes on his body have absorbed enough water. He is so cold when he takes off his clothes, he is so cold when he is wearing clothes, and he is lying on the ice so cold that he is shivering!

    ¡­¡­

    When Lingshan huddled up on the bed from the cold, Cao Ang looked at her with a high fever and sighed.

    Old Zhao shook his head and said to Cao Ang: "Young master, her arrow wound was not treated cleanly and was stained by sweat. It is normal to have a fever now. It depends on her life. If she is good, she will survive; if not  Fortunately, we did a good deed by burying her."

    Lao Zhao had no choice, and the people around him had no choice. Seeing everyone leaving with their heads lowered, Cao Ang felt uncomfortable in his heart. After all, this was a human life!

    He thought again and again, stopped Xiao Yi, and said to him: "Xiao Yi, go get some cold water from the river, and I'll give her a cold compress. By the way, isn't there boiling water in the camp? Let Xiahou Shi give it to me  Bring it over."

    Soon, Xia Houshi brought boiling water over, and Xiao Yi also brought over a can of cold river water.  The two of them looked at Cao Ang, sighed, put the bucket on the ground, lowered their heads and walked out, and helped Cao Ang tighten the curtain of the tent.

    Cao Ang poured the boiling water into a small bowl and blew it gently a few times. When the water cooled down, he slowly poured it into Lingshan's mouth.  But now Lingshan has fallen into a coma and doesn't even know how to drink.  The water slipped away from the corner of her mouth, fell into her neck, and finally soaked the pillow.

    Cao Ang touched her forehead, it was extremely hot, and it was as if there was a stove hidden in her body, steaming up.

    Cao Ang has also had such an experience. At that time, he had a high fever in high school, reaching 41.3 degrees Celsius. His body was like this, constantly steaming.  However, at that time, a hanging bottle was placed and special drugs such as cephalosporins were injected intravenously, which finally brought down the temperature in time.  However, this is ancient times. Where can these special medicines for reducing fever and inflammation be found?

    Cao Ang sighed, soaked a clean handkerchief in the boiling water, then slowly opened Lingshan's cherry mouth with his hands, and stuffed a corner of the handkerchief in.  The veil was soaked with water, and with a gentle squeeze from Cao Ang, it slipped into Lingshan's mouth and into her dry throat.

    When the handkerchief was dry, Cao Ang soaked it in water again, and again, Lingshan drank most of the jar of water.

    At this time, Cao Ang stopped, put the handkerchief in the cold river water, twisted it hard, and put it on Lingshan's forehead.

    Lingshan twisted dishonestly, the veil drooped again, and fell to the side.

    Cao Ang sighed and placed the veil on her forehead again.  After a while of burning the incense, the handkerchief was already hot from Lingshan's forehead.  Cao Ang put the handkerchief in the bucket, soaked it, wrung it out and put it on Lingshan's forehead again

    Lingshan muttered a few times and stretched.  I had a lot of nightmares yesterday, but finally the pain came to an end, and the sweet dreams came one after another.

    First, I dreamed that I found a spring in the desert. The spring water soaked the surrounding water plants. I picked up the water plants and twisted them gently, and all the spring water fell into my mouth.  When I was full, I dreamed of a cold stone next to the spring under the scorching sun. I put my forehead on it and felt very comfortable.  When the temperature dropped sharply at night, I was lucky. I hugged a big warm pillar from somewhere, pressed my body against it, and wrapped my legs tightly around the pillar. It was very comfortable

    The sleepy Lingshan moved slightly for a few times and suddenly froze. She slowly reached out to touch her side and slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes widened instantly and she subconsciously covered her mouth. She was almost shocked.  About to jump!

    On the same bed, Cao Ang, who had served Lingshan all night, was fast asleep. His coat had been draped over Lingshan when she was cold, and he was only wearing a thin middle coat.  .  Moreover, one of Lingshan's legs was sandwiched in the middle by Cao Ang. The big pillar that Lingshan dreamed about last night was Cao Ang!

    When Lingshan was embarrassed, Cao Ang turned sideways and moved the leg that was pressing Lingshan's calf upward, pressing Lingshan under him. He even moved his head towards Lingshan a few times.  Finally, I found a good spot here on Lingshan¡¯s chest!

    "ah!!!"

    ¡­¡­

    Cao Ang rubbed his beaten forehead and asked with a hint of crying: "Xiao Yi, Lao Zhao, uncle, my head was not damaged, right?"?? 

    Everyone tried to comfort him, but Xia Houmao, who didn't understand the situation, muttered in a low voice: "I haven't seen you all night, why did you grow horns?"

    Lingshan was also a little embarrassed, but thinking about her reputation, she couldn't help but feel sad.  Now Lingshan is only in her teens, and it is the time when she loves to dream. The future husband in her dream must be a tall, powerful, and well-versed knight.  country.  How can he be like Cao Ang, who is so short, chubby, and looks like a short winter melon in the future!

    Seeing that Lingshan was about to cry without tears and Cao Ang was speechless and aggrieved, Cao Ren coughed lightly and said loudly: "Don't worry, girl, as Aang's uncle, I am here to assure you that Aang will definitely be responsible for you. Wait until  After this hunting activity is over, I will explain the situation to my sister-in-law and ask her to go to your house in person to get married. Our Cao family is a responsible big family, and there will never be any children who start chaos and give up! On this point, I can tell you  ensure!"

    It should be said that Cao Ren¡¯s appearance is still very good. In addition, he can slow down his speaking speed and his rich voice gives people a very credible feeling.

    However, Cao Ren still discounted it. Although he said that the Cao family would marry Lingshan, he did not say whether he would marry Lingshan as the main wife, or quietly as a concubine.  Of course, Cao Ang and Lingshan, who had no experience in this, naturally couldn't hear it, but Lao Zhao who reacted secretly gave Cao Ren a thumbs up.

    Old Zhao also coughed and said to Lingshan: "Don't worry, girl, our head of the family has successively held important positions such as Da Sinong, Da Honglu, and Taiwei. I believe that the girl has heard of Cao Gong's reputation! In our branch, the master is in the official position.  The Prime Minister of Jinan, the young master is his only son, named Cao Ang. The girl will definitely not be able to bear the grievance when she gets married. I wonder where the girl¡¯s family is and where her ancestral home is?¡±

    After listening to Lao Zhao¡¯s introduction, Lingshan was shocked. No wonder she looked so familiar to Cao Ang. It turned out that she had secretly seen him at the auction not long ago!  And his father turned out to be Cao Cao, the archenemy of our Yue Worship Sect, my God!

    Lingshan was a little panicked, but everyone thought she was intimidated by the power of the Cao family, so they all smiled kindly.

    Lao Zhao coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, girl, I will give you an explanation as soon as possible after our hunting is over! Now everyone should disperse and let the young master and the others rest for a while. Yesterday,  They didn¡¯t get much sleep at night either!¡±

    Speaking of this, the disrespectful old Zhao actually laughed out loud. He quickly straightened his face and ran out happily.  The Cao family has not been prosperous in recent years, and the lord has only taken in new concubines this year. I hope that the young master can surpass the lord and fill the Cao family with descendants as soon as possible!

    Everyone laughed and left, leaving only Lingshan and Cao Ang, whose faces were getting redder and redder.  Cao Ang was about to speak, but Lingshan spoke first: "I find that you are really self-righteous. Don't look at you taking advantage of me. It's up to you whether I will marry you or not! If you make me anxious, I will kill you."  If I don¡¯t want you, find another one! There are no toads with three legs, but there are plenty of people with two legs!¡±

    When Lingshan said this, Cao Ang also pouted: "I don't even bother to ask for bean sprouts like you! My chest is flat, with nothing on it, and my appearance is very ordinary, isn't it just that my legs are a little longer! Humph!  !¡±

    Lingshan was furious: "Who do you think looks average?! I'm blinding you! I was in Jinan, and when I came out, the streets were empty!"

    "Well, the streets are empty!" Cao Ang said with a smile: "As soon as you appeared in the alley, everyone immediately ran to the street in fear, and no one dared to stay there. Isn't this a deserted street?"

    Looking at the furious Lingshan, Cao Ang smiled smugly: You dare to fight me, kid. When I was browsing adult meager and Japanese small-scene action movies, you didn't know where you were dragging your nose and playing with stones!

    Looking at the triumphant Cao Ang, Lingshan assessed the distance between the two and sighed.  She gently touched her forehead with her hand and begged in a delicate voice: "I'm so dizzy, can you give me some water?"

    Cao Ang shivered all over. This was too loud. After hearing this, he got goosebumps all over his body. He was really scared.

    Looking at the helpless Lingshan, he felt some sympathy, so he poured her a bowl of warm water from the jar, and while walking forward, he said softly: "Isn't it okay to say this earlier? Why are you pretending to be arrogant?"  Looks like it. In fact, we are all very nice people. Once you get along with us for a long time, you will fall in love with our big Cao family"

    As he spoke, Lingshan nodded. When Cao Ang came closer, Lingshan smiled softly at him, took the water bowl and drank it all in one gulp, then - grabbed Cao Ang's collar and pushed him down.  On the bed!

    "I heard Lingshan say in a low voice: "I was injured and can only rest here for a few days, but don't think you can take advantage of me in vain! I can fight alone like you?one!  Listen to me. You must abide by the following points. If you dare to violate them, I will kill you!

    First, you must abide by etiquette and not touch anyone; second, you must listen to what I have said and cannot bargain Twenty-seven

    Well, I thought of these thirty or so clauses first, and then I will think of new clauses and add them in later!  Did you hear that? If you dare to disobey, you will be dead!  "

    Looking at the fierce and fierce Lingshan, Cao Ang suddenly felt that this time he seemed not to have an affair, but to have fallen into the clutches of his savage girlfriend

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 Volume 1 Chapter 26 Yellow Turban Plot

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    In Lijiazhuang, Cao De sat alone in the spacious hall, thinking quietly.  Outside the hall, more than ten guards patrolled with swords, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

    All the land in Lijiazhuang belongs to the Cao family. The current owner Li Li is just one of the foreign affairs stewards of the Cao family, so when Cao De came to Lijiazhuang, he immediately became the local emperor of Lijiazhuang.  Li Li not only presented seasonal fruits and vegetables, but also selected the most beautiful girl in the village to come to bed with him.

    However, how could Cao De¡¯s good reputation, which he had managed to cultivate with great difficulty, be ruined in this small village?  Not only did Cao De reject Li Li's tribute, he also ordered Lijiazhuang to pay 30% less in taxes this year!

    With this order, Lijiazhuang erupted in joy. Li Li was also very grateful and specially selected two hunters from the village to act as guides for Cao De.  Cao De happily accepted this.  With the help of the hunters, as well as Cao Mansion's servants going back and forth to explore, they finally completed the exploration of the fifty-mile radius of the land the next day, and drew the terrain into a map and gave it to Cao De.

    At the moment, Cao De had such a map in front of him, which detailed the campsites of the young men of the Cao Mansion. Among them, the campsites of Cao Anmin and Cao Ang were highlighted with cinnabar.

    Cao De stared at Cao Ang's camp on the map, tapped it lightly with his riding crop, and smiled.

    Before departure, his father Cao Song specifically talked about the importance of friendship between uncle and nephew, and the separate instructions in the house before departure showed that his father was aware of his hostility towards Cao Ang.  His father's conversation was both a warning to himself and a way to vent his dissatisfaction!

    "However, father, don't think that because he sent people around me, I can't embarrass Cao Ang. In my heart, Cao Ang will die this time!"  Because this time I, Cao De, will not take action personally, but will pay for the murder!

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    I heard the man say loudly: "Master Du Village, this time my master offers a hundred gold for the head of that little thief Cao Ang. This is Cao Ang's camp. As long as you select more than ten elites, you will be able to kill him without knowing the ghosts."  Kill him immediately! Why are you hesitating? Send people out quickly!"

    Du Yuan nodded, bit off a large piece of meat, and chewed it.  When the man at the bottom of the stairs tried to persuade him again, he raised his head and said angrily: "Just now you said that Cao Ang is insignificant and that more than ten people can kill him. Don't treat me, Du Yuan, as a fool! I'm lying.  The county is also doing something detailed. Recently, they sent news that Cao Song, the head of your family, thinks very highly of him! It¡¯s strange that such a direct descendant does not have hundreds of people to protect him! Even if I kill him, I will face Cao Song¡¯s revenge! I  Heifeng Stronghold¡¯s small profits are so small that we really can¡¯t afford it!¡±

    The man at the bottom of the steps was Cao De's confidant named Cao Xing. Hearing Du Yuan's words, he frowned slightly and looked at Du Yuan not far away, feeling very surprised.

    "What, you have nothing to say?" Du Yuan looked at Cao Xing with a sneer and said loudly: "If you have nothing to say, I have a few words to say to your lord. Since the great virtuous master was killed by a thief, we  These Yellow Turban righteous men can only live in the mountains and forests. You must also know how many things I have done for your lord in the past year!

    But what did your lord do to me?  Last winter I asked him for 500 shi of grain to survive the winter, but he just gave me dozens of guan of money to send me off as a beggar?  !  This year I will sweep away the surrounding farms for him, allowing the people to escape from their fields and flee into your Cao family as slaves and maids; but what about you?  They actually colluded with the government, launched an ambush on us, and killed more than fifty of my brothers in Black Wind Village!  "

    Hearing this, Cao Xing couldn't help it anymore and said angrily: "The head of the family, you must be conscientious and don't talk nonsense! Last year you sent people to my house to ask for food, but that was because my master had not yet taken control of the finances.  Great power, just those tens of guan of money were squeezed out by my lord through his teeth! After my lord took control of the financial power this year, didn't he immediately send someone to send 1,700 guan of money for the expenses of Heifeng Village! Let's clean up the farm.  At that time, we told you not to cross the river, not to cross the river. This side of the river is our Cao family¡¯s field! But you not only crossed the river, but also robbed our tenants¡¯ property, killed people and set fire to them! Then  But they are all tenants of my Cao family, and the property of the Cao family, but what about you? Just grab it! If we hadn't beaten you back, would you have still besieged our Cao family's manor?!"

    Du Yuan scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed. He had grabbed it so easily, where could he stop?  !  What's more, at that time, he gathered more than a thousand people in Heifeng Village and took thousands of people hostage. He thought that he could rob the Cao family manor and even the county seat of Qiao County, but he didn't expect that the Cao family actually stocked up.  Hundreds of servants who have undergone military training!  As a result, after the battle, Heifeng Village lost more than fifty key members, and the people who relied on him fled one after another, resulting in Heifeng Village's strength being greatly reduced.reduce.

    Both sides were a little embarrassed, and Cao Xing bowed his hand to Du Yuan: "Master, to put it bluntly, if the master had not helped you move up and down in Qiao County, you would have been wiped out by the imperial troops long ago! Don't look at your brother.  Du Lang has many friends, but behind my lord is Cao Gong. As long as my lord says a few words, Du Lang will be thrown into prison.

    My lord relies on you to consolidate his position, and you can also rely on my lord to recuperate in this Black Wind Village.  My lord also had a secret talk with me before coming here. After he is promoted to the position of head of the family, he will find a way to clear your identity and recruit you into the army!  "

    Cao Xing¡¯s last words were very attractive to Du Yuan.  For him, the Yellow Turban Uprising has been a very distant thing since the Great Xian Liangshi was disbanded.  Du Yuan now only thinks about occupying the mountain and becoming the king, eating some fat meat every day, and plundering a wife every now and then to return to the mountain to be happy. As for other things, he really doesn't dare to dream about it.  When the day comes that he can no longer rob it, or the day when the government comes to suppress it, that's when he will give his explanation!

    So Du Yuan pondered for a moment and said to Cao Xing: "Brother, I am a rough man. I say crazy things after drinking. Don't blame me, housekeeper! It's getting late now. I will send twenty elite soldiers tomorrow to kill Cao Ang."  At noon the day after tomorrow, the chief steward will be able to see Cao Ang¡¯s head here!¡±

    Cao Xing nodded: "Drinking, what else can you say if you don't say some crazy things? I don't even remember! Since the master has such an arrangement, then I will do whatever you want. I will go back and report to my lord, and he will withdraw it tomorrow  Scout the servants and leave a passage for the master! At noon the day after tomorrow, I will come here with a hundred golds! Farewell!"

    Watching Cao Xing walk away step by step, Du Yuan frowned and asked the young man standing next to him: "Liao Hua, what do you think?"

    Although Liao Hua is still young, he is the best in Heifeng Village in terms of martial arts. In the middle of this year, he led more than 200 people from Liaojiazhuang to join Heifeng Village, and now he is the second leader of Heifeng Village.  He cupped his hands at Du Yuan: "Big boss, Liao Hua led everyone here just to find a way to survive. The big boss should be responsible for these brain-intensive things, Liao Hua just rushes and kills!"

    Du Yuan laughed, "You are only fifteen years old this year, but you talk like a fifty-year-old! When you grow up, I will wait for you to share the important task of leading the village! But -  You are right. Look at you when you rush to kill, and look at me with your brains. Who makes me more than 20 years older than you!

    Today¡¯s matter must be handled by Cao De.  First, we have been friends with him for such a long time; second, we can get a hundred gold by killing Cao Ang.  As for the third one"

    Du Yuan smiled coldly and waved his hand.  But the thieves and soldiers around him were busy drinking and eating meat, and no one paid him any attention.  Du Yuan's face was a little confused, and he slapped several cases fiercely, "You have eaten and drank enough, go out to patrol the night!"

    Hearing that the boss¡¯s tone was wrong, everyone stood up quickly. You and I walked outside in a group, and as we walked, we figured out where to go to drink.  It's a long night, and who wants to watch the night outside in the cold wind? It's more refreshing to drink and have fun.

    When the men left, the three leaders Du Yuan, Liao Hua and Du Gao were left in the room.  Du Yuancai lowered his voice and said: "Every time the Cao family goes hunting, they always mobilize a large number of troops, and the family's defense force will also be mobilized. However, they always place a large number of scouts at the hunting place, which just cuts off our way, and we can't find it.  Opportunity for a sneak attack.

    But this year, Cao De said that he would leave a passage for us, so he would definitely find a way to transfer the scouts. This would give us the opportunity to sneak attack on the Cao family and even the county seat of Qiao County!

    "Cao Song can spend money to buy high-ranking officials of the Taiwei, but he doesn't know how much money he has hidden in his family!"  As long as we get such a vote, our Black Wind Village will be famous in the world. I don't know how many heroes will come to join us at that time, and we will be able to carry the Yellow Turban banner again and summon our brothers who have been lost everywhere!  "

    When Liao Hua heard this, his blood was boiling. He quickly bowed his hands and saluted: "Master, you are so far-sighted! I have misjudged you these days and thought you were not enterprising, so I kowtow to you! Let's not say anything else about our Liao family village.  Thirty young and strong men can definitely draw them, and they are willing to be the vanguard of our Black Wind Village and attack the Cao Family Courtyard!"

    "Okay, your ambition is commendable! You lead the vanguard, Du Gao leads 20 people to pick off Cao Ang's head, and I lead the 300 strong men from our village behind to suppress the formation. Let's have a good time!" Du Yuan laughed,  said loudly.

    Liao Hua nodded repeatedly, picked up the wine bowl and drank first as a sign of respect.  The three of them chatted and laughed for a while. After Liao Hua left, Du Gao asked in a low voice: "Brother, is what you just said true? Do we really want to fight against those tigers and wolves of the Cao family?!"

    Du Yuan smiled coldly: "It depends on the situation at that time. If the Cao family is not prepared, we will rob them and use the money to hide their names. If they are prepared, Liao Hua and the othersIf we are seeking death, we might as well swallow up all the people in Liaojiazhuang!  There can only be one voice in the village, and that is me, Du Yuan!  "

    Du Gao raised his thumb with sincerity: "Brother is wise!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 27 The bandits first appear

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    Xia Houmao rubbed his nose with the back of his hand, wiped away the blood splashed on his face, and hummed happily.

    What was placed in front of him was a piece of deer skin that had just been peeled off, still dripping with blood.  When counting hunting results, only the antlers need to be turned in. As for the deer skin and venison, everyone is free to dispose of it.  Cao Ang has been busy taking care of Lingshan recently. Cao Ren is a lazy guy, so he left the job of pickling deer skins to Xia Houmao.

    This is the deerskin of an adult male deer. It was shot in the eye by Cao Ren with an arrow. There were no other injuries on the body and the fur was basically undamaged.  Such a piece of high-quality deerskin can be sold for a very high price as long as it is carefully cured and does not become moldy or lint-free.

    Xia Houmao carefully sprinkled salt on the venison while thinking with a smile: According to the previous regulations, Cao Ang and Cao Ren who participated in the hunt shared the hunting proceeds equally with him.  With this money, my mother will not have to work as hard this year as she did in the past. She will no longer have to sit at the spinning wheel to weave, let alone spend the New Year hungry in old clothes.

    The more Xia Houmao thought about it, the happier he became. Although his archery skills and martial arts were poor, his fear of money made this usually careless man become more careful.  He broke the salt grains into pieces and slowly sprinkled them on the venison.  At this moment, Cao Ang came to the river carrying the bucket.

    Xia Houmao said loudly: "Aang, come to fetch water again. Let's go upstream. Uncle (Zixiao) just disemboweled the deer here, and it smelled fishy!"

    Cao Ang nodded, chatted with Xia Houmao for a few words, and then walked upstream of the river carrying the bucket.

    The flow of this small river is very small, but the scenery along the bank is quite good. The winding river channel is lined with big trees, cutting off people's sight and giving people a sense of curiosity about the winding paths.

    Probably because there was sufficient water and lush grass on both sides of the river, Cao Ang walked about fifty or sixty feet upstream and was surprised to find a small pool here.

    Although the river water is a bit cold, the sun is high and the temperature is bearable.  Moreover, Cao Ang had been serving the injured Lingshan naked for the past two days, and he felt that his body had a strange smell, which was really unbearable for him.

    Looking around, he saw lush vegetation and no one around, so Cao Ang took off his clothes, stuffed them into a bucket, and hid them in a hidden place.  Then I did a few preparations and slowly walked into the pool.

    "Maybe it's because no one has ever come here. The fish in the pool didn't recognize life and were swimming around Cao Ang.  At first, Cao Ang only dared to move around the edges. After he swam a few times and became familiar with the water temperature, he would slowly swim towards the center of the pool.

    About half a quarter of an hour later, Cao Ang finished washing up and got over his addiction to swimming. Just as he was remembering to put on his clothes, he heard footsteps in the distance.

    At this time, he was very shy because he was completely naked. If Cao Ren and others saw him, they might make fun of him again.  There happened to be very lush aquatic plants nearby, so Cao Ang hurriedly swam near the aquatic plants and covered his head with the aquatic plants.

    Soon, more than ten people walked near the pool.  Perhaps they were tired from walking, so they stopped at the pool to drink some water to quench their thirst.  One of them whispered, "Third Master, according to the map, let's go down five or sixty feet along the river, which is where Cao Ang's little thief camped! Should we still go down? What if Cao Ang finds out?  We will be exposed!"

    A middle-aged man sneered and said: "If you are exposed, you will be exposed. There are only a few people on the other side, but we have twenty elites! What's more, there are peerless masters like the Third Master, who can fight against ten without any problem!"

    After everyone listened to his speech, they couldn¡¯t help but curse inwardly, Liu Xiao, this slippery man, had once again succeeded in flattering the Third Leader!

    Cao Ang could guess that these three masters must be very happy, because then one of them smiled and said: "Xiao Liu, you can't praise me like this! What kind of peerless master am I? At most, I am the second master in Qiao County.  That¡¯s all!¡±

    "Who dares to be ranked in front of our third master?!" That Liu Xiao immediately said: "With the martial arts and heroic spirit of the third master, he is the best in our Heifeng Village and even Qiao County! According to me, when that kid Cao Ang hears you  With his name, he would be so scared that he would pee his pants!"

    Cao Ang frowned as his name was called several times by them. Listening to the words of these people, it seemed that they were not good people, and they appeared just to cause trouble for him.  But I have been following the rules recently, and there is nothing out of the ordinary!

    The third in charge smiled generously, "Cao Ang, you are just a concubine. We have carefully selected twenty elites this time, which is really a killing of chickens. But since the eldest brother has arranged it like this, he naturally has his reasons. You?You also know that in the entire Qiao County, except for our eldest brother (Du Yuan), I will not accept anyone!  Since the eldest brother asked us to act with caution and it is best to conduct a sneak attack at night, then I, Du Gao, will naturally act according to the order and cannot go beyond it!  "

    Someone next to him quickly praised: "The third master and the first master have a deep brotherly relationship, which is really enviable to us!"

    Everyone around also praised him, and the third master Du Gao said with a smile: "You little bastards, stop flattering! What Li Laosan said just now makes sense. If you go further down, Cao Ang may notice you. If you rush over now, you can definitely kill him.  Cao Ang, but if they resist desperately, maybe we will have to kill one of our brothers! They buy murderers, but we can't lose our capital. Tonight, let's rush over secretly and kill Cao Ang in bed!"

    ¡°It¡¯s really a blessing for everyone that the third master cares about our brothers so much!¡± Liu Xiao choked and said, ¡°I, the great boss, have the honor to work with the third master, it is really a blessing I have cultivated in my previous life!¡±

    Everyone agreed, and the third master listened to everyone's compliments proudly, and then said with a smile: "We are here today. Everyone, follow me back to the camp to have a good rest. Tonight, we will attack the enemy camp at night and kill them."  Kill Cao Ang!"

    Everyone applauded and surrounded the three heads.  When the sound of their footsteps gradually disappeared, Cao Ang carefully poked his head out from the water grass. Seeing that there was no one around, he climbed ashore.  He quickly took out his clothes from a secluded place, dressed neatly, and followed the traces left by the thieves.

    Although the thieves were very careful when walking, there were so many of them that they left very clear footprints and traces.  After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Cao Ang reached the edge of their camp.  He carefully hid in the grass and secretly looked into the enemy camp.

    This camp is not big, it can only accommodate twenty or thirty people.  The bandits in the camp are building simple straw huts, preparing for a good night's sleep.  In fact, it was quite a hard journey for them to get here from Heifeng Village. The battle was about to begin, so they must take some rest in advance.

    Cao Ang saw that the twenty or so people were all wearing coarse linen clothes and had no decent armor at all. As for the weapons in their hands, they were even more shoddy.  Except for five or six people who held swords in their hands, the rest of them just held long sticks with sharpened ends.  This is not because they have unified weapons. In Cao Ang's opinion, it is probably because this simple version of the spear costs the least.

    After watching them carefully for half a quarter of an hour, Cao Ang was able to draw a conclusion for them. Although this group of people was fat and strong, they were actually a rabble.  As long as you are careful, and with the help of Cao Ren and Lao Zhao, you will definitely be able to defeat them, or even annihilate them all!

    After completing the observation, Cao Ang carefully stepped back and stopped at the slightest sign of trouble.  When he reached the far corner, the thieves were still unaware.  Cao Ang then turned around and strode towards his camp.

    When he returned to the camp, Cao Ren and others who happened to be out hunting returned. Cao Ang summoned everyone to his camp to tell the story of the bandits.  As for Lingshan, Cao Ang did not hide it from her.  In Cao Ang's view, the thieves left no grass behind wherever they passed, and she, a girl, should share the same hatred with everyone and fight the thieves to the end.

    After Cao Ang finished introducing the situation, Lingshan frowned and said, "I seem to have heard my sister mention the name Black Wind Village. It is said that the Yellow Turban thief Du Yuan is entrenched there! You just said that those thieves claim to be members of the Black Wind Village.  Man, you will be in trouble now!"

    Lingshan clapped her hands happily, and Cao Ang decided to ignore this little girl with small breasts and no brains.

    Old Zhao frowned and said to everyone: "The young master just recounted the conversation of the thieves. I wonder if you have noticed one of the things? That is, the thieves actually have a detailed map of the location of our camp, and know the young master (Cao Ang)  Also here. You know, apart from heaven and earth, only Lijiazhuang knows the information about us here! It seems that someone in the Cao family wants to put us to death! "

    Cao Ang sighed, "I have caused trouble to everyone this time, and I really feel guilty! The thieves won't come here until night anyway, so it's better for everyone to leave early!"

    Cao Ren shook his head: "It's not your fault. We all know in our hearts that it was your second uncle who wanted to kill you for the sake of his precious son. Since I'm here, I will definitely protect your safety.  , Besides, the other side is just a bunch of chickens and dogs, so what do we have to fear?!"

    Xia Houmao also nodded repeatedly: "What my uncle said is true. There is nothing to fear from thieves. Although I, Xia Houmao, am not very skilled in martial arts, I am willing to help Aang kill the enemy! We brothers will show these thieves what they mean.  Brothers working together can cut through metal!"

    Cao Ang bowed to everyone, stopped being pretentious, and said to everyone: "Since everyone is willing to stay and help me, I, Cao Ang, can't live up to everyone's high expectations. These thievesThe equipment is crude and the military formation is inaccessible. As long as we unite as one, we can defeat them in one fell swoop!  My plan is this"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 28 Ambush in the Forest

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    Cao Ang carefully buried a beast trap on the path that the bandits would pass by on their way south, and gently placed some withered grass to cover it.  Next to them, Cao Ren and Lao Zhao were also very cautious, making arrangements while slowly heading north.

    They buried at least a dozen bear traps along the way, and they were all big traps that could hunt wolves and bears.  If they were stepped on by thieves, their legs would inevitably be pinched off!

    Since Xiahou Mao and Xiahou Shi had little fighting power, Cao Ang left them both in the camp and the horses.  If the thieves raided the camp, the two of them would be escorted by Xiao Yi to protect the injured Lingshan and leave on horseback.

    In fact, Cao Ang initially thought about asking Xia Houmao to follow him and wave flags and shouts in the forest to build momentum.  But then I thought about it, since the other party has the map of the camp, I believe they will have some understanding of the situation in the camp. If they see through this false momentum plan, it will bring danger to Xia Houmao.  Xiahou Mao is the first person in the Xiahou family to turn to him, so he must not make any mistakes!  Therefore, Cao Ang would rather keep Xiao Yi to protect him than let him risk going to the battlefield.

    At this time, Cao Ang and the others had already approached the camp of the bandits. They did not immediately attack the bandits. Instead, they detoured north to explore the retreat route in advance, and buried the remaining three soldiers at several key locations.  Bear trap.

    When everything was ready, the three of them were sweating profusely.  Cao Ang and Cao Ren stayed to take care of them, while the experienced Lao Zhao quietly went to the bandits' camp.

    To be honest, Cao Ang was very nervous at this time.  I am a good, law-abiding citizen in modern times. Apart from secretly watching pornographic films, I have never done anything outrageous.  He was going to have to kill someone soon, so he was really nervous and even a little timid.

    Listening to Cao Ang's slightly rapid breathing, Cao Ren whispered: "Aang, relax a little and take a deep breath. What we are killing now is the thief. If we don't kill him, he will come to kill us! We must remember  Those three bear traps are located, don¡¯t step on them yourself when you retreat.¡±

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly and took a few deep breaths. It seemed that it had indeed worked, and his hands were not as trembling as before.

    At this moment, the thief shouted from the other side of the camp: "There is an old man in the north, hurry up, catch him, don't let him leak the news!"

    Cao Ang and Cao Ren quickly cheered up and placed arrows on their hunting bows, ready to shoot at any time.

    Soon, I saw Lao Zhao running over in a panic, and accidentally fell down.  There were six thieves far behind him, chasing him while shouting curses.  Perhaps because they saw that Lao Zhao had no weapons, the thieves thought he had entered here by mistake and were not very wary of him.

    Cao Ren whispered: "You aim at the one in front, I'll aim at the one behind!"

    Cao Ang nodded, immediately drew his hunting bow, and aimed at the thief running at the front.  Seeing the thief running closer and closer, Lao Zhao looked back and realized that the thief had taken the bait, so he quickened his pace and no longer pretended to be panicked.

    To be on the safe side, Cao Ang narrowed one eye and aimed the arrow at the thief's left chest.  Seeing that Lao Zhao was approaching the big tree where the weapons were hidden, Cao Ang and Cao Ren released their bows and arrows at the same time.

    "Whizzing!"

    The two arrows hit the thieves who were following them almost at the same time. The two men screamed and fell to the ground.  The remaining four people were so frightened that they lay on the ground, too scared to go forward and pursue them.

    Old Zhao took the opportunity to take out the bow and arrow from behind the tree. He wanted to kill one of the thieves to make a profit, but the four thieves were hiding in a very tricky position, leaving no chance for him to take action.  Lao Zhao could only sigh and retreat north.

    At this time, one of the thieves who was hit by an arrow suddenly coughed several times and screamed: "Come and save me, come and save me!"

    Cao Ang glanced at Cao Ren in surprise, but saw him smiling and saying, "I deliberately kept him alive to prevent the thieves from being too timid to come forward!"

    ¡°That¡¯s it,¡± Cao Ang nodded. His uncle is still experienced!

    Seeing Cao Ang turn his head, Cao Ren waved his arms in annoyance. He was really embarrassed this time!  He had obviously aimed at the person's vital point, but when he was about to hit it, his hand trembled subconsciously and he missed the person's vital point.  I am not as good as a doll this time, which is really embarrassing!

    The thieves over there were relatively united, and they quickly stretched out their guns and dragged their injured companions back.  One of them even shouted loudly: "Someone come and help, this old man is too treacherous and there is an ambush!"

    Hearing his angry shout, Du Gao, who stayed in the camp, shook his head slightly.  If there was an ambush, all six people who rushed out might have been killed. How could they be so angry??Shout.  It was obvious that these six people did not dare to step forward and were just timid!

    Du Gao stretched out and said to Liu Xiao who was on the side: "Take your two brothers to supervise the battle and bring me the old man's head. Don't yell, don't wake up Cao Ang and the others!"

    Liu Xiao nodded, smiled softly, and put on his pants.  A truly loyal subordinate is one who is willing to transform into a woman when his boss needs him.

    I saw him touching his sore buttocks and screaming: "Come two people, come with me to supervise the battle!"

    "The job of supervising the war is very easy, and it can show your face in front of the boss, so everyone is rushing to sign up.  Liu Xiao casually clicked on two that he liked, and then led the two people to chase them forward.

    When he arrived at the small battlefield, he found that the four people were still lying on the ground and refused to get up.  Liu Xiao flew up and kicked one of them on the butt, and said angrily: "Get up, the old man has run away, you are really useless!"

    The four people laughed, and indeed did not see any movement on the other side, so they got up from the ground.  At this time, the injured man also moaned loudly: "Help, help!"

    Liu Xiao walked over to take a look, kicked him hard on the waist, and said angrily: "Stop pretending, you are not injured at all. Look where the arrow went."

    The thief who was hit by the arrow opened his eyes and saw that, yes, the arrow had hit his chest. When he looked again, he found that the arrow was stuck in the longevity lock he had carried since he was a child.  He smiled and pulled out the arrow. Seeing that the longevity lock was also bent and deformed, he took it off and stuffed it into his waist.

    At this time, there was no sound in the grass on the opposite side, and the other party should have fled far away.  The eight thieves rushed forward confidently and ran to their companions who had made no sound after being hit by arrows.

    Liu Xiao kicked the man with his feet, but there was no response. A soldier turned him over, reached out with his hands, and shook his head at everyone.

    Liu Xiao stepped forward, grabbed the arrow shaft, yanked upwards, and pulled out the arrow shaft.  After taking a closer look, I was immediately furious!

    Just listen to him roaring angrily: "Look at it, everyone, this arrow is clearly an arrow used by children. A child and an archer who can't shoot accurately will scare you to the ground. It's really an embarrassment to our Heifeng Village."  Face! Chase me, chase me quickly!"

    The seven people felt a little confused when they heard this, so they walked closer to see what was going on.  At this moment, Cao Ang and the three men stood up in the grass, filled their hunting bows at the same time, and shot towards the crowd here.  After shooting an arrow, the three of them did not evacuate. They just stood there and continued shooting with arrows.

    Whoosh whoosh, the three arrows accurately hit the backs of the three thieves, knocking them to the ground.  Liu Xiao, who was surrounded by everyone, heard the sound of arrows and was the first to lie down on the ground, successfully dodging the remaining shots.  He shouted loudly: "Come on, charge on me! If you don't move forward in fear of the enemy, the masters will not spare you!"

    Seeing that there was only an old man, a boy and a young man on the other side, the remaining four people also braved their courage and chased after them.  After everyone rushed forward, Liu Xiao immediately used his hands and feet to crawl into the camp.

    Cao Ang and the other three stood on the spot and shot a few more arrows. After successfully knocking down the two of them, two thieves rushed forward.  Without needing to be reminded, Cao Ren and Lao Zhao pulled out their long swords, charged in, and fought against the two thieves.

    Cao Ren is the future general of the Cao family, and Lao Zhao is also an old pawn who has experienced a bloody storm. The two thieves are no match for them. In addition, Cao Ang also took the cold shoulder and stabbed him twice. The two thieves are very  He fell in a pool of blood with grief and anger.

    So Lao Zhao took the lead and led Cao Ren and Cao Ang forward to clean the battlefield and touch up the injured soldiers one by one.  The three of them recovered the arrows by the way, but found that most of them were unusable. Alas, after all, they were just homemade arrows, and the quality was a bit inferior to standard ordnance.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? away?????????????????? fled back to the camp in embarrassment, crying and shouting: "Third Leader, what's wrong, we were ambushed!"

    Following his shout, there was a scream from the other side of the woods, and Du Gao stood up suddenly.  He frowned and kicked Liu Xiao to the ground, "Quickly tell me, what's going on?"

    After listening to Liu Xiao¡¯s report, Du Gao frowned.  An old man, a boy and a young man, these should be the old Zhao, Cao Ang and Cao Ren mentioned in the intelligence.  It seems that the enemy knew the situation here and specially sent people to sneak attack.  But in this way, there are only two people left in the opponent's camp, Xia Houmao, and they are not skilled in martial arts and are easy to deal with!

    Thinking of this, Du Gao sneered: "Gather!"

    After hearing his order, the remaining eleven soldiers stood up quickly and stood in a small circle around him.  Liu Xiao also got up from the ground and climbed to Du Gao's butt.under.

    Du Gao sat back, sat firmly on Liu Xiao, and shouted loudly: "There are only three enemies, but there are so many of us. Why are we afraid of them?! The enemy wants to lure us into the woods, each one  Defeat, we can't be fooled by him! Come on, listen to my order, let's go south immediately, burn Cao Ang's camp to the ground, and kill the two Xia Houmao! When the time comes, I want to see what Cao Ang and the others will do?  "

    Although Liu Xiao was lying on the ground, he still shouted loudly: "The third leader is wise!"

    Du Gao sneered and shouted: "Let's go!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 29 Beast Trap

    Cao Ang and his three men hurriedly cleaned up the battlefield, and after finishing their wounds on the dying thieves, they stayed there to wait for the arrival of Du Gao and others.  But soon they heard Du Gao's loud orders to go south, and the three of them couldn't help but frown.

    Old Zhao asked Cao Ang: "Young master, what should we do? Should we pursue immediately? Xiahou Mao and Xiahou Shi don't know much about kung fu. If the thieves rush over, they won't be able to parry them."

    Cao Ang shook his head: "Uncle Zhao, don't worry, we left horses for the two of them. If the thieves arrive, they can ride away. And we planted so many animal traps when we came, we will definitely delay them.  action!"

    Just as he said this, he heard a scream coming from the jungle to the south.  Cao Ang and Lao Zhao smiled at each other and prepared to catch up.  Cao Ren also reacted and reached out to hold them.  I heard Cao Ren whisper: "Since we don't have to worry about the camp, let's just stay calm and wait, so as not to fall into the enemy's trap."

    What Cao Ren said made sense, so Cao Ang endured his temper and continued to clean the battlefield.  These thieves tie their heads to their belts every day and carry their money close to their bodies.  From these eight people, Cao Ang found three small ingots of gold and more than ten strings of small coins, which could be regarded as a small fortune.

    On the other hand, Du Gao, looking at his men who were trying their best to scream, asked in surprise: "Did you scream hard enough? Why didn't the enemy follow up?"

    The subordinate scratched his head and said, "The third master, I'm at this level. Maybe they are afraid of the third master's power and don't dare to catch up!"

    While talking, the man subconsciously kicked into the grass, and with a bang, a bear trap suddenly closed and swallowed his calf!

    The man roared and jumped up from the ground. His face was covered with big drops of sweat, and he shouted hoarsely: "Help me! Help me!"

    Du Gao nodded with satisfaction: "This is right, keep it up!"

    Everyone also gave him thumbs up and praised his performance skills.  That man wants to snap everyone, what are you looking at? Didn't you see the animal trap on my leg?  !

    Everyone rushed forward in a hurry and pushed him to the ground. The two soldiers removed the clamp with force and found that bone stubble had been exposed at the wound.  With the medical level of the copycat, this man's calf could not be saved at all, and he might not even be able to save his life!

    Everyone tore off some strips of cloth from their clothes and wrapped the man's wound tightly, barely stopping the bleeding.  The man was still screaming hoarsely. Du Gao shook his head slightly, and Liu Xiao knocked him out with a knife.

    Du Gao sighed and found that everyone had their heads down and their morale was low. He quickly said loudly: "It's still early, so everyone should hurry up and leave. After we capture Cao Ang's camp, I won't take any of the property, and you will share it all equally!"

    When Du Gao clapped his chest and promised, the morale of the troops immediately improved. Everyone put the injured man where he was and continued to move forward.  No one mentioned leaving anyone behind to take care of them. Now there are the vicious Cao Ang and the other three behind him. If there are few people left behind, it is equivalent to giving food to others; if there are too many people left behind, it is easy for unfair rewards and punishments!  You must know that you can get property only by attacking the camp, but you will get nothing if you stay here!

    Before he had gone ten feet away, another soldier was unfortunately hit. This time, he stepped on a steel trap used for hunting bears. The force was so strong that his leg bones were smashed to pieces, and he fainted on the spot from the pain.

    Liu Xiao went up to look at the wound and shook his head directly at Du Gao.  Even if the person wakes up, he can only saw off his leg.

    They killed two people before they fought, which made Du Gao very anxious.  He quickly ordered: "Everyone use your spears to carefully explore the path ahead, and be sure not to step into the trap again."

    Hearing his instructions, the soldiers quickly touched their spears to the left and right, and moved forward cautiously.  Sure enough, they didn't go far when the soldiers found two animal traps and moved them aside with their spears.

    With the discovery, it stands to reason that everyone should be happy, but the soldiers are still tense. After walking a few miles, they found several traps. They are still so far away from the enemy camp. I don't know how many more they will find.  Woolen cloth!

    Everyone sighed secretly and slowly moved towards Cao Ang¡¯s camp.  At this time, Cao Ang and the other three quietly followed up and wiped the necks of the two injured soldiers silently.

    "Old Zhao found the feeling of being a scout again. He quickly attached his hands and feet. When the group of thieves were not paying attention, he covered the mouth of the last person and suddenly cut his throat with a knife.

    Although the man struggled hard, Cao Ang and Cao Ren were not just a showman, they had already held down his hands and feet with force.  I heard the man's trachea making noises, but he couldn't breathe any air. Soon, he kicked off his legs and died!

    The three of them, Lao Zhao, continue to follow the lawConcocted, and quickly eliminated the two lagging behind.  At this time, Du Gao also noticed something was wrong and shouted loudly: "Li Daniu, confused eyes, Gou Shengzi?"

    No one answered, only a cold wind shuttled through the forest, giving people goosebumps all over their bodies.

    Liu Xiao moved closer to Du Gao and asked in a trembling voice: "Third Leader, what should we do?"

    The remaining soldiers were also a little timid and gathered around Du Gao, not daring to leave.

    Du Gao counted, and there were only eight soldiers present including himself.  Although it was a sunny day, Du Gao still felt chilly.  God, I haven't fought with Cao Ang yet, so why have I lost so many people? If the results of my victory were spread back to the village, everyone would laugh out loud!

    At this time, Du Gao had not yet thought that the mission would fail. In his opinion, although there were only eight people on his side, as long as they could unite sincerely, they would be able to eliminate Cao Ang's desperate counterattack.  So Du Gao coughed and said in a low voice: "Brothers, this Cao Ang is very insidious. Next, we must huddle together and never give them a chance to separate and surround him! I remember that not far ahead, there is a pool.  Let¡¯s all take a rest there, then go down the river and launch a general attack on Cao Ang¡¯s camp!¡±

    Everyone nodded in agreement. Although the distance from the camp to here was short, everyone was in a state of high tension and felt tired for a long time.  After hearing what Du Gao said, everyone wished they could rush to the pool immediately to freshen up and get rid of fatigue.

    Soon, Du Gao and others arrived at the edge of the waterhole. Everyone carefully explored the area and saw that there were no animal traps or enemies ambushing around. They were relieved.  Everyone who relaxed immediately felt tired and hungry.

    At this time, Liu Xiao smiled at Du Gao and said: "When I was in my hometown, I was an expert in fish cutting. Let's see how I prepare a piece of sashimi for the third master."

    "If it were in the past, if Liu Xiao said this softly, the Third Master's crotch would have reacted immediately.  But now everyone was marching nervously, and they were sweating profusely. Besides sweat, there was dirt on their faces. When Liu Xiao smiled like this, Du Gao felt like he had a stomachache!  He waved his hand impatiently, and Liu Xiao slowly walked into the pool with his spear.

    As he walked, Liu Xiao raised the spear in his hand and prepared to plunge it into the pool.  Maybe it was because of his eyesight, but Liu Xiao felt like there was something reflecting light under the water.  He didn't pay too much attention, but took another step forward

    ¡°Bang!¡±

    "ah!!!"

    A bear trap suddenly bounced up and clamped Liu Xiao's ankle hard. Blood immediately flowed out from the bite of the bear trap, and the blood stained the surrounding pool water red!

    Liu Xiao couldn¡¯t stand at all. He threw forward suddenly, fell into the water, and choked hard on the water.  On normal days, Liu Xiao would have just straightened up and stood up to show his head out of the water; but now his ankle was crushed by the animal trap and he couldn't stand at all. The sore ankle made him gasp for breath, but the big mouth  The consequence of wheezing is constantly choking on water!

    Liu Xiao kept splashing in the water, and water poured into his mouth. He stretched out his hand to call for help, but no one knew the depth of the pool, and no one was willing to go into the water easily.  Even Du Gao, who had always been protective of him, just stood on the edge of the pool, helplessly watching Liu Xiao splashing in the water over and over again, watching the pool water being stained red by circles of blood from Liu Xiao!

    Soon, the pool became quiet

    Du Gao shouted loudly: "Cao Ang, you'd better hope not to fall into my hands. I will cut you into pieces to eliminate the hatred in my heart!"

    No one answered, only the whimpering wind made sounds like ghosts crying in the woods. One word flashed in everyone's mind: gusts of evil wind!

    Liu Xiao¡¯s body was floating in the pool. No one dared to drink the water in the pool, let alone drag his body back.  At this time, one of them said tremblingly: "Third Master, II think this forest is very evil, orlet's retreat!"

    "Withdraw?" Du Gao shook his head repeatedly and said in a low voice: "So many people have died, but not a single person has been killed. What should we explain to our elder brother when we go back?! Then Cao Xing will be waiting for news in our village tomorrow. Could it be that we  Are you going to run back and ask him to hire someone else? How can we have any face then? Come back and hang out, face is the most important thing!"

    The soldier who suggested retreat nodded, hesitated for a moment, but still muttered in a low voice: "Just save your life, don't worry about so much!"

    Du Gao heard his muttering, but he didn't reprimand him loudly as usual. He just sighed.  There are currently about five to six hundred people in Heifeng Village, including about two to three hundred people in Liaojiazhuang. Liao Hua is firmly in the second place in the village by virtue of his identity as the young owner of Liaojiazhuang.  If I evacuate in embarrassment this time, I will lose the face of the village in front of outsiders., then his third position will have to be handed over to Liao Hua's subordinates. Then the Du family's power in Heifeng Village will be greatly reduced. Maybe Heifeng Village will change its doors and become a vassal of the Liao family!

    Du Gao sighed, no matter what, he must kill Cao Ang!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 30 Clip its wings

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    At this time, Cao Ang and the others had sneaked to the edge of the water pool, and the only three arrows left were handed over to Cao Ren, who was the best in archery.  Due to the influence of the lurking angle, Cao Ren was never able to aim at Du Gao's vital parts, and could only aim the precious arrows at the remaining thieves.

    They saw Cao Ren inserting one of the long arrows in front of him, holding the other arrow in his mouth, picking up the last long arrow in his right hand, and placing it on the back of the bow.  He took two deep breaths, suddenly stood up, and shot an arrow decisively at the thief in the distance.

    After shooting the first arrow, Cao Ren did not observe the opponent's situation at all. He took out the arrow in his mouth with his right hand and shot decisively at the nearest thief.  Then he lowered his body, picked up the last long arrow, and aimed it in front of him.

    No one dared to face his long arrow. All the surviving bandits were hiding behind trees or lying in the grass, not daring to breathe.  Du Gao glanced out from the gap in the trees and shouted: "Brothers, don't be afraid, he only has one arrow left!"

    No one answered, yes, the opponent only has one arrow left, but judging from the opponent¡¯s archery skills, this last arrow will definitely kill someone!  Everyone has managed to survive until now, and no one wants to die unjustly by an arrow.

    The five people moved carefully, hiding their bodies behind the trees, and slowly moved towards Cao Ren.  They focused all their attention on Cao Ren, lest the other party shoot arrows at them, but in this way, they inevitably ignored the warning about the water pool!

    Cao Ang slowly swam over from the pool. In fact, he didn't expect that a clip he threw casually into the pool at first could actually hit the target. It was really a blind cat meeting a dead mouse, and the guy who drowned was really unlucky!

    Cao Ang felt sorry for him. He swam quietly to the shore, secretly picked up the water plants and looked out. He saw Du Gao and the other five people looking at Cao Ren with wary faces, leaving the backs of their heads to him.

    Cao Ang smiled slightly, slowly took out the dagger from his waist, and touched the person at the back.  Cao Ren saw Cao Ang's actions and slowly moved his bow and arrow, ready to respond to him at any time.  They originally planned to let Lao Zhao go into the water for a sneak attack, but no one expected that Lao Zhao couldn't swim. The heavy responsibility of the sneak attack could only fall on Cao Ang.

    When Cao Ang walked behind the man, the thief still didn't respond. He just half-crouched in the grass and carefully looked forward from the gap in the trees in front of him.  Just as he was carefully exploring, a wet, slippery hand suddenly stretched out and covered his mouth!

    At this time, what the thief thought about was not the enemy's sneak attack, but the appearance of the water ghost!  He was so frightened that his eyes rolled back, and he had no intention of resisting, and his whole body was stiff.  He didn't resist until Cao Ang's dagger cut his throat.

    Shooting an enemy from a distance and slitting the enemy's throat at close range are completely different concepts. Just now I watched Lao Zhao demonstrate it very easily, but when it was my turn, I found that they were completely different. I used too much force on my hands.  , not only cut the opponent's throat, but also completely severed the opponent's blood vessels, and blood spattered all over his hands and body.

    Cao Ang felt very uncomfortable in his stomach. He couldn't help but want to bend down and subconsciously wanted to vomit.  However, now on the battlefield, the consequence of vomiting is weakness, and the weak one will face death.

    Cao Ang remembered what Lao Zhao once told him. He clenched his fist and punched his stomach hard.  After going down twice, the feeling of vomiting suddenly eased, and Cao Ang straightened up and continued to touch forward.

    Du Gao had a sullen face and quietly looked forward from the gap in the trees. No matter from which angle he looked, the opponent's arrows seemed to be staring at him.  Du Gao felt his mouth was dry and uncomfortable.  As the third leader of Black Wind Village, Du Gao considers himself not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, but he has managed to accumulate so much wealth, and he doesn't want to lose his life here. It's not worth it!  So even though Du Gao was furious, he could only huddle behind the trees and loudly urged: "Come on!"

    "The third boss can't move!" A bandit soldier was right next to him, and he defended with a mournful face: "He's targeting me. As soon as I go out, I'm looking for death!"

    Another person also nodded repeatedly and said loudly: "Third Leader, it's not that we don't work hard, the enemy is really too powerful!"

    Du Gao was very angry and asked angrily: "Rubber, Sky Monkey, where are you two? Why don't you say anything?!"

    Du Gao turned around, just in time to see Cao Ang grinning and making a gesture of slitting his throat, and then jumped into the pool!

    The bandit soldier next to him saw the shock on Du Gao's face, turned his head quickly, and screamed in fright: "Ah!!!"

    ?????????????????????????????? ??The two monkeys died without knowing when their throats were cut!  Only a large puddle of water was left at the scene!

    "Threethreethree is in charge, there is a water ghost!" Another thief also said tremblingly.  As he spoke, he shook unconsciously, and an unknown liquid slowly seeped out from his crotch. He had obviously been frightened to the point of peeing!

    "What kind of water ghost is there?" Du Gao saw his virtue and was very unhappy.  Since you've been scared out of your wits, don't worry about my unkindness!

    Du Gao suddenly flew up and kicked the man on the butt.  The thief suddenly jumped forward and left the bush where he was hiding, leaving him exposed.  Before he could curse, Cao Ren's last long arrow was nailed to his throat!

    "The third boss" the last soldier said tremblingly: "That's my brother!"

    Du Gao smiled ferociously: "Lao Jiu, with his courage, what qualifications do he have to call us brothers?! Now the thief has no more arrows, come with me and charge!"

    Lao Jiu was a little hesitant, but due to the third master's prestige, he still followed Du Gao and rushed forward.  Cao Ren did not retreat, but drew his sword from his waist and rushed forward. Lao Zhao, who was guarding the raiding formation next to him, also picked up his sword and rushed forward.

    The four people got together in a melee, and Cao Ren and Du Gao, Lao Zhao and Lao Jiu fought against each other.  At this moment, Cao Ang quietly crawled out of the pool, wiped the blood off his body, picked up a spear dropped by the traitor from the ground, and walked towards the battlefield.

    Du Gao can occupy the third position in Heifeng Village not only because of his status as Du Yuan's brother, but mainly because of his good martial arts skills.  Moreover, after he joined the Black Wind Village, he killed many people, and the life-and-death fight greatly improved his martial arts skills.

    When it comes to martial arts, Cao Ren is far better than Du Gao, but in terms of life and death combat, Cao Ren's experience is far inferior to Du Gao.  In this way, the two actually ended up in a tie.

    After all, Lao Zhao had been seriously injured, and Lao Jiu was also a tough opponent in Heifeng Village, so the two of them were in a stalemate.

    In this way, Cao Ang will undoubtedly become an important force in determining the outcome of the battlefield.  Seeing him coming over with a spear, Cao Ren and Lao Zhao were shocked, but Du Gao and Lao Jiu were panicked.

    Du Gao rolled his eyes and shouted: "Lao Jiu, last time we attacked Cao Mansion, you killed two of their servants. If you fall into the hands of the Cao family this time, how can you save your life?"

    After Du Gao said this, Lao Jiu could only give up the idea of ??surrender, and he could only fight with Lao Zhao with all his strength.  When Lao Zhao heard this, he was filled with indignation and even fought fiercely with Lao Jiu.  Even Cao Ren glared at Lao Jiu, feeling very resentful in his heart.

    Taking advantage of this opportunity, Du Gao used several moves in succession, all of which were cruel moves that would hurt both sides, forcing Cao Ren to retreat.  Then Du Gao suddenly turned back and ran away deep into the woods without even saying hello.

    "Everyone was a little stunned. Du Gaonuo was also the third boss of a copycat village. How could he abandon his men and flee without regard for his face? This was so unethical!

    At this time, Lao Jiu was the first one to react!  I have been living in the cottage for a long time, and I have seen this kind of thing a lot!  He couldn't surrender anyway, so he might as well fight to the death to get better treatment for his wife and children.

    So Lao Jiu waved his sword with all his strength, and while intercepting Cao Ren and Lao Zhao, he shouted loudly: "Third master, take good care of my wife, children, and children!"

    While running for his life, Du Gao promised loudly: "Don't worry, Lao Jiu, I will definitely raise your son for you!"

    With Du Gao's promise, Lao Jiu was like crazy, waving his waist knife desperately, exchanging injuries for injuries and risking his life with every move, and he was stunned to entangle Lao Zhao and Cao Ren.  This is to make Cao Ang throw a rat weapon and not dare to step forward.

    As the future top general of the Cao family, Cao Ren also has his own pride. He was already a little annoyed when he failed to capture Du Gao just now. Now that even a minor character like Lao Jiu dares to act presumptuously in front of him, it really makes him angry!

    Cao Ren roared, splitting Huashan with one move, and rushed towards Lao Jiu's head.  This move was made by Cao Ren in anger, and his momentum was extremely shocking. Not to mention Lao Jiu, even Cao Ang who was standing aside felt the hair on his body stand on end.

    ¡°In the final analysis, Lao Jiu was just a gangster with many years of experience. Seeing such a ferocious move, he couldn¡¯t help but feel frightened and subconsciously took a step back.  It didn't matter if he retreated. The advantage that Lao Jiu had just worked so hard to create was immediately gone. Cao Ren was knocked back by several attacks, and he had no backhand power at all.

    Hearing Cao Ren shout suddenly, he thrust forward with the knife in his hand, piercing Lao Jiu's vital part of the throat!

    Lao Jiu¡¯s face was full of panic, he grabbed it a few times with his weak hands, and then he died!

    Cao Ren took a long breath and saidHe kicked Lao Jiu on the chest and pulled out the waist knife.  Looking at Lao Zhao and Cao Ang who were standing aside, Cao Ren said loudly: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you chase after them!"

    Lao Zhao and Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, then came to their senses and followed Cao Ren in the direction where Du Gao fled.

    At this time, a scream suddenly came from the distant woods!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 31 Shocked and Fainted

    Hearing the screams coming from the woods, Cao Ren and the three of them couldn't help but smile at each other. It seemed that the trap they arranged in the north was working.  The three people immediately quickened their pace and rushed towards the location where the screams came from.

    When the three of them ran into the woods, they saw that the animal trap buried in the grass had bounced up, was stained with blood, and had been thrown aside.  The path next to him was dripping with blood, flowing all the way.

    Seeing this, Cao Ren laughed and said, "Thieves are here too!" and he strode after him.  However, Cao Ang stretched out his hand to stop him and whispered: "Uncle, be careful, there is a scam in it!"

    Cao Ren and Lao Zhao were very surprised, but Cao Ang pointed to the vicinity of the animal trap and whispered: "If the thief stepped on the trap, there should be clothes left on the animal trap. It would never be like this.  There¡¯s still animal hair on it!¡±

    Cao Ren looked carefully and saw that there was some gray fur on the animal trap. It was impossible to tell without looking carefully.  He couldn't help but touch his nose: "Aang is still careful, I was almost deceived by that thief."

    At first, the three of them buried three animal traps on this road. It may have been too hasty, and it may have been exposed.  Now that a clip has been discovered, Du Gao might place the other two clips on the road, waiting for everyone to be fooled.

    The three of them each broke off a branch from the tree and followed the blood stains carefully.  When encountering grass, they used branches to explore. Soon, the three of them discovered two hastily arranged bear traps on the road.  It's definitely easy to get stepped on if they're not alert beforehand.

    The three of them breathed a sigh of relief and walked around carefully.  Of course, Cao Ren and Lao Zhao also screamed twice to confuse the enemy's attention.

    After walking not far, I saw Du Gao waiting at the edge of the woods with a knife in one hand and a dead rabbit in the other.

    Seeing that Cao Ang and the others were safe and sound, Du Gao was very disappointed. He was willing to take risks to lure the enemy to chase him, but he did not expect that his efforts were in vain!

    Du Gao said in a deep voice: "I am Du Gao, the third head of Heifeng Village, and my brother is Du Yuan, the head of Heifeng Village. I have five hundred elite soldiers and thousands of vassals under my command. Can you give us Heifeng Village some face?  Should I leave? Afterwards, our Black Wind Village will give you a hundred gold coins as a thank you gift!"

    Cao Ren laughed so much that tears flowed down his face, and he heard him say loudly: "Do you still want to play tricks and let you go when things get worse? I'm afraid what awaits us then is not a thank you gift, but the revenge of your Black Wind Village, right?"  !¡±

    Du Gao shook his head repeatedly, "How is that possible?! Our Heifeng Village is a well-known brand in the world. We value trust and will never have such a situation! How about it? I am willing to write an IOU just to save my life!"

    Old Zhao also said loudly: "I have seen a lot of things that go back on one's word in the world. Don't talk about these useless things. Let me see the real deal!"

    Du Gao took a small step back and said with a grimace: "Why bother? Why bother! We have competed before, and it can be said that we are evenly matched! Now you are just relying on the number of people! But if I fight to the death, I can drag  One person goes to death with me, and when the time comes, everyone will die together, so why bother?! Do you want to know who bought Cao Ang¡¯s head, and do you want to know who the cronies he sent are, as long as you agree to let me go, I  I¡¯ll tell you everything!¡±

    When he said this, Cao Ang immediately stepped forward, stopped Cao Ren who was about to try, and whispered: "Uncle, wait a moment, let me have a few words with him!"

    Seeing Cao Ren nodding, Cao Ang said loudly: "Did Cao De send people to your stronghold to kill me? Let's do this. As long as you are willing to write a confession and admit that it is Cao De's conspiracy, I will let you go!"

    "Really?" Du Gao asked in surprise.  He didn't want to die here, and the words he just said about dying together were nothing more than a threat to Cao Ren and others.

    Cao Ang nodded and said loudly: "As long as you write down the whole story one by one, confess that my uncle Cao De sent someone to collude with you, and clearly write down the name and appearance of that person, I will let you go! However, if  My grandfather sent someone to Heifeng Village to verify this matter, you must admit it in public and never retract your confession!"

    "Okay! Okay! Okay!" Du Gao promised repeatedly, "I swear that I will write down the whole story. When Cao Gong sends someone to verify it, I will definitely admit it in public. Do you have paper and pen?"

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Cao Ang pointed the dead rabbit in Du Gao's hand with the spear in his hand, and said loudly: "Write on your clothes with rabbit blood, don't worry, we will never break our promise!"

    As he spoke, Cao Ang restrained Cao Ren and Lao Zhao to retreat.

    Seeing that the other party really wanted his confession, Du Gao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and secretly laughed at Cao Ang's pedantry.  Du Gao also took a few steps back, inserted the knife aside, tore off a large piece of cloth from his body, and held the rabbitMy legs just want to write upwards.

    At this moment, Cao Ang bowed suddenly and threw the spear in his hand towards Du Gao's thigh.  Following this momentum, he took out his dagger and rushed forward.

    Cao Ren and Lao Zhao also saw Cao Ang's secret face just now and knew that his previous actions were to confuse the enemy.  Seeing that Du Gao had been fooled, the two people immediately pounced on him.

    With a "puch" sound, the spear pierced Du Gao's thigh hard, and the long knives of Cao Ren and Lao Zhao were placed on Du Gao's neck almost at the same time.

    Du Gao was so demoralized by Cao Ang's words that he was thinking about writing a confession, and he didn't have much defense at all.  The spear thrown by Cao Ang pierced his thigh, and he realized that he had been tricked again. Before he could react, two large knives were already placed on his neck.

    At this time, Du Gao made the wisest choice. He released the handle of the knife he had just held, pressed his hands tightly on the wound on his thigh, and shouted loudly: "Spare my life, spare my life!"

    Cao Ang kicked Du Gao's waist knife aside and breathed a sigh of relief.  Seeing that Du Gao was still dissatisfied, Cao Ang asked with a smile: "Don't be dissatisfied, Third Master! After you return to Heifeng Village, will you admit that you were forced to write the confession? Absolutely not, you still  We have to protect your image and your face! Without your recognition, what do we need this piece of paper for? It¡¯s completely useless!¡±

    Du Gao sighed and did not deny that he had indeed had such an idea just now.

    Cao Ang saw that he was quite honest. After Cao Ren and Lao Zhao tied him up, they came forward and bandaged his wounds.  Fortunately, Cao Ang was still young. Although the spear was thrown with full force, it did not pierce Du Gao's thigh or cut off the main artery in the leg due to lack of strength.

    After a simple bandage, Du Gao's face turned a little red. He nodded gratefully to Cao Ang, but still stiffened his neck and said: "Since I, Du Gao, have fallen into your hands, I will accept my fate! You want to  If you want to kill me, come at me!"

    Cao Ren stepped forward and searched the third master, and found a money bag and a poorly made token with the word "Du" written on it.

    Cao Ren handed the token to Cao Ang, stuffed the money bag into his arms unceremoniously, kicked Du Gao hard, and said loudly: "Tell me, what benefits did Cao De promise you?  Where is the transaction taking place? Who is doing the transaction?¡±

    "Hmph!" Du Gao snorted coldly, straightened his neck, and said loudly: "I, Du Gao, am not a man of two ends. Since I have taken other people's money, I will help them do good things and will never betray others!  If you want to fight or kill, go ahead!"

    In Du Gao¡¯s view, warriors all appreciate tough guys, so this time he fell into someone else¡¯s hands, so he had to show some integrity.  Maybe the other person will be moved to love talents and be kind to yourself, so as not to suffer the pain of flesh and blood again!

    Seeing that Du Gao was still arrogant, Cao Ang raised his hand to Old Zhao and said, "Uncle Zhao, I heard that you used to be in charge of scouts under my father's account and were proficient in interrogation techniques. Please come and show off your skills and ask questions."  The situation in Black Wind Village, look at the collusion between uncle and those thieves!"

    "Old Zhao nodded and said with a smile: "Speaking of it, I really miss it. Even the most fanatical and loyal yellow scarf warrior at that time fell into my hands and he would definitely confess after half an hour!"

    Old Zhao smiled and caressed Du Gao's arm, with a hint of fascination and tenderness, and admired: "What a strong and powerful arm, gently peel off its skin, slowly dig out the blood vessels on it, and remove the excess  The skin and flesh are gently peeled off and filled with mercury. What a wonderful work of art it is"

    As Lao Zhao spoke, he stroked it gently, as if stroking his most beloved toy.

    Du Gao had goosebumps all over his body. He was also a long-standing gangster who had seen corpses and killed people. When Old Zhao said this, he was so frightened that he trembled all over.  Du Gao said in a trembling voice: "Stop talking, stop talking"

    Old Zhao smiled and patted his cheek, and said to Cao Ren: "Does Zixiao like drinking? Look at his head, it's square and square. Just scrape off the skin and soak it with my ancestral secret recipe for three days, and it will be a good one."  A wine bowl with human heads! In fact, the taste of human brains is average, not as delicious as tofu brains. But pour some condiments on it, listen to his shouts and begging for mercy, gently open his skull, and watch the white brains  Tossing"

    Du Gao¡¯s eyes were straight and he fainted.  Cao Ren and Cao Ang also felt a little creepy and took a small step back involuntarily.

    Old Zhao sighed regretfully, "Today's young people have really poor psychological endurance! Didn't they just say a few cruel words to scare you like this? Alas, one generation is not as cruel as the last!"

    Cao Ang walked out of the shade of the tree in a few steps and stoodUnder the sun, he finally felt better. He rubbed his stomach and said with a sad face: "Uncle Zhao, if you say so, you should eat the deer head tonight!"

    Old Zhao's expression also changed, "Forget it, forget it, I'm old, this superior deer brain uh I'll leave it to you young people!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 32 Alone Warning

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    After pouring a bucket of cold water, Du Gao woke up. Looking at the evil smile on the corner of Lao Zhao's mouth, Du Gao's calves were cramping.  He quickly shouted loudly: "I confess! I confess! My eldest brother not only sent to assassinate Cao Ang, but also sent Liao Hua with thirty elite soldiers to sneak attack on your Cao family compound!"

    As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked!

    However, Lao Zhao immediately burst out laughing: "What a thief, he actually uttered such arrogant words, he really deserves a beating! Every time our Cao family goes out hunting, there are scouts spread out for fifty miles. If you make the slightest move, the scouts will notice it and report it to you."  Master¡¯s family. Trying to sneak attack on my Cao family¡¯s compound is just a dream! Besides, a mere thirty thieves want to sneak attack on our Cao family? They are simply going to die!¡±

    Du Gao seemed to be frightened by Lao Zhao. He kowtowed repeatedly and said loudly: "Young man is absolutely not lying. This time, Cao De withdrew the scouts and left us a channel to assassinate Cao Ang. The big boss decided to use his plan."  , sent Liao Hua and others as vanguards to attack Cao Mansion, and led 300 elite soldiers to escort back. Anyway, Cao Mansion's scouts have withdrawn, and Cao Mansion cannot get any information at all."

    "What? How could Cao De do this?" Cao Ren said angrily: "He dared to withdraw the scouts, really"

    Cao Ren did not continue. Since Cao De wanted to collude with the bandits to murder his own nephew, he had to transfer the scouts to avoid exposing the bandits' whereabouts.  However, Cao De did not expect that the bandits' appetite was endless, and his rash move of transferring the scouts would bring disaster to the Cao Mansion!

    Cao Ren said in a low voice: "For this hunting, the Cao Mansion has mobilized more than two hundred elite servants. Less than a hundred people remain in the manor, and they are distributed in various places. The strength is extremely dispersed. If the enemy sneak attacks, the consequences will be disastrous!"

    Xia Houmao, who had arrived at the scene at this time, said loudly: "We can fly on horseback to warn Cao De and ask him to gather his servants immediately to intercept these bandits!"

    Old Zhao did not speak, but Cao Ren shook his head: "Cao De is deliberately planning to kill Aang and will not admit his collusion with the bandits! If we warn him, he may gather his servants to resist; but he is most likely to kill him first.  Our envoy, then mobilize his cronies to besiege us! After all, his collusion with the bandits has been exposed. If I were him, I would fight to the death with us, and finally put the blame for our death on the bandits.  That¡¯s it!¡±

    Everyone sighed in unison, but Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "We can't delay what we are doing now! Let's do this. Xiao Yi, you can ride back to our Cao family immediately, warn your wife, and ask her to report the inside story to my grandfather so that he can be prepared.  .The bandits don¡¯t have horses, so they shouldn¡¯t be able to outrun you. By the time the bandits arrive in front of Cao¡¯s mansion, I believe our mansion will be ready.

    "Uncle Zhao, this Du Gao is a witness and is very important. Please escort him back to your home for my grandfather's trial."  Xia Houmao and Xia Houshi, you two are not skilled in martial arts. It is too dangerous to stay on this battlefield. You should pack your bags immediately and leave with Uncle Zhao and Lingshan!  As for Uncle Zixiao and I, we will go to Lijiazhuang to meet Cao De!  "

    "No!" Cao Ren was the first to stand up and object. He said loudly: "Cao De regards you as a thorn in his side. If you go to Lijiazhuang, you will be trapped in a trap!"

    Everyone also voiced their agreement and expressed their opposition.  Cao Ang shook his head and said: "This hunting trip is a major event for my Cao family. I believe that my grandfather has made arrangements and will not let Uncle Mingshan (referring to Cao De) dominate the sky with one hand! There are not only his cronies in the Li family village, but also my grandfather.  A loyal subordinate! What¡¯s more, I went to visit openly, and even Cao De didn¡¯t dare to do it openly! When the time comes, I may seem to be in danger, but in fact I am as safe as a mountain!¡±

    Cao Ang's statement also made sense, but Old Zhao said loudly: "Before leaving, my wife asked me to protect the safety of the young master. Since the young master is determined to go to Lijiazhuang, I, Old Zhao, must go with him. Escort Du Gaozhi  Leave the matter to Mr. Xiahou. Anyway, if Du Gao is tied up, he will have no room to resist!"

    Cao Ang shook his head, "Uncle Zhao, we are now accusing the good uncle of colluding with the bandits. If there is no witness, why should grandfather believe us?! The Du Gao matter is of great importance, and only a stable person like you can do it."  Let me rest assured. Besides, the bandits are attacking the Cao Mansion, and I am also very worried about my mother¡¯s safety, and I hope you, Uncle Zhao, will protect her for me!"

    After hearing this, Old Zhao solemnly bowed to Cao Ang: "Young master, please rest assured, as long as I, Zhao De, am still breathing, my wife will not be harmed at all! Xiao Yi, Mr. Xiahou, time is precious, let's go!"

    Watching them leave, Cao Ren gently patted Cao Ang on the shoulder: "Aang, sometimes I really doubt your age. You are only so young, but we always treat you as an adult! Let's pack up and set off.  Got it!"

    Cao Ang stretched out and said, "Uncle, don't say that, I only have ten?, I am still in my youthful age, don¡¯t let you say I am old!  "

    "Spring is still bright? Bah!" Cao Ren patted his chest and said proudly: "Uncle, at my age, people are loved by everyone and flowers bloom. You little one, step aside!"

    The two of them were laughing and joking, and all the tension was gone.  After Lao Zhao and the others left, Cao Ren and Cao Ang cleaned the battlefield again, bundled the bandits' weapons into a ball, wrapped them in cloth, and then mounted their horses and left.

    The two of them rode towards Lijiazhuang. Sure enough, they didn't find any Cao Mansion scouts along the way.  It seems that Cao De kept his word to the bandits and evacuated all the scouts. However, the bandits were not kind this time and secretly tricked him.

    When Cao Ang and the two approached Lijiazhuang, they were discovered by the sentries sent by Lijiazhuang.  However, these low-level sentries did not understand the internal strife of the Cao family. As soon as they heard about Cao Ang's identity, they lay on the roadside and kowtowed repeatedly, not daring to stop him at all.

    When Cao Ang rode his horse to the village, Cao De's confidants went to the village hall to report the news.  After hearing the report, Cao De was very surprised and couldn't believe his ears: "What did you say? Cao Ang and Cao Ren came here alone?!"

    The servant nodded repeatedly, "Second Master, it's true that there are only two of them. I heard that Second Master is very concerned about Cao Ang's actions recently, so I came here to inform Second Master about this!"

    Cao De casually took out a small ingot of gold from his arms and threw it to the servant. He didn't care that the man kowtowed gratefully, and just walked around the hall, thinking nervously.

    Cao De knew that among the hundreds of servants in his hands, there must be many who were more loyal to his father, and there must be his father's eyes and ears in the Li family village, so the idea of ??directly attacking Cao Ang was immediately ruled out by Cao De.  But what does Cao Ang want to do here?  Could it be that his search for bandits has been exposed?

    Probably not, Cao De immediately comforted himself: Cao Xing had agreed with them to trade at noon tomorrow, and he has not traveled yet.  Even if Cao Ang captured some bandits and some of them confessed to the matter, it was just a tactic by the thieves to alienate them!  What's more, in Cao De's opinion, Black Wind Village also has certain strength and should not be defeated so easily!

    No matter what, the soldiers will come to block the water and the soil will cover them up. You two idiots, you don¡¯t need to be so nervous!  Cao De cleared his throat, knelt down on the bed, took a book and looked at it carefully, but couldn't see anything clearly.

    Not long after waiting, Cao Ren and Cao Ang strode in.  Cao Ren casually saluted Cao De and stood aside; Cao Ang could not be careless, so he saluted respectfully and said, "My nephew, Cao Ang, I have met my uncle!"

    In public, Cao De did not want to embarrass Cao Ang. He stood up with a smile, threw the overturned scroll aside, helped Cao Ang up himself, and said with a smile: "My nephew, why should I be so polite? Please get up quickly!"

    Cao Ang stood up and declined repeatedly: "How dare you trouble your uncle to help me? My nephew will do it himself."

    Although Cao De wanted to strangle him to death, seeing the smart, well-educated Cao Ang, he couldn't help but feel a trace of envy and jealousy in his heart: How could Meng De, a lazy and mischievous guy, have such a good son?  !

    Cao De coughed lightly and asked in a deep voice: "I wonder if my nephew has something important to do when he comes here? It's a big day for hunting now. As the reviewer who oversees the overall situation, my uncle must also pay attention to the impact! Does my nephew want to  Withdraw from the competition? Uncle knows that you are not good at wielding swords and guns, but our Cao family pays equal attention to civil and military affairs, and we should not emphasize civility over martial arts!"

    Cao De put on the airs of an elder and preached earnestly.  Cao Ren was too lazy to look at this hypocritical scene of a loving uncle and nephew, and said loudly: "Brother Mingshan, actually Aang and I came here to deal with the thieves in Black Wind Village!"

    Heifeng Village?  Cao De was shocked. He clenched his fists in his sleeves and tried to keep calm. He forced out a smile and asked with a smile: "What happened to the Black Wind Village? They are not in conflict with us."  He Shui, could it be that they have done something strange recently?"

    Cao Ren has already discussed with Cao Ang along the way, and he will do all the talking.  After all, he and Cao De were of the same generation, so even if there was any dispute, it would not be considered disobedience to the Supreme Being.

    I heard Cao Ren say loudly: "Aang and I were hunting today, and suddenly we found a dozen sneaky guys trying to steal the camp. As soon as Aang and I asked, they came to attack with weapons, claiming to be  The rebels in Black Wind Village were ordered to come and kill us. Fortunately, Aang and I were accompanied by Lao Zhao and Xiao Yi, who had all the bows and arrows. In addition, there were some enthusiastic hunters nearby who heard the news and came to reinforce us. After a hard battle,  Only then did we repel them! One of them confessed that the Black Wind Village brigade had already taken the opportunity to move out, preparing to sneak attack on our Cao Mansion!"

    "There is such a thing?  !  Cao De's face was full of surprise: "Are the thieves in Heifeng Village tired of living?"  You actually want to attack my Cao Mansion!  I don¡¯t know where the thief who confessed is being held. Can you call him here so I can inquire?  "

    Cao Ren sighed and said regretfully: "It's a pity that the only prisoner was too seriously injured. He bled to death after reluctantly confessing this. Aang and I didn't dare to neglect and came to report the news quickly. We didn't notice anything along the way.  Half a scout, I wonder where they went?!¡±

    Cao De was relieved when he heard that the prisoner was dead and that he had not been exposed.  He glanced at Cao Ren and said in a deep voice: "Not long ago, someone reported that a thief was found in the southeast corner, so I sent them over to investigate carefully. Since Zixiao said that Heifeng Stronghold intends to attack sneakily, we can't be careless. I will  Order someone to go and investigate. Let¡¯s do this. Zixiao and Aang will rest in the village first. After the situation is found out, I will discuss the matter with everyone! Someone, send Zixiao and Aang to the backyard to rest!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 33 Leading the Army into Battle

    Cao De let out a long sigh of relief after Cao Ren and Cao Ang left.  Perhaps because of his guilty conscience, Cao De always felt frightened when facing the smiling Cao Ren, and he had no confidence to speak.

    He took a sip of water and calmed down his emotions.  Now that Cao Ang has arrived at Lijiazhuang, his actions to open the passage for Heifeng Village are somewhat inappropriate.  The best opportunity to eliminate Cao Ang has disappeared. Now that Cao Ang is on his side, if another accident happens, he will not be able to escape the involvement, and it will be even harder to explain to his father.

    Cao De sighed, those thieves in Heifeng Village are so successful that they fail more than they succeed!  Such a great opportunity, what a pity!

    But after sighing, Cao De also became alert. Du Yuan and the others in Heifeng Village were just a nest of unfamiliar wolf cubs. If they really wanted to sneak attack on Cao's house, then by opening the cordon, they would lead the wolves into the house!

    Thinking of this, Cao De couldn't sit still and immediately ordered his subordinates: "Notify the scouts immediately and order them to quickly investigate the line from Heifeng Village to Cao Mansion. Don't let the thieves escape our sight. At the same time, immediately warn Anmin.  Let him withdraw with his entourage!"

    The subordinates quickly agreed and went out to deliver the order.  Cao De's son, Cao Anmin, is currently camping outside the camp, which happens to be on the shortest road from Heifeng Stronghold to Cao Mansion. If anything happens in Heifeng Stronghold, Cao Anmin will be in danger.  Cao De couldn't help but pray secretly: I hope my son is safe and sound

    While Cao De was praying, Du Yuan said with a smile: "Master Anmin, my subordinates do not understand the rules and have wronged you!"

    Cao Anmin trembled as he looked at the murderous bandit leader. Ten of his followers were ordered to be killed by this seemingly gentle middle-aged man without any hesitation at all.  Cao Anmin said in a trembling voice: "Zhai Village Master, you what do you want to do?"

    Du Yuan smiled slightly and said softly: "Young master, there is no need to be nervous, let alone worry! Your father and I are old acquaintances, this time I just went to visit him at home, and make some new friends by the way!"

    Being comforted by Du Yuan, Cao Anmin also calmed down a little. He frowned and said: "My father is in Lijiazhuang, but you are taking the road to our Cao family compound now. You are going the wrong way!  "

    Du Yuan smiled and shook his head, "That's right, I just went to visit your house, and by the way, I moved some money and food from your warehouse to fill the shortfall of our village. Alas, Anmin, you don't know,  It¡¯s not easy to control a copycat!¡±

    Although Du Yuan spoke tactfully, Cao Anmin was not a complete idiot. He understood what Du Yuan meant and asked angrily: "You mean you are going to rob my Cao family compound? You are an unfamiliar wolf.  Zaizi, are you worthy of my uncle¡¯s care for you?¡±

    Du Yuan sneered and said slowly: "It seems that Mr. Anmin is not clear about his situation yet. Someone, please send him down and feed him horse manure to wake him up!"

    After hearing his order, some thieves came forward and held Cao Anmin down.  Cao Anmin struggled desperately, but his fancy fists and embroidered feet were just a display in front of these tough bandits. In addition, it was difficult for him to fight with four hands with two fists, so he was quickly beaten into submission by the thieves.

    At this time, someone came quickly to report: "Report to the boss, the Cao Mansion's scouts have begun to retreat and will arrive at our side soon. Should we continue to move forward, or retreat?"

    "So soon?" Du Yuan frowned, "Has there been any news from the Third Master?"

    "No!" Then a bandit responded.

    "It shouldn't be!" Du Yuan said in surprise: "Send the order, send more scouts, and be careful."

    "First Master, do you want to inform the Second Master and the others?" A blind soldier asked loudly.

    Du Yuan frowned and said in a deep voice: "Second Master Liao Hua's subordinates are the vanguard of our army. They need to maintain their vigor and must not be discouraged. Don't inform them yet, so as not to damage their vigor. Let's go and take a look at the front.  , what the hell is this Cao family scout doing?"

    "Huh?" the bandit shouted in surprise.

    "Ah what?" Du Yuan said angrily: "The cottage is letting you go to the front to train you, why don't you cherish this rare opportunity and go quickly!"

    The bandit soldier walked forward dejectedly. If nothing else happened, the best outcome for him would be to be killed by Cao Mansion's scouts.  Du Yuan sneered: You actually showed your concern for Liao Hua in front of me, you really don't know how to live or die!

    On the Lijiazhuang side, as Cao De's order was implemented, the scouts quickly discovered the men and horses of Heifeng Village, and kept sending news to Lijiazhuang: hundreds of elite soldiers of Heifeng Village were marching towards Cao Mansion!  Master Cao Anmin's camp was breached, all his followers were killed, and Cao Anmin's whereabouts are unknown!

    Cao De?He took pictures of several cases and said angrily: "These thieves from Black Wind Village are acting so wantonly. Send an order to gather all the servants and prepare to fight the enemy!"

    "No!" A servant immediately went to deliver the order.

    Cao De glanced at Cao Ren beside him and said with a smile: "Brother Xian, I am not good at leading an army in battle. I heard that you are familiar with military books, so I will leave the battle to you!"

    There are about two hundred servants in Lijiazhuang, but in a hurry, at most a hundred people can gather.  There is no guarantee that Cao De can fight against two enemies. If he suffers a loss, his reputation and even his life will be threatened!  In addition, Cao De also has a clear understanding of himself. He is just a scholar. Technical tasks such as fighting should be left to professionals!

    Cao Ren did not refuse, but agreed loudly.

    Cao De nodded, turned to Cao Ang and said, "My dear nephew, would you like to watch the battle with me?"

    Cao Ang shook his head and said to Cao De: "Uncle, my nephew is not talented, but he has practiced martial arts for a while. Now that I heard that my brother was captured, I, as a younger brother, can't bear to just watch. I am willing to follow Zixiao.  Uncle went to war and rescued brother Anmin safely!"

    No matter what Cao Ang said was true or false, what he said made Cao De very happy. He said to Cao Ang sincerely for the first time: "Aang, I am very happy that you can understand the general situation so well! Anmin's safety is at stake.  I leave it to you, although my uncle is not good at martial arts, he is still willing to cheer for you and cheer for you!"

    After Cao De said this, he bowed deeply to Cao Ren and Cao Ang, and Cao Ren and Cao Ang quickly returned the salute.  Soon, someone took the mounts of Cao Ren and Cao Ang, and they jumped on their horses and rushed to the meeting point not far away.

    One of Cao De's cronies came over quietly and whispered: "My lord, anything may happen in the military formation. I am willing to lead an attack, and when the time comes, I will quietly kill Cao Ang"

    He didn¡¯t elaborate, but it was equivalent to saying everything.  Cao De sighed, but shook his head: "Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, it is not appropriate to create troubles! Besides, Cao Ang went to fight for my Cao family and to save Anmin. If I use some despicable methods again, it will be my own fault."  , I can¡¯t stand it either. Since you are accompanying Cao Ang on the expedition, you should protect him more! Please note that I, your uncle, am also a member of Cao Ang¡¯s family!"

    Hearing this, the man felt a little moved in his heart. He bowed respectfully to Cao De and strode away.  The gathering point not far away was already bustling with people.

    Then I heard Cao Ren sitting on the horse and saying loudly: "Some blind thieves actually want to provoke my Cao Mansion. They are really worth killing! Who is willing to go out with me and take two steps forward!"

    Hearing his shout, everyone took two steps forward.

    Cao Ren laughed and said: "With such powerful soldiers, the thieves will be defeated! Listen to my order, all cavalry will line up!"

    At this time, there were about ten cavalry scouts in the village, and more than thirty young and middle-aged people from the Cao family and Xiahou family who participated in the hunting activities, all of them came out.

    Cao Ren roughly counted and saw that there were about forty or fifty men under his command, so he said to Cao Ang: "Aang, the situation is urgent now. I will lead these cavalry to harass the enemy and delay their offensive. You lead the infantry and catch up later. You  What do you think?"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, "Uncle, don't worry. As long as you guerrilla the enemy's formation and harass the flanks, the enemy will not dare to march quickly. When their soldiers are tired, that's when we defeat the enemy!"

    Cao Ren nodded and led the forty or fifty cavalry to leave quickly.  Although these cavalry are impressive, they have not been systematically trained to attack and are just a bunch of rabble.  Now it's all up to Cao Ren to boost their morale. Cao Ren must organize them before the war starts to prevent the war from collapsing.

    After Cao Ren left, Cao Ang shouted loudly: "Everyone, I am Cao Ang, the eldest son of Cao Cao, the prime minister of Jinan. Some of you may know me! Don't think that the thieves are anything special. Just at noon today, I killed two thieves.  Shoot a thief!

    The reason why we call them thieves is because they only know how to plunder and not produce, while we are defending our country!  Everyone eats and uses our Cao family¡¯s food. At this time, if we don¡¯t defend our Cao family, are we still going to hide our heads in our crotches and pretend to be stupid?  !  The one with eggs in his waist is a man, come with me!  "

    Listening to Cao Ang's encouragement and watching the teenage boy riding his horse ahead, the servants felt a little ashamed and followed him one after another.

    Someone even shouted loudly: "I, Cao Daniu, fell ill the year before last. It was the uncle (Cao Cao) who gave me ten guan of money and saved my life! Today is the time for me to repay my kindness!"

    One stone stirs up a thousand waves. As servants of the Cao Mansion, they have received more or less favors from the Cao Mansion.  In addition, Cao Song was relatively wealthy, and the two young masters of the Cao family (Cao Cao and Cao De) were willing to spend money on their servants.Qian, the Cao family really has a sense of belonging in the hearts of these servants.  Many people's wives, children, and children are servants of the Cao family. If we don't rise up to defend the Cao family at this time, how long will we wait?  !

    Everyone shouted loudly about the favor given to them by the Cao Mansion, strode to Cao Ang's side, listened to Cao Ang's command, and rushed forward.

    Cao Ang was very pleased. He immediately appointed a few people with higher prestige as the heads of the servants, and asked them to make preliminary arrangements for their subordinates immediately.  Cao Ang has always believed that a well-organized, even junior, army is stronger than a menacing mob!

    In less than a quarter of an hour, the team became more organized, and Cao Ang felt a little more confident.  The war is coming.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 34 Retreating the enemy alone

    Cao Ang stood on a hillside, building a pergola with his hands and looking into the distance, but the distance was too far and he couldn't see clearly.  The faint cry of killing could be heard in his ears, making him unable to sit still, but he did not dare to lead his team into the battlefield rashly. He only had more than a hundred people in his hands, and his capital was too small!

    A clever servant has jumped on Cao Ang's horse and went to the edge of the battlefield to have a look.  Cao Ang estimated that Cao Ren's troops were currently fighting with the bandits in Heifeng Village. He ordered the servant to contact Cao Ren as soon as possible so that the two sides could join forces to launch an attack on the bandits.

    Now that the servant has not returned, Cao Ang can only lead his troops here to wait for the battle.  Now the one hundred and ten people in his hands have been initially organized into teams of five and ten, and each has elected its own group leader. Both discipline and organization have been greatly improved.  Cao Ang also ordered his men to seize the time to sharpen spears to ensure that everyone had weapons in their hands.

    After waiting for about half a quarter of an hour, Cao Ren followed the servant and ran over on horseback. The coat on his body was stained with blood. He didn't know how many bandits he had killed.

    Cao Ren walked closer, dismounted from his horse, threw the horse's reins to a servant, and strode up the hillside.

    Cao Ang took off the water hyacinth from his waist, handed it to Cao Ren, and asked in a low voice: "How many people are there on the other side? Do they have regular ordnance? How many of them are elite soldiers? What is their combat strength?"

    Cao Ren took the water hyacinth and took a big sip. His thirsty and smoking throat finally got some relief.  He said in a deep voice: "There are about three hundred people on the other side, and nearly a hundred of them have iron weapons in their hands. The remaining soldiers also have sharpened spears in their hands. Their combat effectiveness is not too weak. Compared with those in the county,  The county soldiers who serve as decorations should be stronger."

    Cao Ang nodded slightly, then thought of another question, and asked in a low voice: "Do you have any standard bows and arrows?"

    Cao Ren shook his head and said in a low voice: "I haven't found any standard bows and arrows, but there are people among the bandits who are holding hunting bows. Although the range is relatively close, they still pose a certain threat. When I just led the assault, I ate one like this.  Unfortunately, they left about ten people behind. If the cavalry hadn¡¯t been so fast, they would have barely escaped!"

    "Just now I saw that you two were entangled with each other repeatedly. The other party is very powerful?" Cao Ang frowned.  My side was gathered in a hurry. Although the personal combat strength of the servants was acceptable, they had never been trained in the military formation and were just a ragtag group of people.

    Cao Ren shook his head, "Their combat effectiveness is average, but we haven't received systematic training here, so we're not much better than them!"

    "It seems like we can't keep them!" Cao Ang said in a deep voice, "Uncle, look, can we make peace with him?"

    "Peace talks? You don't have a fever, do you?" Cao Ren asked in surprise: "They came to attack our Cao Mansion. How can they agree to peace talks with you now? Don't forget, we just captured their third boss alive!"

    Cao Ang said in a low voice: "I think it is possible. First of all, they came here this time just to sneak attack our Cao family, not to attack by force. But now our Cao family is prepared, even if they rush to our manor  There, facing the waiting servants, they couldn't grab much. Secondly, the bandits are used to bullying the weak and fearing the strong. The harassment you organized just now killed at least forty or fifty of them. Now they are going to raid our Cao Mansion.  , dragged down by the wounded, they cannot increase the marching speed at all. If the Qiao County soldiers come to help then, they will not be able to withdraw even if they want to, so they might as well negotiate with us now!"

    There is indeed some truth to what Cao Ang said, and Cao Ren couldn't help but nodded lightly.  After all, the interception force sent by the Cao family this time included a large number of direct descendants. If there was a large-scale attrition after they were killed by the bandits, the losses to the Cao family would be great.  Even if the bandits are repelled, the Cao Mansion will still pay a high price!

    Cao Ang whispered: "I remember when we passed by here, we saw an abandoned checkpoint there. The terrain is slightly undulating, which is suitable for blocking. I also asked my uncle to lead people to continue harassing the enemy and slow down their advance.  , giving me the opportunity to lead the army to station there and use the terrain to block the enemy. In this way, if we can reach a peace agreement with the other party and let them retreat, that would be the best. If not, we can also rely on the geographical advantage to persist for a while and wait until  Cao Mansion¡¯s reinforcements.¡±

    Cao Ren nodded, took another sip of water, then mounted his horse and left.  Cao Ang shouted loudly: "Brothers, the cavalry buys time for us, and we cannot let down their efforts. Target the front checkpoint, let's go!"

    Just when Cao Ang led his troops to the checkpoint, Du Yuan looked at his wounded soldiers with distress.  These three hundred subordinates are all elites he has carefully selected, and they are the foundation on which he relies to maintain his status as the head of the family!  Every soldier who was lost made him feel distressed, and it would weaken his strength in the village.??!  Especially when they faced Cao Ren's cavalry, they were like wild wolves, constantly guerrilla and tearing the flesh from their bodies. Now the army had lost fifty or sixty people, which made Du Yuan feel distressed.  Incomparable!

    Although there are not many people in the village now, there are three forces. One is the more than 300 people in his hands, one is the people of Liaojiazhuang headed by Liao Hua, and the other is the grassroots, whoever is strong will go there.  fall.

    In order to appease Liaojiazhuang, Du Yuan promoted Liao Hua to the second head of the village regardless of his age.  In order to annex the power of Liaojiazhuang, Du Yuancai appointed Liao Hua as a vanguard and ordered him to attack Cao Mansion.  But if his own strength is too much, even if Liao Hua makes a mistake, it will be difficult for Du Yuan to suppress the whole village.  Thinking of this, Du Yuan couldn't help but have a hint of retreat.

    At this time, the Cao cavalry who had been guerrilla with Du Yuan's troops suddenly retreated and stopped fighting.

    Du Yuan was very surprised and quickly ordered his men to shrink the battle formation and count the casualties.  Not only that, he got the relevant report, and his hands were trembling with distress.  In the previous battle, a total of twenty-seven people were killed, and forty-one people were seriously injured and lost the ability to fight. When the corpses of Cao Ren's troops were counted, only nineteen corpses were left by the opponent!

    Now that I have been discovered by the Cao family, the chance of a sneak attack has been greatly reduced. Should I retreat?  But if he retreats, once he is held back by Cao's cavalry, when Cao's reinforcements arrive, he will be surrounded by their superior force, and his life will be ruined here!

    Du Yuan, who was riding a tiger and couldn't get off, gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Brothers, the second master and the others set off early. They should have already invaded the Cao Mansion and are waiting for us to respond. Although the Cao family's cavalry are very arrogant, they are about to be defeated by us.  We are crippled. As long as we work harder, victory will belong to us! I now declare that you only need to hand over 40% of the property seized after breaking into Cao's house to the village! The remaining 60% are all your own  !¡±

    Hearing Du Yuan's encouragement, his bandits finally regained some morale.  Everyone carried the wounded soldiers forward and soon discovered Cao Ang's troops.

    Du Yuan immediately ordered to stop advancing, mounted his horse and rushed to the head.  He took a quick look and saw an infantry square forming up neatly near the checkpoint in front. Although there were only more than a hundred people, the soldiers in the formation were not panicked and the formation was very strict.

    Du Yuan couldn't help but frown. He had long heard that many of the servants in the Cao Mansion were regular soldiers who had left the army. Now that he saw them, it turned out to be true.  Looking at their neat formation, it's absolutely impossible for their own team to show up.  If I attack this checkpoint by force, I don't know how many casualties it will cost.  At that time, even if he takes the checkpoint, he will not have the strength to continue moving forward!

    Seeing a middle-aged man in the opposite formation watching the battle, Cao Ang lightly urged his horse, rushed out, and shouted: "Is this the leader of Black Wind Village, Du Yuan, on the opposite side? We hope to meet in front of the formation."

    When Du Yuan heard his shouting, he looked up and saw a young man rushing out of the Cao family's formation opposite, and his curiosity aroused.  He gently urged the war horse to come forward and said loudly: "Little baby, I am Du Yuan, where is your family? Why don't you dare to come out to see me?!"

    Cao Ang laughed and said loudly: "I am Cao Ang, and my father lives in Jinan as the prime minister!"

    Hearing these words, Du Yuan's heart trembled. Is this the enemy that Cao De paid a big price to kill?  Why are you so young?  By the way, since he is here safely, where is my brother Du Gao?

    As if seeing the doubts in Du Yuan's heart, Cao Ang said loudly: "First Master, you and I don't know each other before we fight! Your third master, Du Gao, just surrendered to me at noon today and is now a guest in our Cao Mansion; as for you,  Liao Hua, the second head of the family, alas, I don¡¯t know if he can survive the many tortures of our Cao family? But who made him so rebellious that he dared to attack our Cao family? He really doesn¡¯t know whether to live or die! The big head of the family doesn¡¯t know that our Cao family is so cruel  The trick of luring the snake out of its hole is quite appropriate, right?!"

    The flesh on Du Yuan's face trembled, and he couldn't help but feel shocked.  No wonder the Cao Mansion was on guard for a long time. It turned out to be Cao De who sent someone to deceive me!  Now listening to what Cao Ang said, Du Gao has been captured and Liao Hua has also been captured. What should I do?

    Cao Ang observed Du Yuan's words and expressions, and saw that Du Yuan was hesitant, so he knew that his plan to attack the heart was working.  He gave a long laugh and said loudly: "I don't know how many people the master still has. I only have one hundred and ten soldiers here, plus thirty cavalry. I may not be able to stop the might of the master. But I believe you have seen it.  , reinforcements from our Cao family are arriving one after another. When the time comes, the strength of the strong and the weak will be interchanged, I wonder if the master can return to the stronghold alive?!"

    As if in response to his words, smoke and dust rose not far away, as if reinforcements were rushing over.  Looking at the calm Cao Ang, Du Yuan felt a little timid in his heart. He said loudly: "Cao Ang, I admit that I can't beat your Cao family this time; but if I?If you keep fighting to the death, your Cao family won't get any advantage!  In this case, as long as you hand over the two leaders of our Black Wind Village, I will lead the army to withdraw, and from now on we will not violate the river. What do you think?  "

    Cao Ang shook his head repeatedly and said with a smile: "Master, please understand that you are asking me now, not you! Your two masters have their own laws to deal with. As for you, you will continue to live happily in the village.  Whether you are defeated and captured and killed, it depends on your choice now! Well, stop talking nonsense, I will wait for you in the army to attack!"

    After finishing speaking, Cao Ang picked up the reins and rode his horse back to the military formation, but he didn't even bother to talk to Du Yuan anymore.

    Looking at the strict military formation not far away and the yellow smoke billowing in the distance, Du Yuan gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Let's retreat!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 35 Grandfather¡¯s Great Reward

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    Looking at Du Yuan's rebel army retreating, Cao Ang exhaled a heavy breath, his back already soaked with the cold sweat that had just broken out.

    And the soldiers behind him were all dumbfounded. How dare his young master be so cool?  !  After just saying a few words, he scared away the menacing Black Wind Village bandit army. This was amazing!

    At this time, Cao Ren also rushed up on his horse, raised his thumb at Cao Ang, and said loudly: "My nephew, go ahead, ride alone to retreat from the enemy, bull!"

    Cao Ang scratched his head, took a long breath, and whispered: "I was scared to death just now. Fortunately, I deceived Du Yuan. I really thought that Liao Hua and the others were being captured by us, so we evacuated!"

    "Anyway, you scared him away!" Cao Ren said with a smile: "Retreating the enemy alone and spreading the word will also greatly increase the reputation of my Cao family!"

    Cao Ang thought about the benefits of this move. After all, he still had the temperament of a teenager, and then he laughed.  But then he reacted and said loudly: "If my uncle hadn't fought bravely to defeat Du Yuan's arrogance, how could my nephew scare him away? If it comes to it, this achievement should be my uncle's, and my nephew just happened to be  It¡¯s just a meeting!¡±

    As he spoke, Cao Ang solemnly saluted Cao Ren.

    Cao Ang's words made Cao Ren feel warm in his heart. Cao Ren returned the favor with a smile and asked loudly: "How can uncle take credit for your achievements? You should be the first to repel the bandit army! That's right!  , Aang, what should we do next?¡±

    "I also asked my uncle to select elite cavalry and guard the bandits from Heifeng Village from a distance to prevent them from killing them again. At the same time, we will immediately gather the descendants of the same clan for this hunting and count the casualties. In addition, inform Uncle Mingshan in Lijiazhuang,  Compensate the servants and nephews who died in the war." Cao Ang said loudly while thinking.

    Cao Ren nodded and then rode away.  Soon he sent someone to deliver news that Du Yuan had indeed reorganized his troops and retreated, and was now retreating towards Heifeng Village.  However, Du Yuan also sent someone to leave a message, saying that Cao Anmin was in his hands. If he wanted to keep him safe, he would give him Du Gao in exchange!

    Cao Ang nodded. No wonder no one found any trace of Cao Anmin along the way. It turned out that he was kidnapped by the bandits.  He did not dare to neglect and quickly ordered someone to report the matter to Cao De.

    After the messenger rode away, Cao Ang said loudly to everyone: "Now we have just scared away the bandits in Heifeng Village, but there was a small group of thieves who attacked our Cao Mansion before. Now I will lead everyone back to support Cao Mansion.  As we agreed in advance, there are only about thirty thieves, so if you run too slowly and miss the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, don¡¯t blame me!"

    Everyone laughed, their morale became even stronger, and they trotted towards Cao Mansion.  Cao Ang quietly controlled the speed of the horses on the side so that everyone could keep up with his pace. Every time he ran, he would slightly reduce the speed and let the servants walk quickly to restore their strength.  Anyway, there are only about thirty thieves, and the mansion should be on guard. This battle will be won.

    When Cao Ang led his army to the door of Cao Mansion, he found that the door was stained with blood and the servants were carrying corpses.  Broken knives, broken swords, and arrows filled the open space in front of the house.

    Cao Ang was very surprised and asked quickly: "What's going on? Didn't you say there are only more than thirty thieves?"

    Old Zhao, who was wrapping up his wounds in front of the door, heard Cao Ang's voice. He looked up and was overjoyed. He shouted with a smile: "Young Master, I am here!"

    Cao Ang followed the sound and saw that Lao Zhao's left arm was tightly wrapped in white cloth, and there was faint blood oozing out.  Cao Ang immediately jumped off his horse, rushed to Old Zhao in a few steps, and said urgently: "Uncle Zhao, why are you injured? Could it be that the intelligence is wrong and there are more than thirty people on the other side?"

    Old Zhao said with a smile: "Young master, I didn't even bother to bandage such a small injury when I was in the army. There were only about thirty people on the other side, but I underestimated the young man who led the team. I didn't expect that he would break through and kill me."  He came out, but his arm was injured! Although this man named Liao Hua is young, he must not be underestimated! However, he was also injured. I have sent more than ten people to hunt him down, so he should not be able to escape. "

    Cao Ang nodded. There is no general Liao Hua in Sichuan as a vanguard. I believe anyone who has seen the Three Kingdoms will remember this sentence.  Since he can be ranked in the Shu Kingdom, he should also have his own abilities. Even Du Yuan can think of the idea of ??taking advantage of the opportunity to attack, so Liao Hua can definitely surprise Cao Ang!

    When Lao Zhao saw that Cao Ang's troops were not damaged, he was very surprised and asked doubtfully: "Young Master, I see there are no wounds on your bodies. Could it be that you have not fought with the enemy yet? When will Du Yuan's bandits arrive?"  ah?"

    Hearing Old Zhao's inquiry, several servants puffed up their chests and said proudly: "Old Zhao, you don't know, our young master is so awesome! Riding alone, he scared away hundreds of thieves!"

    Speaking of this matter, everyone feels honored, although?Everyone just stood aside and watched the battle, but the one who retreated from the enemy was the young master of Cao Mansion.  So everyone hurriedly told Cao Ang about Cao Ang's retreat from the enemy as if they were offering treasures. Some people even exaggeratedly said that Du Yuan was so frightened by Cao Ang that his face turned pale and he ran away in embarrassment.

    Cao Ang was a little embarrassed and tried to argue a few words, but everyone thought he was too modest.  The more Lao Zhao listened, the brighter his eyes became. He straightened his clothes and bowed respectfully to Cao Ang: "Old slave, congratulations to the young master! With this achievement, the young master will definitely be famous in Qiao County. After hearing about it, the master also  It will be very gratifying!¡±

    Cao Ang quickly returned the salute and asked about the situation in the mansion. Lao Zhao told the affairs of the mansion one by one:

    It turns out that after Xiao Yi warned Mrs. Ding, she immediately attracted Mrs. Ding's attention. Mrs. Ding immediately led Xiao Yi to warn Cao Song.  Cao Song, however, was somewhat hesitant. He only ordered the guards to assemble, but did not mobilize all the tenants to carry armed guards.  After Lao Zhao escorted Du Gao to Cao Mansion, Cao Song was convinced of the matter, but at this time Liao Hua also led the thieves to rush forward.  After a hard fight, the Cao Mansion finally gained the upper hand. Most of Liao Hua's men were killed and several others were captured alive. Liao Hua himself also suffered several injuries and managed to escape.  Now the Cao Mansion has mobilized its servants to clean the battlefield and track down Liao Hua who escaped.

    Cao Ang nodded lightly, and having a general understanding of the situation, he handed over the more than 100 men under his command to Lao Zhao to clean up the battlefield and search for fish that had slipped through the net.

    "Lao Zhao is also a well-known person in the government and has a high prestige. In addition, Cao Ang has also established a lot of prestige in everyone's hearts at this time. The handover was very smooth and no one was dissatisfied.

    Cao Ang himself strode into the palace gate and went to report the situation to his grandfather.  In the past, when Cao Ang was in the company before time travel, he didn't understand the importance of asking for instructions early and reporting late. Every time he put in a lot of effort, he always made wedding clothes for others. He worked hard and became an old scalper, and others took it easy.  But he became his leader.  After traveling back to ancient times, Cao Ang would never allow similar mistakes to happen again.

    Of course, before reporting the situation, Cao Ang stopped by Madam Ding¡¯s courtyard to pay her respects.  After all, Ding loved her very much, and it was her who Cao Ang cared about most along the way.

    At this time, Ding had heard what Lao Zhao and Xiao Yi had said about the previous danger, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Cao Ang was unscathed.  After she heard Cao Ang explain the general situation, she said to Cao Ang: "Ang'er, you should go and report these things to your grandfather first, and then come to me to say hello. You should go quickly while it's still early!"

    Seeing Xiao Yi guarding him with weapons in the courtyard, Cao Ang was relieved and immediately went to the hall of the mansion to ask for an audience with Cao Song.

    At this time, someone had reported the general situation to Cao Song, and Cao Song also had a preliminary understanding of the situation. Hearing that Cao Ang, who had made great achievements, asked for a meeting, he immediately ordered Cao Ang to come in.

    After listening to Cao Ang's detailed report, Cao Song said with a smile: "In ancient times, Gan Luo was worshiped as a minister at the age of twelve. Today, my grandson is ten years old and is riding alone to retreat from the enemy. If it is spread, it will be a good story, which is enough to strengthen our Cao  Family Court!"

    Cao Ang quickly declined his thanks, saying that this was actually all the credit of Cao Ren and others, and that he was just a chance encounter.

    Cao Song was very satisfied with Cao Ang's humility, waved his hand and ordered his attendants to retreat, and said to him: "Neither arrogant nor impetuous, Aang is really my good grandson! I just interrogated that Du Gao.  Feng Zhai, trying to poison your life, confessed! I thought that only Cao Anmin was obsessed with it, but I didn't expect that Ming Shan was actually involved, which really disappoints me!"

    Seeing the unstoppable loneliness in Cao Song's eyes, Cao Ang also understood the disappointment in his heart and whispered: "My uncle just loves his son very much! Isn't my grandson fine now? You don't have to blame him too much!"

    "You can think so, I am very happy! Ming Shanbai has read so many books, but when things happen, he is not as good as a ten-year-old child like you!" Cao Song stood up, walked a few steps, and suddenly asked: "What do you mean?  Du Yuan wants to replace Du Gao with Cao Anmin, should we replace him? Du Gao is the third boss of Heifeng Village, but we have hundreds of third-generation Cao family descendants like Cao Anmin!"

    "Change!" Cao Ang said extremely firmly.

    Cao Song secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but on the surface he frowned, pretending to disapprove, and asked sternly: "I need a reason!"

    Cao Ang was not timid at all. He stood in front of Cao Song and said loudly: "First, although brother Anmin has made some small mistakes, he is not worthy of death; second, in my opinion, anyone in our Cao family is better than outsiders."  A hundred times, a thousand times more precious!¡±

    Cao Song did not speak, but walked up to Cao Ang step by step, staring into Cao Ang's eyes.

    Cao Ang did not dodge. What he said was indeed his own idea. In his opinion, everyone in the Cao family is his relative. Even if his relatives have made mistakes, they should be forgiven, not to mention that Cao Anmin's crime will not lead to death!

      Cao Song nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "I'll leave this matter to you. Just ask for the money and subordinates you need. Grandpa, I promise you everything! In addition, from now on, our Cao Mansion's  All financial transactions will be handed over to your mother Ding. After Mingshan comes back, he will study behind closed doors and cultivate his moral character! I will discuss with the elders of the clan later to choose an auspicious day to adopt you to the Ding family. From now on  , you are my direct grandson, Cao Jugao (named for Cao Song)!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 36 Making friends with Du Lang

    Cao Song usually seems very easy-going, like a good old man who has nothing to do with the world, but his ability to reach high-ranking officials like Da Sinong and Da Honglu is not something that a good man who has nothing to do with the world can do.

    After making the decision, Cao Song immediately ordered people to hand over the corresponding account books and documents to Ding, and also handed over the dismissal rights of all accountants to Ding.  Cao Song had only one word for the accountant who tried to delay the time and alter the accounts, and that was to beat him until he died!

    Just an hour after Cao Ang relayed the news to Ding, four accountants in the Cao Mansion died suddenly!  But correspondingly, all transaction data and original accounts were kept intact and handed over to Ding without any damage.

    Being able to be the matron of a family, and being able to manage this big family in a relatively peaceful and harmonious way, Ding is not as weak as she appears, she also has her own methods and her own confidants.

    One day later, when Cao De returned home, he suddenly found that he was alone. The details of the money he had embezzled and misappropriated during this period were sorted out in detail by Ding, and the secret was handed over to Cao Song.  After reading these account books, Cao Song was noncommittal, but it is said that Cao De knelt in the ancestral hall that night until he fainted and was dragged into the inner room.

    The news of Cao De's loss of power soon reached the ears of Du Yuan in Heifeng Village, which made him extremely depressed.  Du Yuan originally valued Cao Anmin, not only hoping to exchange Du Gao back with him, but also hoping to extort an additional sum of money from Cao De through Cao Anmin. Now it seems that his dream is shattered.

    However, a few days later, Du Yuan finally got good news. The Cao family agreed to exchange Du Gao for Cao Anmin!

    After getting the news, he immediately ordered his brother Du Lang to take care of him.  Du Lang immediately prepared several important gifts and went to visit Cao Mansion in person.  However, he did not see Cao Song, but Cao Ang.

    When ten-year-old Cao Ang strode into the hall, Du Lang quickly stood up from the couch and asked with a smile: "Is this the young hero of the Cao family who retreated from the enemy alone? I, Du Lang, are destined to meet you.  See, you are truly lucky!"

    Du Lang¡¯s attitude was very low. In fact, after learning that his eldest brother Du Yuan was obsessed with sneaking into the Cao Mansion, Du Lang cursed Du Yuan for a whole night!

    Du Lang thought to himself: Did he stay on the mountain for a long time and his head was accidentally kicked by a donkey?  !  Who are the Cao family? They are the most powerful people in Qiao County. The power possessed by such a big family cannot be shaken by a small bandit!  In the past, Heifeng Village was able to prosper because Heifeng Village was very measured in what it did. It knew what kind of people could rob and what kind of people could not touch even a hair!  Now the eldest brother is overestimating his ability to challenge the Cao family. It's like a mosquito biting someone. It's fine if they ignore you. As long as they notice you, they can kill you completely with a slap!

    That night, Du Lang wanted to find someone from the officialdom to make peace with the Cao Mansion, but everyone stayed away from Du Lang after hearing about it, and no one dared to agree to it!  Even the county magistrate Liu Quan, who was always greedy for money and lustful, returned Du Lang's gift list intact!  From then on, Du Lang knew the strength of Cao Mansion more clearly, so he set his position very, very low when he came this time!

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and waved his hand at him: "You don't need to be polite, Mr. Du Lang, please take a seat! Your fame is just a result of bragging by your subordinates. Speaking of which, you, Black Wind Village, are so domineering that you actually picked our Cao Mansion to sneak attack while we were hunting.  Our Cao Family Manor really has ideas, ambitions, and pursuits!"

    Du Lang broke into a cold sweat when he heard this. He smiled bitterly and said: "Master Cao, why do you have to make fun of me? When I heard that my brother dared to attack the Cao family, I wanted to cut off my ties with him! How powerful your Cao family is  , just stretch out your little finger and you can kill us effortlessly! My brother is really stupid"

    "But you still attacked our Cao family!" Cao Ang said with a sneer: "No matter what you say, it can't change this fact. You actually dared to attack our Cao family and even killed about forty of our guards!  "

    Having said this, Cao Ang suddenly took pictures of several cases, which made Du Lang tremble all over.  Du Lang suddenly fell in front of Cao Ang, hugged his legs, and said almost crying: "Master, calm down, sir! My brother ate lard and burned his heart. I am here to apologize to you! Here are a few things  It¡¯s not a decent local product, but I hope you¡¯ll accept it, sir!¡±

    As he spoke, Du Lang presented the gift slip in his arms with both hands.  Cao Ang didn't care at first, but when he opened it and took a look, he was slightly surprised.  The first line of the gift list says one thousand guan, and the items written below are not cheap. When combined, this gift list is worth more than 3,000 guan!

    While Du Lang looked at Cao Ang's face, he said humbly: "This is my intention, just to make up for the loss of your house and to make up for our long-term friendly relationship. In factI know very well in my heart that without your long-term care for us, my brother would have become a cup of loess on Black Wind Mountain!  From now on, whenever your government has any mission for us, we will do our best without hesitation!  "

    This was like a human saying, Cao Ang nodded slightly, and Du Lang felt happy.  He vaguely understood the conflict between Cao Ang, Cao De, and Cao Anmin, so he said with a flattering smile: "As for the previous misunderstanding, it was entirely caused by Cao De's instigation. In fact, my brother has always respected the elders of your house. But that Cao  De promised huge profits to seduce my brother, otherwise how could such a scandal happen?!"

    Cao Ang shook his head and said in a low voice: "Du Langjun, what you said is wrong! My uncle has been staying at home to study, respecting the old, loving the young, and being rich in knowledge. How could he do such an instigating thing?  !¡±

    Du Lang slapped himself hard and said with a flattering smile: "It's my fault. I'm just talking nonsense without understanding the situation! Mr. Mingshan of your house has a great reputation. He is a well-known scholar in Qiao County. How could he do such a thing?  I'm just talking nonsense! In fact, there are some treacherous villains who instigated this matter in my elder brother's ears, but Skynet is very careful and careful. Those treacherous villains have died under the knife of Mr. Zixiao a few days ago. It is really a cycle of nature and retribution.  !¡±

    Cao Ang nodded lightly and said softly: "You know what's going on. Since such a treacherous villain is dead, we, the Cao family, have a lot of people and will not pursue him again. However, my brother Anmin went to the village as a guest not long ago.  Shouldn't he be back? Oh, by the way, the third head of your family was a guest at my house not long ago, lingered over and spent a lot of time with us, shouldn't it be time for you to send someone to take him back?"

    Du Lang nodded repeatedly: "Young master is right! In fact, Mr. Anmin has been tired of seeing the scenery of our Black Wind Mountain in the past few days, and is about to return to your mansion. Let's take the carriage that we sent Mr. Anmin to and take Du Gao back.  , what do you think?"

    Cao Ang nodded: "It's exactly what I want!"

    As a family, what matters is credibility. Since you agreed to Durang's request for a hostage exchange, you will definitely honor your promise.  Otherwise, if word spreads, I don¡¯t know how many people will laugh at the Cao family!

    With the official matter resolved and the relationship with the Cao Mansion eased, Du Lang relieved the heavy burden on his heart and his expression became a little relaxed.

    Cao Ang also invited him back to his seat and had him serve wine and food to entertain Du Lang.  If a family, especially an emerging powerful family, wants to become a long-lasting family, it must make friends with all three religions to stay well-informed.  In Cao Ang's view, Du Lang is a very good person, he knows how to advance and retreat, is good at balancing, and is worth making friends with.

    Cao Ang was able to put aside his stature and make friends with Du Lang; as a veteran of the world, how could Du Lang not be interested?  He quickly pretended to be grateful and accepted the olive branch offered by Cao Ang.

    However, as soon as the two parties got along, Du Lang found that the young master Cao in front of him was not as arrogant as the young masters from aristocratic families he had met before. On the contrary, the other party asked him for advice humbly and placed himself on a relatively equal footing.  The location made Durang feel very comfortable.

    Du Lang understood that at first, Cao Ang's posture represented the face of the Cao family and was more to express the anger of the Cao family; but now Cao Ang's relatively equal friendship shows Cao Ang's own qualities and his personal temperament.  .

    Although Cao Ang was still young and could not drink alcohol, he drank water instead of wine and kept persuading him.  Du Lang felt that he could be treated seriously by the direct descendants of the Cao family, and it was very honorable. He drank a lot of wine soon, and began to show off his well-informed information.

    I heard Du Lang say with a smile: "Master, have you ever heard of Vincent? He is that private salt dealer!"

    Seeing Cao Ang nodding, Du Lang said with a smile: "Not long ago, Vincent was assassinated in an alley. The murderer was identified as a dwarf. He also had an accomplice, a little girl in purple clothes. But Qiao County turned upside down  After repeated searches, the murderer was not caught!

    I thought this headless case was about to sink, but I didn¡¯t expect that the county magistrate¡¯s plan to shock the mountain and scare the tiger was effective. The thieves were frightened by the repeated manhunts and actually wanted to sneak out of the city at night!  It was really lively now. There was a fight in Qiao County for most of the night, the county government office was set on fire, and several strong archers died on the other side of the city wall.  Qiao County is still under martial law, and the search for the accomplices who were shot is everywhere.  When I left the city today, the Qiao County officials were still searching nervously!  "

    Cao Ang frowned slightly, thinking of Lingshan who he rescued from the woods. She had an arrow wound on her shoulder. Was she the target of Qiao County's search?

    At this moment, Du Lang smiled mysteriously: "Actually, it doesn't matter who killed Vincent. The key is that Vincent raised a large sum of money before his death and prepared an unprecedented batch of goods! Now there is no trace of everything.  Everyone in Qiao County is anxious! Recently, the price of private salt has increased by 20%.It¡¯s really a great money scene!  I wonder if the young master is interested in starting a small business, a business that can make a steady profit without much capital"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 37 The dispute over private salt

    Cao Ang knew that the business Du Lang mentioned was actually selling private salt, but he did not openly express his objection.

    Although salt and iron can now be privately owned by the government, and the government only levies a certain tax, due to the heavy blow to the imperial finances caused by the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the salt tax levied by the government is getting higher and higher, reaching a point that even the salt merchants cannot tolerate.  Now in Qiao County, even the county magistrate Liu Quan has invested in the private salt business. How can a big family like the Cao family watch their money slip away in vain?

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said to Du Lang: "I have always known that Lang Jun sells some goods, but I didn't expect that Du Jun has such channels. It really surprises me!"

    ??Du Lang smiled proudly. For a long time, he had been mainly responsible for selling the stolen property plundered by Heifeng Village. Heifeng Village did not have the ability to manufacture illegal salt.  However, this situation changed in the middle of the year. Liao Hua led a group of people in Liaojiazhuang to join the village. They had mastered the technology of boiling salt, and Heifeng Village happened to have rock salt.

    Du Lang explained with a smile. Cao Ang looked at him enviously and said with a smile: "You have found a big gold mine! This business only makes money if you operate it exclusively. Why did you think of telling me?"

    ??Du Lang said loudly: "Today, the young master and I hit it off as old friends, and we fell in love with each other, so I dedicated this business"

    Cao Ang looked at him with a smile and said nothing, but Du Lang's voice became lower and lower, and finally stopped.

    Du Lang smiled awkwardly, scratched his head, and whispered: "Young master is wise, I really can't hide it from you! Our business has low costs and high profits. We originally wanted to operate it exclusively, but there are too many materials used to make salt boiling equipment.  I accidentally leaked the news. A few days ago, Liu Quan came to our door and asked for 60% of the profits. He was really greedy! The Cao Mansion is in Qiao County and has great power. If Liu Quan is willing to invest in our business, then Liu Quan  What the heck! We are willing to give 30% of our profits to your government. I just hope that you can protect me and not be oppressed by these officials!"

    Cao Ang nodded lightly, and it made sense. Otherwise, if they had given up so much profit for nothing, they, Black Wind Village, would not be a living Lei Feng!

    Cao Ang smiled and said: "There is indeed some profit in selling salt. Let's do this. I will report it to my grandfather later and ask him to make a decision. Of course, someone will discuss the specific cooperation with you in detail. By the way, soon.  Liao Hua, who attacked our Cao Mansion before, must be from Liaojiazhuang, has he returned to your village?"

    Du Lang was a little embarrassed, but he was even more shocked by the meaning of Cao Ang's words. He asked in surprise: "What? Liao Hua is not dead?!"

    He couldn't help but be shocked by it. Du Yuan in Black Wind Village had never received any news from Liao Hua. They thought he had died in the battle, so they happily dismembered the forces of Liao Family Village and merged his young men into the main village.  Several villagers of Liaojiazhuang who were loyal to Liao Hua have been secretly executed by Du Yuan, and Liaojiazhuang has become history!  Now that he suddenly heard the news that Liao Hua was not dead, how could Du Lang not be surprised!

    Cao Ang nodded, "At least we didn't find his body! The servants only found a pool of blood on the nearby river. I thought he had fled back to your Black Wind Village!"

    When Du Lang saw that he and Cao Ang were the only two people near the hall, he lowered his voice and said, "Liao Hua has not returned to our Black Wind Village. He should still be hiding nearby to recuperate. We are willing to give another half of the profit in exchange for Liao Hua's life.  It can be regarded as an apology for the previous sneak attack!"

    Cao Ang smiled slightly, "It seems that Liao Family Village has become history. Let's do this. If you give us another 20% of the profits, we will try our best to hunt down Liao Hua. At the same time, we will also provide further convenience for your selling activities. You know, our Cao Mansion  Our shops have opened all over Qiao County!"

    When Du Lang heard that he wanted to add more money, he was a little hesitant, but when he heard what Cao Ang added, he was also a little moved.  You must know that although Heifeng Village can boil salt, they lack sales channels and are forced to hand over more than 20% of their profits to those dealers. If the Cao family helps, then this part of the profits will be given to the Cao family.  No harm!  What's more, if Liao Hua survives, he will be a huge threat to the Du brothers!

    Seeing that Du Lang did not object strongly, Cao Ang knew that he understood what he meant, and said with a smile: "This is just my general idea. You can go back and think about it again. We also have to negotiate here. Grandpa also has to discuss specific matters.  There will be corresponding arrangements.¡±

    Seeing Du Lang nodding happily, Cao Ang secretly smiled: If nothing else happens, the matter of negotiating the details will be handed over to his uncle Zi Lian (Cao Hong) by his grandfather. By then, Du Lang will understand that negotiating with a shrewd and stingy businessman will be difficult.  What a painful thing!

    While Du Lang was talking to Cao Ang, Liu Quan, the magistrate of Qiao County, was also happily standing in an inconspicuous house in the county town, looking at the full warehouse with a smile.

    County Lieutenant Yuan Ping said with a smile:"Thanks to Mr. Liu's wisdom, the repeated searches during this period were not in vain. We finally found Vincent's secret warehouse! Who would have thought that this remote mansion was actually transformed by Vincent into a large warehouse with so many things piled inside?  Salt!"

    Liu Quan was also very happy, and said to Yuan Ping with a smile: "Your Majesty, the county captain has worked hard during this period. Without Mr. Yuan's efforts, Vincent's secret will rot with his body!"

    Yuan Ping smiled, feeling secretly proud that the crackdown of this warehouse was indeed closely related to him.

    During this period, Qiao County has been under martial law, and various houses have been searched repeatedly to capture the murderer of Vincent.  The soldiers reported that the door of this house was locked all year round, and inspections here were always declined by the concierge. Sometimes if they pressed hard, someone from the house would come out and offer large red envelopes.

    When Yuan Ping heard about this, he was very surprised.  Because this house is located in a very remote area, far away from the prime location of Qiao County, it stands to reason that the person living here should not be too rich. Why can he give out a large red envelope?  So Yuan Ping ordered a surprise inspection of the house, and after breaking through the barriers of the guard, he discovered these large warehouses!  In the warehouse, bags of cattail bags filled with salt are packed to the brim!

    Liu Quan whispered: "General Yuan, I hope you will select elite personnel to protect this place tightly and not leak any information!"

    Yuan Ping was a little surprised. He asked in a low voice: "Sir, since Wen Sheng is dead, we can declare this house as stolen property and hand it over to the government for disposal. Now the price of salt on the black market is 20% more expensive than elsewhere. We  Why don¡¯t you sell the salt quickly!¡±

    Liu Quan shook his head and said in a low voice: "Yuan Ping, you are too smart to be confused for a moment. There is so much salt here. If you throw it out all at once, the price of salt on the market will fall! We can slowly go out.  We need to take out the goods little by little, it just takes more time, and we can¡¯t make less money!¡±

    Yuan Ping nodded, then remembered something and whispered: "Sir, I heard that salt can be boiled in Heifeng Village. Not long ago, they ordered many extra-large pots for boiling salt from the market!"

    Liu Quan smiled and said: "So you have also heard about this. Yes, Heifeng Village successfully boiled a batch of salt some time ago. At that time, Du Lang came to my door and promised me 20% of the profit, so I agreed.  They entered the Qiao County market and sold the salt openly in the market. I thought for a while, how could the 20% profit be enough for our expenses, so I asked him for 60% of the profit. After all, the recent expenses of our Qiao County government were relatively small.  Big. I didn¡¯t expect that when he heard that we wanted 60%, he was so scared that he shrank back and never came to the door again!¡±

    Yuan Ping nodded and whispered: "But I heard that he went to Cao Mansion today!"

    Liu Quan said with a disapproving smile: "Master Yuan is overthinking, I know about this. I heard that Du Yuan, the head of Heifeng Village, was so confused by lard some time ago that he actually wanted to sneak attack Cao Mansion, but he was hit on the forehead.  Qing, even his third boss Du Gao was captured by others, and his second boss Liao Hua disappeared on the spot and was probably killed! Du Yuan happened to capture Cao Anmin and wanted to exchange him for Du Gao. Du Lang went to Cao today  The government is here to discuss this matter. Isn¡¯t our Qiao County under martial law recently? Before leaving the city, he specially greeted me and bought a large number of gifts, saying that he was going to the Cao Mansion to apologize. "

    Yuan Ping nodded, still a little worried: "Du Lang will not tell the Cao family about the private salt, right? If the Cao family gets involved, our business will be ruined!"

    "Master Yuan, you are so careful, don't worry!" Liu Quan said with a smile: "Do you think the Cao family is as kind as us? Black Wind Village has offended the Cao family, and the Cao family will definitely give them a  Embarrassing! You have also dealt with Du Lang, and you know his temper. If he is angry today, how can he tell this private affair? It will definitely be rotten in his stomach. After a few days, Du Lang will definitely start again  Come to the door, your share will definitely be indispensable when the time comes!"

    Yuan Ping smiled and said, "It's all thanks to the adults. I actually don't want to ask for the money, but my brothers still have to eat after all! Since Heifeng Village can boil salt, it's best to control it in the hands of the adults. I have many people here.  There are about a thousand. If your Excellency agrees, I can also invite some friendly troops from other counties, and then we will go out together to wipe out this Black Wind Stronghold. This financial source is still in your hands, so we will feel more at ease."

    Liu Quan was very satisfied with Yuan Ping's attitude and said with a smile: "General Yuan praised me. I just do things impartially and behave honestly. Let's see, if Heifeng Village is willing to give 90% of the profits, then we will tolerate it.  Get rid of him, after all, boiling salt is a hard job, so we have to leave them some profit! Otherwise, Heifeng Village will never be able to sell a grain of salt in our Qiao County!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 38 People¡¯s hearts are unpredictable

    Lin Le put a dagger on his shoulders and walked from the street with a smile.

    Although there are still government officials patrolling the streets, the intensity of the searches has been weakened a lot, not to mention that Lin Le goes out every day and has become a familiar face.

    I heard the middle-aged yamen servant ask with a smile: "Shopkeeper Lin, are you going to buy rouge again? Your wife is so lucky to have a husband like you who cares about her!"

    Lin Le said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, please stop making fun of me. I think only sisters-in-law are lucky! You see, since she married you, not only has she had enough food and clothing, but she has also opened a huge shop! My wife murmurs every day  Me, let me learn from you!"

    Hearing what Lin Le said, the yamen officer named Zhang was very happy and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Lin, I'm not telling you that in Qiao County, I am a model of diligence and thrift in housekeeping! I, Lao Zhang, can be considered a self-made man.  Got such a huge family property!"

    Lin Le listened to Yamen Zhang's chatter with a smile. He took out a copper hairpin from his robe and gave it to Yamen Zhang. He said with a smile: "When I was just wandering around, I found this copper hairpin very unique. My niece is wearing it."  It must look good, so I bought it. Brother Zhang put it on his niece when he got home, it must look good!"

    Zhang Yamen smiled and said: "I'm asking you to trouble me again, brother, you are so polite. You bring things for my little baby every time I go shopping. I feel a little embarrassed. By the way, there will be a surprise inspection tonight.  You might as well put away any items that are inconvenient to be exposed, so as not to be taken advantage of by those soldiers. When the time comes, I will find a way to tell them, so loyal people like brothers don't have to search around like this!"

    "Then I have to thank Brother Zhang!" Lin Le said with a smile: "My wife likes to be quiet and tidy by nature. The search every day these days has made her very annoyed. Every night she is just busy cleaning up the messed up things.  , if I can be clean for a few daysmy parents are looking forward to having grandchildren!"

    Zhang Yamen laughed loudly, "Don't worry, brother, I will try my best these days to prevent these big soldiers from disturbing your good deeds!"

    Lin Le also laughed. When he walked into the inn, he stopped laughing and sighed softly.  In the past few days, the government officials and soldiers were like crazy, constantly checking the outsiders in Qiao County, and a newly established bank in the church was suddenly discovered.  Fortunately, the brothers in the sect were quite loyal and did not disclose the affairs of the holy sect and risked their lives to protect the sect. Otherwise, there would have been another rain of blood in Qiao County!

    Lin Le hurriedly walked into the lobby, handled several matters in the church, ordered his subordinates to be careful, and then went to his residence upstairs.  By the time he walked up the stairs, a smile appeared on his face.

    In order to cope with the interrogation these days, Lin Le and Ling Yue have been pretending to be husband and wife, and they always act like a husband and a wife in front of others. How Lin Le hopes this is true!

    When she walked into the house, Lingyue was combing her long hair.  Lin Le didn't say anything, just looked at Ling Yue in the bronze mirror dreamily.

    When Lingyue raised her head, she happened to see Lin Le in the mirror. She turned around with a smile and said shyly, "I'm not ashamed. What's so good about this?"

    Lin Le licked his tongue, "I'll never tire of watching it!"

    Lingyue said with a straight face, "He's being glib again! Lin Le, I am your senior sister and the acting leader! Come on, come on, give me a gift!"

    Seeing that Lin Le was about to salute, Lingyue laughed and waved her hands repeatedly: "Idiot! Okay, let's get down to business. How is the situation in the city? What has that dog officer Liu Quan done recently?"

    Lin Le took two steps forward, stood next to the bronze mirror, and whispered: "Although the city is still searching intensely, the intensity is much lighter than in the past. I guess Liu Quan and Yuan Ping also know! They  Such a search will not find any valuable targets. Liu Quan's recent behavior is very strange. The spy I set up reported that he put on ordinary people's clothes today, slipped out of the back door quietly, and was escorted by Yuan Ping.  I went to a house in a remote place in the west of the city. Liu Quan's behavior is very strange. I'm going to send someone to the house to investigate in two days."

    Lingyue nodded: "Liu Quan's behavior is indeed strange. Please make arrangements as soon as possible and let's see what his intentions are! But you must be careful this time and don't fall into Liu Quan's trick of luring the snake out of its hole!"

    Lin Le nodded: "Sister, don't worry, I have my own sense of proportion. We lost more than 20 believers that night, and I have not forgotten this account for a moment! By the way, I have sent a response to the neighboring county today  Troops, I hope they can get in touch with Junior Sister in time!"

    Lingyue sighed: "It's been several days, and I don't know if the little junior sister has enough money? It's her first time to travel alone after growing up. I really can't worry."

    As soon as she became agitated, Lingyue started coughing again and again.  Lin Le quickly poured a bowl of water for her, put it to her mouth, and whispered: "Lingyue, slow down, don't be anxious! YouAlthough the arrow wound on the chest is not serious, it has damaged the vitality after all, so it is better to take good care of it.  Lingshan is an eccentric person, she has always been the one to cheat others, and no one has cheated her. Don't worry, she can't suffer the consequences!  "

    Lingyue took a sip of water, barely suppressed her coughing, and said angrily: "It's all Liu Quan and Yuan Ping's fault for causing our sisters to be separated, and for causing our holy sect to hide in the inn, not daring to expand its power. If there is a chance,  , I must find a way to get rid of these two people!"

    Lin Le nodded heavily and agreed.  He was also very resentful towards Liu Quan and Yuan Ping. You just enforced martial law, but your subordinates actually dared to shoot and hurt my lover. I will make you pay the price!

    Just when Lin Le was getting ruthless, there was also someone in the Cao Manor who was secretly getting ruthless.  But that person's surname is not Cao, he is Liao Hua!

    At this time, Liao Hua carefully hid behind the bookshelf, holding the long knife tightly in his hand, staring nervously at the door of the room.

    I saw Mrs. Liu smilingly taking out a bunch of small coins from his arms and handing them to a handyman.  The handyman said with a smile: "It's my honor to deliver meals to you, sir. I feel a little embarrassed to take the reward given by you every day these days!"

    Master Liu said with a smile: "Thanks to the mountain side dishes you gave me, which gave me a great appetite, I feel like I have gained a few kilograms in the past few days! I don't even have enough food to eat now. I will give you more in the future."  I¡¯ll send you a bowl. By the way, if you still have such fresh vegetables, feel free to send them!¡±

    The handyman took the reward, smiled broadly, and was so happy that he couldn't shut his mouth.  He saluted and left happily.

    After Master Liu closed the door, Liao Hua flashed out from behind the bookshelf and said in a low voice: "Uncle, this person won't be suspicious, right? I've been eating at your place these days, don't let you get in trouble!"

    Master Liu shook his head: "Don't worry, nephew, this man is notoriously greedy for money. He only cares about counting money, so he won't be suspicious. By the way, there is a bottle of good gold sore medicine here, which I learned from martial arts."  I got it secretly, it works very well, please apply it quickly."

    As Master Liu spoke, he took out a bottle of medicine from his arms.

    Liao Hua shook his head repeatedly, "Uncle, I won't let you take risks! If the Cao family finds out, you will be in trouble!"

    Master Liu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, there have been a lot of injuries recently, and the martial arts side won't care if a bottle of golden sore medicine is missing. Although my uncle Yi's surname is Liu, he is still a member of our Liao family at heart. Yuan Jian (Liao Hua)  (Zig), your father died early, and as an uncle, I can¡¯t do anything to help you, so even if it¡¯s a little risk, it¡¯s worth it!¡±

    It turns out that Mr. Liu¡¯s surname was actually Liao, and he was Liao Hua¡¯s biological uncle. Later, because life was too difficult, he had no choice but to marry into the Liu family and change his surname to Liu.  Originally, he could bring some money home from time to time to help the Liao family.  But later, the government taxes were too heavy and the wars were in full swing. Liao Hua and the others could not survive, so the whole village joined Heifeng Village and became bandits.  After Liao Hua went up the mountain, Master Liu was worried about his nephew's safety and inquired for information from all sources, no matter the cost.  As time went by, he became a well-known person recognized by everyone.  This time Liao Hua was injured and fled, but he happened to be rescued by Liu Fuzi, who secretly hid him in his study.  Although the servants of the Cao family repeatedly searched everywhere, they never dared to harass the family members, and Liao Hua escaped.

    Liao Hua took the golden sore medicine and poured it on his wound.  Not to mention, the medicine is very effective. When applied to the wound, there will be a flash of coolness. Although it is a little painful, it has its own curative effect.

    Master Liu looked at Liao Hua's wounds and his heart trembled. He sighed and persuaded in a low voice: "Yuanjian, in fact, my uncle is doing well now. He has saved some money and food, and is quite wealthy. It's just that after your aunt passed away,  My uncle lives here, but he is very lonely. How about you stay and change your name, and we can make do with it. If nothing else, my uncle can always build you a house and marry you a wife!  Now you are the only male left in our Liao family, so stop fighting and killing, okay?"

    Liao Hua looked at his uncle's sincere eyes, hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head.  In the disappointed eyes of Master Liu, Liao Hua whispered: "Uncle, I can't be sorry to the folks who trust me. They followed me to Heifeng Village, thinking that there would be no excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes and they could live well. I can't be sorry to them.  Trust! Besides, my mother is still in Black Wind Village, I can¡¯t leave her alone."

    Master Liu sighed: "Yuanjian, you are worthy of Heifeng Village, but Heifeng Village is sorry for you! I received the news this morning that Du Yuan purged the people in our Liaojiazhuang! Several of your cronies have been killed by Du  Du Yuan secretly executed her, and your mother was also secretly placed under house arrest by Du Yuan. Although she had no worries about food and clothing, she lost her freedom of movement!"

    Liao Hua was furious, "The thief Du Yuan is really killable! I, Liao Hua, fought hard for him without risking my life. How dare he do this to me? He actually did this to me!"

    Liao Hua was very angry, but more?But it¡¯s sad!  He served Du Yuan with loyalty, but he didn't expect that Du Yuan had been plotting against Black Wind Village!

    Before Master Liu could persuade him, at this moment, someone knocked on the door and said loudly: "Master, have you finished your meal? I will bring you some wild vegetables!"

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 Volume 1, Chapter 39: A rat-throwing weapon

    Cao Yi walked back to his yard restlessly and bumped into someone on the opposite side.  The man said angrily: "Cao Yi, do you deserve a beating? These are new clothes!"

    Hearing the roar of the other party, Cao Yi quickly bent down habitually: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it was my fault!" As he said this, Cao Yi lifted up his greasy coat and wiped it away from the other side.

    The man was startled, took two or three steps back, and said angrily: "You are seeking death, look at the oil stains on your coat, I have new clothes!"

    This man's voice was very familiar. Cao Yi raised his head and was startled: "You fool, why is it you? Where do you have the money to make new clothes? Did you steal the master's money again?"

    "Shh!" Erlunzi quickly blocked his mouth and said angrily: "Xiao Yizi, you can't ruin my reputation! I have never stolen the master's money! If you say that again, I will not recognize you.  This friend!"

    "Hey, you are provoking something wrong with me!" Cao Yi looked at Er Lunzi's new clothes with jealousy and asked in a low voice: "Then where did you get the money? I also know the situation of your family. You are so poor.  Hibiki, don¡¯t fool me!¡±

    The second idiot shook his new clothes happily and said with a smile: "This is a reward from the master! When the bandits from Heifeng Village attacked a few days ago, I happened to be in Lijiazhuang. At that time, the young master was recruiting strong men, and my  I didn't think much and followed the battlefield. Unexpectedly, the army of Black Wind Village was forced back by the young master alone, and I came back unscathed. Yesterday, the mistress sent an order, anyone who takes the initiative  The servants of the Cao family who participated in this escort operation are all commendable for their loyalty. Although it is not the New Year's Day, they are also rewarded with a new piece of clothing. No, I just got it and put it on specially for you to take a look! How do you like it? Pretty, isn't it?  !¡±

    Cao Yi looked at Er Lengzi's new clothes with envy and sighed, "When will I be able to wear new clothes? I've been wearing this shabby clothes for three years!"

    Er Lengzi sighed with him, "Brother, when the bandits attacked a few days ago, who told you to huddle in the yard and be too scared to go out? It's better now. I heard that there were several people in our yard.  They were all rewarded for their meritorious service, and some were even rewarded with a lot of money! Alas, there is no such good opportunity for meritorious service now, unless you can catch Liao Hua!"

    "Liao Hua?" Cao Yi asked in surprise: "Who is he?"

    The second idiot was speechless and patted his forehead: "Brother, what have you been busy with these two days? Why are you more stunned than me? Liao Hua is the little leader who attacked our Cao Mansion a few days ago. He has good martial arts. He is from Zhao  He broke out of the encirclement commanded by Bo and disappeared without a trace. Now the government is offering a reward of 500 guan for his capture. Even if he provides information, as long as the information is true, he can be exchanged for 50 guan!"

    "How much?" Cao Yi asked in surprise: "My dear mother! How come there are so many! I have worked hard to serve Master Liu these days, but I only made five or six small coins, and I also got a lot of help.  Wild vegetables! Just provide a clue and you can get fifty coins. Are you lying to me?"

    The second idiot blushed and said angrily: "Am I that kind of person? In the past few days, people in our house have been searching everywhere when they have nothing to do, just hoping to find some clues! Forget it, it's a waste of time to tell you,  I have to go look for it before I¡¯m on duty!¡±

    Er Lunzi seemed to be really angry. He stopped showing off his new clothes to Cao Yi and walked out angrily.

    Cao Yi didn¡¯t stop him, he was just thinking about what Er Lunzi said just now, as long as he can provide clues, he will be rewarded with fifty thousand dollars!  This is fifty thousand dollars!  He couldn't help but think of the two pairs of bowls and chopsticks he just saw in Mrs. Liu's room!  I thought of the panic on Master Liu¡¯s face just now, and of Master Liu¡¯s eccentric habit of eating in the study recently!

    A quarter of an hour later, Cao Ang learned of the news, and a handyman quietly reported to Lao Zhao: Master Liu, an ethnic scholar, was suspected of harboring outsiders!

    Cao Ang frowned and asked Lao Zhao, "Who else knows this news?"

    Old Zhao shook his head, "After the handyman told me, I hurriedly came to tell the young master, and no one else knew."

    Cao Ang frowned, "The Clan Academy is an important place in my Cao Mansion. No one has searched it during this period. There are indeed blind spots there! However, after all, Master Liu is one of the four gentlemen in the Clan Academy.  One, whether it is knowledge or quality, he is the best choice, he will not do anything to disgrace the Cao family, right?"

    Cao Ang was very hesitant, but Lao Zhao persuaded in a low voice: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. The several doubtful points discovered by that handyman are indeed very suspicious! As far as I know, Mrs. Liu has no children.  He has no daughter, his wife died early, and he is all alone. If there are any guests coming, he will not stay in the study all the time! But today the servant clearly saw two sets of bowls and chopsticks in Mrs. Liu's room, and Mrs. Liu closed the door  Eating, looking flustered, very suspicious!  "

    Cao Ang was still hesitant, and he said to Lao Zhao: "If there is really Liao Hua hidden in Master Liu's study, that's fine; but if that is just the guess of the handyman, we will have wrongly blamed Master Liu!

    In the past, our great-grandfather (Cao Teng) of the Cao family lived in Feitinghou. He paid homage to Da Changqiu and invited scholars to enlighten the children of the Cao family, but no one came at all.  My grandfather (Cao Song) was cautious and loyal, so it was not easy to invite these four gentlemen.  If Master Liu¡¯s actions are misunderstood, the reputation our Cao family has worked so hard to build among the scholars will fall apart!  The Zhongliang family tradition of our Cao family will also be questioned by the world!  "

    Lao Zhao didn¡¯t expect it to be this far. He hesitated and said, ¡°How about let¡¯s report this matter to Mr. Cao?¡±

    Cao Ang shook his head, "Now my mother has just been entrusted by my grandfather to take care of the property of our family, and I have also been entrusted with the important task of negotiating with Heifeng Village. Now if I push some small problems to my grandfather, he will be disappointed!  Let's do this, Uncle Zhao, pick a smart person to secretly monitor Master Liu's actions. When you go there, be careful not to be discovered by him. In addition, let's think of a more appropriate way to search the study!"

    Old Zhao nodded, "Sir, how should we deal with the person who reported Mrs. Liu?"

    "Give him money!" Cao Ang said firmly: "This is the first announcement I have issued in the Cao Mansion. You must be trustworthy. But please tell him, Uncle Zhao, not to talk nonsense until everything comes to light."  , tell this matter again.¡±

    ??Old Zhao nodded repeatedly, reported some chores in the house, and then turned and left.  Cao Ang pondered for a moment and then walked towards Ding's yard.

    When we entered Ding¡¯s courtyard, we found that the place had become very lively and not as deserted as usual.  There are four more servant girls in the yard, who are cleaning the yard, and several stewards are standing aside cautiously, waiting for Mrs. Ding's summons.

    At this time, Yu'er, who was giving orders on the steps, saw Cao Ang, ran down quickly, saluted Cao Ang, and said crisply: "Yu'er has met the young master. Madam just talked about you and asked me to deliver meat to you."  The soup is here, just in time, you will be here."

    Cao Ang looked at Yu'er, who was beaming with joy, and shook his head slightly, but the amplitude of his shaking was so small that Yu'er didn't notice it.  Cao Ang pointed to the stewards next to him and asked with a smile: "Mother is busy? How about I come back later?"

    ??Yu'er winked at him and said, "Young master, why are you out here? I'll go to the house and take a look, and I'll make sure to report it to Madam as soon as possible"

    Before she finished speaking, Aunt Li just walked out of the house. When she saw Cao Ang, Aunt Li said quickly: "Young Master is here? Why don't you come in quickly? It's too cold outside!"

    Aunt Li pointed at Yu'er again and rebuked in a low voice: "How many times have I told you, the young master is not an outsider, why do you need to report it? You are addicted to receiving red envelopes these days, be careful and I will tell you another day  Mistress, I really need you to remember the rules!"

    Yu'er secretly cried out for bad luck, stuck out her tongue and moved aside, not daring to say a word.

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said to Aunt Li: "Auntie still loves me, Yu'er was joking with me just now!"

    He said with a smile and followed Aunt Li inside.  Yu'er raised her head and wanted to say some more words of defense, but found that no one was in front of her.  It's pity that I have been preparing for a long time to wink at you, but I just threw one and lost the target. Alas!  She sighed softly and said angrily to the four maids: "What are you looking at? Why don't you pull the weeds quickly? Look at your virtue!"

    Cao Ang strode into the house and bowed to Ding: "My child has seen his mother!"

    Now that Cao Song has personally promised him, Cao Ang can naturally call Ding his mother.  When Mrs. Ding heard the noise, she quickly raised her head and said with a smile: "It's Ang'er, come here quickly, aunt, bring the broth over quickly, the water temperature is just right now. You have worked hard these days, drink some quickly."  Soup tonic.¡±

    Cao Ang agreed with a smile, took off his cloak, and knelt down beside Ding.

    The girls in charge who were reporting the situation to Mr. Ding smiled, nodded to Cao Ang, and quietly retreated.

    Ding handed the broth to Cao Ang with her own hands. Seeing him drinking it happily, she complained in a low voice: "In the past few days, I heard that in addition to studying literature and martial arts, you also met many foreign guests, but  Don't tire yourself out! You are now the righteous young master of the Cao Mansion. You can just leave some things to your servants. You don't have to do everything yourself!

    By the way, Lao Zhao said a few days ago that you rescued a girl and she has been keeping her in the outer courtyard. You can bring her to me later. If she is suitable, I will make the decision to keep her.  You are also lacking a messenger by your side now. Xie'er is too young and not suitable for some occasions.  "

    Hearing what Ding said, Cao Ang secretly felt ashamed. He had been too busy these days.??Na Lingshan stayed in the outer hospital to recuperate and even forgot to visit.  He scratched his head, nodded in agreement, and said to Mrs. Ding: "Mother, you decide everything. In fact, I have important things to do here this time. The situation is like this"

    When Mrs. Ding heard this, she pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Actually, this matter is easy to handle. Ang'er, you can do this"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 40 Capturing Liao Hua alive

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    Liao Hua hid behind the bookshelf, carefully removing the rags that had been used to bandage the wound.  Although his martial arts skills were much higher than those of Lao Zhao that day, when faced with the siege of dozens of people, he could only protect himself and could not harm the enemy.  Later, in order to break out of the siege, he was even stabbed by Lao Zhao.  At that time, he hurriedly tore off his clothes and bandaged it. Since he didn't have any medicine, he could only endure it until now.

    Liao Hua moved very slowly, but there was still a layer of sweat on his forehead. The wound was healing well, but the scar was already stuck to his clothes.  Liao Hua knew that he had to uncover the clothes, otherwise the material would easily cause the wound to pus, which would cause trouble.  However, this really hurts!

    Liao Hua took a deep breath and silently encouraged him in his heart: Liao Hua, you are a person who can do great things. To do great things, you must have perseverance and courage.  A small injury is nothing, I, Liao Hua, will be a general in the future!

    breathe!  breathe!

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    Liao Hua took a breath and quickly poured the medicine in his hand onto the wound. Under the newly torn cloth strip, bright red new flesh was already exposed at the wound.  Big drops of cold sweat broke out on his head, and his steel teeth clenched together fiercely.

    Fifteen-year-old Liao Hua couldn't help but shed tears in his eyes. There was no one outside anyway, and big drops of tears fell from his eyes.  Liao Hua tried his best to lower his voice and couldn't help shouting: "Mother!"

    No one responded to him, and no one wiped the tears from his eyes. In this cold study, only the cold books silently accompanied him.

    Perhaps it was the severe pain that made Liao Hua lose his alertness. He did not notice anything unusual outside the door. Thirty servants carefully selected by Cao Ang had quietly dispersed around the study, surrounding the study.  At this time, Master Liu was also held back by Master Cao to discuss the comprehensive evaluation of ethnology, and there was no time to come back here.

    Cao Ang handed a piece of half-body armor to Cao Ren and whispered: "Uncle, you have to be careful."

    Cao Ren took it, put it on his body, opened his arms, and asked Xiao Yi and others to tie the trip bars for him.  Cao Ren said with a smile: "Aang, don't be nervous, he is just a bandit. Although I am surprised that he was able to fight off Lao Zhao, but who made him unlucky and injured, and met me again!"

    Listening to Cao Ren¡¯s hearty laughter, Cao Ang felt very at ease.  Yes, one is Cao Wei's future first-rate general, and the other is just a second-rate general from Shu. There shouldn't be much suspense about the outcome.  Cao Ang said in a low voice: "The safety of my uncle comes first! If you can capture him alive, that would be a good thing; if not, just kill him!"

    Cao Ren nodded lightly and covered himself with a fat robe. He moved his hands and feet and saw that there was no obstruction. Then he nodded with satisfaction, hung a sword on his waist, and walked towards the study.  go.

    Cao Ang raised his right hand, and all the servants drew their swords and got ready to use them.

    Perhaps it was the military commander¡¯s keen sixth sense, Liao Hua suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart. He finished bandaging the wound and slowly took out his sword.

    "Dudu dudu" Cao Ren gently knocked on the door of the study room and asked with a smile: "Can I come in? A few days ago, Master said that the study was leaking, so I came here to repair it."

    No one answered, the surroundings were as quiet as if they had suddenly fallen into eternal night, without any sign of life.

    Cao Ren frowned slightly, there was indeed something fishy in the study!  According to the report of the servant responsible for surveillance, the mysterious guest hidden in the study never left.  If this person's identity can be seen, he will definitely answer loudly and will not continue to remain silent.

    Cao Ren didn't speak, he raised his left hand and moved it forward, his right hand was already on the hilt of the sword.

    Just when he was distracted, a waist knife suddenly stuck out from the crack in the middle of the door, and rushed towards Cao Ren's chest!

    "If he were an ordinary soldier, he would definitely not be able to react and would definitely be stabbed into his chest by this waist knife. But who is Cao Ren? He is Cao Wei's first-rate general.  The incident happened so suddenly that Cao Ren had no time to draw his sword, but he took a step back and suddenly stepped back, then took out the sword from his waist and held it in front of his chest.

    After all, there was a wooden door between Liao Hua and Cao Ren.  Liao Hua stabbed forward fiercely, but the sword did not hit any target. Knowing that he was not good, he raised his foot and kicked forward violently. The two doors suddenly opened, and Liao Hua also pulled the sword back smoothly.  .

    At this timeThe door was already wide open, and Cao Ren could clearly see Liao Hua on the opposite side, with blood seeping out of the white cloth on his shoulder.  It was clear that Liao Huagang had gone all out, otherwise the wound would have been burst open by the excessive force!

    Cao Ren nodded lightly to Liao Hua and said in a deep voice: "My Excellency, Cao Ren, Cao Zixiao!"

    Liao Hua also raised his sword and signaled to him: "This is Liao Hua and Liao Yuanjian, please!"

    Cao Ren did not rush forward, but took two steps back, leaving an open space in front of the door.  After all, what I learned was the Kung Fu of Dakai Dahe battlefield conquest, which was not very suitable for small and agile indoor fighting.

    Liao Hua was not polite, but strode out.  In his opinion, it was the same no matter where he fought. Now that the Cao Mansion had discovered his movements, the possibility of his injured self escaping again was very small. Since death was inevitable, it was better to die vigorously in the sun than to suffer in agony.  The ground died in the house.

    After Liao Hua stood still, he found that dozens of servants holding swords had surrounded him and Cao Ren.  Liao Hua sneered and waved the sword in his hand several times.  Even if he died in battle, he, Liao Hua, could not be bullied by a few minions.

    Cao Ren looked at the calm Liao Hua, a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes, and he shouted loudly: "Retreat!"

    Hearing his shout, the servants of the Cao Mansion who gathered around him couldn't help but hesitate a little, and they all looked at Cao Ang.  Cao Ang also saw the injury on Liao Hua's shoulder, and he also saw the pride in Cao Ren's heart and the persistence in his heart.  Cao Ang shouted loudly: "Didn't you hear uncle's order? Retreat!"

    Hearing his shout, the servants put away their weapons and retreated.  He retreated about two feet and then stopped.  Four servants, probably under the instructions of Lao Zhao, ignored Cao Ang's orders and stood in front of him.

    Cao Ang was helpless, but he didn¡¯t insist anymore.  At this time, Cao Ren nodded to Liao Hua and said in a deep voice: "Please!"

    Liao Hua nodded, picked up the waist knife in his hand, and chopped off Cao Ren's head.

    Cao Ren did not take half a step back, but stretched the long sword in front of his chest forward and stabbed Liao Hua's throat.

    It also uses arm length to extend the attack range, but after all, Cao Ren is four years older than Liao Hua, and his arms are slightly longer than Liao Hua's.

    Liao Hua didn't need to think, he knew that before he could hit Cao Ren, the sword would hit his own throat first.  He simply lowered the waist knife in his hand, found Cao Ren's long sword and slashed at it.

    Cao Ren knew Liao Hua's plan very well. He didn't move his arm, turned his wrist slightly, and the long sword in his hand had changed its angle, and it happened to be pointed at Liao Hua's waist knife.

    With a "ding" sound, Cao Ren's long sword pushed away Liao Hua's waist knife and stabbed him in the chest.

    Liao Hua charged up a blow, but Cao Ren used his skill to deflect it away. He was almost knocked out of breath by him, and he felt very depressed.  Liao Hua suddenly turned his wrist, swept the waist knife in his hand towards Cao Ren's chest and abdomen.

    Naturally, Cao Ren did not want to die with Liao Hua. He suddenly retracted the long sword in his hand. Instead of retreating, he advanced forward and bumped in. The long sword in his hand even cut Liao Hua's wrist.

    Liao Hua sneered, Cao Ren, Cao Ren, you are smart and confused for a moment. When the long sword in your hand stabbed my wrist, the waist knife in my hand had already penetrated your left waist first!

    Neither of them changed their tactics and stuck to their own direction, but then Liao Hua suddenly saw a trace of compassion in Cao Ren's eyes!

    Liao Hua's heart moved. Just when the waist knife in his hand hit Cao Ren's coat, he suddenly dodged to the side and let Cao Ren go.

    Cao Ren was a little surprised, but the sword in his hand did not stop and suddenly hit Liao Hua's wrist.  But he was a master at this after all. Although the long sword touched Liao Hua's wrist, he did not continue to move forward, but pressed it there.

    Then Cao Ren asked in surprise: "Liao Hua, why did you suddenly change your moves and not continue sweeping?"

    Just as he was asking questions, the area where the coat was cut by the blade was gently blown by the wind, vaguely revealing the inner armor hidden under the coat.

    Liao Hua suddenly realized, no wonder he didn't avoid it at all. His waist knife was just an ordinary item made by an ordinary blacksmith in Heifeng Village. It couldn't cut through his inner armor. Why did Cao Ren hide?  If he hadn't avoided it just now, I believe that the long sword in Cao Ren's hand would have pierced his wrist!

    Liao Hua sighed, threw away the waist knife in his hand, and said loudly: "I just thought of my uncle. Even if I can fight with you to lose both sides, my uncle will be implicated by me. Not only will he lose his expectations  The stable life we ??hope for will be lost! Our Liao family only has my mother and my uncle and nephew left. Now my mother is under house arrest. If something happens to me and my uncle again, then Liao?The roots are broken!  I would rather give up resistance and ask you to let my uncle go!  He just loves his nephew passionately, but he doesn't care about Cao Mansion at all!  "

    Cao Ren sighed and turned to look at Cao Ang.  Cao Ang pushed aside the guards in front of him, strode forward, cupped his hands towards Liao Huayi, and said in a deep voice: "As long as Yuan Jian is willing to submit to me, even if your uncle has second thoughts, I will let him go!  "

    Liao Hua shook his head, "Master, why do you need to embarrass me?! I am not from the same family as you!"

    Cao Ang did not speak, but looked at Liao Hua quietly.  This is the first well-known military commander with a foreign surname that he has met. Even if he uses some means, he will keep him.

    During this stalemate, Master Liu stumbled over and shouted: "Young Master, please have mercy! I am willing to sacrifice my own life in exchange for my nephew's life, and I hope that Young Master will fulfill my wish!"

    "Uncle!" Liao Hua shouted loudly, watching Master Liu fall to the ground, and seeing him crawling over here without even bothering to stand up. Liao Hua knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Master, Liao Hua is willing to surrender. I hope you will."  Master, please let my uncle go!"

    Cao Ang sighed and waved his hand: "Forget it, let's go! Live well in the future and don't be so reckless again!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 41 Anmin returns home

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    Liao Hua stared at Cao Ang in disbelief. Even Cao Ren looked at his nephew in surprise, unable to believe his ears.  After spending so much effort and thinking, how could he let Liao Hua go so easily?  !  Although the relationship between their uncle and nephew is very touching, this is not the time to be considerate of women!

    Liao Hua bowed respectfully to Cao Ang for the first time: "Young Master is so kind and kind, I, Liao Hua, will definitely repay you in the future!"

    Master Liu knew that after today, he could no longer stay in the Cao family.  Even though the Cao family generously accepted him, Master Liu had no face to face the entire Cao family. He also bowed respectfully to Cao Ang and said in a low voice: "Young Master has been so kind to you, and I, the Liao family, can't repay you. I only wish you a long life."  Years and generations of princes! In your spare time, you should practice calligraphy more and return to your previous level as soon as possible. As long as you work hard, you can surpass me in both calligraphy and knowledge!"

    Cao Ang was a little ashamed, and gave a solemn salute to Master Liu, and said loudly: "I will practice more and make everyone feel at ease soon. Master teaches and educates people, and I am kind to the Cao family. If you have free time, I will also look forward to Master  I went into the house and walked around, and I didn¡¯t hesitate to teach you! If you come, take a hundred strings from my account and give them to me as a gift!"

    Now that Cao Ang is the default legitimate son of the Cao Mansion, his salary is much higher than before, and the money and food available for withdrawal has increased significantly.  After hearing his order, a servant immediately accepted the order loudly, and soon ran back with the money bag and handed it to Master Liu.

    Master Liu was very moved. He bowed to Cao Ang a few times, tidied up the things in the study a little, and left with the help of Liao Hua.

    Cao Ren watched their retreating figures, walked slowly to Cao Ang, and whispered: "Aang, I agree with your decision, but after all, it is a bit hasty. If my grandfather asks, you can push this matter to  Put it on my head. Anyway, my uncle is a prodigal, and now that you are newly established as the legitimate son, your foundation is still unstable and you cannot tolerate others' doubts."

    Cao Ang shook his head and whispered: "One person is responsible for the work, how can I bring trouble to my uncle? I just envy Liao Hua for having such an uncle, but my biological uncle (Cao De) keeps plotting against me, alas!"

    Thinking about the grudge between Cao De and Cao Ang, Cao Ren couldn't help but sigh and patted Cao Ang's shoulder gently.

    Now Cao De is locked up in the inner house by Cao Song. He reads and endorses books every day and is not allowed to go out.  I heard that Cao De was full of complaints at first, but after he read many volumes of Buddhist scriptures, he became more open-minded.  Especially when he heard that Cao Ang advocated exchanging Du Gao for Cao Anmin, he actually said some words of gratitude to Cao Ang.

    As a brother of his generation, Cao Ren had vaguely heard of this.  I really hope that the relationship between the two can be eased as soon as possible. After all, they are uncle and nephew who have broken bones and connected tendons. They both shoulder the important task of revitalizing the Cao family!

    At this moment, Du Yuan, the leader of Black Wind Village, said with a smile: "Master Cao, it's time for you to set off!"

    Cao Anmin climbed out of the haystack shivering, bowed respectfully to Du Yuan, and climbed onto the bullock cart that took him home.

    Looking at his slightly rickety back, Du Yuan smiled disdainfully: What the hell? When I first came here, I was very arrogant and was beaten several times by me. Now I want to be as honest as possible. This guy is just a bitch!

    In the blind corner that Du Yuan could not see, Cao Anmin's eyes were full of anger and resentment!  As a prominent figure in the Cao family of Qiao County (Cao Anmin's position in his mind), how could he have ever suffered such grievances?  !

    Thinking of this, Cao Anmin's heart was filled with grievance and anger!  Although he was imprisoned in the village and was not well informed, Cao Anmin also knew about the news that his father, Cao De, had lost power.  Because his treatment also dropped significantly as Cao De lost power.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUTOUT Out of Heifeng Village, when Cao Anmin was captured, everyone in Heifeng Village treated him with respect. He was given wine, meat and fish, and his life was enjoyable, just like going out for a camping trip.  At night, Du Yuan even prepared a maid with a warm tent for him. Although the maid had an average complexion, Cao Anmin enjoyed her wildness after turning on the lamp.

    But the good times only lasted a few days. When Du Yuan learned the news that Cao De had lost power, Cao Anmin's treatment was reduced every day.  Not only were they deprived of food, wine, meat and white rice, but they were also kicked out of the camp and locked in a stable, where they ate only scraps of rice and bran and fodder!  Moreover, the fathers and brothers of the maid who volunteered a few days ago also felt that they had made a loss-making deal, and they found excuses to beat Cao Anmin severely from time to time. Now Cao Anmin still has the marks of their whips on his back!

    In Cao Anmin¡¯s view, all this was the fault of Cao Ang and Ding. Without them, how could his grandfather be willing to punish him?Dear?  This Cao Ang is really shameless. He was killed by Du Gao. Why is he still jumping around?  You said that you, a child, actually encouraged Cao Ren to command the army and force Du Yuan to retreat. How insidious and cunning you are!

    Cao Anmin gritted his teeth and slammed his hands on the bullock cart.  Du Yuan saw this scene from afar, but he secretly laughed in his heart: Last time he was forced back by Cao Ang, but he had no countermeasures. Now if Cao Anmin, who is full of hatred, is allowed to go back, even if he cannot dismount Cao Ang, he can still ruthlessly defeat him.  Make him sick!

    About a day later, the ox cart drove into the side gate of Cao's mansion, where Cao Ang was already waiting with Du Gao.

    At this time, Du Gao had long lost the prestige of the previous days, and was being disciplined and submissive by Cao Ang.  Cao Ang didn't use any torture. He just sent people to keep an eye on him repeatedly and refused to let him sleep. He also had people take turns reading extremely boring articles in Du Gao's ears, which gave Du Gao a splitting headache.  Seeing the bullock cart entering the house and thinking that he could finally escape the sea of ??suffering, Du Gao couldn't help but breathe quickly.

    Cao Ang glanced at him with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "Master of the Third Village, I will have to rely on you to take care of me from now on!"

    Du Gao fell to his knees with a snap and kowtowed three times: "Young master, I will kill you. Being able to serve you is a blessing I earned in my previous life!"

    After finishing speaking, Du Gao kowtowed six more times, then got up and looked at Cao Ang carefully, lest he was dissatisfied.

    Cao Ang shook his head, "Master of the Third Village, there is no need to be like this. Just be a good person from now on."

    Du Gao nodded repeatedly, and when the bullock cart arrived, he quickly climbed on.  However, Cao Anmin wiped the mucus from the corners of his eyes and slowly stepped out of the bullock cart.  He glanced at Cao Ang who was standing next to him, and said with a smile: "Hey, it turns out to be Aang, brother, I don't dare to ask you to wait for me! Okay, after I see my grandfather, I will treat you to dinner!"  "

    Cao Ang said nothing, but Cao Ren walked over with a smile: "I thought I was dazzled, but it turns out that my eldest nephew is back. Congratulations!"

    "Uncle!" Cao Anmin excitedly pulled Cao Ren's arm, two lines of tears already shed on his dirty face that he deliberately did not wipe: "Uncle, my nephew has suffered this time!"

    Cao Anmin knows that although Cao Ren is not a direct descendant of Cao Song, he has gained Cao Song's attention because of his superb martial arts and military understanding, and has a higher status among the younger generation of the Cao family.  Cao Anmin tried his best to build a good relationship with him in the past, even groveling to flatter him and give him money, but to no avail.  Now that he has lost his father as a strong supporter, Cao Anmin can only play the sympathy card.

    Cao Ren frowned and was speechless.  When he was crying and pretending to be a grandson and working hard to push back gambling debts, he performed much more diligently than Cao Anmin.  At least he could cry when he wanted to, unlike Cao Anmin who tried his best to squeeze out tears.

    Seeing that Cao Anmin still had the idea of ??hugging and crying, Cao Ren quickly took a step back without leaving a trace and said loudly: "Uncle, I have other things to do, so I have to take a step forward. By the way, my grandfather is very busy recently and doesn't want anyone to wait around.  Go and disturb him, he specially asked me to send a message to everyone in the house: If you have any matters, you can ask Cao Ang to solve them, and if money is involved, you must apply to Ding."

    Cao Anmin was very aggrieved when he heard this, and cried: "I have been imprisoned by bandits for so long, and what I miss most is my grandfather. Now I can't even see him once?"

    Cao Ang strolled forward, cupped his hands to Cao Anmin and said, "Brother Anmin, I understand your mood very well. How about I go tell my grandfather and let him make an exception to see you?"

    Seeing the sincerity in Cao Ang¡¯s eyes, Cao Anmin felt it was particularly dazzling. He murmured in a low voice: "You don¡¯t need to pretend to be a nice guy like you, I just won¡¯t see you!"

    Hearing Cao Anmin's scolding, Cao Ang frowned and said to Cao Anmin: "Brother Anmin, you have just returned from Heifeng Stronghold. You are tired from the journey, so you should take a good rest. The weather is a bit cold now, so don't catch the cold!  "

    Before Cao Anmin could speak, Cao Ang turned around and said to Cao Ren: "Uncle, I suddenly remembered that there is something to deal with. How about we go together?"

    Cao Ren nodded, and the two of them strode away.  As he walked, Cao Ren whispered: "Aang, the dog meat is rolling three times, and the immortal can't stand still. Yesterday I discovered that there is a watchdog in the Liujiabao next door. How about we go"

    Cao Ang sighed and put his hand on his forehead: Uncle, don¡¯t just think about eating. There are really a lot of things to do recently!

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    Cao Anmin stood aside, watching Cao Ang go away, with only five words in his heart, that was envy, jealousy and hatred!  From Cao Ren's words, Cao Anmin already understood what his grandfather Cao Song meant. He was clearly training Cao Ang as the future head of the family!  Why is this son of a bitch born to a concubine so lucky?  !  I will definitelyI will definitely???Draw a circle and curse you!

    At this time, Cao Anmin suddenly saw that his personal attendant Li Goudan was basking in the sun dejectedly by the far wall.  Cao Anmin quickly shouted: "Goudan, come here!"

    Hearing the familiar shout, Li Goudan immediately raised his head and ran over as a habit.  But the companion next to him kindly stopped him and persuaded him in a low voice: "Goudan, Cao De is finished. What future do you have with the down-and-out Cao Anmin? I heard that the servants in the mansion will be screened soon and the old man will be laid off.  Weak women and children, don¡¯t make the mistake of yourself!¡±

    This statement made sense, Li Goudan immediately stopped!  A plucked phoenix is ??not as good as a chicken, but your own future is more important!  Anyway, Cao Anmin used to be average to me, and would hit or scold him when he was in a bad mood. Why would he go there and be abused?

    Seeing Li Goudan ignore him and turn around to leave, Cao Anmin was furious: Just wait, I must make you look good!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 42 Eat the Overlord¡¯s Meal

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    Cao Anmin did not go to see his father, nor did he return to his house to rest. Instead, he went straight out of the house and ran to the county seat!

    Although with his status, he could borrow a fast horse from the mansion to help him, Cao Anmin really didn't want to see the faces of the servants in the mansion, especially those who took pleasure in others' misfortunes, or those who showed cheap sympathy.

    By the time he ran to the county seat, he was already sweating profusely.  Cao Anmin wiped the sweat from his face and without paying the city entry tax, he swaggered past the people lining up to enter the city and walked into the Qiao County gate.

    The few soldiers guarding the city knew this famous figure from the past in Qiao County and did not step forward to stop him.  Looking at Cao Anmin's back, one of them said with some sympathy: "This guy is really bad. Ever since his father stayed behind closed doors, he can't even ride a horse!"

    "Exactly! What qualifications do you have to sympathize with this person? No matter how unlucky he is, he still has a lot of monthly allowance, and he can still tease the little maid at night if he has nothing to do!" Another soldier said enviously, salivating.

    A veteran next to them winked at them and whispered: "Don't talk nonsense. Is this Cao Mansion's matter something that we, a small soldier, can discuss? That guy hasn't gone far yet, and there are still three kilograms of nails in the broken ship!"

    Cao Anmin had very good ears. Although these soldiers lowered their voices, he could still hear them clearly.  Listening to the discussion of the soldiers, Cao Anmin felt as if a fire had been lit in his heart, and the anger he had held in his heart suddenly exploded, making him even more resentful towards Cao Ang!  Cao Anmin thought to himself: Cao Ang, Cao Ang, if you hadn't taken my position, would I be where I am now?  !

    There happened to be a small restaurant nearby, and Cao Anmin, who was full of depression, strode in. The waiter hurriedly came up to him and shouted loudly: "Sir, you came here at the right time. We are a century-old restaurant!  The signature dish here is the first in Qiao County! Do you want to go to the private dining room upstairs or the public dining room downstairs? I asked, do you have money? "

    The waiter's voice became quieter and quieter. He frowned and looked at Cao Anmin, who was all dirty. He waved his hand impatiently, as if to shoo away a buzzing fly: "How can someone like you be rich?"  Come here to eat? Just go and do what you have to do, don¡¯t affect our restaurant¡¯s business!¡±

    Cao Anmin originally thought that the restaurant was very small and was about to leave. However, he was so scorned by the waiter and wanted to stay instead.  He took out a jade plaque from his inner pocket and said angrily: "Did you see it? This is the identity jade plaque of a descendant of the Cao family! I am Cao Anmin, how can I have no money to eat?!"

    The waiter in the shop had heard of Cao Anmin's name. Seeing that the jade was of high quality, he quickly changed his expression, slapped himself in the face, and said with a smile: "Sir, look at my dirty eyes, why didn't I recognize you?  , come on, come on, sit down, please sit down, please sit down!¡±

    Looking at the groveling waiter, Cao Anmin felt a little happy. He laughed, and a trace of tears flashed in the corner of his eyes.

    The waiter led Cao Anmin to the elegant seat on the second floor, diligently slapped the seat with the towel on his shoulder, respectfully invited Cao Anmin to take a seat, and began to tell the names of the dishes.

    Cao Anmin interrupted him with a wave of his hand and said loudly: "Choose the specialty dishes in your store and bring them all to me. By the way, bring me two jars of aged wine first!"

    The waiter knew that a big customer was coming, so he agreed and quickly brought in two large jars of fine wine.

    Cao Anmin couldn't wait to eat the food, so he picked up the wine bowl and drank three bowls in a row.  After three bowls of wine, he sighed and drank three more bowls of wine.

    By the time the waiter served the food, Cao Anmin had already drank more than half of the first jar of wine.  He drunkenly took a few mouthfuls of vegetables and suddenly started crying.

    The waiter didn¡¯t dare to talk to them. The worries of these rich young men were not something that a little waiter like him could talk to.

    About a quarter of an hour later, the shopkeeper of the restaurant came back drunk. The streets were not peaceful these days. The money of members of each restaurant had to be doubled, and they had to team up to treat the servants of the Yamen to dinner.  The shopkeeper had just gone to lunch and came back drunk.

    The waiter in the shop quickly stepped forward and reported the matter to him.  The shopkeeper raised his hand and gave him a slap in the face, "How dare you provoke this bad guy, how dare you let him eat in our store? You, you, what should I say to you If something happens, I will slap you all  Your wages!¡±

    The waiter was still muttering a few words, but Cao Anmin shouted loudly upstairs: "Is there any more wine Is there any more wine?! Bring it to me quickly, hurry up! I will demolish your black shop later!  What kind of bad wine, it doesn¡¯t taste like alcohol at all!¡±

    The waiter¡¯s face is already showingBreaking into a cold sweat, he hurried upstairs. The shopkeeper was also very worried and hurriedly followed him upstairs.

    There are no guests on the second floor now, everyone has been driven away by the drunk Cao Anmin, and the whole floor looks empty.  As soon as the shopkeeper went upstairs, he heard a bang and saw Cao Anmin lifting the empty wine jar and smashing it to the ground.

    Cao Anmin shouted loudly: "Is there anyone else? Give me a shout! If no one says anything, I will leave!"

    As soon as the shopkeeper pushed the waiter, the waiter stumbled out from the side and squeezed out a smile: "Sir, I'm here! That there is no wine in the cellar. Our restaurant is very profitable, are you right?"  Pay the bill first, so I can buy some wine elsewhere!"

    "You ran out of wine so soon? Who did you offend?!" Cao Anmin said angrily: "Don't think that I don't have money to pay the bill. With just such a little money, your uncle Cao doesn't take it seriously at all!"

    Cao Anmin said loudly as he reached into his arms, but his hand failed unexpectedly. Only then did he remember that after he was captured, his wallet and wallet were all searched, and only the jade pendant that showed his identity was returned to Cao Mansion when he was sent back.  Only then was it returned by the bandits.

    Seeing that Cao Anmin had put his hand in his arms and still refused to take it out, the waiter felt as if his heart had been dropped off a cliff and his future was gone!  He couldn't help but urged: "Young MasterYoung Master?!"

    Cao Anmin was a little embarrassed, but blushed and said angrily: "What are you arguing about? Am I still short of this little money? Remember, I will go to Cao Mansion to ask for it another day! I am Cao Anmin, and I will double it when the time comes.  for you!"

    The waiter had no choice but to look at the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper did not show up, but silently mouthed: Deduction of wages!

    Want to deduct wages again?  The waiter in the shop almost burst into tears. He got up early and went to bed late. He worked hard and earned a few bucks, but he was deducted time and time again by the evil shopkeeper!  The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. When he saw the drunken Cao Anmin still arrogantly acting like a drunkard, he suddenly became furious!

    The waiter stepped forward, grabbed Cao Anmin by the collar, and said angrily: "Why are you pretending to be an uncle if you don't have money? You grandson has killed me!"

    As he spoke, the angry waiter punched Cao Anmin in the eye.

    If it were normal times, when Cao Anmin was not drunk, this waiter would not be Cao Anmin's opponent at all.  But Cao Anmin really drank too much today, and his body was crooked and he couldn't stand upright at all.  Cao Anmin subconsciously wanted to dodge, but his body was numbed by alcohol and he didn't react. The waiter punched him in the eye!

    Cao Anmin screamed and covered his eyes.  He roared angrily: "You bitch, how dare you hit me?! I'll beat you to death!"

    While yelling and cursing, Cao Anmin waved his fist, but he drank too much wine and was not even remotely accurate. Instead, he angered the waiter even more.

    I saw the waiter kicking Cao Anmin to the ground, then he turned over and rode up.  He grabbed Cao Anmin's collar with one hand and made a fist with the other hand, hitting Cao Anmin's chest hard.

    While beating him, the waiter yelled angrily: "You bullied me, didn't you just give birth to a good child? Why are you trying to get in trouble with me?! Is it easy to find a job? Serving this person and that person, I just can't get any rest.  After a while, I¡¯ll run into you guys eating Overlord¡¯s meals from time to time! It¡¯s just a few wages. A little bit will be deducted today and a bit will be deducted tomorrow. When the balance is settled at the end of the year, there won¡¯t be many left! I¡¯m already twenty-eight, so  It¡¯s time to spend some money to get married and have children, why the hell are you here to cause trouble with me?!¡±

    ¡°Perhaps he has found the feeling, the more the waiter beats him, the easier it becomes. Cao Anmin tried his best to resist at first, but later he lost his temper after being beaten, so he had to hold his head and take the beating.  While carrying it, Cao Anmin begged for mercy.  But the waiter in the shop also fell into the evil trap, and the more he beat me, the more addicted he became!

    At this moment, the shopkeeper was afraid that something would happen, so he quickly grabbed the waiter and whispered: "Xiao Zhang, hit him a few times and he will get angry. Don't hold back! The Chinese New Year is coming soon. If you hit him  Human lives are in trouble!¡±

    After being persuaded by the shopkeeper, the waiter stopped, pulled off Cao Anmin's jade sign, and said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, you see this guy eating and drinking for free and can't pay for it, maybe it's because of this.  He's a liar. Do you think this piece of jade is worth anything? How about we turn him over and send him to the government?"

    The shopkeeper took the jade and touched it with his hand. He was surprised when he saw that the jade was warm and delicate.  He quickly lifted up the jade, and when he saw it under the sunlight, he saw that there were very few impurities in the jade pendant, and the word "Cao" carved on it was like a dragon and a phoenix. It was made by everyone at first glance.

    The shopkeeper kept calm, put the jade pendant into his pocket, and said loudly to the waiter: "You guessed it right, this is a liar! He specializes in cheating people with food and drink with inferior jade pendants. At first glance, he is not a good person! However, recently, among the government officials  ??The guard is very busy and shouldn't be able to care about him. Well, if you give him a good beating, it can be regarded as teaching him a lesson.  After knocking him unconscious, we can just find a corner and throw him out. This is considered a good deed by us!  "

    The waiter obeyed the order and hit Cao Anmin hard. After about a quarter of an hour, he threw him out of the back door and into the alley.

    Not long after, Cao Anmin finally woke up and tried to open his beaten and swollen eyes, and saw a pair of familiar embroidered shoes

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 Volume 1 Chapter 43 The curtain opens

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    On the second day of the Lunar New Year, write some lighter moments.  In addition, we are collecting the names of supporting characters. Those who are interested can leave a message in the book review area and write down the name and character of the set character.  ¡¿

    Lin Le met Lingyue at the stairs on the second floor and asked in a low voice: "I heard they said that you rescued a person and brought him into your boudoir?"

    Lingyue nodded: "Yes!"

    "You don't want to explain it to me?" Lin Le frowned slightly.

    Maybe it was the way he spoke that made Lingyue feel uncomfortable. Lingyue frowned and said in a deep voice: "I am the senior sister of the Moon Worship Sect and the temporary leader of our Moon Worship Sect. I will not do anything.  Needs to be explained to anyone!¡±

    Lin Le looked at Lingyue who was frowning and speaking, knowing that she had a stubborn temper again, so she couldn't help but cover her forehead with her hand.

    Seeing that Lin Le did not dare to refute, Lingyue held her head proudly and walked downstairs to the kitchen like a victorious peacock.

    Although Lin Le was a little angry, he was still aroused by Lingyue's attitude and laughed. This is a naughty little wild cat!

    At this time, one of Lingyue's guards sneaked over. Seeing that Lingyue was not there, he saluted Lin Le and whispered: "Elder brother, this is the second time that elder sister has rescued that smelly scholar. The last time he pounced,  She also rescued him before the sale. I vaguely heard that guy¡¯s name was Cao Anmin, he seemed to be a direct descendant of the Cao family! "

    Lin Le nodded, Cao Anmin?  I have heard of it, that poor guy who wants to be his legitimate son!  I heard that his father Cao De had been placed under house arrest. I didn't expect that he would be so dishonest. Not only did he not hide in his own home, he also came to Qiao County. He really didn't know how to live or die!

    Lin Le took out a small ingot of gold from his purse, handed it to the guard, and whispered: "Thanks, brother!"

    The guard did not accept the gold, but whispered: "Senior Brother, you are insulting me! The reason why I reported to you the developments of Senior Sister is just for the future of our Moon Worship Sect! Because I feel,  Only if you become the leader, can our Moon Worship Sect have hope! I, Hu Han, joined the Moon Worship Sect not to get rich, but for the faith in my heart!"

    Lin Le was very touched. Back then, he joined the Moon Worship Sect because he had no money for food and clothing, but he did not expect that besides Lingyue, there were actually fanatical followers in the sect.  Just when he was about to say some words of encouragement, Hu Han took the gold from his hand and said with a smile: "Faith is the most important thing in my heart, Hu Han, but faith cannot be eaten as food. Recently, there are no people on the street.  Taiping, the passenger flow has been severely reduced, and I heard that the brothels are on sale Senior brother, thank you!"

    Lin Le was speechless

    Cao Anmin felt a little wet on his face. He struggled to open his eyes and saw Ling Yue sitting opposite him.

    "Girl, you saved me again?" Cao Anmin asked in surprise: "No wonder when I burned incense for divination last year, I said that I would have a beautiful woman to help me this year, and it really came true for the girl! It's really destiny.  !¡±

    Lingyue felt a little funny, "I just saw you lying on the ground like a mangy dog ??in the alley. I was curious and asked the nursing staff to save you! In fact, you don't need to be too grateful. Even if you are a puppy, I will  Go save it!¡±

    Cao Anmin smiled awkwardly and looked to his left and right as if to cover up. He saw that he was clearly in a woman's boudoir, and the surrounding decoration was very elegant.  Several beautiful bronze utensils are placed in the room. If nothing else, this family should not be too short of money.

    This time, Lingyue did not wear a veil, so she showed off her peerless beauty. Cao Anmin saw this and secretly swallowed his saliva.  He smiled evilly and whispered: "Girl, I found that you have changed all the clothes on my body, and you have applied medicine to the wounds. It is very refreshing. But you have already covered me all over."  I¡¯ve read it all, you have to be responsible for me! How about you marry me?¡±

    Lingyue almost burst out laughing. She couldn't help but cough twice, tried hard to suppress the laughter in her heart, and shouted loudly: "Wu Ma, Wu Ma?!"

    Hearing her shout, a middle-aged aunt with a fleshy face and a waist came running in.  Following her footsteps, there was a loud banging sound, and the entire floor had a tendency to tremble.

    When she ran in front of Cao Anmin, Cao Anmin felt his eyes darken, as if a wall of flesh had suddenly been erected, and a bad omen suddenly flashed in Cao Anmin's heart.

    I heard Lingyue say with a smile: "Wu Ma, you helped this young master wipe his body and apply the wound medicine. He felt shy and asked you to take responsibility! He just said that he wanted to marry you.  !¡±

    When Wu Ma heard this, she covered her face with two big futon-like hands, her nostrils trembled with excitement, and her black nose hairs curled up shyly, and she said in a sweet voice: "Now"You are so single, how could you make this request so suddenly?"  What fateful enemies!  Forget it, let¡¯s just do whatever it takes!  "

    As she spoke, a strong smell of garlic hit her face.  Cao Anmin felt nauseous and quickly covered his mouth, arching his body and looking for a basin to vomit.

    Lingyue said with a smile: "Mother Wu, Mr. Cao didn't raise any objection, which shows that he is very willing in his heart! Although I can't live without you, in this case, I can't beat the mandarin ducks! Later!  Just go and put some money on the cabinet and prepare to be a bride!"

    As soon as these words came out, Cao Anmin immediately resisted the urge to vomit, stretched his Adam's apple, and swallowed again.

    Lingyue also had the urge to vomit, but Cao Anmin opened his mouth with difficulty and said to Wu's mother: "Auntie, I just made a joke, auntie, don't worry about it at all! I feel so dizzy.  ,dizzy¡­¡­"

    Cao Anmin swayed and fell down while holding his head. Wu Ma gave Lingshan a toothy smile and said loudly: "Miss, Mr. Cao has fainted. Do you want me to give him mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration? It's just my honor  ¡­Alas! After all, this is a human life!¡±

    Having said this, Wu Ma wanted to step forward, but Cao Anmin suddenly sat up and scratched his head: "What happened to me just now? Alas, I recently went to Heifeng Village to eliminate bandits, and my body is too weak!"

    Wu Ma sighed softly, feeling very sorry, and soon turned around and left. The floor inevitably trembled again.

    Cao Anmin wiped the sweat from his head and looked at Lingyue who was smiling, knowing that he couldn't hide his trick, so he simply laughed.

    Not to mention, laughter is the best weapon to eliminate barriers.  Lingyue was only slightly interested in him at first, but she didn't expect to talk more. However, she found that the two of them had some common topics, and the more they talked, the happier they became.

    Unlike Lingyue, Cao Anmin is a veteran of flowers. He was very happy to see Lingyue, and even flattered him, causing Lingyue to cover her mouth and laugh from time to time.  This conversation lasted for most of the day, and it wasn't until Wu Ma sent someone to bring food that Lingyue and Cao Anmin felt hungry.

    Lingyue smiled and said to Cao Anmin: "Sir, it's getting late. You should go back to your home early to rest. I have some inconveniences here. If the master is free tomorrow, I would like to invite you to our place as a guest. I would be honored!  "

    With such beauty, Cao Anmin naturally nodded repeatedly.  Days passed day by day, and more than ten days later, Cao Anmin had become a frequent visitor to Lingyue Mansion.  After being in contact for a long time, Lingyue even had the idea of ????introducing Cao Anmin to join the religion.  If even the direct descendants of the Cao family, the backbone of Qiao County, join the Holy Cult, it means that the resurgence of the Moon Worship Cult is just around the corner!

    In fact, people are very strange to each other. Everyone knows Lin Le's thoughts about Lin Yue, and Lin Yue also has a slight affection for Lin Le. However, this window cannot be broken, and the relationship between the two has always been close and separate.  Everyone knew Cao Anmin's treacherous intentions, and Lingyue also knew it, but after getting along for a long time, the two of them actually had such a little ambiguity.  Maybe it's because, even though Lingyue has experienced all the worldly events, she is still essentially a girl waiting to be married, and she instinctively feels a little happy that someone is obsessed with her.

    Lin Le didn¡¯t have much fondness for the oily Cao Anmin, but he was busy with another big thing recently and couldn¡¯t take care of him for the time being.  This major event is related to the prosperity of the Moon Worship Sect, that is - smuggling salt!

    After Wen Sheng¡¯s death, there was a temporary fault in the private salt sales network near Qiao County. Lin Le was keenly aware of this and found that this was a great opportunity to accumulate wealth and expand strength.  Although he has just entered this industry, there are too many levels to clear, and the cost is slightly expensive, but the rising market has allowed Lin Le to make a lot of money.  It's just a small business now, but in the past ten days, Lin Le has made more than the auction house. In addition to handing over the money to the public treasury of the Moon Worship Sect, the rest is distributed to the brothers in the sect, and everyone has gained  Heartfelt support and strong support!

    To do it, we need to be bigger and stronger. Lin Le is very determined to monopolize the entire Qiao County market. However, after this period of research, he found that the entire Qiao County has several strong forces that should not be underestimated.  One of them is the official force of Qiao County represented by County Magistrate Liu Quan and County Lieutenant Yuan Ping, the other is the civil force of Qiao County represented by the Cao family and Heifengzhai Du Lang, and the third force is left by Wen Sheng  The remaining forces are also the focus of Lin Le's current annexation and integration.  Even if Wen Sheng can establish a firm foothold in Qiao County, the private salt market in Qiao County will still be three pillars.

    At this time, the county magistrate Liu Quan and the county lieutenant Yuan Ping also discovered the Cao family's tendency to get involved in selling illegal salt. Yuan Ping quietly persuaded Liu Quan: "Sir, Cao Song of the Cao family was once a high-ranking official in the imperial court and has great potential power;  Cao Cao served as the Prime Minister of Jinan again and had a good official reputation. He gained a lot of fame by cracking down on prostitutes. We have already made a lot of money, so why bother fighting with them and losing both sides?! Why not eliminate this sudden appearance first?  Linle small stocksWork hard!  "

    Liu Quan shook his head and said secretly: "Lin Le suddenly appeared. His foundation is not stable. He is just a scabies disease, which is easy to deal with. The Cao family is our most serious problem! How much money have we made now based on how many goods we have shipped?"  ? The Cao family's attempt to rob my property is unbearable! Mr. Yuan, I heard that many people in Jinan are already dissatisfied with Cao Cao. I believe they will take action soon. By then, we only need to add fuel to the flames and we will be able to  This seemingly behemoth Cao family has been defeated in one fell swoop! Lord Yuan, don¡¯t worry, the fun is yet to come!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 44 Everyone has their own plans

    [This book finally has a thousand collections!  The New Year is here, I hope you all can leave messages in the book club and add your best!  From the second to the sixth day of the lunar month, there will be at least one update every day. I hope everyone will continue reading, collecting and recommending it while visiting relatives. Thank you!  ¡¿

    Jinan Mansion, the residence of the Prime Minister.  Cao Cao threw the bamboo slips in his hand to the ground, and slapped the tables with his right hand so hard that the dishes on them shook to the ground!  I heard him say angrily: "These cowards know that they are worth killing for being corrupt, perverting the law, and clinging to the powerful! This makes me so angry!"

    There was no one around. Cao Cao's new concubine, Bian, hurriedly walked to Cao Cao, stretched out her hand to massage his head, and whispered, "Why are you so angry, husband? These corrupt officials know how to abuse people."  Common people, what kind of ethics can we talk about?! When I used to make a living as an artist, I had to give most of the meager reward I received every day to the government's helpers. These people are really knocking the bones and sucking the marrow. It's hard for the common people to survive after being exploited by them.  !¡±

    Cao Cao leaned back, simply lay in Bian's arms, and sighed: "Fortunately, I struck decisively some time ago and attacked the obscene priests. Otherwise, these silverfish would have exploited the people too much, and they would have provoked a civil uprising!  Behind these people, there are not only high-ranking officials and noble families, but also the faint shadows of regular servants in the palace, which really makes it difficult for me to make up my mind!"

    Seeing that Cao Cao was very worried, Mrs. Bian also felt a little distressed and advised in a low voice: "Husband, don't think about these troublesome things and read the letter sent by someone from my hometown. After you received it just now, you were busy reading the letter from your subordinates.  The letter of your investigation report hasn¡¯t been opened yet!¡±

    "Yes, yes, yes!" Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, immediately stood up and pulled out a wax-sealed bamboo tube from under the table, casually opened the wax seal, used a knife to pry open the plug of the bamboo tube, and took out a volume of silk books.

    As he watched, he nodded repeatedly, and couldn't help but take pictures of several cases: "You are really a thousand-mile horse of my Cao family!"

    Cao Cao laughed loudly and showed off the silk book in his hand to Bian, and said with a smile: "Retreating the enemy alone, Ang'er's courage is very good, he is quite like his father and me in the past! No wonder I said it in the past  My father has not agreed many times, but now he has taken the initiative to write to me and asked Ding to adopt Ang'er. It seems that my father is also very happy to see Ang'er!"

    Lady Bian received the letter and read it briefly. When she saw that the letter contained the news that Cao Ang was retreating from the enemy alone, and that Cao Song intended to let Cao Ang be adopted by Lady Ding, she smiled and said, "I would like to congratulate you husband, there is a  Such a brave and wise son!"

    "Of course, how about you see who his father is!" Cao Cao laughed proudly, put his head on Ding's belly, and said with a smile: "Baby, your brother is so capable, wait until you are born  I must learn from him in the future and become the pillar of my Cao family as soon as possible!"

    Bian looked at Cao Cao with a smile, as if looking at a child that had not grown up. She smiled and said: "Husband, I will not understand your words until he is born. I have only been pregnant with him for a few months now.  How would he understand?"

    Cao Cao laughed, pricked Bian's cheek with his beard, and stood up with a smile: "There are still a lot of troublesome political affairs to be busy with. You go to the backyard to rest first. If you feel bored, let your brother Bian Bing accompany you to go shopping.  , buy some rouge. Don¡¯t feel bad about spending money, you are just too frugal.¡±

    Mrs. Bian agreed obediently and smiled as she watched Cao Cao get up and walk to the front yard.  When Cao Cao's figure disappeared behind the screen wall, she sighed softly and walked slowly toward the backyard.

    There are three kinds of unfilial piety, the worst is not having offspring. Although Cao Cao loved Ding very much, as the eldest son of the family, he still had the obligation to reproduce.  Even if Cao Cao loved Ding, he would not stop taking concubines because of her. Therefore, although Bian was born as a performer, once she became pregnant, Cao Cao immediately improved her status and treatment, promoting her from a domestic kabuki to a concubine.  .  Originally, the Bian family still had the idea that the mother is more valuable than the son, but now it seems that after adopting Cao Ang, the Ding family's status has become unbreakable, and she has to continue to be a concubine with a low eyebrow, alas!

    When Mrs. Bian walked to the backyard, she saw Bian Bingzheng holding a maid up and down her arms, so she coughed several times.

    When Bian Bing heard the noise, he quickly retracted his hand, turned around and saw that it was his sister. Then he felt relieved and said with a smile: "It turns out to be my sister, I was shocked!"

    When the maid saw that it was Mr. Bian who was coming, she felt a little ashamed, bowed, then bowed her head and left.

    Ms. Bian strode forward, slapped her brother hard in the face, and said angrily: "How come you only have such a small fortune, and you take advantage of other girls every day!"

    "Sister, why are you so angry?" Bian Bing looked at her in surprise, covered his face and asked: "Who provoked you? Tell me, I will vent your anger for you! Is it your brother-in-law? He is really  If he dares to mess with you, I will"

    "What are you talking about?" Bian asked with a sneer.

    Bian Bing had a shy face and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law??Prime Minister Jinan, what can I, a little gangster, do?  If he makes you angry, the best I can do is ignore him.  "

    Ms. Bian was amused by the expression on her brother's face. She shook her head, looked at her brother with hatred, and whispered: "If you are serious, go to your brother-in-law's military camp to report tomorrow! Don't be complacent yet.  , you have to start as an ordinary soldier and rely on your own ability to let your brother-in-law promote you!"

    Seeing the embarrassment on Bian Bing's face, Mrs. Bian sighed and whispered: "Brother, we are not from a good background, and my sister only gets the favor of her husband because of her beauty. If my sister and I become old and lose my beauty in the future, how can I still be there?"  The glory now? I can count on you in the future!"

    Looking at the faint crow¡¯s feet in the corner of his sister¡¯s eyes, Bian Bing stood up straight and said in a deep voice: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, sister, brother, I will work hard!¡±

    Seeing the serious look on her brother's face for the first time, Ms. Bian felt very comforted. She patted Bian Bing's shoulder hard, and she was speechless than a thousand words.

    At this time, in a hidden cellar in Qiao County, Cao Anmin held incense and candles in his hands, kowtowed ten times in front of the statue of the Moon God, and said in a low voice: "Disciple Cao Anmin, a native of Qiao County, today I am willing to  If you join our Moon Worshiping Holy Cult, you will never apostatize! You must obey the things ordered by the leader, and you will never try things that are prohibited by the leader. If you do anything that infringes on the interests of brothers in our religion, you will be punished with three swords and six holes! If you rebel  The act of teaching should be cut into pieces by a thousand knives and thrown into the eighteenth level of the underworld after death, where you will never be able to stand up again!"

    Lingyue stood next to the Moon God and whispered: "The ceremony is completed!"

    When Cao Anmin stood up, Lingyue smiled at him and whispered: "From now on, we are all brothers in the religion. We should trust each other, love each other, and develop together. Anmin, you have just joined the religion. Let me introduce to you, this  It is Sun Xin, the elder of the punishment hall, who is in charge of the punishment in our church!"

    "Hello, Elder Sun!" Cao Anmin quickly bowed and saluted.

    Sun Xin had a very senior position in the church, and he advocated the punishment hall, so his status was very respected.  He just nodded slightly, which was regarded as a return gift.

    Lingyue pointed at Lin Le and said: "This is the senior brother Lin Le who is in charge of intelligence in our sect. You can call him senior brother. Despite his humble appearance, he is the first to know all the news about our Moon Worship Sect.  Even the news surrounding me, the senior sister, is clear to him."

    "I've met senior brother!" Cao Anmin smiled and saluted, but he straightened his back and had no intention of bending down.

    Lin Le nodded and whispered to Lingyue: "Senior Sister, I have something to say to you alone!"

    Lingyue frowned, seeing that Lin Le was very determined, so she left Cao Anmin here to chat with everyone, and walked out of the cellar with Lin Le.

    There was no one else around at this time. Lin Le approached Ling Yue and whispered: "Senior sister, I still maintain my opinion and do not agree to admit Cao Anmin into the religion! After all, he comes from a wealthy family, and he only thinks about his family.  Even if he invests in our religion, he only wants to use the brothers in the religion to help him climb up the ladder. He will not truly believe in the religion at all! Now, senior sister, not only will you personally introduce him to the religion, but you will also recruit several important figures in the religion.  It¡¯s very inappropriate to introduce it to him!¡±

    Lingyue shook her head, "Lin Le, your idea is too old. It's time to change it! Our Moon Worshiping Sect has all come to Qiao County now. We need to take root here and cannot do without the support of the local people. Cao Anmin  Although he comes from a wealthy Cao family, his status is now in jeopardy, and his father and brother are no longer able to help him. At this time, the only thing he can rely on is our Moon Worshiping Sect, who will definitely be extremely loyal to us. And we can also rely on the Cao family's network resources.  Using Cao Anmin as a guise, we can expand our power as much as we can. This is a good thing that brings convenience to both parties!"

    "Lingyue, what you said may make sense, but Cao Anmin like this only cares about his own power and can only take advantage of his untrustworthiness. Don't let him know too many secrets in the sect!" Lin Le still frowned.  Said: "I suggest that you draw out some hidden power that is unknown to him and continue to lurk in case of accidents! After all, he has turned to our Moon Worship Cult for an impure purpose!"

    Lingyue nodded slightly, Lin Le¡¯s words made sense, and it could be implemented.  Anyway, there has always been a tradition in religion to leave hidden veins in case of unexpected events. Let¡¯s listen to Lin Le¡¯s suggestion this time.

    Lin Le saw Lingyue nodding, and whispered in a low voice: "And I think Cao Anmin is a glib person who cannot be trusted. Lingyue, you should also be wary of him, don't let him deceive you!"

    "Are you jealous?" Lingyue looked at Lin Le with a smile.

    Lin Le shook his head repeatedly, "How does he have the right to make me jealous?! Humph!"

    "You're still jealous!" Lingyue said with a smile, "I know, you stingy one!"

    ¡­¡­

    While Lingyue and Lin Le were laughing, Cao Anmin was seizing the time to chat with the people in the cellar.The people of the Moon Sect exchanged greetings and concentrated on remembering their appearance!  The imperial court always responded with an attitude of crackdown and suppression on these secret religions that were not officially recognized. After squeezing out their use value in the future, they could report them for meritorious service and clear themselves out!  Forewarned is forearmed, without prejudging the waste!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 45 A unique approach

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    Cao Hong laughed when he looked at the salt bags in the warehouse, as if he was seeing bags and piles of money. He patted the salt bags beside him and said to Cao Ang with a smile: "Aang, I didn't expect you.  There is also this way. Although the price of salt has dropped slightly now, it is still 15% higher than usual. Our business is a sure profit!"

    Cao Ang frowned slightly and asked curiously: "Uncle, as far as I know, Vincent was the largest private salt dealer nearby. After his death, the price in Qiao County has soared. It has increased by more than 20% some time ago."  , why has it dropped again now?¡±

    Cao Hong sighed and whispered: "I heard that there was something wrong with the secret warehouse left by Vincent for some reason, and it was discovered and sealed by Liu Quan. Now Liu Quan has begun to sell the salt in the warehouse in batches.  With salt on the market, the price will naturally drop. What's more, a young man named Lin Le has appeared in the city recently. He is very capable. Many of Vincent's subordinates have been recruited by that man. Those who disobey will mysteriously disappear. Now he controls  The sales channel is also exporting goods. I heard that it was illegal salt that was urgently shipped from several nearby states! It is normal for such two companies to cause trouble together, and the market price has dropped. When our batch of goods is sold, the price of salt will  It¡¯s almost stabilized.¡±

    Cao Ang took a step forward and whispered: "Uncle, my nephew has a novelty. Please take a look at it."

    After speaking, Cao Ang took out a small cloth bag from his arms and handed it to Cao Hong.

    Cao Hong opened it and saw that inside the cloth bag was a handful of fine white powder.  He swallowed a few mouthfuls of spit, put some of it in his mouth, and said in disbelief: "Nephew, you have met an immortal, how can there be such high-quality salt in this world?!"

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Can refined salt of such quality be sold for more than ten times or even higher? I know that my uncle has a lot of contacts in Qiao County. Can we promote it? For example,  The best people use the best salt!"

    Cao Hong's eyes lit up and he asked in a low voice: "You mean, let's take the high-quality route?"

    Cao Ang nodded, "My nephew feels that the competition in this low-end market is very cruel and the profits are quite low. We might as well concentrate our efforts on the high-end market! Anyway, all the salt in Qiao County now is this kind of coarse salt, and no one  Come and sell this kind of fine salt. As far as I know, there are many wealthy families in Qiao County and even the surrounding areas. Everyone is not short of money and can afford this salt. If this fine salt is positioned in the high-end market, what you buy is  Can the quality and the brand you buy be used to open up sales in one fell swoop?¡±

    Cao Hong nodded repeatedly and smiled from ear to ear. He patted Cao Ang's shoulder and whispered: "Ang'er, now we are going to make a fortune! By the way, where did you get this fine salt? Can you?"  If we can¡¯t provide stable supply for a long time, how much will it cost?¡±

    Cao Ang nodded, "It's just a matter of repeatedly dissolving, filtering, evaporating, and precipitating crystals after supersaturation. The cost is quadrupled compared to coarse salt, and the effort also takes more time!"

    Cao Hong took a step forward and whispered in confusion: "I don't understand, nephew, but did you make these refined salts yourself?"

    Seeing Cao Ang nodding, Cao Hong whispered: "From today on, you must choose a reliable person to handle this matter. I will explain the situation to the clan leader and ask him to allocate the safest and most secluded place in our Cao family to you.  All the required appliances are ordered in batches from home and must not be leaked. Even if the cost is doubled several times, we can sell it at a high price and we will definitely make a lot of money!"

    Cao Hong looked very excited. He tried his best to lower his voice and said in a low voice: "Ang'er, you have dug a big gold mine for our Cao family for generations! My uncle never thought that you, Ang'er, would be able to do business like this.  The talent is really beyond my uncle's expectation! In fact, studying and practicing martial arts is just a trivial way, doing business and getting rich is the kingly way. Let's make money and enjoy in a low-key way! Are you interested in helping uncle? If you come, don't say anything else, uncle, I will immediately  I¡¯ll give you 30% of the share! I only have 30% of the share, so how about it, my uncle is very sincere!¡±

    Cao Ang smiled slightly, "Uncle, if I go to your place to help you full-time, my father will come back to check my homework and beat me to death! I won't go. If you really have this intention, you might as well write a letter to my father."

    Cao Hong shook his head repeatedly, "I don't want to be chased by your father. Forget it, I won't go if you don't go. Just give me some advice. By the way, take this small bag of salt, let's go to your grandfather's place now.  Give him a good report."

    Soon, after seeing this small bag of refined salt, Cao Ang received Cao Song's full support.  Cao Song not only gave Cao Ang a separate courtyard, but also specially assigned Cao Rui and other ten people who performed well in the last operation against bandits to Cao Ang as his followers.  [The supporting role "Cao Rui" is provided by book friend "¡ÚYun Tianqing¡Û"!  ¡¿

    The old man is still on the 4thIt¡¯s time to announce that in the future, the salt you eat will be replaced by this refined salt. It doesn¡¯t matter whether you have money or not, the key is the grade!

    Under Cao Ang¡¯s suggestion, Cao Song decided that the New Year gifts to various families in Qiao County in the next few days would be based on this refined salt, accompanied by exquisite embroidered packaging bags.

    When the heads of the major families in Qiao County opened the bag, they couldn't believe their eyes.  Oh my God, where have they ever seen such snow-white refined salt in their lives?  Where did you get this?

    So Cao Hong, who was in charge of giving gifts, arrogantly promoted: This is the high-quality salt that the Cao family got from Luoyang. It was the high-quality salt that the Jiangnan salt-making family spent a lot of effort and paid a heavy cost to obtain.  If the Cao family hadn't had a strong relationship with them and had good friendships, they would never have been able to buy it!

    Who is Cao Hong? He is the number one profiteer in Qiao County!  As a result of his deception, major families were tempted, and orders flew into the Cao family like snowflakes.  And customers have said that what they buy is not only the product, but also the quality and level of life. It is better not to buy it but to buy it alone, which is the most expensive!

    Liu Quan originally thought he was going to have a tough price war with the Cao family, so he specially opened up the upper-level route, hired a protective umbrella, and spent a lot of money.  Unexpectedly, the Cao family found a new way to sell refined salt.  Now all his arrangements came to nothing. In order to maximize the use of resources, Liu Quan set his target on Lin Le. Who has made this kid more popular recently?

    Liu Quan also paid a lot of attention to the sudden rise of Lin Le. He sent people to investigate his background and found that this guy's fortune history is quite legendary:

    According to the investigation, Lin Le is from Jinan and has been hanging out in Jinan in the past.  After Cao Cao took office as the Prime Minister of Jinan, Lin Le's business suffered losses and he had to switch to selling slaves.  As a result, his last auction in Qiao County was a complete success and he got a lot of spare money. Lin Le happened to encounter the sudden death of Wen Sheng. Lin Le sensitively sensed the business opportunities, so he devoted himself to the private salt business and made a lot of money.  .

    Liu Quan smiled slightly and said to Yuan Ping: "Master Yuan, I think Lin Le's family history is very suspicious! Why was he able to seize the opportunity of Vincent's death? Did he play any role in Vincent's death?  A dishonorable role?! Although we can't wrong a good person, we can't let go of a bad person! Moreover, after Vincent's death, the huge amount of property disappeared. Was it Lin Le who tried to defraud him? Or, was it Lin Lejian?  Cai wanted to collude with bandits from Heifeng Village to kill Vincent? You know, Heifeng Village has been trying to do private salt business recently, and they also have the motive to kill Vincent!"

    Yuan Ping stretched out his thumb and praised continuously: "My lord's reasoning is very reasonable. Lin Le is indeed suspected of committing a major crime! As for Heifeng Village, our energy is limited, so let's open a gap from Lin Le's side first!"

    Liu Quan nodded, "What you said makes sense. Du Lang is also a sensible person, so let's start the investigation from Lin Le to see if he is related to Wen Sheng's death! Look,  Should I send a few government officials to capture him directly?"

    Yuan Ping shook his head, "Being able to integrate the remaining forces left by Wen Sheng, an outsider is not afraid of the counterattack of the Qiao County government. Such a person should not be arrested by a few government officials! Do you want me to send a team of soldiers to arrest him?  come over?"

    Liu Quan shook his head, "It's better to be polite before fighting. We in Qiao County are also reasonable. I believe Lin Le is also willing to become our subordinate. After all, our supply of goods is relatively sufficient! Let's do this. I will send someone to send him an invitation. Let's go together.  Have a meal.¡±

    Yuan Ping nodded, the two of them looked at each other, smiled tacitly, and cursed in their hearts: Why doesn't this old fox choke to death when he eats, or chokes to death when he drinks water?  !  Just now, both of them proposed to send people to arrest Lin Le, just to monopolize the resources Lin Le had at his disposal. Unexpectedly, both of them saw what the other was thinking. As partners, it was difficult to argue, so they could only find a compromise.  The trick was just to make Lin Le cheaper.

    Just when the two old foxes were fighting each other, Lin Le, who was well-informed, also felt a hint of crisis.

    Originally, the private salt market in Qiao County was occupied by the Cao family, Liu Quan, and Lin Le, presenting a tripartite situation. No one could annex the other two parties in a short period of time, so the market was relatively stable and orderly.  But now the Cao family has withdrawn from the coarse salt market and concentrates on selling refined salt. In this way, Lin Le will face the malicious competition from the county magistrate Liu Quan!  He was the county magistrate, and he was colluding with the county captain. It can be said that Liu Quan's stamp of his feet would shake up Qiao County!  What should I do?

    Just when Lin Le was worried, Cao Anmin, who was short of money recently, came up to him and asked with a smile: "Brother Lin, what's the trouble? It's all on me! I, Cao Anmin, am from Qiao County  I am a local snake, quite famous, and everyone gives me face. But the cost"

    Cao Anmin rubbed his hands and looked at Lin Le with a smile.  Lin Le smiled slightly??, "Expenses are not the problem, the question is do you have the ability? The most profitable thing in our religion now is selling private salt, but now we have to compete directly with Liu Quan! He is the county magistrate, Bailihou!"

    "What's so difficult about this?" Cao Anmin said with a smile: "I, Cao Anmin, always have some thin noodles. To make peace, we always sit together and make peace. We give the county magistrate 20 to 30 percent of our shares, and we all work together."  That¡¯s it for investing in stocks and doing business! People, you have to be flexible!¡±

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 Volume 1 Chapter 46 Feihe Tower Banquet

    [Thanks to book friend "¡ÚYun Tianqing¡Û" for the reward!  ] Qiao County, Feihe Tower, private room on the third floor.

    Hua Tuo grabbed an elbow with both hands, and while biting it, he said vaguely: "Aang, I'm not telling you, you're too polite! The food and drinks at Feihe Tower are really too expensive, and it's unjust for you to spend this money."  What are you doing with money?! I've been running a medical clinic in Qiao County for so long, and this is my second time back! It's too expensive!"

    Cao Ang raised his glass to him and said with a smile: "Sir, you're welcome. The last time you taught me Wu Qin Xi, you were considered half of my master. This time, I troubled you to help treat Lingshan's wounds. It was also very hard."  As your half-disciple, I should treat you to a meal!"

    Hua Tuo raised his wine glass, took a big sip of wine, and put some vegetables into his mouth. He smiled and said while eating: "Actually, I eat a lot of these meats and vegetables on weekdays, but I still feel like this  Feihelou¡¯s cooking has the purest taste! Especially this elbow, it has both color and flavor, is fat but not greasy, it¡¯s really fragrant!¡±

    ¡°Sir, since the food is delicious, let¡¯s use more of it.¡± Cao Ang smiled and clapped his hands, ¡°Waiter, here¡¯s another pot of elbow meat. If it¡¯s delicious, we¡¯ll come over to eat it in the future!¡±

    "Okay!" The waiter said loudly: "A bowl of elbow meat from the C-shaped seat on the third floor!"

    Cao Ang was a little curious and asked the waiter in a low voice: "Why is this seat C? We obviously want the upper class seats in the restaurant!"

    The waiter smiled apologetically and said, "To tell you the truth, seats A, B, and C are all premium seats in our store. However, seats A and B in our store were reserved yesterday. They are seats in our county.  Your Majesty is about to come here. Master, please speak in a lower voice. Behind the screen is Seat A. It would be inappropriate if your Majesty the County overhears some of your words."

    Xiao Yi, who was standing on the side, heard this and said loudly: "Do you think we have no power? We are"

    Cao Ang shook his head, "Xiao Yi, my second brother is also kind-hearted. Let's keep our voices down so as not to disturb others and cause trouble again."

    Cao Ang smiled and took out a small bunch of money from his arms, handed it to the second brother, and said with a smile: "Thank you for the reminder, second brother. You can take the money first. If there is anything you need to pay attention to, you can  Rich, remind me more.¡±

    The waiter in the shop was overjoyed and quickly put the bunch of money in his arms, bowed and said: "Thank you, Master, for the reward! Don't worry, Master, just speak softly and don't disturb others. If anything happens, I will give it to you in advance."  Let me say hello and let you prepare in advance. You eat first, and I will hurry up the elbow."

    The waiter smiled and gave a salute, then turned and left happily.  The small bunch of money just now amounted to five or six hundred pieces, which was enough for him to earn three or four days' wages.  Moreover, both the young master and the old man seemed to be foodies. They would inevitably come to Feihe Tower in the future. As long as he took good care of them, he would have an extra way to make money.

    After the waiter left, Xiao Yi said angrily: "Sir, as long as you reveal your identity, even the magistrate of Qiao County will give you some thin noodles!"

    "Xiao Yi, you have to be low-key!" Cao Ang said with a smile: "Anyway, the waiter is gone, sir, he is not an outsider. Come and try the dishes of Feihelou."

    Xiao Yi swallowed and spat, "It's wrong, I'm just a servant"

    "What's wrong?" Hua Tuo said with a smile: "Aang is right, try it quickly."

    Cao Ang had already taken a plate at this time, placed a large piece of elbow meat on it, and handed it to Xiao Yi.

    Xiao Yi took the plate, took a big bite, and widened his eyes: "My mother, how can it taste so delicious?!"

    Hua Tuo laughed loudly and said with a smile: "As long as you work diligently and be loyal to the master from now on, I believe Aang will definitely take you here again to try this signature dish!"

    Xiao Yi nodded repeatedly, eating meat with big mouthfuls without thinking about talking.

    At this time, the famous waiter ran over and said in a low voice: "Everyone, be careful when eating. I don't know why the seats in the restaurant are all full today. Many of them are people with rough faces. Maybe they drank too much."  There will be trouble. There are also many policemen who have changed into casual clothes and are eating on the second floor! I always feel that something is not right today. If you have nothing to do, you should eat early and go home!"

    Cao Ang smiled and nodded, and said in a low voice: "Thank you, second brother, for reminding us that we will eat honestly and not cause trouble. In fact, we haven't seen any big shots in Qiao County yet. We can meet them today, and we will have something to talk about in the future."

    The waiter understood it very well. In fact, meeting the county magistrate was his biggest asset when he returned to the village. Every time he returned to the village, he would talk about it for a long time to increase his worth.

    Soon, the waiter ran out, but he didn¡¯tQualified to lead the way, Cao Ang vaguely saw from the screen that the shopkeeper of Feihe Tower was personally walking in front, leading the way for Liu Quan and others.

    When everyone sits well, the shopkeeper immediately laughed and said, "Everyone, we will invite a new chef in Feihelou, which is very delicious with elbows, color and fragrance "

    Before the shopkeeper finished the introduction, Liu Quan said impatiently: "Okay, you don't have to wait here. Pick out the specialty dishes in your store and bring them all to me!"

    The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly and trotted away.  Liu Quan then said to everyone: "The troublesome person is finally gone. Since I took office in Qiao County, I have eaten in all the restaurants and restaurants in Qiao County, and only the food at Feihe Tower is the best to my liking!"  Shopkeeper Lin, I wonder how many restaurants you have eaten at?"

    Shopkeeper Lin?  Cao Ang was stunned. Could it be that he was talking about Lin Le, who had been doing well recently?  Didn't Liu Quan and Lin Le compete with each other? How could they have a banquet together?

    Thinking of this, Cao Ang concentrated his attention and listened carefully.  Then I heard a relatively cheerful voice: "The rice I have eaten as a junior is not as salty as the food that the adults have eaten. Everything depends on the adults!"

    As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a very familiar voice saying: "Sir, our shopkeeper Lin is just a passer-by in our Qiao County. He can have such little achievements. Isn't this your consideration? In fact, we should have hosted a banquet long ago.  Sir, we feel really sorry for letting you treat us now!"

    Cao Ang was startled. This voice was very familiar. Who could it be?  He smiled apologetically at Hua Tuo, quietly walked to the screen, took a sneak peek over there, and was suddenly startled: Isn't this guy Cao Anmin? How did he get here?  Why are you so familiar with Lin Le, both inside and outside the conversation?  !

    Cao Ang was very surprised, and Liu Quan was also a little surprised. He rubbed his eyes a little exaggeratedly, and asked with a smile: "Isn't this the wise nephew of the Cao family? Why are you here?"

    Cao Anmin said with a smile: "Uncle Liu, it's not that you don't know that my father was framed by a traitor and is no longer in charge of the financial power of the government. The little monthly money is not enough for my expenses. No, I and I  Shopkeeper Lin hit it off right away, let¡¯s do some small business together!¡±

    "Small business?!" Liu Quan laughed, "Can nearly half of the private salt dealers in Qiao County be considered small businesses?! My dear nephew, I'm not talking about you as an uncle! In fact, these merchants are not in your position at all.  It should be taken care of! If you really want to do something, why not sell this share and become a clerk in my county government to familiarize yourself with political affairs!"

    Although Liu Quan¡¯s words meant to persuade Cao Anmin to give up and withdraw, he did also express concern for Cao Anmin.  Merchants have never been valued by everyone, and their status is relatively low.  Comparatively speaking, the clerk of the county government is a leisurely job, which can be regarded as decent.

    Cao Anmin bowed deeply to Liu Quan: "Thank you uncle for your love!"

    Before he could say his words of refusal, Liu Quan had already said with a smile: "As long as my nephew agrees, I will report to the county office at noon tomorrow and familiarize myself with the government affairs procedures. Next year, I will go to the county to fight for it and give you a  What do you think of Xiaolian¡¯s quota?¡±

    Liu Quan's move was also an impromptu move. For a long time, the Cao family in Qiao County had been isolated and independent. In addition, Cao Song, the patriarch of the Cao family, was quite powerful. When Liu Quan handled political affairs, he did not dare to infringe upon the Cao family.  The powerful interests at the head did not dare to question their decisions.  If Cao Anmin can be used to divide and disintegrate the Cao family, it will be worth paying for a filial piety quota.

    Cao Anmin was very moved when he heard the price that Liu Quan saw. He quickly bowed and said, "Thank you uncle for your kindness. I will report to the county government tomorrow. Brother Lin should discuss this salt matter with his uncle!"  "

    After finishing speaking, he solemnly saluted, walked straight to the side, watched his ears, nose and heart, and stopped interfering.

    Lin Le has seen shameless people, but never such shameless people.  Before arriving, Cao Anmin also said that he would argue with Liu Quan for Lin Le's interests. For this reason, Cao Anmin even accepted the hundred ingots of gold sent by Lin Le!  But now, just for the sake of a filial and honest quota, Cao Anmin turned his back and refused to recognize anyone else. He really had no moral integrity!  Fortunately, the gold I gave you was not pure, otherwise I would have lost even more!

    Liu Quan was also a little stunned. He had seen shameless people, but he had never seen such shameless people.  No wonder Cao Song gave up on this grandson. If he were Cao Song, he would never make such a guy his legitimate son!

    Lin Le sighed softly and said to Liu Quan: "Sir, the common man is just a merchant, but I didn't expect that he would be so valued by you. Selling salt to others not only requires hard work, but also worries; selling salt to you not only feels safe, but also  This is reassuring! Sir, you tell me the rules and I will follow them!"

    "Good!" Liu Quan, regardless of his dignity, praised loudly: "Those who know the current affairs are the ones who know the current affairs."Junjie, since Shopkeeper Lin is so smart, I, Liu, will not be merciless. You do this business, I will provide you with the source of goods, and I will give you three of the sales profit!  You don¡¯t have to pay any business tax in the entire Qiao County. What do you think?  "

    Lin Le bowed down solemnly: "Lin is just following your lead!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 47 Protecting Cao Cao

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    Cao Ang frowned slightly. As far as he knew, Xiaolian's place was in short supply. Although Liu Quan had some power, he couldn't be so sure unless there were other big bosses behind him to support him!  But my grandfather said a few days ago that Liu Quan took office based on his own strength and did not have any decent network of connections?  Moreover, even if Qiao County can be allocated a quota, the powerful and prominent families in Qiao County will have to discuss and decide. Liu Quan's private appointment as a county magistrate will not count at all!  So why is Liu Quan so sure?  !

    Cao Ang fell into deep thought. It is said that Liu Quan is from Yangxian, Wu County, and I have never heard that they have any high officials there!

    Probably because the peace agreement was reached, the place next door was very lively, and soon the host and guest had a good time and left.  Cao Ang waited until there was no movement outside, then took Xiao Yi and escorted Hua Tuo back to the hospital.

    When he took Xiao Yi back to his residence, riding his horse and whipping his whip, he happened to see Xie'er standing outside his yard, waiting anxiously.

    Seeing Cao Ang's return, Xie'er quickly reported: "Young Master, Madam has sent people to urge you several times, saying that she has something important to see you! Go quickly! By the way, the girl you are raising in the outer courtyard has also sent  Someone sent a letter saying that he wanted to tell you something."

    Cao Ang nodded, "My mother must have something important to do, so she sent someone to rush me. Let's do this, I'll go to my mother's place, and you go to Lingshan's place, ask her what's wrong, and tell me when you come back!"

    Seeing that Xie'er was very surprised, Cao Ang scratched his head and said with a smile: "I was so busy during this period that I forgot to tell you. The girl I rescued from the outer courtyard is called Lingshan. She has a good temper. I believe you will do it in the future.  We¡¯ll get along well!¡±

    Cao Ang said a few more words and then left with Xiao Yi, leaving Xie'er standing there in surprise.  How is it possible, how could that girl have the same name as the saint?  Could it be said that a saint must also marry into the Cao family for religious affairs?  No way!

    Not to mention the turmoil in Xie'er's heart, Cao Ang quickly arrived in front of Ding's door and strode in.  Not only did Yu'er not dare to intercept him this time, she also took the initiative to raise the curtain for Cao Ang and led the way diligently.

    Cao Ang followed her with a smile, and soon came to Ding, and asked in a low voice: "Why is mother looking for me? I heard from Xie'er that you have sent people to look for me many times, what is the important matter?  ah?"

    Ding smiled and said to Cao Ang: "I just received a letter from your father today, in which he agreed to adopt you into my name. Moreover, your father praised you very much in the letter, saying that he had given you to your grandfather.  Write a letter and ask him to personally take charge of your adoption. Although your father does not have time to return to Qiao County, considering that you will attend various major occasions in the future, he personally gave you a nickname: Zixiu! From today on, you  It¡¯s Cao Ang and Cao Zixiu!¡±

    Cao Ang was overjoyed, "I have the words, I have the words!"

    Because he is still young, everyone always calls him "Aang". When someone with unclear speech speaks it, it is easy for people to think that he is hiccupping or imitating the braying of a donkey.  Not long ago, Cao Ang made a joke. When he was out running, he heard someone calling him. He quickly ran over to take a look and found that it was the little black donkey in the barn!

    Ding looked at the excited Cao Ang with a smile and said to him: "Your father also talked about some political affairs in Jinan in the letter, and asked you to express your views and send it to him with the letter. It seems that your father has also begun to train your skills.  You are capable of handling things now, you can¡¯t let us down!¡±

    Cao Ang performed an exaggerated military salute, "The last general takes orders!"

    Ding laughed and said, "Look at how stupid you are. Your father will definitely be happy when he sees it. He has always wanted to carry a three-foot sword and conquer the world for the Han family. A little attendant like you is just the right person to sharpen his sword and lead his horse!"  "

    Cao Ang scratched his head, smiled, took the letter handed over by Ding, and read it carefully.

    The more he looked, the more Cao Ang frowned.  In the letter, Cao Cao gave a general introduction to the situation in Jinan. He said that Jinan has more than ten counties, and the county magistrates in eight of them have problems of relying on power and corruption and bending the law. It can be said that they are full of bad records!  In the past, the successive ministers of the country had not dared to abolish them due to the power behind them. Now Cao Cao is willing to punish them, but some time ago, he did not dare to do it rashly because the foundation was not stable.  Cao Cao asked Cao Ang in the letter his opinion on the matter, and asked him to hurry up and write a reply and send it to someone.

    Cao Ang slowly frowned. In the history he knew, Cao Cao vigorously improved the order of Jinan's officialdom, and eight of the ten county magistrates were dismissed at once. So "the traitors fled, and the Shao community was in awe"!  As a Jinan prime minister, Cao Cao is undoubtedly very competent and has won praise from the people of Jinan.  But soon afterwards, Cao Cao was forced to resign and return home under pressure, retreating to the countryside to wait for the opportunity.  Combining the history he had predicted, Cao Ang started to mutter: What should he suggest?

    IfI believe that it is safest to suggest that my father be in harmony with the light, and it should not lead to a counterattack by some dark forces.  But as a passionate young man, even though he traveled to ancient times, Cao Ang always felt a little unwilling!

    Why are these corrupt officials not doing anything practical, but they are burdening the common people with eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling, and committing all kinds of evil?  !  Why can't the common people get rid of them? They can only lower their heads and be obedient people. They can only kowtow and look forward to the so-called Qingtian Grand Master?  !  Why should we have illusions about these corrupt officials, expect them to have some integrity, and expect them to leave a little bit of relief food for the victims while embezzling the national treasury?  !

    Not only could he not accept it emotionally, but also rationally, Cao Ang also knew that his father could not accept this situation either!  Although Cao Ang did not communicate with Cao Cao face to face after time travel, he did pass several letters.  Whether it is the memory left in the body or the historical facts predicted in the mind, his father Cao Cao, at least at this time, is a passionate young man with an ideal complex!  Even if he wrote a letter asking his father to reconcile with him, his father would not agree. His loyalty to the Han Dynasty has not died, and his blood has not yet run cold!

    In this case, Cao Ang was not going to object to his father's handling of these officials in his letter. On the contrary, he would suggest that his father rectify the officialdom of Jinan.  However, the risk is too great, and he must find a way to protect his father!

    Thinking of this, Cao Ang raised the letter and asked Ding: "Mother, has father written to grandfather? Does grandfather know what father thinks?"

    Ding shook her head and said uncertainly: "Probably not. Your father is not a hesitant person. He is always decisive in doing things. Once he decides on something, he rarely asks for other people's opinions. Besides, your father always  I feel like your grandfather is stuck in the old ways and doesn¡¯t bother to discuss many things with him!¡±

    Cao Ang nodded lightly. His father, Cao Cao, is such a person. When dealing with things, he will listen to everyone's opinions. However, once he makes a decision, he will stick to it until the end. He will not look back until he hits the wall.  Will definitely look back.

    Cao Ang thought for a while and then said to Ding: "Mother, these corrupt officials in Jinan can certainly be killed, but the power behind them cannot be underestimated! If they are really easy to deal with, the Prime Minister of Jinan who has been in office for more than ten years will  Are they all corrupt people and just sit back and do nothing?! The trouble is serious, I'd better discuss it with my grandfather!"

    Ding nodded, "Ang'er, what are you saying? Your father is an impulsive person who does things like this. He is too bold and even reckless! You go and discuss the aftermath with your grandfather. I will  It is estimated that your father has already taken action against these people by the time he finished writing this letter!"

    Cao Ang agreed, put the letter in his arms, got up and went to his grandfather to discuss the matter.  It happened that my grandfather had just woken up from his nap and was enjoying himself sitting on a bamboo chair making tea.  Cao Ang handed the letter to his grandfather, and after he read it, he expressed his worries.

    Cao Song nodded, glanced at Cao Ang approvingly, and said in a deep voice: "Aang, no, Zixiu, your concerns are very reasonable! I think Ah Man should also realize this, it's just his pride or maybe  The persistence in his heart makes him unwilling to face these, let alone let them hinder his footsteps! What do you think? "

    "Grandpa, I think you had a lot of connections when you held important positions in the court in the past! Although you have retired to Qiao County now, you can still speak in the court." Cao Ang said in a low voice: "My grandson just has a preliminary idea.  , I hope you can come to Beijing once and use your old connections to pave the way for your father. Lest these corrupt officials' backstage retaliation suddenly arises and catch us off guard!"

    Cao Song nodded slightly: "It's good to take precautions before they happen! It's just that in officialdom, people have always been in a hurry. Although I still have a few idle positions, my influence is not as good as before. I'll give it a try! Anyway,  We, the children of the Cao family, must not be abused by those dirty officials!"

    Cao Ang looked around and saw no one else around, so he whispered: "The bustling world is all for profit; the bustling world is all for profit! Grandpa, our refined salt sales have been very strong recently, but the channels in our hands are limited.  , at most it only covers a few counties around Qiao County, and it is really unable to expand!

    Luoyang is the capital of our Han Dynasty, leading fashion. If my grandfather brings refined salt to Luoyang, it will definitely cause a new round of sales peak!  By then I believe that the powerful people in Luoyang will realize the value of this refined salt.  Grandfather might as well use the sales rights of this refined salt as a bargaining chip to secretly make friends with a few powerful people. Although we lost a little profit, we broadened the sales channels and weaved a more protective alliance for my father and our Cao family.  people network!

    ¡°In this way, even if my father offends important ministers in the government during his crackdown on corrupt officials, we can eliminate the negative influence on him and protect him, so that we won¡¯t be a victim of others!  Of course, the above is just mineJust some preliminary thoughts, and I hope my grandfather can give me more advice!  "

    Cao Song had already stood up and walked around the floor excitedly when he heard him say in a deep voice: "Zixiu, confirming you as my legitimate grandson is the most correct decision that my grandfather and I have made in the past ten years! I believe it.  When you grow up, you will definitely be able to lead my Cao family to become more prosperous! I will get up and go to Beijing right away, so just wait for my good news!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 48 Send out troops to conquer

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    Time flies like a shuttle, and the years are like a song.

    Although this word is used very vulgarly, it is indeed the same. Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.  However, these two months were not ordinary. On the contrary, they were full of thrilling and bloody events!

    ??At first, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty ordered the officials to investigate and promote those who were harming the people, such as governors and governors.  Taiwei Xu Kuan and Sikong Zhang Ji blindly please the eunuchs and collect bribes. They do not ask any of the eunuchs' children for corruption, but they regard twenty-six people who were honest officials and benefit the people in ten remote counties as people's beetles.  [Note: Xu Kuan, or Xu Fang, was a famous official of the Han Dynasty]

    ??Chen Danshi was a Situ, and based on this, he told the story of how officials and ministers formed cliques for personal gain, good people were wronged, and bad people went free.

    When Emperor Ling saw Shu, he heavily blamed Xu Kuan, Zhang Ji and others, and appointed all the twenty-six people who had been wronged as Yilang.

    Liu Tao, the remonstrating official, was very encouraged. Together with Cao Cao, the prime minister of Jinan, he petitioned the court to request that the eight county magistrates be dismissed and their crimes investigated!

    Because the evidence in the memorial was conclusive and irrefutable, the court soon agreed to their request, and the eight people were dismissed as county magistrates and demoted to common people.

    However, the forces colluding with officials will never give up easily, and their revenge will come soon.  Soon, Situ Chen Dan and Liu Taotong, the admonishing doctor, were framed by eunuchs and imprisoned by Emperor Ling's order.  The eunuchs had already bribed the jailers and tortured the two to death!

    There were people who wanted to attack Cao Cao, but Cao Song's trip to Luoyang saved Cao Cao.  In view of the huge profits brought by the refined salt sales agents, the eunuchs did not send assassins or frame Cao Cao.  They all wrote memorials to praise Cao Cao, saying that since he took office as the Prime Minister of Jinan, he had made outstanding achievements in cracking down on obscene worship and rectifying the administration of officials, and he should be awarded an official title.

    It was rare for Emperor Ling to see that the ministers and officials were unanimous in their opinions, so he happily agreed to their request and appointed Cao Cao as the governor of Dongjun.  But before Cao Cao left office, the corrupt people in Jinan were already holding their heads high and celebrating with great fanfare.

    At this time, Cao Cao also saw the situation clearly and was very depressed. However, compared with the endings of Situ Chen Dan and Liu Tao, the admonishment doctor, he was already extremely lucky.  Soon he received a secret letter from his grandfather and learned the whole story.  Cao Cao sighed for a long time. In order to preserve his family, he had to claim his illness and leave his job. He planned to go home to study and hunt, and sit back and watch the current situation change.

    The people in Qiao County cannot see clearly the changes in the current situation. They only know one thing, that is, Cao Cao resigned sadly, and the power of the new generation of the Cao family has been dealt a heavy blow!  There were a lot of discussions in the county, and even many nephews and nephews of the Cao family were affected by these discussions, and some of them were dejected.

    Cao Ang was not affected by these discussions. He got up early every morning for a run and learned marksmanship and archery from Cao Ren. Then he went to Ding's courtyard to pay his respects and have breakfast, and then went to the clan school to listen to the Master's teachings.

    At this time, the purification of refined salt has been handed over to Cao Duan, Peng Tian, ??Wang Quan and others. They divide the work and cooperate, each responsible for a process, which not only improves work efficiency, but also reduces the risk of leaks.

    ¡¾The three sets of Cao Duan, Peng Tian and Wang Quan are provided by book friend "¡ÚYun Tianqing¡Û"¡¿

    In the afternoon, Cao Ang would come to his grandfather and listen to him talk about how to be an official.  Sometimes, Cao Ang would travel with his grandfather Cao Song to inspect farms or visit other official families.

    The days went by step by step, until one day, Cao Ang suddenly received a hidden message: Du Yuan of Heifeng Village had healed his scar and forgot about the pain, and actually started thinking about the Cao family again.  It turned out that the worry was not about scarcity but about inequality. Du Yuan felt that the Cao family had made so much money, but he only received such a small amount, and he felt very unhappy.  He used the money he divided from the Cao family to secretly purchase a large number of ordnance, preparing to attack the Cao family again.

    But what surprised Cao Ang the most was that the news was not provided by the Cao family's careful investigation, but by Du Lang.

    That day, at the banquet, Du Lang looked at Cao Ang's surprised expression and said with a smile: "Young master, you don't have to be so surprised. Du Yuan and I are not brothers, but clan brothers. In the past, under my deliberate friendship, Du Yuan  I took a different view, and because I also had many connections in Qiao County, I was assigned the task of stationing in the county to distribute the stolen goods.

    "However, most of the stolen goods that were sold through hard work were pocketed by Du Yuan, and what I received was only a very small part of it.  In this way, Du Yuan often asked me for bribes. If I hadn't been afraid that the government would harass my legitimate business, I would have fallen out with him long ago.

    Now, thanks to your kindness, my shop can also sell this refined salt. The profit this brings me every month alone is far more than before.  What's more, now I am using the tiger skin as a banner to make the subordinate officials think that I have joined the Cao family, and they will never dare to harass my shop again.  Wherever I go, I can raise my head upright and say that I am a clean and honest person.A white businessman!

    Since there is a Sunshine Avenue pointed out by the young master, I will definitely keep walking along it. Whoever likes to squeeze in the single-plank bridge of Heifeng Village!  I just want to be a pure businessman, but these days, it¡¯s too difficult!  "

    Du Lang was slightly excited, but Cao Ang understood his mood.  Before he traveled through time, he had a good friend who ran a small restaurant next to the university. He never used gutter oil or plagued pork. However, because he never gave gifts, he was often subject to surprise inspections by the Public Security Bureau, which made everyone think he was a good friend.  Have done something wrong.  Three years later, business was booming all around, but his small restaurant closed down because of the high cost.

    Cao Ang poured a bowl of wine, gave it to Du Lang solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "You have failed me, Cao Ang, today, and I, Cao Ang, will never fail you in the future!"

    Du Lang knew that drinking this bowl of wine meant severing his relationship with Heifeng Village and handing over his life and fortune to Cao Ang, but Du Lang had no regrets.  Cao Ang was the first legitimate son of an aristocratic family he met who had no prejudice against businessmen, and the first noble son with whom he could interact as equals.  Durang believed in his own vision and believed that his investment would never be in vain.

    Therefore, Du Lang only hesitated for a moment, took the wine bowl, and drank it all in one gulp.  Not only that, he also lowered his voice and said to Cao Ang: "Master, I am willing to draw a map of Heifeng Stronghold for you and mark the checkpoints. I hope it can be of some use to you."

    Cao Ang nodded, noncommittal.  After Du Lang left the map, he put it in his arms and continued to have a banquet with Du Lang.

    After everyone had had enough food and wine, the banquet ended. Cao Ang ordered Xiao Yi to lead Du Lang to the outer courtyard to rest, while he came to Cao Song with the map, dismissed the maid, and handed over everything.

    Cao Song nodded slightly and asked in a deep voice: "So, you intend to attack Black Wind Village?"

    Cao Ang nodded vigorously, "Sun'er feels that now is a good time to raid Black Wind Village! Now we have five major advantages: First, Du Yuan is not mentally prepared. Although he has built and smuggled a lot of ordnance during this period,  But we have always dreamed of raiding our Cao family, and our main stronghold did not have much defense; secondly, we have the detailed topographic map and checkpoint layout map drawn by Du Lang, and we have a better understanding of the situation in Heifeng Stronghold; third  Third, now that the work in the fields has been completed, we can recruit a large number of young and strong tenants to help in the battle; fourth, although Du Yuan annexed the servants of Liaojiazhuang, he did not win over the hearts of everyone in Liaojiazhuang. I heard that Liao Hua had summoned his old troops not long ago.  Although he doesn't know the outcome of the merger with Du Yuan, his grandson can be sure that the strength of Heifeng Village will be greatly affected; fifthly, we have more than 200 elite servants in the farm, as well as uncle Yuan Rang and Miaocai.  Leaders like my uncle and uncle Zixiao who were familiar with the art of war and had strong martial arts skills were able to command the troops and kill Du Yuan.

    In addition, and most importantly, everyone in Qiao County now thinks that our Cao family has lost power after our father lost his official position. Some forces are waiting to add insult to injury and compete for the territory left by our family.  We must deal a heavy blow to Heifeng Village to deter surrounding forces.  Moreover, there are two major benefits to seizing Heifeng Village, that is, not only will we have a solid source of coarse salt to support us, and we will not be controlled by others; but we can also set up a separate courtyard and establish a base. The cunning rabbit has three burrows, and our Cao family cannot fall behind!  "

    Looking at Cao Ang talking eloquently, Cao Song nodded repeatedly. He looked like Cao Cao again, and he was more stable than him.  Only such a person can be qualified as the legitimate son of my Cao family; vulgar people, such as Cao Anmin, basically have no other use except for propagating the bloodline.

    At this moment, Cao Song decided that even if Cao Ang failed in his expedition to Black Wind Stronghold, he was willing to pay the price.  It is not easy to train a qualified successor. If you fail, you should pay some tuition.

    Cao Song smiled and touched Cao Ang's head, and said loudly: "Zixiu, I will give you all the power to mobilize the servants. This time, you will be the head coach!"

    Cao Ang also shook his head and said with a smile: "Grandpa, if you let a ten-year-old child be the head coach, if it spreads, people will think that our Cao family has no one left. This is not good! In my opinion, our Cao family must be outsiders."  Keep a sense of mystery in front of them, let them feel that any person from our Cao family is a capable person, and any person from our Cao family can win the battle!"

    "You mean?" Cao Song frowned slightly.  Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan are good people, but although the Cao family and the Xiahou family are very close, in the eyes of outsiders, they are two families after all.  Except for them, Cao Song really didn't think of anyone useful for a while!

    "It's very suitable for me to be a filial uncle!" Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Uncle, he is familiar with military books and has superb martial arts. His performance was also remarkable when he dealt with the bandits' sneak attack last time. Although he also has some minor problems, Sun  My son, I will be there to help, and I will definitely not be able to ruin the big thing! We need to let the Cao family know that as long as they have talent, they can be reused!"Only in this way can our Cao family be more prosperous!  "

    The last few words touched Cao Song. He finally nodded in agreement and immediately wrote an order as the clan leader: with Cao Ren as the chief general and Cao Ang as the deputy general, lead the Cao family to conquer the Black Wind Village!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 49 Supervising Military Discipline

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    It wasn't until he received Cao Song's order that Cao Ren believed his ears. It turned out that what Cao Ang said just now was true. He, a prodigal, could actually become the leader of an army, even though the army was composed of servants, guards, and soldiers.  A miscellaneous army composed of young and strong tenants, but this is the leader of an army after all.

    Cao Ren bowed respectfully three times to Cao Song's residence, and then said to Cao Ang: "My family has always regarded me as a prodigal. This time the patriarch can appoint me as the commander-in-chief. It must be you, Zixiu, who can replace me in front of his old man."  He said a lot of nice things. I will never let you down!"

    Cao Ang nodded solemnly and said loudly: "Han Xin was also a prodigal in the past, but he was able to lead an army to defeat Xiang Yu's cavalry, and finally assisted the great ancestor to achieve great achievements! To outsiders, my uncle seems to be unruly, but in my opinion, this is the true nature of a knight.  , if this attack on Heifeng Stronghold is left to others, my grandfather and I will definitely not be at ease; only if it is left to you, we can rest assured! Uncle, I hope you can show outsiders with your actions that our Cao family is not easy to bully!  "

    Cao Ren nodded and patted Cao Ang heavily on the shoulder, "Nephew, don't worry!"

    Cao Ren made up his mind to overcome all difficulties and once again establish the prestige of the Cao family!  The belief in his heart was very firm, and the strength in his hands was also very strong, so Cao Ang was slapped to the ground by him and shouted helplessly: "Uncle, you bully a child!"

    Early the next morning, the Cao family performed martial arts.  Cao Ren stood in the middle of the hall and said loudly: "I issued an order last night, and the roll call will be called here at 9 o'clock this morning. It is already 3:30 pm, we can't wait any longer, and the roll call will be called immediately!"

    After hearing his order, Cao Ang immediately accepted the order loudly, took out the roster and shouted: "Old Zhao!"

    "arrive!"

    "Cao Duan!"

    "arrive!"

    ¡­¡­

    In less than a cup of tea, Cao Ang had already finished the roll call. He turned around, faced Cao Ren, and shouted loudly: "General, the roll call should have been 217 people, but it turned out to be 174."  A total of forty-three people are absent!¡±

    Cao Ren frowned and said loudly to everyone: "Military orders are like mountains, and it is basic common sense to follow them and prohibit them! If you can't even do this, what's the use of them! Let's just wait for them to come over today. I want to take a look.  How do they explain it!"

    Cao Ren ordered his people to draw a line outside the crowd, and Cao Ang sent more than ten servants holding big sticks to wait outside the line.  Then Cao Ren ordered the remaining servants to freely form groups of ten and select their own talents.

    Hearing Cao Ren¡¯s order, the servants felt that this was an excellent opportunity to show their faces and recommended themselves one after another.  Especially after repelling the bandits' attack some time ago, the small officers who were temporarily appointed at that time received extra rewards. With this precedent, everyone will of course campaign carefully.

    Moreover, Cao Ang added on the side: The selected commander is to lead everyone to fight the bandits. His ability is directly related to everyone's profits and also to everyone's life and death. You must not look at favors or faces. You must  Select those with real talents and practical skills!

    ¡°Obviously, everyone listened to Cao Ang¡¯s words. Several servants who had a wide range of contacts and average abilities were not elected. Almost all the people chosen were outstanding individuals who had a certain prestige and ability.

    After the seventeen chiefs were selected, Cao Ren immediately ordered them to take a few steps forward and line up individually, and then ordered Lao Zhao to distribute the Huanshou Sword to them.

    These ring-handled knives are not ordinary items that can be sharpened after a few cuts, but are excellent ordnance carefully selected by quartermasters from the army. Of course, after charging a certain handling fee and loss fee,  These Huanshou knives were shipped out by the quartermasters who cleverly made accounts and were quietly sold to the Cao family.

    After getting the Huanshou knife, everyone excitedly pulled out the knife and looked at it carefully.  The servants and nurses who were selected for the selection also looked at them with envy, because they only had the whistle sticks they used for patrolling.

    Cao Ren did not disturb everyone's comments. On the contrary, he hoped to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm.  Last night, Cao Ren and Cao Ang discussed for a long time before deciding on the plan for today's election. It seems that the effect is really good.

    After waiting for a while, the late servants arrived one after another. Cao Renqu did not let them enter the queue, but waited outside the line.  I heard Cao Ren say loudly: "The seventeen of you should go to the hall first, introduce each other, and select three people. These three people will assist me and Zixiu to manage the entire army. After the Black Wind Stronghold is destroyed,  These three people will also be promoted to stewards of the outer courtyard, and can at least manage a farm!"

    Hearing Cao Ren¡¯s shouts, the eyes of the seventeen people turned red. It¡¯s okay if you can be a head higher than others, and you can still be the leader of the outer court afterwards.??Steward, this is a huge job!  It's not like they don't know that the stewards in charge of the farm are well-paid and have a very generous net worth. Among other things, each of them doesn't have two or three concubines, so they are too embarrassed to go out to meet people!  And in the eyes of the tenants, he was the local emperor, a big shot from all over the country!

    Seeing the expressions of everyone, Cao Ren said with a smile: "You go to the hall and have a good test. Except that you are not allowed to use weapons, the rest is free. Anyway, we have to choose three of you, and we won't care."

    After saying these words, Cao Ren and Cao Ang walked out with a smile. Immediately afterwards, the hall became a mess, and many impatient people even raised their fists

    Cao Ang did not look back. He and Cao Ren walked to the sideline with smiles and looked at the dozens of servants arriving in pieces.

    Cao Ren frowned and said in a deep voice: "I told you many times before dinner last night, why are you still late? Tell me, what are your reasons?!"

    A dozen servants immediately complained, saying that they had just finished the night shift and were very tired. Their upper and lower eyelids were beating back and forth. How could they still have some energy?  !

    There were more than ten people shouting in confusion: "Cao Ren, I really thought you were a general. Why are you so strict? The patriarch asked you to lead everyone, but Cao Ang gave you a chance to show your face. Do you really think you are capable?"  So strong!¡±

    Cao Ang said loudly: "Wrong! If I had such great power and could recommend anyone successfully, I would have become the leader of the clan long ago. It was obviously my grandfather who valued Cao Ren's ability and entrusted him with important tasks. Even if I am the starting point, I can only play a small role."  It¡¯s just a recommendation!¡±

    With Cao Ang publicly expressing his belief in Cao Ren's abilities, the number of doubts suddenly decreased.  However, there were still some people who were covetous of Cao Ren's opportunity, and with the attitude of sour grapes, they criticized the army and loudly questioned Cao Ren's ability.

    The more Cao Ren listened, the more he frowned. He suddenly raised his right hand and hit it hard on the plum blossom pile next to the hall.  There was a muffled sound, and the plum blossom pile was struck by Cao Ren's palm and sank a little further!

    "Everyone was dumbfounded. When the plum blossom pile was erected, everyone had seen it with their own eyes. They all used sledgehammers to smash it down until they could no longer be smashed.  How come Cao Ren is so strong? If he hits someone on the head, he must not smash the head into the chest!

    Seeing that everyone was shocked by his palm, Cao Ren pretended that nothing was wrong, put his sore right hand behind his back, and said loudly: "Since my grandfather agreed to let me form an army to conquer Heifeng Stronghold, then I, Cao Ren  You have to be responsible for him and our Cao family! As long as you are under my command, you must not think about being free and loose. You must strictly demand yourself according to the military discipline of the army! If you are in the army, those who fail to be called by the general will be killed, and those who are late will be killed.  Punishment, and those who fail to do so will be killed! This is our first roll call today, so be more lenient!"

    When Cao Ren said this, he saw that the latecomers were all silent, nodded with satisfaction, and said loudly: "Now I appoint Cao Ang to serve as the sacrificial wine for our Cao family army and supervise military discipline!"

    Cao Ang took a big step forward, saluted Cao Ren, and said loudly: "The last general takes orders!"

    Turning around, Cao Ang pressed the hilt of his sword and shouted loudly: "Anyone who is late for the night shift will be given ten sticks!"

    Hearing his order, the dozen or so guards who had just been selected immediately stepped forward. Two of them held down one of them, while the other picked up a big stick and hit him with all his strength!

    Because the execution was to be carried out immediately in front of everyone, no one dared to bend the law for personal gain. They all used up their strength, swung the stick with all their strength, and smashed it with all their strength!

    Some servants are very strong-willed and clenched their teeth without making a sound; but some people can't bear the pain and can't help but scream loudly: "Ah!!! It hurts me so much!"

    When the people who were arguing in the hall heard the screams, they quickly lowered their voices. Even if there was a fight, they did not dare to shout and curse any more, and the winner was quickly determined.

    As for the servants watching the excitement outside the hall, in addition to secretly glad that they were not late, they also felt the binding force of military discipline for the first time.

    ¡°Bang bang bang bang bang¡­!¡±

    Soon, the ten sticks were beaten.  Cao Ang said loudly: "A man sweats but doesn't shed tears, but it's just ten sticks. Some of you actually screamed, which really made everyone laugh. Let's do this. Everyone who doesn't cry out in pain will be given a reward and distributed.  Get a portion of the golden sore medicine! Anyone who complains of pain can go get an ordinary medicine later, and the cost of the medicine will be deducted from the monthly bill!"

    Cao Ang¡¯s treatment was fairly fair, and everyone thought it was very reasonable.  At this time, Cao Ren said loudly: "Zixiu's treatment is right. Those who are late without justifiable reasons will be given twenty sticks each!"

    Seeing Cao Ang nod, the servants who had just appeared as military police pushed the remaining people to the ground and started beating them with sticks.

    ?This time, everyone learned the lesson from the last time, gritted their teeth, grabbed the sand under their feet, and basically didn't say a word.

    Cao Ang nodded slightly and said loudly: "This is a man of my Cao family. Everyone should distribute a good golden sore medicine and apply it on each other, so as not to affect the battle later. The punishment for being late ends here.  , as long as you fight bravely, I promise to treat everyone equally in the future!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 50 Scouting the Village

    [This week Sanjiang is recommended, I hope everyone can help vote for Sanjiang, thank you!  In addition, there will be at least two updates every day this week!  ¡¿When the Yellow Turban Army besieged the county town in the past, Cao Ren was also recruited into the army. He resisted the Yellow Turban Army with the county captain at that time and had a certain understanding of military affairs.

    After reorganizing the troops, Cao Ren immediately ordered the blacksmiths of the Cao family to quickly forge iron spear heads, and sent his servants out to cut the spear shafts.

    Cao Ren smiled and said to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, do you know why there are more spearmen in the army?"

    Cao Ang scratched his head, considered it carefully, and asked tentatively: "Isn't an inch longer an inch stronger? The soldiers don't have enough training time, so they can only make up for it with the length of their ordnance!"

    Cao Ren smiled and shook his head, and said in a low voice: "This is only a small reason. The most important thing is that the spears used by the soldiers are relatively cheap. They only need a spearhead and a piece of wood to make. And the Huanshou Dao  Or other swords, which use a lot of iron and cost too much.¡±

    Cao Ang was speechless, but there was no doubt that Cao Ren was telling the truth.  After several days of forging, the blacksmiths quietly crafted more than fifty swords, but more than five hundred spearheads.

    Cao Ren still wanted to wait for a while to arm his troops.  However, Cao Ang found him and persuaded him in a low voice: "Uncle, we have been preparing for four or five days now. If we delay it any longer, the news will easily be leaked. Black Wind Village can persist until now in the tide of Yellow Turban failure, but we must not  It¡¯s so easy to be careless!¡±

    After hearing this, Cao Ren thought it made sense, so he ordered his servants to start gathering, and soon all 217 people were present.  Cao Ren and Cao Ang bid farewell to Cao Song, took these servants and left Cao's mansion, and announced to the outside world that they were escorting a batch of goods to Luoyang.

    After these servants left the Cao Mansion, the defense of the Cao Mansion was temporarily handed over to the remaining mature servants. Anyway, with the cooperation of the tenants, the defense of the Cao Mansion will not be a problem in the short term.

    Cao Ren led his army to the north for most of the day, and sure enough he found several spies following the army in a sneaky manner.  At first, he did not send anyone to drive them away, but the spies were too courageous and got closer and closer. Cao Ren then sent his servants to ride forward and drive them away.

    They walked north like this for more than a day. When the spies were tired and returned to report the news, Cao Ren and the others suddenly turned around and secretly marched towards a ferry.  After everyone arrived at the ferry, they boarded the Cao Mansion cargo ship that had been quietly transferred here long ago, and sailed down smoothly, heading straight for Heifeng Village.

    And in Heifeng Village, Du Yuan also received news that the Cao family's servants were escorting goods northward.  He quickly urged his men to seize the time to make preparations for the expedition.

    Du Yuan did not immediately order an attack on the Cao family, but wanted to wait for the Cao family's servants to leave for five or six days before launching the attack.  In this way, even if the remaining servants of the Cao family stand firm and wait for reinforcements, Heifeng Village will be able to break through their defenses in two or three days. Even if the servants of the Cao family who have gone out quickly come back for reinforcements, they will not be able to reach them.

    The more Du Yuan thought about it, the more proud he became, and he drank several more bowls of wine during dinner.  Drunk, he sneaked into the dungeon of Heifeng Village, smiled and yelled at Liao Hua who was detained there: "Little thief, listen carefully. In a few days, sir, I will break into Cao's Mansion and loot all the treasures there."  . And your body will also appear in the cellar of the Cao Mansion. By then, the Liao Family Village will completely become history, and I will become their true master."

    Liao Hua vomited blood and foam, and roared angrily: "You ungrateful bastard, you bastard! That day I led all the young and old people in Liaojiazhuang up the mountain to defect to you. At that time, you were forced by internal and external forces, and you called me brother and sister. It was only because of us that we were able to stabilize."  The situation was solved. But you actually crossed the river and burned the bridge, took advantage of the time when I was recovering from my injury to divide and disintegrate the young men of our Liaojiazhuang, and persecuted my brothers to death! It is in vain that I have such trust in you, always thinking that you have no last resort  Difficult, come quietly to see you! Alas!"

    "That's because you are stupid and can't blame others!" Du Yuan sneered, "There can only be one leader in the village, and that's me! Although you have no intention of competing with me for power yet, your subordinates are the ones in my village.  The most able to fight and the most united. Keeping you here will only make it hard for me to sleep and eat, and give me nightmares every night! Now, this nightmare is finally freed!"

    Liao Hua coughed up blood and spit it out, aimed at Du Yuan's face, and spit it out.  It's just that he was seriously injured and weak, and he had been tortured during this period, so he didn't have much strength at all.  This spit failed to achieve its purpose at all and fell at Du Yuan's feet.

    Du Yuan laughed ferociously, raised the whip in his hand, and struck Liao Hua on the chest again.

    The whip struck Liao Hua hard on the chest, making a muffled sound, as if it had been struck in a mud pond.  I don't know how many whips there had been, and it was full of scars. The wounds were connected to the wounds. The newly formed scars were shriveled and smashed, revealing red and tender new flesh again.

      Liao Hua did not cry out in pain as Du Yuan imagined. He just pursed his lips and stared at Du Yuan fiercely.

    Even though he had killed many people, Du Yuan was still a little scared for some reason.  The look in his eyes was so cold, as if he was being stared at by a wild wolf during the coldest days!

    Du Yuan shouted loudly, "You wait, you wait!"

    However, the higher the tone, the more it seems like you are hiding your worries and fears!

    Liao Hua laughed loudly. Although the laughter pulled at the wound and caused bouts of coughing, he still laughed and burst into tears: I didn't expect that I, Liao Hua, would die in the hands of such a rat. If I had known it would be like this, why would I have been there?  It's better to surrender Cao Ang!

    Du Yuan became angry and shouted: "Laugh, laugh, laugh to death! Tomorrow, I will bring your uncle's sister here to have a good time and have a good time. I want to see it when you arrive  How can you still laugh?!"

    Liao Hua suddenly broke free from the shackles and roared angrily: "You beast, beast! She is only twelve years old, how can you attack her?! If you dare, come to me, Du Yuan, I will be your ancestor for eight lifetimes!"

    Hearing the clatter of the shackles, Du Yuan laughed loudly, slapped his forehead, and said exaggeratedly: "Ah ha, I forgot, you have arranged a baby kiss! It's okay, it's okay, I'll help you train it first.  Fan, let my men help you get close to her one by one. In this way, she will be very good in bed in the future, which will save you trouble! By then, the entire village will be your brother-in-law. How many relatives have I helped you find?  ! I just love to do good things!"

    Liao Hua shouted loudly, cursed angrily, and struggled desperately, but the dungeon was so concealed that his voice could not be heard at all!  He struggled desperately for a few times, and finally passed out due to the unbearable pain due to the rupture of the wound.

    Looking at Liao Hua who had fainted, Du Yuan smiled coldly and ordered to his subordinates: "I'll give him some wound medicine and drink some water later. Before we break Cao's mansion, we can't let him easily."  died!"

    The subordinates agreed repeatedly, and then Du Yuan left unsteadily.  Having just given Liao Hua a severe whip, Du Yuan was also very tired and drank a lot of wine. Now he just wanted to take a nap.

    However, while Du Yuan was snoring happily, Cao Ren and Cao Ang quietly climbed over to the mountain stronghold with more than ten people.

    According to the terrain map given by Du Lang, everyone carefully avoided three open sentinels and two hidden sentinels and came to the side of Dazhai.

    Cao Ang whispered: "Uncle, this bandit's defense is too lax. There are fifteen bandit soldiers in the three open sentinels, doing nothing but gambling. The four bandit soldiers in the two hidden sentry posts are all sleeping soundly.  ! Isn¡¯t there any conspiracy to lure the enemy deeper?!¡±

    Cao Ren did not answer immediately. He carefully observed the layout of the stronghold and then replied in a low voice: "There is no conspiracy. I just looked carefully several times. From here to the stronghold gate, there are no sentries at all. As long as we  After quietly eliminating those five checkpoints, we can rush to Dazhai without any effort! It's not that the thieves have a conspiracy, but that Du Yuan is too stupid! And who allowed us to have a detailed map!"

    After hearing this, Cao Ang slapped his thigh regretfully and whispered: "If I had known, I would have led the army to attack tonight, and I wasted a whole night!"

    Cao Ren said with a smile: "Aang, when leading the battle, you must be patient and don't lose your composure! Allowing the soldiers to rest quietly at the foot of the mountain for a night can restore their physical strength more effectively and become familiar with the local terrain and climate. And we have just arrived.  I asked an old farmer before that the weather will definitely snow tomorrow. As long as it snows, the thieves will definitely hide in the house and warm themselves by the fire. At that time, we can take advantage of the cover of snow to quietly deal with all the problems.  Check the checkpoint and sneak into the enemy stronghold!"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, feeling that he had learned another lesson. At this moment, someone suddenly whispered: "Silence, someone is coming."

    Everyone hurriedly lay down in the grass, slowed down their breathing, and carefully covered their figures.

    Soon, five people came over holding lanterns. They seemed to be the night watch team of the cottage.

    "Du Lang never mentioned this at all. I don't know if he really didn't know, or if he laid an ambush for Cao Ang.  Cao Ang couldn't help but frowned and pricked up his ears.

    Not long after, the five people walked near the bushes, and one of them complained in a low voice: "The boss has a lot to do. Why did he suddenly decide to let us go out on patrol in such a cold weather? I'm freezing to death!"

    The remaining four people all echoed, and one person pretended to be mysterious and whispered: "There is a rumor, I wonder if you have heard of it? The day before yesterday, someone quietly sneaked up the mountain to see the boss, but for some reason, he offended  His old man was immediately thrown into the dungeon! The boss was very angry and felt that this warning sentry-shapedIn vain, we arranged for twenty of us to go out on patrol, in groups of five, rotating every half an hour.  "

    "Oh, that's it." Someone suddenly realized: "No wonder the boss has been running to the cellar these two days. It turns out it's because of this! By the way, who is that person?"

    Everyone shook their heads together, and the person who complained first sighed and said: "No matter who it is, after being beaten for two or three days, he may have died long ago! Let's not care about such trivial matters. These days, just finish your errands quickly and go home to cuddle up."  It¡¯s important to take care of your mother-in-law!¡±

    The five people chatted and laughed and left quickly.  Sure enough, half an hour later, five more people came out of the stronghold and continued patrolling.

    Cao Ren and Cao Ang lurked for a while, but when they saw no new discoveries, they left quietly.  It's getting colder and colder, and it's actually snowing

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 Volume 1 Chapter 51 Du Yuan conferred the head

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    The snowflakes in Montenegro are as big as a mat, and they blow off the observation deck.

    The thieves who were on duty at the lookout could not stand the freezing weather for a long time. They sat around the fire and poured bowls of the bad wine they had just snatched a few days ago into their mouths.

    The open whistle can also light a fire to keep warm, but the dark whistle does not have such conditions. Seeing the excitement over there, the cold is really unbearable, so I got in.

    However, before they had a few bowls of wine, the death squads led by Cao Ren personally wiped their necks one by one!  Perhaps, this is the price of leaving one's post without permission!

    Under Cao Ren¡¯s personal leadership, no matter whether it was an overt sentry, a secret sentry, or a temporary patrol sent by the village, they all fell under the sword of the Cao family¡¯s death squad, and there was no chance to raise any alarm.  The snow also fell heavier and heavier, quickly erasing the traces of Cao Ren and others.

    It is said that the snow is not cold but the snow is cold, but Cao Ang felt that the person who said this had never been in the snow for too long.

    In order to hide from the enemy and avoid the sight of the bandits, Cao Ren decided to make a surprise attack in the snow and personally led the death squad to clear the way.  Cao Ang also rejected Cao Ren's suggestion to stay behind, and followed the main force with the military law team expanded to twenty people.

    When the mountain wind blew, Cao Ang's little body suddenly trembled. He covered his mouth with force and swallowed the cough.  Cao Duan, who voluntarily followed him, persuaded in a low voice: "Young Master, the weather is too cold, we adults can't bear it, not to mention you are still young and your body bones have not grown strong yet! Otherwise, you can go back first!"

    Cao Ang shook his head, "What's the matter? Everyone is heading forward in the snow, and I can't do anything special! Anyway, my uncle and the others have almost reached the stronghold. Let's take a few steps and wait until we enter the enemy's stronghold before resting!"

    Seeing that Cao Ang was very determined, everyone stopped trying to persuade him and gathered together, surrounding Cao Ang in the center.  Fortunately, all the sentinels along the way were eliminated by Cao Ren and the others. Cao Ang and his party were not blocked in any way, and the dense formation that was originally easily exposed did not go wrong again.

    When we reached a cleared lookout, the bonfire was still burning. Everyone ignored the corpses everywhere and quickly sat together to warm their hands and feet.

    About a quarter of an hour later, everyone felt a touch of warmth on their bodies, and their frozen clothes also thawed a little and became a little damp.  But no one said anything about chasing the group, they all huddled around the fire pit.

    Cao Ang sighed and said to everyone: "We don't have to hide our bodies and walk up in such a strenuous manner. Our uncles and others who are responsible for opening the way for us are even more tired! The battle is not over yet, and our military law team is needed.  Supervise the battle to boost morale, but you can¡¯t just hide in this comfort zone and wait for the battle to end!¡±

    After Cao Ang said this, everyone felt a little ashamed. Cao Ang added fuel to everyone's anger and said in a low voice: "Maybe you all know that I have been confirmed as the legitimate son by the patriarch, and a formal ceremony will be held soon.  . Now my monthly monthly income has doubled. Today I will take out 200 guan. As long as everyone here follows me to the top of the mountain, they will each receive 10 guan without default! If everyone moves forward bravely,  Then I will take out the money and add ten more strings for each person!"

    Cao Duan was the first to stand up and respond, saying loudly: "Young Master, I, Cao Duan, have been working hard at home for a month. Apart from food and drink, I only have five guans left! Now that the young master has come up with 20 guan, what fool will I do?"  No, I¡¯ll do this job!¡±

    When Cao Duan said this, everyone echoed one after another, and they were all full of fighting spirit.

    Seeing that his morale was ready, Cao Ang drew his sword and walked in front.  The soldiers of the Military Law Corps quickly followed and protected him behind him.

    The further you go up, the more intense the battle becomes.  Following the mountain breeze, Cao Ang and others could also hear the fierce shouts of killing.  Moreover, the bodies of the Cao family began to appear on both sides of the road. Apparently the bandit soldiers in the village had reacted and were desperately fighting back!

    Cao Ang didn¡¯t say anything, he just strode forward and rushed towards the place where the shouts of killing were the loudest.

    Soon, they met the injured Cao family. Seeing Cao Ang, a childish boy, striding forward, these people rushed forward as if they had been given a shot in the arm.  As they rushed, they shouted loudly: "The young master is rushing up in person!"

    Hearing the shouts, the soldiers of the Cao family were greatly excited, as if they had gained a lot of strength out of thin air. While fighting hard, they shouted loudly: "The young master has personally gone into battle!"

    The shouts became louder and louder, and soon reached the front. Cao Ren also heard the shouts, shook his head slightly, frowned and said, "My nephew is really a bit impulsive!"

    However, next, Cao Ren proudlyHe shouted: "Young Master Cao Ang has personally gone into battle!"

    These bandit soldiers in the village have basically experienced the scene where Cao Ang persuaded him to retreat alone.  When they heard that Cao Ang was charging forward in person, many of the thieves took a few steps back, losing the ferocious energy they had just now.  Everyone looked back one after another, where is the boss Du Yuan?  Ten-year-old children are rushing forward, why don't we, the boss, go out to fight?  You won¡¯t be scared away again!

    Of course Du Yuan did not escape. In fact, he was in the dungeon. However, it was difficult to communicate with the outside world in the dungeon. Du Yuan did not know that someone was attacking the stronghold.

    Because of many factors such as too cold weather today and improvisation, Du Yuan did not have a smooth intercourse tonight, and was unable to do anything to Liao Hua's fianc¨¦e.  Afraid of being embarrassed in public, he was unwilling to tell the truth, so he could only pretend to be angry and beat Liao Hua and his cousin hard.

    The more Du Yuan smokes, the more enjoyable he becomes, but he doesn¡¯t know that the bandit soldiers in the village on the ground are calling him urgently.  Cao Ren discovered this keenly. There happened to be a bandit in the distance who was fleeing in embarrassment. Cao Ren pointed at the man and shouted: "Du Yuan ran away again!"

    Hearing his shout, the bandit soldiers in the village subconsciously looked into the distance, and sure enough they found a man running away in big strides.  The snow was falling heavier and heavier, and no one could tell the difference at all, but the fact that Du Yuan had been forced back by Cao Ang made them think that the person in the distance might be Du Yuan.  Everyone shouted: "The boss has escaped again, everyone run for your life!"

    "His third uncle, told the second brother to run away quickly, the boss has also escaped!"

    "Du Yuan, that bastard, has betrayed everyone again, everyone, run away!"

    ¡­¡­

    Some of the words were shouted out by the more clever soldiers in Cao's mansion, who had an idea; some were shouted out by the traitor soldiers who did not trust Du Yuan in the first place; and some were said by those who were not angry about being killed by Du Yuan.  Zhuang Ding of Liaojiazhuang, who was annexed far away, shouted loudly!

    With the combination of these three aspects, the fake ones are also considered to be true, not to mention that Du Yuan did not appear for a long time.  Many thieves who resisted bravely dropped their weapons, fell to their knees, raised their hands, and shouted loudly: "We surrender, we surrender!"

    By chance, Cao Ang also rushed up and heard their shouts.  Cao Ang didn't think at all and subconsciously shouted: "Put down your weapons, hold your head in your hands, surrender to avoid death, and let bygones be bygones!"

    Cao Duan and others were originally Cao Ang's confidants, otherwise they would not have been selected by Cao Ang to serve as members of the military law team.  Hearing Cao Ang's cry, everyone quickly repeated loudly: "Put down your weapons, hold your head with your hands, surrender to avoid death, and let bygones be bygones!"

    More than 20 people shouted together, and the voice was already loud. The soldiers of Cao's Army who had been punished with many sticks recently heard the shouts of the military law team and subconsciously repeated loudly: "Put down your weapons, hold your head with both hands, surrender and avoid death.  Let bygones be bygones!"

    Hundreds of people shouted together, and the momentum was overwhelming. Chinese people have always had a herd mentality. Many rebel soldiers listened to the shouts, dropped their weapons, knelt on the ground with their heads in hands, and begged loudly for mercy.  Seeing that these people were not killed by Cao Jun, more and more bandits dropped their weapons!

    At this moment, Du Yuan finally heard the movement on the ground. He was extremely surprised. Who dares to attack my mountain stronghold?  !  Anyone who dares to persuade me to surrender in a big way will simply not take me, Du Yuan, seriously!

    Du Yuan threw down his whip, pulled out a big knife, and shouted to more than a dozen of his cronies in the cellar: "Everyone, come up with me and take a look. Once you kill the sneak attack thieves, I won't move this little girl and I will reward you directly!"  "

    His cronies were immediately overjoyed and followed Du Yuan up while thanking him.  At this time, everyone still felt that it was just a small group of thieves coming to harass, maybe it was Liao Hua's old troops who were causing trouble while it was snowing!

    When everyone climbed out of the cellar and saw the soldiers of the Cao family chasing the traitors all over the village, they were all dumbfounded!  I'm dizzy. What's going on? Why are there so many enemy troops?  !

    Du Yuan shouted loudly: "I am here, Du Yuan, who dares to fight to the death with me!"

    ¡° If Du Yuan had shouted such a loud voice before, many thieves must have gathered under his command to resist desperately, but now it¡¯s too late for Du Yuan to shout again!

    The rebel soldiers who were determined and capable of resisting have been almost killed by Cao Ren and Cao Ang's troops. The traitor soldiers who were not determined to resist had long ago discarded their weapons and hunkered down in a corner of the stronghold.  Du Yuan's current shout has only one consequence, and that is to lure Cao Ren over!

    At this time, Cao Ren had killed more than ten people. He laughed evilly and rushed over with the Huanshou knife in his hand.

    Please note that Cao's army now has the advantage in the stronghold. As soon as Cao Ren charged, many soldiers immediately followed him and rushed up with confidence.

    I saw hundreds of people charging at me fiercely with swords in hand.Later, Du Yuan's close men were all trembling, and one of them said to Du Yuan tremblingly: "Master, let's run!"

    "One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone urged: "You can keep the green hills without worrying about having firewood! Master, let's run!"

    Du Yuan turned his face and roared angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? This is our foundation. I, Du Yuan, will never"

    ¡°Master, be careful!!!¡±

    Du Yuan quickly turned around and saw a bright sword rushing towards his head and slashing it.  Too late to retreat, too late to block, Du Yuan's legs went weak, "I surrender"

    Oops!  !  !

    The sword flashed, and Du Yuan's head rolled far away in the snow. Cao Ren, who was so easy to kill, touched his nose and asked in surprise: "What did he just say?!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 52 Anmin Apostasy

    [The cover of this book is being recommended by the History Channel!  Sanjiang is recommended!  I hope everyone will collect and recommend it!  By the way, don¡¯t forget to vote for Sanjiang!  ¡¿While Cao Ang was sitting in the hall of Heifeng Village shivering and warming himself by the fire, Lingshan also took advantage of the heavy snow and quietly left.  During this period of time, she was recuperating in Cao Mansion. She could not say that she was eating and drinking too much, and she was not wronging herself.  Moreover, after Xie'er and Yu'er knew that she was in the outer courtyard, they were also afraid that she would reveal their identities, so they secretly took care of her. This period of time turned out to be Lingshan's most comfortable period.

    However, the time for joy was limited after all. As Lingshan's injury improved, Ding also began to ask her about her family situation, and planned to visit her home in person to discuss proposing a marriage.

    Lingshan was a little shy and even a little scared.  If Mrs. Ding knew that she was from the Moon Worship Cult, let alone getting married, it was very likely that Ms. Ding would doubt her purpose of coming here and even report them to the officials to arrest them.

    Thinking about it, I can¡¯t sleep at night.  On this day, Lingshan left a letter and took advantage of the heavy snowfall to quietly leave the Cao family and sneak towards the county town.

    At the Qiao County government office, Liu Quan looked at Cao Anmin who was prostrate on the ground and asked with a smile: "My dear nephew, why should I be so polite? Please take a seat!"

    However, Cao Anmin had already made up his mind and said respectfully to Liu Quan: "Your Excellency, my subordinate has something to report, and please withdraw from me."

    Liu Quan frowned, waved his hand, and dismissed the attendant.  He was also a little curious. It was said that Cao Anmin had lost power and had a fierce quarrel with his father and brother a few days ago. What secrets could he tell him?

    I heard Cao Anmin say in a low voice: "Your Excellency, I will tell you the truth. A few days ago, I accidentally discovered that there was a cult in Qiao County. In order to find out their details, I endured the humiliation, concealed my identity, and joined it. I discovered this  The sect is called the Moon Worshiping Sect, and they were driven out of Jinan by my uncle Meng De. I didn¡¯t expect that they were so bold that they actually sneaked into our Qiao County!¡±

    Liu Quan frowned again, a cult actually sneaked into his territory?  !  Why didn't he know about this? Cao Anmin was just a dandy, how could he know about this?  Moreover, the Moon Worship Sect moved here from Jinan, could it have anything to do with Cao Cao?  !

    Liu Quan did not express his position immediately, but picked up the water bowl on the table, took a slow sip of water, and said with a smile: "Speak slowly, my dear nephew, there is no need to worry!"

    Cao Anmin originally thought that Liu Quan would be very surprised, and then introduced himself as a confidant so that he could get more benefits. Now he saw Liu Quan's unhurried attitude, even a little cold, and was immediately surprised.  Until now, he didn't dare to show off, so he had to tell the story exactly.

    The more Liu Quan listened, the more surprised he became. He had already drank all the water in the water bowl, but he still held up the bowl without noticing to hide his expression.  Liu Quan thought to himself: Darling, how come the Moon Worship Sect has developed so many followers in the city?  !  Why didn't I get any news?  !  If they are allowed to continue to develop, and once they start a rebellion or provoke a civil uprising, then I, the county magistrate, will be put on the fire!

    By now, even though Liu Quan was very good at cultivating qi, he couldn't help but show a trace of panic.  I saw that he frowned and said repeatedly: "My nephew, thank you for this time! At present, the county magistrate of our Qiao County is vacant. I plan to let my nephew work in Hucao for a period of time, and wait for my nephew to get familiar with it next year.  After taking up government affairs and being promoted as Xiaolian, he will serve as the county magistrate of our Qiao County!"

    Cao Anmin was overjoyed. Now he was not taken seriously at home at all. If he stayed at home and followed the arrangements, he would most likely end up eating and waiting to die.  It seems that I made the right choice. Rebellion from the Moon Worship Sect can indeed bring me the greatest benefits!

    Then I heard Liu Quan ask in a low voice: "My nephew, I heard what you said. You have also gained a certain status in the Moon Worship Sect and have met many believers. How about this? Tell me what you can remember.  The names of the believers, let¡¯s find a way to catch them all!¡±

    Cao Anmin nodded repeatedly and opened his mouth to say Ling Yue's name, but then he hesitated: the girl was very kind to him, and he had a little bit of admiration for her, so he betrayed her for his own future, which made him feel a little uneasy.

    Liu Quan, a mature man, saw Cao Anmin's hesitation and asked with a sneer: "Is it possible that my nephew still has some affection for those believers?"

    Cao Anmin shook his head repeatedly, "What did my uncle say? I am not at odds with the Han thieves. I was just thinking about their names just now, so as not to delay my uncle's important events. The leader of the Moon Worshiping Sect died of illness, and the current temporary leader is  ¡­Lin Le!¡±

    "Lin Le?" Liu Quan repeated in surprise, "Isn't he a businessman? How can he be a believer of the Moon Worship Sect?"

    At this moment, Liu Quan even had a suspicion about Cao Anmin. Is this guy jealous because he attaches great importance to Lin Le recently? He deliberately made up the Moon Worship Sect.Where is Lin Le!

    Cao Anmin saw the suspicion in Liu Quan's eyes, and quickly told everything he knew about Lin Le, and said to Liu Quan: "Your Excellency, an ordinary businessman, how could he quickly unify the territory left by Wen Sheng?"  , how can he have the ability to open up the channels for selling illegal salt near Qiao County? If he does not have the force based on believers at hand, how can he defend these territories? "

    What Cao Anmin said did make some sense. Liu Quan nodded slightly and whispered: "My nephew, what you said makes sense, but it's very troublesome. I need to think more about it. Let's wait.  I will come to you to discuss this matter in a few days. During this period, you should continue to keep in touch with them to avoid being discovered by them! In addition, from today on, your monthly salary will be doubled, which is the same as that of all Cao Cao Shi! "

    Cao Anmin thanked him repeatedly and said a dozen words of loyalty before leaving happily.  When he is promoted as Xiaolian and then appointed as county magistrate, his status in the family will be greatly improved!  When the time comes, how can my uncle (Cao Cao) who was dismissed from his position still be worthy of being flattered by me?  !

    Watching Cao Anmin leave happily, Liu Le quietly called a confidant and whispered: "Go find four or five suitable people and quietly keep an eye on Cao Anmin. Where did he go and who did he meet?"  Write them all down for me! Be careful and don¡¯t let him find out!"

    The servant took the order and stood up immediately.  Liu Le poured another bowl of water and hesitated.  If Cao Anmin had reported this matter a few days in advance, Liu Le would have sent people to arrest Lin Le and others without hesitation, and would have followed the lead of the Moon Worship Cult and exposed them all.  By then, he will have taken the major credit for cracking down on the cult, and with the backing behind him, it will be easy to be promoted to the governor of a county!  As long as he is promoted to a county guard, he may be able to improve even more with his own abilities and communication skills!  But why is the leader of this cult Na Lin Le!

    Lin Le has always been reliable in his work, and his swinging ability is ten times better than Cao Anmin. During this period, he was very respectful to Liu Quan, and his due dividends were never in arrears, and were often several percent more.  Moreover, Lin Le himself was very respectful to Liu Quan and always handled things properly according to Liu Quan's instructions, which made Liu Quan very satisfied.  Just yesterday, Liu Quan even had the idea of ??recruiting Lin Le as his son-in-law.

    How could it be Lin Le?  !  Liu Quan couldn't help but sigh in his heart and frowned.  He thought about it, and then sent his trusted subordinates to quietly inquire about the situation and get to know Lin Le secretly.  At the same time, Liu Quan also wrote a letter and sent someone to ride a fast horse to Jinan to get to know the new Jinan Prime Minister and see if there was a merchant named Lin Le in Jinan Prefecture in the past.  Liu Quan remembered that Lin Le once claimed to have done business in Jinan and purchased houses and properties in Jinan. If there are no corresponding records in Jinan, it means that Lin Le must have something up his sleeve, and what Cao Anmin said is probably true.

    In the evening, the servant who was responsible for keeping an eye on Cao Anmin reported to him: Cao Anmin did not do anything unusual. After leaving, he went to the county government office and stayed there happily until noon. Then he made an exception and invited a group of colleagues out to drink and got very drunk.  And return.

    Liu Quan sighed, Cao Anmin didn't reveal any flaws, is there really something wrong with Lin Le?  Thinking about his recent close interaction with Lin Le, Liu Quan also broke into a cold sweat.  He thought about it, finally picked up his pen, wrote a secret letter, and sent his closest confidants to quietly send it to Luoyang and deliver it to the late Lieutenant Xu Kuan.

    Liu Quan and Taiwei Xu Kuan were both from Yangxian, Wu County, and they were both from the same hometown.  After Taiwei Xu Kuan became successful, Liu Quan visited his clan many times, secretly married the Xu clan leader and respected him as his father.  Through this relationship, Liu Quan successfully established a relationship with Taiwei Xu Kuan and secretly recognized him as his uncle.  With the secret support of Taiwei Xu Kuan, Liu Quan was promoted from a white man and successfully served as the magistrate of Qiao County, a superior county.

    The messenger sent by Liu Quan left the city overnight and rushed to the ferry.  It's just that it's getting late now, and the ferry has stopped ferrying.  The messenger had no choice but to find a small inn to stay.

    On the other side of the ferry, there is also a man standing on horseback watching, he is Cao Cao!

    After handing over the mission to the new Jinan minister, Cao Cao sent people to pack their bags and return to his hometown of Qiao County.  After receiving the news of Cao Cao's resignation, the people of Jinan cried loudly, hoping for the stars and the moon. They finally hoped for a good official, but they had to resign so soon.

    Cao Cao received more than a dozen of the Wanmin Umbrella alone, and the various local products were even more numerous.  Seeing the gray-haired people kowtow repeatedly in front of his car, Cao Cao felt really uncomfortable.  He wanted to return to Qiao County quickly, but Bian's body became heavier and heavier, and he really couldn't go quickly.  Cao Cao could only buy a few more carriages, and asked Bian Bing to escort Bian's family slowly behind, while he returned early with more than ten servants.

    Finally got rid of the complicated political affairs, but Cao Cao still couldn't calm down.  The moonlight is very good tonight, I don¡¯t knowI wonder what my grandfather is busy with. I wonder if Ding is still weaving. I wonder if his son Cao Ang is quietly reading miscellaneous books in the study again?  Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh. Anyway, Qiao County, I, Cao Cao, am back!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 53 Cao Cao returns home

    [Thanks to book friends "Moonlit Night Wandering" and "Little Ghee" for their tips!  ¡¿At noon the next day, Cao Cao rode his horse back to Cao Mansion, handed the horse to his servants, and hurried into the inner courtyard to meet his father Cao Song.

    After listening to Cao Cao's story, Cao Song said to him: "Mengde, just come back! You made the right choice, I'm proud of you! The prefect of Dongjun just looks beautiful. If you take office, you won't be able to do anything."  You know how many people are holding back their energy and waiting to embarrass you. Now you go home and have a good rest. After a while, when the news has passed and you have a suitable position, I will help you run it again."

    Cao Cao nodded and said in a low voice: "I am already so old, and I still have to trouble my father to go to Beijing to run the business. It is really"

    Cao Song smiled, looked at Cao Cao who had a trace of shame on his face, and said loudly: "Mengde, don't be a girl! Raise your head! Not to mention your past achievements in leading the army to defeat the Yellow Turban Thieves, just say that you are  Jinan cracks down on obscene worship and cleans up officialdom. I am deeply proud of my father! I have looked at the ministers in the court, and whose children can have such a promising future?"

    Hearing what his father said, Cao Cao scratched his head and felt a little ashamed.  Cao Song said to him again: "Mengde, you have a good son. I just received good news at that time. Zixiao had killed Du Yuan and captured Heifeng Stronghold; and Zixiu also led his men to the battle in person and killed him.  A thief!"

    Cao Cao was a little surprised, so Cao Song explained the expedition in detail, and praised Cao Ang with a smile.

    Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Father, you also have a good son like me! Our Cao family, our children and grandchildren are all so outstanding, we will definitely become a great family that will be passed down from generation to generation in the future!"

    The father and son chatted some more, and Cao Cao took his leave.  When he came to Ding's courtyard, he couldn't believe his eyes.  Several stewards in the courtyard were waiting carefully outside, and several maids stood at the entrance of the courtyard, not daring to breathe.

    Seeing Cao Cao coming here, everyone bowed down together and said loudly: "We have met your lord!"

    Hearing the shouts in the yard, Ms. Ding suddenly stood up from behind the desk and ran out of the room in a few steps.  But seeing so many people in the yard, Ding stopped at the door again and just looked at Cao Cao affectionately.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? off ??everyone in the courtyard hurriedly bowed together: "I have seen the mistress, we have some business, and we will say goodbye."

    Everyone left quickly, even the maids serving in Ding's room all came out, bowed respectfully, and retreated to the side room.  Yu'er asked Aunt Li in a low voice: "Auntie, is our master in this yard? He is so handsome!"

    Aunt Li nodded repeatedly and held her head high: "Of course, that is our mistress's husband, how can he be an ordinary person!"

    Cao Cao smiled and watched everyone leave, stretching out his arms: "A Ruan, I'm back!"

    Mrs. Ding walked forward two steps forgetfully, stopped again, blushed with embarrassment, and whispered: "Husband, go into the house, don't let the servants laugh"

    Before she could finish her words, Cao Cao had already strode forward, hugged her into his arms, and blocked her mouth.

    Ding was so embarrassed that she beat Cao Cao's chest with her fists, but the force became weaker and weaker and gradually turned into a caress.  Just listen to her muttering in a low voice: "You still know how to come back! After being outside for such a long time, I don't know how many times I can take the time to come home"

    Cao Cao smiled evilly and strode into the room with her in his arms

    When the clouds closed and the rain began to fall, Cao Cao lay facelessly on the bed, stretching out his hands and feet to form a large font.  Ms. Ding lay in his broad arms and sighed softly: "Husband, I asked someone to take a look a few days ago, and I still can't get pregnant because of the cold in my palace."

    Cao Cao gently stroked her long hair and whispered: "Ah Ruan, don't be sad, I have come back. On a good and auspicious day in a few days, I will adopt Zixiu into your name."

    Ding sighed again and saw Cao Cao frowning, so she comforted him: "Husband, don't worry about me. Ang'er is very filial. He comes over to greet me every morning and gives me any novel food immediately."  I'll send it over. Actually, if you think about it carefully, it's not bad to have such a son! By the way, husband, I heard that your new concubine has a child? "

    Cao Cao felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head: "We husband and wife just met today, no need to talk about these mundane things Well, it's been six months."

    Mrs. Ding sighed: "You men! You always say that you want to do big things when you go out, but how can you still have time to play with women when you are doing big things?!"

    Cao Cao was speechless, and Ding whispered: "I originally wanted to leave Liu's (Cao Ang's biological mother)'s yard to her, but Liu died of dystocia after all, which is a bit unlucky. So, last year's house next to my yard  A small courtyard was built at that time, and I originally wanted to arrange it for Zi to build it, but now I want to give it to this one first?"

    "Bian family." Cao Cao reminded in a low voice.

    &nb"Well, I'll give it to Bian, and the monthly payment will be five guans, the same as Zixiu. I wonder what your husband wants?" Ding asked in a low voice.

    Cao Cao scratched his head and said, "It's all up to you. I don't understand these things. She is just a concubine. How about the monthly payment being a little lower? How about three strings?"

    "Mr. Bian still has a child in her belly, so it doesn't matter if you are more relaxed. Besides, you are used to living a generous life in Jinan. If you have some money, you can reward your servants!" Ding sighed and said, "You,  Just careless, women always have to have some money around them to avoid being bullied by the servants. Don¡¯t worry, just do as I say! That¡¯s right!¡± Ding stood up from Cao Cao¡¯s arms and took a coat to cover her body.  He ran to the cabinet and took out a small box and handed it to Cao Cao.

    Cao Cao asked in surprise: "What is this?"

    "In the past half year, I have saved up some jewelry, and Ang'er also gave me a lot of filial piety, so I saved up this small box. When Bian comes, I will give them to her and let her choose something nice.  Ms. Ding said with a smile: "I'm afraid that people from big cities will look down on my rubbish jewelry!"

    "She dares!" Cao Cao said loudly: "To have such a generous wife, she was blessed in her previous life!"

    Looking at the happy Cao Cao, Ding couldn't help but think of the conversation Cao Ang had with her a few days ago: "Mother, I heard that my father's new concubine will be back in a few days. What should you do?"

    At that time, Mrs. Ding said angrily: "Your father is such a heartless man! What can I do? Hum, I must let her see the majesty of me as a lady, and let her kneel down and serve tea. Although  I won¡¯t make things difficult for her, but I won¡¯t make her look good either!¡±

    Cao Ang shook his head repeatedly, "Mother, you have always been generous, why do you want to ruin your reputation? I remember that you and my biological mother got along very well in the past. You are not a jealous little woman at all! My father was forced to leave his job.  I'm already feeling aggrieved. If you can't handle the relationship with that concubine, why shouldn't he continue to worry about it? Why don't you just be more generous and tidy up the small yard next to her, clean it well, and send her monthly reports on time every month?  .My father will definitely be happy when he hears about your handling. You two have a harmonious relationship, so I, as a son, can live with peace of mind. Besides, Bian is by your side. She is inconvenient, and my father is embarrassed to steal food anymore.  Maybe I can even have a biological brother!"

    Cao Cao and Ding were warm to each other for a while, and then said with a smile: "It is estimated that Bian will be home tomorrow night. Don't worry, she is also very gentle and will definitely get along well with you. You will know when the time comes to kneel down and serve tea.  Yes, she is also a good girl!"

    When Cao Cao said this, Mrs. Ding felt a little sad, but she still forced a smile and said: "Forget it, she is six months pregnant, and it is not convenient for her to kneel down. Let's serve tea standing up! After drinking this cup of tea,  Even if she officially enters the Cao family, I hope she will strictly observe the rules of women By the way, Ang'er rescued a little girl a few days ago. I am going to visit her family with her in the past few days. I didn't expect this little girl to be so shameless.  She actually left a letter and left quietly. But I think her handwriting is elegant and she must be from a wealthy family."

    Cao Cao laughed loudly: "How old is Zixiu? He is only ten years old. He actually knows how to bring girls home. He has the same demeanor as I did back thenahem"

    Ding looked at him with a smile, "What kind of demeanor do you have?"

    Cao Cao was embarrassed. Looking at the smiling Ding, another heat rushed up in his lower abdomen.  He gave a long laugh, "Let you make fun of me, and then let you try my power!"

    After saying that, Cao Cao rushed forward. Ding smiled tenderly and was pinned under him

    At dusk the next day, Bian¡¯s carriage arrived at the side entrance of Cao¡¯s mansion.  Bian Bing carefully put down the stool, gently opened the curtain, and whispered: "Sister, the Cao Mansion is here!"

    Mrs. Bian nodded. She had already changed into ordinary women's clothes and took off all the jewelry on her body.

    Bian Bing looked at the extremely simple Bian and frowned: "Sister, why are you dressed so shabbily and making people laugh!"

    Seeing that there was no one around, Bian said in a low voice: "Brother, what do you know? The most important thing now is to be low-key and low-key! This is the countryside of Qiao County, the people are simple and simple, unlike big cities like Jinan! If you dress fancy,  , people may say that I am a fox. Alas, as long as I can keep the child in my belly, I can do anything!"

    Bian Bing sighed. He worked hard in the army and tried his best to climb up. Now he is just a military prince (commanding two hundred people).  He thought that his promotion was all due to his own efforts, but as soon as Cao Cao resigned, he found that he could not stay in the army any longer, so he had no choice but to resign and continue to stay with his sister.

    Ms. Bian held Bian Bing¡¯s hand with one hand and her belly with the other, carefully stepped out of the carriage and walked towards the side door.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????At the side door, I found a carriage parked in front of me. There was a pretty little maid who was very happy. She asked with a smile: "Is this Madam Ru? I am Yu'er, the servant girl next to Madam Ding. Madam said she came from the side door.  The journey to the courtyard is too far, so I specially asked someone to prepare a shoulder cart, and asked Mrs. Ru to get on the shoulder cart."

    Mrs. Bian quickly returned the gift and said gratefully: "Thank you madam for your kindness. I'd rather be respectful than obey your orders."

    Sitting on the shoulder chair, Mrs. Bian felt Ding¡¯s generosity and attentiveness, and couldn¡¯t help but feel more at ease

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 Volume 1 Chapter 54 Meeting Cao Cao

    [Thanks to book friend "¡ÚYun Tianqing¡Û" for the reward!  ¡¿After Mrs. Bian paid a visit to Mrs. Ding, she followed Aunt Li to the small courtyard assigned to her, holding a box of jewelry given by Mrs. Ding.  Seeing that the yard was very clean and the furniture was relatively complete, Mrs. Bian couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

    Several maids who came from Jinan quickly picked up brooms and started cleaning.  Aunt Li smiled and said to Mr. Bian: "Originally, Madam wanted to arrange some maids for you, but she felt that outsiders were not considerate, so she did not arrange it. Now that the maids around you are also sensible, we are finally relieved.  Madam Ru will send a maid to my place tomorrow and give me the roster of these maids. The mansion will issue monthly routines regularly every month, and everyone will have a share. Madam Ru will know that your monthly routine is the same as Master Zixiu, and every month  Yue Wu Guan! If there is nothing else, I will leave first!"

    Although Aunt Li shouted like a madam, which made Ms. Bian very awkward, Ms. Bian still said with a smile: "I would like to thank you madam for your kindness and thank you for taking care of me! Rulan, please send me off to you!"

    Ru Lan is the most useful maid around Bian. After hearing Bian's order, she agreed and walked out with Aunt Li's arm.  While walking, a small gold ingot slipped out of Rulan's sleeve and slipped into Aunt Li's sleeve.

    Aunt Li weighed the gold ingot gently, smiled, saluted Mrs. Bian, and walked out happily.  When she walked away, Bian Bingle asked cheerfully: "Sister, open the jewelry box quickly. Let's see if Ding has any treasures?"

    Women all love beauty, and Bian is no exception. With Bian Bing's support, she entered the lobby, opened the jewelry box, and felt that the golden light was shining in front of her eyes.  If you look closely, you will see that there are many head and face jewelry made of gold and many earrings and hairpins made of brass.

    Bian Bing pointed to the crested hairpin made of gold and said repeatedly: "Sister, choose this one! Even if this hairpin is taken to Jinan Mansion, it will be worth fifty gold! I didn't expect that this Ding family is really rich.  You are actually willing to buy such an expensive hairpin!"

    Mrs. Bian raised the crested hairpin and also admired it.  She didn't know that Cao Ang bought it to honor Ding, but she could guess that it was Ding's favorite thing.

    Mrs. Bian picked through the box and finally selected three accessories, all of which were mid-range.  Although the materials used are all gold, the style is relatively old and the style does not have many characteristics.

    After making the selection, Bian immediately ordered someone to return the box to Ding. Bian Bing watched helplessly as the crested hairpin was put back into the box by Bian and the lid was closed.  He regretfully took pictures of several cases and asked in a low voice: "Sister, why are you so stupid?!"

    But Bian sighed softly, looked around, and saw that they were all his confidants, so he whispered to Bian Bing: "Brother, this is obviously a test for me by Ding. If I choose the best, it means I am greedy.  If I intend to steal the position of the main wife, Ding will naturally be more wary of me; if I choose the worst, it means that I am more hypocritical, and Ding will not really have friendship with me. Now I choose these three mid-range items, Ding  She will also understand my thoughts and know that I don¡¯t want to steal the position of the main wife, nor will I flatter her hypocritically, but I will do my best to be myself. Brother, you should learn more!"

    As Bian expected, Ding soon learned Bian¡¯s choice after taking back the box, and he breathed a sigh of relief.  She smiled and said to Aunt Li: "It seems that Mr. Bian is also a sensible person. This is the best!"

    But Aunt Li shook her head and whispered: "Madam, you are always too kind. You should have sent people to kill such a foxy girl in the first place! Now that she is pregnant, she might compete with you for favor in the future.  . The slaves just shouted like a lady one by one, trying to test her strength, but I didn¡¯t expect this person to be calm and quiet, the city is very deep! And her maid was so generous, she actually gave me a gold ingot! "

    But Mrs. Ding smiled tolerantly and said in a low voice: "When people arrive here for the first time, they will naturally be cautious. Giving you heavy gifts is just for peace of mind. Even if she has a deep palace, even if she has a son by her side in the future, and Ang'er will be by her side.  , I¡¯m not afraid either! Now the patriarch and husband have reached a consensus to adopt Ang¡¯er to me. With such an outstanding legitimate son and grandson as my backing, what do I have to fear?! Just like the story Ang¡¯er told me  , especially being a jealous wife who upsets your husband, it is better to be a sensible and dignified wife!"

    It was only then that Aunt Li realized that it was no wonder that Mrs. Ding¡¯s reaction to Mrs. Bian¡¯s arrival was dull, that¡¯s why.

    Ding and Aunt Li slept peacefully tonight, but Cao Ang was too nervous to sleep. For no other reason than that, Cao Cao is here!

    As a modern person whose soul has traveled back to ancient times, Cao Ang can face Ding and Cao Song calmly, but when he thinks about facing Cao Cao, he always feels a little uneasy in his heart.  Even though Liao Hua swore allegiance to him, it did not relieve Cao Ang's nervousness.

    Cao Ren saw his nervousness and secretlyHe called him outside the lobby of the cottage and persuaded him in a low voice: "Zixiu, although my uncle was very strict with you in the past, it was because you knew that studying alone would not make you enlightened. Now you are both civil and military, and you can still join the army and fight.  My uncle will definitely be very satisfied with you, so why do you have to be so demanding?! My uncle and you haven¡¯t seen each other for a few years, it¡¯s too late to love you, and he won¡¯t be harsh to you, so why do you have to be nervous!¡±

    After listening to Cao Ren's persuasion, Cao Ang felt relieved: Yes, his nominal father has rarely seen him since he became an official. Maybe he can't even remember his appearance clearly. He doesn't have to worry about being a gangster at all.

    His heart felt relieved. He suddenly felt hungry after not eating for most of the day. He hurried into the hall and started grabbing food.  The speed of eating made Liao Hua, who had been hungry for several days, envious.  Liao Hua was heard begging Cao Duan in a low voice: "Just one spoonful of fat pork, just one spoonful of fat pork! When I issue the monthly notice, I'll treat you to a restaurant and have a good meal!"

    Cao Duan shook his head resolutely, shook his head, shook his head again, and said loudly: "Young Master said, you have been hungry for several days, and you cannot eat too greasy food for the time being. You should drink some rice porridge for the first three days.  !¡±

    Poor Liao Hua, holding the small bowl of rice porridge, looked at the meritorious soldiers devouring the fatty pork, and his tears fell down.

    Early the next morning, Cao Ang entrusted the defense of Heifeng Village to Cao Ren. He took ten guards including Liao Hua and Cao Duan and hurried to Cao's house.

    By noon, I arrived in front of the Cao Mansion, a good time to have lunch.  Cao Ang ran to his grandfather Cao Song and happened to meet his father Cao Cao chatting there.

    Cao Ang quickly saluted and said loudly: "Ang'er has met his grandfather and father!"

    Cao Song was fine, but Cao Cao stood up excitedly.  He had not seen his son for several years and found that he had changed drastically!  Although Cao Ang is only ten years old now, his features are no longer as childish as when he was a child. He is so heroic!

    Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Look, father, I used to say Ang'er looked like me, but you still said he looked like Liu. Now that he has grown up, he looks exactly like me when I was a child!"

    Cao Song couldn't help but laugh, but Cao Cao smiled and said: "Ang'er, come here and let me take a good look at you!"

    When Cao Ang came over, Cao Cao hugged him and lifted him up with all his strength.  Cao Ang felt itchy in his armpits and couldn't help laughing.  Cao Cao said loudly: "This is my son, my Cao Cao's son! He retreated from the enemy alone, made refined salt with wisdom, had foresight, and joined the army to fight! Only I, Cao Cao, can give birth to such a heroic son!"

    Cao Song burst out laughing: "Mengde, are you praising Ang'er, or are you praising yourself?! Put Ang'er down quickly, let's eat quickly! He galloped here from Black Wind Stronghold and is already very old.  He¡¯s tired, let him rest quickly!¡±

    When Cao Cao heard this, he let go of Cao Ang with a smile, and asked with a smile: "Zixiu, have you ever thought about me?"

    Cao Ang¡¯s previous embarrassment has been dissipated by the continuous laughter. He winked mischievously and said with a smile: "No! My mother talks about you every day. Even if I miss you, I am tired of her talking about you!"

    Cao Cao was speechless, and Cao Song laughed, "My dear grandson, do you miss your grandfather?"

    "Think!" Cao Ang said loudly: "A few days ago, my grandson braved the wind and snow to attack Heifeng Village. His nose was so cold that his nose dripped. What he missed most was his grandfather. If his grandfather was also there, my grandson wouldn't have to think about sneak attacks on snowy nights.  With this plan, we can directly wipe out the Black Wind Stronghold with a majestic formation!"

    "Hahaha!" Cao Song laughed, beckoned Cao Ang over, took out a jade bracelet from his arms, and put it on Cao Ang's wrist.  He glanced at Cao Ang with a smile, then looked at Cao Cao as a demonstration and laughed.

    Cao Cao couldn't help but touch his nose, took off a jade pendant from his waist, called Cao Ang with a grimace, tied it around his waist, and whispered: "This is what my father captured when he conquered the Yellow Turban Thieves."  I have always been reluctant to give this treasure to others, so today I gave it to you, you bastard, and now you think I don¡¯t have it?¡±

    Cao Ang touched the jade pendant, but before he could appreciate it, Cao Cao took it into his arms.  I heard Cao Cao whisper: "Ang'er, father, I miss you so much!"

    Being pricked by Cao Cao's strong beard and lying in his broad arms, Cao Ang finally relaxed his spirit. The scenes in the past were as vivid as if they happened yesterday.  Whether it was practicing martial arts on a starry night or practicing equestrian hard; whether studying diligently or practicing calligraphy; whether it was sweat or tears that I left behind at that time, it has finally passed now, and I am finally lying in the safest place in the world.  Cao Ang suddenly felt his nose sore uncontrollably, and tears flowed down.  He choked and said: "Father, I miss you! I miss you!!!"

    Touching the calluses on Cao Ang¡¯s palms from wielding knives and guns, he felt the cracks on his handsFrostbite, seeing the trace of exhaustion and nostalgia in his eyes, Cao Cao put his forehead close to Cao Ang and pressed hard against Cao Ang.  Although Cao Cao never admitted it later, Cao Ang saw a drop of crystal tears slipping from the corner of Cao Cao's eyes

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 Volume 1 Chapter 55 Suppressing the Moon Worship Cult

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    Cao Ang finally discovered that there are still gaps between people. Although he worked very hard after time traveling, he still has to learn more than the great people in history!  Let¡¯s not talk about it far, let¡¯s just say that Cao Cao, my cheap dad in this world, is the real master, the best among the best!

    In Cao Ang¡¯s opinion, the aftermath of Heifeng Village was very cumbersome and complicated. Cao Cao just casually gave a few orders while drinking and solved all the problems.

    Poor Cao Ang prepared a large number of bamboo slips and filled an inkstone with ink. He wanted to record it carefully, but found that it was over.

    Cao Cao looked at his son with a smile and said loudly: "Zixiu, there are many things that you don't have to do everything by yourself, so you will be exhausted! You have to learn to use people! For example, Liao Hua, who has just joined you, will only be able to do everything by your side.  He may be a close guard, but if he is placed in Heifeng Village, he can appease the people of Liaojiazhuang and promote local stability and harmony!"

    Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Cao Ang also asked in a low voice: "But father, if Liao Hua's prestige doesn't increase day by day, will we support the ambitious Du Yuanlai again?!"

    Cao Cao shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "Zixiu, it makes me very happy that you can think of this. However, the current environment of Heifeng Village is different from that of Du Yuan's lifetime. All the forces in the village are controlled by Zi Xiu.  Xiao is in control, and the distribution of food is also in the hands of our Cao family. Even if Liao Hua becomes a traitor, without power and food, he will lose the conditions for rebellion!

    "The current Liao Hua is just a steward of our Cao family in Liaojiazhuang. It will not have any negative impact on our Cao family's control in Heifeng Village!"

    "After some time, our Cao family has completely digested this Black Wind Stronghold. You can also transfer Liao Hua back, give him a formal steward title, give him a small house, and add a maid.  I believe that by then he will be grateful and more loyal to you.  After a long time, even if Liao Hua returns to Heifeng Village, he will be just a passerby and will have no influence at all!  "

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, "My father is still cunning No, he is far-sighted! The child has been worried for a long time in vain. After his father said this, he finally stopped worrying about things!"

    Cao Cao laughed. He was very proud to be praised by his beloved son. It made Cao Cao happier than receiving rewards for meritorious service.  As he had nothing to do, Cao Cao began to explain the order he had just issued, and asked Cao Ang to learn from it based on the handling of Heifeng Village.

    If you don¡¯t learn, you won¡¯t know. If you learn, you will be shocked.  Cao Ang originally thought that he had read many thick and dark books before time travel, and that he had gained a little bit and could play politics in the late Han Dynasty.  But after listening to Cao Cao's explanation, he felt that the orders he had given before in Heifeng Stronghold were at the level of a primary school student at best.  And Cao Cao is at least a doctoral supervisor!

    While Cao Ang was listening carefully, the major forces in Qiao County also received the news that the Cao family had defeated Heifeng Stronghold and killed Du Yuan in one fell swoop. Everyone was dumbfounded!

    I thought that the Cao family was already a grasshopper after autumn, but I didn¡¯t expect that this was a sleeping tiger!  Normally, the minions shrink and remain silent, but once they attack, they are as fast as lightning and as violent as thunder!

    The few small forces who were playing happily and clamoring to replace the Cao family were immediately dumbfounded. The person in charge even slapped himself several times, making his mouth taste as bitter as Coptis chinensis.  What else can they do now? They can only continue to act like harmless rabbits with their tail between their legs.  It's just that the Cao family has recognized their faces. Perhaps what awaits them will be constant blows from the Cao family!

    Liu Quan, the magistrate of Qiao County, was also shocked. Fortunately, he did not attack the Cao family. It seemed that a skinny camel was still bigger than a horse!  However, before he could rejoice, he received a secret letter from Luoyang!

    This letter was written by the late Lieutenant Xu Kuan. The meaning of the letter is very simple. Since Cao Anmin is a member of the Moon Worship Sect, the Cao family must have a close relationship with the Moon Worship Sect; in addition, the Moon Worship Sect migrated from Jinan.  The cult that came over might have something to do with Cao Cao.  I hope Liu Quan will find out everything quickly and publicly report the results of the incident to the court!

    After Liu Quan read the secret letter, he was immediately dumbfounded!  My dear mother, I am going to fight the Cao family to the death!  Once the Moon Worship Cult is blamed on the Cao family, Cao Cao's crackdown on the obscene priests will become a joke!  It can even be said that this is Cao Cao's ulterior motives to confuse the public!  By that time, Cao Cao's reputation will be ruined!  Among the two generations of the Cao family, only Cao Cao was relatively clean as an official and had an upright reputation. Once Cao Cao had no chance of coming back, when Cao Song died, the Cao family would be doomed!

    Liu Quan understood Xu Kuan¡¯s resentment towards the Cao family, but he did not expect thatThe old man's reaction was so great that he and I were fighting to the death with the Cao family!  But Liu Quan had no choice. In today's officialdom, he couldn't survive without a backstage.  He, Liu Quan, was able to rise to where he is today because he chose the right path and became a disciple of Xu Qu.  But since people can successfully fulfill him, they can also easily destroy him!

    Thinking of this, Liu Quan sighed, but still ordered in a low voice: "Notify down and close the net! Arrest all the Moon Worshipers such as Lin Le and others! Send out capable men to escort Cao Anmin and sweep away the Moon Worshipers.  A stronghold. In addition, inform Yuan Ping that the entire city of Qiao County will be under martial law for three days. No entry or exit is allowed, and fugitives will be captured!"

    Soon, Qiao County became lively again.  There were government servants banging gongs in the streets and alleys and shouting loudly: "Listen up, young and old, a cult called the Moon Worship Sect has sneaked into our Qiao County and is preparing to cleanse the city and carry out massacres! Fortunately, the county magistrate is wise and powerful.  , discovered their conspiracy! Now the entire county is searching for believers, and those who harbor them will be imprisoned. Listen up, young and old, if you mistakenly believe in the Moon Worship Cult, just go to the county government office and surrender, and hand over the clues that lead you to the line, and you can be punished and meritorious service!  "

    Not only were the government officials shouting in the streets, Yuan Ping, who got the news, even organized several capable teams to conduct a dragnet search across the entire Qiao County, and strictly inspected the cellars that might support evil gods!

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? members of the church would be exposed, and were arrested and imprisoned by the officers and soldiers.  It's just that the Moon Worshiping Sect has just sneaked into Qiao County, and its foundation is unstable. Even if it wins for a while, it will soon be surrounded by officers and soldiers, and the only thing waiting for them is death!

    Lin Le coughed up a mouthful of bloody phlegm and shouted to Lingyue: "Sister, what are you waiting for? Let's go quickly!"

    Lingyue looked at Lin Le, whose whole body was covered with scars, and touched his severed left arm tremblingly, crying: "It's my fault that I don't leave, I can't let you die here!  "

    Lin Le laughed miserably: "Why are you talking about this now? Cao Anmin was greedy for wealth and betrayed us. I didn't see his face clearly. I was deceived and ambushed tonight! But Lingyue, you can't die.  Here, let¡¯s go!!!¡±

    Lingyue was still hesitating when a person staggered in from outside the door: "Senior sister, senior brother, hurry up and leave through the secret passage, we can't stop him for long!"

    Lin Le suddenly rushed forward, hugged Lingyue in his arms, and used all his strength to rub her into his arms, when he heard him lying next to Lingyue's ear and said urgently: "Lingyue,  Don¡¯t let me die worthless, leave quickly!¡±

    Before Lingyue could react, Lin Le pushed her into the tunnel.  Lin Le then locked the secret door of the secret passage from the outside. The man who had just ran in to warn Lin Le quickly pressed a heavy wooden cabinet against the entrance of the tunnel.  I heard Lingyue banging hard from below, but the secret door of the secret passage didn't move at all!

    Lin Le shouted loudly: "Go quickly, go quickly!" Because the excavation time was too short, the secret tunnel could only lead to the outside of the house. If they wanted Lingyue to escape safely, they had to attract the attention of the officers and soldiers.  Lin Le laughed miserably and said to the man: "Lin San, brother, I can't help you!"

    Lin San smiled and said: "What did you say, senior brother? It is my honor, Lin San, to die fighting with you!"

    Lin Le laughed loudly: "I, Lin Le, can have a brother like you, so I live my life in this world! I just broke out from the encirclement and was hit by three knives and two arrows, and my arm was cut off, but I, Lin Le,  Let¡¯s kill him! Tonight, let us brothers kill together! Kill!!!¡±

    Looking at the few bloody men swaying up from the opposite side, Cao Anmin was so frightened that he took several steps back and screamed loudly at the guards around him: "Protect me quickly! Quickly!"

    The guards looked at him with contempt, but due to Liu Quan's strict order, they still protected him behind them.

    This is the home of the Moon Worship Sect, with about thirty believers. The officers and soldiers have been besieging it for half an hour, but even if the believers on the opposite side died in battle, none of them have put down their weapons.  Now there are only four or five injured people left on the other side, but they are still stubbornly staying here!

    Hiding behind the guards, Cao Anmin finally found a sense of security. He put his hands to his mouth and shouted loudly: "Lin Le, you'd better surrender! You can still survive if you surrender now, otherwise you will live.  Bleeding to death!¡±

    Lin Le sneered. Before he could refute, he coughed several times and blood spurted out from his mouth.  In the counterattack just now, he had been stabbed in the internal organs with long spears by the officers and soldiers. Even if he surrendered immediately, he would not be able to survive.  It's just a pity that Cao Anmin was not killed!

    The officers and soldiers also knew that he was at the end of his strength and were unwilling to step forward to fight him. They just pointed their spears at him and slowly surrounded him.

    Then I heard Lin Le shouting loudly: "It's as bright as the moon,??My broken body shines all over the earth, and the light is waiting!  "

    After shouting these words, Lin Le smiled, opened his arms, and rushed towards the spear formation!  The officers and soldiers had no time to withdraw their guns, and three spears pierced his chest!  The few remaining believers followed suit and all committed suicide.  Cao Anmin couldn't help but feel cold as he looked at the scene in front of him

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 Volume 1 Chapter 56 Lingyue Died for Love

    Liu Quan looked at the distraught Cao Anmin and asked in surprise: "My dear nephew, what's wrong with you?"

    Cao Anmin raised his head tremblingly, his face very pale. A man next to him leaned in Liu Quan's ear and told Lin Le and others about committing suicide.  Liu Quan smiled slightly and said loudly: "My nephew, these cult members are evil! You don't have to be nervous, as long as you kill them all and catch them all, what other methods can they use?! By the way, Xian  Nephew, do you know where there is another nest of the Moon Worship Cult?"

    Cao Anmin shook his head and raised his hand to Liu Quan: "Sir, I know these places and have already led the government officials to visit them. Now all the believers I know have either been killed or captured, and there is no one who has slipped through the net.  People (except Lingyue)."

    Liu Quan smiled and nodded, "So - you are useless! Someone, arrest this spy who is colluding with the Moon Worship Cult!"

    When the attendants on the left and right heard the order, they immediately rushed forward and knocked Cao Anmin to the ground!

    Cao Anmin was dumbfounded. While struggling hard, he shouted loudly: "Sir, you know me! I was the first to inform you about the Moon Worship Sect. You can't burn bridges by crossing the river!"

    "Shut up!" Liu Quan said loudly: "Now that things have come to an end, don't try to fool around again! Isn't it just a simple trick to betray some peripheral people in order to gain my trust! It's just that I will use the trick to let you  He must be disappointed! Someone, stop his mouth and lock him up for me!"

    "I was wronged, I was wronged" Before Cao Anmin could finish his words, a follower blocked his mouth with a rag!

    Liu Quan nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Put this thief in prison and no one is allowed to visit him!"

    Someone then tied up Cao Anmin and dragged him out.  Liu Quan sat behind a few cases and laughed!

    Not long after, Yuan Ping came forward, bowed respectfully to Liu Quan, and said loudly: "Master Qi, I just made a count. Tonight, we killed a total of 74 people and captured 247 people."  I'm going to jail! General, I would like to congratulate you for making such a great contribution. You will definitely be rewarded by the court in the future!"

    Liu Quan laughed loudly: "I'm happy to say that we're going to wipe out the Yue Worship Cult today. Without your help, it would be a difficult task! I will definitely write a note on it in the memorial to the imperial court later to ask for credit!"

    "Then thank you so much, sir!" Yuan Ping bowed quickly, "By the way, sir, what should I do with the bodies of those Moon Worshipers?"

    "What else can we do? Hang it in public outside the county government tomorrow morning and let their family members come to collect it!" Liu Quan said viciously: "If no one comes to collect it, they will be stripped naked and exposed to the sun in two days; if someone comes to collect it,  Immediately send someone to follow you, if the other party is also a thief, put them all in jail!"

    Yuan Ping hesitated for a moment, then agreed.  It's just that Yuan Ping felt that hanging these people was in compliance with the law, but if he treated these people's corpses harshly, it would be against some moral principles.  He did not dare to disobey the county magistrate's order, so he pointed out a small school and ordered him to take charge of the matter.

    So early the next morning, many corpses were hung up at the gate of the county government office. When the cold wind blew, the dark wind blew, making people's hair stand on end!

    There were government officials shouting loudly at every intersection: "Have you seen it? This is the price for believing in heresy! The county magistrate has said that he is a generous and kind man. Even these believers should be buried in peace as soon as possible. Which of you are their relatives?  , you can go to the county government office to collect the corpses! If they don¡¯t come, they will be stripped naked and exposed to the sun in two days; if they don¡¯t come by then, they will be stripped naked and hung on the city tower for public display!"

    The Chinese people pay attention to the idea of ??burial in peace, and sure enough, some people listened to the words of the government officials and went to the county government office to claim them.  After paying a large fine and leaving testimonies from neighbors, the man finally received his brother's body.  But before he could bury his body, he was imprisoned by the government officials and his family property was confiscated!

    In a small house not far from the county government office, Lingshan grabbed Lingyue and whispered: "Sister, you can't go! The county magistrate has made it clear that he is hanging people with corpses, how can you  Don¡¯t be fooled!¡±

    But Lingyue shook her head and whispered: "Sister, if I hadn't met you last night, for the sake of the continuation of our Moon Worshiping Sect's legal tradition, I would definitely not have thrown myself into a trap, and I would have had to endure it.

    But now that I have met you, and with you succeeding me, the legal system of our Moon Worship Sect will continue, and my safety will no longer be important!

    I know Lin Le¡¯s feelings for me, but I have been restrained by the Academic Affairs Office in the past and did not dare to accept his wishes. Now that he is dead, I can no longer let others desecrate his body!

    Sister, my mind has been made!  For so many years, I have ignored this relationship for the sake of academic affairs. Now let me be willful for a while!  "

    "Sister!" Lingshan said with all her strengthIt got into her lapel, but she didn't dare to let go.  Lingyue will definitely die if she goes there, Lingshan really doesn't want to lose this sister!

    Lingyue smiled and combed her hair: "Silly girl, you should be happy for me to be able to reunite with the Lin Orchestra! It wasn't until last night that I understood my feelings for him and realized that I couldn't lose him. It's a pity that  , it¡¯s too late! Sister, if you meet someone worth staying with in the future, you must express your feelings as soon as possible, and don¡¯t delay it like you, a silly sister!"

    "Sister!" Lingshan could no longer control her emotions, tears streaming down her face.

    Lingyue looked at Lingshan who was crying into a little girl, sighed, and whispered: "Today, there are only a few people left in our Moon Worshiping Sect. If you really can't hold on, don't force it any more. In the first year of junior high school,  Just give us some incense on the fifteenth.

    By the way, do you remember your second senior sister?  I just received news a few days ago. It is said that she did well after entering the palace. Now she is a female official in the emperor's palace, responsible for managing the palace's headdresses and crowns. People call her 'Diao Chan'!  If you really can't get along, go to Luoyang to find her, give her the leader's token, hand over the matter of the Moon Worship Sect, and live your life with peace of mind!  "

    "Sister! I won't let you go!" Lingshan felt even sadder after hearing Lingyue's considerate words.

    "Silly boy, if you really mean it, just help me freshen up!" Lingyue said with a smile: "Today I went to meet with the forest orchestra. I should have put on a red wedding dress, but it's a pity that the streets are under martial law and there is no room.  Buy! Anyway, I have to go to the coffin shop to order a coffin, so just order a linen dress from them! Lingshan, you can find a way to leave. When I go to the county government, the government will definitely search this place. You go first, in an hour  I¡¯ll start again!¡±

    Seeing that Lingyue had decided to leave, Lingshan had no choice but to get up and kneel on the ground. She kowtowed nine times to Lingyue upright: "Sister! In the future, I will choose an innocent family for my sister and Lin."  Leave a ray of incense behind!"

    After hearing this, Lingyue moved for the first time, gathered her clothes, and bowed three times to Lingshan.  Lingshan sighed, stuffed the religious statues into her bag, and walked out.

    About an hour later, Lingyue came to the coffin shop, dropped a large sum of money, bought two coffins, and asked the coffin shop owner to send someone to follow her to the county government office.

    Although the owner of the coffin shop didn't want to cause trouble, the price offered by Lingyue was very high, and Yuan Ping also owned shares in the store, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.  The shopkeeper found a dozen helpers, carried the coffin, took paper money, and followed Lingyue to the county government office.

    A weak woman, dressed as a widow, with two dark coffins behind her.  This combination immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the street. Even the government officials who were on guard duty did not stop her and just watched her step forward.

    Then I heard Lingyue say in a deep voice: "The widow Lin has come to collect the body, please let me know!"

    The scribe responsible for the statistics raised his head and looked at Lingyue, who was wearing a heavy filial piety, in surprise. He kindly lowered his voice and persuaded in a low voice: "Ms. Lin, this is not a joke, you will lose your life! You  Think it through before you come back!¡±

    Lingyue nodded at him, but shouted loudly: "The widow Lin has come to collect the body of her husband Lin Le, please let me know!"

    Lin Le?  The "leader" of the Moon Worship Sect?  The clerk was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything and hurriedly rushed to the county government office.

    Liu Quan soon got the news, frowned and asked, "Did you read that right? Just a weak woman coming to collect the body?"

    The clerk nodded repeatedly, "My lord, you are right. Just a weak woman comes here, she can be blown down by a small breeze. By the way, there are also about ten guys from the coffin shop!"

    Liu Quan frowned and ordered loudly: "Immediately send someone to investigate the coffin shop to see who the shopkeeper is. Is he a remnant of the Moon Worship Sect? And the dozen or so clerks, investigate them all for me.  ! Let¡¯s see if anyone among them has colluded with the Moon Worship Cult. Don¡¯t miss it. By the way, report it to Yuan Ping and mobilize fifty soldiers to surround the woman! I want to see if she is under heavy siege.  What other tricks can you pull?!"

    The scribe nodded repeatedly, "Sir, what about Lin Le's body?"

    "Give it to her!" Liu Quan said loudly: "I am not a stingy person, so just let her see it. This woman is quite courageous, but it is a pity that she was killed by a thief!"

    Soon fifty soldiers surrounded the square in front of the county government office, and the government officials lowered Lin Le's body from a high place.  Lingyue took a few steps forward, held Lin Le in her arms, wiped Lin Le's face with her sleeves, and said with a smile: "A Le, from now on, we never have to be separated again"

    At this time, Liu Quan was also a little curious, so he came out and stood in the distance and loudly persuaded: "How can you, a woman, be a thief? I have fulfilled my wish today, and I will hurry up later."?Remarry!  "

    No one answered, the wind was blowing, and it was biting cold.

    Liu Quan suddenly felt a little scared and panicked, and immediately ordered someone to come forward to check, only to see that the woman had a dagger deeply inserted into her chest, and she was already dead!  But the woman still had a smile on her face, as if she had fulfilled her wish!

    Facing this scene, Liu Quan was also a little moved. He sighed: "Forget it, let's bury them together!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 57 Apprenticeship to Xia Hou

    As the largest wealthy family in Qiao County, even though the county is now under martial law, Cao Cao can quickly receive news of everything that happens in Qiao County, and he can comment on it with Cao Ang when he has nothing to do.

    In Cao Ang¡¯s memory before traveling through time, there was never any trace of the Moon Worship Sect in the history of the late Han Dynasty.  In Cao Ang's view, it was probably just a small cult that was wiped out by the county magistrate Liu Quan before it even developed.  By the way, Liu Quan seems to be in a hurry, but he didn't expect that he has such a decisive side.

    Therefore, Cao Ang and Cao Cao did not pay much attention to this matter. They just said a few words casually and put it aside.  The two of them felt a little sorry for Lingyue who died and was buried. They both felt that she was a strange woman.

    After chatting for a while, Cao Cao stretched out and said to Cao Ang: "Ang'er, the day after tomorrow is a good day. Your grandfather and I have already made an agreement. A formal ceremony will be held on that day to adopt you under the name of the Ding family.  After correcting the genealogy, some guests will inevitably be invited to watch the ceremony. Although my father has resigned as the Prime Minister of Jinan, he still has some respect in the officialdom. In addition, your grandfather's face is also there, so I'm afraid there will be a lot of guests coming by then.  !¡±

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "The soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the earth. Isn't it just a banquet? My child will never embarrass you, father!"

    "It's good to have this confidence!" Cao Cao said with a smile: "My son, Cao Mengde, will definitely be able to withstand the wind and rain like those flowers in the greenhouse! By the way, your cousin's name will be announced by then.  Xiu', you are now an adult. After all, Cao Ren is young and it is time to find a good master for you. You also know your father's friends Xiahou Yuanrang (Xiahoudun) and Xiahou Miaocai (Xiahouyuan). Whether it is military art or martial arts,  They are all very proficient. They will be visiting us soon, and my father is going to let you become your disciples. What do you think?"

    Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan?  Of course Cao Ang knew their names. These were the two most famous generals in Cao Wei. It was Cao Ang's good fortune to be accepted as their disciples by them.

    Seeing Cao Ang nodding repeatedly and overjoyed, Cao Cao touched his forehead and asked in surprise: "You don't have a fever, why are you so excited? Let me make it clear to you in advance that they are very strict with their apprentices.  We had jointly recruited a disciple before, but that person couldn't stand the hardship and ran away from home secretly!"

    "Don't be afraid, kid!" Cao Ang said loudly: "Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war!"

    "You sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war?" Cao Cao repeated it in surprise and said loudly: "Okay!"

    As he spoke, he took the paper from the table and wrote these ten characters.

    After finishing writing, Cao Cao clapped his hands, and an attendant immediately ran in. Cao Cao said loudly: "Go to the stonemason and carve these ten words on the martial arts field, so that all our disciples can see these ten words!"

    The attendant quickly took the paper and strode out.  Cao Cao smiled and said to Cao Ang: "Since you know this truth, I won't talk nonsense to you anymore. I guess it's time for them both to arrive. Come on, come on, follow me out to greet them!"

    Cao Ang quickly stood up and followed his father out. Soon he arrived at the door of the mansion, just as Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan came on horseback.

    After everyone chatted for a while, Cao Cao welcomed Xiahou Dun into the hall and ordered his attendants to bring honey water.  Cao Cao smiled and said: "It's too early to have a banquet. Drink some honey water to quench your thirst. Yuan Rang, Miaocai, this is my son Cao Ang and Cao Zixiu. Zixiu, come and pay homage to your two uncles!"

    Cao Ang stood up quickly, walked to the middle of the hall, saluted respectfully and said, "Cao Ang, Cao Zixiu, pays homage to the two uncles. I wish them good health and all the best!"

    "Please get up quickly!" Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan hurriedly stepped forward to help Cao Ang.

    The two Xiahou Dun brothers already knew that the Cao Mansion would hold a banquet the day after tomorrow regarding Cao Ang's adoption, which meant that Cao Ang could now be regarded as the eldest son of the Cao Mansion.  With such status, coupled with the current power of Cao Mansion, Xiahou Dun's two white bodies did not dare to accept the ceremony in a big way.

    However, Cao Ang solemnly bowed three times before getting up.  I heard him say loudly: "The order of elders and children cannot be abolished, and the gift of master and apprentice cannot be omitted. Today, I said that uncle, you intend to accept me as your disciple, please accept me as a gift!"

    Before Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan could stop him, Cao Ang solemnly bowed three times.

    Xiahou Dun smiled and shook his head, "Mengde, Zixiu is really up to you! You just said a few days ago that you had the idea of ??letting him worship in our name, but we haven't agreed yet. It's better now,  He actually performed the master-disciple ceremony!"

    Cao Cao smiled and said: "Yuan Rang, since you have accepted the gift of master and apprentice, you can't give in anymore! Just now I told Zi Xiu about your strict requirements. Zi Xiu said that you should sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war!  "

    "Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war!" Xiahou Dun repeatedOnce again, he said with a smile: "This sentence is a wise saying. Well, for the sake of this sentence, I will accept him as my disciple! Miaocai, what do you think?"

    Xia Houyuan said with a smile: "Although Zixiu is young, he still has the courage to defeat the enemy on his own. How could I not accept such a good apprentice?! But apprenticeship is always required. I heard that your Cao Mansion has recently entered  When fighting for gold, you can¡¯t go empty-handed!¡±

    Cao Cao laughed: "Don't worry, Shu Xiu can't miss you! By the way, Zixiu, didn't you tell the jade craftsman to make a small gadget yesterday? Just give it to your money-grubbing master!"

    Cao Ang quickly ordered someone to go to his yard, take out the jade article, and deliver it quickly.  He knelt down on one side and personally poured water for Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan.

    Everyone drank honey water and chatted.  In fact, Xia Houyuan's family is not short of money, but after all, this apprenticeship ceremony is also an important item of apprenticeship. If there is really a vacancy, it will be laughed at in the future.

    Not long after, Xiao Yi carefully walked into the lobby holding a wooden box and handed the wooden box to Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang took the box, placed it in front of Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan's cases, and opened the box gently.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????  Everyone was very surprised, what does this mean?

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "This is what I suddenly thought of a few days ago. It's called 'become a marquis immediately'! I hope that the two uncles can use their skills to make great achievements soon, and in the future they can go on stage to pay homage to the generals and be granted the title of marquis based on their merits."  !¡±

    "Good!" Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, and Cao Cao praised loudly together.

    Cao Cao smiled and said: "Ang'er's intention is very good, and the omen of this jade is also good, but to become a disciple, you need some expensive gifts. This small piece of jade is a bit insufficient. Come on, put this jade away.  , send it to my room"

    Before Cao Cao finished speaking, the two brothers Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan had already rushed to the jade stone and protected it with their bodies.  Just listen to the two of them saying in unison: "Cao Mengde, you want to do this again? No way!"

    Cao Cao was a little embarrassed, but Xiahou Dun said loudly: "When you were a child, every time you saw good things, you would find a way to belittle them, saying that you had better ones for us. In the end, every time you took the good things to your room.  They didn¡¯t even let us take a second look! We suffered so much when we were young, but now that we have grown up, we are determined not to be fooled!¡±

    Xia Houyuan even opened his hands and stopped in front of Cao Cao, "This is the apprenticeship gift given to us by Zixiu, we accept it!"

    Cao Cao shook his head and sighed: "Why bother, why bother? It's just a piece of jade! You guys are so impatient, it really hurts the relationship between us. Forget it, I'll give it to you! How can I, Cao Mengde, be a stingy person?  ?! Hey, what do you two look like? You really deserve a beating!"

    Cao Ang looked at the three of them with a smile and coughed several times.

    Hearing his cough, the three of Cao Cao finally woke up. They were no longer children now. The three of them were also elders.

    Cao Cao shook his head slightly and took two steps back; Xia Houyuan also put away his hands, but took a step forward.  Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiahou Dun covered the wooden box and stuffed it into his arms!

    Before Cao Cao could speak, Xiahou Dun said loudly: "Zixiu, since we accept you as our disciple, we have to see your true ability. Come on, let's go to the martial arts field."

    With that said, Xiahou Dun strode out, and Xiahou Yuan quickly pulled Cao Ang to follow him.  Cao Cao, who was left alone, sighed and followed with his head lowered.

    The four of them quickly arrived at the martial arts arena. Cao Ang saluted the three of them, stood on the martial arts arena, moved his hands and feet a little, and then started boxing.

    Cao Ang's boxing technique, learned from Lao Zhao, is a simple routine that can be learned by all the soldiers in the army.  This kung fu looks very inconspicuous, but when played it is a bit ugly, even a bit ugly!  But every move has been refined over time, and every move has no unnecessary movements. This is what Han soldiers rely on to gallop on the battlefield and drive away the Xiongnu.

    Cao Ang knew in his heart that the years to come would never be peaceful, and he would inevitably have to go on an expedition with his father.  Instead of being clumsy with bows and horses, as described in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", although he saved his father, he died in Wancheng in frustration. What is the meaning of such a time-travel?  I might as well put in more effort now, at least I would have the power to protect myself!

    Although the moves are very simple and crude, Cao Ang still chose this boxing method and fought with all his strength.  When he was raiding Black Wind Village a few days ago, Cao Ang also killed a thief with his own hands. Now when he started to punch, he couldn't help but feel a trace of murderous intent!

    Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan became more and more satisfied as they watched. Cao Cao also proudly stroked his beard.  However, none of the three people stopped, wanting to see Cao Ang's endurance and intention.Willpower.

    Cao Ang is still a child after all. By the time he finished punching twice, he was already sweating and his face was a little pale.  After all, he is still young and his strength is somewhat lacking.  But since he didn't stop, Cao Ang gritted his teeth and continued to punch.

    Three times, four times, five times

    The sweat on Cao Ang's face continued to sprinkle on the ground. His steaming body seemed to have been in the dog days of summer, and he could not feel the slightest bit of cold in winter.  His breathing became faster and faster, like a bellows being pulled, and his body slowly reached its limit.  At this time, Cao Ang suddenly remembered the method of adjusting the breath of Wu Qinxi, and couldn't help but use it, and his breath gradually became stable.

    Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan looked at each other and whispered to Cao Cao: "Mengde, it's so hard for you to hide it from us! With such an excellent method of regulating the breath, what kind of teacher does he need to study?! Why, you don't know it either? It seems like  This Zixiu has another adventure! This kid is quite blessed!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 58 Cao Cao visits prison

    [Thanks to the book friend "Immortal Light Ming" for the reward!  ¡¿When Cao Ang's breath calmed down, Cao Cao stopped, frowned and said to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, have you ever been a master? Why didn't you tell me!"

    Cao Ang shook his head repeatedly, "Father, without your consent, how could I easily become a disciple? The breathing method just now was obtained by me and Mr. Hua Tuo, who opened a medical clinic in Qiao County, in exchange for ancient scrolls. I was sorting you out a few days ago.  When I was in my study, I found a torn medical book in the corner, and wanted to give it to a caring person so that he could save more people with this book. However, Mr. Hua Tuo thought it was too precious after reading it, so he gave me a set of his own books.  The Wu Qin Xi exercise method created by me allows me to practice when I have nothing to do, and it can be regarded as passing the time."

    "That's it!" Cao Cao believed this. There were all kinds of books in his study, and many of them were bought for the sake of face, and he had not finished reading them at that time.  Later, when he was recruited as an official, he had no time to read books in this study room. It was common for some books to be left behind.

    Cao Ang saluted Cao Cao and said loudly: "Father, I will immediately copy a volume of these Five Animals Opera and dedicate it to my father!"

    Cao Cao shook his head repeatedly: "This is your blessing, how can I interfere as a father? And although Hua Tuo did not give you any other instructions, my father can also guess how precious this Five Animals Play is. Without his consent, you must not spread it to others.  !¡±

    Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan also had the same attitude, and even gave Cao Ang a few words.  In the eyes of these ancient people, this kind of secret book is a secret that is not passed down. Although Hua Tuo did not ask otherwise, we must keep this secret for him.

    Cao Ang wanted to persuade him again, but everyone was his elders and he did not dare to talk back.  He couldn't help but thought to himself: Well, let's wait until later to write down the Five Animals Opera, change it and present it to everyone.

    It wasn¡¯t until Cao Ang nodded that everyone felt relieved.  Xia Houyuan took a bow from the side, tried the strength of the bow, and said with a smile: "You have Yuan Rang to teach you about fists, feet and weapons. Uncle, what I can teach you is bow and arrow. In fact, there is no shortcut to the art of bow and arrow.  Just practice a lot! As long as you practice diligently and add a few tips, you will be able to get a glimpse of the art of archery. And future improvements will only come with familiarity! Come on, come on, try this bow!"

    Cao Ang took the bow and took a closer look. It was a hunting bow used for hunting. Because it was self-service, the surface was very rough.  He carefully braced himself, held the bow with his left arm, and slowly drew the bow string with his right hand.

    Xia Houyuan shook his head slightly, seeing that Cao Ang had not received any special training, so he stepped forward and helped Cao Ang correct the omissions in his movements step by step.

    Cao Cao looked at his son who was practicing diligently and couldn't help but feel a flash of shame in his eyes. In fact, Cao Cao also practiced archery with Xia Houyuan, but he gave up halfway because it was too hard.  I hope my son can be stronger than me and keep at it.

    Cao Ang¡¯s hands slowly began to tremble, and his legs felt a little sore.  He really wanted to yell: I am still a minor, how can you abuse children!

    Perhaps seeing the fatigue on Cao Ang's body and the grievance in his heart, Cao Cao whispered: "Zixiu, persevere! The enemy on the battlefield doesn't care about your identity or your age! As you said, if you sweat more in peacetime, the more you fight, the better."  Shi Shao bleeds!"

    Xia Houyuan also nodded, tensed his face, and said to Cao Ang: "Pull the bow twenty times today, and try your best to persist every time. When the training is completed, ask your maid to massage the muscles of your arms to avoid injury.  "

    After giving the instructions, Xiahou Yuan left with Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun to visit Cao Song.

    At dinner time, someone reported to Cao Cao in a low voice: Cao Ang had never been lazy. He had just finished training. His arms were already sore and swollen, and he couldn't lift them up at all. He didn't even have the strength to carry a bowl to eat. He could only lie down on a few tables.  Drink porridge on the table.

    Mrs. Ding felt extremely distressed when she saw this. She had already sent for a doctor, and even announced that Cao Cao would not be allowed to stay overnight tonight.  Mrs. Bian touched the baby in her belly and sympathized with Cao Ang. She was also very angry and ordered the door to be closed.

    Cao Cao sighed, glared at Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan who were gloating over his misfortune, and drank gloomily.  After a while, Cao Cao drank too much and was carried to the study by Xiahou Dun and his two men.

    Xia Houyuan whispered to Xiahou Dun: "I'm very worried about Meng De drinking like this. Let's go home first. I'll go back when Meng De wakes up tomorrow."

    There is no other way now. The maids around Cao Cao have been recalled by the angry Ding family, and there is no one around to serve him.  Xiahou Dun nodded in agreement and left soon.  Xia Houyuan found a book, lit an oil lamp, and started reading slowly.

    It was around midnight that Cao Cao finally woke up and drank several bowls of water before he came back to his senses.  He glanced at Xia Houyuan and asked in surprise: "Miaocai, why are you here?"

     ? !¡±

    "I know, I know!" Cao Cao nodded repeatedly, like a chicken pecking at rice: "Miaocai, that's the only thing you're not good at, you nag every day! How can a big man act like a woman?!  "

    Xia Houyuan was about to retort when a servant walked in and saluted the two of them.  Seeing that Xia Houyuan was here, the servant hesitated and did not speak.

    Cao Cao said loudly: "Why are you hesitating? Speak quickly! Brother Miaocai is not an outsider!"

    The servant quickly said: "Someone just sent news that Mr. Anmin was imprisoned by Liu Quan, saying that he was related to the cult!"

    Cao Cao frowned, "Okay, you go down first!"

    The servant bowed and quickly withdrew.  Xia Houyuan asked in surprise: "Meng De, Cao Anmin has always been slippery. Even if he is involved in a cult, how could he be caught?! Is there any misunderstanding in this?"

    Cao Cao nodded and whispered: "No matter what the reason is, it will always have something to do with Liu Quan. Miaocai, please follow me into the city, and I will ask Anmin what happened!"

    "But wasn't Anmin imprisoned?" Xia Houyuan asked in surprise.

    Cao Cao winked at him and said, "Have you forgotten that the cell leader is not your cousin? Without him, we wouldn't be able to enter the prison!"

    Xia Houyuan laughed dumbly, and that's right. The Cao family and the Xiahou family have lived here for decades, and their relationships are intertwined and intertwined. The network they have established is not as simple as what outsiders see.

    The two men quickly changed into the clothes of ordinary soldiers, mounted their fast horses and ran towards the county seat of Qiao County.  When the two of them arrived under the city wall, they chose the city gate controlled by the Cao family clan, and quietly used a torch to send a signal to the top of the city. Soon a rope fell from the top of the city.

    Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan grabbed the rope and climbed up the city wall. Under the cover of their clan members, they quietly arrived near the city's prison.  Xia Houyuan quietly walked to the door of the prison, and before the guard guarding the door could yell, he confronted him and soon the prison guard slipped out of the prison.

    Seeing that there was no one around, the cell leader said to Xia Houyuan in a low voice: "Miaocai, why are you so reckless? People are being arrested everywhere in the city. Even people from the Cao family have been arrested. If something happens to you, you  Auntie and the others will be worried to death!"

    Xia Houyuan said with a smile: "With my uncle under your protection, who dares to touch me?! After a while, Cao Anmin was arrested. The steward of the Cao family came to my door and asked me to take him and Cao An  Let¡¯s meet the people. Don¡¯t worry, it won¡¯t be long, just a quarter of an hour!¡±

    As he spoke, Xia Houyuan stuffed two gold ingots into the hands of the cell leader.  The prison head tightened his face, lowered his voice, and yelled angrily: "Miaocai, are we still outsiders? Why are you doing this with me?! You're really no big deal!"

    While scolding, the prison head put the gold ingot in his arms and looked around him alertly.  Seeing nothing unusual, he whispered this time: "Go, go, be careful!"

    Xia Houyuan called Cao Cao and walked to the prison together.  Because both of them had put on the clothes of ordinary soldiers, it was not an eyesore.  Soon, the two of them followed the cell leader to the center of the prison and saw rows of single cells.

    The head of the cell nodded to the guard guarding the door and whispered: "Xiao Heizi, these two military masters are the confidants of the county captain. If you have something to ask Cao Anmin, please open the cell quickly."

    As he said that, the cell leader winked at the jailer.  The jailer knew that the two people must be related, so he quickly took out the key and opened the door, then stepped aside to express that he would never eavesdrop.

    Xia Houyuan took out a lot of money and gave it to the jailer, while he stood near the cell door to look after him.  The jailer was very happy to receive the reward. He quickly picked up the futon and handed it to him.

    Cao Cao strode in and saw Cao Anmin lying in the straw. The clothes on his back had been torn by whips, revealing bright red flesh and blood.

    Cao Cao felt a little distressed and asked in a low voice: "Anmin, Anmin?"

    The dazed Cao Anmin finally regained some consciousness after being called like this. He opened his eyes and saw Cao Cao. His mouth opened in surprise, and then he was blocked by Cao Cao's hand!

    Cao Cao whispered: "Anmin, I'm here to see you. Don't get excited and make sure not to scream!"

    Seeing Cao Anmin nodding, Cao Cao let go of his hand, and saw Cao Anmin hugging Cao Cao and crying softly: "Uncle, uncle, I almost couldn't see you!"

    "Anmin, what is going on?" Cao Cao asked in surprise.

    ? ???Anmin told everything about his betrayal of the Moon Worship Sect, and finally said in a low voice: "I thought that Liu Quan was going to kill the donkey, but I didn't expect that he repeatedly asked for my confession, saying that our Cao family was related to  The Moon Worshiping Sect got together and asked me to sign and sign! Even though my nephew is incompetent, he also knows this truth: if the Cao family is ruined, I, Cao Anmin, will be ruined too! My nephew insisted on not saying anything and was beaten to death by him.  It¡¯s like this!¡±

    Cao Cao caressed Cao Anmin's head and whispered: "Anmin, you did the right thing! I will find a way to rescue you, just wait!"

    Seeing Cao Anmin nodding, Cao Cao estimated the time and hurried out, taking Xia Houyuan and following the cell leader out of the prison.

    After walking out of the cell door, Cao Cao took out all the money and belongings on his body and gave them to the prison boss. He whispered: "Please take care of Cao Anmin and apply some medicine on his wounds! Our Cao family will be grateful in the future!"  "

    The prison head nodded repeatedly, and then Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan disappeared into the night

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 Volume 1 Chapter 59 Angrily Killing Liu Quan

    [Shout out to Sanjiang vote for support, thank book friend "Bare" for the reward, and congratulate book friend "Lao Zhou Lao Zhou" for becoming the deputy moderator of this book!  ¡¿ Let's say that Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan walked a few times into the alley and stopped when they saw that there were no following sentinels around them.

    Xia Houyuan asked in a low voice: "Mengde, what happened, why can't I figure it out!"

    Cao Cao also lowered his voice and replied: "I don't know what kind of evil this Liu Quan has committed, but he wants to get in trouble with our Cao family. Originally, An Min reported that the Moon Worship Cult had merit, but Liu Quan wanted to implicate the Moon Worship Cult to our Cao family.  Charge us with colluding with the rebellious party! Fortunately, Anmin is somewhat sensible and would rather endure the sentence than to be held in prison, otherwise we would be unprepared and we would be in trouble!"

    Xia Houyuan frowned and said, "Mengde, Liu Quan alone will not dare to offend your Cao family! I heard that Liu Quan's hometown is from Yangxian, Wu County, and he is from the same hometown as the late Lieutenant Xu Kuan. The two of them are very likely to  There is a connection that we don¡¯t know about! Not long ago, you and Liu Tao, the remonstrating doctor, petitioned to remove eight county magistrates. People at the time thought that you and Situ Chen Dan were admirable in upholding justice. Doesn¡¯t that mean that Xu Kui felt that he was being undermined?  To save face, you let Liu Quan come and throw dirty water on your Cao family?!"

    Cao Cao nodded, "What you said makes sense. Maybe the truth of the matter is what you guessed! In that case, let's give Liu Quan a try!"

    "How to try?" Xia Houyuan asked in surprise.

    Cao Cao whispered: "As you said, Liu Quan would not have the guts to detain and interrogate An Min without the support of external forces! Let's pretend to be a messenger from Luoyang and let him go to the inn to meet him alone. If Liu Quan goes  If he doesn¡¯t go, it means we guessed it right. I¡¯ll try my best to persuade him and see if it works. Even if it doesn¡¯t, Liu Quan won¡¯t dare to do anything to us! If he doesn¡¯t go, it means we guessed it wrong. Anyway, with the two of us  With our martial arts skills, those station veterans can¡¯t stop us at all! Even if we make a mistake, we still have a chance to correct it!"

    Xia Houyuan nodded in approval, so the two of them hid themselves, tried to sneak out of the city again, and ran to the inn in the north of the city.  Cao Cao rushed to the inn in a few steps, patted the inn's door hard, and said loudly: "Open the door quickly!"

    The veteran who was responsible for the daily affairs of the inn heard a movement outside the door. He quickly put on a coat and ran to the door of the courtyard and asked loudly: "Who are you? Why are you still on your way at this hour?"

    "Stop talking nonsense and open the door quickly. We are official officials from Luoyang!" Cao Cao shouted loudly and slapped the courtyard door hard.

    Hearing the angry voice outside, the old soldier did not dare to neglect, and quickly unbolted the door and opened the courtyard door.

    Cao Cao strode in and said loudly: "Do you want to go to the hotel? Give us two rooms. We have rushed here from Luoyang. I have been working non-stop all the way, but I am exhausted!"

    The old soldier quickly bowed and led them into the upper room. Seeing Cao Cao sitting in the upper position with a sword and a golden horse, the old soldier hesitated a little, but still asked in a low voice: "Master, do you have the credentials?"

    Xia Houyuan was about to scream in his heart, but Cao Cao slapped several cases with all his strength and roared angrily: "A little veteran of the post station dares to ask me for a certificate. He is just taking the courage of an ambitious leopard! If the city gate hadn't been closed,  , I¡¯m too lazy to come here! Old man, please send someone to the county town to tell your county magistrate that there is a letter sent to him from Luoyang and ask him to come over and read it himself! "

    Not long ago, the county magistrate sent someone to tell this old soldier that if there was a messenger from Luoyang, he must not delay it and must serve it carefully.  The old soldier quickly agreed and went to the wing to call the servant and ask him to go to the city gate to report the news.

    After the arrangements were made, the old soldier ran back and bowed and said: "Two military masters, our county magistrate gave instructions early in the morning to treat you well. I wonder if the military masters have eaten? I just put them on this morning.  The rabbit is stewed to a pulp now, and there are two jars of fine wine, how about I bring it over with you?"

    Cao Cao nodded, and Xia Houyuan took out a bunch of small coins from his arms and threw them to him: "Hurry up, hurry up, I've been working on the road for so long, and I'm starting to feel like a bird in my mouth!"

    The old soldier turned over the bunch of copper coins and found that there were at least five or six hundred coins. He was very happy and hurriedly went out to collect them.  He runs this inn, and his annual income is not small. He doesn't care about the money, but since he has given him a reward, it means he has a good temper and should be easy to serve.  The county magistrate's distinguished guests were not something that a pawn like him could offend!

    Soon, Liu Quan got the news that the Luoyang courier was stationed at the inn. He was not surprised. The entire Qiao County was under martial law. During the day, people were not allowed in and out, and at night, traffic was cut off, so the courier could not enter the city.  Understandable.  To be honest, Liu Quan was also a little disgusted with this courier who pretended to be powerful, but it was up to the owner to beat the dog. Now that he had to deal with the behemoth of the Cao family, it was better to maintain a respectful attitude.

    Thinking of this, Liu Quan ordered four guards to protect him.?Go to the inn by yourself.  Going alone?  What a joke, what should I do if I encounter a remnant of the Moon Worship Cult?  It¡¯s better to bring Guard Insurance!

    The post station was very close to the county seat. After showing the county magistrate's seal, Liu Quan was able to leave the city quickly and hurried to the inn station.  To show his sincerity, he left the guards outside the courtyard gate and strode in.

    As soon as he entered Shangfang, Liu Quan smiled and asked, "Who is the messenger from Luoyang? I am the magistrate of Qiao County!"

    Cao Cao nodded to him, waved his hand gently, and Xia Houyuan walked out with the old soldier.  The old soldier went to make a fire and cook, but Xia Houyuan held the handle of the knife and stood guard at the door.

    Cao Cao smiled and said to Liu Quan: "Magistrate Liu, I am Cao Cao, Cao Mengde!"

    Liu Quan smiled and nodded, "So it'swhat, Cao Cao?!" He had been thinking about plotting against the Cao family for the past two days, but now he suddenly heard that Cao Cao was in front of him, and he couldn't help but take a big step back in fright.  However, Liu Quan immediately discovered that the man in front of him was not a man with three heads and six arms, a green face and fangs. He took a deep breath, took another step forward, and said loudly: "Cao Mengde, what do you want from me?"

    Cao Cao smiled slightly, "Would you like some water?"

    "Pour me a bowl, thank you!" Liu Quan said subconsciously: "No, Cao Mengde, what do you want to do by pretending to be a messenger?"

    Cao Cao smiled coldly and said angrily: "What do I want to do, Liu Quan? I want to ask you, what do you want to do?!"

    At this point, Cao Cao snapped several cases and said angrily: "Since you came to our Qiao County, our Cao family has been pretty good to you. We have neither fought for power with you nor embarrassed you! But you actually want to  Put the shit basin on our Cao family. What's going on with the Moon Worship Sect? What's going on with Cao Anmin?! Don't think that you can slander our family by putting Cao Anmin in jail. I'm telling you, put away this trick of yours.  !¡±

    Being threatened by Cao Cao so forcefully, Liu Quan also became angry and said angrily: "I just want to slander your Cao family, you have the guts to kill me! Humph, don't act big in front of me, you, Cao Cao, are old  How many?! Now that you have resigned and returned home, you are just a commoner with no power. When you meet the magistrate of Qiao County, you actually sit down and ask, who are you?! Let me tell you, your Cao family  The good times are over!¡±

    Cao Cao shook his head slightly and said with a sneer: "Do you think that by climbing up to a so-called minister, you can knock down our Cao family? You are wishful thinking!"

    "Bah!" Liu Quan also sneered and said: "Don't pretend in front of me. Your Cao family may seem like a giant, but it's just a pile of mud! Now that you have been dismissed, how many days can this old immortal Cao Song survive?  Head? Wait until I raise the issue of the Moon Worship Sect and say that Cao Cao colluded with the Moon Worship Sect and moved them from Jinan to Qiao County with the intention of raising an army to rebel! Guess what the court will do, even if you escape the disaster,  There will be no chance to get ahead in the future! By then, I might be able to make Cao Song angry to death, and your Cao family will be doomed!"

    "Fart!" Cao Cao shot several cases at once.

    Unexpectedly, Liu Quan also snapped several cases and shouted angrily: "Shut up! Cao Mengde, don't be shameless. Do you think you are still the Prime Minister of Jinan?! Let me tell you the truth, just like you guessed,  There are many people inside and outside Luoyang City who are looking forward to your misfortune, including my god-uncle Xu Kuang! Do you think that after finding a few pieces of evidence, you can embarrass his old man? Huh, that is a delusion! Now there is such a bad thing as the Moon Worshiping Sect.  , I want to see what you can do!"

    Cao Cao burped from wine and said with a sneer: "Liu Quan, as far as I know, all the central figures of the Moon Worship Sect are dead, and my family Anmin will not confess. What can you do, stop pretending here!  I will tell you the truth today, as long as you are willing to join my Cao family, my Cao family will promise you the position of county guard; if not, think about Du Yuan of Heifeng Village!"

    But Liu Quan laughed loudly: "Cao Cao, are you exhausted? Otherwise, how could you threaten me so nakedly?! It seems that the power of your Cao family is really not that good. Otherwise, how could you treat a little guy like me?  The young county magistrate is still so afraid!

    Yes, the central figures of the Lunar Worship Sect are all dead, but I also seized some of their seals, enough to write some fake letters, say some words of loyalty to you, and stamp them with the true seal of the cult!  Didn't Cao Anmin insist on refusing to confess? I will break his bones one by one when I get back. As long as I can get him to sign the confession, there is no harm in beating him to death!

    ¡°The threat you just made reminded me that your Cao family has another crime, which is to raise a private army and plot evil!  How could you possibly attack Heifeng Stronghold without a private army?  As for the killing of Du Yuan, it was obviously a dispute over the uneven distribution of the spoils, and it was just a matter of killing him to silence him to prevent him from reporting it to the government!  Hahaha, Cao Mengde, I want to take a look. What should you do when my memorial is delivered?  !  What can you do?  !  Farewell!  "

    Say it, Liu Quan flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.  andAt this moment, the drunken Cao Cao was so angry that he suddenly drew his sword and stabbed Liu Quan's vital part with one strike!

    I heard Cao Cao say angrily: "As long as you die, all your plots will come to nothing! The least I can do is kill you!"

    Liu Quan looked at the sword tip protruding from his chest in horror. He no longer had any strength and fell to the ground without any breath!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 60 Taking the blame for my brother

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    After Xia Houyuan entered, he saw Liu Quan falling to the ground, blood pouring from his chest, and his body was still twitching.  But Cao Cao was sitting behind a few desks with a dull look in his eyes.  As Liu Quan said, the Cao family is now at its weakest. Although the crime of killing the county magistrate is lighter than colluding with a cult or raising a private army, it is not something that the current Cao family can easily wipe out!

    Xia Houyuan quickly closed the door and asked in a low voice: "Mengde, what's going on? Didn't you say you would try your best to persuade him? How can you kill him?"

    "The guy's words just now were too irritating, and the alcohol was rising, so I couldn't control my emotions. Alas!" Cao Cao sighed and whispered: "Miaocai, is there anything going on outside?"

    "Not really, Meng De, let's run away before they find out!" Xia Houyuan said quickly.

    Cao Cao nodded, and the two tidied up the room. When they saw that nothing was left behind, they quietly went out and slipped out through the back door.

    After the two men had ridden their horses for three or four miles, Cao Cao suddenly stopped the horses.

    Xia Houyuan was very surprised, "Mengde, what's wrong?"

    "The old soldier at the inn has seen the two of us. When he finds Liu Quan's body, the Yamen will definitely ask him to describe our faces and draw wanted documents!" Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "No, we have to go back and kill him.  !¡±

    ?? In comparison, what does the life of a pawn count?  !

    The two of them turned around, but when they were about a mile away from the inn, the inn was bustling with activity, and the warning gongs kept ringing. They must have discovered Liu Quan's body!

    It is unrealistic to kill the old soldier now. Cao Cao sighed and could only return to Cao Mansion with Xia Houyuan.

    After daybreak, Cao Cao went to Cao Song's courtyard, retreated from his followers, and told what happened last night.

    When Cao Song heard this, he was shocked and said angrily: "Mengde, why are you so confused?! Even if the county magistrate can implicate the Moon Worship Cult in our Cao family, it will only make us embarrassed for a while, but it will not harm us.  The foundation. My father went back to Luoyang and made a lot of new connections by selling the right to sell refined salt. With their help, even if Xu Kuan complained to the emperor, we are not afraid of him! But now you kill him rashly,  I'm afraid it will arouse everyone's hostility towards you! People with different political opinions can attack and frame each other, but they cannot be eliminated directly from the body. This is a taboo in official circles! "

    Cao Cao sighed and muttered in a low voice: "Who allowed him to threaten our Cao family and Anmin repeatedly? I was so drunk that I couldn't control my emotions. If it doesn't work, I will surrender to the county government today!"

    Cao Song shook his head repeatedly, "Be calm in all important events, Meng De. Tomorrow is the big day for Ang'er's adoption. If you go to the county government to surrender today, will the ceremony be held tomorrow?! And I am busy at this time.  Your comeback has already been revealed, but if your reputation is slandered again, your comeback will be far away!"

    When Cao Cao heard about this for the first time, he was very surprised and asked: "Father, I am the Prime Minister of Jinan. Not long ago, I was appointed as the prefect of Dongjun. Although I did not take up the post, my official position after my restoration should be equivalent to this."  ! But where are such suitable job vacancies now? I haven¡¯t heard of anyone taking a leave of absence recently!¡±

    Cao Song took a step forward and explained in a low voice: "The last time I went to Beijing, I found that the most popular thing in Beijing is to establish a crown prince. Now His Majesty's health is getting worse, but there are two people who are qualified for the throne of Prince.  Prince!"

    Cao Cao nodded. He had heard about this in the past. Among these two princes, one was Liu Bian, the eldest son of the Queen He, whose uncle was the general He Jin who was a butcher; the other was Liu Bian, the eldest son of the Queen He.  It was Liu Xie, the son of Wang Meiren who was poisoned by Queen He.

    Cao Cao asked in surprise, "I've heard about this too, but He Jin has a high position, so there are many people who support Liu Bian. Liu Xie's mother died early, so there shouldn't be many people supporting him!"

    Cao Song shook his head slightly and whispered: "Liu Xie was raised by Empress Dowager Dong. The relationship between ancestors and grandchildren is very deep. Moreover, Empress Dowager Dong is still a vassal concubine after all. If you want to truly become the empress dowager of my great man, you still have to do it."  There is a big threshold!¡±

    Cao Cao nodded. Empress Dowager Dong's husband Liu Chang was not the emperor. Only because Emperor Huan of Han had no children before his death, Liu Chang's son Liu Hong was lucky enough to be made emperor.  At this time, Liu Chang was dead, and Empress Dowager Dong could only be welcomed into the palace as a vassal concubine. Her status was very embarrassing.  It would be fair to say that Empress Dowager Dong supported her grandson Liu Xie, who was closer to her, to fight for the crown prince position.??.

    Cao Cao asked in surprise: "But does this have anything to do with my resurrection? I always feel that the battle for the crown prince is a very distant thing and has nothing to do with us!"

    Cao Song shook his head with a smile and said in a low voice: "It doesn't matter, it matters a lot! Logically speaking, Liu Bian is older than Liu Xie, and he was born to the queen. As the eldest son, it is natural for him to be promoted to prince.

    "However, Liu Bian's behavior was very frivolous and devoid of dignity.  However, Liu Xie, who was raised by Empress Dowager Dong, behaved dignifiedly and was deeply loved by the emperor.  In addition, Liu Xie's biological mother Wang Meiren died unexpectedly, and the emperor inevitably felt sympathy for Liu Xie.  Therefore, the emperor wanted to make Liu Xie the crown prince, but this was contrary to the royal tradition of establishing the eldest son first, and he could not get the response of the important officials in the court, so the emperor could not make up his mind.

    In order to prevent the resurgence of the Yellow Turban cultists and to divide the military power in He Jin's hands, the emperor has decided to build an army in Xiyuan and set up several captains to take charge of this army.  It is one of the positions that the Father operates for you!

    The Xiyuan Army is clearly the Habayashi Guards rebuilt by His Majesty. Being promoted to the position of captain will definitely play a more positive role in your future development.  It is said that Yuan Wei is also running one of the positions for Yuan Shao. This opportunity is not to be missed!  "

    Cao Cao nodded repeatedly. He must not miss the position that Yuan Shao, the fourth generation and the three princes, coveted.  He whispered: "It's just the assassination of Liu Quan"

    Cao Song frowned and said in a low voice: "Didn't you say that Xia Houyuan went with you? If the investigation is too tight, let him take the blame!"

    "How is that possible?" Cao Cao shook his head repeatedly and objected loudly: "How can I let a talented person suffer for me? It's inappropriate!"

    Cao Song advised in a low voice: "Keep your voice down, if you go to jail, then the comeback that my father planned for you will come to nothing. Not to mention the hard work and time I spent, just this rare opportunity, once  If it goes to waste, neither the Cao family nor the Xiahou family will have a chance to prosper! But if Xiahouyuan is imprisoned, after you come back, we can get him out quickly as long as we take more care. What's more, there are many people in the prison in Qiao County  He's one of our own, so Xiahou Miaocai won't have to suffer much! I'll tell him about this, just pretend you don't know. Anyway, he has nothing to do now, so he just thinks he's going to stay in prison for a few days and have some rest.  .¡±

    Cao Cao heard what Cao Song said was reasonable, but he still shook his head: "Father, since you let Brother Miaocai suffer for me, then I will tell you the whole story. I can't deceive my brother!"

    Seeing that Cao Cao insisted on his own opinion, Cao Song reluctantly agreed.  So Cao Cao called Xia Houyuan and told him everything.

    However, before Cao Cao could say anything about asking Xia Houyuan to plead guilty, Xia Houyuan took the initiative to ask for orders and said in a low voice: "Since Brother Meng De is about to resurrect, I will be responsible for the assassination of Liu Quan this time. I believe Meng De  After my brother comes back to life, he will definitely find a way to clear my name. Brother Meng De, don¡¯t be embarrassed, I, Xiahou Miaocai, will never refuse if you can do something for me!"

    Cao Cao sighed and whispered: "After all, I am the one who is sorry for you!"

    Cao Song also whispered: "Mengde, Miaocai, you two can rest assured that even if the government tracks down Miaocai and puts Miaocai in jail, I will take care of everything and not let him suffer in the slightest! In Qiao County,  Anyone who dares to quarrel with our family is seeking death!"

    At this time, Cao Cao suddenly remembered something and said to Xia Houyuan: "Miaocai, I suddenly remembered something. Maybe you don't have to suffer in vain. Do you still remember that when Yuan Rang was fourteen years old, he killed the disciples who had insulted his master? There was a lot of fuss at that time.  , but in the end we just paid some fines, we can also follow suit! I heard that Liu Quan visited the countryside some time ago and made disrespectful remarks about your first teacher? "

    Xia Houyuan scratched his head, thought about it carefully, and nodded: "Well, I don't blame Liu Quan for this. Who told me, a teacher, to be old-fashioned? I studied with him for a few days, but I couldn't stand him.  His nagging prompted his father to fire him. I heard that a few days ago, I, the teacher, questioned Liu Quan¡¯s knowledge, but he was given a lesson.¡±

    Cao Cao ignored him, but looked at Cao Song and asked in a low voice: "What do you think, father?"

    Cao Song smiled and nodded, and said to Xia Houyuan: "Meng De is right, we can imitate what Yuan Rang did. Miaocai, you can say this to everyone: After learning about the teacher's humiliation a few days ago, you  He was always aggrieved and tried to avenge his master by stabbing Liu Quan with his sword. So he took a servant and pretended to be a messenger and deceived Liu Quan out of the city. Unexpectedly, he accidentally missed and committed manslaughter! "

    Seeing that Xia Houyuan was still surprised, Cao Cao said with a smile: "In this way, not only will the charge be changed from 'intentional murder' to 'manslaughter,' but it will also give Miaocai a reputation for respecting teachers and being courageous in doing things. The benefits are greater than  Disadvantage!"

    Xia Houyuan nodded repeatedly,He said with a smile: "In this way, I have benefited. Meng De, after I go to jail, I will rely on you and Yuan Rang to take care of my family affairs! When you have time, go and see my mother"

    Cao Cao patted Xia Houyuan's chest heavily and said in a deep voice: "Brother, your mother is my mother. If I have anything to eat, her old man is indispensable! I, Cao Mengde, swear to you that I will definitely save you!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 61 Becomes the legitimate son

    [Book Friends Group: 87606672] Cao Cao did not hide Xia Houyuan's plan to take the blame for Cao Cao.  When father and son had dinner together at noon, Cao Cao withdrew his followers, told Cao Ang everything, and said to Cao Ang: "Ang'er, you must be patient when handling affairs in the future. You must not be as reckless as your father!"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, feeling very surprised. He didn't expect such a big thing to happen last night.  He frowned and asked Cao Cao in a low voice: "Father, will Uncle Miaocai be okay? Since we have agreed that he will take the blame, should we take the initiative to surrender?"

    Cao Cao shook his head and replied in the same low voice: "Let's wait a moment and see which way the wind blows. If the government is incompetent and cannot find me and your uncle, we will definitely not admit the crime of assassinating Liu Quan. Wait until the government  If the trace is traced to us, it won't be too late for your uncle to admit it at that time.

    "And your grandfather just received the news in the morning. It is said that the official order to form the Xiyuan Army has been issued some time ago, and your father's official position has probably been announced.  It's just that our Qiao County is too far away from Luoyang and we haven't received the corresponding news yet.  After the news of their father's resurrection came, even if the government traced Miaocai, they treated him politely and did not dare to embarrass him!

    Ang'er, the most important thing for you right now is to prepare for tomorrow's big gift so as not to be embarrassed by the guests watching the ceremony.  If you become red-faced when the time comes and you lose the face of our Cao family, your grandfather and I will not be able to forgive you!  "

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, not daring to ignore it.  That afternoon, Cao Cao specially sent someone to supervise Cao Ang's etiquette and trained for three hours.  At night, Cao Ang almost climbed onto the bed, snoring before his head even rested on the pillow.

    Early the next morning, while Cao Ang was still in a sweet dream, Xiao Yi slammed the door of the room hard and shouted: "Master, get up!"

    Xieer yawned, got up from the bed outside, walked to the door of the house sleepily, and whispered: "Young master practiced for so long yesterday, let him have a good sleep this morning."

    Xiao Yi shook his head repeatedly and said loudly: "Young Master has made arrangements to get up early every day. Young Master, get up!"

    After calling several times in succession, Cao Ang was finally woken up.  He stretched and slowly got up from the bed.  Xie'er quickly took the dress and was about to put it on for him.

    Cao Ang shook his head, "I'm going to practice martial arts first. When I come back, I can freshen up and then put on this dress."

    Xieer nodded, took out Cao Ang's Hanfu trousers from the closet on the side, and quickly packed it for him.

    Then Xie'er opened the door, and Xiao Yi looked at Cao Ang in his training clothes in surprise, and asked in a low voice: "Master, why are you wearing this training clothes?! Today is a big day for the banquet, and the kitchen was busy last night.  It¡¯s been most of the night!¡±

    Cao Ang smiled slightly, "Although the banquet is important, we can't delay the practice. Besides, if my father has to take exams then, I can't embarrass him!"

    Xiao Yi nodded repeatedly, wanting to say something flattering, but with his IQ, he couldn't think of many words, and his face turned red from holding back.

    Soon, Cao Ang was sweating profusely in the martial arts arena. While it was still early, he hurriedly freshened up, then put on a formal dress and went to the gate to welcome the guests.

    Today is the big day for Cao Ang to take Ding as his mother, and the main gate of Cao's mansion is wide open.  When Cao Ang arrived at the gate of the mansion, Cao Cao was already standing in front of the middle gate, waiting for the arrival of the guests.

    Cao Cao was by his side. Before he could say a few words, an attendant hurried over and handed him a scroll of silk.  It turns out that the appointments of the eight Xiyuan captains have been announced, namely, the upper military academy captain Jian Shuo, the middle military academy captain Yuan Shao, the lower military academy captain Bao Hong, the dian military academy captain Cao Cao, the assistant academy captain Zhao Rong on the left, the assistant academy right academy captain Feng Fang, and the left academy captain.  Xia Mou, right commander Chunyu Qiong.

    As soon as Cao Cao saw the candidates for the Eighth Colonel, he had the urge to complain. What was the emperor thinking?  The Xiyuan New Army was originally established to divide the military power in He Jin's hands, but the configuration of the generals was clearly the same as the old balance.

    Among them, the four captains of the upper military academy, Jian Shuo, the lower military academy captain Bao Hong, the left academy captain Xia Mou, and the right academy captain Feng Fang were firm supporters of the emperor. They obeyed the emperor's orders and supported Liu Xie as the crown prince; while the middle military academy captains Yuan Shao,  However, Chun Yuqiong, the right captain, and Zhao Rong, the assistant left captain, were both supporters of Liu Bian, claiming that the royal family's tradition of establishing heirs must be maintained.  In addition, Cao Cao himself had to rely on public opinion to side with Liu Bian.  In this way, this new army in Xiyuan is still useful!

    At this moment, someone handed over a greeting card, and the master of ceremonies hurriedly shouted: "Right Colonel Chun Yuqiong greets me! Assistant Colonel Feng Fang greets me!"

    Cao Cao regretted it very much. If he had known that the two of them could get here, he should not have held this ceremony today.  Okay now, here comes the trouble.? 

    Although he was very annoyed in his heart and felt as if he had eaten coptis, Cao Cao still managed to squeeze out a smile, strode forward to greet everyone, and even smiled and said to Chunyu Qiong: "Brother Chunyu, how come you have time to come here?  Knowing that you are coming, I will definitely go to the intersection to greet you. How can I sit at home and wait for you to come? You are my big brother!"

    Chunyu Qiong was very satisfied with Cao Cao's attitude. She punched Cao Cao with a smile and said loudly: "When I left Beijing, Benchu ??said the same thing, but I think the three of us brothers worked hard together in Luoyang, just like a family.  Same, why bother you! I heard that you are going to register Aang in the name of your younger brother and sister today, I want to drink a few more drinks today!"

    Cao Cao smiled and patted Chunyu Qiong's armor, "Brother Chunyu, you just said that we are a family, but you said you're sorry for bothering me. It's really disrespectful! You'll have to drink three glasses of wine as a penalty, otherwise you won't be given anything."  Little brother, I¡¯m saving my face! Look, you¡¯re such a fine piece of armor, you¡¯re just here to show off this to me today!¡±

    Cao Cao¡¯s words hit Chunyu Qiong¡¯s itch, so Chunyu Qiong laughed heartily and walked slowly towards the hall accompanied by Xiahou Dun.

    And Cao Cao took another step forward, saluted Feng Fang, the right colonel who was standing aside, and said: "General Feng can come to my house for a banquet, it really makes this place shine!"

    Although the words are okay and the etiquette is respectful, it is somewhat distant.  Chunyu Qiong nodded with satisfaction, and then strode away accompanied by Xiahou Dun.

    Feng Fang smiled coldly and said with a smile: "General Cao, you and I are too distant. We are all eunuchs, so we should be close!"

    Hearing this, Cao Cao felt very awkward. What does a eunuch queen mean?  Although my adoptive grandfather Cao Teng was a eunuch, he was also a famous scholar named Fei Tinghou and was quite prestigious among the scholars.  My father, Cao Song, was an official to the rank of Taiwei, and my Cao family is a standard official family.  But you, Feng Fang, cling to the thigh of your father-in-law, the eunuch Cao Jie, and do things that are harmful to nature and justice. The disaster caused by the party's imprisonment is caused by you traitors who bewitched His Majesty!

    Although Cao Cao was a little angry in his heart, on the surface he was very enthusiastic about Feng Fang and actually sent him into the hall himself.  Feng Fang felt quite satisfied when she saw this, so she didn't say any more weird things.

    Soon, all the guests arrived, and Chun Yuqiong and Feng Fang, as distinguished guests, naturally took their seats.  The two of you look at me and I look at you, just like two dueling roosters, already very angry even before the confrontation.

    Seeing that the situation was not good, Cao Cao quickly asked the master of ceremonies to hold the ceremony immediately.  At this time, Mrs. Ding also put on a fat petticoat. Witnessed by several elders of the Cao family, Cao Ang bowed to Mrs. Ding several times and then got under the petticoat.

    After the master of ceremonies said a few procedural words, Cao Ang got out of his petticoat. In this way, Ding symbolically completed the birth process.

    Then Cao Ang bowed to Ding a few more times, then stood up and stood beside Ding.  Ding took his hand and walked to Cao Cao.

    Cao Cao turned around and said loudly to everyone: "Today our Cao family is holding a banquet, mainly for everyone to witness that my son Cao Ang returns to the Ding family name. In other words, from today on, Cao Ang is my legitimate son, Cao Mengde.  Although he is only ten years old now, considering that he will be in charge of my family in the future, it will be inconvenient not to have a cousin. Today I will give him a cousin, Ang'er, please come forward. "

    When Cao Ang heard this, he secretly took a breath, straightened his chest, and strode forward.  Although he is only ten years old, he has read poetry and books for a long time and exercised diligently, which makes him quite heroic.  It can¡¯t be said that dragons and tigers are walking fast, but they still have the unique vitality of young people!

    Seeing this, all the guests present expressed their boasts.  In particular, Cao Ang's deeds of repelling the enemy by riding alone and defeating the thieves on a snowy night were praised by everyone.

    Although Chunyu Qiong and Feng Fang intended to quarrel, they couldn't help but secretly praise Cao Ang after seeing the heroic Cao Ang.  The two of them calmed down for a while and looked carefully.

    Looking at his heroic son, as a father, Cao Cao only had pride and pride in his heart at this moment.  This is my Cao Cao's son, the future horse and pillar of my Cao family!

    Cao Ang walked to Cao Cao and knelt on the ground.  Cao Cao gently stroked Cao Ang's hair and said slowly: "When my father took office as the Northern Lieutenant of Luoyang, he declared prohibitions and strict laws and regulations, and placed five-colored sticks to frighten Xiao Xiao. You happened to be born at that time, and my father hoped that you would be full of energy when you grow up.  Vigor, become an impassioned man, and help our Han Dynasty rise in national power, so you are given the word "ang". Now that my father has entered the court as an official again, his ambition remains unchanged, and I hope you can cultivate yourself and study hard.  "You have high aspirations, so the nickname my father gave you is: 'Zixiu'!"

    "Zixiu? Okay!" Xia Houdun and Xia Houyuan, who were standing next to him, looked at Cao Ang expectantly. They sincerely hoped that their disciple would be able to cultivate himself, study hard, have high aspirations, be full of vigor and impassioned.

      Cao Ang looked at his somewhat emotional father, lowered his head deeply, and kowtowed solemnly to Cao Cao.

    After being reborn in ancient times, although Cao Ang studied hard and practiced hard, and also killed mountain bandits, he always felt like he was playing with the world. Now looking at the ardent expectations in Cao Cao's eyes and listening to his slightly trembling voice, I feel a sense of sourness for some reason.  Anger rushed into the corners of his eyes.  At this time, Cao Ang felt that Cao Cao had the figure of his father in later generations, and he said solemnly: "My child must cultivate himself and study hard, and live up to his father's expectations!"

    Cao Cao heard the sincerity in Cao Ang's heart and couldn't help laughing!

    At this time, several senior members of the Cao family took out the family tree and added Cao Ang's name to the Ding family. From then on, the ceremony was completed.  Cao Ang officially became Cao Cao's legitimate son!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 62 Banquet Troubles

    [Thanks to book friends "Bare" and "Eternal Light" for the reward!  Calling for the support of Sanjiang Ticket!  ] After the ceremony was completed, the banquet began. Dozens of maids and servants carefully selected by the Cao family hurriedly brought up the food and served it to the guests.  There were even servants carrying several large jars of wine into the lobby and placing the wine in the center of the hall.

    Cao Cao raised the wine bottle and said with a smile: "Today is a good day. My friends, don't go home until you are drunk!"

    After saying this, Cao Cao picked up the wine bottle with both hands and drank it all in one gulp.  Then he held the wine bottle high and showed it to all directions.

    Cao Cao was so cheerful, and everyone was not polite. In addition, the Cao family arranged things very well, and everyone had a maid beside them to help sell wine.  The wine in the big vat became lighter and shallower, and soon everyone drank the entire vat.

    Since it is a banquet, it is impossible to eat without talking, and everyone will laugh and talk during the banquet.  Everyone, either local celebrities or distinguished guests from the capital, talked and talked, but they could not get around the hurdle of establishing the throne, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense.

    Cao Cao was secretly worried. If Chun Yuqiong and Feng Fang had a dispute in public, he would inevitably be forced to take sides, and he would definitely offend one party.  Maybe this was the original intention of the two of them, to force me to stand up in public.  It's a pity that after my comeback, I, Cao Cao, wanted to do something more and expand the territory for my Han Dynasty. Will this dream come true again?  !

    But what should he do?  I couldn't think of a good way for a while, but I had to attract everyone's attention anyway.  At this time, all the guests were holding glasses of wine to congratulate each other. Cao Cao took advantage of his plan and refused to refuse anyone who came. In the blink of an eye, he had drunk dozens of glasses of wine, showing his drunkenness.

    Just listen to Cao Cao suddenly singing loudly:

    "Drinking and singing, in peacetime, officials don't call at the door.

    The king is wise and wise, and the prime minister is loyal and good.

    With courtesy and courtesy, the people have no disputes or lawsuits.

    Three years of farming yielded nine years of savings, and the warehouses were full.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

    "Yuze is like this, and hundreds of grains can be used to make it."

    But he ran away and dung his fields.

    The duke, the prince, and his uncle loved his people so much that he deposed Zhi Youming.

    A son is raised like a father and brother.

    Violations of etiquette and law will be punished according to the severity.

    There is no way to find something private.

    The prisons are empty and the winter festival continues.

    People are all endless.

    Enduang and grass and insects.  "

    After saying this and throwing the bottle to the ground, Cao Cao suddenly burst into tears in public, and he couldn't stop crying.  Although at first he had the idea of ??diverting attention and attracting everyone's attention, Cao Cao couldn't help but express his inner desires and his imagination of an ideal society: kings are saints and ministers are virtuous, lawsuits and jails are not popular, and the grain is abundant.  If the country is rich and the people are prosperous, and no one picks up lost things on the road, everyone will live a long life.

    But the reality is completely opposite to Cao Cao's dream. Although the Yellow Turban Rebellion was put down, the people's lives have not improved in any way. Although the imperial court has lifted the party prison, there are still fights and never calm down.  Moreover, the emperor was extremely ignorant, and the ministers had no intention of making progress, let alone expanding the territory, and they were even unable to quell the rebellion of Han Sui and others!

    The more Cao Cao thought about it, the sadder he became. Many guests also sighed at the current reality, and they could only drink to get drunk.  Chunyu Qiong was careless and did not notice anything unusual.  Feng Fang vaguely guessed Cao Cao's intention.  Firstly, this guy cleverly expresses his dissatisfaction with reality, and secondly, he wants to avoid taking sides by getting drunk!  But do you think you can get away by pretending to be drunk?  Cao Cao, although you are cunning, your son is only ten years old. Do you think he can escape from my grasp?  !

    Because Cao Cao avoided talking about his opposition to Chu several times, Feng Fang was very angry.  I saw him take a few steps forward, walked up to Cao Ang, and said with a smile: "What a handsome young master. No wonder General Cao is so proud of him that he drinks endlessly. My nephew, since your father has such a talent and a good family background, you  You must have gained something. Now is your good day, why don¡¯t my nephew write a poem to express his feelings!"

    As soon as Feng Fang said this, everyone's attention was immediately attracted. Even Cao Cao, who was drunk and crying, did not care about the performance and stared at his child, lest he make a fool of himself in public.

    Cao Cao cursed in his heart: Feng Fang, how did my son provoke you? He actually made things difficult for you!  Although he has some literary talent, he can't write any good articles in a hurry!  If it spreads and becomes a laughing stock, my son's reputation will be ruined by you!

    "Compared with the nervousness of Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun and others, Cao Ang did not feel any timidity.  God took good care of me, allowing me to travel back to the Three Kingdoms era, so that I could plagiarize so many poems from later generations. Among other things, Li Bai, the Immortal Poet, was a prolific poet. Just borrow one of his poems and you'd be fine.  Shocking the past and present!

    Cao Ang pretended to be thinking and took three steps slowly.

    At this time, Feng Fang also felt that her actions just nowHe was too reckless and did not want to offend Cao Cao too much, so he smiled and said: "My nephew, don't be anxious, think about it slowly! Uncle, when I used to write poems, I didn't have ten days and a half, how could I find any articles that could be used to go out?  . Today is just for fun. If my nephew is in trouble, that¡¯s fine. After all, you are still a child. It¡¯s normal that you can¡¯t write. Don¡¯t worry about it. "

    Feng Fang took the initiative to build a step, and Cao Cao's expression softened, but Cao Ang was unwilling to give up this opportunity to become famous. He smiled and asked: "Uncle, can I have a drink?"

    Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Chunyu Qiong even poured a glass of wine himself and handed it to Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang took the wine, took a big gulp, and couldn't help coughing.  Amid everyone's good-natured laughter, Cao Ang walked three or four more steps, suddenly stopped and said loudly:

    ¡°One day the roc rises with the wind and soars ninety thousand miles.

    "If the wind stops and comes down, it can still blow away the water."

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????? When the world sees my extraordinary tune, and hears my eloquent words, they all sneer.

    Father Xuan is still afraid of future generations, but his husband must not be young!  "

    As soon as this poem came out, everyone was shocked.  Although this seven-character poem is different from the current mainstream poetry, the ambition contained in it is very moving.

    Everyone applauded one after another, and some even quickly took the drinks and hurriedly copied the poem on several tables, lest they forget it.  Even Cao Cao looked at his eldest son in disbelief. This is the thousand-mile horse of my Cao family!

    Feng Fang was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that his actions would make Cao Ang famous again.  Feng Fang, who acted as a clown invisibly, said angrily: "I didn't expect my nephew to be so smart, but my uncle was mistaken! Well, now the court is arguing about the appointment of the heir. Since my nephew has such intelligence, why not use it as a gift?  This is the title for me to write another poem!"

    Just as Cao Cao was about to step forward to stop him, he was stopped by Chun Yuqiong. However, Cao Ang did not look at his father's hint, but took another six or seven steps and said loudly:

    "The beans are boiled and made into soup, and the bean sprouts are drained to make juice. The bean leaves are burning under the cauldron, and the beans are weeping in the cauldron. They grow from the same root, so why fry each other in a hurry!"

    As soon as this poem came out, everyone was shocked!  Not to mention Cao Ang's wit, just the meaning contained in this poem is very moving.  Feng Fang gently lifted the bun on her head and bowed solemnly to the ten-year-old Cao Ang, "I would like to be taught!"

    At this moment, dozens of government officials suddenly rushed in, and the leader was Yuan Ping, the county lieutenant of Qiao County.  I saw him walking into the hall happily, laughing!

    Being able to rush into Cao Mansion to arrest people and spread the word is a good reputation for not fearing the powerful. Yuan Ping naturally wanted to seize this opportunity.  So not only did he personally lead the government officials to break into Cao's mansion, he also secretly mobilized five hundred soldiers.

    However, as soon as Yuan Ping rushed into the hall, he was dumbfounded. Why were there so many celebrities in front of him?  What activities does the Cao family have today?  Yuan Ping felt increasingly unsure, and his laughter stopped abruptly!

    Just when he was hesitating, Feng Fang asked angrily: "I am Feng Fang, the right commander of the Xiyuan Army Auxiliary Army. Who are you waiting for to dare to break into this Cao Mansion?"

    Chun Yuqiong also shouted loudly: "I am Chun Yuqiong, the right colonel of the Xiyuan Army. This is the residence of Cao Mengde, the colonel of the Dian Army. You and the others actually broke in without permission. I'm really tired of living!"

    By this time, the banquet was coming to an end, and it was already known to everyone that Cao Cao had been appointed captain of the Dian Army.  Now there is finally a legitimate opportunity to please him, and everyone must seize it.

    I heard everyone in the hall loudly speaking out their identities. Here are celebrities from the entire Qiao County and even the entire Yuzhou. Everyone has a prominent title!  In Qiao County, Yuan Ping would not dare to disturb him!

    Whenever a person reveals his identity, Yuan Ping feels that he is three points shorter!  By the time everyone had finished talking, he was regretful and wished he could crawl into the ground.

    Cao Cao stood up and said with a sneer: "I didn't expect that just after Cao was promoted to the rank of captain of the Dianjun Army, a Yamen officer rushed into Cao's mansion. Is there any royal method?!"

    Captain Dian?  !  My mother-in-law!  Yuan Ping was so frightened by Cao Cao's words that he trembled all over. He said with a smile: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, everything is a misunderstanding!"

    "Huh?!" Cao Cao snorted, "Misunderstanding? General Yuan, I want to hear your explanation!"

    Yuan Ping wiped the cold sweat from his face and said with a smile: "How can I call myself a general in front of General Cao? I am just a small county captain. In fact, the situation is like this. Not long ago, the county magistrate Liu Quan was in  The post station outside the city was assassinated. Based on the confessions of the veterans at the post station, the government produced two portraits of the thieves. After identification, one of them was the same as that of Xia Houyuan, and the otherthe other one was unrecognizable. I heard that Xia Houyuan was a guest here,  We came here specifically to capture him!¡±

    After listening to his words, everyone turned their eyes to Xia Houyuan, and saw Xia Houyuan standing there.He walked out and said loudly: "Yes, County Magistrate Liu Quan was hurt by me. Who told him to slander my enlightenment teacher a few days ago?!"

    "Well done!" Someone cheered loudly in the crowd, "When the master is in trouble, the disciples should help him! Brother Miaocai, we are proud of you!"

    Hearing this slightly hoarse voice, Cao Ang knew that the person speaking was Xiahou Dun without turning his head.  Thanks to Xiahou Dun's support, the guests of the Cao Mansion were even more interested and started to curse Yuan Ping loudly.

    Yuan Ping neither listened nor listened, and did not dare to refute at all, his face turned red!  Thinking about the identities of all the guests in Cao's mansion, especially the two captains who were the first to come forward, Yuan Ping felt that he had stung a hornet's nest today!  Alas, I didn¡¯t look at the almanac when I went out!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 63 Visiting Cao De

    [Thanks to book friends "Bare", "¡ÚYun Tianqing¡Û", "Eternal Light", and "Zhi YE" for the rewards!  ¡¿Facing the impending revival of the Cao family, Yuan Ping couldn't help but change his attitude.  Although in the end, Yuan Ping still took Xia Houyuan away, but not in the name of catching the murderer, but respectfully asked him to go back to assist in the investigation.

    As for the old pawn who painted the faces of Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan, Yuan Ping is going to give him a hard lesson with a whip tonight to let him know what propriety means!  As for Liu Quan, just die, who will make you unlucky!  What's more, if you don't die, how can I, Yuan Ping, have any chance of progress?  !

    After Yuan Ping left, all the guests who came to the banquet also said goodbye to Cao Cao. At the same time, everyone also patted their chests and promised that they would exert influence on Qiao County after returning and let Xiahou Yuan escape safely.  Seeing that the Cao family is about to revive again, everyone must seize this good opportunity to please the Cao family!

    For this, Cao Cao thanked everyone one by one and sent everyone out of the mansion personally.

    Seeing that something happened to Cao Cao, Feng Fang and Chun Yuqiong could not stay any longer, so they left Cao Mansion with everyone.

    Looking at their retreating figures, Cao Cao smiled slightly and whispered to Cao Ang: "It's a big deal. Your talented master will be released soon. Yuan Ping doesn't dare to offend so many people at the same time!"

    Cao Ang nodded slightly, but whispered to Cao Cao: "Father, do you really want to go to the capital to be a captain of the Dian Army? Then which side are you going to stand on? Liu Bian or Liu Xie?"

    Cao Cao scratched his head and sighed: "I don't know either. Logically speaking, Liu Bian is the eldest son, but I have also heard that he behaves inappropriately and is vulgar. If he really ascends to the throne of God, it may not be a blessing for me as a man.  But we have never seen Liu Xie¡¯s cleverness. Who knows if the Empress Dowager Dong made it up! To be disrespectful, Your Majesty has been very witty since he was a child, but this country alas!"

    In Cao Ang's memory from later generations, after the death of Emperor Ling, Liu Bian ascended the throne with the support of General He Jin. However, after Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, Liu Xie was helped to ascend the throne by Dong Zhuo, that is, in later generations  The well-known Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

    "Father, listening to what you said at that meeting, although His Majesty was interested in Liu Xie, he never issued a clear edict due to the pressure of the ministers. It is the supporting forces behind them that determine the ownership of the crown prince!" Cao Ang considered his options  Choosing words, he said slowly: "I think no matter how the fight is fought, whoever controls the stronger military force is more likely to win. When my father goes to Luoyang, he must control his army well and never take risks!"

    Cao Cao smiled and rubbed Cao Ang's hair, and whispered: "I know what I know, so you don't need to worry about me. Zixiu, after today, you can be considered an adult. When my father leaves home after the year, you have to help me."  Follow your mother and take good control of our Cao family. Your grandfather is old after all! By the way, since we have time now, let¡¯s go see your uncle together!¡±

    Cao Ang nodded. Now he is the legitimate son and grandson of the Cao family. Looking back at the original disputes, it is no longer a big problem.

    So Cao Cao and Cao Ang first went to see Cao Song and explained what happened today, and then went to visit Cao De in the courtyard.

    This is the first time Cao Ang has gone since Cao De was imprisoned.  The two of them walked outside Cao De's courtyard and saw that there were no servants standing guard and the courtyard door was not blocked.  There was only a symbolic rope tied at the entrance of the courtyard, and there was not even a gatekeeper.

    As soon as the two of them walked into the courtyard, they heard the voice of Cao De reading scriptures. Although there was no ups and downs in his voice, it made people feel at ease.  The maid guarding at the door saw the two coming and wanted to go inside to report, but Cao Cao gently shook his head at her and stood at the door with Cao Ang.

    After waiting for less than half a quarter of an hour, Cao De finally finished reading this Buddhist scripture.  Cao Cao coughed slightly and said with a smile: "Mingshan, long time no see, I didn't expect you to be obsessed with Buddhist scriptures!"

    Cao De in the room was startled when he heard the noise. He quickly got up and ran out. When he saw Cao Cao opposite, he quickly fell to the ground and asked, "When did brother come back?"

    Cao Cao frowned slightly, turned to Cao Ang and said with a smile: "Zixiu, you go out first and take the maids here for a walk. I have some private matters to tell your uncle."

    Cao Ang felt a little puzzled when he saw Cao Cao smiling strangely, but he still followed his father's advice and walked out with the four maids in Cao De's courtyard.  When all the idlers walked out of the yard, Cao Cao smiled and blocked the door.

    Cao Ang scratched his head, not knowing why, so he started to do his homework when he had nothing to do.  He said to the four maids: "How is uncle's appetite lately?"

    Now everyone knows that Cao Ang has been adopted by the Ding family, because the Cao Mansion has been cleaning and preparing meals since yesterday, and there is a lot of movement.  Now CaoAfter asking this question, one of the leading maids quickly saluted Cao Ang and whispered: "Mr. Ang, the second master's appetite has been pretty good these days. Last night I heard that Mr. Ang held a ceremony to recognize his mother.  Afterwards, I drank three or four bowls of wine. It seems that the second master is also happy for the young master!"

    feel happy?  He was obviously drinking to relieve his worries. It seems that Cao De knew the news of Cao Cao's return to his hometown as late as yesterday, but today he pretended to be ignorant. It is really hypocritical.

    Cao Ang was no longer interested in talking to them, and squatted aside to play with the ants.  Suddenly, a scream came from the yard, and Cao Ang couldn't help but look at the yard, but the door was still tightly closed.  He quickly shouted: "Father, uncle, are you two okay?"

    "It's okay!" Cao Cao responded loudly, his breathing a little short.

    After about a quarter of an hour, the courtyard door suddenly opened. Cao Cao walked out with a smile and said to Cao Ang: "Ang'er, your uncle suddenly feels unwell. Please come visit him another day. Let's go!"

    Cao Ang was very surprised. When he saw Cao Cao winking at him, he didn't dare to ask any more questions and followed Cao Cao outside.  After walking about ten feet away, when he saw no one around, Cao Cao said in a low voice: "I just beat your uncle severely. Who asked him to bully my son while I was away! Now your uncle has been beaten to death by me."  Zhutou, you can¡¯t see anyone else for three or four days! Not to mention, it feels so good to hit people!¡±

    "Ah?!" Cao Ang shouted in surprise.

    But Cao Cao said with a wicked smile: "Ah what? Who made him have evil intentions? Fortunately, Ang'er, you are not in danger, otherwise I would have to break three of his legs!"

    "Three legs?" Cao Ang repeated in surprise.

    Cao Cao did not answer, he kept his face straight and continued to move forward.  As he walked, he whispered: "Now that you have taken Ding as your mother, I have also given Mingshan a good beating. This matter is over, and no one is allowed to mention it again in the future!

    Zixiu, just like the poem you wrote, the beetroots are burning under the cauldron, and the beans are weeping in the cauldron. They are originally from the same root, so why rush to fry each other!  In the past, it was your uncle and Anmin who were at fault. From now on, you must cooperate sincerely to revitalize the Cao family!  "

    Cao Ang nodded and said loudly: "Father, don't worry, I understand this!"

    Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, "You will prepare some medicinal materials later, go to the prison, see Anmin, and then your uncle Miaocai, and then go question Yuan Ping. Now Yuan Ping has a guilty conscience, as long as we continue to  Put pressure on him, and he will definitely turn big things into trivial matters and release An Min and Miaocai!"

    The father and son chatted again and soon arrived at Ding's yard.  Cao Ang drank some honey water and ate some snacks there, then got up to say goodbye, led Xiao Yi and others to prepare, and soon got on the carriage and rushed to Qiao County.

    By this time, Liu Quan was dead, the Yue Worship Sect had been wiped out, and martial law in Qiao County had been lifted and normal order had been restored.  Seeing that it was Cao Mansion's carriage, the guard guarding the gate didn't even dare to ask and immediately let it go.

    Soon, Cao Ang came to Qiao County prison.  Seeing that Cao Ang made the visit request openly and openly, the jailer did not dare to make the decision without authorization and quickly applied to the county government.

    Now that the news of Liu Quan's death has just been reported, all affairs in Qiao County are temporarily handled by the county captain Yuan Ping.  After hearing the news about Cao Ang's prison visit, Yuan Ping couldn't help but frown.

    The relationship between Cao Anmin and the Moon Worship Sect has not yet been reviewed, and because almost all of the upper echelons of the Moon Worship Sect died in battle or committed suicide, and the county magistrate Liu Quan was assassinated, there is no one to prove Cao Anmin's innocence.  But then again, no one can prove Cao Anmin's guilt.

    Seeing that the Cao Mansion was about to become prosperous again, Yuan Ping felt that he did not have to offend the Cao Mansion for a dead man.  Moreover, the Cao family is in Qiao County, so even if Cao Ang escapes here, the Cao family will guarantee them.  So Yuan Ping loudly ordered: "Go and tell the cell leader that I agree with Cao Ang to visit Cao Anmin and Xia Houyuan. The two of them are just suspects now and have not been convicted!"

    Soon the prison chief got the order and quickly opened the prison door.  Cao Ang stepped in, and when there was no one around, he quietly gave the prison boss a piece of gold, and said with a smile: "I heard that you are an in-law of the Xiahou family, and you are also my elder. I would like to trouble you during this time."  Got it!"

    The prison head took the gold, stuffed it into his arms immediately, and said with a smile: "Master, you are so polite. Everyone is my family, I will definitely find a way to take care of it."

    The two of them were talking and laughing as they came to Cao Anmin's cell.  Perhaps the money given by Cao Cao not long ago had an effect. Cao Anmin's cell has been replaced with new thatch and a new bedding has been spread on it.  Even Cao Anmin's wound was smeared with a layer of fine gold sore medicine, and he was lying on the quilt with his eyes closed to rest.

    Hearing the noise, Cao Anmin trembled with fright,At this time, Cao Ang whispered: "Brother Anmin, it's me!"

    Cao Anmin felt that the voice was very familiar. He opened his eyes and followed the sound, and saw that Cao Ang was facing the iron fence. He sat up suddenly and begged in a low voice: "Aang, save me! Save me!"

    When facing Cao Cao yesterday, Cao Anmin still looked upright and upright, but after staying in this dark prison for another day, the rats squeaking in the dark destroyed all his persistence.  Fortunately, Cao Cao killed Liu Quan, otherwise Cao Anmin would have thought of confessing now.

    Looking at Cao Anmin who was begging for help, Cao Ang did not gloat, but grabbed his hand and comforted him in a low voice: "Don't worry, don't worry! The family is working hard, and you will see the light of day again soon!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 64 Establishing a new emperor

    A few days later, Cao Anmin was released without charge, and Xia Houyuan was also sentenced to home confinement and was not allowed to go out.  Not long after, the Cao family returned the favor and helped Yuan Ping to carry out activities in the prefecture and county, allowing him to temporarily act as the county magistrate.

    The New Year is coming soon, and I thought that the days will pass in peace, but Cao Cao suddenly received a secret letter that day. The secret letter came from Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou. In the letter, Wang Fen actually wanted to establish another emperor!

    It turns out that not long ago, Chen Yi, the son of the late Grand Tutor Chen Fan, and the famous magician Xiang Kai from Qingzhou Plain came to Wang Fen's house as guests. Xiang Kai said to the two of them: "The celestial phenomena are not conducive to eunuchs. Huangmen and Chang Shi are really going to be here this time."  They will be exterminated."

    Chen Yi was overjoyed.  Wang Fen also said happily: "If this is really the case, I am willing to drive them away for the people of the world." So he made plans with Xu You from Nanyang, Zhou Jing from Pei State and others to connect with local heroes in Jizhou to depose the emperor and establish the throne.  The Marquis of Hefei became the emperor.

    At this time, Cao Cao was promoted and demoted secretly, and his reputation was extremely good. Wang Fen wrote a secret letter to tell Cao Cao about the matter, hoping that Cao Cao could come to help the great cause and strengthen his momentum, and at least he could help this abolished official.  The emperor's behavior is once again covered with a veil of justice!

    After Cao Cao received the letter, he was very hesitant.  On the one hand, Cao Cao was also very angry at the incompetent emperor who believed in eunuchs. He really wanted to pull him off the dragon throne and let him taste the consequences of this, so that he could vent his resentment.

    But on the other hand, the imperial court has just experienced the impact of the Yellow Turban Rebellion and is struggling to recuperate. Once Wang Fen and others take action, a civil war is likely to break out, and the people will suffer!

    And the most important thing is that the power that the Cao family has just established with so much hard work is likely to be severely hit.  After all, Cao Song only served as Da Sinong and Da Honglu after the emperor took charge, and replaced Cui Lie as Taiwei. Cao Cao had just been promoted to Dianjun Colonel and would go to Beijing to serve in the next year.  If the current emperor steps down, the new emperor will definitely promote some new people to consolidate the power after he ascends the throne, and the Cao family's recent revival is likely to be hit.

    Cao Cao was very hesitant, but he couldn't find anyone to talk to.  Father Cao Song was very stubborn in this regard. If Cao Song knew about it, he would definitely report it to the emperor and expose the conspiracy.  And Cao Ang is still too young after all!

    Cao Ang also saw the hesitation and struggle in Cao Cao's heart, but he didn't know what his father was worried about.

    On this day, seeing that his father was still frowning, Cao Ang ordered all the maids to retreat and whispered to Cao Cao: "Father, I see that you have been frowning these days. What is troubling you? Tell me.  Listen. Although I am young, I can still give you some advice and help you broaden your thinking."

    Cao Cao felt that this was also an opportunity to train Cao Ang, so he nodded slightly. Seeing that the maids had gone away, he took out the secret letter from his arms and handed it to Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang took the secret letter and read it hastily, and was shocked.  That's not right. In the history he knew, Emperor Ling controlled the political power until his death and was not overthrown by outsiders!  It seems that Wang Fen will be defeated, and he must find a way to remind his father.  But, what should I say?

    He was busy organizing his rhetoric, but Cao Cao couldn't help but nodded slightly when he saw the embarrassment on Cao Ang's face.  If Cao Ang expressed his opinion immediately after receiving the letter, then Cao Cao would think that his son was very reckless and not very sensible yet, and needed more training.  Now that Cao Ang knew the importance and his character was relatively calm, Cao Cao was also a little happy and his brows finally relaxed.

    Cao Ang said in a low voice: "Although I don't know much about political affairs, I also know that the matter of deposing and establishing the emperor is very involved. Since ancient times, it seems that only Yi Yin and Huo Guang can measure the success or failure of success and failure and implement it smoothly.  .

    ??Yi Yin was extremely loyal and everyone admired him. In addition, he also had the power of the prime minister, ranking above the officials and controlling military and political power, so he was able to successfully complete the plan and successfully dethrone the emperor.

    And Huo Guang was the late emperor's trusted minister, and he could borrow strength from the royal family. In addition, the Queen Mother was also very satisfied with him, and the ministers were frightened by his power, and they all obeyed his orders and did not dare to do anything.  Something violated.  The most important thing is that King Changyi had not been on the throne for a long time and could not completely control the military and political power in the DPRK. So when Huo Guang made up his mind to cut off internal and external contacts, King Changyi had no choice but to capture him without mercy!

    Now, to be disrespectful, although the emperor was stupid, he was not incompetent. On the one hand, he used his servants to fight with the ministers to keep the power in the court in his own hands; on the other hand, he also won some people's hearts by lifting the shackles of the party.  , and was not abandoned by the officials.  It can be said that although the power disputes in the imperial court were severe, they were still under the control of the emperor.

    "Wang Fen and those people only thought that the ancients could succeed smoothly, but they did not see clearly the difficulties today. Father, I feelOur chance of success is very small, and we must not get involved in this matter!  "

    After hearing Cao Ang's answer, Cao Cao was very satisfied and said with a smile: "It seems that you have not wasted your time during this period. Not only did you read a lot of history books, but you also learned a lot from your grandfather. Zixiu, you  What I said is exactly what I am worried about. And I also know something about Wang Fen. This person has a negligent personality and is not good at commanding the army. The Marquis of Hefei is not a wise master. Even if he is introduced, he cannot convince the public. Wang Fen  This plan will end in failure. But after all, this is also an opportunity for the Han Dynasty!"

    "Why should father be so anxious?! Although Your Majesty has done something wrong, but" Cao Ang lowered his voice and whispered: "Tongyanwuji, if you say something that shouldn't be said, even if Your Majesty can flutter again, he can still  How many years do you live?"

    "Silence!" Cao Cao said quickly, quietly walked to the door, suddenly opened the door, and saw that the maids were hiding far away, so he felt relieved.

    Cao Cao walked back slowly and whispered: "Ang'er, it's good to understand some things in your heart, but you must be careful when you say it. What you said does make sense. I'll think about it as a father."

    Cao Ang nodded, saluted his father, turned around and left.  As the new year is approaching, as a direct descendant of the Cao family, he still has a lot of things to do. Moreover, his mother, Ding, has just taken charge of the finance and is very busy and urgently needs his help.  Especially since the accounts have to be checked at the end of the year, Cao Ang is currently busy teaching Yu'er and Xie'er Araba numbers so that they can help Ding sort out the account books.

    After Cao Ang left, Cao Cao laughed heartily: With such a son, what should I worry about? Our Cao family will definitely become a family that will be passed down!

    So he spread out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote down Cao Ang's analysis of the matter one by one, and said at the end: "Everyone, think about it carefully, what is the difference between your alliance of people and the Rebellion of the Seven Kings? Who is the noble Marquis of Hefei?  Ruo Wu, Chu? Moreover, what you are doing now is an extraordinary thing. If you hope to achieve great things according to your wishes, isn't it very dangerous?"

    Wang Fen, who had been waiting eagerly, soon received Cao Cao's reply. He opened the letter with great expectations, but he hit a wall.

    Seeing this letter, Wang Fen was a little envious. Cao Cao had a good son. I heard that he retreated from the enemy alone and composed a poem in seven steps. It seemed that it was not false.

    Although he was envious, Wang Fen had to admit that what Cao Cao said had some truth, but he still didn't give up, so he wrote to Tao Qiuhong and Hua Xin, famous people in the plains, asking them to come and help formulate a plan.

    At that time, Tao Qiuhong was about to leave, but Hua Xin stopped him and said: "Both Yi Yin and Huo Guang found it difficult to depose the emperor. Wang Fen has a negligent character and is not good at commanding the army. This matter will definitely not succeed, and it will also  It will implicate the family's wife and children, so you must not go!" So Tao Qiuhong listened to Hua Xin and stopped going.

    Wang Fen also became discouraged after two consecutive recruitment failures.  But at this time, good news suddenly came, that is, the emperor suddenly wanted to inspect his old residence in Hejian.

    Wang Fen was overjoyed. This was an opportunity sent to her by God. If she couldn't control it, she would be stupider than a pig.  Wang Fen immediately sent people to repair the emperor's old residence and prepare for the emperor's arrival.  At the same time, Wang Fen sent a letter saying that the Black Mountain bandits had been harassing the prefectures and counties recently, and asked the court to allow him to strengthen military equipment to prevent the emperor's holy car from being harassed.

    In Wang Fen¡¯s view, according to the usual practice, the imperial court will definitely agree to his proposal, and then he can legitimately gather troops and horses, divide and disintegrate the commanding generals, and seize military power.

    "However, Wang Fen did not expect that the emperor, who had been in poor health recently, became very timid. Hearing that the Black Mountain bandits were resurgent, the emperor thought about it and canceled the decision to patrol the north.  Of course, for the sake of the royal family's face, he specially sent someone to hint to the Taishi Order and write a letter, saying: "There is a red air in the north, and the east and west are in the sky. There must be a conspiracy, and it is not suitable to go north."

    The emperor followed the good advice and agreed before the ministers discussed it.  It only hurt Wang Fen, who had already begun preparations to usurp power, that he had no name, and his traces were exposed, and he was soon frightened and committed suicide.  However, Wang Fen did a good thing. Before committing suicide, he burned all the correspondence between himself and others, leaving no trace.

    When the news came back to Qiao County, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief and started preparing for the New Year with peace of mind.  Recently, Ding has also learned Arabic numerals and relatively simple four arithmetic operations, and can quickly handle troublesome accounts, which greatly improves his prestige.  After being happy, Ding rewarded Cao Ang well and gave him a large amount of pocket money.

    In line with the habit of spending money when he has it, Cao Ang used the money to buy many things and distribute them.  For example, I bought new clothes for Xiao Yi and made a big knife; for example, I bought rouge lipstick for Xie'er and cut out two new sets of clothes; for example, I bought four or five jars of fine wine for Uncle Zhao and helped him  Pay off the debt; for example, give it to Liao HuaHer mother bought a fur coat and asked Hua Tuo to cure her old illness

    All in all, Cao Ang was very happy this year.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 65 The Master of Black Wind Village

    Just after the New Year, Cao Cao took more than 20 capable servants to Luoyang and took up the post of captain of the Dian Army.  And Cao Ang was not idle. Knowing the direction of historical development, he knew that the emperor would die soon and the period of melee among the princes at the end of Han Dynasty would begin. He must start preparations in advance.

    The first thing Cao Ang had to do was to drive a nail into the county seat of Qiao County.  The last time Liu Quan launched an attack, if Cao Cao hadn't taken decisive action, the Cao family might have been dragged into the mud. Cao Ang didn't want to wait until he went to the battlefield in the future, and someone would quietly hold him back.

    Now that Yuan Ping is temporarily acting as the county magistrate, and his own county captain's position is temporarily vacant, and the county magistrate's position has been vacant for a long time, there are two good positions waiting for him in Qiao County.  Of course, Cao Ang is only ten years old now, no, he is already eleven years old. Although he is one year older, he is far from the age to be an official.  However, Cao Ang has two candidates, Xiahou Dun and Cao De.

    Xiahou Dun is not only one of his masters, but also a good friend of his father Cao Cao. If he is made a county captain, the defense of Qiao County will be under the control of the Cao family.

    And after his uncle Cao De was severely punished by his father Cao Cao, he finally changed his mind. In addition, Cao Ang rescued Cao Anmin and eased the relationship with them. At present, the relationship between Cao De and Cao Ang is not bad.  If Cao De is promoted to the position of county magistrate, with his cunning and the support of the Cao family, he will definitely be able to secure this position.

    And once Xiahou Dun takes office as county captain and Cao De takes office as county chief, Yuan Ping can only move closer to the Cao family to avoid being completely ignored by the Cao family.  At that time, the Cao family will firmly control Qiao County, no matter the wind and waves, it will be better than strolling in the garden.

    The more Cao Ang thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was not bad, so he immediately asked to see his grandfather to explain all his considerations.

    Cao Song laughed, took out a letter from his bag, handed it to Cao Ang, and said with a smile: "Zixiu, take a look!"

    Cao Ang received the letter and opened it. It turned out to be a reply from the governor of Yuzhou to Cao Song. The letter solemnly promised to hand over the positions of county captain and county magistrate in Qiao County to Cao Song.

    Cao Ang scratched his head: "It turns out that my grandfather had already made arrangements. I am really doing my best!"

    Cao Song smiled and said: "Zixiu, you are very good at thinking of grabbing these two positions. When your grandfather and I were eleven years old, I didn't know anything! By the way, your father said,  There have been signs of a resurgence of the Yellow Turban bandits recently, so let¡¯s train our servants to be in case of unexpected events, what do you think?¡±

    "Grandpa, I think what my father said is true. Don't mention anything else. There was a cult in the county a few days ago. There were more than 200 die-hard believers. If they raided our Cao family, we would have no defense at all. It is very likely that  We will suffer huge losses!" Cao Ang said in a low voice: "The cunning rabbit has three burrows, let alone our Cao family. Now there is a mansion in the county, and this Cao family manor can also be regarded as a mansion, plus Heifeng Village, we  Only by selecting capable personnel, stationed in three locations, and responding to each other from afar can we truly be invincible!"

    Cao Song nodded, "Ang'er, you are right. After Xiahou Dun takes office, I plan to move our Cao family into the county. With the protection of the city wall and the protection of Xiahou Dun's soldiers, there should be no problem in terms of safety. As for  For this manor, just leave a few stewards to manage the farm, such as Lao Zhao. However, Heifeng Village is far away from our sight and has rock salt resources, so we need to find a reliable person to manage it!"

    Cao Ang smiled and cupped his hands, "Grandpa, what do you think of me?"

    "You?" Cao Song shook his head, "Ang'er, the living conditions in the village are too poor. You are growing up now, how can you suffer there?"

    "How can you enjoy the fragrance of plum blossoms without a bone-chilling cold?!" Cao Ang said loudly: "Grandpa, the world is not peaceful now. We must have the ability to protect ourselves. The terrain of Heifeng Village is easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition,  It is also an important producing area of ??rock salt, our Cao family must pay attention to it, and me, my direct grandson, sitting there will undoubtedly stabilize everyone¡¯s emotions and make everyone realize the importance of it.¡±

    Seeing the persistence in Cao Ang¡¯s eyes, Cao Song smiled and nodded, whatever, just give him a chance to be his own man!

    So Cao Song said with a smile: "Ang'er, I will give you three months. I hope that within this period, all the major and minor matters of Heifeng Village will be settled. After three months, you have to return to Qiao County and follow  I¡¯m going to visit the prefectures and counties and get to know some useful and powerful people!¡±

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, very happy, said a few more words, and couldn't wait to run to Ding to tell her the good news.

    However, Mrs. Ding frowned after hearing this and shook her head repeatedly: "Ang'er, I'm not talking about you because of my mother. Where is the Black Wind Village? It's a remote country. It doesn't have anything. It blows most of the time in a year.  Gale! Although your grandfather agrees for you to go, I won't worry if you go alone, at leastI have to bring Xiaoyi and Xieer with me.  By the way, isn¡¯t Zixiao (Cao Ren) okay recently? You have to take him with you, at least his martial arts can protect you"

    Ding kept talking for more than half an hour, and Cao Ang kept listening with a smile. He found that it felt good to have someone thinking about him!

    One day later, Cao Ang took Cao Ren, Xiao Yi, Xie'er, and fifty capable servants to Heifeng Stronghold.

    By the time they reached the foot of Heifengzhai Mountain, Liao Hua and others on the mountain had already received the news and were waiting at the foot of the mountain in advance.

    As soon as he saw Cao Ang, Liao Hua immediately fell to the ground and said, "Liao, thank you so much for your great kindness. Without the master, it would be difficult for my mother to survive this winter!"

    Cao Ang quickly helped Liao Hua up and said with a smile: "Auntie's health has gotten better recently. I have too many things to do these days and haven't had time to visit. I will definitely visit your home when I go up the mountain. By the way, Yuanjian, I'm here.  At that time, I already told my grandfather that I would promote you to the position of steward of the outer courtyard and double your monthly salary. I heard that you are about to get engaged. How about it? Is there anything else you need my help with?"

    When Liao Hua heard this, he was deeply moved. He was just a small bandit leader in Heifeng Village, but he was so valued by Mr. Cao. He saved himself and his mother's life over and over again. Such a lord is really wearing a lantern.  Look everywhere!  So Liao Hua fell to the ground and said with a little choked up: "My lord has been so kind and kind, but Yuan Jian can't repay him! I'm willing to do whatever it takes to kill my lord!"

    Cao Ang was very happy after hearing this. He quickly helped him up and walked hand in hand to the stronghold.

    Liao Hua did not dare to stand side by side with Cao Ang. He took a big step back and stood behind Cao Ren.

    This retreat made Cao Ang nodded secretly. Only by knowing how to advance and retreat can we make greater progress.  Cao Ang no longer declined modestly, but strode ahead.

    At this time, everyone in the village heard the news of Cao Ang's arrival. They all stopped what they were doing and ran down to greet him.  However, the mountain roads were steep and new arrow towers were built in several relatively gentle places. The common people could only gather at the entrance of the village and kneel there to wait.

    Cao Ang nodded slightly as he walked.  The mountain village's defense facilities are much better than last time, and several archery towers are strategically placed to completely cover the mountain road.  If Du Yuan had such a plan last time, it would be difficult for the Cao family to get involved quietly, let alone pay such a small price.

    When he climbed up to the mountain stronghold, he saw so many people kneeling on the ground to greet him. Cao Ang quickly clasped his hands and said loudly: "Folks, the ground is cold, get up quickly!"

    Cao Ang repeated this several times, and then the old men at the front stood up shakily, leaning on wooden sticks.  One of them said loudly: "Young Master, if it weren't for the food you provided, many of us would have starved to death this winter! You saved our lives and helped us save a life from that demon Du Yuan.  It¡¯s also right for us to kneel down and kowtow to you!¡±

    As he spoke, the man was about to continue kneeling. Cao Ang quickly stepped forward to help him, "Old man, since everyone trusts me, Cao Ang, and stayed in this Black Wind Stronghold, how can I ignore it? How can we live in the future?  It will get better and better, not only will I be full, but I will also be able to eat well!¡±

    "That's great!" The old man smiled, his goatee raised happily.

    Cao Ang held his hand and walked towards the stronghold.  This old man, on the surface, is a refugee who was taken in by the village not long ago, but in fact he is a member of the Cao family. He was sent here deliberately to do detailed work and quietly understand the various situations in the village.  It's just that Liao Hua and the others were inexperienced, so they really regarded their family as refugees.

    When Cao Ang entered the village, he stood on a high place and said loudly: "Fathers and fellow villagers, I want to stay with you for a while when I go to the mountain this time. I have nothing to bring with me. I brought some thick fabrics from home.  , I will distribute them door to door in a while, it can be regarded as a New Year gift!"

    "Thank you, young master!" The people all knelt on the ground.

    Cao Ang quickly raised his hand to invite everyone to stand up, and said loudly again: "From today on, I will live with everyone. I think my temper is okay, as long as you abide by the rules, do things honestly, and be serious.  If you work hard, you will get my approval!

    Everyone knows Liao Hua. Despite his young age, he has now been appointed by me as the steward of the outer courtyard, with a monthly salary of five guan!  When he grows up in the future, our Cao family will marry him and help him build a house!  Folks, as long as you work seriously, some of you can get this treatment!  The mountain wind is too strong now, so everyone should disperse. We will have plenty of opportunities to chat together in the future!  "

    Being encouraged by Cao Ang, the people were really excited. They saluted Cao Ang and then walked together to the cave or thatched shed where they lived, talking non-stop while walking.

     Cao Ang smiled slightly and said to Liao Hua: "I heard that it was you and Zixiang (Cao Duan's words, provided by book friend ¡ÚYun Tianqing¡Û) during this period. Let's do this. You two will come to the hall and report to me later.  Please bring the roster here by the way, and let¡¯s discuss the future development of Shanzhai"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 66 Old appearance and new appearance

    [Thanks to book friends "Zhi YE" and "¡ÚYun Tianqing¡Û" for the reward!  ¡¿After reading the roster and listening to the introductions of Liao Hua and Cao Duan, Cao Ang couldn't help but frown.

    There are currently 1,226 people in Heifeng Village, and the ratio of men to women is roughly the same.  Among them were 743 young people, including 420 young men; 326 elderly people and 157 children.  The reason why most of the people are young and middle-aged is that the poor living conditions make it difficult for the elderly to survive this severe winter. Du Yuan did not pay much attention to the elderly in the past, which also exacerbated the life difficulties of the elderly.

    Cao Ang sighed and said to the two of them: "Since our Cao family is in charge of this Black Wind Village, there must be a new atmosphere. I see that many people still live in simple thatched houses. If the mountain wind blows, they must not be torn down.  Roof! Since you have selected the young and strong men, you should also let them strengthen their training. From tomorrow on, they will be divided into two shifts. One of them will let them smash stones to build the courtyard wall and help build new houses. The other group will be on duty.  , hunting, and enriching everyone's food. These two shifts rotate every two days. If anything happens, you two will report to me in time."

    Liao Hua and Cao Duan nodded quickly and wrote it down carefully.  Cao Ang continued: "I heard a report earlier that those young and strong women are mainly responsible for collecting rock salt? From tomorrow on, they will be measured on a piece basis. After collecting rock salt, they can exchange for a certain amount of food based on the weight of the rock salt they boil.  It¡¯s a lot of work! We in Heifeng Village can¡¯t just eat from the big pot all the time!¡±

    Seeing that Liao Hua and the two had no objections, Cao Ang smiled and said: "I am here this time and I have brought a few people with me. Zixiang may know them, namely Niu Zhi (Zinong) and Wen Yuan (Zhongshi). Let's do that.  Yuanjian is familiar with the work of collecting rock salt and has a secret recipe. I will leave the rock salt matter to you. Zixiang has been in Heifeng Village for a while and is relatively familiar with the surrounding area. He goes out hunting.  I'll leave it to you; as for Niu Zhi and Wen Yuan, they have just arrived. Niu Zhi is responsible for building the house, and Wen Yuan is responsible for the food supply! Oh, by the way, my uncle also came with him. He is very restless.  Don't worry, I'll leave the military preparation and training of the entire village to him. What do you think of this arrangement?"

    ¡¾Niu Zhi and Wen Yuan are provided by book friend "Immortal Light"¡¿

    Liao Hua and Cao Duan didn't dare to raise objections. In addition, Cao Ang's allocation was quite reasonable, so the two of them nodded repeatedly.

    Cao Ang smiled slightly, Liao Hua and Cao Duan had been in the village during this period, and their prestige was relatively high.  Now that Cao Ang suddenly came to take charge, they must be mobilized to a certain extent. This is also to protect the two of them.

    Seeing both of them nodding in agreement, Cao Ang said with a smile: "I just came to this village and don't know much, so let's play with these children first. Yuanjian, please inform me soon.  Fifteen-year-old children, gather in front of the village gate tomorrow morning, and I will teach them boxing skills!"

    Liao Hua nodded repeatedly and asked shyly: "My lord, I am sixteen years old this year. Can I study hard with my lord in my free time? In the past, my family was poor, so I studied with the masters walking around for a few days, and mostly I thought on my own."  I have never seriously learned the tricks."

    Cao Ang pricked his ears in disbelief. He could become a well-known general by just learning a few tricks. It seems that Liao Hua has great potential!  "Yuanjian, what I taught you this time is just a simple routine in the military. It would be a waste for you to learn this. Well, you also know my filial uncle. If you have nothing to do, go and learn from him. He  But the leader of our generation, the Cao family, has defeated an invincible opponent in martial arts! By the way, Master Liao is also in the village now. You can take me to visit him later."

    Liao Hua nodded and agreed. After meeting Niu Zhi and Wen Yuan, Liao Hua ran to Cao Ren, saluted him solemnly, and asked Cao Ren to accept him as his disciple.  Cao Ren was now at the age where he liked to teach others and loved to be in the limelight, so he readily agreed, which made Liao Hua very grateful.

    Soon, Liao Hua took Cao Ang to the thatched house where he lived.  As soon as he entered the door, he saw Master Liao (that is, Master Liu, who returned to the surname Liao after accompanying Liao Hua to leave Cao's house) struggling to weave a straw mat and trying to figure out how to plug the hole in the wall.

    Cao Ang felt a little sad after seeing this, and quickly bowed and said loudly: "Zixiu has met the Master, Yuan Jian, how did you take care of the Master and why did you arrange such a simple house for him?"

    When Master Liao heard the noise, he turned around and saw Cao Ang face to face. He quickly stood up to greet him: "It turns out to be Mr. Ang, which makes you laugh. In fact, regardless of Yuan Jian, I feel that Bai Yiyi is a scholar. In this village  I can¡¯t do much work, and even though I live well, the impact will not be good!¡±

    "Master, what are you talking about? You are the most important person in the village. I am going to open a primary school here, and I also ask you to teach here!" Cao Ang shook his head repeatedly and said loudly.

    "Education?" Master Liao asked in surprise: "Master, you want them to read and write? The cost is too high."Come on!  "

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "Master, you also know that our Cao family's stall is getting bigger and bigger now, and the demand for people who are literate will be more and more in the future. Instead of hiring talents from outside with high salaries, it is better for us to  To cultivate talents. Even if they don¡¯t make progress in their studies, it is appropriate to at least work as a bookkeeper or even a shopkeeper! Confucius said, there is no difference in education, so please help me, Master Liao!¡±

    Master Liao straightened his clothes and saluted Cao Ang solemnly: "Sir, I would like to thank you for your great kindness on behalf of everyone in the village!"

    Cao Ang quickly backed down and said, "Master, I'm willing to kill you. In fact, this is a mutually beneficial matter. Master, you don't need to be too grateful to me. As long as Master shows the energy he used to teach in clan schools, I believe he will be able to cultivate many useful disciples! Master!"  , I will ask Yuan Jian to help you choose a new place to live in a while. There is air leakage from all sides here, and it is easy to freeze. If you delay teaching the children, you will miss a big event! Okay, you are busy first, and I will go out for a walk.  "

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    A month passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, Cao Ang almost became the king of children, managing the children in the village in an orderly manner.  During this time, the children not only learned martial arts and strengthened their physical fitness; they also learned knowledge and improved their intelligence.

    Cao Ang also selected twenty strong children in their teens as his attendants.  Every day I not only learn martial arts from myself, but also learn culture from Master Liao, and even more, learn the art of war from Cao Ren.  In Cao Ang's view, this is the team he can truly rely on!

    At the same time, Cao Ren also screened the young people in the village, carefully organized them into groups, and assigned them to different positions based on their personal circumstances and performance.  Among them, 280 people were classified as garrison troops, relying on the terrain advantages and existing and newly built fortifications to defend the stronghold impregnably; another 140 people were selected by Cao Ren as elite soldiers and strictly trained so that they could go out to fight.

    Soon, the second month passed again.  The thatched huts in the cottage have been basically replaced with earth and stone structures. Now even the harshest mountain wind cannot blow into the house, and the room is much warmer.  Most people have moved into new homes, and caves and other residences have become the warehouses of the cottages.

    With the efforts of everyone, although it is winter, we still killed a lot of prey, including wild boars, wild rabbits, wild wolves, and pheasants.  Most of them are cured into bacon and used as food savings in the village.

    The piece-rate distribution model proposed by Cao Ang has also achieved great success. The output of rock salt this month is more than five times that of last month.  Cao Ang has already brought over the team for purifying refined salt and handed it over to Peng Tian and Wang Quan. The sites are located in several relatively secluded caves in the village. Sentries are set up at the door to prohibit outsiders from intruding.

    Although it is winter now, it is so hot in the cave that even thick clothes cannot be worn. Everyone wears thin coats and is sweating profusely from the stove.  Because the production of coarse salt has increased significantly, the production of fine salt has also increased. For the first time, there is inventory. It is not like in the past that we can sell as much as we produce.

    In these days, salt is hard currency, not to mention this fine salt that is on sale!  Cao Ang specially set aside a relatively dry cave as a warehouse, and selected six loyal servants to wait day and night.

    By the end of the third month, the entire village had changed drastically. Not only had the village gate been rebuilt with thick wood, but even the crudely built walls of the village had been replaced with solid stone walls.  The defense level has caught up with the county seat.  With the winding mountain road as a barrier and the high piles of rocks as support, Heifeng Village finally became a solid fortress that the Cao family could rely on.

    On this day, Cao Ang received a letter from his grandfather urging him to enter the city, and also received clothes sent by Ding family.  Now that the work in Shanzhai is on the right track, it doesn't make much sense to stay here.  So Cao Ang entrusted the entire village to Cao Ren, and he took Liao Hua, Cao Duan, and the twenty young men to leave the village and go to Qiao County.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????] ??????????????????????????] ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????] Suddenly saw a person running towards him in a hurry, it was Xia Houmao who had not seen him for a long time.

    Cao Ang asked in surprise: "Zilin, where are you going in such a hurry? What happened?"

    Xia Houmao looked up and saw Cao Ang opposite him. He shouted in surprise: "Zixiu, I'm about to go to your place!" He put on a heavy expression and whispered: "The news just came  , His Majesty passed away, and now the red plaques must be taken down everywhere and entertainment activities are prohibited."

    Cao Ang quickly took two steps forward and asked in a low voice: "Is this true? Do you know which prince inherited the throne?"

    Xia Houmao lowered his voice, almost close to Cao Ang's ear, and then said: "Of course it is the emperor's eldest son Liu Bian. He has just turned fourteen this year. It is said that his biological mother HeThe empress has been revered as the empress dowager, and she is in charge of the government.  And the Empress Dowager He's brother, General He Jin, is now participating in the affairs of the Secretariat and taking charge of the government together with the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei!  But I heard that Jian Shuo was very dissatisfied with this, and we big guys are going to be in chaos again!  "

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 Volume 1 Chapter 67 Home Visit

    When Cao Ang arrived at Qiao County, he found that the big red lanterns on the top of the city had been quietly taken down and replaced by two newly pasted white lanterns.  A large notice was posted at the city gate, which contained the news of the death of the late emperor and the enthronement of the new emperor.  A scribe was shouting there, introducing the situation to the people entering the city.

    Cao Ang just did a general sweep and led everyone into the city.  Now among the three giants in Qiao County, the county magistrate Yuan Ping has turned to the Cao family, and the county magistrate Cao De is a member of the Cao family, and the county captain Xiahou Dun is still a relative of the Cao family. It can be said that the Cao family has basically controlled Qiao County.  Cao Ang's motorcade entered the city smoothly without going through inspection at all, and there was no need to pay the city entry tax.

    Soon, the motorcade arrived at the gate of Cao's house and entered Cao's house through the side door.  Since Cao Song and his family moved into the county, Cao's old residence has also gone through a series of renovations and expansions, and it no longer looks like the dilapidated state it once had.  Now when people in Qiao County talk about Cao Mansion, they all give it a thumbs up.

    Cao Ang arranged for Xiao Yi to take Liao Hua, Cao Duan and others to his yard, while he himself rushed to his grandfather Cao Song's residence to pay his respects.

    As soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard my grandfather Cao Song sigh.  Cao Ang was very surprised and quickly walked into the house and found his grandfather reading a letter.

    Cao Ang coughed slightly, saluted and said, "My grandson has met his grandfather!"

    Cao Song raised his head when he heard the sound and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Zixiu. I thought it would take a few days for you to come back. Let my grandfather see. You are thinner and darker! It is too difficult in the village. I will let you down soon."  Mother will definitely be sad when she sees it."

    Cao Ang scratched his head and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not too hard in the village. My grandson feels that he has grown stronger!"

    As he spoke, Cao Ang playfully made a bodybuilding movement, but with his small arms and legs, he couldn't squeeze out the lumps no matter how hard he tried.

    Cao Song couldn't help but laugh, shook the letter in his hand, and said to him: "You came just in time. I just received a letter from your father, telling you what's going on in Beijing. You can also read it for me.  Give me some advice."

    Cao Ang nodded, took a few steps forward, and took the letter.  I saw some greetings written above. In addition to greeting Cao Song's health, I also specifically asked about the situation of Ding and Bian.  He also asked Cao Song to ask Cao Ang to exercise more and not stay at home all the time.

    Next, the letter said: Before the emperor died, he wanted the prince Liu Xie to ascend the throne and entrusted Liu Xie to the eunuch Jian Shuo.  Jian Shuo then set a trap to kill He Jin and make Liu Xie emperor.  However, due to improper hiring, the news leaked out and He Jin became aware of it.  So He Jin commanded the troops and horses, surrounded the palace city, and created a strong momentum.  Jian Shuo had scruples and had to open the palace door to allow He Jin and others to see the emperor's body smoothly, where he supported Liu Bian as emperor.

    Originally, the situation was relatively stable, but Jian Shuo was so stubborn that he actually remembered the emperor's will and secretly planned with the eunuchs to kill He Jin.  But this old man didn't know who he was, and he was betrayed by Zhao Sheng, the official of Zhongchang. So He Jin discussed with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others, launched a violent attack, killed Jian Shuo, and annexed all the forbidden soldiers under his name.

    Perhaps because things went too smoothly, He Jin became arrogant and complacent and did not listen to other people's suggestions.  At this time, Empress Dowager He also began to settle accounts after the fall, and set her sights on Empress Dowager Dong who supported Liu Xie.  Empress Dowager He then sent He Jin to petition to move Empress Dowager Dong out of the capital and return to the country, and imprisoned Empress Dowager Dong's younger brother, General Dong Chong.  Since then, the government affairs in Beijing have been controlled by the He family, and they have become very powerful!

    While reading the letter, Cao Ang corresponded with the history in his memory and found that the basic trends were the same, and there was no deviation from the general trend of history.  What happened next was that He Jin was killed and Dong Zhuo entered the capital.  From then on, the Han Dynasty also entered the Warring States period when princes were fighting.

    Cao Ang said in a low voice: "Looking at the meaning of father's letter, Luoyang will be in chaos for a while and will not be stable in the short term. Grandpa, why don't you let father return home to avoid being involved!"

    Cao Song shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "Ang'er, although there are certain risks in Beijing, the benefits are also huge. Now, although your father only has more than a thousand troops in his hands, he can counsel military aircraft and show our Cao family  Influence. This is a rare and good opportunity for your father! It is also a good opportunity for our Cao family! Isn¡¯t it that Yuan Shao, the Fourth and Third Duke, is running under He Jinzhu just for this?"

    Cao Song¡¯s statement is reasonable, and Cao Ang knows that Cao Cao will escape smoothly in the future. In this case, staying in Luoyang does not seem to be as dangerous as imagined.

    Seeing Cao Ang thinking seriously, Cao Song felt comforted. He took a deep breath and tried to steady his breathing, but he still coughed several times.

    Cao Ang quickly stepped forward and patted Cao Song gently on the back.  Cao SongHe sighed, coughed twice, and said with a sigh: "I'm old and no longer useful."

    "Grandpa, don't say that!" Cao Ang said quickly: "Our Cao family has to rely on you to control the direction. If something happens to you, the whole Cao family will be in chaos. In fact, Mr. Yuanhua (named by Hua Tuo)  He is very knowledgeable about health preservation. I will invite him to come and have a discussion with you later. He is now middle-aged, but he has no trouble climbing up the mountain! "

    Cao Song smiled and nodded. This was also Cao Ang's filial piety. Besides, who doesn't want to live a few more years.  The grandfather and grandson chatted some more, and Cao Ang said goodbye.

    By the time Cao Ang arrived at Ding's residence, food had been placed on several tables in the house.  Ding hugged Cao Ang and said distressedly: "My child, you have suffered a lot during this time. You are finally back home. We have to make up for it!"

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "Mother, I am the king of the mountain in the village. I have nothing to eat. I ate quite a few bear paws this winter with nothing to do!"

    Ding laughed loudly, "What's so delicious about bear paws? You just love to be novel, just like your father! By the way, when you come back this time, will Zi Xiao come back with you?"

    Cao Ang shook his head, "When I came back this time, I took Liao Hua and Cao Duan away. There had to be someone responsible in the village, so I left my uncle there. Why did mother think of him? Is there something wrong?"

    "After dinner, go to his house to visit him with some gifts. Your aunt is pregnant, and as a nephew, you should try your best to make Zixiao take time to come back more often!" Ding said with a smile.  A trace of regret and envy, but now that she has Cao Ang as her son, she is not as sad as before.

    Cao Ang knew how she felt, so he quickly agreed and asked smoothly: "By the way, mother, why didn't you see me?"

    "Bian?" Ding said with a smile: "She is now heavy, has difficulty moving, and can't smell the smell of oil. She has been eating by herself in her yard recently and rarely goes out. After you finish eating, come  Go and take a look, it¡¯s actually not easy for her either.¡±

    After Ding adopted Cao Ang, her mind became broader, and she no longer had any thoughts of revenge against Bian who had stolen Cao Cao's heart.  After all, the Ding family is now the legitimate mistress of the Cao family. Even if the Bian family gives birth to a litter of boys, it will not change the Ding family's status!

    To be honest, the level of the cooks in Heifeng Village is really low. They basically stay at the low-level stage of cooking rice. They are not like the cooks at Cao's house who cook every dish with perfect color, fragrance and flavor.  Cao Ang let go of his belly and ate a big meal, which was very satisfying and made Ding laugh so hard: "Ang'er, you must be a fat man when you grow up. Look, just after eating, there are still rice grains stuck to the corners of your mouth.  !¡±

    Soon, Cao Ang finished his meal and chatted with Ding for a while.  It wasn't until the steward came to report the accounts that Cao Ang said goodbye to Ding and went to Bian's residence.

    A maid had already seen Cao Ang's figure and quickly reported it to Bian.  By the time Cao Ang arrived in front of Bian's house, Bian was already standing at the door with his belly in his hands.

    Cao Ang quickly saluted Mr. Bian and said with sincerity: "How dare I have Miss Lao to greet you? Come into the house quickly. Although the weather is getting warmer now, you have to be careful not to catch a cold."

    Bian smiled and nodded, walked into the house with Cao Ang's help, and sat down slowly.  After chatting for a while, Mrs. Bian smiled and said: "Zixiu, you may have seen my brother Bian Bing, but he has no future. But he is my biological brother after all. Now he has nothing to do every day, which is quite worrying.  I'm angry. See if there are any suitable positions. Don't let him wander around in front of me every day and get upset!"

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "This is not easy. Our Cao family has a big business, and there is no place for someone to be arranged. As long as you talk to my mother, if you don't say anything else, it will be easy to be a steward."

    Mrs. Bian smiled slightly: "My sister is in charge of the family, how can I trouble her? Besides, my brother knows it himself. He is so careless. If he really takes charge, he must not cause trouble to the family! He was in Jinan a few years ago.  Having served as a military prince, why don't you take the time to talk to your master (Xiahou Dun) and ask Bian Bing to find a job in the army? It's quite embarrassing for a big man to stay at home every day."

    "Easy to say, easy to say." Cao Ang said with a smile: "The master is also short of manpower recently. I heard that my close relatives have come to seek refuge, and I must be happy. I will go to the master's place tonight and talk to him about this matter."

    Seeing that Cao Ang agreed immediately, Bian was very happy.  As a concubine, she has no way to get involved in the affairs of the Cao family now.  If Bian Bing were to be in charge of the government, people would gossip if he did well, and even if he did poorly, it would be very embarrassing.  It's better to let him exercise outside. If he can make some progress, it will be considered right.The ancestor of the Bian family.

    When Bian was happy, he became a little closer to Cao Ang.  The two chatted for a while, and Cao Ang stood up to say goodbye.  He just went home today and had to visit many people.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 68 Death of He Jin

    Compared with the calm situation in Qiao County, Luoyang is very lively.  After killing Jian Shuo, He Jin's power increased greatly.  People want a good reputation when they have power, and He Jin is no exception. He thinks about how to improve his reputation every day.

    At this time, Yuan Shao understood He Jin's intentions and spoke to He Jin through Zhang Jin: "The eunuchs Huangmen and Changshi have been in power for a long time and are dedicated to doing bad things. The general should choose virtuous people to rectify the country and bring peace to the world."  Harmful."

    He Jin thought it was right, so he appointed Yuan Shao as Sili Xiaowei, He Yong as Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army, Xu You as Huangmen Shilang, and Zheng Tai as Shangshu.  More than twenty people were promoted at the same time, and they all became He Jin's confidants.

    Yuan Shao believed that only by killing all the eunuchs could future troubles be avoided.  He said to He Jin: "In the past, Dou Wu planned to kill his favorite, but he was killed instead. The reason was that the matter was not secret and his words were leaked. The soldiers of the five battalions obeyed the eunuchs, but Dou Wu trusted them, and ended up destroying himself.  . Now the general occupies the position of the emperor's uncle, and his brothers lead powerful troops. The army generals are all handsome and famous people, and they are willing to serve the general to the best of their ability. Everything is under the control of the general. This is a good opportunity given by heaven. The general should eliminate the evil for the world in one fell swoop.  , leave your name to future generations!¡±

    But the eunuchs were not blind. Seeing the scholars being promoted one after another, the eunuchs were also wary and kept making comments around Queen Mother He.  As the saying goes, three people make a tiger. It has been said for a long time that Queen Mother He was also a little dissatisfied with her brother who had monopolized power.

    Therefore, when He Jin reported to the Queen Mother He that he wanted to kill the eunuchs, the Queen Mother He disagreed.  She said to He Jin: "Eunuchs are in charge of the defense of the forbidden palace. This is the tradition of our Han Dynasty. It has been hundreds of years from the past to the present. How can it be easily abolished? Besides, the late emperor just passed away, and there is only so much in the palace.  In terms of manpower, besides eunuchs, who else can I use?"

    Seeing that his sister strongly objected, He Jin fell into the old habit of being soft-hearted, and said to his cronies: How about we kill a few notorious criminals to let the world know that we have this intention.

    Seeing that He Jin was wavering, Yuan Shao further said to him: "The eunuch is close to the Supreme Being and conveys the edict. If we don't catch them all, there will be endless troubles. Moreover, now that the plan has been exposed, why didn't the general make a decision earlier? Things change over time and it is too late to act.  You will be in trouble."

    He Jin was hesitant. After all, he had just taken control of the government, and the power in his hands was not yet warmed up, so he did not dare to act rashly.  However, the regular servants had been in high and low official positions for many years and had already taken root in the court. Their strength was considerable, so He Jin did not dare to take action rashly.

    At this time, the eunuchs were also aware of the danger. They spent a large amount of money and bribed Queen Mother He's mother Wuyang Jun, He Jin's brother He Miao and others many times to ask them to speak good words for them.  Not only that, the eunuchs also took advantage of Empress Dowager He's desire for power and advised her: "If the general gets rid of all the ministers, then the court will become his one-spoken hall. Even with the dignity of the empress dowager, he will not be able to do so."  Confront him. When the time comes, what the general says will be gold-plated!"

    Having said it a lot, Queen Mother He also felt that it made some sense.  Every time He Jin discussed with her how to get rid of the eunuchs, Queen Mother He would always talk to him about it, but she just didn't agree.

    When Yuan Shao saw this situation, he was very anxious and once again offered advice to He Jin: "We can mobilize the heroes from all over the world and lead the troops to the capital to give military advice to the Queen Mother."

    He Jin didn¡¯t think much about it. He really thought this was a good idea, so he ordered to summon Dong Zhuo, the governor of the state, to lead the army to Beijing. He also sent his subordinates Wang Kuang and Cavalry Commander Bao Xin back to their hometown to recruit troops.

    Chen Lin, the chief secretary, Zheng Tai, the imperial censor, and Lu Zhi, the minister, all advised He Jin not to call in foreign troops to the capital. They believed that He Jin held an important position and had a large number of troops. If he wanted to kill the eunuchs, he only needed to make a decisive decision without having to do so.  Recruiting foreign troops, and Dong Zhuo's entry into the capital will surely cause chaos, so why not listen?

    Chen Lin, the chief registrar, even cried and remonstrated: "The Book of Changes says that 'there is no danger of a deer', and the proverb goes like 'cover your eyes to catch sparrows'. You can't deceive your ambitions with trivial things, but you can deceive your country's major affairs.  Huh? Today, the general has the imperial power, holds the troops, moves the dragon and the tiger, and has high and low in his heart. This is like a roaring drum and a furnace burning the hair and ears. He goes against the rules and regulations, and no one obeys him. Instead, he releases sharp weapons and recruits foreign help.  When a large number of soldiers gather together, the strong one becomes the hero. The so-called fighting against others and giving others a handle will not succeed and will lead to chaos."

    He Jin still couldn¡¯t listen and still issued the order.  Soon, soldiers and horses from all over the country entered the capital one after another, and the capital was shaken.  Only then did the Queen Mother He feel that the situation was serious, so she summoned her younger brother He Miao and asked him to discuss with He Jin to prevent serious trouble.

    He Miao accepted a large amount of treasures secretly sent by the eunuchs, and being honest, he ran to He Jin and persuaded in a low voice: "Brother, when we came from our hometown, we were extremely poor. If we hadn't made friends with these people in the palace,  How can you, a powerful man, have any chance of getting rich?! Now we brothers and sisters are in charge of the Han Dynasty. We cannot be so mean and ungrateful and let others gossip! Besides,National affairs must be carefully considered. Now that the troops are entering Beijing, it is easy to cause trouble, which is not conducive to the stability of the court!  "

    After He Miao¡¯s advice, He Jin hesitated again.  At this time, Yuan Shao sneaked into the mansion and persuaded He Jin: "General, now is the critical time to meet with Tu Qiong Dagger. What are you still hesitating about, General? If you wait any longer, those regular servants will do something wrong again.  Come on! Taking advantage of the good situation now, let¡¯s act quickly!¡±

    He Jin then appointed Yuan Shao as Sili Xiaowei, who was assigned to attack during the holidays; Wang Yun, who was engaged in Zhonglang, was appointed as Henan Yin.

    As Yuan Shao said, at this time, the situation was already exhausted, and even if the eunuchs controlled some troops, they were unable to fight against He Jin.  The Empress Dowager He was also frightened by this situation and ordered them to leave the palace and return to their hometown.  At this time, the eunuchs were all panicked. They no longer cared about putting on airs. They were as panic-stricken as a bereaved dog. They all went to kowtow together to beg He Jin for forgiveness.

    Thinking of the past friendship, He Jin still received them and said in a deep voice: "Everyone knows very well that everyone in the world has a big opinion against you, saying that you are just a silverfish to my great man. In the past few days, people have been advising me.  I will kill you all, but I feel that there is still affection between us, so I postpone the matter and save your lives. However, Dong Zhuo's troops are about to enter Beijing. They are arrogant and fierce soldiers. I  But you can¡¯t control too much, so you should leave quickly before they enter the capital!¡±

    Yuan Shao kept winking at the side and asked He Jin to detain these regular servants on the spot. However, He Jin felt that he should be kind and even sent them out of the house himself.

    Yuan Shao was very unwilling, so he wrote letters to various prefectures and counties in the name of He Jin, asking them to supervise the regular servants and find opportunities to arrest them and imprison them!  Empress Dowager He was forced by the military force and ordered the palace to be closed, prohibiting eunuchs from entering the palace again.  The eunuchs were now desperate and truly in dire straits.

    As the leader among these eunuchs, Zhang Rang also racked his brains to think of a way out.  His daughter-in-law happened to be the cousin of Queen Mother He.  So Zhang Rang knelt in front of his daughter-in-law, talking about his grievances with snot and tears, and finally said that he was leaving Luoyang soon, hoping to enter the palace again and serve the Queen Mother one last time.  Even if you die unexpectedly in the future, you will no longer have any regrets.

    Zhang Rang¡¯s daughter-in-law felt that what her father-in-law said was very pitiful, so she agreed and told her mother Wuyang Jun about the matter.  The old lady was very moved, and soon went to the palace to see Queen Mother He and told the matter.  Queen Mother He also felt a little sad, so she ordered the palace ban to be lifted so that the eunuchs could enter the palace at any time as they had in the past.

    As soon as the Empress Dowager He relaxed her position, the eunuchs quickly flattered her and sent large sums of goods. The regular servants actually gained the Empress Dowager He's trust and continued to control the affairs of the palace.

    When He Jin saw that his sister was confused again, he didn't think much, so he got up and went into the palace, asking his sister to drive these powerful officials out of the palace, kill them and punish them, so as to win the hearts of the world.  At the same time, the eunuchs' properties were confiscated to fill the empty treasury.

    He Jin did not expect that his conversation with his sister would be heard clearly by Zhang Rang and others.  So Zhang Rang took dozens of people, including Duan Gui and Bi Lan, who were the regular servants, each armed with weapons, to ambush in the main hall, pretending to be ordered by the Queen Mother He to summon He Jin.

    He Jin didn¡¯t think much about it, thinking that his sister finally listened and entered the palace happily, and then was surrounded by eunuchs holding weapons.

    Zhang Rang even asked angrily: "If the world is like this, is it all the responsibility of us Changshi? Are you powerful people innocent?! When the Queen Mother Wang Meiren was poisoned and killed, the late Emperor noticed it.  The late Emperor almost deposed the Queen Mother, but we, as a group of people, spent a large sum of money to flatter the late Emperor and kept saying good things about you brothers and sisters in front of him, so that we were able to get over this matter. What did you promise at that time?  Now that you have taken control of the power, what do you do?! Now you want to kill all of us regular servants, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s too much! Everyone says that the palace is dirty, but look at these ministers, no one can  Is it clean?!¡±

    The more people talked, the more excited they became. Qu Mu, the supervisor of Shang Fang, even drew out his sword and struck at He Jin.  Unexpectedly, He Jin couldn't dodge, and the sword was piercing his vital part!  Now everyone was dumbfounded. The general died here. What should we do?

    Zhang Rang and others discussed repeatedly, and finally decided to appoint the late Taiwei Fan Ling as Sili Xiaowei in the name of the Queen Mother, and Xu Xiang, the Shaofu, as Henan Yin.

    As soon as the edict was issued, it aroused a lot of doubts, and the minister even went to the palace to question it in person.  In desperation, the minister chopped off He Jin's head and threw it to the minister, saying, "He Jin has rebelled and has been executed!"

    In the eyes of the regular servants, they had the Queen Mother and the Emperor in their hands, and the scholars did not dare to do anything to them.  But in the eyes of the scholars, this was clearly the beginning of the second disaster of party imprisonment.  If you don't give the powerful eunuchs a head-on blow, thenWhen you come to this court, you have to be controlled by the regular servants.

    So Huben Zhonglang led Yuan Shu to attack the palace city and burned Qingsuo Gate.  Yuan Shao and others took He Jin's generals Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang and led their troops to attack the Forbidden Palace.

    Zhang Rang and others acted in a hurry and were unable to resist the army. They could only take the Queen Mother, Young Emperor and others hostage and flee.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 69 Dong Zhuo comes to Beijing

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    It is said that Zhang Rang saw that the situation was not good and immediately led his troops to see the Queen Mother. He said that the general's troops had rebelled and were besieging the palace city. He asked the Queen Mother to move immediately.

    Seeing the ferocious look on Zhang Rang's face, the Queen Mother He did not dare to say no at all, so the eunuchs escorted the Queen Mother, the Emperor, King Chen Liu and others, as well as the palace officials, and fled from Fudao towards the Beigong.  go.

    Lu Zhi, the minister, realized that something was wrong. He had no time to summon his troops, so he grabbed a spear, stood under the window of the compound road, and loudly scolded Duan Gui and others.  Lu Zhi was a great scholar at home, and he was famous for suppressing the Yellow Turban bandits. Duan Gui and others were wary of him. The Queen Mother took the opportunity to escape, but the Emperor was still under the control of the eunuchs.

    At this time, Yuan Shao and others also learned the news that He Jin had been killed, and were shocked.  But when they came to their senses, they felt that there was a rare opportunity waiting for their Yuan family!

    Yuan Shao secretly said to his uncle Yuan Wei: "Now that the general has been killed, the eunuchs are forcing the emperor to flee. If we can take the opportunity to annihilate the eunuchs and rescue the emperor, then our Yuan family can take charge of the court. In addition, the righteous deed of getting rid of the eunuchs  , our Yuan family will surely become famous far and wide. Our Yuan family already has a good reputation as the fourth generation and the three nobles. If we continue to make great achievements, the rise of power will only be the beginning of the glory of our Yuan family!"

    Yuan Wei nodded repeatedly, but still had some concerns. He whispered: "He Jin's younger brother He Miao also has soldiers and horses, and he is quite brave. If the normal order is followed, he is likely to inherit He Jin's official position. By then.  At that time, He Miao had the support of Queen Mother He and was on good terms with the ministers, so it would be difficult for us to overthrow him!"

    "Since we can't bring him down by then, we might as well kill him now!" Yuan Shao said viciously: "Haier secretly snares more than a thousand desperadoes during this period. Cao Mengde and others have a close relationship with Haier, and they also have more than a thousand people in their hands.  Horses are enough to fight He Miao. Moreover, the relationship between He Jin and He Miao has never been harmonious. He Jin¡¯s old subordinates are also full of complaints against He Miao. As long as we provoke him appropriately, we can make He Jin¡¯s subordinates follow us and kill He Miao.  !¡±

    Yuan Wei praised them for their kindness, so Yuan Shao and others issued a false edict to summon Fan Ling, Xu Xiang and others to kill them.  He Jin's old subordinate Wu Kuang and others said: "The man behind the killing of the general was the cavalry general He Miao! Without him as a backing, how could those timid eunuchs dare to take action?! Now that He Miao is at large, are you  Are you willing to follow me and avenge the general?"

    Wu Kuang and others had always had problems with He Miao and suspected that he was colluding with the eunuchs. When Yuan Shao said this, he immediately said with tears: "I am willing to follow the general to kill He Miao and avenge the general!"

    So Yuan Shao opened the palace gate and led his troops to attack He Miao's troops.  He Miao quickly commanded his troops to retreat to the palace city, but at this time Cao Cao's troops and Dong Min's troops, Dong Zhuo's younger brother, had arrived. He Miao was outnumbered and was quickly defeated and killed.

    Seeing He Miao being killed, Yuan Shao was extremely proud. He suppressed his smile and said loudly: "I, the whole country, have been harmed by these eunuchs, and now the people are in dire straits. Gentlemen, we have opened the palace gate, why not take advantage of this opportunity?"  The time is right to kill Jian Huan and bring peace to my big man!"

    The soldiers responded to the call, so they held weapons and searched the palaces. Anyone without a beard would be killed.  Some young officials were even killed by mistake.  In order to save their lives, many Langguan even took off their pants to confirm their identity regardless of their appearance.

    In less than an hour, the soldiers killed more than two thousand people.  Now the officers and soldiers had a bloody feud with the eunuchs, and had no way out. They had no choice but to follow Yuan Shao's arrangements and attack Beigong fiercely.

    Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Rang and others ordered his men to guard the palace gate, while he, Duan Gui, and dozens of his followers escorted the emperor and King Chenliu, sneaked out of the valley gate and fled in the direction of Xiaopingjin.

    At this time, the ministers took the opportunity to escape, and most of them found a place to hide. The war was in chaos, so it was better to save their own lives first.  However, Lu Zhi tried to get a war horse and rushed to Wang Yun for help overnight.  After hearing what he said, Wang Yun immediately ordered Minggong from central Henan to accompany Lu Zhi to escort him, and mobilized his troops to follow Lu Zhi.

    Soon, Lu Zhi and others caught up with Zhang Rang and his party on the edge of the Yellow River.  It was still dark at this time, and there was no ferry on the river. Zhang Rang and others who were in desperate situation were severely reprimanded by Lu Zhi, Mingong and others. They were so ashamed that they threw themselves into the river.  Lu Zhi and others took advantage of the opportunity to rescue the emperor, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

    However, at this time, Dong Zhuo's troops heard that the young emperor had appeared in the Beimang area, and quickly led their troops to protect him.  Lu Zhi's troops were too few, so the emperor and others fell under Dong Zhuo's control.

    By daybreak, Yuan Shao was surprised to find that although he controlled most of the courtiers, the emperor was nowhere to be seen.  There is no other way, just look for it. After searching and searching, I finally found out that Dong Zhuo has become the winner!

    No?? Although Dong Zhuo controlled the emperor, he did not have much influence on the ministers of the court.  From Dong Zhuo's point of view, after sending the emperor back to the palace, he had lost his greatest support. If he continued, his move to Beijing would only be a waste of water!

    So, Dong Zhuo came up with the idea of ??deposing the emperor!  In Dong Zhuo's view, the imperial line of the Han Dynasty had been cut off many times since Emperor He, so both the queen mother and her relatives set up young rulers to succeed the throne. The queen mother came to the court and her relatives ruled dictatorship.  However, although the Emperor is supported by the Queen Mother, He Jin and He Miao are dead, and the Queen Mother He is alone. How can she have the power to protect the Emperor from sitting on the throne?

    Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo was secretly happy and decided to intervene in the arrangement of imperial power after the coup in the name of rectifying the royal family.

    "However, Yuan Shao's family is not that easy to deal with.  Now the Empress Dowager He, who is proclaimed emperor, is recuperating due to an injury. The important affairs of the court are arranged and presided over by Yuan Wei, the imperial minister.  The coup in the capital shocked the world. Fortunately, the emperor was safe. Now he is back in the palace, and the whole court is happy.  Yuan Wei quickly asked the emperor to summon the ministers, issued an edict of amnesty to the world, changed Guangxi's reign name to Zhaoning, and appointed Wu Mengdu Wei Ding Yuan as Zhijinwu to command the Northern Army's Tiqi Zhiji.  When the emperor goes on patrol, he is responsible for guarding the emperor's ceremonial guard; usually he is responsible for patrolling and guarding outside the palace in Luoyang City, preparing for emergencies such as water and fire, and keeping the weapons, crossbows, swords, and armor in the capital's arsenal.

    In this way, if Dong Zhuo wants to monopolize power, he must kill Ding Yuan.  But Ding Yuan had strong soldiers and horses, and he also had generals such as Lu Bu. In the eyes of Yuan Wei and Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo was by no means Ding Yuan's opponent.  After Dong Zhuo left sadly, it was not too late for them to attack Ding Yuan.

    However, Dong Zhuo has the potential for reverse thinking. Since he can't defeat Ding Yuan from the front, he should start from the side.  The one you, Ding Yuan, rely on the most is Lu Bu. I will try to instigate him to rebel!  After paying for the rare treasures, plus the red rabbit and horse, Lu Bu happily joined Dong Zhuo and respected him as his father!

    As a result, Dong Zhuo's power has greatly increased, and there is no force in Luoyang that can confront him head-on!

    The ministers who were dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo came to Yuan Wei's mansion to gather and secretly discuss the matter of dealing with Dong Zhuo.  At this time, Bao Xin took the lead and said: "Dong Zhuo is commanding a strong army and will have some evil plans. If we don't make a plan now, we will definitely be defeated by him. We should take advantage of the fact that he has just entered the capital and the troops and horses are very tired. We should wait for work in leisure. We should take advantage of Dong Zhuo's foothold."  If we are not yet stable, if we launch an attack, we will be able to capture Dong Zhuo alive!"

    Dong Zhuo's Liangzhou army is fierce and good at fighting, and the government and the public have long heard about it. Now that Dong Zhuo has led his troops to Beijing, Yuan Shao is not sure whether he can defeat Dong Zhuo.  Even if Dong Zhuo is captured, Dong Zhuo still has trusted soldiers and horses in Liangzhou. They will definitely use this as an excuse to send troops to capture Guanzhong and even the area west of Luoyang.  At present, the rebels such as Han Sui and Ma Teng in Liangzhou have not yet been wiped out. If they join forces with the rebels of Han Sui and Ma Teng, the western part of the Han Empire will be lost.

    Because of this, Yuan Shao did not dare to agree to Bao Xin's request.  He said to Bao Xin and all the ministers: "I don't know what Captain Bao said! It's just that the rebellion of the Shichangshi has just subsided, and the court has made a new decision. It is not advisable to act rashly to avoid causing trouble again!"

    Seeing that Yuan Shao refused to adopt his plan, Bao Xin asked the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei.  Yuan Wei walked for a few steps, thought for a while, and said to Bao Xin: "Let's discuss this later!"

    Cao Cao also advised Yuan Kui to take advantage of Dong Zhuo's unstable footing to gather all the forces and launch an attack on Dong Zhuo.  Although the combat power of everyone's men varies greatly, the number is much greater than that of Dong Zhuo's men. Once they charge hard, they may be able to defeat Dong Zhuo's men.

    At this time, Yuan Wei was confused by Dong Zhuo's suspicious tactics and did not dare to make a decision.  Everyone deliberated for several hours, but due to different opinions, no countermeasures were discussed, and the gathering broke up unhappy.

    At this time, although Dong Zhuo planned to cultivate relations with the late Empress Xiaoren and make the nine-year-old Chenliu King Liu Xie emperor as a "foreign relative", he did not act as a general, so as not to take away Dou Xian and others.  dead end.  In Dong Zhuo's view, he could win the recognition of the scholar-bureaucrats and participate in the affairs of the ministers.

    ??In the four months since the death of the late Emperor Xiaoling in April, the weather has not been normal.  Anyway, as long as there are unusual weather disasters, everyone thinks it is a warning from God, and the court will usually remove the three princes to ask God for forgiveness.  Dong Zhuo, who had a large army, hinted to the court that Tian Jiuyu was a warning from heaven, and asked the emperor to issue a policy to remove Sikong Liu Hong, and Dong Zhuo was appointed Sikong.

    After taking office, Dong Zhuo listened to the suggestions of Zhou Ao and Wu Qiong and recalled Cai Yong from exile to the court in order to improve the scholars' view of him and make them recognize what he was doing now.

    Cai Yong is a famous person in the world. He is highly talented, straightforward and outspoken. All the scholars in the elite respect him.  After Cai Yong arrived in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo was very happy and appointed him as Sikong Jijiu.

    Dong Zhuo also respected Cai Yong very much. In addition, in order to show that he respected the scholar-bureaucrats to gain the support of the scholar-officials, Dong Zhuo promoted Cai Yong to the highest rank. Within three days, Cai Yong was promoted to the highest rank.He served as a supplementary minister to the censor, and then became a bookkeeper and censor. He was then promoted to the minister of Shangshutai, and soon he was appointed to serve as a minister.

    In this way, Dong Zhuo has gained popularity and restored his image.  So this guy finally revealed his true colors and was preparing to depose the emperor!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 70 Leading the Army to Set Off

    Cao Ang has been a little nervous since he learned about Dong Zhuo's arrival in Beijing.  According to the history he predicted, Dong Zhuo would soon depose Liu Bian and make Liu Xie the emperor, while his father Cao Cao would leave Luoyang angrily and raise the banner of anti-Dong!  From then on, the war continued, and history entered the period of the late Han Dynasty when heroes were fighting for hegemony!

    However, although Cao Ang began intense preparations, he was not sure of convincing Cao Song.  After all, it was impossible for him to run up to Cao Song and say to him: Grandpa, Dong Zhuo is about to depose the emperor, and my father Cao Cao will also fail to assassinate Dong Zhuo, and he will have to fake an imperial edict and raise troops to resist. Let's prepare first!

    If he really did this, Cao Song would most likely stare at him with suspicion, and then find a goddess to talk about it to see if Cao Ang had collided with something unclean.  Therefore, what Cao Ang can do now is to send people to Chenliu to set up a store in advance and secretly purchase grain and supplies.  At the same time, seize the time to train the soldiers of Heifeng Village and try to form a training team that can be expanded quickly.

    In Cao Ang¡¯s view, fighting in the cold weapon era was actually similar to group fights on the street.  Whoever is brave can control the situation, and more horses will follow. The more horses there are, the stronger the power will be, and he will gradually become a prince.

    Before Cao Ang traveled through time, he was just an ordinary man. Although he knew that the ingredients of gunpowder were nothing more than saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur, he did not know the specific proportions of the ingredients.  Expecting him to invent some era-defining firearm is tantamount to daydreaming!

    What Cao Ang can do is to improve some logistical materials based on the existing ones.  For example, they kidnapped a few apprentices from Hua Tuo and stole a prescription for treating trauma. In addition, they distributed a first-aid kit to every soldier.

    When the news came that Dong Zhuo had established himself as prime minister, Cao Ang finally arranged everything here. He ran to Cao Song, turned away the maid, and said to Cao Song: "Grandpa, now Dong Zhuo is arrogant and arrogant, and he is very likely to be in conflict with the scholars."  Fierce conflicts broke out among people, and there may even be a complete breakup. My father is now in Luoyang and it is very unsafe. Can my grandfather write a letter to temporarily let him leave this place of right and wrong?!"

    Cao Song shook his head slightly and said, "Zixiu, I have been paying more attention to the disputes in the court during this period, and I know that Dong Zhuo is moving towards a position of power. At this time, although your father only has more than a thousand soldiers under his command, he can't do it."  We can make some contribution to contain Dong Zhuo. Although we are worried about your father, we cannot hold him back!"

    Cao Ang looked at Cao Song and was surprised. He didn't expect his grandfather to be so understanding of justice. He always thought he was greedy and stingy!

    Cao Song smiled and said: "Actually, Zixiu, you are also concerned about chaos. Now in the court in Luoyang, your father is not conspicuous. The people standing in front of Dong Zhuo are the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the fourth and third princes, and that  The cunning Yuan Wei! Dong Zhuo will never attack your father rashly before he takes care of the three of them, don¡¯t worry!"

    "But" Cao Ang still hesitated, but Cao Song said with a smile: "There is nothing to worry about, your father is not a foolish and loyal person, he will make the right choice, all you have to do is trust him!  "

    Cao Ang nodded, and then said to Cao Song: "Grandpa, I have been training the soldiers of Heifeng Village for more than half a year, and I have finally achieved some results. The team is better anyway. Now I want to do something  Is it okay to go to a remote camp to test the results of the training?"

    Cao Song smiled slightly, "Small, I still don't know what you are thinking. You just want to bring out a group of people in the name of going out for training!"  But no matter how many people you bring out, you won't be able to get to Luoyang in a short time; even if you can get to Luoyang, it won't have much effect.  Forget it, it¡¯s just an opportunity to exercise anyway, grandpa, I¡¯ll make it happen for you!

    So Cao Song smiled and said: "This plan is not bad. Let's do this. I will discuss it with your master Xiahou Dun later and give you a name to go out, so as not to cause the large-scale mobilization of soldiers to alert neighboring counties. By the way, you  How many people are you planning to mobilize?"

    "Two hundred people!" Cao Ang said with a flattering smile.

    Cao Song frowned slightly and asked in surprise: "Two hundred people? Are you sure?! I remember you reported to me a few days ago that the number of people who have been trained has exceeded 600, so you will lead 200 people  It would be a bit weak to go out! The world is not peaceful now, and the Yellow Turban thieves are ready to make a move!"

    "Grandfather, it is precisely because the Yellow Turban Thief is ready to move that I leave the main force at home to ensure the foundation of our side. As for my grandson, two hundred people are enough! If there are too many people, it will easily attract the attention of the government. 2  A hundred people just form a medium-sized business group, and they can also escort a batch of goods!" Cao Ang explained with a smile.

    Cao Song nodded slightly, "Okay, Zixiu, be careful! Find some suitable people this afternoon and follow me to the arsenal."??.  Grandpa also has some iron armor here, so you can bring spare ones.  By the way, say goodbye to your mother properly before you leave, so as not to worry her.  And Mrs. Bian is about to give birth. You can stop by her place to have a look before you leave.  "

    Cao Ang all agreed and went out happily to prepare.  This time I led the troops to Chenliu, not for sightseeing, but to fight.

    Originally, Cao Ang wanted to take Cao Ren with him on the trip, but Cao Ren was going to be a father soon, so it would be unkind to drag him along, not to mention that Heifeng Village also needed him to be in charge.  Anyway, uncle Xia Houyuan has no errands recently, so it is better to take him with him.  Moreover, according to historical records, the army commanded by his uncle Xia Houyuan was very good at marching, and I was able to learn more from him along the way.  As for his subordinates, Liao Hua and Cao Duan must be brought along, and then Xiao Yi and Niu Zhi will be brought along.

    Cao Ang was trying his best to make calculations here, while Cao Song called Cao Hong over and said to him: "Zilian, just now Zixiu told me that he wants to lead people to Chenliu and his party. It not only trains the team, but also  I can escort the goods by the way. Although Zixiu has always been prudent in doing things, this is the first time he has led an army on a far journey. After thinking about it, I still feel a little uneasy. Now most of the shops in Qiao County have been annexed by our family. You  If there's nothing serious, you might as well go with Zixiu so that you can take care of him. Besides, those shops in Chen Liu's are all Zixiu's joke. If you go there, you can add them up and see which ones are profitable!"

    Cao Hong smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, "Uncle, don't worry, Zixiu is simply the reincarnation of the God of Wealth. He has never lost money in the business he has done during this period! However, since Zixiu led the escort, then I  Just bring more money and go to Chenliu to explore the market!"

    Seeing that Cao Hong agreed, Cao Song felt very at ease.  In his opinion, although his nephew has various problems and is very greedy for money, he is never confused about important matters!  With him on the side holding the battle, Ang'er shouldn't have much trouble.

    After a few days, the upper and lower levels were cleared, and these two hundred soldiers became nominally county soldiers of Qiao County.  Although Cao Ang was young, he was granted the position of military marquis, which allowed him to command 200 soldiers.  As for Xia Houyuan, because he was involved in Liu Quan's murder case, he did not receive a formal military position and could only be regarded as a dubo.  As for the money-grubbing Cao Hong, because he has more than 200 people as free bodyguards, he has purchased a large amount of goods in the past few days and is happily going to make a fortune in a distant place.

    So, when Cao Ang set off, no one thought that he was leading the army. Everyone felt that the Cao family was too dirty. They actually used the public service for personal gain and sent regular troops to protect their property!

    When the troops left the sight of the people of Qiao County, Cao Ang gathered the troops and commissioned them.  Xia Houyuan was appointed by Cao Ang to serve as a sacrificial wine in the army, with twenty men under his command, responsible for observing military discipline; Liao Hua and Cao Duan were both appointed as dubo, each commanding fifty men; Niu Zhi was in charge of the logistics, and had thirty men at his command.

    "In this way, there are still fifty people in the army, including ten cavalry.  Cao Ang singled out these ten cavalrymen and established a commander, with Xiao Yi as the commander and responsible for scouting work.  The remaining forty people serve as Cao Ang's direct troops and directly obey Cao Ang's orders.

    Cao Hong also brought more than a hundred men with him on this trip. Most of them had participated in the short-term training organized by Cao Ang and had certain military qualities.  Seeing Cao Ang reorganizing the army, Cao Hong was not idle. He also divided the guys into groups. Every ten people were responsible for one carriage, and one hundred and ten people corresponded to eleven carriages.  Everyone put their luggage and rations on the carriages assigned to them, and all their food and accommodation were with the carriages.

    At first, the march in Qiao County was relatively smooth.  Because Qiao County's business was relatively developed and there was some money in the warehouses of Qiao County, Liu Quan and Yuan Ping were not stingy about the roads in the county. They were repaired in a timely manner and the roads were relatively smooth.

    When everyone left Qiao County and continued northward, the road became rugged.  Cao Ang completely understood that sentence, why the pioneers built roads across mountains and rivers and built bridges? It turned out that this ancient road was really not very reliable!  In addition, there has been a lot of rain recently, the roads are very muddy, and the wheels keep getting stuck in the mud, making everyone sweaty every time.  Fortunately, we were all young and strong men when we went out this time, otherwise we would not have been able to bear the pain.

    Although it was very hard, under Xia Houyuan's prompting, Cao Ang had been strictly demanding his subordinates, constantly sending out scouts to investigate both sides of the road, and never relaxed.  There were also a few blind bandits popping up, but the disparity in strength was too great. As a result, every time the bandits finished reading their lines, they were either shot dead by Xia Houyuan with an arrow or were surrounded and beaten by Cao's servants.  Later, everyone on the Green Forest Road knew that there was a group of ferocious spirits heading north, and everyone should not mess with them!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 71 Furious attack on Pei Yuanshao

    [The national examination interview is over. This may be my last chance at the age of 28, and it is also my second interview with this unit.  The teachers in the unit are very kind and hope I can pass smoothly!  ¡¿

    "Master, have you heard? A group of fat sheep are coming from Qiao County!" A bandit shouted happily.

    Pei Yuanshao snorted coldly: "What about the fat sheep? You should know Wu Laosan from Shilitun. The day before yesterday, he led a hundred and ten people to besiege the fat sheep you mentioned, and then he was killed cleanly.  Shilitun has been turned upside down. Now Wu Laosan's group of men have all been tied up behind the motorcade. It is said that they are planning to castrate and sell them to the palace! Now the eunuchs in the palace have just died, and they are short of manpower.  !You are interested in?"

    When the thief heard this, he couldn't help but cover his crotch and shook his head repeatedly.

    Pei Yuanshao pursed his lips slightly and said with a smile: "Wang Xiaosan, it's not that I look down on you, but look at your courage. To tell you the truth, let's go and rob him the day after tomorrow!"

    Wang Xiaosan frowned, looked left and right, and whispered: "Fortress leader, don't bother me! Let's not act like heroes just for the sake of face!"

    Pei Yuanshao laughed loudly, patted Wang Xiaosan on the shoulder, and whispered: "Xiaosan, am I the reckless person? Boy, if you dare to nod, you will be punished! I just sent away Zhou Cang's messenger,  He is also interested in this deal and is ready to join forces with us!"

    "Zhou Cang?" Wang Xiaosan couldn't help but ask: "Fortress owner, is this the one you said you wanted to annex last time?"

    Pei Yuanshao quickly covered his mouth and said guiltily: "Don't say anything!"

    As he spoke, Pei Yuanshao looked left and right, fearing that someone might hear what he just said.  Seeing that there was no one around, Pei Yuanshao took a long breath, smiled and patted his chest: "God bless, there is no one nearby! Mistress, I have been planning for so long as the leader of the village, how can I treat others casually?"  Tell me! Keep it a secret!"

    Wang Xiaosan nodded repeatedly, but in his heart he cursed: You were drunk last time and shouted three times in front of the entire village. Now everyone in the village doesn¡¯t know about it!

    Pei Yuanshao didn't know, he just said with a smile: "When Zhou Cang and his people come over, I will find a way to let him take the lead. Even if he can't eliminate the fat sheep, he can still greatly reduce Zhou Cang's strength.  , thenhahaha!"

    Wang Xiaosan quickly stretched out his thumb and rushed in front of Pei Yuanshao, only his tail was raised.  The two wandered back to the village, taking advantage of the excitement to have another drink

    At this moment, Cao Ang frowned slightly, "Have you confirmed it?"

    Xiao Yi nodded, "Young Master, the scout just reported that he followed the spy to a nearby small village, and it turned out to be a den of thieves! The leader is a thief named Pei Yuanshao!"

    "Pei Yuanshao?" Cao Ang seemed to have heard of this name, but he didn't have much impression. He should be a sidekick in the Three Kingdoms!

    Xiao Yi nodded lightly, "According to what the scouts know, the people are very angry about Pei Yuanshao. This guy doesn't care about production, but robs here and there! Rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests, but this guy just makes trouble against his own family."  According to what the scouts learned, the village Pei Yuanshao is occupying today is where his cousin¡¯s home is. And his cousin has been beaten to death by Pei Yuanshao because he refused to hand over food!¡±

    Cao Ang frowned, "Beat your own cousin to death? This is too exaggerated! Did the scout believe the misinformation?"

    Xiao Yi shook his head resolutely, "The one who told our scouts about this was the youngest son of Pei Yuanshao's cousin. He was stripped naked by Pei Yuanshao and tied up outside the village. If our scouts hadn't rescued him, he would have froze to death!"

    Xiao Yi took a step forward and whispered: "He also introduced a secret passage to the scouts. His family secretly dug it to prepare for their escape, but he didn't expect that Pei Yuanshao would attack his relatives. In the end, there was no secret passage.  Come in handy."

    "Is there a secret passage?" Cao Ang scratched his head and asked in a low voice: "Didn't you just say you found this spy? Are there no other thieves around our caravan?"

    Xiao Yi nodded lightly, and Cao Ang immediately ordered in a low voice: "Send someone immediately to call Uncle Zi Lian and Uncle Miaocai over. Let's figure it out. Or we'll stop for a day and kill this Pei Yuan Shao!"

    Soon, Cao Hong and Xia Houyuan were invited over by Xiao Yi. Cao Ang quickly introduced the situation. Cao Hong nodded lightly: "This business can be done!"

    Xia Houyuan also nodded repeatedly and said in a low voice: "Zi Lian is right, Ang'er, let's kill Pei Yuanshao and eliminate this harm to the local government!"

    Cao Ang clapped his hands and said in a low voice: "My nephew, let's make a decision. Since the thieves have been making trouble for most of the day and it's not yet dawn, let's go and attack them tonight!"

      "Tonight?" Cao Hong and Xia Houyuan glanced at each other and thought Cao Ang's idea was brilliant!  Although everyone was unprepared, the thief was equally unprepared.  Moreover, during this period of time, the soldiers marched every day, and while repelling the thieves, they also exercised themselves. Their combat effectiveness was far beyond what those drunken thieves could compare to!

    Cao Hong said in a low voice: "Uncle, although I am obsessed with merchants, I have also learned the skills of marching and fighting. Apart from anything else, these hundreds of men under me will definitely be able to guard the convoy. Don't worry, Ang'er! And I can still spare two  Ten people come"

    Cao Ang shook his head, "Uncle, as long as you can hold on to this convoy, it is my greatest support! Let's go and get back quickly. We will be back at noon tomorrow. Then I have to trouble you, uncle, to continue to be on duty so that the soldiers can be happy.  Get some sleep!¡±

    Cao Hong nodded vigorously, "Don't worry Ang'er! My uncle won't sleep tonight. When you come back, this will be your most reliable rear camp!"

    Cao Ang cupped his hands at him and said to Xia Houyuan: "Master, most of the soldiers have gone to bed now. My troops have just gathered and are still patrolling the camp. Master, please take them to set off first. I will order them immediately."  Call up the rest of the soldiers and provide support!"

    This task belongs to none other than Xia Houyuan, and Xia Houyuan does not refuse. Who knows that he is indeed capable!  Xia Houyuan nodded to Cao Hong and followed Xiao Yi away.  Before he left, he had to ask the scout himself, especially the child who claimed to have a secret passage!  As Cao Ang's master, Xia Houyuan must not only maintain Cao Ang's majesty, but also be responsible for Cao Ang's safety!

    About half an hour later, the soldiers were quietly called up. Everyone washed their faces, gathered quietly, and then headed for the village.

    Because Xia Houyuan¡¯s troops had already removed any sentinels that might be along the way, Cao Ang did not deliberately conceal his whereabouts during this march. Instead, he lit a torch and walked there openly.  Moreover, Cao Ang's troops ate better during this period, and there was basically no night blindness in the team. Even if they marched at night, they did not waste much time.

    When they were three miles away from the village, Cao Ang ordered his men to extinguish the torches. Under the guidance of the guide sent by Xia Houyuan, the troops successfully arrived at the village and formed a faint encirclement of the village.

    Cao Ang squatted on the ground and asked Xia Houyuan in a low voice: "Master, how is the situation in the village? Is the secret passage passable?"

    Xia Houyuan nodded, "Zixiu, don't worry. These thieves don't have much experience. They set up two outposts in the north and south of the village. They were killed by my men! The two people you see wandering around now are me."  The subordinates are pretending! As for the village"

    Although Xia Houyuan lowered his voice, Cao Ang could still hear the anger in his heart: "They are all daughters of good families, and they were dragged to the barn and tortured like this. These thieves really deserve to be killed! Look at the village.  Those big fires burned down people's houses, and those shadows lying beside the houses were innocent villagers who were killed! These thieves are committing evil!"

    Cao Ang also felt blocked after hearing this. To be honest, in this chaotic late Han Dynasty, Cao Ang could accept grabbing some food, but it was difficult for Cao Ang to agree with the atrocities of raping other people's girls and massacring innocent villagers.  He originally had the intention of recruiting people to be safe, but now he is determined to punish evil.

    So Cao Ang whispered: "Zixiang (Cao Duan), you lead ten people to guard the head of the village; Zinong (Niu Zhi), you lead ten people to guard the end of the village. After the main force launches an attack, you all shout loudly,  Make it look like a large army is attacking to confuse the public!"

    Cao Duan and Niu Zhi nodded immediately and immediately led people to make torches and prepare to build a momentum.

    Cao Ang whispered again: "Yuanjian (Liao Huazhi), after you have recovered from your injury, this is your first time to participate in the battle. I will give you fifty people to take off Pei Yuanshao's head. Do you have the confidence?"  ?! Master, I¡¯ll give you fifty people to show my nephew what you¡¯re capable of! As for me, I will also lead thirty people to participate in the assault. Yuan Jian and uncle, don¡¯t let me, a little kid, compare you to you!¡±

    Being so provoked by Cao Ang, both Liao Hua and Xia Houyuan were full of fighting spirit. Xia Houyuan even smiled and said: "Zixiu, just wait for the good news from your master! As for Yuan Jian, learn from me!"

    Although Liao Hua was subdued by Cao Ang, he didn't have much respect for Xia Houyuan, who had no military exploits. He sneered and said in a deep voice: "Pei Yuanshao's head must be mine!"

    Pei Yuanshao sneezed several times and stood up from the bed. He smiled lewdly and said to Wang Xiaosan: "Xiaosan, this woman, I will reward you as the leader of the village!"

    Wang Xiaosan kowtowed excitedly, screamed strangely, and threw himself on the couch.

    Pei Yuanshao laughed loudly and walked outside the house, ready to relieve himself.When he walked out of the house, he suddenly felt a chill and hid behind him, just in time to see someone raising a knife and cutting off the head of his bodyguard!

    Pei Yuanshao was shocked, and all his drunkenness turned into cold sweat. Where did the thief come from, and how could he sneak around the village?  !

    He wanted to shout loudly, but his remaining sense reminded him that his bodyguards had been drunk for a long time. The bodyguard just now was the only soldier standing guard tonight!

    Pei Yuanshao glanced at Wang Xiaosan who was clashing in the room, gritted his teeth, and sneaked into the shadows

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 Volume 1 Chapter 72 Taking stock of harvest

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    It was already daybreak, Liao Huatie said with a livid face, "My lord, according to the thief's account, Pei Yuanshao spent the night in this house last night. Who would have thought that someone changed in the middle of the night, and he actually rewarded that woman to Wang Xiaosan!"  Lord, although I didn¡¯t ask for Pei Yuanshao¡¯s head, killing Wang Xiaosan can still be regarded as a meritorious service after all!¡±

    Xia Houyuan didn't say anything, just looked at him with a smile.

    Cao Ang smiled and patted Liao Hua's shoulder, and said cheerfully: "Yuanjian, you are just too self-conscious and don't need to reflect at all! Although you mistakenly identified the thief last night, no one could see clearly at night, and you also used that  Wang Xiaosan¡¯s head shocked the bandits and made them lose the courage to resist, which is definitely a great achievement!¡±

    Hearing Cao Ang's comfort, Liao Hua felt relieved. Xia Houyuan next to him smiled and said: "Zixiu, although I failed to capture Pei Yuanshao last night, I also captured a lot of property. In addition, I learned from Pei Yuanshao's personal guards.  I found out the cave where they hid the food, and we have sent people to move it, and they should be back soon."

    Cao Ang nodded slightly, turned to Cao Duan and asked, "Zixiang, didn't you just do some statistics? How many bandits have we captured and how many people have we rescued?"

    Cao Duan quickly saluted and said loudly: "Lord, last night we killed a total of 73 bandits, captured 217 bandits, and rescued more than 400 people. In addition, according to the accounts of the bandits,  , this time they were divided into three groups to plunder, and the other two groups of thieves each had more than 300 people, operating in the Mengjiazhuang and Fengjialin areas respectively. "

    Cao Ang nodded, "Later, you can mobilize the people and ask them to pack up their belongings and move them immediately to avoid being retaliated by the traitors. By the way, I will give you half an hour to organize the people to deal with the captured people."  The thieves will identify them. Anyone with a blood debt on their hands will be killed on the spot and will bear the crime with their lives!"

    Cao Duan received the order loudly and went to deal with the matter immediately.

    Cao Ang said to Niu Zhi again: "Zinong, you immediately take your men to count the list of wounded and dead on our side and submit it to me later. We must not leave a brother behind!"

    Niu Zhi accepted the order loudly, and quickly led his men to deal with the matter. He also used part of the money to hire people to make thin-skinned coffins to contain the fallen.

    At this time, Xiao Yi had already urged the cavalry to set up warning posts around the village. Cao Ang safely and quietly summarized the gains and losses of last night's battle with Xia Houyuan, as well as the improvements that should be made in the future.

    About an hour later, the people supported the old and young, took the property distributed to them, kowtowed three times gratefully to Cao Ang, and then left.  After the people had gone away, Cao Ang immediately led his troops to escort the prisoners and seized property to the garrison.

    When they arrived at the camp, they found that Cao Hong had mobilized his servants to build a wooden fence around the camp and was directing his men to build antlers to resist the horses.

    Seeing that Cao Ang and the others returned successfully, Cao Hong shouted excitedly: "Zixiu, what was the result of last night's battle?"

    Cao Ang scratched his head gently, pushed out Liao Hua who was huddled behind him, and said with a smile: "Uncle, Yuan Jian made a great contribution last night. He led his men to raid the thief leader's residence. Although he failed to kill Pei Yuanshao, he also killed him.  They were so frightened that they fled in panic, causing the bandit soldiers to lose their organization! Not only that, with the great assistance of Uncle Miaocai, we completely annihilated Pei Yuanshao's headquarters last night!"

    Cao Hong laughed, but his eyes were not on Liao Hua at all. Instead, he stared directly at the property escorted into the camp, and said cheerfully: "It seems that you have seized a lot of property. Come on, come on, hurry up and get the roster."  Show it to your uncle and let me figure it out! Let¡¯s go further north and there happens to be a small county where we can take a rest and sell these goods!¡±

    Looking at the light in Cao Hong's eyes and the faint trace of saliva at the corner of his mouth, Cao Ang burst into laughter.  Everyone laughed regardless of Cao Hong's face.

    Everyone quickly packed up, leaving behind the necessary sentinels, and all returned to the camp to catch up on their sleep.  While they were sleeping happily, Pei Yuanshao stood at the head of the small mountain village with a livid face.

    "Master, we just did an inventory. There are forty-seven brothers here. The rest are either killed or captured!" A bandit said cautiously.

    Pei Yuanshao gritted his teeth and asked: "How much?!"

    "Forty-seven!" The bandit quietly took a step back and whispered.

    "Child Cao Ang, I, Pei Yuanshao, will definitely seek revenge on you!" Pei Yuanshao shouted loudly, even choking.  He wiped his nose and widened his eyes.Eyes, staring fiercely into the distance.

    The bandit soldier nodded repeatedly and handed over a robe with a flattering smile: "Fortress leader, please put on your clothes first. It's colder to run naked!"

    After being reminded like this, Pei Yuanshao felt cold on his body and quickly wrapped his robe around him.  When he fled in a hurry last night, he only wore a thin middle coat. Later, because the color of the middle coat was too light, it was too obvious in the dark night. In order to avoid being exposed, Pei Yuanshao took off his clothes decisively.

    Looking at the embarrassed Pei Yuanshao, the bandits sighed secretly, but still asked in a low voice: "Fortress leader, what should we do next?"

    Pei Yuanshao frowned slightly, seeing the worry clearly showing on the face of the traitor Song Dong, he smiled and reassured: "Don't worry, how could I, Pei Yuanshao, be defeated by a small defeat?! Don't we still have 600 people?  Well, if we gather together, we can still kill Cao Ang! Wang Xiaosan is dead, and you, Song Dong, will be my personal guard captain, and I will keep all the delicious food and drinks for you!"

    Song Dong quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Pei Yuanshao several times to show his loyalty.  I never thought that I would be promoted one day, my ancestors have accumulated great virtue!

    After two hours, the thieves who were sent to contact Mengjiazhuang and Feng Jialin ran back in tears, saluted Pei Yuanshao in a hurry, and said plaintively: "Master, my subordinates are late. I heard that our main force was raided by others.  The group of men who killed thousands of people in Mengjiazhuang turned their backs on the spot, saying that they were following orders but not the propaganda, and wanted to commit suicide! As for Feng Jialin¡¯s cowards, they were so scared that they lost their courage and almost scattered! "

    Pei Yuanshao slapped his thigh suddenly and roared angrily: "I treated these unfamiliar wolf cubs with all my heart and told them to find their own village to enjoy themselves. This is how they repaid me. Their consciences were eaten by dogs! You didn't tell them  They, let's cooperate with Zhou Cang to organize the next big event?"

    The thief who was in charge of the contact looked sad and said aggrievedly: "It's okay if I don't say it. When I said it, they laughed continuously, saying that Zhou Cang and the others were the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, and they were the key targets of the government's attack. If we have strong soldiers and horses, we can fight with them.  With their alliance, the government naturally does not dare to make any small moves; but now that our main force has been wiped out, if we continue to collude with the Yellow Turban thieves, we are looking for death! Maybe the government will take the initiative to seek trouble for us, so it is better to stay safe  Stay stationed where you are!"

    "Bah! What do they know?! A bunch of ungrateful beasts!" Pei Yuanshao said angrily: "When I and Zhou Cang team up to annihilate Cao Ang and regain their glory, I want to see how Mengjiazhuang gives me an explanation! Come on!  Ah, follow me north, let¡¯s meet up with Zhou Cang! By the way, let¡¯s go to the cave to take out all the food and property, and recruit some heroes!¡±

    So half an hour later, in the cave that had been moved empty by Cao's army, Pei Yuanshao knelt on the ground, heartbroken

    When he woke up, Cao Ang felt a hundred times more energetic. When he got up, he discovered that Xia Houyuan had not slept and was patrolling the camp and strengthening fortifications.  Now the outside of those fences has been covered with a thick layer of mud, and simple earth walls have been built.  Even if Pei Yuanshao directs the two groups of troops to attack, they will not get any benefits.

    Cao Ang was very moved and quickly took over the command, asking Xia Houyuan to get some sleep.  Although the team did not set out today, it was still spinning and it was uncomfortable for the Iron Man!

    Seeing that Cao Ang had regained his energy, Xia Houyuan did not refuse and went to his tent to rest.  Cao Ang tied his sword around his waist and began to patrol the camp.  When he walked around the camp, he found that Cao Hong was still counting his belongings with great energy, and he was not tired at all.  The guys' eyes were also bright, and they were making valuations and records based on the condition of the property. They were very excited.

    Cao Ang scratched his head, what kind of leader can bring out what kind of team, this sentence really makes sense!  Seeing Cao Hong's excitement, Cao Ang did not bother him, but came to the wounded soldiers camp next to the camp.

    The seventeen servants who died in the battle last night have been put into coffins, buried in a barren mountain, and marked.  In the future, if conditions permit, their bodies will be moved back to their hometowns.  According to the rules set by Cao Ang, the family members of those killed in battle will receive a certain amount of pension, enough to support their lives.  Moreover, the heirs of those who died in battle can be promoted first, and can also work as waiters in the stores under the Cao family's name, and the remuneration can be considered generous.  Therefore, although there were casualties in the team, the morale was still high.

    Now in the wounded barracks, there are twenty-five of the most seriously injured people. The accompanying doctors have cleaned their wounds with spirits and bandaged them properly.

    Seeing Cao Ang coming here, the wounded soldiers quickly stood up and saluted him respectfully.  Cao Ang hurriedly took a few steps and said repeatedly: "Sit down quickly, sit down quickly, don't open the wound! Everyone has suffered. When we get to the county seat, I will buy some medicine. I will definitely not delay everyone's injury!"

    The wounded soldier next to him hurriedly saluted and said gratefully: "Master, I can serve as a soldier under you. It is a blessing that I have cultivated for several lifetimes! In fact, yesterdayI was also unlucky. I killed three thief soldiers in a row, but was stabbed in the waist by a thief woman. Oh, what a shame!  "

    Cao Ang smiled and said: "Is it a stabbing injury or a tired injury?"

    When he asked this question, everyone laughed, and many people laughed and pulled their wounds, grinning

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 Volume 1 Chapter 73 Old and cunning

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    Pei Yuanshao caught a louse from his body, threw it into his mouth, bit it with all his strength, and gritted his teeth to enjoy his current life.

    Zhou Cang frowned and asked his scout in a low voice: "Cao Qi, are you sure this beggar is Pei Yuanshao? Are you kidding me?!"

    Cao Qi looked aggrieved and said in a low voice: "Brother, you know me! I have always been loyal and down-to-earth in my work. How could I deceive my brother?!"

    Having said this, he looked at Pei Yuanshao who was blowing his nose, bowed and saluted, his waist almost forming a 90-degree angle with his legs: "Brother Pei, give me some face and show off your martial arts skills! I beg you!"

    Pei Yuanshao struggled to wipe the eye mucus from the corners of his eyes and wiped the snot on his cheeks. Cao Qi, who was full of expectations, couldn't help but feel nauseous: "Brother, maybe I'm looking for the wrong one. How about I look for it again?"

    Zhou Cang shook his head, looked at the people around Pei Yuanshao, and whispered: "Although this person is not very reliable, the more than fifty people around him are all elite. To have such an elite bodyguard, he is definitely not  Ordinary people! Maybe he suffered some unexpected blow and became like this! Let me ask!"

    After saying that, Zhou Cang strode forward, walked in front of Pei Yuanshao's guards, and said loudly: "I am Zhou Cang, what stimulation did your leader Pei receive, and how did you become like this?"

    When Zhou Cang asked this, Pei Yuanshao's men began to complain one after another, starting from Cao Ang's raid on Pei Yuanshao's headquarters, until Pei Yuanshao's people betrayed their relatives and left, leaving only these guards around him!

    Only then did Zhou Cang understand the cause of the matter. Looking at Pei Yuanshao, whose face was full of frustration and loss, he sighed and secretly shook his head: Pei Yuanshao's mental endurance is too poor, and he was beaten to death with just one blow.  Confused.  But this is okay. In the past, there were rumors that Pei Yuanshao had ulterior motives for his deployment. Now that he is no longer a threat to himself, he should comfort him and try to win over his elite men. Those are rare  Elite soldiers!

    Speaking of which, these more than fifty men of Pei Yuanshao can be regarded as loyal. Even after Pei Yuanshao fell into such a situation, these people still stick to it, which is really admirable!

    So Zhou Cang chatted pleasantly with Pei Yuanshao, but Pei Yuanshao just squatted on the ground and pinched the lice.  After saying a few words, Zhou Cang felt that it was boring, so he ordered people to send rice and grain to Pei Yuanshao's troops, and also gave them a few tents.

    When it was time for dinner, Zhou Cang specially ordered his men to send more than ten hares to reward these elite soldiers.  However, Zhou Cang would not have expected that when Pei Yuanshao left Zhou Cang's sight, he immediately regained his consciousness and hid deep in the tent.

    Song Dong reported in a low voice: "For the report to the leader of the village, among the 500 soldiers Zhou Cang brought, there were about 300 young men, and more than 100 of them had self-made Huanshou swords in their hands. They are really rich!"

    Pei Yuanshao nodded and said in a low voice: "Zhou Cang's troops used to be the main force of our Yellow Turban Army. They broke through the county with the Yellow Turban warriors. It is normal to have some iron weapons in their hands. Otherwise, how could I treat them?  Tempting?! So Zhou Cang doesn¡¯t have much doubt about us, and the people around the camp aren¡¯t watching our details?¡±

    Song Dong nodded repeatedly, "That's right! Village leader, you are so far-sighted that you can actually guess Zhou Cang's thoughts, and you have the courage to come here and fool the stupid Zhou Cang yourself! That's why you have  Anyone with this ability would be discovered by Na Zhoucang!"

    Pei Yuanshao smiled proudly and said in a low voice: "I'll tell you later, let's contact Zhou Cang's men more and exchange more feelings. When Zhou Cang and Cao Ang fight to the death, we will suddenly seize power and annex Zhou Cang's troops.  . By that time, Cao Ang will be exhausted physically and mentally, and we can take advantage of the situation to take revenge!"

    Song Dong nodded repeatedly and kept saying flattering words, making Pei Yuanshao laugh

    At this time, Cao Hong also counted up the property and reviewed it several times. He smiled and said to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, you did a very good job in this business a few days ago. I calculated it.  The money you seized this time was enough to make up three times the profit of the goods we carried! It seems that the most promising profession in the world is robbers! Otherwise, we will march all the way and eliminate these robbers along the way! What do you think?  "

    Cao Ang couldn't help but laugh. He, his uncle, thinks about making money every day. I really don't know how he will become such a famous person in the future!  Cao Ang calculated the time and found that he had enough people in his group.  In his memory, it would take more than a month for his father to reach his destination. He could fight more battles to give the soldiers full training.

    So Cao Ang said with a smile: "I just follow my uncle's wishes, but IThe soldiers in the camp need to replenish and recuperate. If they attack the mountain stronghold along the road, their strength is really insufficient.  "

    Cao Hong said with a smile: "Actually, I have considered this issue a long time ago. Well, I have more than a hundred men here! They are all strong men. You can choose some from them to fill the vacancies of soldiers. As for me  The manpower here can be selected from those prisoners. Although they are all bandits, as long as we give them hope of freedom and let them make a little money, they will be a steady stream of help for our guys.  !¡±

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, and considering that he specialized in the art, he entrusted the matter to Cao Hong.  As expected, Cao Hong lived up to Cao Ang's expectations, and soon summoned more than forty brave men from among his clerks and added them to Cao Ang's headquarters. At the same time, after Cao Hong's deception, no, patient persuasion, more than sixty men  The bandits rushed to apply for jobs as Cao's servants and successfully signed the contract. They also paid half a month's wages in advance in exchange for some grain to satisfy their hunger.

    Considering that the current army was relatively weak, Cao Ang did not continue the march. Instead, he added these more than 40 men to the army and stepped up time for training.

    At the same time, Cao Ang also sent people to the county to get in touch with the local garrison and quietly purchase weapons from them.  Because the price offered by Cao Ang was relatively fair, and he could pay with hard currency such as money and soft goods, Cao Ang soon bought the weapons he wanted and replaced all the more than 200 men in his hands with the standard equipment of officers and soldiers, almost  Each person was given a ring-headed knife.

    Moreover, Cao Ang also recruited a large number of young and strong refugees from near the county town, and selected more than 300 people from them to serve as auxiliary troops for the army.  Although there may be some tricks of the bandits, Cao Ang is confident that he can assimilate them.  After all, even if they are auxiliary soldiers of the Cao family, their treatment is not too bad. They have enough food and drink and some salary. They are still more attractive than the bandits who are not guaranteed day and night.  Cao Ang also set up prizes among them to reward those who exposed and surrendered without guilt. In just two days, more than 40 spies were found among them!

    Cao Ang was not polite to these spies and immediately handed them over to Xia Houyuan, who was supervising military discipline.  It has to be said that Xia Houyuan still has a lot of talents. Among them, there are people who are aspiring to be outstanding writers. They have a good understanding of all aspects of the structure of the human body. He is even more knowledgeable about which parts of the human body cause the most pain.  He knew it well; and several of the people in Xia Houyuan's hands were police officers and had a history of abusing criminals.  Through the cooperation of these talents, the spies soon clearly explained the forces behind them.  It can be said that even the color of Zhou Cang's middle coat is known to Cao Ang and others!

    In terms of fame, Zhou Cang is much more famous than Pei Yuanshao.  As soon as Cao Ang heard Zhou Cang's name, he wanted to conquer him and make him his general.  After all, the only well-known general in his hands now is the second-rate general Liao Hua, who is still young and incomplete.

    However, as Cao Ang got to know Zhou Cang more deeply, he became more and more aware that he had no chance of conquering Zhou Cang!  Because Zhou Cang's master died in the hands of Cao Cao's cavalry, Zhou Cang hated Cao Cao very much. He once planned to assassinate Cao Cao, but gave up because the journey was too far.  Now that he heard that Cao Ang, the son of Cao Cao, was here and brought a large amount of goods, Zhou Cang immediately led more than 500 people to the nearby area and was carefully setting up camp in a mountainous area, preparing to attack Cao Ang's troops.

    Cao Ang also thought about a sneak attack on Zhou Cang's camp, but after conducting personal reconnaissance, he gave up the idea.  Zhou Cang's camp is not only heavily guarded, but the terrain chosen is also easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, Zhou Cang has learned Pei Yuanshao's lessons, so the chance of success in a sneak attack on his camp is extremely slim.

    Cao Ang also wanted to ignore Zhou Cang's troops, but every time Cao's army came out of the camp, Zhou Cang's troops began to gather and mobilize.  Considering that the opponent did have some fighting strength, Cao Ang did not dare to take the risk of marching under Zhou Cang's surveillance, and could only huddle in the camp.

    What Cao Ang didn't expect was that he did not take the initiative to attack Zhou Cang, but Zhou Cang's reputation increased. In the past few days, Pei Yuanshao's subordinates have been dispersed, or stragglers have joined Zhou Cang's camp. Now Zhou Cang's  The number of people in the department has exceeded 700!

    Facing this matter, Cao Ang was a little uneasy, but Xia Houyuan said with a smile: "Zixiu doesn't have to worry about it. The more people Zhou Cang has, the more our chance of winning will increase!

    Don¡¯t forget, the more people there are in Zhoucang, the more food will be consumed. However, we have recently increased food prices and have already purchased all the food in nearby areas.  After Zhou Cang's troops ran out of food, Zhou Cang had only two choices: one was to destroy his reputation and disband those newly loyal troops; the other was to storm our camp to obtain food.

    I think that Zhou Cang pays more attention to reputation, and he should not be willing to disperse the team he has finally gathered.  In this way, they can only come and attack our camp. When the time comes, we can rely on the people in the camp.?Terrain, teach them a deep lesson!  After Zhou Cang's troops are defeated, it will not be difficult to capture Zhou Cang!  "

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 Volume 1 Chapter 74 A battle of wits and courage

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    Zhou Cang picked up the wooden comb with a trembling hand that was used to holding a big knife, carefully placed it on his messy beard, and combed it down hard, trying to separate his messy beard, as if to distance himself from his troubles and helplessness.  .  However, the comb couldn't separate his messy beard, and Zhou Cang couldn't relieve his helplessness - there was only less than a day's supply of food left in the camp, and he had to save it!

    Zhou Cang sighed helplessly, put the wooden comb into his arms, set up a pavilion with his hands, and looked towards Cao Ang's camp for the seventeenth time.  However, the banner with the word Cao still stood in the distance, with no trace of movement at all.  How could this little thief be so calm and still hiding in the camp and not come out? How could he have such patience?  !

    Cao Qi saw Zhou Cang standing on a high place from a distance, and ran over quickly. He bowed hastily and reported to Zhou Cang in a low voice: "Commander Qu, our camp will soon run out of food!"

    "How is it possible?" Zhou Cang almost shouted in surprise: "Yesterday you said you could last another day, how could you run out of food right away?!"

    Cao Qi sighed and said in a low voice: "Twenty more heroes came here this morning. Qu Shuai, there are more than 1,900 people in our camp now. Where can we find enough food with that little food?!"

    "Wait!" Zhou Cang shook his head repeatedly, "It's impossible. I remember clearly that when we gathered this morning, there were only 774 heroes in our camp. How could it suddenly more than double?!"

    "My Qu is so handsome!" Cao Qi sighed forcefully and said sadly: "Can I still lie to you?! Every time you count the number of young men who go to war, their family members and their relatives are also  Those who want to eat food!¡±

    "Why are there so many family members?!" Zhou Cang frowned, grabbed his beard hard, and sighed, "Needless to say, I know that I must have agreed casually when they joined the gang. Since they trust us,  You can't push them out of the door! The most important thing when you come out to hang out is to show your righteousness!"

    Cao Qi scratched his head and sighed helplessly while nodding: Back then, he resolutely joined Zhou Cang's tent. As he experienced the disastrous defeat of the Yellow Turban Uprising, he never thought of leaving. Isn't it just for this righteousness?  Words!

    Cao Qi whispered: "Brother, please arrange a night attack tonight!"

    Zhou Cang asked in surprise: "Why, taboo (Cao Qi's word), you also know that Cao's camp is well-defended. How could the night attack succeed? It's just that the brothers died in vain!"

    Cao Qihuan looked around and saw no one else, so he whispered: "Just let the brothers use up Cao Jun's equipment At the same time, it will also reduce our burden. After all, there is not enough food now!"

    Zhou Cang was furious and wanted to scold Cao Qi loudly, but Cao Qi's stomach growled with hunger, leaving Zhou Cang stunned.  Because Cao Qi is his confidant, Zhou Cang appointed him as the forage officer in the camp a few days ago. It stands to reason that the forage officer of an army will never go hungry, but now everyone has just finished eating, why is his stomach growling with hunger?  !

    Cao Qi laughed sarcastically and explained in a low voice: "I'm just smart and don't have the ability to fight in battle. If I skip a meal or two, I can save some food!"

    Zhou Cang sighed and slapped Cao Qi hard on the shoulder, "Brother! It seems that we can no longer fight Cao Ang and must fight them to the death. Send the order, we will raid Cao Qi's camp early tomorrow morning and fight them to the death!"  By the way, tonight we will select a hundred soldiers from our old brothers to harass Cao¡¯s camp. Tomorrow morning they will rest in the camp and stay behind to protect these family members. Even if our raid fails, we can still leave some space for our side.  Plant some seeds!¡±

    Cao Qi nodded, hesitated, but still asked: "Brother, are you really not sure of winning? We have the advantage in numbers, and there are more than twenty brothers who have sneaked into Cao's camp!"

    Zhou Cang sighed and said in a low voice: "Yes, we have twenty-six brothers who entered Cao Ang's camp, but except for the first two days there was news, there is no news at all now. It is very likely that we have been captured by Cao Ang. We  Now I don¡¯t know anything about Cao¡¯s camp, and they are well-trained, but we are just a ragtag group of people with many orders. How can I be sure of winning?!

    ¡°Let¡¯s do this, tomorrow morning I will make it clear to everyone, if you don¡¯t win, you will starve to death!  Only by annihilating Cao Ang's troops and seizing the food and supplies they carry with them can we survive!  It has been said since ancient times that a sad army will win, and our Yellow Turban Army will definitely achieve the final victory!  "

    Cao Qi nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Brother, I am convinced of this!"

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    Xia Houyuan frowned, ran to Cao Ang's tent, and said to Cao Ang, who was reading military books at night.Said: "Zixiu, something is very wrong with Zhou Cang tonight. I suspect he has other plans!"

    Cao Ang raised his head when he heard the sound and asked in surprise: "What's wrong? I feel quite normal. He has sent people to harass us from time to time in the past few days. I'm used to it!"

    Xia Houyuan shook his head slightly and said cautiously: "Every time Zhou Cang sends out harassing troops in the past few days, they are all new and unknown troops. After triggering our army's alarm, they will pay heavy losses under the sniper fire of archers.  The price. But today, the situation is very different! According to the return of 'No Collection at Night', less than ten corpses have been found on the battlefield. From this, it can be seen that what Zhou Cang sent tonight is his elite! Look!  Come on, this Zhoucang either wants to launch a night raid while we are tired at night, or he wants to launch a raid early tomorrow morning while we are catching up on sleep!"

    Cao Ang nodded slightly, "What uncle said makes sense, but when does uncle think it will be?"

    Xia Houyuan said in a deep voice: "The thieves are likely to launch a surprise attack in the early morning tomorrow. If they want to make a sneak attack tonight, they will definitely spend a lot of effort to find out the layout of our camp. But I found that they are mainly harassing now.  They obviously want to wait until midnight when we are tired to explore the way! The enemy only wants to reduce casualties, but they don¡¯t realize that their purpose is exposed!¡±

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly: "Uncle is still more powerful. Even if those thieves are cunning foxes, they can't escape the eyes of uncle, a hunter!"

    Xia Houyuan laughed, very proud.  After all, he was still young now, so he was naturally very proud when he suddenly heard his disciple's heartfelt admiration.  But Xia Houyuan soon stopped his smile and said in a deep voice: "Now that we have determined the movements of the thieves, we must make corresponding arrangements. Please also ask Zixiu to order the soldiers to take turns to rest!"

    Cao Ang smiled boldly and said in a deep voice: "Why bother to rotate the guard? Let the defense be handed over to the guys tonight and let all the soldiers, including the auxiliary soldiers, go to bed; get up before early morning tomorrow and make preparations for the war. We want to  Let Zhou Cang know what an iron wall is!"

    Xia Houyuan hesitated, "Let all the soldiers rest? Isn't this a bit rash?"

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Uncle, I believe in your judgment!"

    Seeing the trust in Cao Ang's eyes, Xia Houyuan felt a warm current welling up in his heart. He stretched out his hand, saluted Cao Ang solemnly, and said firmly: "The general will live up to his trust! Tonight, the general will be on duty in person.  And please sleep peacefully!"

    Cao Ang smiled and nodded, reaching out to borrow the trip strip on his armor.  Now that he said this, Cao Ang naturally had to take off his heavy armor. After all, it was more comfortable to sleep naked.

    With Xia Houyuan's guarantee, Cao Ang put down the burden on his heart and slept soundly.  When Xiao Yi entered the tent and wanted to wake him up, Cao Ang was still snoring happily.

    Soon Cao Ang put on his clothes and armor and walked out of the tent.  It was still dark at this time, and all the soldiers in the camp got up, hurriedly washed themselves, put on their armor, held weapons, and came to their respective posts.  Cao Ang looked around and saw Xia Houyuan resting against the arrow tower, so he tiptoed over.

    As soon as he reached the front, before Cao Ang could stop him, the soldier in charge of the night duty saluted respectfully to Cao Ang.  Xia Houyuan opened his eyes when he heard the noise, nodded to Cao Ang, then closed his eyes and continued to rest.

    Cao Ang walked up to the archery tower and looked far into the distance, but found nothing.  He asked in a low voice: "When you just handed over the shift, did you ask the guy? How is the situation tonight?"

    The soldier glanced at Xiahou Yuan and said with reverence: "Young Master, I am really convinced today. General Xiahou is really a natural marksman. According to the guy's reply, General Xiahou took the initiative to fire his bow dozens of times tonight.  , almost every time a bandit can be shot! Moreover, even the bandit dragging the corpse fell under General Xiahou¡¯s arrows. Now the bandit can only abandon the body of their companion and flee in panic! According to the guy just now  Report, at least thirty thieves died in the hands of the general in one night!"

    When Cao Ang heard this number, he was also very surprised and asked in surprise: "The moon is not too bright tonight, how can uncle have such a good accuracy?"

    Xia Houyuan did not open his eyes, but whispered: "How many years has my uncle practiced? How dim the moonlight is, in my eyes, it is like day! What's more, there are so many warning bells. My uncle has already set the position of these bells."  Keep it in mind, as soon as the thieves touch the bell, they are announcing their position, how could my uncle miss the target?!"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly and praised in a low voice: "Uncle Shenwu! Pass the order and inform the whole camp about uncle's results, especially the archers. Be sure to let them know about it and let them study hard! At the same time, order the whole camp to shoot and kill.  Those who rebel against soldiers can use the arrows on the corpse to receive the corresponding reward after the war!Each thief is worth two swords!  My uncle shot and killed more than thirty thieves this time. After the war, he can exchange for more than sixty pieces of money, and he will never default!  "

    Soon, the soldiers heard the news. Everyone looked at Xia Houyuan with envy, reverence and longing. They gathered their strength and were ready to do something big.  At this time, Zhou Cang also issued an order for the entire army to set off

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 Volume 1 Chapter 75 First Battle

    To be honest, Zhou Cang was a little hesitant when he issued the order. After all, the proportion of casualties among the soldiers responsible for harassment at night was too high, which made him wary of the security force at Cao Ang's camp.  But Cao Qi said it right. The greater the counterattack force of Cao Ang's troops, it means that the more troops are disturbed at night, the less energy they will have to resist in the morning.  What's more, after a hearty meal, the Zhoucang camp had run out of food and there was no way out!

    Six hundred and seventy-four heroes have been assembled, including 200 old brothers of Zhou Cang.  Zhou Cang stood in front of them and shouted loudly: "Brothers, I won't hide it from you. After this meal this morning, there won't be a grain of food in our camp! Everyone knows that all the people within a radius of fifty miles have already died."  They have all escaped, and we have no one to collect food from. If we want to survive, if we want not to starve, if we want to have enough to eat, we have to break Cao Ang¡¯s camp and capture Cao Ang alive!"

    "Break Cao's camp and capture Cao Ang alive!" The heroes shouted loudly, waving their crudely made spears, full of fighting spirit!

    Zhou Cang raised his hand, pressed it down, and said loudly: "Okay, let's have this energy! Brothers, let's not talk nonsense. Those who are at the head can eat meat and drink; those who are behind can only drink water.  Porridge! I, Zhou Cang, personally lead the charge with my brothers and will never be a coward! Let¡¯s go!¡±

    Hearing his order, the heroes loudly agreed, making noises, and rushed towards Cao Ang's camp.

    Zhou Cang did not rush to the front, he deliberately walked slowly, nodded to Cao Qi who was waiting aside, and whispered: "Brother, there are still 60 strong soldiers in the camp, I will give them all to you.  Used to maintain order. If we really lose the battle - just surrender, don't let Cao Ang embarrass our brother's family!"

    Cao Qi bowed his hand to Zhou Cang, but said no more.

    Zhou Cang patted his shoulder heavily and strode forward.  As he walked, he shouted loudly to maintain order.  Under Zhou Cang's restraint, the heroes finally shut their mouths and quietly moved toward Cao Ying.

    The fifty heroes rushing to the front are all masters carefully selected by Zhou Cang.  Some of them have also practiced light body techniques and are very agile.

    The heroes carefully crossed the rope on the ground and buried the bell tied to the trip wire with soil to prevent it from being accidentally touched.  The few heroes who were at the forefront even put on deerskin gloves, carefully removed the antlers, and slowly groped into the camp.

    Cao Ang and Xia Houyuan were already standing on the archery tower, staring at the distance of the camp.  It's just that it's not bright yet, and we can't see the movement in the distance clearly.

    After waiting for some time, Xia Houyuan bowed his hand to Cao Ang. When he nodded in agreement, he whispered: "Prepare the rockets and follow my orders!"

    When the archers who had gathered nearby heard the order, they quickly took out the rockets from their quivers, dipped them in some lamp oil, and lit them on the nearby torches.  After hearing Xia Houyuan's order, everyone raised their bows together and shot decisively according to the angle measured in advance.

    Because they were unable to observe the situation in the distance, the archers all resorted to throwing arrows. Anyway, at the same angle, most of the arrows fired were concentrated together. This kind of coverage shooting could hit the pre-marked area.

    During this period, Xia Houyuan carefully selected and trained strictly, and finally trained fifty archers.  Fifty rockets were launched at the same time at the same angle, immediately igniting the dead grass in the distance.  The green forest heroes who were marching in the withered grass were completely unprepared. More than ten of them were immediately shot by rockets and groaned in pain.  The remaining heroes watched helplessly as their accomplices' bodies twisted and struggled under the rocket, and subconsciously shouted: "Fuck, I've been discovered! Brothers, fight them!"

    Before Zhou Cang had time to organize, these heroes were already shouting loudly, waving simple weapons in their hands, and rushing towards Cao Ying.

    Their shouts revealed their position, and the rockets successfully ignited the dead grass, illuminating the area there brightly!

    Xia Houyuan shouted loudly: "The target remains unchanged, three consecutive shots!"

    After hearing his order, the archers immediately loaded their arrows and fired decisively.  Because the distance was far at this time, the archers still resorted to throwing.  However, the intensive charge of the excited green forest heroes allowed the archers to achieve greater results.

    At this time, Xia Houyuan also raised the long bow in his hand and shot hard.  His arm strength is stronger than ordinary soldiers, and with the special bow in his hand, every arrow he shoots will kill a green forest hero!

    Cao Ang was jealous, but he could only wave the flag to cheer.  After all, he is still a child and his arm strength has not yet grown, so now he can only watch the fun.

    Zhou Cang saw his brothers falling in pieces, and his heart was broken. He shouted loudly: "Spread out and charge, don't get together! Brothers, run over quickly, don't hesitate!"

    Hearing his shouts felt a little goodHan regained his consciousness and rushed over quickly.  However, there were still many people who were blinded by anger, or were frightened away by the bows and arrows. They were still walking around and soon fell to the bows and arrows.

    Xia Houyuan's ears were very good. Hearing Zhou Cang's shout, he immediately took out a long eagle-feathered arrow from his quiver, placed it on his bow, and aimed at the strong man carrying a broadsword in the distance.  However, Xia Houyuan did not shoot immediately. Instead, he took a few deep breaths to stabilize his relatively rapid breathing, then steadily drew the long bow, and then fired decisively!

    With a whooshing sound, the eagle-feathered long arrow shot over quickly, heading straight for Zhou Cang's head!  Zhou Cang heard the rushing wind, and his vision was occupied by the sudden appearance of the long arrow.  He didn't have time to wave his sword to resist, but subconsciously leaned back and pushed his head back with all his strength.

    Hearing a clatter, the long arrow suddenly focused on the yellow turban on Zhou Cang's head, and rushed backwards, tearing off Zhou Cang's turban.  The feathers of the long arrow suddenly drew a blood mark on Zhou Cang's forehead, almost hitting his forehead!

    Zhou Cang groaned, fell to the ground, touched his head, and then breathed a sigh of relief: My head is still there, my head is still there!  After this time, Zhou Cang didn't dare to take the initiative to organize. He just shouted loudly from a distance.  And he didn't dare to show up, which invisibly reduced the morale of the heroes. If everyone hadn't already rushed into the battlefield, they would be hit by arrows if they retreated. I believe some of them would even turn around and run away.

    Xia Houyuan shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "That thief leader is very clever, let him escape with his life!"

    Cao Ang put up a pergola with his hands, looked far away, and then shouted loudly: "Everyone is ready to form a formation, raise your shields!"

    Hearing his shout, the soldiers who were near the wall hurriedly took a few steps forward and hid behind the wooden wall.  As for the soldiers exposed in the open space, they quickly raised their wooden shields.

    At this time, the green forest heroes had already rushed closer, and began to raise their crudely made hunting bows to fight back.  There is no way, the range of their hunting bows is only so close, and shooting from far away is in vain, how can it be like Cao Ang, who secretly purchased these fifty longbows from the army with a lot of money!

    The heroes shot the wooden arrows they made themselves very quickly, and the results were very limited.  Furious, they threw away the cumbersome hunting bows in their hands and rushed forward, quickly arriving near the trench.  A dozen reckless men immediately jumped down the trench, and then the bamboo thorns hidden in the trench pierced the soles of their feet and nailed them to the spot.  Several men couldn't stand firmly and fell to the ground. Then their hearts were pierced by wooden thorns, and blood flowed all over the floor!

    Speaking of which, Zhou Cang¡¯s cronies were still prepared. The door panels they held in their hands could not only prevent arrows, but also build bridges.  Everyone quickly laid the door panels on the trench, stepped on the door panels and rushed to the village wall.  Everyone chopped and chopped hard, but the wall remained motionless!

    During this time, Cao Ang had nothing to do, so he asked the soldiers to fill the gap in front of the two-story village wall with soil.  Although Zhou Cang's troops are now chopping and banging hard, their manpower is limited after all.  Moreover, the soldiers in Cao Ying are not just decorations!

    Under Cao Ang¡¯s loud command, the soldiers behind the wall raised their spears and stabbed outward through the crenellations reserved on the wall.

    The heroes who were cutting down the village wall were basically unprepared. They were stabbed by those spears and fell into the ditch screaming. After that, they had no future.

    At this time, dozens of strong men carefully selected by Zhou Cang had rushed to the entrance of the camp, waving the big ax in their hands and slashing at the entrance of the camp with all their strength.  In just three or five strokes, he pushed the horse away from the gate of the camp and split the antlers in half!

    After all, the number of archers in Cao's camp was limited, and only ten of them were aiming at the entrance of the camp.  Moreover, the archers have been shooting all the time, and now their arms are sore and the frequency has dropped significantly.

    The limited shooting could not stop the attack of the Yellow Turban soldiers. Seeing the gate crumbling, Cao Ang shouted: "Follow me!"

    However, before Cao Ang could catch up to the front, Cao Duan had already led more than 20 people to push forward, and together with the soldiers guarding the entrance of the camp, they quickly formed a small gun formation.

    At this moment, a bang was heard, the latch of the camp gate was heavily split open by an axe, and fell to the ground. The two camp doors were pushed open by the Yellow Turban soldiers!

    Zhou Cang was overjoyed and shouted loudly: "The camp gate has been opened, everyone rush!" While shouting, Zhou Cang led his men to rush forward quickly.  Under his personal leadership, the heroes also gained courage and confidence and rushed to the camp gate.

    Xia Houyuan aimed at Zhou Cang several times, but found that this guy was very naughty and huddled among the guards, holding up a shield to cover his body.  Seeing that he couldn't make a move, Xia Houyuan could only give up on Zhou Cang and look at the others.

    I saw the thieves rushing out of the gate.Later, Cao Duan's spear array was rushed to the point of collapse. Cao Ang shouted: "Guards, follow me!"

    Hearing his shout, dozens of Cao Ang's personal guards immediately raised their ring-headed knives and rushed towards the camp entrance.  Cao Ang also jumped on his horse, brandishing the spear in his hand, and rushed to the front!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 76 Chasing Zhou Cang!

    Even though Cao Ang is young now, he is quite capable. During this period, he studied under Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, which greatly improved his martial arts.  In addition, Cao Ang has been eating really well for a long time, which also makes his strength higher than ordinary people. Now with the help of BMW and spears, ordinary Yellow Turban soldiers are no match for him!

    Cao Ang stabbed forward suddenly, knocking down a yellow scarf soldier who was rushing next to him. He kicked the war horse under his feet with both feet. The long-tamed war horse immediately stood up and kicked the thieves in front with its front hooves.  Fall to the ground!

    The four or five Yellow Turban soldiers in front of him were timid for a moment and actually took a few steps back, revealing a small open space.  The yellow scarf warrior next to him secretly screamed something bad, and quickly waved the ax in his hand, trying to rush over to stop him.

    Seizing the opportunity, Cao Ang kicked the war horse violently. The horse was hurt and accelerated suddenly, rushing towards the Yellow Turban soldiers.

    Although the yellow scarf warrior facing him was strong and had fine bones, he still had no advantage at all against the fast horse.  With just one collision, the yellow turban warrior suffered broken bones and tendons, and was knocked far away.  Before he fell into coma, he secretly resented: If I had known this, why would I be pretending to be so stupid?

    Cao Ang didn¡¯t pay attention to the unfortunate guy who was knocked away by his own horse. He just clamped his spear and rushed towards the entrance of the camp.  The most important thing now is to disrupt Zhou Cang's offensive rhythm and buy Cao Duan and the others some time.

    Seeing the tall horses charging rampantly, the Yellow Turban soldiers had no idea of ??stepping forward to resist. They just avoided Cao Ang's charging momentum and prepared to engage the enemy from the side.

    Now is no longer the golden opportunity for the Yellow Turban Uprising. The vast majority of the Yellow Turban soldiers who have survived until now, as well as the heroes who have newly joined them, do not want to die for their beliefs, but to survive and live well!  Seeing Cao Ang's momentum, no one wanted to be the leader, let alone the one who was taken advantage of. They all stayed away from the road and cooperated very well.

    Cao Ang quickly rode forward without any hesitation.  Sitting on the horse, with a wider field of vision, he could vaguely see that there were less than ten people left around Cao Duan, and Cao Duan seemed to be seriously injured, with one arm twisted abnormally!

    Along the way, Cao Ang kept thrusting out the spear in his hand to separate the chaotic crowd.  The powerful Yellow Turban warriors nearby were basically shot or wounded by Xia Houyuan in the distance, while the incompetent Yellow Turban warriors did not dare to fight with Cao Ang.  Soon, Cao Ang rushed in front of Cao Duan, stretched out his hand, and shouted loudly: "Get on your horse and fight out with me!"

    Cao Duan was already in a trance at this time. He received a heavy blow on his left arm and had long since become numb and lost consciousness.  Suddenly being yelled by Cao Ang, Cao Duan was suddenly shocked and regained some consciousness.  He loudly advised: "Lord, how can you put yourself in danger for me?! Get out quickly!"

    Cao Ang held the reins in one hand and held the spear between his arms. The other hand stretched out to Cao Duan and shouted loudly: "Hurry up and get on the horse, don't wait!"

    This was the first time Cao Duan saw Cao Ang with red eyes. He didn't dare to hesitate and quickly held Cao Ang's hand.

    To be honest, Cao Ang is only eleven years old now. Repeated fighting has consumed most of his body's strength. If he tries to pull Cao Duan with one hand, he can't pull him back at all.

    What a good Cao Ang, he roared with all his strength and almost used all his strength to pull Cao Duan onto the horse.  He shook his hand and said to Cao Duan: "Guard my back, let's fight out!"

    At this time, the soldiers around Cao Duan had been dispersed by Zhou Cang's men, and there were only four soldiers following him. These four people quickly protected the horses and fought hard to the rear.

    Perhaps because they were frightened by the power of Cao Ang's attack, Zhou Cang's soldiers did not realize that Cao Ang was already a strong man but a cadre at this time. They just dealt with the two moves and got out of the way in a tacit understanding, allowing Cao Ang and his party to return to their own formation.

    At this time, Xia Houyuan no longer had the strength to draw his bow and shoot arrows, so he stood in front of the formation holding a long spear.  He helped Cao Ang off the horse, and while rubbing the muscles on his shoulders, he said with a smile: "Zixiu, I didn't expect that an eleven-year-old child like you would have the courage and strength to break through the formation and kill the enemy.  "

    At this time, Cao Ang's arms were as heavy as lead and he couldn't lift them up at all.  If he had never practiced Wu Qin Xi before, he would probably have collapsed to the ground without any strength by now. Where could he stand normally?  !  He smiled bitterly: "Uncle, I was reckless again this time!"

    Xia Houyuan said with a smile: "No, you did the right thing this time! I underestimated these thieves before, but I didn't expect them to be so powerful and almost made a big mistake! However, after you made such a move, you see  Look at how high our morale is now; and how low the morale of the traitors is! I believe they are fighting with vigor. When they cannot gain the upper hand later, they lose confidence in victory.  , we will kill them when the time comes! We still have more than two hundred auxiliary soldiers.If we join the war, victory will definitely be ours!  "

    At this moment, Cao Hong walked over with a smile and raised his hands to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, all one hundred and twenty-seven men under my account have been dressed and are waiting for your order!"

    Cao Ang was overjoyed and said with a smile: "I just thought that my uncle stayed up all night last night and was too embarrassed to send someone to ask for help. Now it seems that my uncle is more energetic than my nephew. I am overly worried! With the help of my two uncles, Zhou Cang  Don¡¯t even think about the chance of a comeback!¡±

    The three of them looked at each other and laughed, and Cao Ang shouted loudly: "Liao Hua, you lead the auxiliary soldiers to join the battle immediately and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop! Please also ask Uncle Zilian to quietly assemble those guys and bring them here. My nephew will do the decisive battle."  hit!"

    Cao Hong nodded repeatedly and went to lead the guys in person.  Liao Hua did not dare to neglect and rushed forward with his auxiliary soldiers.  In the previous battles, although the auxiliary soldiers helped carry some arrows, they did not directly participate in the battle. They were full of strength, and they had overcome the initial timidity and were full of fighting spirit!  And their leader is Liao Hua, who is eager to make meritorious deeds!

    Seeing that the team was in panic and instability, and seeing Cao Jun using the last reserve force - the auxiliary troops, Zhou Cang also invested all his strength in and personally led fifty people to charge forward.

    In the previous battle, in order to avoid the frightening archers and to command the battle more effectively, Zhou Cang stayed in a safe corner and did not charge personally.  Now he personally rushed forward brandishing a sword, boosting the morale of the Yellow Turban soldiers!

    There was a yellow scarf warrior whose blood was boiling. Recalling the glorious situation in the past, he couldn't help shouting: "The sky is dead!"

    What greeted him was the echo of all the Yellow Turbans, including Zhou Cang: "The sky is dead!"

    Seeing the enemy's morale soaring, Xia Houyuan immediately jumped on his horse and rushed out quickly.  Beside him, Liao Hua and Cao Ang each held weapons to protect him.

    Although Xia Houyuan's most powerful skill is in bow and arrow, he has also practiced excellent horseback riding skills. In addition, Liao Hua and Cao Ang protected Xia Houyuan's left and right sides, allowing him to fight forward with confidence. As a result, the spear in Xia Houyuan's hand swept across a line.  A bloody path was opened in a daze!

    Zhou Cang saw that something was not going well, so he rushed forward without any hesitation.

    If it were a fight on the ground or a martial arts competition, Zhou Cang, who was born with great strength, would definitely bring some trouble to Xia Houyuan, or at least delay it for a while.  But now it was a battlefield, and there was no room for shame. Xia Houyuan took advantage of the momentum of the horse to round the spear in his hand, and smashed it on Zhou Cang's head; and Liao Hua and Cao Ang were not idle either, and they both struck at the same time.  Stabbed Zhou Cang's vital part!

    Although Zhou Cang can be regarded as a fierce general, facing the combined attack of Xia Houyuan and the three of them, he had no chance to turn defeat into victory.  Although he was lucky enough to escape Liao Hua's sword and Cao Ang's spear, there was no chance to avoid Xia Houyuan. Xia Houyuan's powerful shot hit Zhou Cang's left shoulder.

    Hearing a click, Xia Houyuan used too much force and even broke the barrel of the spear!  And the iron armor hidden on Zhou Cang's shoulders was flattened by Xia Houyuan's gunshot and dug into his flesh!  The bones even made a squeaking sound, as if they were knocked out of place!

    Zhou Cang screamed and ran back subconsciously.  Cao Ang shouted: "Don't run away from Zhou Cang!"

    Liao Hua quickly shouted: "Don't run away from Zhou Cang!"

    The soldiers of the two armies who were fighting could not help but be slightly startled, and they all turned their attention this way.  Seeing Zhou Cang fleeing in embarrassment and Xia Houyuan and the others pursuing him, Cao's army suddenly became excited and shouted: "Don't escape Zhou Cang, kill him!"

    Morale is always ebbing and flowing. The Cao family's army is getting excited, but the morale of Zhou Cang's troops has dropped to the extreme. Some of the newly joined heroes have even dropped their weapons in surprise. Oh my God, how could Zhou Cang fail too?  ?  !

    Zhou Cang saw the hesitation and hesitation on the faces of his soldiers. In fact, he also wanted to fight back, but he was no match for the three of them. In addition, his left arm was severely injured now, so he could only fight back.  Die!

    Just when Zhou Cang was hesitating, more and more heroes dropped their weapons, crying and shouting: "lost, defeated!"

    At this time, Cao Hong also seized the opportunity and immediately invested all his men.  Those waiters were all young and strong men, and the clothes they wore were not much different from those of regular Cao Jiajun soldiers, and outsiders could not tell the subtle differences at all.

    The Yellow Turban soldiers only knew one thing, and that was that the enemy was too cunning and had hidden so many ambushes.  Everyone completely lost their fighting spirit. Even Zhou Cang's close men abandoned their weapons and fled in panic.

    When Zhou Cang saw this situation, he felt anxious and spurted out a mouthful of blood.  He stumbled and almost fell down.??µØ!

    Xia Houyuan suddenly threw the spear in his hand, but he did not expect that Zhou Cang would suddenly fall to the ground. The spear flew past Zhou Cang's clothes and missed the target.

    Zhou Cang was startled by the spear that suddenly flew out. He screamed, "My life is at stake!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 77 Brothers

    At this critical moment, someone suddenly shouted: "Brother, don't panic, Cao Qi is coming!"

    Zhou Cang followed the news and saw Cao Qi leading forty or fifty people, each armed with swords and guns, trying to separate the rebels and rushing over here quickly.

    Seeing the anxious look on Cao Qi's face, Zhou Cang felt a burst of energy coming out of nowhere. He rushed forward, crawled a few steps, avoided the weapons thrown by Liao Hua and Cao Ang, and headed towards Cao Qi.  Qi rushed in the direction.

    Xia Houyuan and the others cursed secretly, took out their weapons from their waists, and rushed forward.  Now is the time to maximize the results of the battle. As long as Zhou Cang is killed, the enemy army will be completely destroyed!

    At this time, dozens of Cao Jiajun soldiers rushed over spontaneously, followed Xia Houyuan and others, and rushed in the direction of Zhou Cang and Cao Qi.

    Zhou Cang was rolling and crawling at this time, and finally escaped to Cao Qi.  Looking at Cao Qi, Zhou Cang almost cried and shouted: "Brother, eldest brother has lost, you shouldn't have come!"

    Cao Qi looked at Zhou Cang, whose left shoulder was swollen, but did not answer immediately. Instead, he turned to his guard and said, "Brother, I will leave my eldest brother to you!"

    The man nodded to Cao Qi, took two steps forward, and saluted Zhou Cang, "Brother, I'm sorry!"

    Before Zhou Cang could react, or in other words, the expression on Zhou Cang's face still showed no reaction, he was suddenly carried on his shoulders by the man, and he ran away in long strides.

    Cao Qi did not look back, but drew out his long knife and shouted loudly: "Brothers, why did we join the Green Forest?"

    "Loyalty!" The forty-seven people around him replied loudly.

    Cao Qi laughed evilly and shouted loudly: "Everyone knows what eldest brother is doing to us. Apart from anything else, our monthly salary is the highest. For some of you, eldest brother even helped you get a wife.  Eat, drink, and feed yourself in the old camp! The more time we buy now, the sooner our eldest brother can return to the old camp, and the sooner our family members will be protected and safe! Brothers, fight to the death! For the sake of your family  , for big brother, for morality!"

    When Cao Ang heard Cao Qi's shout, he couldn't help but frown.  This kind of thief with faith is the most troublesome. Not only will he not surrender, but he will fight to the death for the persistence in his heart.

    Xia Houyuan also heard Cao Qi's cry and saw the helplessness in Cao Ang's heart. He whispered: "Capture the thief first, capture the king, and then kill the leader! These are mountain bandits, I don't believe they are really  Have faith!¡±

    Cao Ang nodded, but Liao Hua sneered and said: "Brother, morality? If there really is such morality, what kind of things would Du Yuan do?! I have seen many things in the rivers and lakes where people are pulling big flags and doing whatever they want. This  This group of people just want to make a name for themselves, if four or five people die, I guarantee they will collapse immediately!"

    As he spoke, Liao Hua strode forward.  Cao Ang frowned slightly. It seemed that Du Yuan's betrayal still had a shadow in Liao Hua's heart, and he couldn't bear to see such a scene of deep brotherhood.

    While thinking about it, Cao Ang rushed forward, raised his sword slightly, and then slashed down along an arc.

    Seeing that the traitor soldier who was facing him was just a little baby, he couldn't help but laugh ferociously and waved his sword with one hand to meet him.

    But Cao Ang refused to confront him head-on. He had been fighting for so long, and he was still young, so he definitely couldn't keep up with the thieves in terms of strength.  So Cao Ang turned his body slightly to the side, and the blade missed the man's blade and struck at the man's arm.

    The man was shocked, but he had no time to defend himself with his sword, so he could only subconsciously drop the long sword and retreat quickly.

    Cao Ang moved the sword back in his hand, drew an arc, and cut it off from the head again.  The man had just taken two steps back when Cao Ang, who followed him, slid a knife across his belly.  Just after hearing the sound of mist, his intestines had been ripped open!

    Before the man could scream, Cao Ang had already stabbed forward. The ring-headed knife entangled the man's intestines and stirred them hard. Now the Daluo Immortal couldn't save him!

    It seems very long-winded to describe it in words, but in fact it just happened in a split second. Just when Cao Ang withdrew the Huanshou knife from the body of the man, almost all the thieves on the opposite side screamed in surprise: This little baby looks like  He seems immature, but in fact he is definitely a veteran on the battlefield!  Isn't he a dwarf?

    Although everyone is a little surprised, who among the people present is a kind person if he doesn¡¯t have three or five lives on his hands?  Everyone rushed forward with a ferocious smile, for the persistence in their hearts.

    Cao Ang is only eleven years old now, and he hasn't grown up yet, so he just rushes to chop down the opponent's lower body.

    The thief on the opposite side yelled and cursed angrily while avoiding in a panic.  Although this man was ready for a life-and-death fight with Cao Ang, he didn't want to become a eunuch first!

    He retreated three or four steps in embarrassment.Just as the man was about to scream, a huge ax flashed before his eyes!  He struggled to raise the ring-headed sword in his hand, but the opponent did not dodge at all, but instead slashed the ax downwards with all his strength.

    The Huanshou sword blocked the axe, but what the owner of the sword did not expect was that the ax did not stop at all, but went straight down, quickly cutting the sword into two pieces!  Before the thief could react, the ax had already cut into his head!

    Liao Hua tugged hard, but the ax didn't move at all. He cursed secretly: It took a lot of effort to pick up a handy guy, but he didn't expect that it got stuck after just using it once. What a shame!  Seeing someone else rushing up beside him, Liao Hua could only give up trying to pull out the axe, picked up the half-cut knife from the side, and rushed forward to fight.

    Cao Ang had just changed places with Liao Hua, and now he was facing a lean man.  Seeing that his temples were protruding, he was obviously a master of foreign martial arts. Cao Ang clasped his fists with both hands, lowered his sword, and said loudly: "Cao Ang, may I ask your name?"

    That man was obviously a martial artist who had experienced many martial arts competitions. He did not disturb Cao Ang when he was saluting, but stood aside with his weapon in hand.  After listening to Cao Ang's question, the man smiled proudly, "It's easy to talk about, but I am a little thief!"

    It turned out that when the man had just finished speaking, Cao Ang had already raised his sword and stabbed the man in the waist and abdomen.  The man didn't even bother to wave his weapon, and could only retreat in large strides. As he retreated, he shouted loudly: "Little thief! Little thief!"

    It¡¯s just that the space left for everyone on the battlefield is limited, so the man only took two or three steps back, and his retreat was accidentally blocked by his accomplices.  He turned around subconsciously, but before he could speak, he felt a chill in his abdomen!  This man was so painful that his nose and tears were all flowing out. He held his intestines with both hands and reprimanded angrily: "Why don't you obey the rules? It hurts me so much!"

    As soon as he finished saying this, Cao Ang had already drawn out his long knife, and blood sprayed all over his face.  The thief soldier no longer had any strength and fell to the ground dead.

    Cao Ang looked at his body and thought to himself: I'm sorry, but if I abide by the rules, how can a child like me kill a master like you?  !

    Dealing with three people one after another, even though Cao Ang had Wu Qinxi to help him regain his energy, it still felt a bit difficult.  Fortunately, the soldiers of Cao's Army followed suit at this time, which greatly relieved their pressure.

    At this moment, Cao Qi heard loudly shouting: "Little thief, look at the knife!"

    Cao Ang heard the shouts and the sound of the wind brought by the long sword. He quickly jumped to the side and slashed the open space with a long sword.

    Cao Ang took a step back and held the knife in front of him. Then he looked over and saw that the person facing him was the person who was bidding farewell to Zhou Cang.  So Cao Ang shouted loudly: "I, Cao Ang, will not kill the unknown rats, but I will make them famous!"

    The man sneered, held his long knife in front of him, and then shouted loudly: "I am Cao Qi, the grain and grass officer under Qu Shuai (Zhou Cang), little thieves should not be so rampant!"

    Cao Ang frowned slightly, it was really rare for a grain officer to have such courage!  He nodded lightly and said in a deep voice: "Cao Qi, I believe you are well aware of the current situation. Now Zhou Cang is fleeing in embarrassment, and his soldiers are defeated! I see that you are also a talent, so why don't you repent quickly and join our army?  Down!"

    Cao Qi sneered: "Repent? Damn! If it weren't for my brother Renyi, who took in so many old, young, women and children, depleting the army's food and grass, where would you have the chance to wait for work?! I believe that my brother will definitely do it when he goes there.  Reorganize your troops and kill you!"

    In fact, for such a die-hard element, Cao Ang also knew that his persuasion would be ineffective, but the most important thing now was not to start a fight with him, but to delay time.  You must know that Cao Qi uses a long sword, and with his leisure and strength, Cao Ang will definitely not be his opponent if he rashly steps forward.  Anyway, Cao Ang saw from the corner of his eye that his master Xia Houyuan was about to rush over. As long as he delayed for a little longer, he would be out of danger.

    Cao Qi also saw Cao Ang's intentions. Before Cao Ang could continue to talk, he suddenly raised his long sword and slashed at Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang was shocked and hurriedly hid to the side. Cao Qi swung his sword across Cao Ang's waist and swept it past him.

    Seeing that there was no way to hide, Cao Ang could only hold the knife with both hands and block Cao Qi's knife.

    Hearing a bang, Cao Ang was knocked to the ground, and the tiger's mouth on his left hand was cracked open by a knife!

    Cao Qi laughed evilly and raised his knife to chop off Cao Ang's head again, but at this time Xia Houyuan had already rushed up and faced the attack with his knife.  While fighting, Xia Houyuan angrily rebuked: "Bullying a child is nothing, the little thief knows his moves!"

    If Zhou Cang is a second-rate general, then Xia Houyuan is a first-rate general, while Cao Qi is only a third-rate general.  Just now, I took advantage of my height and arm length, and my stronger strength.With his strength, Cao Qicai had the advantage over Cao Ang, but now facing Xia Houyuan, who was skilled in moves, he could only sigh sadly.

    After only four or five moves, Cao Qi's left arm was cut off by Xia Houyuan who struck out angrily!  However, Cao Qi did not give up. Instead, he held a knife in one hand and stood in front of Xia Houyuan and Cao Ang resolutely!

    Cao Ang was a little touched. He could vaguely see Zhou Cang being carried away by others, so Cao Ang loudly persuaded: "Cao Qi, Zhou Cang has run away. You have tried your best, so surrender!"

    Cao Qi coughed a few times, spit out a mouthful of blood foam, turned to look at Zhou Cang who was walking away, smiled reassuringly, and then turned around: "Cao Qi would rather die than surrender!"

    Xia Houyuan slashed down with his sword

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 Volume 1 Chapter 78 Taking advantage of the chaos to seize power

    After learning the exact news of Zhou Cang's embarrassing escape, most of the green forest heroes threw down their weapons and knelt down to beg for surrender.  At this time, Cao Ang and the others were exhausted and had no strength to surrender. They all sat on the ground with a sigh of relief, regardless of whether there were corpses or pools of blood under their butts!

    At this time, Cao Hong finally came into use, commanding the auxiliary soldiers to tie up these thieves, and bandage the slightly injured ones among the thieves. However, the seriously injured thieves were healed one by one by the auxiliary soldiers, and they were put on the spot.  Behead!

    Of course, Cao Jun¡¯s treatment was naturally different from that of the rebel soldiers. The lightly wounded were quickly cleaned by their comrades with strong wine, applied with wound medicine, and bandaged properly.  The seriously wounded were carried to the wounded barracks, where they were diagnosed and treated by army doctors in an effort to save their lives.

    About half an hour later, Cao Ang regained his strength, stood up, and together with Xia Houyuan and others, assembled their troops and launched an attack on Zhou Cang's camp.

    At this time, there were only old, weak, women and children in the Zhoucang camp, and it was impossible to withstand Cao Jun's attack.  What's more, the person in charge, Cao Qi, had already died in the battle, and no one in the camp had the authority or ability to organize everyone to resist.  Soon, the camp was occupied by Cao's army. Of course, as Xia Houyuan had predicted, although there were some gold and silver utensils in the camp, there was no food!

    " In this way, Cao Ang and the others suddenly had a big burden on their backs. They couldn't bear to not provide meals to these people; but if they provided meals, then all the food captured in this battle would have to be bought.

    While everyone was worrying, Cao Hong ran over happily and looked at everyone with a smile: "You guys don't have any business acumen! You are still worried about their food. It's really sad!"

    Cao Ang bowed his hand to him and asked curiously: "Is there anything uncle can do?"

    Cao Hong laughed and did not answer, but deliberately asked Xia Houyuan: "Wonderful talent, Zixiu said that you are both civil and military, what can you do?"

    Xia Houyuan smiled and shook his head, "Zilian, stop talking and talk quickly. Okay, I admit, I am indeed not as good as you in this aspect!"

    Cao Hong laughed proudly. Seeing that everyone was paying attention to him, he felt very satisfied. Then he smiled and said: "It's actually not difficult, but everyone hasn't thought of it yet. We can classify the women and children in the camp.  . We can sell the family members of those who died in war and serve as slaves. Anyway, these people¡¯s husbands, fathers, and brothers were killed by us. No matter how nice we are to them, they will still be full of hatred for us. Rather than giving in,  They have become a burden to us, so it is better to let them make some money for us. Besides, this is just a small county after all. Even if these people hate us deeply, they will not have much impact on us. As time goes by, the hatred will  It will fade away.¡±

    ??Everyone nodded again and again, agreeing in their hearts.  Cao Hong said with a smile: "As for the families of the remaining prisoners of war, they can also be divided into two categories. The first category of prisoners of war is strong, willing to join our army, and can be taken in by our army. We can let the family members of such soldiers  Send them back to Qiao County and place them in our Cao Manor. In this way, the soldiers can fight with peace of mind, and their families will be protected by us!"

    At this point, Cao Hong stopped, and Cao Ang quickly poured him a bowl of water.  Cao Hong smiled and said: "You can teach me!"

    After he finished drinking the water and waited for a while, he whispered: "As for the remaining soldiers, we can't let them go to waste. I suggest that they be incorporated into hard labor camps to be responsible for carrying the food, grass and baggage of our army.  . Their families, wives and children will stay in the county. In this way, we can get a group of hardworking and dedicated laborers without paying any money!"

    Liao Hua said coldly: "But then we have to help them support their families. Food is so expensive now, so we might as well just hire some coolies!"

    Cao Hong shook his head, "Don't worry, just listen to what I have to say. First of all, we don't have to spend too much food to feed them, they can barely survive from starvation; secondly, during this period, they can also make money for us by spinning cloth. Anyway, we  If we keep them in captivity and have no contact with outsiders, we can let them exchange cloth for food. The more they work, the more they will get. If they work less, they will get less. If they don¡¯t work, they will be hungry! And after we get the cloth, we can sell it in various places.  The profits are huge!¡±

    Liao Hua nodded in agreement.  Cao Ang looked around and asked for opinions. Seeing everyone nodding in agreement, he smiled and said: "Uncle, you have convinced me. Let's do this. I will leave this matter to you. Niu Zhi will learn from the side. After all, uncle is still here."  You have to go with me, you can¡¯t always stay here.¡±

    Cao Hong nodded in agreement, Niu Zhi also quickly saluted Cao Hong, and the matter was settled.

    Cao Ang scratched his head and said to Cao Duan: "Zixiang, what is the condition of your sick and wounded? Do you have enough medicine?"

    Cao Duan is fightingHe was injured on the field and is now recuperating in the injured barracks. This time he came to the meeting with the injury.  Hearing Cao Ang's question, he quickly said: "Don't worry, my lord, although there are many wounded people in the wounded barracks, there is no shortage of various types of wound medicine because of the strong hoarding before the war."

    Cao Ang nodded, "If you need any precious medicinal materials, you can ask the medical officer in the sick camp to apply to me. If nothing unexpected happens, I will definitely agree."

    After waving his hand for Cao Duan to sit down, Cao Ang asked Xia Houyuan: "Uncle, after the war, you sent many scouts to various places. How is the situation now?"

    Xia Houyuan stood up, walked to the map, pointed to the map and said: "We are here now, and the county seat is seventy miles away from here. There has not been any news of our army's victory there, and they are afraid that the rebels will attack the county seat.  A curfew was implemented and entry and exit were prohibited. When our military scouts arrived, they were shocked. Now everyone in the county must be relieved. The local county magistrate also said that he would send people to the Invalid Army to deliver a batch of grain and grass supplies as a  Our reward for wiping out the remnants of the Yellow Turbans!"

    Everyone laughed, and Xia Houyuan pointed to the mountainous area on the map and said: "This should be the location of Zhou Cang's old camp. After the war, some stragglers fled to this mountainous area one after another. Our scouts also came forward to conduct reconnaissance, but this is a mountainous area.  The terrain is difficult to travel, and the scouts cannot get information quickly. However, according to their visual inspection, there are not many young people in Zhoucang's old camp. This information is consistent with the information we got from interrogating the prisoners, and should be more consistent with the facts."

    Cao Ang nodded, "According to reports from the prisoners, Zhou Cang was hit by a cold arrow while escaping from the battlefield, and was even more injured. He will not be able to go to the battlefield again in the short term. Even if Zhou Cang can successfully return to his old camp, it will not be possible.  Regain his strength. He has lost most of his young men and is facing a camp full of women and children. He is lucky to be able to survive with them. "

    Xia Houyuan nodded, "Zixiu is right. According to the scouts' observations, the mountainous area where Zhoucang's old camp is located is very barren and does not produce much. If you lose the young and strong labor force, it will be difficult to cope with this difficult life. It's just that  The terrain occupied by Zhoucang's old camp is very dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is difficult for us to capture it in a short time. Moreover, there are a large number of traps arranged along the way of Zhoucang. The scouts I sent were injured while exploring the road.  I was injured, so I had to stop exploring and rush back."

    Cao Ang nodded and said loudly: "Zhou Cang is careful this time, but he will suffer harm if he doesn't kill the snake. Since we have hurt him, we have to take the opportunity to kill him to avoid being harmed by him again. Let's do this,  After a day of rest, we will send another 50 people to attack Zhoucang camp, and leave this matter to Yuan Jian!"

    Liao Hua quickly stepped forward to accept the order. As a former bandit who had recently surrendered to the Cao family, he was very happy and satisfied with being able to gain Cao Ang's trust.

    Then Cao Ang, Xia Houyuan and others discussed some trivial matters and then adjourned the meeting.

    While Cao Ang was discussing with everyone, Zhou Cang also said to everyone in the hall: "Brothers and sisters, I, Zhou Cang, am incompetent. This time we are defeated!"

    Almost everyone lowered their heads and sighed.  Zhou Cang's expedition removed 500 people from the old camp, and almost every household participated in this operation.  Now there are only a few dozen people who can follow Zhou Cang back, and most of them died in battle or were captured.

    Zhou Cang also sighed: "After this matter is over, I will give you an explanation. But now there is a more important thing, and that is to survive!

    Now that we have lost so many people, several nearby small villages have become evil. They have been sharpening their guns these past two days, maybe they want to raid our old camp.  Moreover, our scouts who were out patrolling this morning also discovered Cao Jun's scouts. They are likely to send people here to eradicate us.  There are not many soldiers and horses in our old camp now. It will be very dangerous if we stay here any longer!  With this in mind, I am ready to lead everyone to move camp!  "

    ¡°Move the camp?¡± Everyone asked in surprise.  Someone even cried and shouted: "Qu Shuai, you can't leave. The seeds I have sown this year will be in vain if I leave."

    Some people nodded in agreement, but asked in a low voice: "Qushuai, when are we leaving? There are still some things in the house that need to be tidied up. And there is some new furniture this year, and a big car will be needed to pull it!"

    Zhou Cang sighed secretly and shouted loudly: "Brothers and sisters, is food, money, or our lives more important? If we keep the green hills, we won't have to worry about running out of firewood. As long as we keep our lives, we will be able to  Seize more fields and steal more food!"

    At this moment, someone clapped their hands vigorously and walked in.  Everyone was very curious and turned around to see, but it was Pei Yuanshao in front of them.  I heard Pei Yuanshao say with a smile: "Okay, okay, I didn't expect the leader of Zhou Village to be so knowledgeable. It really impresses me!"

    Zhou Cang asked angrily: ??Pei Yuanshao, no wonder your elite soldiers are unable to work hard. You are secretly instigating all this, right?  !  It was me, Zhou Cang, who mistrusted you!  "

    Pei Yuanshao laughed and shouted: "Come here, please bring Zhou Cang down for me!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 79 Burning Pei Yuanshao

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    Pei Yuanshao said it very politely, as if he just invited Zhou Cang to drink water and chat, but no one understood what he meant. This was clearly seeking power and usurping the throne.

    Several confidants around Zhou Cang drew their swords one after another and surrounded Zhou Cang. Many women and children also ran to Zhou Cang's side, looking like they would rather die than surrender.

    Pei Yuanshao frowned slightly. He didn't expect Zhou Cang to still have such prestige after his disastrous defeat. He not only felt guilty.  In fact, Pei Yuanshao seems to be very aggressive, but he doesn't have much strength in his hands.  More than 40 of his men were chased by Cao Cao's cavalry when they left the battlefield, and only about 20 of them were able to escape smoothly.  If you use this little strength in your hand to fight with Zhou Cang, even if you capture Zhou Cang, your own strength will be greatly damaged, and you will not be able to defend the stronghold at all, nor will you get any benefits.

    So Pei Yuanshao laughed and said with a dry smile: "You little bastards, why don't you pay attention to what I mean? I just thought that the leader of Zhou Village was seriously injured, so I asked him to go down and have a rest. Let's discuss the matter of copycat village together.  Since his spirit is still good, we don¡¯t need to force others to make things difficult for them. Let¡¯s do this, Master Zhou, let¡¯s open the sky and speak openly. Yes, I want to annex your village, but I have no intention of forcing you to a dead end!¡±

    Zhou Cang cupped his hands at him and said, "I would like to hear the details!"

    Pei Yuanshao smiled and said: "Master Zhou, you have to admit that this time it was your command error that led to the defeat. Since you made a mistake, you must accept the corresponding punishment, and you cannot stay in the position of the leader  ¡­¡±

    Having said this, several of Zhou Cang¡¯s men wanted to interrupt and refute, but Zhou Cang waved his hands to stop them and still acted like they were listening.

    Seeing that Zhou Cang still had absolute prestige among his tribe, Pei Yuanshao felt a little wary in his heart, so he slowly said: "As I said just now, Cao Ang will not let you go and will definitely want to eradicate the roots! If you stay in this stronghold,  It's just that the big tree attracts the wind and attracts Cao Ang's murderous intention! Now that things have come to a point, it is better for Brother Zhou to leave the village with more than a hundred confidants and entrust the affairs of the village to me first. In this way, Cao Ang's attention can be diverted and the village can be protected;  Brother Zhou can also get rid of the troubles of complicated affairs and rest in peace of mind. This is killing two birds with one stone!"

    Zhou Cang did not answer immediately, but took a look at the situation in the hall. Pei Yuanshao now had ten or twenty people, all of whom were strong men, holding iron swords and guns. There were only seven or eight people around him, and they were all without fighting ability.  of women and children.  Once a fight breaks out between the two sides, even if you are lucky enough to escape, the women and children in the village will be involved and most of the losses will be lost!

    Thinking of this, Zhou Cang said with a smile: "What Village Master Pei said is somewhat reasonable. Let's do this. I will take people out of here and leave the village to you to take care of. But you can't stop anyone who voluntarily leaves with me!  "

    Pei Yuanshao thought for a while and agreed.  So Zhou Cang immediately issued an initiative to leave the village. With Zhou Cang's prestige in the village, many people should listen.  But now that the war has just ended, many people are still looking forward to the return of their relatives and are unwilling to leave the village. Therefore, in the end, there were only more than 300 people who voluntarily followed Zhou Cang to leave!

    Pei Yuanshao was originally worried that too many people would damage the potential of the village. Now he saw that only these people left with Zhou Cang.  warehouse.  We are all people who strive to make a living on the road. Even if there is a conflict between fire and fire, the food appearance should not be too ugly, otherwise it will ruin one's reputation.

    After Zhou Cang left, Pei Yuanshao immediately reorganized the village. All men from the age of ten to under forty-five were summoned for training.  Even so, Pei Yuanshao only had two hundred soldiers in his hands.  With such a small number of troops, let alone expanding the territory, it is good to be able to defend the stronghold.  You should know that although there are few young and strong men in the village, there are many women who have lost their husbands. This is very popular in the eyes of outsiders.

    It was not until the afternoon of the next day that Pei Yuanshao completed settling in the village. In order to reward the heroes, he selected thirty widows and young girls who had lost their loved ones from the village and awarded them to his men.  As for himself, he happily hugged the two girls and slept in Zhou Cang's bedroom.

    It has to be said that although Pei Yuanshao's move was cruel, it also made his subordinates more loyal to him.  This was the first time since he was attacked by Cao Ang that his subordinates all showed bright smiles.  Looking at the two beautiful girls in front of him, Pei Yuanshao also drooled and pounced on them. They were so tender!

    While Pei Yuanshao and others were busy conquering the bed, Liao Hua also quietly came over with fifty elite soldiers.  Before setting off, Liao Hua had obtained the most detailed confessions from the prisoners and had an in-depth understanding of the distribution of sentries in the village.  Therefore, after sneaking into this mountainous area, Liao Hua?It has removed four light and dark sentinels one after another, but it has never been exposed.

    The last sentry post was in front of him. Liao Hua raised his right hand slightly, and the chiefs quickly gathered around him.  Just listen to Liao Hua whisper: "By breaking through the sentry in front, we can successfully break into the gate of the village. Then kill less people, set more fires, don't stop, go straight to Zhou Cang's bedroom! Act decisively, don't hesitate!"

    ¡°One of the chiefs asked in a low voice: ¡°Uncle Dub, are we going to kill Zhou Cang this time? He is a good man, and it is such a good man that my lord admires the most!¡±

    Liao Hua lowered his voice and whispered: "Our team is all young soldiers from Qiao County. I made it clear. Now there are many captive soldiers in the camp. If Zhou Cang's life is saved, then  It is very likely that someone is thinking of old friendship and trying to rescue him! Even if he surrenders to us, he is a major hidden danger to the army. Before departure, the Lord (Cao Ang)¡¯s instruction was to capture him alive as much as possible, but in my opinion, it is best to kill him this time.  Kill him! What do you think?"

    All five chiefs nodded, and no one raised any objections.  Liao Hua smiled and nodded, "That's good, brothers work together to break gold! The first to fourth Shi are responsible for dealing with the thieves in the village. The fifth Shi followed me and went straight to Zhou Cang's residence. After rushing into the camp, Duo  Light a torch, even if we can¡¯t kill Zhou Cang, we will burn him to death! Do you have any questions? If not, take action immediately!¡±

    Everyone nodded and went to their own headquarters to convey the order. Soon everyone received Liao Hua's instructions and began to pack lightly for the last time.  Everyone took off their food bags and placed them on the ground together with the water hyacinth.  People who use Huanshou Knife carefully apply a layer of sludge on the blade surface to prevent reflection from the blade surface and expose the target.

    When everything was ready, everyone followed Liao Hua towards the last sentry post.

    There are five people in this guard post, and they are the first people in the village to surrender to Pei Yuanshao.  As a reward, Pei Yuanshao also awarded them two widows, and now everyone is "farming" hard

    The weapons were all piled in the corner, and everyone gathered around the fire pit.  The long night is the best time to do this exercise. Anyway, there are four sentries ahead, so it doesn't matter if you relax for a moment.  Now everyone has come up and done it twice, rubbing their waists and eyes, and saying thank you to each other for their hard work.

    The door of the guard post was pushed and did not move at all.  The little leader of the sentry heard the noise and said loudly: "Don't worry, lock the door! It's not the time to change the shift yet, look at how anxious you are! Don't worry, they two are still breathing!"

    With a lewd smile, the little boss tied his pants, slowly walked to the door, and pulled out the door latch.  Then the sentry door opened, and the little leader saw a bright light flashing in front of his eyes, and his neck felt itchy.  He touched his neck in surprise. It was wet and slippery. Under the bright light, his hand was full of blood!

    Liao Hua sneered and ran towards the remaining bandits with the big knife in his hand.  The strong poison smeared on the knife was very effective. The guy who opened the door just now didn't even feel pain when he wiped his neck with the knife!

    In just a few encounters, all five thieves at the sentry were killed. Although the two women were dying, they still had some breath left.  Liao Hua sighed and led the soldiers to the stronghold. The two women calmed down and grabbed the weapons in the corner Later, when Liao Hua led his army to retreat, he passed by this sentry post and there were only five pairs of dry clothes left inside.  The skeleton of flesh!

    When Liao Hua led his men into the stronghold, he thought he would encounter strong resistance from the enemy. However, he did not expect that there was no one on duty at the entrance of the stronghold. Almost all the soldiers were huddled in the room and struggling on the bed.  Fighting.

    As for the newly recruited soldiers by Pei Yuanshao, they had little motivation to resist. Seeing dozens of people coming in from outside, their first reaction was not to pick up weapons to resist, but to call their friends and flee!

    "His second aunt, Cao's soldiers are coming. Run away quickly!"

    "His third uncle, don't forget to take this bag of grain and carry your nephew on your shoulders!"

    "Daughter, stop taking care of yourself and run away!"

    "What do you think these guys are doing in the house? It's important to escape!"

    Liao Hua rushed in easily and led people to Zhou Cang's bedroom.  Pei Yuanshao, who had just ejaculated, heard the commotion and ran to the door without putting on his pants. He looked outside hastily and was shocked!

    ¡°Oh my God, why did Cao Bing come to kill me again? Why am I so unlucky?  !

    Pei Yuanshao complained in his heart and shouted loudly: "Brothers, hold on to me, hold on to me!"

    Hearing his shout, the first person to react was not Pei Yuanshao's men, but Liao Hua and the others.  Liao Hua laughed ferociously, "Brothers, throw it away!"

    Hearing his fateAfter the order, ten Cao soldiers immediately raised their torches and smashed them at Pei Yuanshao.

    Pei Yuanshao hid left and right, but he was still hit by a torch.  These torches had long been soaked in grease, and when they were flicked, the grease rubbed onto Pei Yuanshao's body.  Poor Pei Yuanshao, if he had clothes on, he could still take off his clothes and roll on the ground; but now he was naked, all the grease was smeared on his body, and the fire set him on fire.

    Pei Yuanshao staggered a few steps and wanted to put out the flames. At this time, Liao Hua roared and everyone threw the fire starters they were carrying. The fire became even bigger

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 Volume 1 Chapter 80 Emperor Xian ascends the throne

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    Liao Hua pointed at the charred corpse on the ground, frowned, and asked angrily: "If you take a closer look, is this guy really not Zhou Cang?"

    The prisoner knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "General, these guys are really not the master of Zhou Village. They just occupied our village yesterday. It is said that the leader is called Pei Yuanshao!"

    "Pei Yuanshao?" Liao Hua repeated, looking at the piece of coke in surprise, "Is he Pei Yuanshao?!"

    Seeing the prisoner nodding, Liao Hua punched the wall fiercely, "It's Pei Yuanshao again, he was the one who delayed my meritorious service last time, and this time he's the impostor! This kid, if he doesn't delay my meritorious service, he will die.  ah!"

    "Thathe is indeed dead!" One of his men whispered, unable to help but laugh.

    Liao Hua was speechless, and then said angrily: "You are such a bastard, what about Zhou Cang, where did he go? This guy is so unreliable, he actually gave up his bedroom to others!"

    The prisoner quickly said: "Zhou Village Master gave up the village yesterday and left with three hundred old, weak, women and children. I have a brother who left with him. It is said that the village master will find a righteous man to be his eldest brother, and he will do so in the future.  Come back!"

    Liao Hua sneered: "He knows the current affairs, and he just finds an excuse to run away. Is he too righteous? Such a person would accept an unsuccessful bandit like him as his younger brother. What a joke! Come on, please count our seizures immediately.  After everyone has left the stronghold, they will burn it down!"

    Soon, Cao Ang also received the news that Zhou Cang escaped and Pei Yuanshao was burned to death. He sighed secretly in his heart: No wonder Zhou Cang took the initiative to defect to Guan Yu in the future and found this leading brother.  Oh, forget it, it¡¯s going to rain and my mother wants to get married, so let it be.  Although some time was wasted these days, the road was cleared and the prestige of the Cao family was established.  When the war breaks out in the future, I believe that the Cao family's logistics vehicles can be transported from Qiao County to Chenliu without any hindrance, and the Cao family's loot can also be safely transferred from Chenliu to Qiao County.  In this way, my time will not be in vain!

    Two days later, all the spoils of war were processed, and the soldiers who voluntarily joined Cao's army also underwent simple training and formation.  Cao Ang left Niu Zhi here to take charge of the aftermath, and Cao Duan here to assist and recover from his injuries.  He led Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Liao Hua and others, and led the Cao family army, which had been expanded to 500 men, to Chenliu.

    Half a month later, Cao Ang and others resisted Chen Liu and set up camp under the city. Cao Hong brought goods into the city to sell, while Cao Ang and others sent out scouts to inquire about information.  Although he has not received any news from Cao Cao, he also knows about several major events that have happened in Beijing recently.

    It turns out that Dong Zhuo relied on his strong military power and decided to depose and establish the emperor in order to establish his own authority.  He arrogantly said to the ministers in the court: "The lord of the world should be a wise man. Although the late emperor was smart, he was very disappointing. Now your majesty seems to be following the late emperor's trend, which makes me very disappointed! I heard that Chen  Liu Xie, the remaining king, is very wise and mighty, so why not make him the emperor? If everyone has no objections, then so be it! If even Liu Xie cannot be the emperor, then the old Liu family should not occupy the throne!"

    As soon as he said this, he clearly wanted to usurp the throne of the Han Dynasty, and the crowd suddenly became excited and expressed their opposition.

    Dong Zhuo waved his hand, and more than a hundred soldiers immediately poured out from the vicinity of the main hall. They were all wearing iron armor and holding sharp swords. At a glance, they knew they were Dong Zhuo's confidants.

    Everyone was silent at that moment. Only Yuan Shao broke away from Cao Cao's pull, strode out, and said loudly: "I have been a great man for more than four hundred years, and my kindness is widespread and supported by all the people. Your Majesty is still young now.  There are no reports of any evil deeds. If the general deposed his legitimate son (referring to Liu Bian) and replaced him with a concubine (Liu Xie), who in the world would agree?!"

    Liu Bian¡¯s ascension to the throne was also due to the contributions of Yuan Shao and others.  If General He Jin had not had the support of scholars like them, Liu Xie, who was deeply favored by Emperor Ling, would have been more likely to ascend the throne.  Now if Dong Zhuo changes his position to Liu Xie, he will not only control the government, but also severely slap the face of these aristocratic families.  Moreover, Liu Xie is no longer young and will definitely remember the previous disputes. If he ascends the throne, he may take revenge on Yuan Shao and the others.  Therefore, although Dong Zhuo had the advantage, Yuan Shao still jumped out.

    Dong Zhuo was furious, pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword, and rebuked loudly: "Who are you? How dare you treat me like this?! The world is under my control. I can do whatever I want. Who dares to resist?  !Don¡¯t think that my Dong Zhuo¡¯s sword is not sharp enough!¡±

    Yuan Shao was also so angry that he actually laughed on the spot: "Among the heroes in the world, don't you be the only one, Mr. Dong? I, Yuan Benchu, am not talented, and I also have a sharp blade at my waist!"

    After saying that, Yuan Shao patted the saber on his waist and asked Dong ZhuoHe cupped his hands and walked away!

    Dong Zhuo was frightened by him. When Yuan Shao walked out of the hall, Dong Zhuo realized that he wanted to send people to chase him immediately.

    At this time, Cao Cao stepped forward and said to Dong Zhuo in a low voice: "Dong Gong has just arrived in Luoyang, so he may not understand it yet. Brother Benchu's family has four generations and three princes, and they are very prestigious. They have old stories in various states and counties. If Dong Gong is executed without teaching, the world will be in trouble."  turbulent."

    Dong Zhuo's anger subsided somewhat after being persuaded by Cao Cao.

    And when Yuan Shao walked out of the palace, he also broke out in a cold sweat.  He didn't dare to stay longer, so he quickly jumped on the horse and ran wildly.  Before leaving the city gate, Yuan Shao hung the talisman issued by the court near the east gate, deceived three post horses, and then left for Jizhou.

    Dong Zhuo was furious and immediately ordered Yuan Shao to be wanted.  Wu Qiong knew the details of the Yuan family and quickly stood up and said to Dong Zhuo: "The important matter of deposing an emperor is not something that ordinary people can understand. Yuan Shao just doesn't know the general situation and ran away because of fear. He has no intention of fighting against Ming Gong. If he is wanted  If he is too impatient, he will inevitably cause trouble. The four generations of the Yuan family have spread their kindness, and their disciples and former officials are all over the world. If Yuan Shao recruits heroes and builds up his troops, all the heroes will take advantage of the momentum. At that time, Guandong may not be under the control of Ming Gong  Come on, so it¡¯s better to pardon him and give him the responsibility of being a county magistrate, then he will be happy to be exempted and will not cause trouble."

    Zhou Ao also advised Dong Zhuo: "Yuan Shao is easy to judge and has no plans, so there is nothing to worry about. Wu Qiong is right. Let him be the prefect of the county, he will not cause trouble, and we can win the hearts of the people."

    Dong Zhuo felt that what the two men said had some truth, so he appointed Yuan Shao as the governor of Bohai and gave him the title of Marquis of Tongxiang.

    Wu Qiong and Zhou Ao recommended Han Fu, Liu Dai, Kong Miao, Zhang Zi, Zhang Miao and others to Yuan Shao. Dong Zhuo followed suit and made these people governors of prefectures and counties.  In addition, Dong Zhuo's previous recruitment of Cai Yong also improved his reputation.

    Seeing that the scholars were paying more compliments to him, Dong Zhuo relapsed into his old habit of arrogance. He felt that the time was ripe for establishing another emperor, so he gathered all the civil and military officials and announced rudely: "The emperor (Liu Bian) is weak.  If you are incapable of holding power, you should not be the master of the world. Now I plan to follow the precedents of Yi Yin and Huo Guang, to abolish the position of emperor and replace it with King Chen Liu. What do you think?"

    As he said that, the Xiliang soldiers surrounding him drew their swords and looked at the courtiers menacingly, as if they were about to pounce on them!

    Everyone was silent and did not dare to express their opinions.  Even a brave man like Cao Cao was unwilling to make unnecessary sacrifices and could only hang his head.

    Looking at Lu Bu holding Fang Tian's painted halberd at his side, Dong Zhuo laughed loudly and said loudly: "In the past, Huo Guang decided to dethrone the emperor. Tian Yannian held his sword and was ready to go. If anyone dared to object, he would engage in military law. Now I am with Dong Zhuo.  There is also a child who obeys orders, exactly the same!"

    Everyone present was shocked. Only Shangshu Lu Zhi couldn't stand Dong Zhuo's arrogance. He strode out from the crowd, raised his hands to Dong Zhuo and said loudly: "In the past, Prince Taijia ascended the throne and was ignorant and ignorant.  Yin Cai banished him; after Liu He became emperor, he was accused of thousands of crimes, and Huo Guangcai had to depose him. Now that the emperor is still young and has no wrongdoing, how can Dong Gong cite precedents and feel that deposing the emperor  It¡¯s very inappropriate!¡±

    "Good!" Many people in the crowd did not dare to come out to argue with Dong Zhuo. After hearing Lu Zhi's words, they all couldn't help but praise loudly.

    Dong Zhuo's face sank, and his hand rested on the hilt of the sword.  Cai Yong hurriedly stepped forward and whispered to Dong Zhuo: "Lu Zhi is a great scholar in the country and is very famous. Everyone respects him very much. Now if Duke Ming is unfavorable to him and spreads it, it will damage Duke Ming's prestige!"

    Yilang Peng Bo also saw Dong Zhuo's resentment and hurriedly stepped forward to echo: "If Mr. Dong is angry and kills Lu Zhi today, it will give him a reputation for loyalty. Later history books will inevitably misunderstand Mr. Dong!  Sir, for the sake of future generations, you must not kill him!"

    Cao Cao was also a human spirit, and he quickly whispered in the crowd: "If Mr. Dong dares to kill Lu Zhi today, and kills me and others in the future, will he still have any concerns?!"

    Hearing what he said, everyone fell to the ground and begged for Lu Zhi's mercy.

    Dong Zhuo didn't expect so many people to plead for Lu Zhi, so he let it go and dismissed Lu Zhi.  Lu Zhi was so impassioned today that he thought he would not be able to escape his life. But now that he saw Dong Zhuo dismissing him from his post, while the ministers were begging for mercy from Dong Zhuo, Lu Zhi suddenly became disheartened and begged to return home because of his old illness.

    Now that Lu Zhi is gone, no one dares to openly oppose him.  Dong Zhuo then handed over the memorial to abolish the emperor and asked for his opinion.  Yuan Wei didn't dare to object, so he replied in agreement very respectfully.

    So on September 1st, during the court meeting in Chongde Palace, under Dong Zhuo's pressure, Empress Dowager He issued an edict to depose Liu Bian and appoint Liu Xie as his successor.?.  In order to win Dong Zhuo's trust and restore the new emperor's impression of the Yuan family, Yuan Wei personally stepped forward to untie Liu Bian's seal and handed it to Liu Xie.  Dong Zhuo laughed loudly, and Chongde Hall burst into tears

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 Volume 1 Chapter 81 Cao Cao assassinates Dong Zhuo

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    Cao Cao had a sullen face as he watched Dong Zhuo point at Queen Mother He and scold loudly, while the new emperor Liu Xie, who was sitting on the throne, had a smile on his lips.  Seeing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but shook his head slightly and sighed.

    Liu Xie may have felt that Dong Zhuo had avenged him. In the past, his father clearly wanted to make him the crown prince. However, Queen He and General He Jin strongly opposed it, so his father had no choice but to make Liu Bian the crown prince.  Although his brother Liu Bian is also kind to him, this is the throne of the emperor!

    But Liu Xie, who was secretly proud, would not know that Dong Zhuo's current actions had greatly damaged the face of the Han Dynasty, and might be a precursor to Dong Zhuo's attempt to usurp the throne!

    Cao Cao was lamenting secretly, but Wang Yun in front of him let out a barely concealed sigh.  Fortunately, Dong Zhuo stood in front of Empress Dowager He and was loudly accusing her of forcing Empress Dowager Dong. He was so complacent that he couldn't hear Wang Yun's sigh, otherwise Wang Yunwei would have died today!

    Cao Cao quietly stepped forward and secretly touched Wang Yun's heel with his foot. Wang Yun suddenly woke up and quickly lowered his head.  Later, he quietly turned around and saw Cao Cao behind him, and nodded quickly to express his gratitude.

    At this time, Dong Zhuo announced that Queen Mother He would be moved to Yong'an Palace to let her reflect on her sins.  He established the deposed emperor Liu Bian as King Hongnong and immediately drove him out of the forbidden palace.

    Just two days later, Dong Zhuo ordered the Queen Mother He to be poisoned with poisonous wine, He Jin¡¯s mother Wuyang Jun to be killed, and He Miao¡¯s body to be cut into a coffin and killed!

    At the same time, Dong Zhuo appointed Situ Huang Wan as Taiwei and Sikong Yang Biao as Situ. They nominally shared power with them, but in fact they were ignored and only used their fame to whitewash the court.

    Soon, Dong Zhuo instructed his subordinates to submit a letter to worship Dong Zhuo as prime minister.  At this time, Liu Xie was simply a puppet in the hands of Dong Zhuo. How could he dare to refuse? He quickly ordered Dong Zhuo to be appointed as the prime minister, with no name as counselor, no tendency to enter the court, and sword shoes in the palace!

    Originally, the ministers still had some illusions about Dong Zhuo. They felt that by deposing the emperor, he was fulfilling the last emperor's will, lifting the shackles of the party and promoting party members, which won the hearts of the people.  But when Dong Zhuo became Prime Minister, all the good impressions disappeared.

    ??What does it mean to be an unknown counselor, to enter the court without any trends, and to go to the palace with swords and shoes?  That is to say, there is no need to announce or write the name when performing an event, there is no need to step forward quickly when entering the court, and there is no need to take off the sword and take off the clogs when entering the palace.  Although these three things are not important, they are the highest treatment for powerful ministers in ancient times. They are the trilogy of powerful officials usurping political power.  Basically, if a minister enjoys this treatment, he was either killed by the emperor, or he or his son ascended the throne of the emperor!

    Dong Zhuo also noticed the overt and covert opposition of his officials to him, and his temper became even more irritable.

    On this day, the imperial censor disturbed Long Zongjin when he met Dong Zhuo to report official business. He was negligent and did not take off the sword from his waist.  Dong Zhuo dealt with it casually and winked at the attendant.  The attendant realized what he meant and quietly stepped forward, so Dong Zhuo suddenly took the golden hammer from the attendant's hand and suddenly smashed it against the Dragon-nuisance Sect.

    The harassing dragon sect was completely unprepared and was still listening carefully to Dong Xiangguo's instructions. When he suddenly heard the wind, he just raised his head in surprise, and then he was hit with a bloody head and fell to the ground.

    Dong Zhuo's guards immediately rushed forward, drew their swords, and surrounded the disturbing dragon sect.

    The Nuolong Sect was shocked and turned pale. Regardless of the blood flowing from his head, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Prime Minister, spare your life, Prime Minister, spare your life!"

    "Spare your life?" Dong Zhuo sneered, "If I hadn't been clever, you, a thief like you, would have succeeded! Look at the sword on your waist. If you want to murder Dong, you are still far away!"

    The harassing Long Zong repeatedly cried out that he was wronged, but Dong Zhuo no longer listened to his excuses, but ordered the guards to chop him into meat paste!  From then on, Dong Zhuo had to wear leather armor under his brocade robe every time he went out to ensure his own safety.

    Seeing Dong Zhuo's power over the government and the opposition, and gradually revealing the phenomenon of usurping the Han Dynasty and establishing self-reliance, the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty were very anxious, and the representative figure among them was Wang Yun.

    On this day, after he dismissed the dynasty, he quietly ordered people to say to the ministers: "Today is my birthday, and I would like to invite everyone to a small gathering in my humble home tonight."

    At this time, Wang Yun officially worshiped Situ, served as Shangshu Ling, and was also an important minister in the court. Everyone gave him face and quickly agreed.

    That night, Wang Yun held a banquet in the back hall to entertain the ministers.  At that time, the hall was full of guests, all of whom were dignitaries from the court.

    When all the guests arrived, Wang Yun ordered his family members to close the door tightly and not allow anyone to enter or exit the residence.  After three rounds of drinking, Wang Yun raised the wine in the bottle and suddenly covered his face and burst into tears.

    Everyone was very surprised and asked quickly: "Today is Lord Situ's birthday. You should be happy. How can you cry?"

    Wang Yun sighed and said sadly: "Today is actually not my birthday."I just wanted to get together with everyone and was afraid that Dong Zhuo would become suspicious, so I made this excuse.  Now that Dong Zhuo is bullying the master and taking power, the Han Dynasty is in danger!  Think about how much effort Emperor Gao put in to punish Qin and destroy Chu, and finally bring peace to the world!  I didn¡¯t expect that I would die at the hands of Dong Zhuo today!  When I think of this, I can't help crying!  "

    Hearing what Wang Yun said, all the ministers in the audience burst into tears.  Some people were sincerely sad for the fall of the Han Dynasty and shed tears of sadness; some people were ashamed of their face and felt embarrassed if they didn't cry when others were crying, so they rubbed their eyes vigorously and howled, pretending to be loyal ministers.  Come.

    Wang Yun looked at the mournful people in the house, and his heart became more and more sentimental, and his tears fell into the wine bottle.  He reluctantly raised the wine bottle and drank the bitter wine.

    At this moment, a man suddenly took a few pictures and said with a smile: "All the ministers here, even if we cry from tonight to dawn, and then from dawn to night, can we still cry to death about Dong Zhuo?!"

    Wang Yun followed his reputation and found out that it was Cao Cao, the cavalry captain!  Wang Yun was furious and shouted angrily: "Cao Mengde, your father and ancestors all deprived me of the salary of the Han Dynasty, but I didn't expect you to accept Dong Zhuo's reward and become a knight in charge! I originally valued you very much.  I didn¡¯t expect you to be such a greedy person for power! Now everyone is sad about the future of the big man, how can you laugh?!"

    Cao Cao shook his head slightly and said loudly: "This Xiaoqi Lieutenant is an official position awarded to me by the imperial court. What does it have to do with Dong Zhuo?! If according to Situ's statement, if Situ is in this position now, is he still Dong Zhuo's ally?!  "

    ¡°Bold!¡±

    "Discourteous!"

    "Arrogant!"

    The ministers present shouted loudly and criticized Cao Cao, but Cao Cao just laughed and said nothing.

    Wang Yun heard Cao Cao's words and had no respect for Dong Zhuo, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart.  Thinking about Cao Cao's reminder to him last time, Wang Yun became a little more patient, so he bowed his hand to Cao Cao and said in a deep voice: "I would like to hear the details!"

    Cao Cao bowed his hands in return and said in a deep voice: "I'm not laughing for anything else, but I'm laughing at the fact that you all don't have a plan to kill Dong Zhuo! Although I, Cao Mengde, am not talented, I am willing to cut off Dong Zhuo's head and hang it in front of the capital.  Come on, thank the world!"

    Hearing what Cao Cao said, Wang Yun adjusted his clothes and whispered: "I would like to hear the details!"

    But Cao Cao looked around and refused to say anything more.  So Wang Yun invited him to a side room and asked him about the plan alone.

    Cao Cao said in a low voice: "In the past few days, I have turned myself into a thief. In fact, I wanted to alienate his subordinates and look for opportunities to get rid of Dong. Now through my efforts, Dong Zhuo has some trust in me, and I can be alone with Dong Zhuo."  Meeting. But Dong Zhuo is now wearing leather armor when he comes in and out, and a short blade cannot pierce it. I heard that Lord Situ has a seven-star sword, which is very sharp. I hope you can lend it to me. I am willing to use it to assassinate Dong Zhuo and risk his death.  No regrets!¡±

    Wang Yun was very moved and whispered: "Mengde has such a heart, how lucky the world is! Please accept my three bows!"

    As he spoke, Wang Yun straightened his clothes again and bowed respectfully three times.

    Cao Cao did not dodge. If he succeeded in assassinating Dong Zhuo this time, although he would remain famous in history, he would also be killed by Dong Zhuo's men to vent his anger; if he failed, he would be chopped into pieces by Dong Zhuo.  It's just that a man does something and doesn't do something. Although he, Cao Mengde, can't expand the territory for the Han Dynasty, he is still willing to shed his blood for the Han Dynasty!

    After Wang Yun finished his obeisance, Cao Cao straightened his clothes and bowed three times to Wang Yun: "Master Situ, I just accepted your three obeisances just now to strengthen my determination to break the cauldron; at the same time, I also hope you know that the person I entrusted you with  It can definitely be accomplished! This assassination of Dong Zhuo, if I don't kill him, I, Cao Cao, will never return. But I, Cao Cao, still have an old father and a young son at home. If anything goes wrong, I hope you will take more care of them. I, Cao Mengde, will die without regrets."

    Wang Yun accepted it calmly and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Meng De, I, Wang Yun, will do my best!"

    So Wang Yun got the wine and personally served it to Cao Cao to strengthen his conduct.

    Cao Cao took the wine and sprinkled a small amount on the ground to pay homage to the souls of the heroes who died at the hands of Dong Zhuo, hoping that they would bless him and accomplish great things!  Then he said with a smile: "Wang Situ, I, Cao Mengde, won't let you drink this wine!"

    After saying that, Cao Cao drank it all in one gulp!  He took the sword handed over by Wang Yun and hid it on his body.

    Soon Wang Yun and Cao Cao returned to the banquet together. In front of all the guests, Wang Yun said in a deep voice: "I thought you, Cao Cao, had some good ideas, but I didn't expect it to be these shameful tricks. Even if we fall into the trap of others,  Your hands are also open, how can you act like a ghost! Cao Mengde, you are not worthy of being my guest, why don¡¯t you leave quickly!"

    Cao Cao also pretended to be ashamed, got up and left the table.  All the guests laughed at Cao Cao and drank several glasses of wine., cried a few times, and then they were all happy, and they all went back to their homes to find their mothers.

    Early the next morning, Cao Cao hid the Seven-Star Sword on his body, came to Dong Zhuo's mansion, and asked the guest: "Where is the Prime Minister?"

    During this period, Cao Cao often came to visit, and Dong Zhuo also favored him. The guests did not doubt that he was there, and smiled and said to Cao Cao: "The Prime Minister is in the small pavilion in the backyard."

    Cao Cao then smiled and said: "I had an appointment with the Prime Minister yesterday, and I came here to meet you today. Come on, search me quickly. I have something else to discuss with the Prime Minister!"

    The doorkeeper smiled and shook his head, "Mr. Mengde, you are a regular customer of our Prime Minister's Mansion. The Prime Minister also specifically ordered you not to search your body this morning."

    Cao Cao laughed secretly in his heart: Dong Zhuo, you are seeking death yourself this time!  He casually patted the doorman on the shoulder and strode inside.  However, Cao Cao didn't notice, but the doorman secretly sneered and looked at him with pity

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 Volume 1 Chapter 82 Cao Cao¡¯s ¡°Death¡±

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    Cao Cao strode forward and soon arrived at the small pavilion in the backyard. There were about forty or fifty guards standing around like nails.

    Cao Cao couldn't help but frowned. Normally, Dong Zhuo was surrounded by only three or five guards in his palace. Why did he arrange so many guards this time?

    Although he was surprised, now that he had arrived here, Cao Cao did not want to retreat.  He quietly took a deep breath, calmed his breathing, strode in, and said with a smile: "Xiangguo, Meng De, I'm late."

    Dong Zhuo was wearing a brocade robe, holding a wine jar, and was sitting on the bed, drinking heavily.  Hearing Cao Cao's voice, he put down the wine jar and said with a smile: "Mengde is here. Come here quickly. You are in good hands. I have been given several jars of fine wine as tribute!"

    Cao Cao smiled and stepped forward, lightly nodded to Lu Bu, who was standing next to him, and said hello.

    Lu Bu still had a cool expression and didn't respond at all.

    Cao Cao had long been accustomed to his indifference and was not surprised. He casually took the wine Dong Zhuo handed him, put it to his nose and smelled it. He frowned and took a sip. He couldn't help but asked loudly: "Why is there such a thing in the world?"  Strong wine?"

    Dong Zhuo laughed loudly and said with a smile: "So there is something in Qiao County that you, Cao Mengde, don't know about!"

    "This wine comes from Qiao County?" Cao Cao asked in surprise.

    Dong Zhuo nodded and said with a smile: "Do you know refined salt? Rich people eat rich salt, and the upper class people make salt! This wine is the one that their boss recently made! No, they just sent it this morning  People brought me ten jars of wine, saying they were filial piety to me, the Prime Minister, who has worked so hard on state affairs."

    Cao Cao was very surprised. He knew about the refined salt, and the mysterious owner behind it was his eldest son Cao Ang.  Now it seems that it must have been the kid's idea to make money when he had nothing to do.  Alas, why does this kid Zixiu (Cao Ang) have the same temper as Zilian (Cao Hong)?  It seems that I will have to find a way to transfer Zi Lian away from Qiao County in the future to prevent my son from following his example and becoming a bad example.

    Dong Zhuo didn't know what Cao Cao was feeling, so he just smiled and said, "You are late today. Why, did you drink too much at Wang Yun's house last night?"

    Cao Cao was shocked. How did Dong Zhuo know that he went to Wang Yun's house last night? Did he know what he said to Wang Yun last night?  But thinking about Wang Yun's character, Cao Cao was sure that such a gentleman would never betray him!

    So Cao Cao smiled and said: "Last night Wang Situ said that he wanted to celebrate his birthday. I thought that if I didn't eat the free wine and food, I would go and join in the fun. I didn't expect that Master Situ was getting bigger and bigger and more arrogant.  It¡¯s getting bigger and bigger, and it¡¯s getting stingier. I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s the wine mixed with water, or the water mixed with wine. In short, a bird fades out of the wine!¡±

    Dong Zhuo laughed loudly, nuzzled his mouth at Lu Bu, and said with a smile: "Look first, Meng De's mouth is really sharp! You must make a good friend with him in the future to prevent him from making fun of you in front of others!"

    Lu Bu grinned and smiled.

    Seeing his stiff expression, Dong Zhuo laughed even more.

    Cao Cao took the opportunity and said: "I don't dare to tease General Lu. He holds Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand and has a bloody horse under his crotch. I dare not provoke him! If nothing else, I can't even outrun the skinny horse under my crotch!"  "

    Dong Zhuo laughed loudly, "Fengxian, look at Meng De's mouth, it's amazing! Fengxian, didn't Xiliang pay tribute to a number of good horses recently? You go and pick one yourself and give it to Meng De. It's also mine."  A reward for him!¡±

    Cao Cao quickly saluted Dong Zhuo and thanked Dong Zhuo for his generous gift.

    Lu Bu nodded, but did not leave immediately.  Dong Zhuo frowned slightly, waved his hand, and Lu Bu strode away.

    Seeing Lu Bu leave, Cao Cao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.  Although the voice was low, it was heard by Dong Zhuo who was concentrating.  He couldn't help but shook his head slightly and sighed.

    Cao Cao quickly asked: "Why does the Prime Minister sigh?"

    Dong Zhuo shook his head gently, "It's okay not to talk about some small things. Meng De, although this wine is good, it has great stamina. We are not outsiders. You sit down first while I take a nap."

    Cao Cao quickly stepped forward and helped Dong Zhuo lie down.  Soon, Dong Zhuo heard a loud snoring sound.

    Cao Cao was secretly happy and hurriedly walked to the door of the room and whispered to the guards: "The Prime Minister has fallen asleep. Go outside and don't disturb the Prime Minister's rest."

    The guards all nodded, bowed, and walked out.  Cao Cao felt more at ease and casually put down the bead curtain at the door and wiped it with his arms.

    He touched the Seven-Star Sword with one hand, but Cao Cao hadn¡¯t touched it yet.Before he could take out the knife, he saw Dong Zhuo sitting on the bed with a half-smile but looking at him coldly.

    Cao Cao was shocked, but Dong Zhuo sneered and asked: "Mengde, what is in your arms?"

    Cao Cao was shocked when he discovered his whereabouts, and couldn't help but casually replied: "Seven-star sword!"

    Dong Zhuo sneered and asked: "I invited you to come here to discuss matters, but you came here with a knife hidden in your arms. What do you want to do?!"

    Cao Cao quickly prostrated himself on the ground and said loudly: "Cao got a sword by chance. He thought that a sword is worthy of a hero, so he brought it here to present it to the Prime Minister!"

    Dong Zhuo laughed, noncommittal, but suddenly clapped his hands, and Lu Bu, Li Ru and others strode forward.  There was another person with a sinister look on his face. Cao Cao vaguely remembered that he had seen him at the banquet last night.

    Cao Cao's heart felt cold, but his face remained calm, pretending to be surprised, and asked with a smile: "Fengxian is back so soon? You must choose the BMW carefully and be responsible to me! Fengxian, Wenyou,  Come and see my newly acquired sword!"

    Lu Bu slammed Fang Tian's painted halberd into the ground, causing the fine wooden boards on the ground to split into several pieces!

    Li Ru sneered and said loudly: "Cao Cao, stop acting. This gentleman went to the Prime Minister's Mansion early this morning and told you and Wang Yun's conspiracy. I think you are also very cheerful.  Man, it¡¯s better to plead guilty and obey the law quickly, so as to save yourself some physical pain!¡±

    Cao Cao used his brain and thought nervously.  Although someone came to tell the truth, there was no one else when he and Wang Yun were secretly discussing in the wing. As long as they refused to admit it, the secret should not be leaked.  So Cao Cao was very surprised and asked: "What crime do you admit?! Wen You? Don't make such a joke with me! I, Cao Mengde, finally bought a sword and wanted to give it to the Prime Minister. Don't go there."  Dirty water was thrown on me!"

    When Li Ru saw that Cao Cao still refused to admit his guilt, he pushed the informant. The man fell to the ground, kowtowed to Dong Zhuo, and said loudly: "Master Xiangguo, last night Cao Cao came to Wang Yun's house and said that he  After being able to take the Prime Minister's head, Wang Yun immediately invited him to the secret room for discussion, and waited for a long time before he came out. Today, Cao Cao came here with the intention of assassinating the Prime Minister, so please keep an eye on it!"

    Cao Cao laughed loudly and said loudly: "How can the Prime Minister fall for your clumsy alienation plan?! Sir Wang is appointed as Situ and serves as the minister, all because of the trust of the Prime Minister. If Wang Situ also separates from the Prime Minister, the world will be in ruins  Who else will be loyal to the Prime Minister?! As for me, Cao Cao, I was appointed as the Prime Minister of Jinan in the past. I was so depressed that I had to go home and study behind closed doors. Even if I was appointed as the Commander of the Dian Army, it was just a conciliatory title. Until the Prime Minister treated me.  He valued me and appointed me as the Commander of the Knights, so that I can rely on the Prime Minister¡¯s trust in me to be proud and proud again in Luoyang and Kyoto! Without the Prime Minister, Wang Situ and I would not be where we are today!¡±

    Seeing that Cao Cao was categorical and confident in what he said, Dong Zhuo, Li Ru and others also hesitated a little. They all looked at the informant - was this guy greedy for wealth and wanted to falsely accuse the minister?

    That minister didn¡¯t have the courage of Cao Cao. He was trembling when everyone stared at him.  Especially when Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu glared at them with murderous eyes, this man couldn't even speak, he just kowtowed repeatedly.

    Dong Zhuo frowned. It was really hard to figure out who was telling the truth and who was lying.  He waved his hand and said, "Fengxian, please take that sword over and let me take a look first."

    After hearing the order, Lu Bu strode forward and walked to Cao Cao. He held a halberd in one hand and stretched out his other hand in front of Cao Cao.

    Although Cao Cao has learned martial arts, he is definitely no match for Lu Bu. Seeing that Lu Bu was very guarded, he immediately gave up the idea of ??resisting with a sword and obediently handed over the Seven-Star Sword.

    Lu Bu grabbed the knife and presented it to Dong Zhuo.  Dong Zhuo took the sword and saw that the sword was inlaid with seven gems. It was very gorgeous. He drew the sword lightly and heard a clang sound. The blade had popped out, shining brightly and very sharp!

    Dong Zhuo could not help but praise loudly: "What a knife!"

    Cao Cao took the opportunity and said: "Please see, Prime Minister, if I, Cao, come here to commit an assassination, I will definitely choose a dagger that looks unprepossessing. At least it won't make any strange noise when I take it out of the sheath! If I really use this knife to commit an assassination, it will not make any difference as soon as I pull it out."  If the sword comes, the Prime Minister will be alerted. I, Cao, am quite meticulous in my work, how can I make such a mistake?!"

    As he spoke, Cao Cao cursed in his heart: Wang Yun, Wang Yun, why is your sword so virtuous?  Fortunately, I didn't have time to draw the knife to stab him, otherwise I would have lost everything!  Alas, it¡¯s my fault that I was so excited last night after I made up my mind to assassinate Dong Zhuo that I didn¡¯t check the Seven-Star Sword.  But now it seems that this can save my life. I hope this rhetoric can get through.

    I have to say that what Cao Cao said makes sense, at least Lu Bu nodded repeatedly.

    Dong Zhuo frowned and thought about it.One day, the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't understand it. He simply said loudly: "Grandma, I can't tell who of you two is telling the truth and who is telling a lie! Let's do this. I'd rather kill the wrong person than let him go."  Come on! Come on, put these two people in death row. No one is allowed to visit without my order! Block the news and let the news out, saying that Cao Cao tried to assassinate Ben Xiangguo and was killed by Fengxian. I want to  Let¡¯s see how the ministers react!¡±

    Everyone bowed to accept the order, while Cao Cao shouted that he was wronged

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 Volume 1 Chapter 83 Vow to Kill Dong Zhuo

    Chenliu, in the barren mountains, Cao Jun camped.

    Xia Houyuan frowned and said in a low voice: "Zixiu, we can't wait here any longer. There are now 700 strong young men in the camp, and it costs a lot of money just to eat every day. When we first came here,  One is to train his subordinates, and the other is to escort the goods. But why are we staying here stupidly now? If we stay here any longer, our whereabouts will be exposed. At that time, just explaining it to Chen Liuguo's officials would be a big problem!  "

    Cao Ang sighed. In fact, people have been reporting this problem to him in the past few days, but he couldn't say that he had no idea that Cao Cao would raise troops to attack Dong Zhuo here.

    Just when Cao Ang was racking his brains to find an excuse, Xiao Yi suddenly ran in and couldn't help crying and said: "Young Master, my lord has been killed by Dong Zhuo!"

    "What?" Cao Ang and Xia Houyuan suddenly changed their expressions, and they all jumped up.  Cao Ang grabbed Xiao Yi by the collar and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could my father be killed by Dong Zhuo?!"

    Xia Houyuan also stared at Xiao Yi and roared angrily: "Xiao Yi, shaking the morale of the army is a capital crime. If you spread rumors, I will kill you!"

    Xiao Yi suppressed her sadness and rushed into Cao Ang's tent, then burst into tears. In just a short moment, her face was already covered with tears and snot.  He took out a piece of paper from his arms, handed it to Cao Ang tremblingly, and burst into tears.

    Cao Ang only felt weak in his hands and feet. How could this be possible?  !  It is clearly written in the history books that Cao Cao will successfully escape from Luoyang, mobilize the princes to attack Dong Zhuo, and then conquer the south and the north, dividing the world.  How could he die at the hands of Dong Zhuo now? This is unscientific!  However, since he can travel to this ancient time, then Cao Cao can also die when he is young, anything is possible!

    Cao Ang felt as if his arms were filled with lead. He couldn't lift them up at all, and he couldn't pick up the paper.  Xia Houyuan on the side grabbed the piece of paper, his eyes widened, and the corners of his eyes seemed to be opened by him!  I saw it written on the paper: At the end of November, the traitor Cao Cao assassinated Prime Minister Dong Gong. After the conspiracy was exposed, he was executed by Lu Fengxian A special message was sent to the world to warn future generations

    Xia Houyuan weakly let go of his hand, and the piece of paper floated to the ground.

    Looking at Xia Houyuan's expression, Cao Ang knew that what was written on that piece of paper must be true, not to mention that there was a government seal stamped at the end of the paper!  If the news can be published on relatively expensive paper and stamped with the official seal, then the news must be true!

    ¡°It was as if all the tendons in Cao Ang¡¯s body had been taken away, and there was no energy left in his bones!  He fell to the ground, not knowing what to do.  It has been more than a year since he traveled to ancient times. Although the time he spent with Cao Cao was short, the father and son both had true feelings. Cao Ang also superimposed the image of his father in later generations with Cao Cao, and truly regarded Cao Cao as his father.  !

    I can't forget that my father explained the art of war to me under the oil lamp, meticulously and patiently; I can't forget that when I had a cold and fever, my father stayed by my side, constantly changing the sweat towel on my forehead; I can't forget that when I was hunting, I suddenly jumped up  A wild wolf came out, and his bare-handed father desperately blocked it in front of his chest!  Can't forget

    Tears kept pouring out of Cao Ang's eyes, but he did not dare to cry loudly like Xiao Yi.  After all, he was the commander of an army. How could he let his soldiers hear his uncontrollable cries?  !

    Cao Ang bit his lip with all his strength, tears, snot, and blood in his mouth mixed together, flowing down the corners of his mouth.  It's like a little wolf that has lost its shelter, trying to cry but not daring to expose itself. It can only feel sad secretly in the dark night, and its heartache is extremely painful!

    Xia Houyuan looked very distressed. He wiped away his tears and rushed up. He held Cao Ang in his arms and comforted him in a low voice: "Zixiu, master knows that you are in pain. Just cry. No one will laugh at you!"

    Cao Ang just put his hand into his mouth, biting hard without making a sound.

    Xia Houyuan patted Cao Ang's back and advised in a low voice: "Although your father and I are not biological brothers, we had a good relationship! He passed away, and I am also very sad. I understand your feelings, but Ang  Son, you can't fall down with too much sadness now. Now that your father has passed away, the burden of revitalizing the Cao family falls on your shoulders. Your aunt (Bian) gave birth to your younger brother Cao Pi some time ago. Now the whole family is young.  They are all counting on you, you can¡¯t fall"

    Xiao Yi also rushed up, wiped the tears from his eyes, and whispered: "Young Master, just cry. After I go out, I will say that it was me who cried, and no one will know!"

    Cao Ang didn¡¯t speak, he just looked at the tent, his eyes dull and dull!

    When Xia Houyuan saw that it was nothing, he let go of Cao Ang, stared into his eyes, and said angrily: "Last year, the good man who retreated from the enemy alone and wrote poems in seven steps has only such little endurance. It really disappoints me! Cao Zixiu??If you are still acting like a girl, you are not worthy of being my disciple, and you are not worthy of your father's expectations!  "

    Maybe it was because of what he said that Cao Ang suddenly woke up; maybe it was because he was so sad that he became somewhat sober.  All in all, Cao Ang looked straight at Xia Houyuan and said loudly: "Master, I want revenge!"

    "Okay!" Xia Houyuan praised loudly: "That's right! There are many good guys in the world, some of them are famous, and I am familiar with the masters. As long as we can spare the money, we will definitely be able to hire top killers. As long as we work hard,  Maybe we can kill that Lu Bu! Master, I will personally take action when the time comes, and I will never let him have an easy time!"

    Cao Ang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "L¨¹ Bu was just Dong Zhuo's thug. How could he dare to murder my father without Dong Zhuo's order?! Moreover, my father originally assassinated Dong Zhuo for the sake of the world and the Han Dynasty. As his son, I  He will definitely fulfill his wish!¡±

    "You want to assassinate Dong Zhuo?" Xia Houyuan asked in surprise, and then slapped his thigh: "As expected of my apprentice, he has courage! Although Dong Zhuo is the prime minister, as long as we make up our minds, I don't believe that he will defend us for twelve hours.  Be strict! If nothing else, we can always pick out twenty good players among the seven hundred people in our camp! Master will lead them to Luoyang now and fight to the death to fulfill your wish!"

    Cao Ang saluted Xia Houyuan gratefully, but still shook his head.  Then I heard Cao Ang say in a deep voice: "Master, I don't want to assassinate Dong Zhuo, I want to kill Dong Zhuo openly!"

    As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Even Xia Houyuan couldn't help but touched Cao Ang's head to see if his disciple had a fever due to excessive sadness, and then said nonsense.  Who is Dong Zhuo? He is the prime minister and the most powerful person in the court. What qualifications do you, an eleven or twelve-year-old child, have to say this?  !

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Master, don't worry, I'm not just talking nonsense. Although Dong Zhuo is the prime minister, his rule is not unbreakable. During this period, I based on the letters exchanged with my grandfather and father and my own judgment on the situation of the court.  , it can be concluded that Dong Zhuo is now king on the beach. As soon as the flood comes, the power structure he built will collapse!

    First, Dong Zhuo only rewarded his men with wealth and beauty, but did not grant them high officials.  On the one hand, this is because Dong Zhuo's men are not qualified enough; on the other hand, it is because Dong Zhuo is wary of these Xiliang officers and soldiers under him, fearing that someone will pose a threat to his status after gaining power!  Therefore, if Dong Zhuo goes smoothly, his men will be happy to obey orders; if Dong Zhuo is at a disadvantage, his men will not be as loyal as he expected!

    Second, Dong Zhuo promoted all his party members to governors of various regions. Although this improved his reputation to a certain extent, he lost the foundation of his rule over various regions.  These party members have a reputation for loyalty, and often have the support of aristocratic families behind them. They can easily pacify various places and control political power.  At this time, how could they succumb to a reckless man from Xiliang?  It is even less possible for him to surrender willingly!  I dare say that as long as we raise the flag of justice, all places will definitely respond!  You know, Jingnan is the easiest person to get promoted, make a fortune, and establish meritorious deeds!

    Third, Dong Zhuo manipulated the emperor to dethrone the emperor and went beyond his duties as a minister. In addition, he now took charge of the country by himself, which was highly suspected of usurping the Han Dynasty and establishing itself.  In addition, there are rumors that he slept on the dragon bed and bullied the emperor. Who among the scholars would ignore it?  The Han Dynasty has lasted for more than four hundred years, and the Han Dynasty's bloodline rule over the world has been recognized by the world. How can Dong Zhuo be easily shaken?  Seeing Dong Zhuo usurping power, how could Liu Biao, Liu Zhang and others give up?  !

    Fourth, the many years of rebellion by Han Sui in Xiliang and Boyu in Beigong have depleted the court's foundation there. The long-term counter-rebellion war has also exhausted the court's various resources. Now the court can only bite the northwest region.  Ya keeps investing but sees no return.  Although Dong Zhuo took control of the political power, he also shouldered a heavy burden!  Although Luoyang is the imperial capital, food and supplies are basically transported through Guandong. Once a rebel army rises here, we can cut off the supplies from Luoyang.  I can conclude that the resources Dong Zhuo can use are really limited.  Dong Zhuo simply couldn't survive a few days relying solely on the government's original inventory!  At that time, if he wants to maintain his troops, he will have to plunder the people. In this way, the people's morale will be lost, and the discipline of the troops will be ruined. Even the elite divisions will be reduced to the appearance of gold and jade but the ruins inside. How can  Maybe he's still an opponent of the rebels?  !

    With these four points, Dong Zhuo will be defeated and I will be able to take revenge!  "

    Xia Houyuan looked at the disciple in front of him in surprise. Although he knew that his disciple was smart and courageous, he didn't expect that he had such a clear understanding of the general trend of the world. It was really rare!  Let alone others, Xia Houyuan himself was not aware of these aspects. It can be said that Cao Ang's words gave him a huge shock!

    Xia Houyuan was convinced by Cao Ang's words.He bowed and asked: "Then how do we raise a rebel army? We only have 700 people now!"

    Cao Ang only said two names, "Weizi, Qiao Mao!"

    Just these four words solved Xia Houyuan's doubts!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 84 Even more powerful than a tiger

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    The fact that Wei Zi was known by Cao Ang and other people in Qiao County was actually due to Vincent who died young.  In the past, when talking about Vincent, everyone said that he was as famous as Wei Zi and that he was a famous rich man in the Chenliu generation.  After talking for a long time, I also remembered Wei Zi¡¯s name.  Therefore, when Cao Ang said Wei Zi's name, Xia Houyuan couldn't help but nodded: "Yes, Wei Zi's family is very wealthy. With him funding us, we don't have to worry about military expenses. But we have never been friends with him. Can we get him?"  Where are the funds?¡±

    Cao Ang had regained his composure at this time and said in a deep voice: "Uncle, don't worry. My grandfather had some dealings with Navez not long ago because of the sales agent issue of refined salt. This time I came to Chenliu, and I brought my grandfather's autographed letter."  , preparing to meet with Wei Zi and strengthen business contacts. I heard that Wei Zi is very knowledgeable and extremely loyal to the Han Dynasty, so my nephew should be able to fool him! "

    "Fooling?" Xia Houyuan asked in surprise.

    Cao Ang quickly scratched his head, "Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue! By the way, uncle, this Qiao Mao was once the governor of Yanzhou and is now the prefect of Dongjun. If we come rashly, maybe he will hide behind closed doors. Please also ask the master to send someone home.  Get me a handwritten letter from my grandfather."

    Xia Houyuan shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "Zixiu, it seems that you still don't understand the principle of obeying authority in urgent matters. Don't you have your grandfather's autographed letter in your hand? Compare it to writing one yourself.  Well, as for the seal, it will only be used once anyway, just find a carrot and carve it. I said that when your father and others were skipping school together, I often did this"

    Cao Ang was speechless. Xia Houyuan also realized that he had let something slip. He laughed sarcastically and stopped talking.

    The atmosphere was a bit awkward. Cao Ang pondered for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "Master, let's divide the troops into two groups. I will go to Weizi's house to visit, hoping to persuade him to help; Master, you go and explain the current situation to the soldiers.  situation, let everyone understand our current situation. If you are willing to follow us to resist the tyrants, then the salary will be doubled next month. Anyway, it is the Chinese New Year, which can be regarded as a little kindness from my family; and the soldiers are not willing to take risks, we will not force it  I want to stay, but wages have been tight recently, so I hope they will agree to let us default on the payment for a few days, and we can make up for it when we have enough money."

    Xia Houyuan nodded, this is also a good idea.  They say that being a soldier means you get food. Isn¡¯t that what everyone wants to be a soldier for?  Rather than being delayed in payment, it is better to earn double the payment!  What's more, many people's relatives are working in the Cao family's fields, which really can't take away this face.  In this way, even if someone leaves, the number of people will be significantly reduced.

    Seeing that Xia Houyuan agreed, Cao Ang left Xiao Yi behind and asked him to find someone to imitate the seal. He took Liao Hua and five other guards to Chenliu to meet Wei Zi.

    Of course, before the visit, Cao Ang went to the market to pick out some gifts. After all, this was his first visit, so how could he be empty-handed.

    Soon, Cao Ang led the people to make the purchases, carried the gifts and came to the door of Weizi, explained the purpose of his visit to the guests, and handed over the greeting cards.

    Soon the middle door opened wide, and one of them strode out with a round face and chubby body, smiling without saying a word.  However, at this time, the man's face was tense, and he strode up to Cao Ang, bowed deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Chen Liu, Xiaolian Weizi Xu, has seen the orphan of Cao Gong, the righteous man who assassinated Dong Zhuo and became famous all over the world!"

    Cao Ang bowed and returned the salute: "Cao Zixiu has met Uncle Wei. My father once told me about my uncle before his death. He said that you were kind and charitable, and promoted filial piety and integrity with your benevolence and filial piety. He told me to learn more from my uncle!"

    Wei Zi was overjoyed: "Does Mr. Cao know me too? I am really lucky in this life! Zixiu, please!"

    Cao Ang said quickly: "Uncle, please!"

    So the two of them entered the mansion together, with Cao Ang slightly behind.  After entering the house, the guests were seated.

    Wei Zi leaned over and said: "I just received the news a few days ago that Cao Cao failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo and was killed by Lu Bu. Alas, the success fell short! But even so, Cao Cao's righteous deeds are known to the world, which is really admirable!"

    Cao Ang stood up quickly, returned to Wei Zi and said: "Now the Han Dynasty has no owner, Dong Zhuo is monopolizing power, bullying the emperor and harming the people, and the world is in disgrace. My father fought hard, only regretting that his strength was not enough, and he died generously! Now Dong Zhuo is arrogant and posts famous posts everywhere.  I am so angry to humiliate my father and bear the hatred of my family and the country! I heard that Duke Wei is a loyal and righteous man, so I came to ask for help shamelessly!"

    Wei Zi did not shirk, but held up his hands and said: "Now that there is chaos in the world, it cannot be quelled without soldiers; Dong's thieves are raging in the court, and there is no way to control them without soldiers! Now Cao Gong has the hope of the world. Although he sacrificed his life generously, he was not loyal in the name of justice.  But it resounded throughout the universe. As long as Zixiu raises the flag of righteousness, the brave men of the world will join in enthusiastic support. I have long had the idea of ????raising an army to attack Dong, but I only regret that I have not met a hero.?Since Zixiu has such great ambitions, I am willing to sell my property to help him!  "

    Cao Ang stood up, saluted Wei Zi, and said respectfully: "Although Ang is not talented, he is willing to shoulder the responsibility for the battlefield expedition. As for the logistics supply, I hope that my uncle will join hands with my uncle Lian, and we will help the country together!"

    Wei Zi returned the salute and said loudly: "So, my son Xu is very lucky. Since he has surrendered to the general, the general can talk to me as an equal and call me his son Xu. Brother Zixiu, I heard that Dongjun Prefect Qiao  Mao came to Chenliu recently and hopes that Brother Zixiu will discuss raising an army with him to build up his momentum!"

    Cao Ang nodded and said in a deep voice: "I have exactly the same idea, but I don't have an official position yet, so it would be a little inappropriate to come here rashly!"

    Wei Zi shook his head, "Zixiu, please don't belittle yourself. Your father's reputation for loyalty is resounding throughout the world. Everyone respects him very much, and they will also respect you, the orphan of a martyr. As long as you come to see me, Mr. Qiao will definitely do it."  Welcome at the central door!

    As for your official position, you have nothing to worry about. If nothing else, there is still a quota for filial piety and integrity in Yuzhou this year.  If you, the orphan of a martyr, can't promote filial piety and integrity, who in the world will believe you?  !  After you have promoted filial piety and integrity, if you take the lead in launching a rebellion, the princes will definitely grant you an official position to strengthen your career!  "

    Cao Ang stood up and said loudly: "The rise of the army begins now! You will be the first to help the country!"

    Wei Zi laughed and said, "Thank you for your promotion. If it is beneficial to the country, I will die without regrets!"

    The two met and laughed!

    In the afternoon, under the guidance of Xia Houyuan, a fresh letter written by Cao Song to Qiao Mao was released, and the seal on it was also made vividly.

    With this letter in hand, Cao Ang took Liao Hua to Qiao Mao's residence to meet him.  If, as Wei Zi expected, he saw Cao Ang's name card, Qiao Mao immediately ordered the middle door to be opened to welcome Cao Ang.

    Of course, Qiao Mao maintained his identity and did not go out to greet him. Instead, he stood at the door of the living room, waiting for Cao Ang to pay his respects.

    After Cao Ang saluted, Qiao Mao immediately helped Cao Ang up and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be so old. I hugged you when you were a child! I also heard about Meng De. He is really a hero and a man.  , I, Qiao Mao, am so ashamed! When Mengde was elected as the prefect of Dongjun, he refused to take up the post. I, Qiao Mao, was eager to do things for the people, so I took his position. I am really ashamed!"

    Cao Ang quickly said: "Uncle, don't blame yourself. When my father was elected as the governor of Dongjun, it was nothing more than the overt promotion and covert promotion of my father by the regular servants. It was a conspiracy of Yan Huan! Since my uncle took office, he has renovated roads,  The herdsmen make a living and have an excellent official reputation. My father also said last year that if he takes this position, he may not be as good as his uncle!"

    Qiao Mao laughed, feeling very proud in his heart: "It was Mengde who promoted me! When my father was still alive, he once said to me, 'Now that the world is about to be in chaos, the one who can bring peace to the people must be Mengde'! Brother Mengde is loyal and upright.  , who had a heart for the country, was now killed by Lu Bu Xiaoxiao, the sky has no eyes!"

    Qiao Mao's father was Qiao Xuan, who had served as a Taiwei.  After hearing Qiao Mao relaying his father's evaluation of Cao Cao, Cao Ang stood up straight and acted as if he was all ears.

    When Qiao Mao finished speaking, Cao Ang choked up and said, "My father once said to me during his lifetime: 'The former Taiwei Qiao Gong is a man of high virtue and great love. The country cares about the country and its teachings, and the soldiers think about their orders'"

    Hearing that Cao Cao had such high regard for his father Qiao Xuan, Qiao Mao was very happy. Regardless of his dignity, he personally led Cao Ang in and sat in the center of the hall.

    After hearing Cao Ang say that he wanted to launch an army to attack Dong Zhuo, Qiao Mao nodded repeatedly, clapped his hands and praised: "I also have this idea. Not long ago, Yuan Benchu ??sent someone to contact me and also mentioned this matter. It seems that there are heroes in the world.  , are all interested in this! Zixiu, if you need anything, tell your uncle. Whether it¡¯s armor, equipment, or soldiers, even though my uncle is not talented, he can still provide you with something."

    Cao Ang shook his head slightly and looked around.  Qiao Mao understood what he meant. Although he laughed at him for being too cautious, he still ordered his attendants to step back.

    Cao Ang then said: "After learning the news of my father's heroic death, I have sent people on flying horses to inform my grandfather, sell off the property, and recruit heroes. And in the morning, I had a good discussion with Wei Zi Xu, and he has decided to join the army.  My subordinate. In the short term, the food and grass issue is not a worry. But now there is a more important matter. In the entire Chenliu, Dongjun, and even the entire Yuzhou, you are the only one qualified to handle this matter, so I came here to ask for your help!  "

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, Qiao Mao became more interested and quickly urged Cao Ang to explain it carefully.

    Cao Ang then said: "Although the heroes from all over the country are preparing to raise troops, it is not convenient because the name is not right and the words are not right. My uncle is the governor of Dongjun and has inextricable connections with the officialdom of Luoyang. If my uncle can pretend to be the three princes to move the letter,  It was reported to Yizhou County that Dong Zhuo was guilty and that the emperor was in danger. They hoped for righteous soldiers to relieve the national calamity. Then the world wouldThe heroes all have a legitimate reason to raise armies!  The world is so lucky, and the country is so lucky!  "

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, Qiao Mao frowned at first, then thought nervously, looked at Cao Ang's sincere eyes, and finally made up his mind.  I heard him say in a deep voice: "Meng De dared to assassinate Dong alone and died generously. I, Qiao Yuanwei, am also willing to imitate his feat and help the country. Although it is not too kind to pretend to be the Three Lords to move the book, but it is urgent to obey the authority. This  Just leave it to me!"

    Cao Ang stood up and saluted respectfully: "If you can help the country, the first contribution will be made by Qiao Gong!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 85 Selection of Alliance Leader

    A few days later, Qiao Mao's forged letter and announcement had spread, and Cao Ang officially moved his camp outside Chenliu City, setting up a banner to recruit volunteers.

    Although Cao Ang was still young at this time, he had already been jointly elected as Xiaolian by Qiao County and Chenliu. In addition, his father Cao Cao's loyalty to Dong was well known in the world. Therefore, after raising the banner of recruiting troops, people came soon.  defect.  Among them, two of the more famous ones are Le Jin, a native of Yangping Wei, whose courtesy name is Wenqian; and Li Dian, a native of Julu, Shanyang, whose courtesy name is Mancheng.  As for Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren and others, they continued to stay in Qiao County to stabilize the Cao family's foundation and provide food and supplies for the army.

    So Cao Ang reorganized his troops and now had six well-known generals under his command, including Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Wei Zi, Le Jin, Li Dian, and Liao Hua, and his troops rapidly expanded to more than 4,000 people.

    At this time, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, also received a secret letter from Qiao Mao and was very hesitant.  He said to several officials around him: "I was able to serve as the governor of Jizhou because of Dong Zhuo's recommendation. Due to my friendship with him, not long ago I sent people to monitor Yuan Shao and not allow him to lead the army out of the county.  But now that Sangong is sending letters to various places, should we help Dong Zhuo or Yuan Shao?"

    After hearing this, Liu Hui, who was in charge of the government, was furious and said sternly: "Han Gong's appointment as the prefecture pastor was due to the emperor's appointment. What does it have to do with him Dong Zhuo?! Now Cao Mengde sacrificed his life to assassinate Dong Zhuo. He died generously and was praised by the world. Is it true?  Are you saying that Mr. Han wants to disobey the wishes of the world¡¯s scholars? Besides, we are raising troops for the sake of the country. Who cares about Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo? Whoever is beneficial to the country, we should help!"

    Hearing what Liu Hui said, Han Fu also felt that he was at a loss and couldn't help but feel ashamed.

    After Liu Hui's impassioned speech, he was worried that Han Fu would blame him for his reprimand just now, and he felt a little regretful.  In addition, when he saw that Han Fu had no intention of taking the lead in revolting, he quickly offered up some advice and said: "Sending troops to fight is a dangerous thing, and we can't be the first. Anyway, we have time now, so why not take a look at what other states are doing?"  We will wait until there are states and counties that take action, and then we will raise troops to respond. Anyway, Jizhou now has strong troops and horses, and is not weaker than other states and counties; even if other states take the lead in raising the flag of rebellion, they will not achieve greater achievements than Jizhou! "

    Han Fu heard what he wanted, so he withdrew his supervision of Yuan Shao, wrote a letter to Yuan Shao himself, listed Dong Zhuo's crimes, and allowed Yuan Shao to launch an army.  At the same time, Han Fu also sent someone to deliver a large amount of military rations to express his apology for his previous activities.

    So Yuan Shao left his generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou to guard Bohai, and stationed troops in Hanoi. Together with Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, he trained his troops and horses and was ready to attack at any time.  Kong Yu, the governor of Yuzhou, stationed in Yingchuan, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu, Zhang Chao, the governor of Guangling, Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun, Yuan Yi, the governor of Shanyang, Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, and others all proposed troops.  Heading to Suanzao, the later general Yuan Shu also led his troops to garrison Luyang and strengthened his troops.

    Bao Xin had a very good relationship with Cao Cao in the past, and regarded Cao Ang as his nephew. He not only replenished Cao Ang's army with a lot of ordnance, but also sent a large amount of food and grass supplies for free.

    Cao Ang was also very grateful to this generous uncle.  Thinking that in later history, Bao Xin risked his life to rescue Cao Cao, but he died heroically in battle without any bones left, Cao Ang felt grateful and compassionate towards Bao Xin.  So Cao Ang decided to give Bao Xin a great contribution, that is, the first corrective edict!

    ¡°Before, Cao Ang also thought about proposing a corrective edict, but he was still a child after all. Even if he proposed a corrective edict, he would not be convinced by everyone.  Unlike in history, when Cao Cao escaped from Luoyang and issued an imperial edict, Cao Ang had been living in Qiao County, and he had no chance to come into contact with the imperial edict.

    But Bao Xin was different. He was recruited by General He Jin to serve as Cavalry Commander, and recruited more than a thousand soldiers. When he returned to Luoyang, he caught up with Dong Zhuo's visit to Beijing.  Bao Xin saw the danger of Dong Zhuo and persuaded Yuan Shao to kill Dong Zhuo, but Yuan Shao was afraid to act at that time.  So Bao Xin returned to his hometown angrily. Later, He Jin's old troops came to join him one after another, and soon more than 20,000 soldiers were recruited.  If a secret order comes from the palace, then Bao Xin, who has a large number of former Habayashi Guards soldiers in the army, is most likely to receive it.

    After Cao Ang¡¯s patient persuasion, Bao Xin finally agreed to Cao Ang¡¯s request and sent letters to various princes, saying that he had received a secret edict from the emperor to attack Dong Zhuo.

    Cao Ang immediately pulled out the historical slogans from his mind, and with a stroke of his pen, silently wrote out the slogans to attack Dong Zhuo: "Ang and others would like to declare to the world with great righteousness: Dong Zhuo despised the heaven and the earth, destroyed the country and killed the king; he desecrated the palace and banned it.  Harmful creatures; wolves are ruthless and full of sins! Today, under the secret edict of the emperor, a large number of righteous soldiers are gathered, vowing to sweep away the Central Plains and kill all the evil forces. I hope that the righteous troops will be raised to vent public anger together; support the royal family and save the people. When the day comes,  Follow it quickly!"

    As soon as this proclamation came out, princes from all over the country responded one after another.  Even if they cannot send troops, they still send envoys to build up their momentum.  Although there are not too many soldiers and horses, there are many names.

    ?In the first town, the later general Yuan Shu, the prefect of Nanyang.  In the second town, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou.  In the third town, Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou.  In the fourth town, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou.  In the fifth town, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi County.  In the sixth town, Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu.  In the seventh town, Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun.  In the eighth town, Yuan Yi, the governor of Shanyang.  In the ninth town, Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jibei Province.  In the tenth town, Kong Rong, the governor of Beihai.  In the eleventh town, Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling.  In the twelfth town, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou.  In the Thirteenth Town, Ma Teng, the governor of Xiliang.  In the Fourteenth Town, Gongsun Zan, the governor of Peking.  In the fifteenth town, Zhang Yang, the governor of Shangdang.  In the 16th town, Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, the Marquis of Wucheng.  In the seventeenth town, Yuan Shao, the Marquis of Qixiang and the governor of Bohai, lived.  As for Cao Ang, although his troops were limited and his status was very low, he was just a filial and honest man. However, for the sake of his late father Cao Cao, everyone still listed him as the 18th town man.

    People from all walks of life gathered together. Cao Ang, Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao and others, as landlords, slaughtered sheep and horses one after another, gathered the princes, and discussed the strategy of advancing the army.

    The prefect Wang Kuang has always had a good relationship with Yuan Shao. Before coming, he had secretly discussed with Yuan Shao to promote him to the throne of alliance leader.  So he said loudly in front of everyone: "We, the eighteen towns, will fight against Dong Zhuo together. We must set up an alliance leader and enforce orders and prohibitions in order to win the war! I don't know what your opinions are. Who are the candidates?"

    Although Cao Ang was still young, he still had a place. After listening to Wang Kuang's words, he took the lead and said: "Benchu's uncle, the fourth and third prince, has many old officials, and is a descendant of a famous prime minister in our Han Dynasty, so he can be the leader of the alliance!  "

    Although Cao Ang is the weakest, his reputation is very upright. His words quickly resonated with everyone.

    Yuan Shao looked at Cao Ang with great relief in his eyes, and said to himself: Meng De, you died young, but your son was very brave and well-informed. He knew that it would be a good idea to elect me as the leader of the alliance.  I, Yuan Benchu, will definitely not treat him badly!

    Of course, not everyone agrees with Cao Ang¡¯s suggestion, such as Yuan Shao¡¯s younger brother Yuan Shu.

    Here, we will briefly introduce the relationship between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.  Both of them were the sons of Yuan Feng, but Yuan Shao was born as a concubine.  Yuan Feng was worshiped by Sikong, and their uncle Yuan Cheng, who was worshiped by Zuo Zhonglang, died young.  In order to continue his brother's legacy, Yuan Feng adopted Yuan Shao to Yuan Cheng.  Yuan Shao was born handsome and mighty, and was liked by Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei. However, Yuan Shu believed that he was the legitimate son of the royal family, and was extremely dissatisfied with Yuan Shao. The two could not be said to be incompatible, but they also had many conflicts.

    For example, at this time, Yuan Shu really hoped that someone would recommend him as the leader of the alliance, but he waited and waited, but no one came forward at all.  Seeing that the seventeen princes all agreed with Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shu could not openly oppose it. He could only stand up with his head lowered and said nothing.

    Yuan Shao looked coldly at Yuan Shu, who had his head lowered, and thought to himself: Brother, our Yuan family can only have one leader, and that is me, Yuan Shao!

    Although he was secretly feeling cruel in his heart, Yuan Shao smiled on the surface and declined again and again.  In fact, no one wants to be the leader of this alliance, but relatively speaking, Yuan Shao is the strongest and has the most allies.  Seeing Yuan Shao's resignation, several princes really wanted to recommend themselves, and Yuan Shao's face suddenly became ugly.

    At this time, Cao Ang stepped out of the crowd again and said loudly: "Uncles and uncles, please listen to me!"

    Cao Ang's childish voice sounded very special among this crowd. Everyone didn't want to argue with the child, so they all stopped and listened to what the child had to say.

    Cao Ang made a bow to everyone and said loudly: "Dear uncles and uncles, we are gathered together today to defeat Dong Zhuo, not to get promoted and make a fortune. If it were to get promoted and make a fortune, then everyone would not risk sending troops, but would do so with peace of mind.  Accept Dong Zhuo's reward and enjoy life with peace of mind. It is precisely because everyone has the community in mind and is loyal to the Han Dynasty that they led the troops here regardless of the hardships. And the reason why we are meeting today is not to fight for power, but to establish a coordination  Mechanism to integrate forces more effectively and attack Dong Zhuo more effectively! Do you think so?"

    Everyone nodded. Although everyone wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to expand their territory, they did have some attachment to the Han Dynasty and hoped to make a difference through their own efforts.

    Cao Ang said loudly: "Among the eighteen towns, our Cao family has the smallest strength. Because of this, I can see it very clearly. Needless to say, my uncle's family background at the beginning, and now with the full support of Hanzhou Mu, the war potential is huge. Add to that.  The Shangwang Prefect (Wang Kuang) and others have provided great assistance. Only if he serves as the leader of the alliance can the people of the Eighteen Towns be twisted into a rope and work together! If it were anyone else, even if the military strength is stronger than Uncle Benchu,  But his overall strength is far inferior to him. Instead of fighting over this matter here, it is better to quickly appoint Uncle Benchu ??as the leader of the alliance and quickly attack Dong Zhuo! Of course, this is just my nephew's humble opinion, and there is nothing wrong with it.  , I also wish all uncles Haihan!"

    After Cao Ang finished speaking, envoy Han Fu, Wang Kuang, Bao Xin and others all expressed their wishes.Together, Yuan Shu and others saw that the situation was over, so they stopped fighting.

    So Yuan Shao no longer dared to refuse this time and immediately assumed the position of leader.  In return, after Yuan Shao's suggestion and strong insistence, Cao Ang, who had just turned twelve, was declared as General Fenwei!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 86 Galloping Horse

    Early the next morning, tens of thousands of soldiers had built a three-story earthen platform, with flags all over it and white and yellow axes set up. In the middle was a gold plate containing the military talisman and general's seal.  All the princes gathered together and respectfully invited Yuan Shao to the stage.

    Yuan Shao dressed up and carried his sword. He came forward with emotion, burned incense and bowed before him.

    Someone had already submitted a memorandum, and Yuan Shao read it loudly: "The Han Dynasty is unfortunate, and the imperial system is out of control. Dong Zhuo, the traitor, took advantage of provocations and indulged in harm, brought disaster to the supreme leader, and tortured the people. Shao and others were afraid of the loss of the country, so they gathered volunteers and  Go to the national crisis. All our allies will work together to achieve justice for our ministers, and we must have the same ambition. If we have this alliance with Chongqing, we will suffer the consequences of our fate, and we will not be able to inherit it. The land of the emperor, the empress, and the bright spirits of our ancestors will all learn from this fact!"

    "Perhaps it was mixed with a bit of true emotion. Yuan Shao read it impassionedly, and even Cao Ang couldn't help but shed tears after hearing it.  At this time, someone offered a sacrificial object, and all the princes came forward together to make an alliance with their blood.

    After the ceremony was completed later, everyone felt that their relationship was three points closer.  After the three drums were completed, Yuan Shao raised the tent and sat down. The princes sat down according to their age and title. Cao Ang naturally sat at the bottom.

    Food and wine were quickly served, and everyone started drinking. Cao Ang, because he was still young, could only watch everyone drinking with envy, while he gnawed the tendon of the sheep with all his strength.  Not to mention, this sheep is definitely pollution-free, green and environmentally friendly food, and it tastes delicious when you eat it!

    Looking at Cao Ang with oily hands, Yuan Shao couldn't help but smile. This Cao Ang is still a child. Meng De died young. Although Cao Ang is young, he can only come out to play the leading role. It's really pitiful!  Moreover, this child is very sensible and stands unswervingly on my side. He has a firm stance. I, Yuan Shao, will definitely support such a good youngster!  Let everyone see my good conduct, Yuan Shao!

    Yuan Shao quietly handed Wang Kuang a message. Wang Kuang understood it and immediately raised his glass and said loudly: "Since we have elected the leader of the alliance today, we must obey the leader's dispatch and make our own contribution to the support of the Han Dynasty. You must not do this.  Picking and choosing, and making arbitrary conditions!"

    Everyone agreed, but Yuan Shu lowered his head and said nothing, drinking silently.

    Yuan Shao frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.  After all, the two of them are half-brothers. Although they compete for power, Yuan Shao thinks that they are still a family, and they cannot write two characters Yuan in one sentence!

    So Yuan Shao coughed lightly, and seeing everyone's eyes turned to him, he said in a deep voice: "Although Shao is not talented, since he has been trusted by all the generals and has been elected as the leader of the alliance, he will definitely be rewarded for his merits and punished for his crimes! As the saying goes, state-owned laws  , the army has military discipline, I hope you will restrain your troops, strictly abide by military orders, and do not violate them!"

    What Yuan Shao said was right. Everyone nodded in agreement, even Yuan Shu nodded in agreement.

    So Yuan Shao said loudly: "Everyone knows my younger brother Yuan Gongdao (i.e. Yuan Shu). He is the general of Langzhong, and he is the governor of grain and grass. Gongdao, you have to deal with the expenditures of each battalion and make sure there are no omissions."

    When Yuan Shu heard that Yuan Shao had entrusted him with this important mission, he was stunned for a moment, and then he loudly accepted the order.  This is a good job. You don¡¯t have to go into battle in person, there is not much danger, and there is plenty of money.  It seems that Ben Chu was pretty good to me and he finally knew some etiquette.

    Yuan Shao then said to the generals: "Everyone should guard the key checkpoints to prevent Dong's thieves from coming out. We still need one person as a vanguard to drive directly to Sishui Pass. I wonder which general is interested?"

    Generals, you looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said a word.  The purpose of heading straight to Sishui Pass is to directly fight Dong Zhuo's elite. Who is willing to do this at the expense of strength?  !

    At this time, a man appeared from under the tent and said loudly: "The last general is willing to be a pioneer!"

    Everyone looked carefully and saw that it was the twelve-year-old Cao Ang.  I saw that he was wearing a bright silver armor today, with a hemp rope tied around his waist, and the red tassel on his helmet was replaced by a white tassel, which was obviously a tribute to his father.

    Yuan Shao stood up and said loudly: "Zixiu's ambition is commendable. I understand your feelings, but there are so many of us here, why don't we ask you, a kid, to lead the battle?! If you are a man, get up and ask for a fight. If everyone  Don't say anything, I, Yuan Shao, am willing to be the vanguard of the army!"

    Being so excited by Yuan Shao, all the generals stood up and asked for orders. One of them even strode forward and said loudly: "Sun Jian is willing to be the vanguard!"

    "Good!" Yuan Shao praised loudly: "Wentai is brave and brave, and he can fight for the reward of Marquis Wucheng with one sword and one spear. He can be called a tiger from the east of the Yangtze. With you as the vanguard, I, Yuan Shao, can rest assured!"

    Being praised by Yuan Shao, Sun Jian also felt that he had gained face and was very happy.  Soon, he led the troops and set off for Sishui Pass.  However, before they had gone far, the scouts reported that Bao Zhong, the younger brother of Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin, quietly set out with 3,000 troops and was now in front of the army.

    After hearing the report, Sun Jian's men Zu Mao, Cheng Pu and others were very angry. They all asked Sun Jian to order to increase the marching speed and surpass Bao Zhong.  This first victory against Dong Zhuo must beIt belongs to their Jiangdong Army!

    Sun Jian smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "If there is someone who can help us explore the road, why not do it? I have dealt with Dong Zhuo before, and his men are not easy people! Let Bao Zhong weigh it for us.  The enemy¡¯s reality is not a bad idea!¡±

    The generals calmed down after hearing what Sun Jian said was reasonable.

    At this time, Bao Xin also quietly came to Cao Ang's camp and whispered to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, I know you are eager for revenge. No, I have sent Shu Yi (Bao Zhong's nickname) to lead three thousand infantry.  If we set off first, we will definitely arrive at Sishui Pass before Sun Jian! By then, Shuyi will have won the first achievement after the alliance, which can be regarded as collecting some interest for Mengde's death!"

    Cao Ang was very moved when he heard this, but then he was shocked.  He knew that Sun Jian, the fierce tiger from the east of the Yangtze River, would suffer a big fall at the Sishui Pass in the future. The unknown Bao Zhong would definitely be even worse, and might lose his life.  He attacked rashly to avenge me. I can't just watch him die.  However, Cao Ang couldn't say it clearly, otherwise he would not be able to explain his unpredictability, and it would also question Bao Zhong's ability, which would make Bao Xin lose face.

    So Cao Ang frowned, raised his hands to Bao Xin and said, "Uncle, thank you for your understanding of me. It's just that we just made a blood alliance and agreed to obey the orders of Alliance Leader Yuan, but we secretly sent troops and horses, which is a bit inappropriate. Now  Yuan Benchu ??has just taken up the position of alliance leader, and he will probably find a group of people to kill chickens and scare monkeys to establish the prestige of his alliance leader. Don't let my uncle find an excuse for sending troops rashly!"

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, Bao Xin also felt that something was wrong. He scratched his head and said hesitantly: "What you said makes sense, but Shuyi has been gone for most of the day"

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "My nephew has more than a hundred cavalry in the army. I hope my uncle will write a handwritten letter. My nephew will take fifty cavalry to chase Uncle Shuyi back."

    Bao Xin nodded, but still hesitated: "Zixiu, just send someone to deliver the message. By the time you catch up with the troops, they might have already fought with the thieves. You only have fifty cavalry by your side. That's too much."  Danger."

    Feeling Bao Xin's concern for him, Cao Ang felt warm in his heart and said with a smile: "Uncle, you really underestimate me. I have a war horse under my crotch. If I can't beat him, I won't run away!"

    As he spoke, Cao Ang laughed.

    Bao Xin thought the same thing, quickly took the pen and ink, wrote the document in a hurry, and stamped it with his personal seal.

    So Cao Ang entrusted the defense of the camp to Xia Houyuan, and took Liao Hua and other fifty cavalry to the direction of Sishui Pass.

    As a time traveler, Cao Ang clearly understood the importance of cavalry in ancient wars, but there was a shortage of horses in the Central Plains, especially war horses that met the requirements of cavalry.  Moreover, the money and food required to support one cavalryman is equivalent to more than five infantrymen.  Don't think that war horses only eat grass. They also need to be fed some beans and refined grains from time to time. Many cavalrymen save part of their rations and feed them to their war horse brothers.

    The cost of cavalry is very high. Since Cao Ang traveled through time, he invented refined salt and distilled spirits, and was able to support more than a hundred cavalry.  Don¡¯t you see that Bao Xin has 20,000 infantry and more than 5,000 carts transporting grain and supplies, but he can only support 700 cavalry?

    All the way, Cao Ang quickly caught up with Sun Jian's team. He could not care about Sun Jian, and led his soldiers to surpass it rapidly from one side.

    Sun Jian saw this small group of cavalry and said to his left and right: "We are short of horses in Jiangdong, and now we only have 200 cavalry. I am not willing to bring them to the north this time. Looking at their cavalry team, I am really envious.  After Dong Zhuo is defeated, let's plunder and grab hundreds of Xiliang war horses!"

    The generals all agreed. Cheng Pu was older and calmer, so he asked in a low voice: "My lord, look at the direction of this small team of cavalry. They are going to Bao Zhong's army to deliver orders. Will there be any changes?"

    Sun Jian smiled slightly and said in the same low voice: "What could have happened is that Yuan Benchu ??got the news and sent Qingqi forward to stop Bao Zhong's advance. Seeing the Sishui Pass in front, Bao Zhong would not listen to orders and would definitely refuse to execute them.  . Besides, can this team of cavalry change the situation of the battle? When the Xiliang Army and Bao Zhong are both defeated, it will be the time for our Jiangdong Army to make great achievements!"

    The generals laughed.

    Speaking of Cao Ang, he led his cavalry to run rapidly for an hour and then had to stop.  While replenishing the war horse with water, he also checked the horse's hooves to look for damaged horses to avoid destroying it.  This time, we were lucky. We followed the main road and the horse was not damaged.

    The reason why the cavalry of later generations was able to march and fight for a long time was mainly because of the three treasures: high bridge saddle, stirrup and horseshoe.  It is not troublesome to make these three items, but Cao Ang feels that there are too few cavalry in his army. If these three treasures are accidentally passed down,In the past, it created a stronger opponent for himself.  It won't be too late to start manufacturing again when you have the corresponding strength in the future.

    After resting for half an hour, Cao Ang roared and everyone jumped on the horse again.  Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Brothers, if you go further, you may encounter Xiliang cavalry. Everyone should pay attention and be ready for battle!"

    ??Everyone loudly accepted the order and rode forward

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 Volume 1 Chapter 87 Laughing away the thieves

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    Cao Ang rushed up a hillside with his whip, put up a pergola and looked into the distance, seeing Bao Zhong's men resting on the edge of a dilapidated earth city.  There was no smoke seen in the distance. It seemed that Bao Zhong's troops had not been discovered by Dong Zhuo's troops. Cao Ang was relieved.

    Liao Hua also smiled and said: "My lord, we have been hurrying and hurrying along the way, and we have finally caught up. I have been worried about them fighting Dong Zhuo along the way, but we only have fifty cavalry here!"

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Jian, we are not late after all. You immediately take twenty cavalry to the front to reconnoiter the situation and set up a scout net. The noise caused by Bao Zhong's troops is not small, I guess the opposite side  Hu Zhen should take action soon!"

    Liao Hua nodded, immediately ordered twenty cavalrymen, and galloped towards the distance.  Cao Ang looked around and waved his hand: "Let's go!"

    Bao Zhong, who was eating outside Tucheng, soon received news from the scouts. A small group of cavalry was rushing towards this direction from the direction of the base camp. They were probably messengers.

    Bao Zhong didn't care about eating. He quickly got up and mounted his horse. He put up a pergola and looked into the distance. He saw that the leading general on the opposite side was very thin and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

    More than a hundred soldiers in charge of peripheral security met Cao Ang and others first. The commander of the hundred soldiers quickly asked loudly: "This is the camp of General Bingzhong, General Bao. Who do you respect me?"

    Before Cao Ang could speak, Xiao Yi next to him had already said loudly: "The person in front of you is General Fenwei. Why don't you go and report it?!"

    The village chief quickly agreed and would inform Bao Zhong and ask him to come out of camp to greet him.  After all, although General Fenwei is a general with a mixed title, his official position is higher than that of General Bingzhong.

    Cao Ang stopped him with a smile and said loudly: "Is this Uncle Bao's camp? I came here to deliver the order on General Yuncheng's order. In this case, you first send someone to inform uncle, and I will follow  Go and pay homage.¡±

    Cao Ang said it very politely, and the village chief quickly agreed and immediately ordered people to report to the Chinese army, while he waited beside Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang looked at the abandoned Tucheng not far away and asked in surprise: "This Tucheng is so close, why don't you go into the city to rest, but instead make a fire and eat on the edge of the city?"

    The village chief quickly explained: "The general doesn't know. Although the earthen city looks intact, the inside has been abandoned for a long time. Although there is water, it is overgrown with weeds and is very inconvenient. If the army camped inside, at least  It will take half an hour to pull out weeds and organize the camp. Anyway, we are just passing through here, so there is no need to waste so much effort."

    Cao Ang nodded lightly, "I see. By the way, this is an important transportation road. How can there be such an abandoned earth city?!"

    The head of the village sighed, "It's not the Xiliang army that's causing the trouble! Not long ago, a community ceremony was held here, and it was very lively with people coming and going. Unexpectedly, the Xiliang army knew about this situation, and Hu Zhen immediately led his troops to surround it.  When they arrived here, they beheaded all the men and hung the severed heads on the shafts of the carriages. They also organized the women into military prostitute camps and divided all the property among them. Then Hu Zhen reported that this place was a stronghold of a cult.  Apply for a reward from Luoyang. As a result, the place has become a ghost, and the originally bustling Tucheng has become a ruin!"

    Cao Ang frowned and said angrily: "These are bloody thieves!"

    The village chief also sighed and said with a sigh: "Before dinner, we also removed more than a hundred corpses from the ruins and buried them together. Alas, they are all poor people. It is really pitiful to expose their corpses in the wilderness!  "

    Just as he was talking, the soldier who went to deliver the message strode over and said loudly without taking a breath: "General Bao has given the order to open the camp gate and come to welcome General Cao in person!"

    The village chief quickly stepped aside and bowed to salute.

    Cao Ang smiled and shook his head, "How dare you trouble your uncle to come and greet you? Come with me on either side and pay homage to your uncle together."

    Hearing his order, thirty cavalrymen quickly led their horses and followed Cao Ang to the central army.  Soon, everyone saw Bao Zhong and others waiting for Cao Ang and his party at the gate of the camp.

    This is just a simple marching camp, and the fence near the gate is also very sparse. We just moved a few horses from the baggage truck.  Two rows of tall sergeants stood at both ends of the camp gate, with Bao Zhong standing in the middle. Cao Ang couldn't help but laugh. This was like a child showing off his new toy.

    Seeing Bao Zhong looking at him, Cao Ang quickly straightened his face, strode forward and bowed to say hello: "Zixiu has met my uncle!"

    Bao Zhong quickly helped him up and said with a smile: "Zixiu, come quicklyWhat's going on?  I am preparing to capture Sishui Pass!  "

    Cao Ang quickly presented Bao Xin's handwritten letter. Bao Zhong took the letter, opened it and frowned.

    Cao Ang quickly persuaded in a low voice: "Uncle, now Yuan Benchu ??has just assumed the leadership of the alliance. It is a time when he is very satisfied and eager to establish his own prestige. Although my uncle's bravery to defeat the thieves this time has good intentions, he has not officially received the general order.  It's easy to be criticized. I hope my uncle can be patient and kill the enemy to serve the country again in the future!"

    Cao Ang¡¯s words made sense, and his brother had indeed issued an order to retreat. Bao Zhong finally nodded, agreed to retreat, and immediately ordered the entire army to pack up and prepare to retreat.

    Hearing his order, the soldiers hurriedly speeded up their meal. After finishing the dry food and wild vegetable soup in a few mouthfuls, they extinguished the bonfire in the camp and bundled the large pot for eating onto the baggage truck.

    However, at this moment, a cavalryman from the Cao family army suddenly came on horseback and said quickly: "General Qi, Hu Zhen's cavalry scouts were found in the distance!"

    Cao Ang and Bao Zhong were shocked.  The camp they were currently in was originally a temporary camp and did not have complete fortifications at all.  In addition, everyone is now busy packing and it is a mess. It is impossible to organize the troops to assemble and prepare for war in a short time.

    Bao Zhong had lost his sense of control and muttered in a low voice: "What should we do? What should we do?!"

    Cao Ang also frowned and quickly asked the cavalry: "How many men and horses does Hu Zhen have? Are they cavalry or infantry? How far away are they from us?"

    The cavalryman shook his head: "I just discovered that their forward scouts are still far away from their headquarters. Liao Hua asked the villain to report the matter to the general quickly so that we can prepare early."

    Bao Zhong was so anxious that he suddenly saw Tucheng behind him and said to Cao Ang quickly: "My dear nephew, why don't we go to Tucheng to escape for a while. Wait until the troops are sorted out, and then we can argue with that Hu Zhen!"

    As he spoke, Bao Zhong wanted to run towards Tucheng.  However, Cao Ang grabbed him fiercely and whispered: "Uncle, no, if we enter the city first and the soldiers under our command don't know the situation, they will definitely fight to enter the city. The organization of the army is a bit chaotic. If there is another stampede, it will definitely  There will be chaos. Not to mention that everyone is blocked outside the city and cannot enter the city. Even if they reluctantly enter the city, they will pay a heavy price and will be unable to defend the city by then!"

    "What should we do?" Bao Zhong asked repeatedly: "Zixiu is familiar with the art of war and will definitely be able to save me! If I had known better, I would not have taken the vanguard's job. Earlier, I thought it was a good job!"

    "Uncle, the two of us must stay here and let the soldiers see us!" Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "In this way, they also have some confidence in their hearts, because they always feel that officials will not put themselves in trouble.  Desperate situation! After the soldiers enter the Tucheng in an orderly manner, we will enter the city again, so that the troops will not suffer trampled casualties, and we can successfully command the troops to defend the Tucheng."

    "But, aren't we in danger?" Bao Zhong grabbed Cao Ang's wrist anxiously and stared at him closely.

    "Don't worry, uncle!" Cao Ang knew that stabilizing Bao Zhong's mood was the most important thing now, otherwise if Bao Zhong ran away first, the team would collapse.

    So Cao Ang said with a sincere face: "Uncle, we have horses. If we are really in danger, we can just run away. I don't believe that the infantry of the Xiliang Army can catch us!"

    When Bao Zhong heard what Cao Ang said, he felt certain.  Yes, my brother Bao Zhong's war horse was personally selected for me by my brother Bao Xin. It has a good name of "no trace on the snow". If the Xiliang army really came to kill me, I would just ride on the horse and run for my life.  So Bao Zhong shouted loudly: "Didn't you hear what Zixiu said? Send the order, take the village as a unit, enter Tucheng in an orderly manner according to the distance from Tucheng, and rely on the city wall to prepare for defense. General Zixiu and I  Stay here until everyone is safe before we enter the city!"

    Immediately, some soldiers loudly received orders and went to prevent the troops from withdrawing into Tucheng in an orderly manner.  Bao Zhong ordered in a low voice: "Hurry and bring the horses, we are ready to withdraw at any time!"

    After waiting for a while and holding the reins of the war horse, Bao Zhong finally felt a lot more at ease. At this time, Liao Hua and the others were forced to retreat because Hu Zhen's main formation was slowly approaching.

    Hu Zhen rubbed his eyes and said to the guards around him: "Am I right? The other generals are actually guarding outside the city and will not take the lead in entering the city. What confidence do they have in resisting our attack? This time I will bring out five  Hundred Iron Cavalry!¡±

    A guard next to him said in a low voice: "Sir, although the other side's scouts have average equestrian skills, they are very fierce. The brothers did not take advantage of them! Even the bodies of the dead were snatched back by them. We still don't have any  You know what kind of gods they are!"

    Hu Zhen frowned and listened to the guardWhen they said this, he really didn't dare to act rashly.  Although the number of troops on the opposite side is small, there are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops from the Dongdong Alliance behind them.  He, Hu Zhen, only had so many troops. If he suffered too many losses in this encounter, what would he use to defend the city?  !

    When I got closer, I saw several generals on the opposite side talking and laughing calmly, and there was also a young man of twelve or thirteen years old among them.  Seeing that Hu Zhen had been looking at them, the young man smiled, picked up his riding crop, and said hello to Hu Zhen.

    Hu Zhen was even more horrified. How could the other party be so calm?  If there is no strong support behind him, Hu Zhen will not believe it even if he is killed.  At this moment, the scout reported quickly: Jiangdong Sun Jian led a large group of troops and was coming quickly!

    Hu Zhen, who only had 500 cavalry in his hands, was horrified, "Retreat quickly!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 88 Hu Zhen asks for help

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    Looking at Hu Zhen¡¯s troops retreating away, Cao Ang and Bao Zhong wiped the cold sweat from their faces almost at the same time: Darling, you scared me to death!

    Seeing Cao Ang's relieved expression, Bao Zhong felt that it was normal: if a twelve-year-old boy was not afraid at all and calmly proposed a strategy to defeat the enemy, that would be too evil.

    Soon, Sun Jian led a large group of troops and rushed to the nearby area. He was surprised to see that Bao Zhong's troops had no losses.  Of course, he would not say that he hoped that both of them would lose. He just asked in surprise: "Who is the thief who just rushed over? Why did he just come and take a walk and then run away?"

    As a junior, Cao Ang naturally just folded his hands and stood quietly aside.  Bao Zhong said with a smile: "The man who just came here is Dong Zhuo's general Hu Zhen! This time he brought hundreds of Xiliang cavalry and wanted to come here to get a bargain, but he was shocked by our army's strict military discipline.  Brother Tai came to the rescue in time and had to flee in embarrassment!"

    Sun Jian cupped his hands and said, "Brother Shuyi was too polite. When our troops arrived, the traitors had already fled. It was clearly Brother Shuyi who was fearless in the face of danger and commanded decisively that scared Hu Zhen away. Zixiu, why are you running away?"  Are you here? Just stay at the rear, and we uncles will avenge your father's revenge for you!"

    Cao Ang quickly saluted Sun Jian: "Well, my nephew thanks my uncle. In fact, it was because my nephew was eager for revenge that he encouraged Uncle Shuyi to lead the army here. As a result, Uncle Yuncheng sent someone to catch up with us and show his order.  , let us act according to the leader's instructions. No, we are packing our bags now and preparing to return to the camp."

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, Bao Zhong nodded lightly.  This nephew is good. He took the responsibility of sending troops rashly on his own head. Even if Yuan Shao investigates him in the future, he can still explain it by his eagerness for revenge.

    Sun Jian frowned slightly, knowing very well that it was Cao Ang who took the initiative to take responsibility for Bao Zhong.  If it was Cao Ang who encouraged Bao Zhong to march, then the army should not only have Bao Zhong's general flags, but also Cao Ang's general flags.  However, according to his and the scouts' observations, there was no Cao Ang's general flag with the word Cao in the army. In other words, Cao Ang must have come with the small group of cavalry.

    Of course, Sun Jian would not expose this matter without knowledge. He just smiled and said: "I originally wanted to fight side by side with you, but I didn't expect to have other arrangements. By the way, you are going back to the camp anyway, can you give us some?"  It¡¯s too troublesome to transport food back and forth.¡±

    Bao Zhong was afraid that Cao Ang would agree, so he quickly said: "Actually, we don't have much food left here. We originally planned to attack Sishui Pass to seize some food, but now we only have two tons of food in the army. Let's do this, we will leave you one hundred  The stone grains are a bit of your kindness!"

    Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zumao and other generals stood behind Sun Jian, listening to the conversation between Sun Jian, Bao Zhong and others.  When Zu Mao heard this, he couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: "With so little food, how can we be treated like beggars?"

    As soon as these words came out, the mature Cheng Pu quickly whispered: "Shut up, if you don't speak, no one will think you are mute!"

    Sun Jian was also a little embarrassed and glared at Zu Mao fiercely.

    Bao Zhong snorted coldly, anger rising in his heart.  The food is given to you because we are all allies. Now that the army is gathering, a lot of food and grass are consumed. The price of food has also risen sharply. One hundred stones of food is a lot of money!

    Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Cao Ang said with a smile: "Uncle Shuyi, anyway, we are not far from the camp. How about we tighten our belts, save another meal, and come up with two hundred shi of food. See,  Uncle Wentai is about to go to war with the enemy, and we have to keep them fed!"

    Sun Jian hurriedly said: "No, no, a hundred dan can provide some extra food for the soldiers. You also have to eat. If you go hungry, the soldiers will scold you!"

    After such a turn of events, Bao Zhong finally lost some of his anger. He said in a deep voice: "There is no need to refuse Wentai. Just follow what Zixiu said. We will leave two hundred shi of food. After all, you have many people, and this small amount of food is just  Let¡¯s have a tooth festival. There¡¯s going to be a war next, so the soldiers have to be fed!¡±

    Sun Jian quickly saluted Bao Zhong and said gratefully: "On behalf of the soldiers, I would like to thank my uncle and righteous brother. To be honest, the army is really a little short of food. With these two hundred stones of food and digging some wild vegetables, tonight  The soldiers will have a full meal."

    At this moment, everyone chatted some more, and Bao Zhong led Cao Ang to leave.  When he left Sun Jian's sight, Bao Zhong couldn't help complaining in a low voice: "This Sun Wentai, the generals under his command are really unruly. We generals are talking to him, how dare he, a small general, dare to be so presumptuous?! If it wasn't for you!  For Zixiu¡¯s sake, I won¡¯t leave any food for him!¡±

    Cao Ang persuaded with a smile: "UncleThere's no need to be angry. Hu Zhen will definitely get more and more angry the more he thinks about it. He might get so angry that he sends someone to sneak attack.  Sun Wentai will naturally fight with him when the time comes. Let's gather our troops and go south for the time being.  Send multiple scouts to quietly monitor the situation nearby.  When Sun Wentai and Hu Zhen fight to the death, it won't be too late for us to fight out again!  "

    Cao Ang's proposal was in line with Bao Zhong's wishes. Bao Zhong was not willing to withdraw to the camp without fighting, which would greatly damage the morale of the troops.  Anyway, even if Sun Jian was left with 200 shi of food, there would still be more than 700 shi of food in the army, enough for the soldiers to eat.

    The two of them had a good discussion and soon set up camp in a relatively secluded place.

    At this time, Hu Zhen was losing his temper and said angrily: "I didn't expect that I was deceived by Bao Zhong, a low-ranking general. I'm so angry! They were completely unprepared today. If I had known this, I shouldn't have stayed.  , just attack directly!"

    Zhao Cen on the side quickly advised: "General, don't worry. If the general rashly fights the enemy today, even if we can defeat the enemy, we will have to pay a certain price. When Sun Jian's troops rush up, even if we successfully break through, we will  There will also be a lot of losses. The general is still far-sighted and can put aside the momentary victory or defeat and take the initiative to evacuate!"

    After hearing what Zhao Cen said, Hu Zhen nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Our old brothers from Xiliang understand the military strategy and understand my difficulties. Unlike Lu Bu's people in Luoyang, who only know how to beg Dong Gong for mercy, the army  It's all a mess. Let's do this. You immediately select ten cavalry and go to Luoyang to report and ask for reinforcements."

    Zhao Cen asked in surprise: "General, we have three thousand soldiers and horses in our hands, all of whom are elite. In addition, there are strong city defenses. We can definitely stop the rebel army. Why go to Luoyang to report the news? In this way, everyone thought that  We can¡¯t defeat those thieves from Guandong!¡±

    Hu Zhen smiled and shook his head, "You don't understand this. We sent a messenger to Luoyang, just in time to make those people in Luoyang realize our importance. Otherwise, how could they realize our importance to the soldiers guarding the border if they were singing and singing every night?"  The pain?! Why do they have nothing to do and get promoted to nobility, but we have to scrimp on food, clothing, and armor and fight hard?!"

    Zhao Cen prostrated himself to the ground, "The general has seen thousands of miles away. I, Zhao Cen, am really lucky to be able to follow him."

    So, the messenger here at Sishui Pass worked hard and quickly arrived in Luoyang.  At this time, Dong Zhuo was on the dragon bed in the palace, fighting with several concubines left behind by Emperor Ling. When he suddenly received the news of the invasion of the Kwantung army, he was shocked.  He quickly got up, put on his clothes, and took Lu Bu, who was guarding the door, back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss matters.

    Soon Li Ru and others also received the news and rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion.  Lu Bu had long been fed up with the treatment of such high-level bodyguards. He stood up first and said loudly: "Father, don't worry. These princes in Guandong only talk about words and have no real skills at all. In my opinion, Lu Bu, they are like  Damn it! I am willing to lead an army of tigers and wolves to decapitate all the princes, just like searching for something from a bag!"

    Dong Zhuo was very happy when he heard this, and said with a smile: "I have Fengxian, and I can finally sit back and relax."

    However, as Dong Zhuo spoke, he secretly winked at Li Ru.  In Dong Zhuo's view, although Lu Bu worshiped him as his father, he was still an outsider from Bingzhou.  I finally managed to disintegrate the Bingzhou Army, how could I give them another chance to make a comeback?  !

    Li Ru understood Dong Zhuo's intention and quickly touched Hua Xiong secretly with his toe.  Hua Xiong turned around and saw that it was Li Ru, and he knew it in his heart.

    Li Ru then said loudly: "How can you use a bull's knife to cut a chicken?! Those who want to invade Sishui Pass are the vanguard of the rebels, so I don't have to worry about Marquis Wen going there in person! I recommend a person with a tiger's back, a bear's waist, a leopard's head and ape-like arms, who can kill the rebels."  Our vanguard general!"

    When Li Ru said this, Hua Xiong quickly strode forward to ask for a fight.  This Hua Xiong is from Kansai and can be regarded as Dong Zhuo's confidant.  He does have certain abilities, and he can be considered brave in terms of martial arts.

    Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and said with a smile: "That's very good. It's better for Fengxian's child to stay with me. Since Cao Cao assassinated me, I really can't sleep peacefully without Fengxian watching over me! Let's do this, I, Feng Hua  Xiong is the commander of the cavalry school, and Li Su is the captain of the cavalry. You two will lead three thousand elite troops and rush to Sishui Pass to obey Hu Zhen's order."

    Hua Xiong and Li Su quickly stepped forward to take orders.  Li Su was from Wuyuan and a fellow villager of Lu Bu. He was favored by Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu felt that he was proud of himself, so he withdrew with a smile.

    Hua Xiong, Li Su and others went to arrange their troops first. Li Ru said in a low voice: "Now that Yuan Shao and his group are claiming that it is difficult to enter the capital and support Liu Bian's ascension to the throne, should we deal with Liu Bian"

    Dong Zhuo smiled and said, "You can just take care of this little thing."

    Li Ru nodded and left immediately.  Lu Bu was left alone. Seeing that there was no one around him, he came to Dong Zhuo and whispered to him: "Father, Cao Cao has been tortured so much."??Still refused to admit accomplices.  I heard that his son Cao Ang also raised troops to resist us. Otherwise, let's kill Cao Cao!  "

    Dong Zhuo shook his head, "Keep him for now, I still have some use for him. Besides, this guy has some talents after all, and I really can't bear to kill him. By the way, I'm busy at this time, please help me keep an eye on the king."  Yun. This old boy is not honest, we can¡¯t be careless!"

    Lu Bu quickly nodded in agreement and bowed to retreat.

    There was no one around. Dong Zhuo drank a bowl of wine and sneered: "Princes of Guandong?! Bah!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 89 Storming Sishui Pass

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    By the way, Cao Ang and Bao Zhong set up camp and had nothing to do, so Cao Ang secretly took Liao Hua and other 20 cavalrymen to the foot of Sishui Pass to watch Sun Jian's siege show.

    Let us say that Sun Jian was wearing a battered silver armor, a red turban on his head, an ancient ingot knife in his hand, and a horse with a colorful mane under his crotch. He led more than ten thousand troops out of the camp with generals such as Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao.  Fighting at Sishui Pass.

    Then I heard Sun Jian shout loudly: "Hu Zhenpifu, if you haven't surrendered early, when will you wait?!"

    Hu Zhen on the city shouted loudly: "Wucheng Hou, the court has treated you well, why did you raise an army to cause chaos without authorization?! Hurry up and get off your horse, and capture you without mercy. For the sake of your past military exploits, I, Hu Zhen, guarantee your future!"  "

    "Bah!" Sun Jian shouted loudly: "Dong Zhuo is an evil thief who usurps the power of the government and is good at talking about abolishing the establishment. The whole world is outraged!"

    The more they quarreled, the more addicted they became. Their voices got louder and louder, and the tune got higher and higher. Soon they were so tired that they could only breathe heavily and drink water in big gulps.

    At the end, Sun Jian was heard shouting in a hoarse voice: "Hu Zhen, if you have the guts, come out of seclusion. Let's show off!"

    Hu Zhen shouted loudly: "Who can't tell lies? Sun Jian, if you dare, attack the city!"

    "If you dare, come out of seclusion!"

    "If you dare, attack the city!"

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    "If you dare, come out of seclusion!"

    "If you dare, attack the city!"

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    Liao Hua yawned and whispered: "It's so boring! They are both famous generals. Why are they arguing like children? It's so boring! Lord, let's see what they are arguing about.  I mean, it¡¯s better to go back to camp and sleep!¡±

    Cao Ang said in a low voice: "Yuan Jian, you have to concentrate and look carefully, don't be fooled by these superficial phenomena! Although Sun Jian has been bickering, his men are not idle. Not only did they bring up many long ladders, they even attacked the city.  A special ladder was also pushed up. Looking at Hu Zhen, although he was still cursing on the city tower, don't you think there are a lot of people missing on the city top now! Those civilian laborers who carried equipment, rolled stones and knocked trees have completed their tasks.  Everyone has gone down to the city. It is estimated that a battle will break out between their two armies soon!"

    As soon as Cao Ang finished speaking, Sun Jian waved his hand violently, and Cheng Pu and others immediately led the army to rush forward. The most eye-catching thing was the four ladders that had just been pushed to the front.  It can be seen that these ladders were hurriedly made by Sun Jian's troops last night. Many parts still have bark, branches and leaves on them.

    Hu Zhen also shouted loudly: "Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"

    Hearing Hu Zhen¡¯s order, the defenders on the city quickly raised their bows and arrows, aimed at the sky, and fired three times in succession.  The arrow flew and flew. After it reached the top, it drew a parabola and rushed downward diagonally, getting faster and faster!

    Han Dang, who was leading the charge, quickly shouted: "Raise your shield! Raise your shield!"

    The soldiers quickly raised the wooden shields in their hands and held them diagonally upward in front of their heads.  He saw arrows hitting the wooden shield constantly, making constant impact sounds.  Even though a large number of wooden shields were prepared before the battle, basically one for each person, many arrows rushed through the gaps in the wooden shields and nailed the soldiers hard.

    The soldiers screamed and fell to the ground, losing the protection of their shields. The arrows that followed quickly pinned them to the ground, and blood flowed all over the ground.

    Han Dang shouted loudly: "Protect yourself and rush forward. It will be safe if you rush over!" While shouting, Han Dang held his shield high and strode forward.  Arrows continued to hit Han Dang's shield, making a clanging sound, but Han Dang didn't stop at all and just rushed forward.

    Under his leadership, more and more soldiers rushed over carrying long ladders, and were about to rush to the bottom of the Sishui Pass.

    Sun Jian nervously grabbed the reins in his hands and tightened them. He did not dare to look at the soldiers lying on the ground. He just shouted: "Quick, quick, quick!"

    Huang Gai, who was in charge of commanding the ladder, also turned around with a wooden shield and shouted to his men: "Pull hard, pull hard, rush to the pass, we will win!"

    More than two hundred strong soldiers held up wooden shields and long ropes, dragging the four ladders towards the city wall.  Just listen to the gurgling sound of the ladder's wheels on the ground, crushing the dust, crushing the corpses of the war dead, and even crushing the seriously wounded people lying on the ground unable to escape to death!

    Seeing Jiangdong's army getting closer and closer to the city, and guessing that they had rushed into the effective shooting range of the archers, Hu Zhen shouted: "Free fire!"

    After hearing his order, the archers immediately stopped shooting, aimed at the Jiangdong Army soldiers below through the crenel, and fired quickly.

    Many soldiers of the Jiangdong Army kept holding their shields upwards, although they were effectivelyHe caught the thrown bow and arrow, but also exposed the area below his chest.  Hu Zhen's troops suddenly changed their shooting methods, and large numbers of Jiangdong Army soldiers were completely unprepared and were hit by arrows one after another!

    Even Han Dang was hit by an arrow in the leg, but as a general in the army, he wore armor made of fine iron, and his defensive power was far greater than that of ordinary soldiers.  Although the arrow hit Han Dang's thigh, it did not penetrate the armor's defense and only made a small groove in it.  Although Han Dang was staggered by the impact, he was basically uninjured and still hit the head.

    At this time, some soldiers had already rushed up with long ladders and leaned the long ladders against the wall of Guancheng.  The soldiers of Hu Zhen's command on Guancheng quickly pushed hard against the long ladders, trying to overturn them; but the soldiers of Han Dang's command below the city were unwilling. Several people pressed hard on the bottom of the long ladders, and some clever guys stepped on them.  The long and shaky ladder rushed upward.

    Zhao Cen shouted loudly on the city: "Let go of the rolling stones and wood!"

    After hearing his order, the soldiers in the city organized themselves into groups. Two or three soldiers worked together to lift the wood and smash it in the direction of the long ladder.

    The Jiangdong Army soldier who was climbing up the long ladder screamed. His head was bruised and bloody, his bones and tendons were broken by the wood. He fell to the ground wailing, twitched a few times, and died.  Even Han Dang was knocked down from the ladder by Sumu. Fortunately, he landed on the pile of corpses and limped to the side.

    The soldiers of the Jiangdong Army who were holding the ladder nearby also had a hard time. They were either hit by rolling stones or wood, or shot by archers on the city.  Many soldiers fell down next to almost every long ladder.

    However, the efforts of the soldiers were not in vain, and their sacrifices were not let down.  During the time that the soldiers had sacrificed their lives for, Huang Gai finally commanded the ladder troops to rush forward.

    Following Huang Gai¡¯s order, the soldiers tightened the thick rope on the ladder, pulled up the ladder on the back, and slammed it onto the opposite wall, kicking up a large amount of dust.  And with this downward force, the iron claws inlaid on the ladder slammed into the wall. Even if the defenders on the city tried hard to pry and smash, they couldn't get it off!

    As soon as the ladder was set up, Cheng Pu's troops who were following behind the ladder rushed up, stepping on the ladder and rushing up.  Moreover, all the archers of Jiangdong Army gave up their original targets and fired arrows at the exit of the ladder!

    At this moment, Hu Zhen¡¯s soldiers at the crenel opposite the ladder had been shot to pieces.  Cheng Pu roared and was the first to rush to the city!

    At this time, the Jiangdong Army archers under the city were afraid of accidental damage, so they had to stop shooting and move their targets to other directions.  Taking this opportunity, Hu Zhen quickly sent reinforcements and rushed over through the gap.

    Cheng Pu used an iron-spine snake spear to poke and smash, and he was stunned to guard the three crenels with his own strength.  Just behind him, more and more soldiers rushed up from the gap!

    Sun Jian burst out laughing excitedly, and Liao Hua, who had been watching the battle attentively, couldn't help shouting: "Well done, Sun Jian has taken Sishui Pass!"

    Cao Ang shook his head slightly. Although he had no experience in commanding troops to conduct city offensive and defensive battles, before time travel, he was an old reader after all and had read a lot of city offensive and defensive plots from fictional history books.

    In Cao Ang's view, although Sun Jian has a certain advantage, Hu Zhen on the opposite side is not a vegetarian.  Moreover, Sun Jian's unit had one of the biggest disadvantages, which was that they could only increase their troops through ladders. Once the soldiers on the city wall were heavily killed, their breakthrough would probably not be secured.

    Looking at Cao Ang who shook his head, Liao Hua couldn't help but smile and said: "My lord, you are good at everything, but you are too cautious! I dare to bet you that Sun Jian will definitely be able to capture this city"

    However, at this moment, the relatively pure Liao Hua would not have thought that Hu Zhen pointed to the most tense place at the top of the city and roared angrily: "Covered by bows and arrows!"

    Zhao Cen repeated his order without hesitation: "Cover with bows and arrows!"

    The two hundred archers who had been waiting on the side immediately loaded their bows and shot at the top of the city.  Because they received the order to cover the shooting, the archers did not have to aim carefully at all, they just shot in that direction with great force.

    By the time everyone was out of breath and their arms were weak, there was deathly silence on the top of the city!  And Zhao Cen also rushed forward with his reserve team and quickly launched a counterattack!

    The soldiers who were fighting on top of the city never thought that they would be hit by a covering blow. You twisted his waist, and he grabbed your hair, and then they fell together under the cover of bows and arrows!

    Although Cheng Pu's martial arts skills are high, it is difficult for him to defeat four hands with two fists, not to mention that he is faced with dense arrows and a small battlefield where shooting skills cannot be used.  After the bow and arrow were covered, even Cheng Pu was hit by three arrows in a row and fell down.On the ground.

    Sun Jian was horrified and shouted: "Hurry up and save Cheng Pu!"

    Hearing his order, his guard general Zu Mao immediately led his men to rush forward, but was stopped by Sun Jian because Huang Gai had already charged forward.

    Because the incident happened suddenly, the number of soldiers around Huang Gai was limited. After protecting Cheng Pu, they were unable to protect the breach.  One crenellation after another was captured by Zhao Cen and others. Huang Gai could only lead his army to guard the last three crenels and resist desperately.

    At this moment, Hu Zhen shouted again: "Archers, prepare!"

    Huang Gai was horrified, "Retreat, retreat quickly!"

    Soon, the seriously injured Cheng Pu was sent to Sun Jian.  Looking at the bruises all over Cheng Pu's body, and then looking at Huang Gai and others who retreated in embarrassment, Sun Jian let out a long sigh and roared angrily: "Ming Jin withdraws the troops!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 90 Night Attack on Sun Jian

    [Thanks to the book friend "YE" for the reward and evaluation vote!  And congratulations on becoming the first deacon-level book friend of this book!  ¡¿Perhaps the previous offensive and defensive battle exhausted the physical strength of the Sishui Pass defenders, so they did not open the city to pursue them, and Sun Jian's troops were able to retreat calmly.  But Sun Jian took stock of the battle damage, but he just wanted to vomit blood in depression: Cheng Pu was seriously injured and fell into a coma, while Han Dang was slightly injured. About a thousand soldiers were killed on the spot or were unable to retreat due to serious injuries. However, the casualties caused to the enemy cannot be counted.  It is estimated that it is not too high, so the battle loss ratio will be seriously imbalanced.

    On the hillside, Liao Hua also opened his mouth wide and murmured: "How is it possible, how is it possible? That Hu Zhen actually dares to cover the attack. Isn't he afraid of the soldiers mutiny?"

    To be honest, Cao Ang actually did not expect Hu Zhenlai to be so skilled. He just made a bet with Liao Hua just now and thought that Sishui Pass, as a solid level, should not be captured so easily.

    Seeing that Liao Hua was still struggling with the matter, Cao Ang said in a low voice: "Our army relies on strict military discipline and a sense of honor to maintain morale, while the Xiliang army mainly relies on burning, killing and looting to improve morale. Although they died a lot today  People, but as long as they post the words "The Beautiful Lady," they will soon forget today's frustration and helplessness and continue their life of a walking zombie!"

    Liao Hua was thoughtful, and Cao Ang said to everyone: "Everyone has seen the siege today. After returning to camp, you must carefully summarize the experiences and lessons learned. Everyone must write a report to me. I don't know  Just ask Xiao Yi and the others if you want to know more about it, no one is allowed to miss it!"

    Hearing Cao Ang¡¯s order, everyone covered their heads with headaches, including Liao Hua.  Everyone has a sad face and has to write a report again. The most troublesome thing is writing the report!

    Liao Hua sighed and begged: "Master, since we have to hand in the report at night, let's go back now. Anyway, they have been fighting for most of the day, so they will take a rest this time. There is nothing to see, and they can't see clearly at night."

    Cao Ang thought about it, so he led everyone to retreat.  Today Li Qian and Li Dian will take a thousand elite soldiers to join him at Baozhong's camp. It is better to return to the camp early.

    However, less than a quarter of an hour after Cao Ang withdrew, the city gate of Sishui Pass quietly opened, and dozens of elite scouts sneaked out from the city gate and headed towards Sun Jian's camp.

    On the tower of Sishui Pass, Hu Zhen also brought Hua Xiong and Li Su to understand the battle situation.  Zhao Cen briefly introduced today's situation to them, and Hu Zhen said with a smile: "Originally, I planned to let the soldiers have a good rest tonight. After all, they have been tired for a day. However, since you have arrived here,  Then let¡¯s prepare and launch a night attack on the enemy later!¡±

    Hua Xiong nodded repeatedly, "Daduhu, you have the final say. As long as there is a war, I, Hua Xiong, will obey you."

    Li Su also bowed and saluted, "Everything is decided by the general, but our three thousand soldiers and horses have already traveled most of the way. Should we take a rest tonight and attack again tomorrow?"

    Hu Zhen shook his head slightly, "Although the soldiers are a little tired, they can regain some energy after taking a rest. Besides, we are tired, and Sun Jian and the others are even more tired! As long as we persist, we will annihilate all Sun Jian's men.  , it¡¯s not too late to rest!¡±

    Hearing what Hu Zhen said, Li Su did not dare to object anymore and quickly nodded in agreement.  He rolled his eyes and immediately said to Hu Zhen: "The Protector General has come up with a plan. Why don't we pile the corpses of Sun Jian's soldiers on carts and send them to Sun Jian's camp to weaken their morale?  !¡±

    "Okay!" Hu Zhen said loudly: "You scholars are so quick in your thinking, why didn't I think of this? Zhao Cen, let me know, don't stop doing the last stabs yet, and send those seriously injured people over together with the dead bodies. Let's first  Give Sun Jian a hard blow."

    Hu Zhen¡¯s order was quickly implemented. Soon, twenty cartloads of corpses and seriously injured people were pushed to the front of Sun Jian¡¯s camp by Zhao Cen¡¯s men.  When Sun Jian saw this miserable situation, his head almost exploded.  The painful groans of the seriously wounded men again lowered the morale of the camp.

    In desperation, Sun Jian could only ask for everyone's opinions: "Let's talk about it and see if there is any solution?"

    Cheng Pu was seriously injured and unconscious, and Han Dang was also recuperating in the wounded barracks. Huang Gai said in a low voice: "My lord, these seriously wounded people are shouting constantly, which is very affecting the morale of the army. I suggest setting up a separate battalion and placing these seriously wounded people in  There."

    Sun Jian understood what Huang Gai meant. Although there were medicines in the army, they were basically given to the lightly wounded. Even if the seriously wounded were treated with medicine, it would be difficult to rescue them. The so-called resettlement camp for the seriously wounded was nothing more than a last-ditch camp.

    Sun Jian couldn't help but sigh, and Huang Gai whispered: "It's not convenient for my lord to do it at this time, so I'll do it."

    Sun Jian patted Huang Gai on the shoulder, "It's hard for you to be punished by the public!"

    So Huang Gai led his direct subordinatesNext, set up another camp outside the main camp, transport all the seriously injured people in, and bury the bodies together.

    Many of the seriously injured soldiers were also veterans. They understood what Huang Gai meant and bit their lips tightly. Even if they fainted from the pain, they did not make a sound.

    But there were also some new recruits who cried for their fathers and yelled at their mothers, and then they were sent to one side alone. They soon lost their voice and were buried by Huang Gai's men.

    Waiting until midnight, Huang Gai took care of the wounded soldiers properly and used some medicinal materials for the relatively quiet seriously wounded soldiers, which can be regarded as a reward.  Huang Gai was so busy that he stopped reporting to the main camp.  After washing his feet, he yawned profusely and fell on the bed, and soon began to snore.

    At this time, Hu Zhen's scouts had sneaked near Sun Jian's camp. They had a clear picture of the defense situation and quickly reported back to Hu Zhen.

    So Hu Zhen said to the generals: "Tonight I will sit at the gate. General Li Su will lead a thousand soldiers to attack from the left wing, and General Zhao Cen will lead a thousand soldiers to attack from the right wing. Bring more torches and gongs and drums to build momentum.  Come. When all the enemy's attention is attracted, General Hua Xiong leads 1,500 men to attack from the front. He will definitely be able to break through the enemy's defense and defeat the enemy! When the three armies attack at the same time, they will definitely be able to kill Sun Jian from his horse.  !¡±

    Hua Xiong, Li Su, and Zhao Cen saluted at the same time: "Don't worry, Protector, we will work together to defeat the thief!"

    At the fourth watch, Li Su led a thousand people to the edge of Huang Gai's auxiliary camp quietly.  Prepare all the fire starters and slowly move towards the camp.

    Lieutenant General Huang Gaiying felt a little guilty for having dealt with the seriously wounded before. No one was in the mood to patrol the night, so they retreated to the camp very early.  When Li Su's troops came up, no one called the police at all, and the camp was quiet.

    Li Su was overjoyed. He waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Brothers, charge!"

    Hearing his order, the soldiers suddenly lit torches, set fire to the tents when they encountered them, and rushed toward the central military tent.

    Huang Gai was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard shouts of death coming from the camp and thought he had a nightmare.  It wasn't until the guards rushed in to wake him up that he realized he had been attacked.

    At this time, Huang Gai had no time to put on his armor, so he rushed out of the tent wearing only his middle coat and looked along the firelight.  You didn't know it, but you were shocked when you saw it. Half of the tents were set alight by the enemies, and a dense group of enemies were roaring and rushing over.

    Huang Gai shouted anxiously: "Bang the gongs and drums to wake everyone up. At the same time, call the Chinese army for support!"

    As he spoke, he took the sword handed over by the guards, hung it on his waist, and put on his armor urgently.

    Li Su also saw Huang Gai who was piercing his armor not far away. He had an idea and shouted loudly: "The thief will take off his armor and run away! The thief will take off his armor and run away!"

    Hearing his cry, Li Su's soldiers all repeated loudly: "The thief will take off his armor and run away! The thief will take off his armor and run away!"

    Huang Gai's soldiers didn't know why, so they looked towards Huang Gai and saw that he was disheveled. They thought he was really going to take off his armor and run away. Their morale, which was originally eight points, dropped by another three points. The thin defense was quickly destroyed by Xi Jinping.  Liang Jun breaks through!

    Huang Gai retorted loudly, but how could his shout alone suppress the shouts of more than a thousand Xiliang troops?  !  In addition, there were a large number of severely wounded people in the camp wailing and roaring, which further damaged morale.  Soon some of Huang Gai's soldiers dropped their weapons, knelt on the ground, and begged the Xiliang army for forgiveness!

    Li Su was overjoyed and quickly ordered his people to shout: "Surrender without killing, surrender without killing!"

    Hearing his order, more and more demoralized Jiangdong Army soldiers lowered their weapons.

    Sun Jian had already gotten up, put on his armor, and stood on the watchtower to watch the battle.  Seeing that Huang Gai was beaten in such a miserable state, Sun Jian quickly shouted: "Notify everyone to assemble and be ready to attack at any time!"

    Zu Mao said loudly at this time: "Lord, a thousand people from the Guards Battalion are ready, please attack!"

    Sun Jian shook his head and said with a sneer: "Don't worry, Darong. The enemy is attacking late at night. There must be a conspiracy. They are likely to attack in the east and in the west, so we must be prepared!"

    As soon as Sun Jian finished speaking, shouts of killing suddenly came from the other side of the camp: "Capture Sun Jian alive! Capture Sun Jian alive!"

    Sun Jian laughed: "I really thought that I, Sun Jian, was a soft persimmon, but he bullied me like this! Come on, use the main force of the camp to attack the enemy!"

    Zu Mao advised worriedly: "Lord, in this case, you will only have my thousand guards battalion left by your side!"

    Sun Jian shouted loudly: "Darong, as long as you are here, will the enemy troops rush to me?!"

    Zu Mao suddenly raised the sword in his hand and shouted loudly: "Lord, don't worry, as long as I, Zu Mao, have my two swords here, I will never allow the enemy to run rampant!"

      About half an hour later, Huang Gai received support from the main camp and gradually stabilized the defense line. On the other side, Han Dang also entered the battle injured, forcing Zhao Cen's troops to retreat!

    Sun Jian breathed a long sigh of relief and shouted to Zu Mao: "Darong, send five hundred elite troops to reinforce Han Dang and let him take the initiative to attack and defeat the enemy!"

    "Okay!" Zu Mao agreed loudly, and immediately sent 500 people to quickly reinforce Han Dang's troops.

    At this moment, Hua Xiong laughed ferociously and raised the long knife in his hand: "Brothers, give it to me!"

    Hearing his order, 700 cavalry in front and 800 infantry in the back suddenly got up from the ground and rushed toward Sun Jian with a roar.

    Sun Jian was horrified!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 91 Troops are sent to rescue

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    In Cao Ang's camp, all the generals had gotten up and gathered in Cao Ang's central army tent to wait for news.  In addition to Bao Zhong, there are also three people: Li Qian, Li Dian and Liao Hua.

    Li Qian is Li Dian's uncle and a well-known powerful man. He was moved by Cao Cao's loyalty and righteousness. He came to join the army a few days ago and brought 2,000 troops, which allowed Cao Cao's army to expand to 6,000 men.  This time Xia Houyuan selected a thousand elites to come for reinforcements, and specially appointed Li Qian as the commander of another department to lead the army here.

    Bao Zhong could not hold himself back and walked around the camp but would not sit down.  Cao Ang felt a little dizzy and couldn't help but said: "Uncle, please sit down and wait for the news!"

    Bao Zhong sighed: "Zixiu, where can I sit down? Seeing Sun Jian's side filled with red light, I don't know how they are fighting? I feel very anxious!"

    At this moment, a scout rushed in and said loudly: "For the information, generals, we just came out from Sishui Pass and attacked Sun Jian's Chinese army! According to observation, Sun Jian's Chinese army was beaten back and forth.  , the Chinese military tent has been lost!"

    "Ah?!" Bao Zhong yelled and asked in surprise: "Sun Jian has more than 20,000 people, how can he be so incompetent? Is this his plan to lure the enemy deeper?"

    Cao Ang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Although Sun Jian had a large number of people, he suffered a setback during the day and the morale of the army dropped sharply. We didn't expect that Hu Zhen would dare to attack overnight, and Sun Jian even less expected that he was caught off guard and had any intention to lure him.  The enemy has penetrated deeply? You must know that once the troops retreat at night, it will be difficult to contain the troops!"

    Bao Zhong hurriedly shouted: "Then let's go to reinforce him. We can't just watch Sun Jian lose the battle!"

    Li Qian sighed, "General Bao, the soldiers are all asleep now. We were also woken up by the scouts all night long, otherwise we wouldn't have woken up so early. If we set out now, we must wake up the soldiers from each camp to avoid disturbing them.  The roar of the camp was excessive. And it would take at least an hour or two before we ran over. By then Sun Jian would be defeated, and what we would face would be the victorious army at Sishui Pass! Their morale was high, and we were bumping into them.  On the head of the gun!"

    When Bao Zhong heard this, he sighed and murmured in a low voice: "If I had known this, we should have been closer to Sun Jian!"

    "We have been together for a long time and all know Bao Zhong's temperament. This guy is basically a straight man. He doesn't care about trivial matters and says whatever comes to his mind.

    Liao Hua couldn't help but said: "If we were so close, how could Sun Jian be willing?! We are so far away now, and Sun Jian's scouts are still staring at us! If you ask me, Sun Jian deserves it. If he takes out  How can the effort to monitor us be attacked by that Hu Zhen?!"

    When Cao Ang heard this, his heart suddenly brightened, and he said in a deep voice: "Okay, Yuan Jian, why are you talking to Uncle Bao? Why don't you apologize quickly!"

    I just suddenly had an idea. Since Sun Jian knows that we are camping here, he will definitely find a way to escape to us after his defeat. As long as we send dozens of cavalry to respond, we can keep him safe.

    Actually, I think the first priority for Hu Zhen¡¯s troops at Sishui Pass is not to defeat the enemy, but to protect Sishui Pass!  Therefore, as long as we send cavalry to arrive near Sishui Pass first and carry more flags and light torches, the enemy will not dare to stay outside the pass and will definitely evacuate as soon as possible.

    In this way, even if we rush to Sun Jian's camp, we will only be fighting the rearguard of the Sishui Pass troops, and we should not encounter the main force of the enemy.  If that's the case, then there's no harm in us joining the war!  "

    Cao Ang¡¯s words made sense, Li Qian nodded repeatedly, and Bao Zhong also loudly expressed his agreement.  Because Bao Xin ordered Bao Zhong to obey Cao Ang's orders in the letter, Cao Ang now enjoys command of the entire army.  He was not polite and immediately ordered: Liao Hua led a hundred cavalry from Bao Zhong's army, carrying many flags and torches, to harass Sishui Pass; Li Qian led more than fifty cavalry from Cao's army to Sun Jian's camp to rescue  Sun Jian; Li Dian led 500 people to guard the camp to prevent accidents.  As for Cao Ang himself, he, together with Bao Zhong, led the remaining 3,300 soldiers to Sun Jian's camp.

    With the military orders, the soldiers quickly got busy, and the entire camp was brightly lit by torches.  The commanders and above of the Cao family's army are elite men who have been trained for a long time. Under their leadership, the entire camp is busy and not chaotic.  On the contrary, these strong soldiers that Bao Zhong boasted caused some trouble, and it was only after Bao Zhong personally suppressed them that they calmed down.

    Liao Hua and Li Qian quickly led the cavalry out of the camp, and Li Dian, who was in charge of staying behind, took over the command with excitement and began to assign appointments to various key points in the camp.

    Bao Zhong looked at young Li Dian and couldn't help but whisper to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, this Li Dian is only sixteen years old. Can he take on this important task?"

    Cao Ang?? Smiled slightly, "Uncle, don't worry. Although Li Dian is young, he is unambiguous in his actions. Besides, my nephew is only twelve years old now!"

    "How can he compare with you?!" Bao Zhong laughed and said: "It has spread all over the world. It is said that Cao Ang, the eldest son of Cao Mengde, retreated from the enemy on a single horse and composed a poem in seven steps. He was praised as General Fenwei at a young age.  How amazing! Now everyone says: When you have children, you should be like Cao Zixiu!"

    Cao Ang felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head with a smile. He didn't expect that the aura of his time traveler was really powerful!  Should you be like Sun Zhongmou when you have a son?  No, no, no, now it¡¯s time to give birth to a child like Cao Zixiu!

    Cao Ang smiled, cupped his hands, and said loudly: "Uncle, let's see who of us meets Sun Jian first!"

    After saying that, Cao Ang raised his horse and rushed forward.  Infected by his enthusiasm, Bao Zhong smiled and said loudly: "The first contribution to this rescue must be mine, Bao Zhong!"

    While smiling, Bao Zhong also urged his horse to rush forward.

    At this time, Sun Jian was already in a desperate situation.

    After Hua Xiong led the elite cavalry into the battlefield, Sun Jian's Chinese army was quickly cut and surrounded by the cavalry.  Although the soldiers were in a desperate situation, they did not lose their fighting spirit and were still resisting desperately. They were indeed the Jiangdong army trained by Sun Jian himself!

    Although the soldiers were commendable for their courage, Hua Xiong's troops were very cunning. After surrounding Sun Jian's troops, they did not take the initiative to attack. They just raised their bows and arrows and kept shooting.

    Seeing the soldiers being shot and killed one by one by the cavalry, Sun Jian was so distressed that his heart bled. He could no longer bear the pressure and roared angrily: "Spread out and break out! Spread out and break out!"

    Zu Mao quickly ordered his men to repeat Sun Jian's order: "Spread out and break out, spread out and break out!"

    After hearing Sun Jian's order, the soldiers of the Guards Battalion gave up their resistance and fought hard to fight in all directions.  However, this also exposed Sun Jian's position, and Hua Xiong personally charged over with more than ten cavalrymen.

    Once you are entangled by Hua Xiong¡¯s troops, no one can leave!  More than ten Jiangdong Army soldiers voluntarily stayed where they were, shouting loudly: "Master Marquis, leave quickly! Leave quickly!"

    Sun Jian was also a courageous man. He did not stop at all and took Zu Mao and more than 20 people with him and ran to the edge of the battlefield.  Now seeing the army being defeated, it cannot stand at all. It is very dangerous to stay here any longer!  I remember that the scouts once reported that Bao Zhong and Cao Ang's troops were camping far away.  As long as you can escape there, you will be safe!

    Looking at the dozen or so men who dared to die in front of him, Hua Xiong did not stop at all, leaving six cavalry behind. He took the remaining five cavalry and went around from the side, heading straight towards Sun Jian.

    Sun Jian¡¯s troops were all infantry. After running for dozens of steps, they were overtaken by Hua Xiong and others. The soldiers who fell behind were constantly massacred by Hua Xiong and others!

    Sun Jian suddenly stopped and shouted loudly: "No one can run away if this continues. If you want to survive, you must destroy them! Everyone, follow me to form an formation!"

    Hearing his order, Zu Mao and others stopped, raised their weapons, and formed a small square formation.  However, there were still some guards who just stopped subconsciously and continued running forward, regardless of Sun Jian's orders!

    Sun Jian sighed, this was the Guards Battalion where he had been training for many days, and it was really a shame to him that there were such deserters!  But now is not the time to sigh. Sun Jian can only shout loudly: "Don't be afraid, form an formation, form an formation!"

    Hua Xiong looked at the small spear formation in front of him and subconsciously touched his quiver, but it was empty.  He yelled, "Shoot them!"

    Hearing his order, the five cavalrymen following him all touched their quivers, but they all came up empty.

    The battle has been fought so far, all the arrows have been shot, and there is no food left at all.  Seeing that the sky was getting whiter and the battle was still stalemate, Hua Xiong felt anxious and shouted angrily: "Charge!"

    Hearing his order, the five cavalrymen responded loudly, kicked their horses hard, and followed Hua Xiong straight towards Sun Jian.

    Sun Jian shouted loudly: "Steady, steady!"

    The soldier wielding the spear put the weapon in his hand on the shoulder of the soldier in the front row and held it tightly.  Seeing the horses getting closer and closer, the soldiers became more and more nervous.

    However, war horses are also very spiritual creatures. Now there are fires everywhere in the camp, illuminating the camp clearly.  Looking at the bright spear heads on their chests, they all stopped and refused to move forward no matter how hard the cavalry pushed them.

    At this pause, Sun Jian shouted loudly: "Thrust the horse!"

    After hearing his order, the soldiers all brandished their weapons and stabbed the opponent's horse!

    The reason why cavalry can dominate is mainly because of the impact and explosive power brought to them by war horses.  If you lose your speed?, they are nothing more than infantry on horseback.

    Soon, three cavalrymen were knocked off their horses and died. The horses of the two other cavalrymen were stabbed to death by Sun Jian and the others. The two cavalrymen fell to the ground in embarrassment. Under the desperate attack of Sun Jian, Zu Mao and others,  He fell and soon lost his life.

    But Sun Jian didn't fare well either. Hua Xiong was a fierce general. The sword in his hand kept flying up, and every time he slashed down, he took away a life.  At the end of the fight, although Hua Xiong was forced to fall from his horse and he was the only one left, beside Sun Jian, only the seriously injured Zu Mao was left!

    Seeing another group of enemy cavalry rushing over, Zu Mao shouted loudly, "General, leave quickly!" He stepped forward and hugged Hua Xiong!

    "Da Rong!" Sun Jian cried and shouted, taking a step forward.  However, looking at the enemy cavalry approaching quickly, he finally sighed, turned around and ran away!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 92 Saving Sun Jian (Additional update dedicated to the first deacon Zhi YE

    Hua Xiong suddenly broke away and threw the seriously injured Zu Mao aside. Just as he was about to walk forward, Zu Mao took a breath and rushed forward again, hugging Hua Xiong's thigh with all his strength!

    Hua Xiong roared angrily: "Let go! I see that you are also a man, and I can't bear to kill you, so why don't you let me go!"

    Zu Mao didn¡¯t answer, but hugged Hua Xiong¡¯s thigh tightly.

    Hua Xiong seemed to have a true love for talents. Instead of raising the sword on his right hand, he raised his left fist and hit Zu Mao on the back.

    Once, twice, three times!

    Zu Mao suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood. The combination of old wounds and new wounds made his strength gradually diminish

    "Why bother?! Let go!" Hua Xiong said loudly.

    Zu Mao tried his best to answer: "Wentai treats me as a national scholar, and I repay him as a national scholar"

    His voice is getting lower and weaker, and he is gradually becoming less audible, and his hands are gradually loosening.

    By this time, Sun Jian had already run far away and did not look back at all.  Hua Xiong sighed and lowered his head, only to see that Zu Mao showed no reaction.  Hua Xiong knew something was wrong, so he put his hand under Zu Mao's nose and couldn't help but sigh.  At this time, Zu Mao, who had long since expired, still kept his arms wrapped around each other

    Now there is less and less organized resistance in the camp, and the battlefield is gradually controlled by the Xiliang Army.  Hua Xiong took the horse's reins from his cavalry, got on his horse, and said loudly: "Sun Jian wears a red turban on his head, which is easy to identify. Send the order, and the reward for killing Sun Jian will be a hundred taels!"

    Hearing Hua Xiong's order, his soldiers were very excited and repeated loudly: "Sun Jian wears a red turban, and whoever kills Sun Jian will be rewarded a hundred taels!"

    The whole battlefield is boiling, that¡¯s a hundred gold!  All the soldiers were shouting: "The one wearing the red turban is Sun Jian. Whoever kills Sun Jian will be rewarded a hundred taels!"

    Soon, even Sun Jian heard the sound and saw the enemy troops glaring around him.  He hurriedly ran into the woods. The soldiers looked at each other, but instead of calling the police loudly, they rushed forward.  The reward is a hundred gold, but you can't let others share it.

    As soon as he ran into the woods, Sun Jian took off his red turban, but before he could take a few steps, he was surrounded by four soldiers!

    Sun Jian looked around and saw that these four people were wearing ordinary soldier's clothing, and said angrily: "It's ridiculous that you guys want to kill me, Sun Jian!"

    He raised the ancient ingot knife and said angrily: "Come on!"

    Sun Jian is wearing fine iron armor and has a sword made of fine iron in his hand. He looks majestic in any pose.  His sudden roar frightened the four of them and made them take half a step back.

    "Rat!" Sun Jian smiled contemptuously and shook his head.

    At this time, a soldier who witnessed the blood on Sun Jian's shoulder said with a cruel smile: "Brothers, don't be afraid, he is just bluffing. Look, his shoulder is injured!"

    When he said this, the remaining three thieves regained their courage and rushed forward with a ferocious smile.

    Sun Jian rushed forward and dodged the attacks of the two people behind him. He raised the ancient ingot knife and slashed at the person in front of him.

    A bandit soldier next to him raised his long sword and aimed at Sun Jian's ribs, but Sun Jian didn't even pay attention and went straight to chop down the man in front of him.

    The traitor soldier in front of Sun Jian could only see the extremely fierce light of Sun Jian's sword!  He wanted to take a few steps back, but there was no strength in his legs and feet. He bit his tongue fiercely. Taking advantage of the pain, he finally regained some strength and raised the big knife in his hand to try to block.

    But who is Sun Jian?  That's the Jiangdong Tiger!  How could an ordinary soldier withstand his attack?  !

    Just as there was a clang, the man's broadsword successfully blocked Sun Jian's sword, but Sun Jian's ancient ingot knife slashed hard into the man's blade, and the momentum brought by the broadsword hit the man's blade even harder.  The person's chest was so shocked that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

    Before he could regain his composure, Sun Jian had already kicked him to the ground and chopped off his head with a swipe of the ancient ingot knife in his hand!

    At this time, the long sword of the traitor soldier behind him had just stabbed Sun Jian's armor.  However, as the Marquis of Wucheng, Sun Jian's armor was specially made and could not be penetrated by the inferior weapons and meager strength of this soldier.  The sword blade scratched Sun Jian's armor, but it did nothing!

    With a wave of his hand, Sun Jian chopped the traitor soldier into two pieces again!

    The remaining two thieves were so frightened that their faces turned green. One of them was a little brave. Seeing Sun Jian looking at him with a ferocious smile, he quickly shouted: "Sun Jian is here, Sun Jian is here!"

    The man next to him quickly echoed loudly, trying to scare Sun Jian away!

    To be honest, Sun Jian really wanted to kill these two people, but it only happened in an instant anyway.But he was worried that after such a delay, other thieves would entangle him.  Sun Jian simply ignored the two thieves and ran deeper into the woods.

    The two thieves broke free from the line of life and death. Their legs and feet became weak and they collapsed on the ground.  At this time, more soldiers rushed over and asked urgently: "Where is Sun Jian? Where is Sun Jian?"

    Seeing the blood everywhere, the soldiers were not surprised but overjoyed, and chased after Sun Jian following the bloody footprints left by him.  The soldiers chased and chased, first they found the red turban that Sun Jian had thrown away, then they found the cloak that Sun Jian had thrown away, and even the breastplate that Sun Jian was wearing.  Everyone shouted excitedly: "Sun Jian has no strength, hurry up and chase him!"

    To be honest, Sun Jian really had no strength at this time. He set up a suspicious formation deep in the woods with one foot and one foot, threw away all the burdens on him, then quietly changed his path and walked towards the edge of the woods.

    Many excited soldiers of the Xiliang Army ran past Sun Jian, but they never thought that the plain-looking guy next to them, wearing only commoners, was Sun Jian.

    When Sun Jian successfully got rid of them and ran into another forest, he breathed a sigh of relief this time.  Then he became nervous, and there were seventy or eighty menacing soldiers staring at him!

    Just when Sun Jian was about to leave, a familiar voice rang: "Lord, I am Han Dang!"

    Sun Jian was certain that the man in front of him was indeed Han Dang, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, "Yi Gong, why are you here?"

    Han Dang rushed to Sun Jian and cupped his hand: "Lord, forget it! The general was jointly attacked by Zhao Cen and Hua Xiong, and suffered a huge defeat. It was with great difficulty that Cheng Pulai was rescued from the rebel army, and the more than seventy soldiers were reluctantly gathered together.  People escaped here and were about to pick up the lord. Lord, why are you alone, Da Rong?"

    Sun Jian was overjoyed to hear that Cheng Pu was still alive, but when Han Dang questioned Zu Mao, Sun Jian couldn't help but burst into tears.  Naturally, he would not say that he left Zu Mao behind and fled for his life, but whispered: "Just now Hua Xiong rushed over, and Da Rong snatched my turban and put it on, distracting the pursuers. Now I am probably in danger!"  I¡¯m sorry for him!¡±

    Han Dang slammed the trees around him, lowered his voice and cried, "My brother Da Rong!"

    Sun Jian waved his hand fiercely and said in a low voice: "Yi Gong, be silent, let's retreat to the southeast immediately! Bao Zhong and Cao Ang's camp is at that location. When they hear the movement, they will naturally send troops for reinforcements!"

    Han Dang wiped away his tears and nodded.  So Sun Jian led this small group of defeated troops and slipped away to the southeast.  When they met the Xiliang army along the way, they hid in the woods and kept silent, even though the Xiliang army was killing their brothers.  When no one was around, he tried to run forward, and ran, and ran, and suddenly Han Dang fell to the ground and whispered: "Be careful, there are cavalry!"

    Sun Jian was speechless. He pulled him up from the ground and pressed his lips forward, "I've seen it a long time ago! They are carrying a battle flag with the word Cao!"

    Seeing about forty or fifty people on the opposite side (some dispersed on the way), Li Qian asked in a deep voice: "Who are you, Jiangdong Army?"

    Sun Jian bowed his hands to him and said loudly: "I am Sima Handang of the Jiangdong Army. I wonder who the general is?"

    Looking at the embarrassed man in front of him who didn't even have a suit of armor, Li Qian still raised his hand and replied: "I am Sima Li Qian of another department. On the orders of General Fenwei, I led the cavalry to rescue General Sun! Have any of you seen this before?  General Sun? We specially brought a few prepared horses to prepare General Sun to mount the horse and evacuate first."

    Hearing what he said, Sun Jian and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and some even fell to the ground without any image.

    Sun Jian bowed his hand to him, "I am Sun Jian. I was a little rude just now. I hope you won't blame me, general!"

    Hearing what he said, Li Qian quickly jumped off his horse, pulled the horse next to him, bowed and said: "It turns out to be Marquis Wucheng. Please quickly mount your horse and go to our army camp. There are only fifty soldiers here."  There are still a lot of people left, and the large army is on its way to this place."

    Sun Jian did not give in and immediately jumped on the horse. He was relieved that his safety was guaranteed.  He quickly asked: "General, does he have other war horses? My subordinates Han Dang, Cheng Pu and others are all injured"

    Li Qian quickly ordered people to bring over the ten war horses brought this time, and helped Han Dang and others onto the backs of the horses. As for the unconscious Cheng Pu, he was also tied to the saddle.

    Everyone immediately rushed to the southeast, and after about two or three quarters of an hour, they finally met up with the main force.

    When Bao Zhong and Cao Ang heard that the cavalry troops were withdrawing, they rushed to the front and asked nervously: "Have you received Brother Wentai?"

    Sun Jian gratefully extended his hands to the two of them: "Sun Wentai thanks you both for saving your life!"

    Bao Zhong and Cao Ang quickly returned the gift. Bao Zhong looked at the injuries of Sun Jian and others and immediately ordered someone to help them.bandage.

    Cao Ang rushed to Sun Jian and said, "Uncle, you are here to recover from your injuries. I will lead my troops to fight the Xiliang army in a decisive battle! These thieves and beasts, I, Cao Zixiu, swear not to coexist with them!"

    Sun Jian wanted to stop him. After all, Xiliang's army was so powerful that we couldn't resist forcefully!  However, he swallowed the words as he spoke. This was the first major defeat for Dong Dong's coalition forces. If he, Sun Jian, was the only one to fail, then he would lose a lot of face.  If there are a few more people, then we can get through it without damaging our reputation.

    So Sun Jian bowed his hand to Cao Ang and said, "My dear nephew, please be careful. My uncle is here to wait for good news!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 93 Shooting Zhao Cen

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    Seeing that Sun Jian and others were in dire straits, Cao Ang left a hundred men to take care of them and help carry the wounded, while he and Bao Zhong led the remaining 3,200 men to the battlefield.  As for Li Qian and others, they had already turned their horses and rushed to the front of the army, acting as the eyes and ears of the army.

    As the army moved northward, Jiangdong Army continued to be found defeated.  Although these defeated soldiers did not have the courage to fight to the end with the Xiliang army, they were determined not to be prisoners.  Although they lost their armor and weapons and were in a miserable state, in Cao Ang's view, they still managed to maintain the heart of a warrior.

    For such soldiers, Cao Ang had no discrimination at all, and immediately ordered Xiao Yi to take more than a hundred soldiers to take them in.  Cao Ang also specifically asked Xiao Yi to publicize Cao's army's generous treatment to the soldiers he took in, and to focus the propaganda on those young and strong soldiers who had no relatives in Jiangdong.

    Xiao Yi understood this and immediately led his people into action. Soon, a recruitment shed was created

    Bao Zhong smiled and said to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, you are poaching Sun Jian's corner. This is not the behavior of a gentleman!"

    Cao Ang scratched his head and said, "Uncle, you know that I am a small nephew, so I can only think about some crooked ways. Unlike my uncle, who has a big family and a big business, a little leakage between his fingers is enough for us.  Half a year¡¯s expenses!¡±

    Bao Zhong laughed, "What a mouthful you are! Zixiu, don't stay with your uncle Zi Lian (Cao Hong) anymore. You will be led astray by him!"

    The two of them were talking and laughing loudly, and the soldiers around them heard it clearly.  Oddly enough, everyone was a little nervous when they were participating in a war for the first time. But after hearing what the two of them said, they breathed a sigh of relief and became relatively relaxed.

    At this time, Liao Hua also led people to rush to the vicinity of Bishui Pass. Seeing that the gate of Bishui Pass was wide open and there were torches on the top of the city gate, Liao Hua suddenly had a crazy idea!

    He left forty soldiers to set up torches in the woods, while he took the remaining sixty cavalry and rushed to the foot of Sishui Pass.

    Although the number of cavalry is small, once they run, they are terrifying. As soon as Liao Hua and others ran to the city gate, Hu Zhen on the city ordered people to shout loudly and asked: "Who is under the city? Enter the city and dismount!"

    Hu Zhen did not think that these people were enemy troops. After all, Hua Xiong and the others now had an absolute advantage on the battlefield. Where would a small group of enemy troops dare to run wild under Sishui Pass, even if they were kicked in the head by a donkey?  Something like this happened!

    Everyone on the city wall stretched their necks and looked down curiously.  Hearing the shouts, Liao Hua and others immediately stopped, completely exposing their figures to the light of the fire.  Liao Hua even shouted loudly: "Is General Hu here? My subordinates have something urgent!"

    When Hu Zhen heard what he said, he thought it was a messenger sent by Li Su or Hua Xiong!  It's just that this messenger is so rude, he doesn't even know how to dismount his horse and bow!  After muttering a few words in his belly, Hu Zhen coughed: "That's it, I am!"

    Before he finished speaking, Liao Hua and others had already drawn their bows and arrows from their backs in unison, and shot in the direction of the sound coming from the opposite side.  After quickly shooting a round of arrows, Liao Hua roared, and all the cavalry followed him and accelerated their retreat.

    The incident happened suddenly, and the defenders on the city had no defense at all. Not a single archer could react. They all stood there stupidly, allowing Liao Hua and the others to escape!

    As for Hu Zhen, even though he was hiding in the shadows, he was unlucky enough to be hit by an arrow, which hit him in the thigh.  If he moved a little further to the side, Hu Zhen could pack his parcel and go to the palace to take up the post of chamberlain!

    Touching his intact lifeblood, Hu Zhen took a long breath, and then roared angrily: "Sound the alarm, close the city gate, and everyone immediately went to the city to be on guard. How could this small group of cavalry have such courage?  , there must be a large enemy force behind them!"

    After hearing his order, the alarm bell on the city gate tower suddenly rang!  Several heavily armed messengers jumped on their horses and ran quickly out of the city.  As soon as the messenger left the city, the city gate was tightly closed!

    At this time, Hua Xiong, who had not caught Sun Jian, was whipping Huang Gai depressedly: "Old boy, will you surrender? Will you surrender?!"

    Poor Huang Gai¡¯s hands and feet were tied tightly, and the guards who were afraid that he would commit suicide by chewing his tongue stuffed a smelly sock in his mouth!  Now even if Huang Gai wanted to surrender, he couldn't speak at all.

    His pitiful appearance made Hua Xiong's guards laugh.  On the other hand, Li Su couldn't stand it any longer and persuaded in a low voice: "General Hua, this Huang Gai is also a general in Sun Jian's army. If you want to persuade him to surrender, you should act like a polite corporal; if you don't want to persuade him to surrender, just do it."  It's time to kill him as a warning to others. Now you're just here to torment others, it's too muchHow unkind!  "

    Hua Xiong said angrily: "I finally fell in love with a general, but that guy died for Sun Jian's foolish loyalty. I'm filled with anger!"

    He pointed at Huang Gai with his riding crop and said with a sneer: "I can't stand a guy like this who takes the initiative to lay down his weapons and surrender. I'll beat him to death!"

    Li Su persuaded in a low voice: "General, you can't say that. In fact, this man resisted until the end! It wasn't until I threatened him with the lives of these prisoners that he put down his weapons. This can be regarded as a serious act of love and justice!"

    Hua Xiong sighed and said angrily: "What you said makes some sense, but after all, the person just now doesn't agree with me! What a pity, what a pity!"

    While Hua Xiong was sighing, the envoy sent by Hu Zhen came on horseback and said quickly: "General, Sishui Pass was attacked, and most of the guards were injured!"

    Hua Xiong and Li Su were shocked and quickly asked what happened.

    After listening to the envoy's story, Hua Xiong waved the envoy away and said with a smile to Li Su: "This is a trick of the traitor soldiers, just to lure us away. As for Hu Daduhu being injured, it's just bad luck.  Can you imagine that the bandit leader has such courage?! There are thousands of men and horses in Sishui Pass, so it should be no big deal; besides, there are so many grains and equipment in this camp waiting for us to clean up. If we withdraw our troops and return to the city, we can  I suffered a big loss!"

    Li Su nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, then shook his head.  He waved his hands to the left and right, and the guards came forward and dragged Huang Gai away.  When there was no one else around, Li Su whispered: "General Hua's words make sense, but I, Li Su, have to withdraw!"

    Li Su approached Hua Xiong and whispered: "Although this is obviously the enemy's trick, it may not be seen through. It is just a matter of ability. Whether to withdraw the troops or not is a matter of attitude! Hu Zhennuo is also the prime minister.  The Great Protector appointed by Your Excellency controls you and me. If we don't obey his orders, then this guy will definitely not give us good things to eat! General Hua is a close confidant of the Prime Minister, and I, Li Su, have only a limited foundation in the army.  It¡¯s better to be obedient and obey orders.¡±

    Although what Li Su said made sense, Hua Xiong still found it hard to accept: "But we haven't finished cleaning the battlefield yet, so all the loot will be in vain!"

    Li Su said with a smile: "Since we plan to obey the order, we must put on a show! Isn't it just some trophies? When we defeat the enemy and report the credit, will the Prime Minister still treat us badly? Not to mention the two of us leading the charge.  The army withdraws to the pass, but Zhao Cen's troops may not necessarily withdraw. Maybe this is Master Hu's original intention, he is greedy for these trophies! General Hua, you need to think more about what you do. Let's use this trophy in exchange for Hu Zhen's goodwill. This deal is worth it!  "

    What Li Su said made sense. Hua Xiong suddenly stamped his foot: "I just gave Zhao Cen an advantage! Come here, send the order, take the prisoners, and withdraw the troops immediately!"

    Li Su's army originally had more than 1,000 people, Hua Xiong's headquarters originally had 1,500 people, and the two armies totaled more than 2,500 people.  After a fierce battle with Sun Jian, although Sun Jian's troops were defeated in one fell swoop with their tactical advantages, Hua Xiong and Li Su also paid a heavy price. About 500 people were killed and nearly 1,000 people were injured.  Although they are just cleaning up the battlefield in a hurry, they have captured more than 3,000 prisoners of war.  Although they have made up their mind to retreat, Hua Xiong and Li Su still have to consider their own interests. As long as these prisoners of war are screened, they are good replacements!

    After Hua Xiong and Li Su withdrew, only Zhao Cen's troops were left on the battlefield.  Zhao Cen felt that the power in Sishui Pass was strong enough, and with the help of Hua Xiong and Li Su, it would not matter if he could not go back.  In the previous battle, Sun Jian commanded his troops to focus on attacking Zhao Cen, which also caused Zhao Cen's troops to pay a heavy price.  Among the thousands of men, more than 300 were killed on the spot, and the remaining 600 or so were all injured.

    Seeing Hua Xiong and Li Su evacuate, Zhao Cen sneered, "Send the order, the time for revenge has come, behead all these prisoners to comfort the heroic spirits!"

    Hearing his order, Zhao Cen's soldiers screamed and rushed towards the prisoners with weapons in hand.  There were also some smart guys who quietly went to the baggage train while the officer was not paying attention.  You go out to fight for money and food. If you don¡¯t secretly make some extra money now, when will you be able to make a fortune!

    Zhao Cen personally led the men to rush towards the prisoners, and the troops became even more chaotic.  The sounds of slashing and begging for mercy resounded throughout the battlefield!

    Under the cover of this chaotic sound, Cao Ang and Bao Zhong's troops quietly began to surround the entire battlefield.  By the time Zhao Cen realized there was a problem, his soldiers were already surrounded by Cao Ang and Bao Zhong!

    Zhao Cen looked at the dazzling swords and guns around him, and then looked at the blood of Jiangdong Army soldiers splattered all over his body, and smiled miserably.  Even in the heyday of the army, it could not withstand the siege of several times the number of soldiers and horses, not to mention that the soldiers are now all wounded and have no losses.?Where is the establishment!

    Zhao Cen shouted loudly: "I am Zhao Cen, the deputy general of Sishui Pass. Who dares to fight to the death with me?!"

    Cao Ang ignored him and just shouted: "Arrow!"

    An inventory later revealed that Zhao Cen and his 627 men were all shot to death!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 94 Rewards based on merit

    Standing on the battlefield littered with corpses, Bao Zhong sighed softly and said to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, actually you should satisfy Zhao Cen's desire to fight in a duel. With his little martial arts skills, we can find any number of soldiers in the army."  The general can kill him! Although it is easier for you to shoot him like this, if others find out, they will say you have no martial spirit!"

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "Uncle, Zhao Cen killed our Jiangdong Army soldiers, what qualifications do he have to challenge our generals?! Just shooting him like this is an advantage for him. If I didn't want to resolve the battle quickly, I would have to let the survivors survive."  The Jiangdong Army officers and soldiers will teach him a lesson!"

    When everyone heard this, they felt that what Cao Ang said was very reasonable, and their morale was even higher.

    At this time, Liao Hua and others kept walking downstream of Sishui Pass, making the defenders nervous.  In addition, Zhao Cen's troops were suddenly wiped out. Hu Zhen and Li Su thought that the main force of the Kwantung Allied Forces had arrived, so they not only closed the city gate tightly, but also ordered people to pile bricks and stones into the gate hole.

    Taking advantage of the opportunity of the enemy troops at Sishui Pass to guard the pass, Cao Ang quickly directed his soldiers to rescue supplies from the fire and count the seizures on the battlefield.  Especially those armors, all of which were stripped off the corpses by the soldiers and cleaned.

    After working for more than an hour, the materials seized during this expedition were finally tallied up. In this battle, more than 2,000 stones of food, 160 pairs of iron armor, more than 800 pairs of leather armor, and some logistical equipment were seized.

    Leather armor is secondary, iron armor is in short supply.  Cao Ang looked at the armored leader in front of him, his expression constantly changing.  Later, he sighed and ordered all the armor to be loaded into trucks and sent to Bao Zhong's army.

    Bao Zhong looked at the shiny black armor and couldn't put it down, stroking them with drool three feet long.  He was also a little embarrassed, and said with a sneer: "Zixiu, thanks to you this time, we achieved this great victory. These armored uncles can't take it all for themselves, let's split it half and half!"

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "Uncle, these armors are good, but my nephew can't enjoy them! You also know that my nephew is not rich now, how can he have the money to make iron armors?! If I equip my place with iron armor, others will not be able to enjoy it!"  You all have to say that I was a man of money and robbed Uncle Sun (Sun Jian)!

    " However, if these armors are equipped in your army, everyone will envy Uncle Yuncheng's strong strength and will not question you at all!  Even if Uncle Wentai has doubts, you can blame Hua Xiong. Didn't he escort three thousand prisoners into the city earlier? He must have moved a lot of supplies!  "

    Bao Zhong nodded repeatedly and patted the armors with a smile, "Let's do this, Zixiu, the rest of the captured materials will be yours. As long as uncle has these armors! If Sun Jian is really shameless and comes to ask about these materials, I will say  They were all moved away by Hua Xiong and the others! Can we still save him in vain? These are considered as our military expenses! By the way, Zixiu, how many defeated troops have we collected in total?"

    Cao Ang scratched his head and said, "I haven't received a specific report yet, but there are probably more than 10,000 people. Some soldiers fled to the old forest and will not be able to come back for a while. When the troops searched the baggage vehicles just now, they found more than a dozen soldiers there.  According to their account, more than 3,000 soldiers were captured by Hua Xiong and taken to Sishui Pass."

    Bao Zhong nodded, "This adds up to 13,000. Including the soldiers who died in the battle and escaped, it is probably about the same. You know, there are many soldiers who go to the battlefield once and never dare to go into battle again.  If you disarm, you will be considered a deserter. Anyway, these things will give Sun Jian a headache, so we don¡¯t need to worry about it. Let¡¯s take the opportunity to retreat before the defenders can react after closing the door!"

    Cao Ang also nodded, "Withdraw!"

    So that afternoon, when Hu Zhen, Hua Xiong and others realized that they had been deceived, Cao Ang and the others had already returned to their camp with the loot.

    As soon as Sun Jian heard the news of Cao Ang's return, he hurried over from the resettlement camp, saluted Cao Ang, and asked with concern: "My nephew, you are tired, how are you going?"

    Bao Zhong winked at Cao Ang and sat in the middle, not speaking at all.  Cao Ang could only smile and said: "My nephew was about to send someone to invite his uncle, but he didn't expect his uncle to come over on his own. When we arrived this morning, a large number of enemy troops gathered. After discussion with my uncle, I specially sent a partial division.  After a heavy price was paid for the sneak attack on Sishui Pass, the main force of the enemy army was mobilized. Uncle Shuyi led the armored guards into battle in person and repeatedly charged four or five times. Finally, Zhao Cen's troops were defeated in one fell swoop and  Zhao Cen beheaded him on the spot! It¡¯s a pity that the army¡¯s food and supplies were burned and moved by Na Hua Xiong and Li Su, so they are all gone!¡±

    Sun Jian frowned and said with a wry smile: "Thank you for your hard work this time, my dear nephew!"

    When he entered the camp, Sun Jian found Bao Zhong's standard armor from his guards, but he was rescued by others, so he had the nerve to ask for it.

     Cao Ang saw the regret and helplessness in Sun Jian's eyes and said quickly: "Uncle, we collected more than 10,000 defeated troops for you. Since you are here, please accept them later. To be honest, these of your men  The soldiers all have Wuyue accents, and it takes a lot of effort to listen!"

    When Sun Jian heard that he still had more than 10,000 men, he immediately forgot about the iron armor, rubbed his hands, and said loudly: "Actually, you also spent a lot of soldiers in the attack, so I will give you these 10,000 men."  Make some supplements!¡±

    Cao Ang was overjoyed and quickly handed over his hand, just about to say thanks.  But Sun Jian immediately said: "Zixiu, needless to say, I understand what you mean, and I know that you and Shuyi are embarrassed to ask for these soldiers of mine. Forget it, I won't make it difficult for you, since you can't understand their accents.  , then let me lead these soldiers! I will find some soldiers with northern accents to teach them. As soon as they can speak the northern dialect familiarly, I will hand them over to you immediately! By the way, since I will help you train them  They, the food and supplies during this period"

    Before he finished speaking, Bao Zhong suddenly coughed loudly, and said loudly while coughing: "Ahem Zixiu, these soldiers under your uncle Wentai are all Jiangdong people, how can they follow you?!

    ????????????????????????????????????????? You will hand over these people to Wentai later. As for the damage caused by our sending troops, I believe Brother Wentai will give us a satisfactory answer!

    People¡¯s hearts are not as good as they used to be. If we work so hard to send troops to rescue but get no benefit at all, even if we are willing, our soldiers will not agree!  "

    Seeing that Sun Jian was about to speak again, Bao Zhong coughed and said: "When I was charging into the formation, I was hit by a hammer in the back of my heart. Did it damage my lungs? Why are I coughing like this! Wentai, you go and receive the ulcer first.  Bing, Zixiu, give me some medicine."

    Cao Ang quickly helped Bao Zhong walk to the back tent. Sun Jian couldn't help but sigh when he saw that he didn't take advantage.  But thinking that he could regain more than ten thousand subordinates, his heart became eager again.

    However, Sun Jian soon learned the news that Huang Gai had been captured, and his mouth suddenly felt more bitter than eating coptis.  Among the four generals in his hand, Cheng Pu was seriously injured. Although he regained consciousness, he was unable to go into battle in the short term. Although Han Dang was only slightly injured, he had long since lost strength after fighting for so long, and his hands and feet are still weak now.  In addition, Huang Gai was captured and Zu Mao was killed, so he really had no one in his hands!

    Cao Ang, Bao Zhong, and Sun Jian had not been stationed here for long before Yuan Shao and the others learned about Sun Jian's defeat and Cao Ang's small victory, and quickly mobilized their army to go north to respond.

    The princes sat high in the tent, and Cao Ang told the situation of the battle one by one. He neither belittled Sun Jian nor deliberately promoted himself. He was very objective.  Moreover, Cao Ang also focused on describing the tenacious resistance of Sun Jian's troops in adversity, which moved the princes present.

    Sun Jian was very grateful for this and also said a few good words about Cao Ang.  Although he has some schemes, he is still an upright and upright man after all.  When talking about Zu Mao's death in battle, Sun Jian couldn't help but shed tears.

    Yuan Shao sighed and said to the princes: "Sun Wentai fought desperately, and Cao Zixiu rescued him bravely. Although our army is at a disadvantage in this battle, it is an honor to lose! Let's see, Wentai has suffered a great loss. Let's rescue him. We can't help him."  Let him bleed and shed tears. I, Yuan Shao, will sponsor him with five hundred elite soldiers and one hundred stones of food!"

    As soon as Yuan Shao said this, Yuan Shu, who was not willing to accept the defeat, immediately shouted: "I, Yuan Shu, also sponsored him with five hundred elite soldiers. However, Shouchun has had a good harvest recently, so I will send you two hundred shi of grain!"

    In Yuan Shu's view, Sun Jian can be regarded as half of his subordinates. Now is the most difficult time for him. His act of providing help in times of need will definitely earn Sun Jian's gratitude.  However, as Yuan Shao was the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shu's investment was actually higher than his. This made Yuan Shao very dissatisfied and couldn't help but groan.

    Then Liu Dai, Qiao Mao, Kong Rong and others offered to help. Some sent 300 soldiers and 100 shi of grain; some sent 200 soldiers and 50 shi of grain; some sent 400 soldiers, and some  Two hundred stones of grain.  In a word, everyone sent out troops and food together, and they were able to collect 4,000 soldiers and 1,500 shi of food for Sun Jian!

    With these soldiers and food, Sun Jian's troops will be able to quickly restore their combat strength.  Sun Jian bowed gratefully to all around and said loudly: "I, Sun Wentai, have no morals and incompetence, but everyone tried their best to help me. It really makes me ashamed! Without further ado, I, Sun Jian, know my shame and have the courage to do so. I am willing to seek the position of pioneer again!"  "

    Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly and said loudly: "This pioneer officer will be handed over to Brother Wentai!"

    After a pause, Yuan Shao said loudly: "This time, Zixiu was eager to avenge his father and persuaded Yuncheng to send troops without authorization. It is understandable. Moreover, after the defeat of Wentai, Zixiu and Shuyi were able to speed the army northward, which was very disappointing.  I¡¯m so touched! What¡¯s more, they also killed the bandit general Zhao Cen, which greatly boosted the morale of our army! Today, as the leader of the alliance, I specially reward Cao Ang with two hundred gold and five hundred stones of food!¡±

    ?When Cao Ang heard the reward, he quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "Cao Ang thanked the leader and is willing to go through fire and water for the leader without hesitation!"

    Yuan Shao was very satisfied with Cao Ang's statement. He stroked his beard and corrected it with a smile: "Zixiu, we are all here to please Dong Daye! Let's have a banquet today to calm down the Wentai and celebrate Zixiu. We will not return until we are drunk.  !¡±

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 Volume 1 Chapter 95 Warm wine and kill Hua Xiong

    Soon, the attendants served delicious food and wine, and everyone took their seats.  Soon, everyone drank several glasses of wine, and everyone felt a little drunk.  During the excitement, the tent door was suddenly opened, and Gongsun Zan walked in with several people.

    Yuan Shao smiled and raised the wine bottle and said loudly: "Brother Bogui, why are you late? We just commended Wentai and Zixiu. You are late and you will have to drink three glasses of wine as a penalty!"

    Gongsun Zan smiled and said: "That's right. I heard that they killed Zhao Cen, which greatly boosted the morale of our army!"

    At this moment, a burly man with a beard behind Gongsun Zan muttered in a low voice: "Isn't he just a lieutenant? How shameless is he to act like this?!"

    The man was used to speaking loudly, and he couldn't keep his tone down when he muttered in a low voice, so that everyone could hear him clearly.

    Gongsun Zan was a little embarrassed, and Yuan Shao also frowned.  If Yuan Shao had followed his past temper, he would have had this reckless man thrown out long ago, but today was a celebration banquet after all, and he didn't bother to argue with these young people.

    Seeing Yuan Shao trying to control the anger on his face, he said coldly: "Bogui, sit down!"

    After finishing speaking, Yuan Shao ignored him and started drinking with everyone around him.

    Gongsun Zan was very embarrassed. He walked to the side table and sat down, and ordered his servants to add a table.

    Yuan Shu relied on his status and said loudly: "Wait a minute, Bogui, everyone in the tent is either a county guard or a well-known hero, so they have this place. Who are these three people behind you? They dare to sit at the table!"

    Gongsun Zan was worried about how to introduce their identities, when Yuan Shu glanced at them and said with a smile: "This is my fellow disciple, who studied with Lu Gong. His surname is Liu Mingbei, and his courtesy name is Xuande."

    "Liu Xuande?" Yuan Shao frowned and repeated, and asked in surprise: "Have you heard of this name?"

    Everyone shook their heads. Only Cao Ang paused for a moment, but still chose to shake his head.

    Gongsun Zan was a little embarrassed and said with an apologetic smile: "Xuande once organized his own troops and fought against the Yellow Turban rebellious party. He suffered repeated defeats and fought repeatedly. Now he is the Prime Minister of Xia Mi."

    "It turns out you are the county magistrate. How disrespectful and disrespectful!" Yuan Shu said with a joking smile: "What a big official! Let me ask you, you, a mere county magistrate, have what qualifications you have to sit on an equal footing with me?!"

    Zhang Fei, the bearded man next to Liu Bei, shouted loudly: "Who are you? You dare to talk to my brother like this? My brother is the queen of the clan!"

    Liu Bei quickly whispered: "Yide, stop talking!"

    Hearing what Zhang Fei said, Yuan Shao became somewhat interested and asked with a smile: "Oh, I'm so disrespectful! I wonder which clan descendant Liu Xuande is from, did he ever leave his name on the royal genealogy?"

    Liu Bei couldn't back down when the situation came to an end. He took half a step forward, gave a salute, and said in a deep voice: "A certain person is the great-grandson of Liu Taohui, Marquis of Jichuan, who was the queen of Zhongshan Jing. Because his family was poor, he never went to Beijing, let alone stayed in Beijing.  Leave your name on the genealogy.¡±

    Yuan Shu laughed loudly and said loudly: "It has been more than 400 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty. According to your calculation by Liu Xuande, there are tens of thousands of clan members! If you are really a clan member of the Han Dynasty, you should leave your name on the genealogy.  If you¡¯re not, why bother trying to trick someone else!¡±

    Zhang Fei was very angry after hearing this and said angrily: "Brother, you are talking!" The red-faced man Guan Yu next to him also looked at Liu Bei with great concern, hoping that he would produce evidence such as a seal.  But Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said that there was no evidence, but he really couldn't provide any evidence now.

    At the moment of embarrassment, Gongsun Zan coughed and said in a deep voice: "Gong Lu (Lu Zhi) once accepted Xuande as his disciple. If there was any doubt about Xuande's life experience, then Gongsun Zan would not have accepted him as his disciple! Now our third  The first priority is to defeat Dong Zhuo. Even if Xuande is false, as long as he is loyal to the Han Dynasty and bravely kills thieves, why bother to force him?!"

    Gongsun Zan¡¯s words were more truthful, and all the princes nodded.  Seeing that everyone agreed, Yuan Shu didn't want to make things difficult anymore. He just hummed and whispered to his entourage.

    The entourage immediately retreated, and soon he led the guards to bring a straw futon and placed it behind Liu Bei.  Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he was about to scold him, but Liu Bei secretly touched him and sat down on the futon.  When Zhang Fei saw this, he did not dare to question him, so he had no choice but to stand behind Liu Bei with Guan Yu.

    Cao Ang now wishes he had a mobile phone in his hand. If he could log into Renren.com, take a photo with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and then send a status: "Zhang Fei toasted me today, I can't refuse, I drank too much",  That was absolutely fucking awesome!

    Cao Ang was thinking wildly there, and suddenly a scout came to report. The sound of gongs and drums on the other side of Sishui Pass was loud, as if a large number of reinforcements had arrived from Luoyang and were gathering at the foot of the pass.

    Yuan Shaoting? He frowned slightly at this news, ordered his men to be more alert, and then continued to have a banquet with everyone.

    Soon the scouts came with news that Hua Xiong and a thousand cavalry were fighting in front of the camp.  He not only ordered people to carry Sun Jian's red turban on a long pole, but also ordered people to tie the yellow turban to a pillar, humiliating him in every possible way!

    Hearing this, Sun Jian stood up suddenly and said angrily: "Scholars cannot be killed but cannot be humiliated. Leader of the alliance, please watch the battle. I, Sun Jian, will behead Hua Xiong's dog this time to appease Zu Mao's heroic spirit in heaven!"

    Yuan Shao shook his head gently: "Wen Tai, I understand your mood. It's just that your army has suffered a heavy defeat and your morale has not yet recovered. There is little chance of winning if you attack rashly! I wonder which general is willing to send his generals to fight for Wen Tai?  Brother, take revenge!¡±

    Hua Xiong, Guan Yu?

    Cao Ang became violently excited. Is the legendary event about to happen here - warming wine and killing Hua Xiong?  You know, this did not happen in history. It was purely a fabrication by Mr. Luo Guanzhong, China¡¯s chief fictional historical writer!  Could it be said that I traveled through the era of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", or that my time traveling has changed history?

    Just when Cao Ang was pondering his doubts, a general from Yuan Shu came out from behind, raised his hands to everyone, and said loudly: "The last general, Yu She, is willing to offer Hua Xiong's head to the general!"

    Yu She was full of confidence, Yuan Shu said with a smile: "Although Yu She is still young, he is a famous and brave general in our army!"

    Yuan Shao nodded slightly and said loudly: "If you kill Hua Xiong, you will be rewarded with two hundred gold!"

    Yu She laughed and said, "Don't worry, leader!"

    After saying that, he strode out. Cao Ang scratched his head gently and sighed, this is a trap.

    Before everyone could finish the glass of wine, a scout ran in in a panic and said in a trembling voice: "Yu She and Na Hua Xiong didn't fight for three rounds, and they were killed by Na Hua Xiong together!  "

    ah?  !  Except for Cao Ang, everyone was shocked, and Yuan Shu was stunned on the spot.  How can this be?  Yuan Shu knew Yu She's abilities very well. How could he be killed in just three rounds? There was no mistake!

    Han Fu said loudly: "I have General Pan Feng, who is superb in martial arts and can definitely kill Hua Xiong!"

    Pan Feng stood up, saluted everyone, shook the big ax in his hand, and said loudly: "Don't worry, leader, whether you want Hua Xiong's left leg or his right leg, I will definitely cut him off!"  "

    Yuan Shao was in Bohai and had heard of Pan Feng's reputation, so he stood up, raised the wine bottle in his hand, and said loudly: "You are so brave, please!"

    Pan Feng strode forward, took the wine bottle, and drank it all in one gulp!

    Cao Ang sighed secretly again. He couldn't say clearly that Pan Feng couldn't beat Hua Xiong, otherwise he would seriously offend Han Fu and Pan Feng.

    Seeing Pan Feng wandering about to leave, Han Fu suddenly shouted: "Pan Feng, wait a minute!"

    Pan Feng stopped, and Han Fu said sheepishly: "Although my subordinate Pan Feng is superb in martial arts, he has a very poor drinking capacity. The drink he drank just now was far beyond his drinking capacity! Otherwise, let's wait until he sobers up.  Let him go out to fight?"

    The generals were stunned, and Cao Ang finally understood why the famous Jizhou warrior was killed by Hua Xiong so quickly. It turned out to be because he was too drunk and was not performing well!

    At this time, Yuan Shao sighed and blamed himself: "It's a pity that my generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou are not here. Even if there is only one person here, it will not be Hua Xiong's turn to show off his evil!"

    At this time, Zhang Fei behind Liu Bei couldn't hold back anymore and said loudly: "Isn't there just one Hua Xiong? Look at you guys grinding and chirping like bears! According to me, if any one of us three brothers jumps out at random, we can kill him."  Kill! Isn¡¯t that right, Yun Chang?¡±

    Hearing his cry, Guan Yu smiled slightly, raised his hands and said, "I, Guan Yu, would like to cut off the head of this Hua Xiong dog!"

    Yuan Shu had just died of his beloved general, and he was feeling sad. Seeing that this man was taking over everything, he was very angry: "Who are you? What position do you hold now? How dare you say such big words?"

    Everyone looked carefully and saw that the general was nine feet long, with a beautiful beard on his chest, red phoenix eyes, silkworm eyebrows, and a face as heavy as a jujube.  The man said in a deep voice: "A certain person is Guan Yu, whose courtesy name is Yunchang, and now he is a horse archer!"

    Yuan Shu laughed loudly and said angrily: "Are you bullying me and other princes who have no generals? A mere horse archer dares to make arrogant remarks, right and left, fork him out!"

    Hearing this, Gongsun Zan did not object. Apparently he felt that his junior brother's subordinates were a little ignorant of the rules and wanted to educate them.  As for Liu Bei, a small county captain, what room did he have to say in this big tent?  !

    Cao Ang stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Uncle, calm down. Since this person dares to take over everything, he must have extraordinary abilities. Besides, it will take time for General Pan Feng to wake up, so why not let him go to fight!"  ??If you don't win, it's never too late to take responsibility!  "

    There is indeed some truth to what Cao Ang said. Yuan Shu no longer stopped him, but Yuan Shao still hesitated: "If you let a small horse archer go into battle, you will definitely be laughed at by Hua Xiong. He thought we have no heroes in Guandong!"

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "This man is very handsome. As long as we don't tell him, how can Hua Xiong know that he is a horse archer?!"

    Yuan Shao nodded, Cao Ang took a cup of hot wine and said in a deep voice: "Is Yun Chang good at drinking? Please drink this cup to the full to strengthen your appearance!"

    Guan Yu gratefully handed him over. All the princes were seated, but only Cao Ang was willing to intercede for him.  Then I heard Guan Yu say in a deep voice: "Pour down the wine, and come as soon as you go!"

    After saying this, he left the tent, picked up his sword, jumped on his horse, and rushed out of the camp.  The princes in the tent were all frightened when they heard loud gongs and drums outside the camp and the sound of killing everywhere.  Everyone was about to send out scouts, but they saw that Guan Yu had already urged his horse back, holding Hua Xiong's head in his hand!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 96 Ten Essays on Zheng Tai

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    When she learned the news that Hua Xiong had been killed, Hu Zhen was pruning flowers.  Although he is a military commander, he loves taking care of these flowers and plants most.  When he heard that Hua Xiong had died in battle, Hu Zhen's hands trembled slightly, and then he tightened his grip on the scissors and continued his artistic creation.  The soldiers who came to report the news couldn't help but admire in their hearts, this is the style of a general!

    When everyone left, Hu Zhen was the only one left in the flower hall, and he couldn't help but laugh.  Have a good death!  It¡¯s not in vain that I put so much effort into teasing and motivating you yesterday, and then I succeeded in teasing you into fighting!

    The main reason why Hu Zhen couldn't wait to encourage Hua Xiong to go out and die in battle was because he was deceived by Liao Hua last time. He really thought that a large group of troops was coming. This not only delayed the opportunity to fight, but also left Zhao Cen isolated and helpless, and eventually died in the battle.  Hu Zhen had been worried that Hua Xiong would achieve greater military exploits and take his place. Now he was finally relieved. It was Li Su's turn next.  As long as this person is dealt with, the memorial he writes to Luoyang can be whatever he wants.

    While Hu Zhen was making plans, the guard suddenly knocked on the doorframe and loudly reported: "General, Li Su is here to visit!"

    Hu Zhen frowned slightly, Li Su?  What is he here for?  Could it be that he was questioning his order to let Hua Xiong go into battle? However, it was Hua Xiong who applied for it on his own initiative!  Now that there is no evidence, he can say that Hua Xiong violated his orders and left the country rashly!

    Thinking of this, Hu Zhen felt certain in his heart and said with a smile: "Go and take him to the middle hall. I will change clothes and meet him again."

    The soldier agreed and left immediately.  Hu Zhen then went to the inner room and waited for a long time before setting up his crutches and limping into the middle hall.

    The two of them greeted each other, and Hu Zhen asked with a smile: "General Li, why did you want to come to me? I haven't recovered from my injury, so you have to worry about the city defense!"

    Li Su hurriedly saluted again. Seeing that there was no one around him, he suddenly fell to the ground and said, "General, the final decision depends on your orders. I hope you can give me a way to survive!"

    Hu Zhen smiled coldly and whispered: "General Li, what are you doing? Get up quickly, get up quickly!"

    But Li Su kowtowed vigorously: "General, I, Li Su, have sincerely surrendered to you, and I hope the general will accept it. The night before, the general commanded decisively and broke through Sun Jian's camp, seizing countless people. There were more than 3,000 prisoners alone. It's a pity.  Hua Xiong was arrogant and weak. He disobeyed the general's orders and withdrew his troops without authorization, which resulted in General Zhao Cen's heroic death. Today, Hua Xiong broke through the general's obstruction and led the army into battle, and finally died! If the general had not personally led the charge and suffered several wounds,  Sishui Pass was almost taken advantage of by thieves from Guandong!"

    While listening, Hu Zhen smiled and stroked his beard, and whispered: "This seems to be the case, but do you think the Prime Minister will believe it?"

    "Of course!" Li Su said in a deep voice: "The general and several others have already discussed it and jointly signed a document. I hope the general will submit it to the prime minister."

    As Li Su spoke, he took out a silk book from his arms and handed it tremblingly to Hu Zhen's hand.  Hu Zhen opened it and saw that what Li Su had just said was written on it. The whole article was full of praise for Hu Zhen's bravery and contempt for Hua Xiong's recklessness.

    Hu Zhen nodded slightly, and then said with a smile: "Li Su, what are you doing? Please get up quickly."

    Seeing Hu Zhen calling him by his first name, Li Su was not angry but happy. Knowing that the other party accepted him, he quickly stood up and bowed solemnly to Hu Zhen.

    Hu Zhen said with a smile: "No need to be polite, sit down! I have been thinking about something during this time, and I am worried that no one can help me with the details. You are here at the right time. Do you think I should ask the court for help?"

    "Of course we are asking for help!" Li Su immediately said in a deep voice: "Not only must we publicly ask for help from the imperial court, but we must also say good things to these Kwantung bandits and strengthen their military strength! In this way, we can not only explain the Hua Xiong War"  Death can also highlight the general's ability - even with such a fierce enemy, Sishui Pass is still under your firm control!"

    "Excellent!" Hu Zhen nodded repeatedly, "I need your help, it's really like a tiger with even more wings!"

    So Hu Zhen immediately wrote an emergency document and sent it to Luoyang together with the memorials from Li Su and others.

    Dong Zhuo was discussing matters in the court at this time. After receiving the urgent document from Hu Zhen, he immediately asked the emperor to report it and led an army to attack Yuan Shao and other traitors.  Emperor Xian is now just Dong Zhuo's puppet. Wherever he dares to object, he immediately agrees.

    The ministers felt sad. If Dong Zhuo succeeds in his crusade against the Allies, his arrogance will become even more arrogant, and no one will be able to contain him anymore!

    Zheng Tai, the imperial censor, gritted his teeth, strode out, saluted Dong Zhuo, and said in a deep voice: "Success or failure depends on how much kindness you have, and has little to do with force. As long as the prime minister keeps calm, the princes of Guandong will disperse on their own.  go!"Seeing that he was openly opposing him, Dong Zhuo's face suddenly darkened, and he said coldly: "If you say so, the army will be of little use." As he said this, Dong Zhuo weighed a jade ax, ready to throw it at any time.  come over.

    Zheng Tai quickly explained: "Forgive me, Prime Minister, I didn't mean that, but the Kwantung rebels are not qualified for you, Prime Minister, to mobilize the army. Now the Kwantung rebels have ten major disadvantages. As long as we suppress them, then they  You will definitely lose yourself!"

    Seeing that Dong Zhuo was interested, the officials also stretched their necks to wait for his explanation. Zheng Tai coughed lightly and said loudly:

    "Although Guandong seems to have a lot of people now, and the states and counties are adjacent, the mobilization is very impressive. However, since Guangwu, the hinterland of the Central Plains has never experienced war, and the people have long forgotten how to fight. Zhongni once said: 'If you don't teach  Civil war means abandoning it, so although the number of people in Kanto is large, they are just a mob. This is their first disadvantage;

    ??Looking at Minggong's side, it is entrenched in Guanxi and connected to Shangdang, Taiyuan, Feng Yi, Fufeng, and Anding in the north.  Since the establishment of states and counties, they have been fighting against the barbarians.  Even women can use bows, arrows and halberds, women are like this, let alone their husbands!  With this tiger and wolf division, how can the people of Kanto who forget the war be able to resist? This is the second disadvantage of the Kanto rebels;

    Duke Ming was born in Xizhou. He has fought for the country since he was a child and has a deep understanding of military strategy.  He charged into battle many times, made great achievements in battle, and became famous in the world.  In this way, the people surrendered and feared, and did not dare to confront Duke Ming.  This is the third disadvantage of the Kwantung Rebels;

    Yuan Benchu ??is the son of a high official. He has been in the capital all his life. He has never been on the battlefield and his body is not as good as that of a strong woman.  Zhang Mengzhuo (Zhang Miao) was a generous and benevolent man, honest and honest. Sitting in the lobby, he didn't dare to look around at all; Kong Gongxu (Kong Min) could only talk high-minded, and it was said that he could describe the living as dead and the dead.  Survival, but what use can this have in military strategy?  !  These people do not have any general talents and cannot be compared with you, Ming Gong, let alone your opponents. This is the fourth disadvantage of the Kwantung rebels;

    Based on the information given by the Prime Minister and my understanding of them, are any of these Guandong people capable of riding a horse and controlling a string, as brave as Meng Ben and Qing Ji?  I'm afraid not!  Do any of them have plans for Zhang Liang and Chen Ping?  I don't think so!  There are no outstanding generals or qualified commanders. This is the fifth disadvantage of the Kwantung Rebels;

    "And all the scholars in Guandong have various titles, and no one is willing to bow down and obey orders.  Their official positions were random appointments that had not been appointed by the emperor. They had no legitimacy at all, and they were not recognized by everyone.  Even if a so-called alliance leader could be elected, it would be impossible to gather strength and work together for a great cause like us!  Once they encounter some setbacks, they will huddle in the camp and sit back and watch their success or failure. They will never be able to advance and retreat together with one heart and one mind. This is the sixth disadvantage of the Kwantung Rebels;

    Everyone in the world knows that Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Xiongnu, Tuge and Huangzhong are rich in Hu soldiers, who are extremely fierce and admired by the people.  And now these Hu soldiers are all subordinates of Ming Gong, just like Ming Gong's minions!  Facing such a powerful army, even our Han Chinese army is in awe, let alone those rabble-rousers in Kanto. This is the seventh disadvantage of the Kanto rebels;

    ¡°Besides, Ming Gong¡¯s generals are all close friends. They have followed Ming Gong for many years and are very loyal.  Duke Ming also valued them very much and rewarded them many times. They also dedicated their loyalty and wisdom to Duke Ming.  Just like General Hu Zhen's successful night attack on the enemy camp, it is exactly this manifestation.  The Kwantung princes are at odds with each other and are plotting behind their backs. This is the eighth disadvantage of the Kwantung rebels;

    There is a saying in the Art of War that there are three kinds of destruction in war: those who attack the rule with chaos will perish, those who attack the right with evil will perish, and those who attack obedience with counterattack will perish.  Now Ming Gong upholds the state affairs, the government orders are clear, the remaining servants are eradicated, and the world is at home.  With these three virtues, attacking and destroying three people, and following His Majesty's orders to attack the rebels, is justifiable. Who can resist it? This is the ninth disadvantage of the Kwantung rebels;

    There is Zheng Kangcheng in Dongzhou, who has learned about ancient and modern times, and there are many Confucian scholars; there is Bing Genju in Beihai, who is noble, straight and bright, and a model for scholars.  But if we just talk about this knowledge, during the Warring States Period, Yan, Zhao, Qi, and Liang were so prosperous that they were also swallowed up by Qi; Wu and Chu had vast territories and strong strength, but they did not dare to cross the border!  Nowadays, the Prime Minister has great military exploits, is admired by the world for his good governance, and has good ministers on his left and right. Although the Kwantung Rebels have made many slanderous remarks about the Prime Minister, they cannot get everyone's trust, and no one will defect to them. This is the second plan of the Kwantung Rebels.  Ten disadvantages!

    With these ten major disadvantages, even if the Kwantung rebels are arrogant for a while, they will eventually be defeated!  We now have this absolute advantage. If we mobilize the army again, people in the world will be doubtful about us. This will shake the world and give opportunities to careerists.  Prime Minister, why use force when things can be solved by political means?Will it damage one's own majesty?  !  "

    As soon as these ten theories came out, everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that Zheng Tai had such a gap in his heart!

    At present, Dong Zhuo is very happy and worships Zheng Tai as his general, responsible for conquering the Kwantung rebels!

    However, before Zheng Tai could become happy, Li Ru quietly advised Dong Zhuo: "Xiangguo, Zheng Taizhi is superior to others. If he destroys the Kwantung armies again or colludes with the Kwantung armies, it will be difficult for us to control him."  .Now that the Prime Minister has asked him to take charge of the military, the ministers are very worried about the Prime Minister!"

    When Dong Zhuo heard this, it made sense, so he worshiped Zheng Tai as Yilang and left him idle.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 97 The Iron-clad Cao Mengde

    Although what Zheng Tai said has some truth, it also confuses Dong Zhuo.  However, after some persuasion from Li Ru, Dong Zhuo was still determined to send more troops to the front.

    In his view, everything is false, and only strong force is the key to determining the problem!  Isn't he an example? If he didn't control the Xiliang Army and annexed the Bingzhou Army, how could it be his turn to control the government?  !

    Of course, Dong Zhuo still had some important things to do before the army set off.

    First, he secretly ordered the doctor to order Li Ru to poison Liu Bian, the king of Hongnong.

    In this way, even if the war ahead was defeated, Yuan Shao and the others would not be able to overthrow Liu Xie's throne. After all, after Liu Bian's death, only Liu Xie was left as the heir of Emperor Ling.  And in this way, deposing the emperor is not only not a sin, but it is the greatest loyalty to Liu Xie. After all, it was Dong Zhuo who helped him ascend the throne!

    Secondly, it is the treatment of Yuan Wei.

    Li Ru once admonished Dong Zhuo: "Now that Hua Xiong has died in battle, the bandits are becoming more powerful. Yuan Shao is now the leader of the Kwantung bandit army. His uncle Yuan Wei is the Grand Tutor and has raised many private soldiers. If Yuan Wei and  If Yuan Shaoli joins forces with the outside world, Luoyang will be in danger!"

    At first, Dong Zhuo didn't think so. Yuan Wei only had more than a hundred servants, so what was there to be afraid of?  But now that Hua Xiong was killed and the momentum of the Allied forces increased, Dong Zhuo remembered Li Ru's suggestion again and immediately ordered Li Jue and Guo Si to lead more than a thousand soldiers to surround Yuan Wei's house.

    Yuan Wei only had a hundred guards and servants in his hands, so how could he defeat Li Jue's tiger and wolf army.  Moreover, there are many old, weak, women and children in the family, and if a fight breaks out, their bodies will definitely be wiped out.  Considering this, Yuan Wei had no choice but to surrender.

    After all, Yuan Wei was once a Taifu, and he had many disciples and former officials.  Li Jue and Guo Si did not dare to make any decisions. While sending people to ask Dong Zhuo for instructions, they tied up everyone in Yuan Kai's family and threw them into prison.

    As a prince, he had all the power in the government and the public. There were so many members of the Yuan family who defected to Yuan Wei that the prison was filled to the brim.  As a result, Yuan Wei himself had no place to stand and could only be imprisoned in a cell deep in the prison.

    When he first entered the prison, smelling the rotten smell and watching the rats scurrying around on the ground without fear of people, Yuan Wei couldn't help but vomit.  Especially on the wall of the cell, covered by moss, you can still faintly see the bloody marks made by fingernails.  Yuan Wei struggled to identify a few names on the wall. They were all party members who sacrificed their lives for righteousness. There was no one alive!

    Yuan Wei couldn't help shouting: "Let me out, let me out!"

    No one answered him. The people who can guard the lowest level of this prison are all wardens who are known for their caution. No one wants to cause trouble.

    As Yuan Wei¡¯s voice became louder, the jailers became extremely annoyed.  But the superiors had not yet come up with a plan to deal with Yuan Wei, and Yuan Shao's power was now greatly increased, so the jailers were unwilling to offend him, so they had to run away obediently, out of sight and out of mind.

    Yuan Wei just shouted until his voice became hoarse, but he could hear nothing except his own echo.

    At this time, he ignored the filth on the ground and collapsed weakly on the ground, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes.

    To be honest, after living for so many years, Yuan Wei is used to seeing rise and fall, and he doesn¡¯t take his own life too seriously.  It's just that after being captured this time, almost all the clan members in Luoyang were wiped out, and even the babies who were still nursing were imprisoned in this prison.  Yuan Wei felt deeply guilty about this. If he hadn't wanted to support them, these Yuan family members should be living happily in Nanyang now instead of in this prison.  Yuan Wei is not afraid of death, but he is afraid that he will become a sinner of the Yuan family!

    At this moment, a deep voice suddenly came from next door: "But Uncle Yuan?"

    After finally finding someone to talk to, Yuan Wei hurriedly followed the call and saw a person lying faintly in the haystack of the cell next to him.

    Yuan Wei rushed to the fence and looked carefully. He was shocked: "Meng De, are you still alive? Everyone said you were dead. Your son Cao Ang even took the lead in launching an army to attack Dong Zhuo!"

    Cao Cao smiled laboriously and accidentally pulled the wound again. Big drops of sweat seeped out from his forehead, and his pale face was bloodless.  I saw him struggling to say: "I would rather die than live now. Zixiu did the right thing"

    After taking a breath and gathering some strength, Cao Cao asked in a low voice: "What is going on outside now? I have been locked up here since I failed to assassinate Dong. I am tortured every day and don't know any news. Come on,  It¡¯s suffocating me to death!¡±

    Having said this, Cao Cao was a little excited and couldn't help coughing violently. He coughed several times in a row and spit out a mouthful of blood!

    With his actions, the bloody clothes that had been whipped to pieces shook back and forth, faintly revealing the scales all over his body under the clothes.?'s body.  In fact, some of the burnt flesh has rotted, giving off a faint stench!

    "Mengde" Yuan Wei felt distressed just looking at it. If this torture was done to him, he would tell the other party what information he wanted, and he would not dare to hide it at all.

    But as far as Yuan Wei knew, after Cao Cao failed to assassinate Dong, no ministers except Cao family members were imprisoned. In other words, despite being tortured, Cao Cao did not recruit anyone.  Cao Mengde is such a strong man!

    Yuan Wei was so distressed that he shed tears, and he whispered everything he learned.  When he learned that the Eighteen Route Princes were crusading against Dong Zhuo and Cao Ang were among them, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile happily - he is indeed my son, sitting at the same table with so many important officials from the state and county at such a young age!  At that time, I was rated as "a capable minister in governing the world and a hero in troubled times". My son has an unlimited future!

    Feeling relieved, Cao Cao couldn't help but fainted again.  Yuan Wei quickly shouted: "Someone is coming, someone is coming, someone is dead!"

    No one paid any attention to him, only the dim oil lamp struggled tenaciously in the dirty air and refused to be extinguished.

    There was no time in the prison. I don¡¯t know if it was an hour or two hours later, but finally a jailer walked in slowly, carrying a broken wooden barrel filled with moldy rice.

    Yuan Wei quickly shouted: "Hurry up, hurry up, Cao Cao fainted again!"

    The jailer said impatiently: "What's the fuss? This guy faints every day when he can't stand the torture. We're all used to it."

    Despite what he said, the jailer still walked into Cao Cao's cell, took his pulse, rolled his eyelids again, and then whispered: "This guy's life is very tough, he won't die for a while!  "

    Seeing that there was no one around, Yuan Wei stepped forward and whispered to the jailer: "You should also know that the eighteen princes are attacking Dong Zhuo, and Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang is one of them! As long as you serve Cao Cao well  , it will be your benefit to have success in the future!"

    The jailer smiled and said: "You can't protect yourself, but you want to protect others?! There are Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass. Even if Cao Ang has the ability to reach heaven, he can't rush through! Besides, Luoyang City has been raided  After doing this, all the old members of the Cao family were arrested and killedeven if I took care of Cao Cao, who could benefit me? Bah! Don't lie to me here!"

    Yuan Wei had worked hard in official circles all his life, and he knew the jailer was moved when he heard it.  He lowered his voice and persuaded in a low voice: "I have lived for so many years, old man, and I have never seen a child as outstanding as Cao Ang. He is both civil and military. He can write a poem in seven steps and defeat the enemy alone. Not long ago, he even  Shot and killed Zhao Cen! It is very rare for a twelve-year-old child to be able to do this! In time, it will be my big man Huo Qubing! If he knows that you are disrespectful to his father in the future, he will not be able to capture Luoyang after he conquers Luoyang.  Off your skin!

    Since I¡¯m in jail, I might as well reveal a secret to you. Juxian Inn outside Dongzhimen is a newly opened property of the Cao family!  Originally, they wanted to come over to collect Meng De's body, but they never found a way. Not long ago, they quietly sent me a greeting card.

    As long as you spread the news that Cao Cao is alive, if nothing else, the news will be worth at least ten gold!  When the time comes, the Cao family will definitely entrust you to take care of Cao Cao. Earning a hundred gold steadily will not be a problem!  We live in this troubled world, where all official positions and power are empty, and you can buy anything with money!  Think about it, if you work as a jailer for the rest of your life, how much can you earn if you have a hundred gold?  !  "

    Yuan Wei was half threatening and half tempting, which made the jailer's face look uncertain.  After a long time, the jailer came back to his senses and looked around with a guilty conscience.  Seeing that there was no movement, he breathed a sigh of relief, laughed and cursed in a low voice: "You old man, if you don't speak, no one will think you are mute!"

    As he spoke, the jailer filled a bowl of rice for Yuan Wei.  Seeing Yuan Wei frowning, he whispered: "Old man, I will go to the inn tonight to check it out. If it is like you said, when you come back, I will give you extra food. The big white meat is enough! If you dare to lie to me,  I have plenty of means to deal with you!"

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    When he was patrolling in the middle of the night, the jailer walked in with a smile, ran to Yuan Wei's cell door, secretly stuffed him with a pork knuckle, and whispered: "Hide it after you eat it, you old man is not bad, the information you provided  It¡¯s very valuable! The Cao family is very nice to you and even provides you with your meals!¡±

    The jailer smiled excitedly, his face flushed.  Tonight, he took the risk and came to the inn before the curfew. He successfully met the innkeeper, explained the situation, and immediately got fifty gold!  The Cao family promised that as long as Cao Cao's handwriting proves that he is still alive, they will give him another hundred gold!

    And as long as the jailer takes good care of Cao Cao, he can exchange Cao Cao's handwriting for fifty gold every ten days!  Even if you find a few more people to share it equally, as a contact person, you can still getA big head!  This is a rare big deal, and I am digging a big gold mine this time!

    The jailer smiled happily, carefully applied the good golden sore medicine to Cao Cao, chewed a small stick of ginseng and stuffed it into his mouth.

    After the jailer left, Cao Cao woke up. The golden sore medicine on his body felt cool and he felt very comfortable.

    After understanding the situation, Cao Cao whispered: "If my uncle hadn't persuaded the jailer, I, Cao Mengde, would definitely have died here this time!

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? My nephew has an idea for you, you have to take the initiative to write to Dong Zhuo to make him realize your value!  At least, you can threaten Brother Benchu ??with your life!

    "Why didn't Dong Zhuo kill me? It was because he wanted to get the list of his comrades from my mouth.  In this prison, only worthy people can survive!  "

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 Volume 1 Chapter 98 Move to Hanoi

    Li Ru said in a deep voice: "Xiangguo, what are you still hesitating about? We have already arrested Yuan Wei and put him in prison. Let's kill him to sacrifice the flag!"

    Dong Zhuo shook his head and whispered: "Last night, that old man Yuan Wei wrote me a blood letter, willing to write to persuade Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu to submit to the court. I know that the possibility of them submitting is close to zero, but if they  If we refuse to surrender, we can blame them for Yuan Wei's death, and blame Yuan Shao for his disloyalty and injustice! This Yuan Wei cannot be killed for the time being!"

    There is some truth to what Dong Zhuo said, but although Li Ru was related to him by marriage, he did not dare to refute it.  So Li Ru suggested in a low voice: "In this case, we will select a few messengers. Dahonglu Han Rong, Shaofu Yinxun, Zhijinwu Hu Muban, General Wu Xun, the great craftsman, and Yueqi school captain Wang Gui.  Although several people have turned to the Prime Minister, their attitude is very unclear. If they are loyal to the Prime Minister, they will naturally do their best; if they have evil intentions, then we can also eliminate internal troubles."

    Dong Zhuo nodded in agreement, and Li Ru said to Dong Zhuo: "Prime Minister, Cao Cao, the commander of the Cavalry School, still refuses to confess. The jailer reported the day before yesterday that if he is tortured again, his life will be in danger. I dare to ask the Prime Minister how to deal with him.  ?¡±

    Dong Zhuo sighed and said in a deep voice: "At first, I wanted to skin him and cramp him, who let him betray my trust! But now it seems that Cao Cao has a pair of iron bones, and he can be regarded as a man if he can survive for so long.  ! That¡¯s it, there¡¯s no need to sentence him anymore, let him fend for himself in prison!¡±

    "But his son Cao Ang is now also a member of the Eighteenth Route Rebels, and he shot and killed Zhao Cen some time ago!" Li Ru asked reluctantly.

    Dong Zhuo laughed loudly: "Wen You, you must be open-minded. Although Cao Cao has failed me and deceived you, with his iron bones, I have the idea of ????interlacing arms with him. What's more, Cao Ang is only twelve years old.  As a child, the reason for raising the army is just to avenge my father, but it is commendable for my loyalty and filial piety. Even Yuan Wei and we spared our lives, let alone Cao Cao! Let¡¯s not talk about these things, let¡¯s discuss the marching strategy.¡±

    Li Ru then thought about it, holding Cao Cao in his hand, he could threaten Cao Ang at any time, so he stopped entangled in the matter.  The two discussed again, and soon Dong Zhuo issued an order and sent two armies to the front line.

    One of the routes, with Li Jue and Guo Si as commanders, reinforced Sishui Pass and mainly defended it.  The other army was led by Dong Zhuo himself, with generals such as Lu Bu, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji under his command, and headed for Hulao Pass.  In addition, in order to frighten the Kwantung armies, Dong Zhuo also specifically ordered Lu Bu to lead tens of thousands of elites to attack the camps of the Kwantung princes to show off their martial arts.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????>? Zhang Fei immediately shouted loudly: "My brother killed Hua Xiong, why don't we just rush into the pass and capture Dong Zhuo alive? How long will it take!"

    Yuan Shu was furious and shouted loudly: "We ministers are so humble, how dare you, a small subordinate of a county lieutenant, to show off your power here?! Come on, get out of the tent!"

    Cao Ang secretly sighed in his heart. Although the Kwantung Allied Forces are known as the Eighteen Route Lords and have hundreds of thousands of troops, except for a few people, the rest all have different aspirations!

    For example, Gongsun Zan only came here with his guard battalion and did not use the main force of his troops; and Ma Teng is now in peace talks with Han Sui and recently paid tribute to Dong Zhuo with many troops and horses.  As for Tao Qian, he sent people to participate in the alliance on the surface, but secretly colluded with Dong Zhuo. Basically, Tao Qian would send people to forward a copy of all the public action plans of the Allies to Dong Zhuo.  While Kong Rong loudly applauded the Kwantung Allied Forces, he sent troops to attack the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army, but did not send troops to participate in the Kwantung Allied Forces tour group at all.

    After hearing Yuan Shu's order, several guards immediately rushed into the tent and tried to drive away Liu Bei and the others.  No one wanted to offend Yuan Shu, and no one came forward to intercede for them. Cao Ang was very disappointed when he saw it, and he quickly stood up and said: "Guan Yunchang killed Hua Xiong and made a great contribution, so he deserves to be rewarded. Although Zhang Yide said some extreme words, he also  We won¡¯t be expelled from the tent! Besides, the alliance leader didn¡¯t say anything, so why did Uncle Highway overstep his authority?!¡±

    Cao Ang's words were in line with Yuan Shao's temper. He said with a smile: "What Zixiu said has some truth to it. Highway, how can we delay important events just because of this reckless man's words?! Come here, I'll buy you some oxen and wine."  Three strong men, let them wear red and travel around the camp to show off their beauty!"

    Hearing his order, the guards quickly retreated and went to buy cattle and wine.  Liu Bei stood up, took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, bowed to Yuan Shao, sighed, and walked out of the tent.

    It is an honor to travel in red, but it also makes Liu Bei pay attention to his identity.  Even if they kill Hua Xiong, the three of them are just some brave generals, and they will never be able to enter the decision-making level of the Allied Forces!  Moreover, Yuan Shao's decision was not opposed by anyone at all. In other words, even his senior brother Gongsun Zan felt that he was just an ordinary general!

      A few days later, Sun Jian carefully organized another strong attack on Sishui Pass, and was then repelled by the troops led by Hu Zhen and Li Su.  Of course, this attack is not without gain, that is, everyone knows that Sishui Pass is full of troops and has received reinforcements from Luoyang, so there is no longer the possibility of a short-term victory.

    After careful analysis by the alliance leader Yuan Shao, and the suggestions of several dog-headed military advisors, everyone decided to march to Hulao Pass.  Sun Jian, who suffered repeated heavy losses, temporarily stayed where he was to rest and recuperate, and assisted Bao Xin to camp here to prevent being attacked by Sishui Pass guards.  As for Cao Ang, everyone felt that he was still young and had fought a tough battle before, so they decided to give him a chance to rest and go to assist Wang Kuang in river defense matters.

    Before leaving, Yuan Shao specially found Wang Kuang and whispered to him: "On official days, Cao Zixiu first advocated the rebellion and fought bravely forward at all costs. His father Cao Mengde is also a good friend of mine. As an uncle, I have the responsibility to take care of him."  . This time I arranged for him to assist you, mainly because I think you are calm and reassuring. I hope you can arrange a relaxed job for him to ensure his safety."

    Wang Kuang said in a deep voice: "Alliance leader, don't worry, you can rest assured that I will do my work."

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    Seeing the army marching out one after another, Cao Ang smiled and said to Bao Xin and Bao Zhong: "Two uncles, my nephew will go to meet Wang Kuang right now. I wonder if my uncle has any orders?"

    Bao Xin took a step forward with a smile, helped Cao Ang adjust his armor, and whispered: "Wang Kuang was quite a man when he was young, but now he is older, he seems brave but is timid, and rarely goes to the battlefield in person.  . Anyway, you are now in the rank of General Fenwei, so you can be on an equal footing with him, so you don¡¯t need to be too polite. Moreover, he has made it clear that he has pledged his support to Yuan Shao during this period, and you respect Yuan Shao very much, so Wang Kuang should not embarrass you.

    My uncle sent someone to inquire about the news and learned that Wang Kuang¡¯s main subordinates were two, one was Han Hao, and the other was Captain Fang Yue.  Fang Yuenai was a well-known general. Although Han Hao was not well-known, he was well-known in the countryside for his courage. He once raised his own funds to establish a rural protection team to protect the countryside.  These two people are both really capable people. You should get along well with them and learn more skills.  "

    Cao Ang saluted Bao Xin gratefully and said in a deep voice, "Thank you uncle for your advice!"

    Bao Zhong also stepped forward and whispered to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, although you have expanded your team to more than 7,000 people now, in terms of combat strength, it is not as good as it was at the beginning. Since you have rushed to the front for the time being, you can  Use this time to reorganize your troops and horses. If you encounter Dong Zhuo's sneak attack troops, fight if you can. If you can't, run away. Don't resist if you go there!"

    Cao Ang nodded and remembered it in his heart.  Bao Xin and Bao Zhong gave a few more instructions before leading their troops to leave.  Looking at their backs, Cao Ang shouted loudly: "Uncle, come back safely!"

    When Bao Xin heard the shouting, he did not look back. He just raised the spear in his hand and shouted: "My Han army is victorious!"

    "Ten thousand victories! Ten thousand victories! Ten thousand victories!"

    After sending Bao Xin away, Cao Ang took a few trusted cavalrymen and rode to Wang Kuang's tent to ask for an audience.

    Hearing that Cao Ang was here, Wang Kuang rushed out to welcome him.  After all, Cao Ang is now a Fenwei general and can be equal to him. In addition, he has the entrustment of the alliance leader Yuan Shao, so he does not dare to neglect at all.

    Seeing Wang Kuang striding out of the tent to greet him, Cao Ang quickly saluted and said, "My nephew has met my uncle!"

    Wang Kuang quickly helped him up and said with a smile: "In the army, only military salutes are performed. A good nephew does not need to perform such a grand salute!"

    Cao Ang smiled honestly: "My uncle and my father are both good friends, so the courtesy cannot be broken."

    So they both entered the account at the same time, and sat down separately as guest and host.

    Wang Kuang asked curiously: "My dear nephew, what are you doing here this time?"

    Cao Ang bowed his hand to him and said in a deep voice: "Previously, the leader of the alliance asked me to obey orders under your tent, so I came here specifically to ask about the position of our army's defense, and asked my uncle to give it."

    Wang Kuang felt very happy after hearing what Cao Ang said.  Yuan Shao's original words were to ask Cao Ang to assist Wang Kuang in river defense work. In other words, Cao Ang and Wang Kuang were on an equal footing.  However, Cao Ang placed himself in the position of a general this time and was very humble.

    Wang Kuang pointed at the map with a smile and said: "I have just issued an order for Han Hao to lead his troops to garrison in the Mengjin area, and for Fang Yue to lead our elite troops to garrison in Heyangjin. As for my own troops, they are stationed in Zhi County.  Station. Let¡¯s do this. I heard that you now have more than 7,000 men and are stationed at Zhiguan as a barrier for my headquarters. What do you think?¡±

    Cao Ang stood up quickly and said loudly: "It all depends on the general!"

    "Okay, okay, don't be formal!" Wang Kuang said with a smile: "Since you obey my order, then I, Hanoi County, will provide your food and grass. Now the army's food and grass are basically transported from Huai County to Qinshui, and then from Qinshui  Transferred to Zhi County,Don¡¯t forget to come to Zhi County to transport food then.  "

    Cao Ang quickly thanked Wang Kuang and chatted with Wang Kuang before standing up to leave.  After he returned to the big tent, he quickly called a meeting of the generals to prepare for moving the camp.  There are now more than 7,000 people in the army, and including the baggage vehicles, the scale is not small. The transfer must be well planned to avoid chaos and being laughed at.

    However, when Cao Ang and others arrived at Zhiguan, they couldn't help but be surprised and were fooled!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 99 Zhiguan Conspiracy

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    Zhi County and Zhi Pass, upon hearing these two names, everyone felt that Zhi Pass must be a pass in front of Zhi County. Therefore, when Cao Ang accepted the task of garrisoning Zhi Pass, he felt a heavy sense of responsibility in his heart.  , I felt that I could never live up to Wang Kuang's trust.  However, after everyone arrived at Zhiguan, they realized that Zhiguan was not to the south of Zhi County, but to the east of Zhi County.

    Here, a brief introduction to the geographical location. Hanoi County is north of Yin, Henan and northeast of Luoyang.  In other words, if Dong Zhuo raises troops to attack, the location of the battle should be in the area south of Zhi County.  But Zhiguan is to the west of Zhi County, and it is a pass to defend Hedong County.  Of course, it cannot be said that Zhiguan is insignificant because of this. This is an important line of defense to prevent the Baibo Army from entering!

    Just in October last year, the Baibo Army advanced into Hedong and rapidly expanded to more than 100,000 people.  Dong Zhuo was afraid that they would go south to attack Luoyang, so he specially ordered his son-in-law Niu Fu to suppress them, but he was defeated by the Baibo Army!  However, in everyone's opinion, the Baibo Army has no ambition to take over the world, and they are satisfied with being able to dominate Hedong County.  Relatively speaking, they don't have much ambition for Hedong County.  In other words, Wang Kuang arranged Cao Ang here to take care of him, and did not want him to go into battle to kill him at all.

    At this time, the capable generals around Cao Ang included Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Wei Zi, Le Jin, Li Qian, Li Dian, and Liao Hua.  Everyone gathered to discuss military strategy, and Le Jin was the first to speak: "My lord, we are really bored staying here at Zhiguan. How about we take the initiative to attack the Baibo army?"

    Everyone shook their heads, and Xia Houyuan said in a deep voice: "Wen Qian, there are more than 100,000 Baibo troops, but we only have 7,000 here. What is the purpose of provoking them? What's the benefit of causing a war?"

    "It's a good time to kill! We fight, isn't it just to rush into the battle formation!" Le Jin said loudly.

    Xia Houyuan raised his forehead with his hands and was speechless.  Cao Ang smiled and asked: "Wen Qian, how many military books did I read to you some time ago?"

    Le Jin was a little embarrassed, "My lord, you know me. After joining our Cao family army, I started to learn to read, and now I still have some difficulty reading. Strange to say, I am still interested in fighting on the martial arts field for two or three hours.  But when I open the book, I feel like sleeping, alas!"

    Cao Ang smiled bitterly, but Cao Hong said with a smile: "I have a method that can definitely cure your problem."

    Le Jin quickly asked: "General Cao, tell me quickly!"

    Cao Hong smiled and bowed his hand to Cao Ang, "I also asked Zixiu to transfer Wen Qian's salary to me. If he recites a military text, I will give him ten guan of money; if he recites a wrong word, he will give me one guan of money.  Over time, Wen Qian's memory will definitely be strengthened and he will definitely be familiar with the art of war!"

    Le Jin was greatly shocked. Before he could object, the generals who were booed unanimously approved it.

    Cao Ang couldn't help but smile slightly. When he saw Liao Hua sitting aside and not speaking, he smiled and said: "Yuan Jian, everyone has spoken, but you are the only one who hasn't spoken. It's just a small talk anyway, so you should talk about it."

    Liao Hua stood up, bowed to everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone may know that before I surrendered to the lord, I worked as a bandit in Heifeng Village. Speaking of which, everyone may think that bandits are good, drinking a lot of wine.  Eating meat is actually not the case! If you can¡¯t grab food, you will starve. Sometimes you even want to go out to rob but you are so hungry that you have no strength. You have to eat some grass and chew some dirt first! You may think that one hundred thousand white waves  The army is huge, but I only see 100,000 big mouths! It¡¯s not that Guo Tai¡¯s Baibo army doesn¡¯t want to move, but if they move, they have to consume more food, and they can¡¯t move at all!¡±

    As soon as Liao Hua said this, everyone calmed down and thought seriously.

    Cao Ang even clapped his hands lightly and praised in a deep voice: "Yuan Jian is right, and it has inspired everyone a lot. As far as I know, there are not only us Han people in Hedong County, but also many nomadic tribes. Year after year,  The war caused the land in Hedong County to be abandoned on a large scale, and the grain output dropped sharply. No wonder the Baibo Army is safely staying in Hedong County, but they are still busy farming!"

    Cao Hong suddenly stood up, walked to the tent, and saluted Cao Ang seriously: "General, I have something to report to you, please send me back!"

    Hearing what he said, the remaining generals stood up one after another and wanted to leave.

    But Cao Ang shook his head and said to Cao Hong in a deep voice: "Uncle, in my opinion, everyone in the tent is my comrade-in-arms and can be trusted with their lives! Uncle, there is no need to hide it, but it doesn't matter if you say it!"

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, all the generals were a little excited, especially Li Dian, Le Jin and others who had just joined Cao Ang's tent. They were even more excited.

    Cao Hong nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "The general thought that we could make a deal with the Baibo Army and exchange food for war horses!  "

    As soon as these words came out, all the generals were shocked. No wonder Cao Hong wanted Cao Ang to retreat from others. This was raising a tiger's head!

    Cao Ang did not object rashly. He believed that his uncle would not lie to him, and he also believed in the vision of his uncle Lian.  However, exchanging food for war horses is a big deal, and there must be a sufficient reason to impress him!

    So Cao Ang whispered: "Uncle, I need a reason!"

    Seeing that Cao Ang did not object immediately, Cao Hong was very happy and heard a deep voice say: "First, the horses in the Central Plains are too expensive, and most of them are inferior. We have spent so much money, but now there are only one hundred in the army.  Twenty cavalry! This small number of cavalry just meets the needs of the scouts and cannot be used as a trump card on the battlefield;

    Second, through multi-party fundraising and careful inventory of previous wars, we have found that not only is there no shortage of food in our army, but on the contrary there is a surplus.  Of course, outsiders don¡¯t know about this situation at all, which gives us the opportunity to operate in secret;

    Third, as Yuan Jian said, Hedong County is very short of food, and the food has been speculated to an inflated price.  There are many nomadic tribes in Hedong County, and there is no shortage of horses.  In other words, we can buy the war horse at a low price. If we pay with food, the price of the war horse will plummet!

    Fourth, even if the Baibo Army is given a certain amount of food, there are only two ways for them to develop, and that is to advance eastward and southward.  If they go eastward, they have to cross Wushan Mountain and attack our Zhiguan Pass; but if they go south, they only need to cross the Yellow River!  There are many ferries on this section of the river, and Dong Zhuo's troops are totally defenseless!  Moreover, Bai Bo's army defeated Dong Zhuo's army several times and had considerable psychological advantages!

    In this way, even if we trade grain and grass with the Baibo Army in Hedong County, it will only increase Dong Zhuo's burden and improve our military strength. The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages!  "

    After hearing what Cao Hong said, all the generals agreed. Cao Ang pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "What my uncle said does make sense. Let's do this. Write me a specific strategy. Who will be mobilized and what impact will it have?"  , all must be written down. Especially the impact on the defense of Zhiguan must be considered comprehensively and must not be done behind closed doors. Yuanjian, you have dealt with the Yellow Turban Army before. Go and assist Uncle Zilian in completing this matter. In addition, please ask everyone  Write me a military training plan and a defense plan for Zhiguan, and let¡¯s brainstorm to make Zhiguan foolproof and expand our early warning circle to Taihang Wangwu!¡±

    One day later, the generals gathered around Cao Ang and reviewed and sorted out all the plans. It took three or four hours to finally complete the "Plan for Exchange of War Horses with Baibo's Army Food and Grass", "Military Training Outline" and  "Zhiguan Enhanced Defense Plan".

    Cao Ang appointed Cao Hong and Liao Hua to be fully responsible for the transaction with the Baibo Army, appointed Xia Houyuan and Le Jin to be responsible for the military training, and appointed Wei Zi and Li Qian to be responsible for the city defense.

    Cao Ang even summoned Le Jin alone and said to him: "Wen Qian, you also know that fighting requires not only bravery, but also use of brains. Uncle Miaocai is full of strategies, and one person can complete the training tasks of the soldiers.  So I ask you to assist him, mainly because I want you to learn more knowledge from your uncle and become an independent general as soon as possible!"

    Le Jin was very excited and saluted Cao Ang solemnly, "Lord, I, Le Jin, will never disappoint your expectations. I will study hard, listen carefully, and learn all the strategies from General Xiahou!"

    Le Jin was short in appearance, unattractive in appearance, and did not have a profound background or outstanding military skills. He was only passionate and passionate. If he was placed in the ranks of other princes, he would only be a low-level third-rate military general and would not be reused at all.  However, after joining Cao Ang's army, he was first appointed as an official in the tent, and then promoted to military prince.  Although these official positions were very small, Le Jin felt that Cao Ang valued him. What's more, even Liao Hua, who first followed Cao Ang, is now only on the same level as him, so why shouldn't he be satisfied!  I believe that as my lord's strength increases, I will have a greater future!

    After everything was arranged, Cao Ang called Li Dian over alone and whispered to him: "Mancheng, you and Yuan Jian are similar in age, but in my opinion, he is far less mature and stable than you. Now there is a task  , it has to be you, I hope you won¡¯t refuse!¡±

    Li Dian originally felt a little disappointed. After all, everyone had been assigned tasks, but he had gained nothing. After hearing what Cao Ang said, he immediately raised his chest and said in a deep voice: "My lord, just give me your orders, and I will not give up until I die."  !¡±

    Cao Ang said in a low voice: "Mancheng, although we are stationed at Zhiguan, we must remember our central task, which is to defeat Dong Zhuo! Although it is unlikely that Dong Zhuo will send troops to attack in a sneak attack, I had a battle with the Hanoi man not long ago.  When the prefect Wang Kuang met, he found thatI felt that he had a slight contempt for Dong Zhuo. Although he sent two armies to garrison, he did not pay the attention he deserved to the river defense!

    In view of this, I want to send you to Zhi County and lead 500 elite troops to quietly station there, just in case.  The external designation is our Cao Jiajun Baggage Transport Camp, responsible for the transportation of grain and grass.  What do you think?  "

    Li Dian saluted solemnly: "My lord is acting cautiously, and I admire you very much! When I go to Zhi County, I will definitely learn from my lord, have a good relationship with the generals in Zhi County, properly arrange the transportation of our army's grain and grass, and conscientiously build the building."  Make a good camp and arrange your defenses to prevent any unexpected events!"

    Cao Ang punched Li Dian hard and said in a deep voice: "I can rest assured that you are doing the work!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 100 Attack on Zhi County

    Hu Zhen wiped his nose, carefully poked his head out of the water plants, and looked towards the shore.  As the scouts reported, there were no defenders on the river bank.

    Hu Zhen felt relieved and quickly waved his hand. The guard behind him quickly raised a red flag.  Seeing the pre-arranged signal, dozens of small boats began to cross the river at the same time. The boatmen waved their oars desperately and rowed to the shore.  Soon, the fleet arrived on the other side and unloaded the soldiers that were crowded on board.

    Looking at the soldiers forming a formation not far away, Hu Zhen sweated nervously. Now is the time when the entire army's combat effectiveness is at its weakest. The soldiers don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers. If they are attacked by the enemy, they will be completely defeated.  Fortunately, Hu Zhen's luck was pretty good. Until the formation of the first song (about 500 people), Wang Kuang's Hanoi army did not appear near the river embankment.

    According to the prior arrangement, these five hundred people immediately moved towards the river embankment and opened a warning net for the army.  The fleet immediately returned to carry the remaining troops.

    Soon, the second and third batches of landing troops also landed successfully. Li Su followed them to the shore and ran to the temporary headquarters where Hu Zhen was.  Seeing that Hu Zhen was safe and sound, Li Suchang breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "Defender, in the future, you should leave this kind of on-the-battle command to your subordinates. You are taking too much risk in doing so!"

    Hearing the worry in Li Su's words, Hu Zhen patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Li Su, don't worry, this is the last time. Once we achieve great achievements, the Prime Minister will definitely look at us with admiration.  Then you and I can sit firmly in the central military tent and watch juniors like Li Jue go into battle and fight!"

    Li Su nodded and couldn't help but sigh.

    Not long ago, Dong Zhuo ordered Li Jue and Guo Si to lead a large army to reinforce Sishui Pass, but for some reason, he did not clearly specify who was the commander of Sishui Pass.

    Li Jue and Guo Si were eager to ascend to power, so they naturally showed bravery and frequently sent troops out of the border to attack and harass Bao Xin and Sun Jian's troops.  Although certain achievements have been achieved, a heavy price has been paid.  It's just that Li Jue and the two reported good news instead of bad news. They just picked up good news and reported it to Dong Zhuo.  Dong Zhuo thought that the two of them were really capable, so he was overjoyed and ordered them to guard Sishui Pass.  As for Hu Zhen and Li Su, Dong Zhuo ordered them to lead the original defenders and return to Luoyang to rest.

    Seeing that Li Jue and Guo Si were favored, and the newly defected Lu Bu could lead the army on his own, Hu Zhen suddenly felt huge pressure in his heart. If he didn't work hard, wouldn't he become more and more marginalized like Xu Rong?

    So Hu Zhen proposed to Dong Zhuo that he should be the commander-in-chief and lead a capable force to raid Wang Kuang in Hanoi County, attack the flanks of the Kwantung bandit army, and reduce the military pressure on Hulao Pass.

    Hu Zhen¡¯s idea was appreciated by Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo immediately mobilized 8,000 troops and gave them to Hu Zhen to command.  In addition to Hu Zhen's original 4,000 men, the number of troops in his hands suddenly expanded to more than 12,000.

    Hu Zhen did not forcibly cross the river. Instead, he sent people to bluff and build a ferry near Pingyin County, which attracted Wang Kuang's attention.  Wang Kuang was indeed fooled and ordered Han Hao to lead an army to deploy defenses along the river to prevent Hu Zhen from crossing the river.

    After Han Hao's troops arrived at the defense area, Hu Zhen fired a false shot and left two thousand people to contain them. He took ten thousand people to bypass Xiaopingjin and successfully crossed the river this time!

    Hu Zhen sighed and said with a smile: "Finally, all the hard work has paid off and we can cross the river smoothly. It is estimated that by night, the troops will basically be able to cross the Yellow River. Let's take a short rest and then head towards Zhi County! It is estimated that we will wait until we rush into Zhi County.  When he opened the door, Wang Kuang hadn't reacted yet!"

    Li Su smiled and joked: "Who let him think he was smart, but he fell into the protector's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain!"

    The two talked and laughed, trying to eliminate each other's tension.  Time passed by, it was getting dark, and the number of troops ashore was only 3,000.

    Hu Zhen frowned and said angrily: "These boatmen are really slow. We have waited for so long before they brought us so many people! These people have neglected their duties and should be killed!"

    Li Su hurriedly advised: "Don't worry, the guards, they have tried their best. In order to make Wang Kuang fooled, we raided most of the boats near Pingyin County. There are only so many fishing boats here. They can fish in such a short time."  They have transported 3,000 people inside, and they have done their best."

    Hu Zhen paced the ground for a few steps, then suddenly turned around and said to Li Su: "We can't wait any longer. If the news is leaked and Wang Kuang is on guard, our raid will sooner or later turn into a war of attrition! In this way,  You stay here to contain the troops, and I will lead the 3,000 people who landed to attack Zhi County!"

    "Just these three thousand people?" Li Su couldn't help but ask: "General, this is too reckless!"

    Hu Zhen shook his head, "Based on the information we collected in advance.It was reported that Wang Kuang had 30,000 troops at his disposal, of which 10,000 young men were given to Han Hao to garrison Mengjin, 3,000 elite men were given to Fang Yue to garrison Heyangjin, and 2,000 troops from Wang Kuang¡¯s headquarters were garrisoned in Zhi County.  The rest of the troops were stationed along the Qinshui River.  As long as we attack decisively, we only have to face Wang Kuang's two thousand unsuspecting enemy troops, and we have a great chance of winning!  "

    Li Su still felt that it was a bit rash, but the more Hu Zhen talked, the more he felt that he had a better chance of winning, and finally made the decision to implement this plan.

    Looking at Hu Zhen disappearing in the distance, Li Su couldn't help but sigh. The eldest brother he chose was too gambling, which may not be a good thing!  Thinking of this, Li Su said in a deep voice: "Send the order, let the boatmen continue to carry people across the river while the moon is full, and give a reward every time they dock! Exchange it on the spot, and we will never default!"

    While the boatmen were working hard to make money, the town of Zhi County was filled with the singing of birds and a peaceful atmosphere.  Today is a good day for Wang Kuang to accept his 21st concubine. All the prominent people in Zhi County have gathered at the largest restaurant in the city to congratulate Wang Kuang, except for Li Dian, who doesn't have a lot of food or salt.

    At first, Li Dian tried hard to establish good relations with officials at all levels in Zhi County, but he soon discovered that this was impossible.

    As the nominal chief officer of the baggage camp, Li Dian received many invitations to entertain him as soon as he arrived in Zhi County.  Almost everyone praised him for being young and promising, and for being a young hero, but soon everyone revealed his true colors.  Wang Kuang's baggage officer hoped that he would take some of the slack and share it equally with everyone; after Li Dian refused, the baggage officer hoped that Li Dian would allow him to trade in inferior goods to earn the difference; and the big boss of the city's granary hoped to get some money from him.  The grain was bought at a low price, and the two families formed a partnership without telling Cao Ang.

    Li Dian was full of thoughts of making contributions and felt that he was deeply trusted by Cao Ang and must work hard to repay, so he rejected all unreasonable requests.  Therefore, in everyone's description, Li Dian, who was loyal to his duties, honest and honest, immediately became a model of corruption and arrogance!

    Wang Kuang sat on the main seat, happily listening to the etiquette officials loudly calling out the names of people attending the banquet and the gifts they presented.  Then the etiquette officer said loudly: "Marquis Li Dian, please send someone to present the hardware!"

    Wang Kuang waited with a smile, but the etiquette officer stopped talking and opened another gift list.  Wang Kuang asked in surprise: "Is this the end?"

    The etiquette officer nodded and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Li Dian sent someone to deliver hardware. He said that he was just taking a concubine, and it was the fifth time this month. These gifts have already taken out all his money."  Savings¡­¡±

    Wang Kuang snapped several pictures and shouted angrily: "You are so rude!"

    Wang Kuang felt that Li Dian had caused him to lose face in front of everyone, and he was very unhappy.  It's not like Wang Kuang has never been in the army. The army's baggage officer is the most lucrative position in the army. You can get a lot of money casually and reasonably.  It¡¯s not like Li Dian doesn¡¯t have money, it¡¯s better not to give him the hardware he sent!

    Seeing Wang Kuang's rage, his baggage officer immediately felt that an opportunity was coming, and deliberately whispered to others in a voice that Wang Kuang could hear: "Have you heard that Li Dian redeemed the life of a singer from Hu Feng Tower yesterday, which is enough."  It cost twenty-two gold!¡±

    The person next to him was very cooperative and deliberately shouted in surprise, "Why is this singer so valuable? Why haven't I heard of it?!"

    The baggage officer sighed and said, "Even the madam at Hu Fenglou only asked for two gold coins, but Li Dian was used to being extravagant, so he casually rewarded me with twenty gold coins! He is a rich man!"

    Wang Kuang overheard this, and his heart became even more angry. He snapped a few shots and said, "How dare you bully me like this?! Come here, send an order to Li Dian's camp and ask him to come here to see me immediately!"

    After hearing his order, the guards immediately strode forward, received the token, and set off decisively.

    Wang Kuang took a sip from his wine bottle and said loudly: "I won't go home until I'm drunk tonight. Anyone who doesn't drink won't give me Wang Kuang face! Come on, come on, drink, drink, drink!"

    Hu Zhen, wearing a leather hat and merchant's clothes, smiled and discussed with the gatekeeper Dub: "General, just open the city gate and let us enter. Our boss asked me to arrive before dinner.  In the city, he is still in a hurry to inspect the goods!"

    Nadu's uncle grimaced and said in a deep voice: "Don't talk nonsense! Now that the city gate is closed, how can we let you enter the city? Today is another good day for our prefect to take concubines. Dozens of your carts swarmed in.  It hinders the appearance of the city! If the generals investigate, I will suffer for you! Stop talking nonsense and get your convoy out of here quickly, otherwise, I will arrest you!"

    Hu Zhen smiled bitterly and said sadly: "General, there are wars everywhere now. Where is the place for people outside the city? If thieves rob the goods, I will never be able to pay for it in my eight lifetimes!"

    While saying soft words of pleading, Hu Zhen held Nadu Bo's sleeve and shook it gently, a smallThe gold ingot slipped into the uncle's sleeve pocket.

    Uncle Dub gently weighed the weight, nodded with satisfaction, and sighed: "Who said I am a soft-hearted person? Well, I will open the city gate for you! But I have agreed in advance to enter the city quietly, don't  Make a noise!¡±

    Hu Zhen nodded repeatedly, and soon the city gate opened wide.  After a few breaths, Hu Zhen wiped the blood on his hands and whispered to his soldiers: "Enter the city quietly and don't make any noise!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 101 Breaking through the siege

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    Li Dian frowned and walked into the west gate of Zhi County with twenty guards.

    Previously, he had heard from the messenger that Wang Kuang was very dissatisfied with his gift and was furious.  Li Dian was not afraid of Wang Kuang's scolding. After all, he had a serious military position and was not a servant who could be disposed of at will.  Besides, beating a dog depends on the owner. He is a subordinate of Fenwei General Cao Ang. Even if Wang Kuang is the prefect of Hanoi County, he will not rashly reach out to friendly troops. That would be a big taboo.

    In fact, what Li Dian was worried about was not Wang Kuang's anger, but those unscrupulous officials and merchants.  I have cut off their financial resources during this period, and I believe they have long harbored a grudge.  If they sent assassins to take the opportunity to assassinate Li Dian and sell favors to Wang Kuang, Li Dian would not be surprised at all.  Because of this, Li Dian specially brought twenty soldiers as guards when he entered the city.

    The messenger thought Li Dian was cowardly in bringing the guards, so he couldn't help laughing secretly. He touched a bunch of small coins that Li Dian had just given him, and while leading Li Dian on the way, he said with a smile: "Marquis Li Jun, don't worry, wait.  When we walked over, the governor's anger dissipated. Anyway, it's a wedding banquet and the governor won't get angry"

    The messenger walked towards the restaurant while chatting and laughing with Li Dian.  However, after they entered the city and walked only a few dozen feet, they saw a sudden red fire coming from the restaurant, and even heard faint screams.

    The ordering soldier was very surprised, "What's going on? Why is there still a fire?"

    Li Dian frowned and said in a deep voice: "Something's wrong, something must have happened in the city! Where is your token to pass the order? Let me take a look!"

    The ordering soldier did not react and subconsciously took out the token.

    Li Dian snatched it with his hand and said to his two personal guards: "Huzi, Sancai, you two take this token and go to the city gate just now and ask them to open the door. Sancai goes to our camp to pass the order and let everyone  People immediately put on their clothes and armor and stay alert; Huzi, go to the top of the city tower to see what's going on. If the momentum is not right, sound the alarm!"

    Huzi and Sancai immediately agreed, took the token and ran towards the city gate.

    It was only then that the messenger came to his senses and said tremblingly: "Master Junhou, thisisn't this appropriate"

    "What's wrong? I'll take the responsibility if anything happens!" Li Dian patted him on the shoulder, then turned around and said to the guards: "Everyone, be prepared to meet the enemy. Let's go over and see the situation!  "

    When the guards heard his order, they put their hands on the handles of their swords and followed Li Dian forward.

    The further we walked, the louder and louder the movement became, and we could vaguely see the red light reflected by the fire.  Something big must have happened at the restaurant. Could it be that the troops rebelled?  Li Dian muttered in his heart: If it were me, I would have to rebel. Good guy, I have married three concubines in a month, and the salary I received is not enough for gifts and money!  What's more, during this period, Wang Kuanglong married a total of twenty-one concubines. It was really cool to follow the etiquette!

    At this moment, a soldier stumbled towards this side, followed closely by several people holding long knives.  The man saw Li Dian and the others and ran over quickly, shouting loudly as he ran: "Dong thief is attacking at night, come and save him"

    Before he finished speaking, the man was chased by the pursuers and stabbed to death on the street with a few swords!

    Several pursuers rushed forward, only to find Li Dian and others coming from the darkness. Seeing that there were only ten or twenty people on the opposite side, they didn't pay attention. They actually grabbed their swords and rushed forward. As they rushed, they shouted:  "Wang Kuang is dead. Kneel down and surrender if you don't want to risk your life!"

    The governor is dead?  The messenger felt that he had lost all his strength and couldn't help but fall to the ground.

    At this time, the alarm bell was ringing at the city gate. Apparently, Dong's bandit troops had actually sneaked into the city!  As soon as the alarm bell rang, Hu Zhen's men no longer concealed themselves, and shouted for murder.  Hearing the shouts of killing coming from all over the city, the messenger almost collapsed on the ground, "It's over, it's all over"

    Seeing the useless look of the messenger, the pursuers laughed, ignored him at all, and rushed straight towards Li Dian.  Look at the armor Li Dian is wearing. This guy is definitely an officer. His head is worth more than an ordinary soldier!

    Li Dian sneered, and without giving in, he took out his saber from his waist and strode forward.  The eighteen guards behind him drew their swords almost at the same time and rushed forward.

    The pursuers were horrified, but before they could react, they were chopped to the ground by the guards, dying from death!

    Li Dian wiped the blood from his saber on the corpse, turned around, pulled the messenger up, and said in a deep voice: "Look at your courage."?You just believe whatever people say casually, you don't have any brains!  If Mr. Wang really died for his country, there would have been a one-sided massacre here. How could anyone still fight to the death to ask for help?  !  "

    The ordering soldier thought so, trembling and holding on to the wall, trying his best to stand up.  But my legs are still weak and I have failed again and again.

    Li Dian looked at his look, shook his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "Let's do this, I'll give you a light life. You stay here, and if you see any soldiers who break out of the siege again, point them to them."  The road to the city gate. I will take people to rescue the prefect, we will see you soon!"

    Seeing the ordering soldier nodding, Li Dian rushed toward the restaurant with the eighteen guards.  As the distance got closer, you could clearly hear the fierce shouts of death from the restaurant, and you could also faintly hear Wang Kuang's unique curse: "The thief has gone too far, I haven't even entered the bridal chamber yet!"

    When Li Dian heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, but then he tensed up again. There were really many enemy troops on the opposite side. There were only nineteen people on his side including him. It would be difficult to break through the siege, let alone  Talk about rescuing Wang Kuang!

    Li Dian gritted his teeth and said to the two people beside him: "Daniu, Erdan, you two are not married, you have no relatives at home, you have nothing to worry about, brother, I can't help you!"

    Dan Niu and Er Dan bowed to Li Dian, "Young master, that's all you command! You saved the lives of our two brothers, we owe you a life!"

    Li Dian pointed to the alleys on both sides of the street and whispered: "You two ran into the alley next to you, shouting loudly as you ran, 'Li Dian's subordinate Li Daniu led five hundred people here', 'Li Dian's subordinates are here'  Ge Erdan led five hundred people here'! Trying to delay time and attract the enemy's attention."

    The two of them nodded, repeated themselves, and slipped towards the alley.  Soon, the shouts of the two of them were heard.

    Li Dian sighed and hid at the entrance of the alley with the remaining guards.

    Wang Kuang also heard the shouts of these two people. He immediately ordered everyone: "Reinforcements have arrived. Everyone, hurry up and prepare! Listen to my order later, let's fight out!"

    Everyone accepted the order in unison and ran out in high spirits.  However, Wang Kuang secretly winked at his captain of the bodyguard and asked him to stay.

    Although the incident happened suddenly, all the generals and generals in the army were having a banquet here, and their escorts were quite large, so they were able to withstand the enemy's offensive.  Everyone was busy cheering up their men, and no one noticed the movements of the captain of the guard.

    Wang Kuang whispered to the captain of the guard: "Li Dian only has 500 men. How could he have so many more troops? It must be a bluff. At that time, I sent someone to tell him to meet him. It must be Li Dian."  When I walked into the city, I realized something was wrong. But there were only a few guards around him and he couldn't directly break the siege, so he came up with this method! When we break out of the siege later, you can bring a few confidants to protect me. Don't go to both sides.  Run, let¡¯s take advantage of the chaos and head towards the west gate.¡±

    The captain of the guard nodded and immediately stepped back to select available manpower.

    At this moment, Hu Zhen also heard the shouts from both sides of the restaurant, but he ignored them and said with a smile to his subordinates: "They are just a few stragglers. If there were so many people, they wouldn't have to say hello at all. They would have been there long ago."  Rush up to relieve the siege! Come here, send ten people each to chase them. At the same time, strengthen the guard on both sides to prevent the other side from breaking out!"

    After hearing his order, his men immediately mobilized their troops and began to deploy emergency defenses.

    Hu Zhen looked at the tower not far away and couldn't help but smile bitterly.  When they entered the city, they dispersed their forces because they wanted to capture important areas in the city. Only about 200 people followed him and came to attack the restaurant.  Unexpectedly, there were quite a lot of people in this restaurant. They defended themselves against the odds, but they couldn't get in.  However, Hu Zhen was also very fortunate at the same time. With a large number of middle and low-level officers trapped in the restaurant, the army in Zhi County would lose effective command, which would invisibly reduce the difficulty of capturing Zhi County.  As long as the enemy is surrounded here, victory will definitely belong to him, Hu Zhen!

    "Wait a minute, something's wrong. The other party is openly shouting this rescue slogan. Is it trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"

    Before Hu Zhen could fully react, he heard a sudden loud noise from the restaurant, and dozens of people rushed out of the building waving weapons, rushing to the left and right.  Most of these people were elite sergeants in the army. They were selected as guards by the officers to show their dignity. After their efforts, Hu Zhen's defense line suddenly wavered.  Seeing that there was great hope, more and more military generals and powerful men in the city rushed out following the soldiers, fighting hard on both sides.

    Hu Zhen was not surprised but overjoyed, and shouted loudly: "Hold it, these idiots rushed out of the building and are seeking death! Brothers, take Zhi County and cleanse the city for a day!"

    Hearing his shout, all the soldiers were almost shocked, howling, roaring, and rushing up desperately.

    Facing Hu Zhen¡¯s troopsThey rushed to kill with all their strength, and Zhi County was not to be outdone and was also struggling to break through.  However, it took a lot of effort for everyone to accumulate so much courage. After rushing for so long, they still failed to rush out. Their courage and strength gradually wore away.  Moreover, the two groups of reinforcements who responded loudly before the breakout did not provide any support, which made everyone even more confused.  At this moment, someone suddenly cried and shouted: "I was fooled, the prefect ran away!"

    Hearing this shout, even the warriors at the front couldn't help but look back, and sure enough, Wang Kuang was nowhere to be seen.  A thought flashed through almost everyone¡¯s mind: It¡¯s broken, they¡¯ve been deceived, and they¡¯ve been taken advantage of!

    Nearly everyone lost their fighting spirit, dropped their weapons, and fell to their knees; the few remaining warriors just blocked mechanically, without the previous energy and energy, and were quickly cut aside!

    The cooked duck flew away in a daze, and Hu Zhen roared angrily: "Chase!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 102 Priorities

    Cao Ang stood on the city wall of Zhiguan, looking into the distance with a solemn expression.  Except for Liao Hua, who went to Hedong County, almost all middle-level officers and above stood beside him, waiting for Cao Ang's decision.

    This morning, Cao Ang received a message from Li Dian on horseback, saying: Zhi County was successfully attacked by Hu Zhen's troops last night. Although Li Dian happened to rescue Wang Kuang, most of the officers in Zhi County were killed or captured.  There is no longer any organized resistance.  Now Hu Zhen has gathered his troops and is besieging Li Dian's headquarters.

    Originally, Cao Ang was preparing to send troops to rescue immediately, but coincidentally, Liao Hua also sent someone to convey the news: He had sent someone to escort the first batch of war horses to set off, and was about to arrive at Zhiguan, accompanied by an envoy from the Baibo Army.  Liao Hua suggested that Cao Ang show the most orderly and powerful side of the army to intimidate the top brass of the Baibo Army.  After all, the White Wave Army is predatory. If they cannot be effectively deterred, the next time the White Wave Army sends out a caravan, it will not be a caravan, but a large-scale army!

    Seeing that Cao Ang was still pondering, Li Qian took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "General, the transaction with the Baibo Army is related to the future development of our army and the construction of the cavalry team. It cannot be delayed. Although my nephew Li Dian was  In the trapped camp, there are relatively strong fortifications to rely on, so there is no danger in the short term. I hope the general will put the overall situation first! If it is convenient, the general is willing to lead 500 people eastward and guerrilla to harass Hu Zhen's troops so that they cannot  Concentrate on attacking!¡±

    Before Cao Ang spoke, Le Jin shook his head repeatedly and said loudly: "What General Li said is inappropriate! The baggage camp occupied by Li Dian contains our army's supply of food, grass and baggage for this month. If it is ignored, not only will the food in the camp be easily destroyed.  The shortage will also greatly hurt the morale of the soldiers. Besides, Wang Kuang, the governor of Hanoi, is also trapped in the camp. If we don't go to the rescue, it will be easy for others to gossip about us! The last general is willing to be the vanguard and tear apart the enemy's army.  Defense line, coordinate with Li Dian and Wang Taishou to send food, grass and baggage to break through!"

    Xiahou Dun took a step forward and shook his head: "If we just support the troops to break out, Wen Qian's proposal is very good, but if we escort the grain and grass supplies, it will become more difficult. The general requested to lead more than a thousand people to stay and defend the city, and still  Please, my lord, lead the main force to march eastward. Anyway, the White Wave Army is just a few envoys. I will be more alert and be careful in my promise. I will never let them see our true identity, and we will definitely leave a deep impression on them!"

    Next, Wei Zi and Cao Hong also expressed their hope that Cao Ang would lead his army eastward and rescue Li Dian's troops in time.

    When everyone finished expressing their opinions, Cao Ang sighed and said to everyone: "Everyone has said a lot just now, but in my opinion, everyone has neglected a little bit!"

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, everyone paid attention, and Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "What everyone just said is only two things, one is to rescue Li Dian and Wang Kuang, and the other is to welcome the envoy of the Baibo Army, but  In my opinion, there is one more thing, and that is to rescue Han Hao and Fang Yue!

    Hu Zhen was willing to take a dangerous risk and led his troops to quietly cross the Yellow River defense line and attack Zhi County in order to destroy Wang Kuang's command structure and prevent him from effectively commanding Han Hao and Fang Yue's armies!  And without the support of grain and grass from Zhi County, and the dispatch of Zhi County, if Hu Zhen sends people to spread false news again, saying that the grain and grass were burned and Hu Zhen was killed on the spot, then some soldiers will definitely believe it, and their morale will plummet!  However, in the face of the enemy's attacks from both front and back, although Han Hao and Fang Yue were outstanding in ability, they were unable to save themselves!

    Once the defense line along the river is destroyed, the enemy can easily cross the river and sweep into Hanoi.  At that time, the flanks of our Kanto thieves-seeking Allied forces will be defeated in one fell swoop. The Allied forces will have no choice but to retreat continuously, and will never be able to overthrow Dong Zhuo's tyranny!  Therefore, the key now is the defense line along the river!  "

    After hearing what Cao Ang said, everyone finally understood and couldn't help but look at Cao Ang with admiration.  No wonder he is able to serve as General Fenwei at such a young age. His horizons are really broad. This is to think about issues from an overall perspective!

    Cao Ang felt a little embarrassed when everyone looked at him with admiration.  He also suddenly remembered that in history, Wang Kuang's troops were ambushed by Dong Zhuo, and the entire army was defeated. However, the allies did not know whether they were affected by this, and hid in the Jujube area and did not dare to move forward. In the end, they asked Dong Daye to retreat because the princes had run out of food.  Let it go.

    Cao Ang coughed slightly and said loudly: "Generals, listen to the order!"

    Everyone quickly ran to him and stood in order.

    Then I heard Cao Ang say loudly: "General Xia Houyuan, I will give you two thousand men, and you will sit at Zhiguan to intimidate the Baibo army!"

    Xia Houyuan performed a military salute and said in a deep voice: "The last general takes orders!"

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "This is our first transaction with the Baibo Army. For this reason, Liao Hua is still running around in the hinterland of the Baibo Army. On the one hand, he is expanding the scale of the transaction. On the other hand, he may not be here to act as a hostage! General Xiahou,  Liao Hua's life is in your hands, and our Cao Jun's dream of cavalry is in your hands!"??

    Cao Ang nodded and said loudly: "General Cao Hong, you and Liao Hua have been busy with the matter of exchanging grain and grass for war horses during this period, and are relatively familiar with this business. I entrust the military aspect to General Xiahou. I am very relieved. This  I¡¯ll leave the business matters to you!¡±

    Cao Hong put on his armor and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, my lord, the end is coming. We will definitely make a lot of money from this transaction!"

    Cao Ang shook his head slightly and lowered his voice and said: "No, this is our first transaction with Bai Bojun. We will try our best to make the price fair and satisfactory to both parties. With our break with Dong Zhuo, it will be difficult to obtain goods from regular channels."  Xiliang War Horse, this will be our most reliable path in the future. I hope you can maximize our interests, and I also hope you can establish and maintain this trade channel to achieve a win-win situation for both parties so that it can continue in the long term!  "

    Cao Hong said in a deep voice: "The general will do his best after receiving the order. Please rest assured, my lord!"

    Cao Ang nodded and said to Wei Zi: "General Wei Zi, I heard that you have had several encounters with Han Hao and Fang Yue, and the relationship is acceptable. I will hand over all the cavalry in my general to you. I hope you will immediately  Lead them to set off and rush to Han Hao and Fang Yue's army to stabilize the morale of the army. It is estimated that Hu Zhen has sent people to intercept and kill the messengers. You must be careful and pass the news that Wang Kuang is still there to the enemy before they take action.  ! Whether we can successfully counterattack and kill Hu Zhen on the north bank of the Yellow River depends entirely on you!"

    Wei Zi didn¡¯t expect that Cao Ang would entrust him with such an important task, and he was very excited!  He half-knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Lord, don't worry, even if I have half a breath left, I will definitely deliver this letter. I will go!"

    Having said this, Wei Zi saluted Cao Ang again, got up and went to the city, and soon led the cavalry out of the city.

    Cao Ang then said to Li Qian: "General Li Qian, I will give you five hundred light infantry. You go to Zhi County to harass the enemy troops, and try to get in touch with Li Dian's camp, so that he can calm down and wait for the rescue of the army!  Li Dian is your nephew, I understand how you feel, but you must remain useful and not act rashly!"

    Li Qian bowed and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, my lord, the general will take your orders!"

    At this time, only Le Jin was left among the generals present and had not yet been assigned a task. He looked at Cao Ang with umbilical cord.

    Cao Ang ignored him at this time, but said loudly to everyone: "Our army has more than 7,000 soldiers, leaving General Xiahou with 2,000. Generals Li Qian and Li Dian each lead 500, and there are still 4,000 left."  . With the support of General Li Qian, I believe that Li Dian will definitely be able to hold on to this camp until the main force of our army arrives. So before that, we will join forces with Han Hao and Fang Yue to destroy Hu Zhen's follow-up troops, and then capture  Hu Zhen¡¯s dog head! It¡¯s a pity that Liao Hua is not here, our army lacks a strong general to charge into the battle!"

    Le Jin couldn't stand being so provoked by Cao Ang. He strode forward and said loudly: "The general is here to take orders! Wherever the master's blade points, the general will rush to where he is!"

    Cao Ang heard this and said loudly: "I have Wen Qian to help me, and I am even more powerful! Le Jin obeys the order, I will give you two thousand troops, and order you to attack Mengjin. Within three days, we must successfully join forces with Han Hao! I will lead it myself  Two thousand men and horses are following behind. If you can't break through the enemy's blocking line, then I will personally go into battle and charge!"

    Being provoked and praised by Cao Ang, Le Jin's face flushed red, and he heard him say in a deep voice: "Lord, within two days, I will definitely be able to open up the path with Han Hao and successfully join forces with them!"

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    One day later, Li Su led two thousand people and personally blocked Han Hao's retreat.  While urging the soldiers to build fortifications, he shouted loudly: "Brothers, there is good news from Zhe County. The Chief Protector personally led the raid and wiped out all the Zhe County defenders in one fell swoop. Even Wang Kuang fell into the trap of our army.  Surrounded, he will be captured soon!

    ¡°Last night, I selected more than a hundred soldiers to put on civilian clothes and go to Han Hao¡¯s army to spread the news. I believe they are all panicked now and will flee in confusion soon!

    I hope that everyone will be serious about repairing the fortifications this time, and not be like yesterday when dozens of cavalry rushed through the camp!  As long as we block Han Hao this time and attack together with the original troops, we can wipe out Han Hao's troops in one fell swoop!  When the time comes, it will be reported to the court and everyone¡¯s contribution will never be buried!  "

    Li Su shouted loudly, and the soldiers echoed loudly, very energetic.  At this time, the scouts sent by Li Su came to report: "General, a large army is rushing towards us from the north!"

    "What? This is impossible?!" Li Su shouted in surprise: "The Protector himselfTo contain the enemy, how could they see through our strategy? This is impossible!  "

    After screaming a few times, Li Su calmed down. Thinking about the information he had obtained before the war, he knew that he had overlooked one person this time, and that was Cao Ang!  However, by the time Cao Ang rushed over, I believed that Han Hao's troops had been defeated. Cao Ang was too late!

    Thinking of this, Li Su shouted loudly: "What are you still doing? Gather your formation immediately and face the north to prepare to meet the enemy!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 103 Subdue Li Su

    Cao Ang sighed, "Why bother? Why bother?"

    Li Su straightened his chest with all his strength and said loudly: "Cao Cao, don't think that your men defeated me by chance and you won! Bah, delusion! There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Zhe County's capital, and Fang Yue also  After being successfully raided by our army, can you still make a comeback with your few troops? Don't try to persuade me to surrender, I, Li Suning, will not surrender until my death!"

    Cao Ang sighed, waved his hand, and two sturdy men dragged Li Su aside.

    Looking at their strong muscles and the ghost-headed swords hanging on their waists, Li Su suddenly got the energy from nowhere and broke away from the two of them, looking at Cao Ang with grief-stricken eyes.  He asked angrily: "You kid, why don't you even say a word to persuade me to surrender? Do you understand the rules?!"

    "I" Cao Ang scratched his head. Didn't he just order you to be imprisoned? Why did you react so loudly?

    Li Su said angrily: "You should say this, 'I have a hundred taels of gold here, several beauties, and a job vacancy, and I urgently need your joining!' If I refuse sternly, you should also continue  It takes patient persuasion, how can you just let the executioner come out at every turn?"

    Cao Ang was ashamed and said in a low voice: "This is the first time I have captured you, both in civil and military matters. I really don't have much experience"

    "You can learn without experience. Just sending out executioners casually like this is too much fun with human lives!" Li Su stared at Cao Ang with eyes that hated iron and steel, and said angrily.

    Cao Ang quickly handed over his hand and said loudly: "General Li, I have gold here dozens of taels, beautiful women I will have it soon, and the position I have the post of Marching Sima, and I hope you can condescend to take up the post."

    "Wouldn't it be better if I said this earlier!" Li Su said loudly, "Besides the Marching Sima, is there any higher position? I am a good person now, let alone a coward! Go, go, don't bother the executioner.  , I promise, why not!"

    To be honest, Li Su really doesn't want to defect to this Cao Ang. Not only does this guy have no territory of his own, he is also young, and he really doesn't look like a wise master.  But now that people are in control of their own life and death, how can they still have any choice?  People under the eaves have to bow their heads!

    So Li Su straightened his clothes and raised his hand to Cao Ang: "General Li Su, please pay homage to your lord! I have detailed information about Hu Zhen's troops, and I would like to present them to your lord!"

    Cao Ang was speechless again. He had seen shameless people, but never such shameless ones.  The brothers who fought together back to back before are now trading their brothers' vitals for bounties. Such people are really the best!

    Seeing that Cao Ang seemed not to believe him, Li Su quickly said: "This sneak attack on Zhi County was planned by the last general and Hu Zhen. Hu Zhen led 3,000 soldiers and horses to Zhi County, and on the one hand, he killed  Wang Kuang's personal guard battalion, to take away his command structure; on the other hand, it was also to attract the attention of the army and create an opportunity for me to defeat Han Hao and Fang Yue. I didn't expect that the lord would see through the plan of the two of us. It's really  He is talented and intelligent, and his future is limitless! In the past, it was said that Gan Luo was the prime minister, but now it seems that the master's achievements will definitely be stronger than Gan Luo, and he is clearly another Wei Qing or Huo Qubing!"

    Cao Ang shook his head slightly and said to Li Su with a smile: "General Li, since you are determined to abandon the dark side and join the bright side, and join my command, I welcome you. As for these flattery words, after time you will know that under my command, you will not be able to do anything.  Needless to say! As long as you have the real ability, then it will work! Come on, come on, and ask General Li to point out the troop allocation for me. This should be no problem, right?"

    "Absolutely no problem!" Li Su replied quickly, stepped forward to take the map, and began to explain the deployment of troops on the south bank of the river.

    The two were discussing when someone rushed to report: "General Qi, Le Jin has successfully joined forces with Han Hao. The two have arranged their defenses and are on the way. As for General Weizi, he is on his way here."  . In addition, General Wei Zi sent a message. After Fang Yue's troops learned about the attack in Zhi County, there was a camp roar last night and the troops were defeated. Fang Yue is now trying his best to collect the defeated troops and also asks the Lord to send troops for reinforcements.  Ha Yangjin!¡±

    Li Su lowered his head in shame, "Lord, in the past few days, I sent people to Han Hao's and Fang Yue's troops to spread false news that Zhi County was attacked and Wang Kuang was killed. I didn't expect that Fang Yue's troops were all fooled.  It¡¯s not the general¡¯s fault!¡±

    Cao Ang smiled and shook his head, "Yesterday you were still under Dong Zhuo, so naturally you have to serve him wholeheartedly. I can't blame you for this!"

    He lowered his voice and whispered: "Actually, this is also a good thing. In the past, I only knew the famous Hanoi general Fang Yue. I didn't expect that this guy is just an embroidered pillow. The most powerful one is the unknown Han Hao!"

    Li Su raised his hand to him and said, "Such a good general deserves to be taken under the lord's command."

    Cao Ang nodded unconsciously,Then he smiled and said: "General Han is also Wang Taishou's confidant, and he can complete the great cause of conquering Dong under his account!"

    As he spoke, Cao Ang secretly glanced at Li Su.

    Li Su smiled slightly, feeling very happy in his heart.  What he said just now was actually a secret test of Cao Ang to see if he was ambitious.  Now it seems that the Cao family's father and son, who are famous all over the world, indeed have hidden ambitions that no one knows about!  In Li Su's view, as long as he has ambition and motivation, he can climb up.  The higher the status Cao Ang gets, the higher rewards he Li Su will get!

    A few hours later, Le Jin and Han Hao came on horseback.  Han Hao bowed respectfully to Cao Ang and said in a deep voice: "General, I would like to thank General Cao for his great kindness. If General Cao hadn't sent someone to quickly convey the news, the general could have stabilized the morale of the army in advance. When Dong thief sent someone,  When the rumors were spread, most of the general's troops had to run away! Thank you to the general for sending General Le to lead his army to reinforce. It is said that he has defeated the Dong thief's interception force. The general's command is indeed well-deserved!"

    Cao Ang hurriedly helped Han Hao up and said with a smile: "General, there is no need to be polite. If the general had not led the army well and had done the work beforehand, how could he have soothed the morale of the army so smoothly?! I just got the news, Fang Yuena  There was a camp roar nearby, and most of the soldiers were lost! I just wanted to send people for emergency reinforcements, but I felt that I was not familiar with Fang Yue, and I was afraid that there would be problems with our cooperation, which would delay the overall situation. Now that I saw the general, I felt relieved.  , I wonder if the general is free?"

    When Han Hao heard what Cao Ang said, he immediately said loudly: "The general has no shirking responsibility. I am willing to dispatch two thousand people to accompany me to Heyangjin! It is just the river defense task that the general is responsible for. I hope the general will send someone to take over."

    Han Hao has heard of Cao Ang a long time ago and has a good impression of him.  In addition, Cao Ang was not arrogant about taking credit, which made Han Hao very satisfied and he immediately agreed.  Besides, Han Hao and Fang Yue both worked under Wang Kuang's account, and they had a long-lasting friendship; moreover, Han Hao also wanted to see the "famous Hanoi general" Fang Yue look embarrassed.

    Cao Ang smiled and nodded, "Since you are going to Fang Yue's side, I will send Wei Zi to temporarily take charge of the river defense affairs. After you and Fang Yue stabilize the defense of Heyangjin, I will transfer the river defense affairs to you. Yes.  Well, General Li, since you have abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, what about these soldiers under your command?"

    Li Su then stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "These thousands of people under the general's command are all confidants. As long as the general gives the order, they will definitely lay down their weapons and surrender. What's more, everyone is being held in a prisoner camp now. How can we  If I have the opportunity to survive and perform meritorious service, I will definitely cherish it. However, the blocking troops on General Fang Yue's side are Hu Zhen's confidants. The general can only coordinate the relationship with him, but cannot give him direct orders."

    Cao Ang nodded, "Understood. I also understand that Hu Zhen is not too reassured about you, so he deliberately gave him a character who will obey orders but not be announced as his subordinate!"

    When Li Su heard this, he realized that no wonder Hu Zhen deliberately gave the Hu Dao to himself when the troops were divided that day. It turned out to be this intention.  As soon as he thought about this, his little sense of guilt towards Hu Zhen immediately disappeared.

    Li Su said in a deep voice: "My lord, this time Hu Zhen went north for a sneak attack, and there were more than 12,000 soldiers accompanying him. Two thousand of them were left by Hu Zhen on the south bank to cooperate with the original troops to contain Wang Kuang's main force. Cross the river  Among the 10,000 people, more than 3,000 followed Hu Zhen to attack Zhi County, 2,000 followed the last general to block General Han Hao, and less than 5,000 followed Hu Dao to block and destroy General Fang Yue. After all,  General Fang Yue is a 'famous general in Hanoi', no one dares to be careless!"

    Hearing what Li Su said, everyone felt a little weird and couldn't help laughing.  Especially Han Hao, who usually ranked lower than Fang Yue, now listened to Li Su's joking words. Although his face tightened, he still showed a smile.

    Cao Ang clapped his hands gently, and when everyone calmed down, he said loudly: "General Han can mobilize two thousand people. How many people are there at Wen Qian (Le Jin)? More than a thousand people? Okay! I have taken in all the people here.  There are four to five hundred stragglers under Wen Qian's command. If we leave them to guard the prisoners, I can also use 2,000 of my own troops. In this way, we have more than 5,000 men, plus the assistance of General Li Su and Fang Yue  With the general's cooperation, we can definitely annihilate Hu Dao's troops! Pass the order and immediately bury the pot and cook, we will set off after the meal!"

    For some reason, Hu Dao suddenly sneezed several times.  He blew his nose and wiped it on the soles of his shoes. It seemed that he had caught a cold while sneaking across the Yellow River last night.

    Hu Dao sighed, put his hands to his mouth, and shouted loudly: "Fang Yue, you'd better surrender quickly. You only have four to five hundred people in your hands. If you continue to resist, you will only die!"

    Fang Yue on the opposite side has been surrounded by Hu Dao's army. Although Fang Yue occupies a small hill and has a geographical advantage, there are five thousand people on Hu Dao's side, which is ten times the number of troops under Fang Yue's command!  I have to say, ?It feels so good to surrender!

    Fang Yue's body was covered in smoke and fire, and he was in a very embarrassed state. He raised the spear in his hand and shouted loudly: "Fang Yue would rather die than surrender!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 104 Fang Yue, the famous Hanoi general

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    Outside Heyangjin, there is an unknown hilltop, a hilltop soaked in blood!

    From the foot of the mountain to the ridge, layer by layer, they are all the corpses of the war dead!

    Some people had their throats pierced and blocked the wound on their throat with both hands, but blood still continued to flow out of the wound!  He blocked it hard and even tightened his neck, but he still couldn't change the fate of death.

    Some people were stabbed through vital parts of their waist and abdomen, and blood and intestines were dripping all over the floor. He tried desperately to stuff the intestines back into his stomach, but he didn't know who accidentally stepped on them.  Trampled it into the mud!  The man was wailing and crying desperately, but he still could not avoid the fate of death!

    There was another person with no scars on his body and a look of horror on his face. He was just huddled on the side of the road, making no sound. He was actually scared to death by Fang Yue!

    Hu Dao frowned, looking at Fang Yue who was soaked in blood not far away, the original contempt in his heart was wiped away!  As expected of a famous general in Hanoi, he actually led five hundred people to escape from the heavy siege and charge all the way here!

    This time, he no longer looked at Fang Yue with joking eyes, but bowed extremely seriously and said loudly: "General Fang, you have tried your best, and you have been extremely kind to Wang Kuang! Now it's time to think about yourself.  For a moment, if it continues like this, it will be nothing more than running out of gas! Look at your subordinates again. They have followed you until now. They just believe in you! General Fang, don¡¯t betray their trust and give them a way to survive.  Bar!"

    At first, when Hu Dao tried to persuade him to surrender, Fang Yue regarded him as a dog fart, a dog fart, a dog fart, but this time what Hu Dao said made Fang Yue a little moved.

    Looking at his extremely tired men behind him and the numerous wounds on their bodies, Fang Yue sighed and whispered: "Brothers, it's me, Fang Yue, who is incompetent. I'm sorry, everyone! We have been guarding for so long, but there are still no reinforcements.  Come on! If you keep fighting, it will be over, you better surrender!"

    A famous military prince was stabbed in the left arm and stabbed with a spear. Blood seeped out from the bandaged wound. He lost too much blood and turned pale. He said in a trembling voice: "General, we swore to you,  Never betray!"

    Fang Yue smiled miserably, "Brother Liu Jie, I, Fang Yue, have been so kind to the prefect Wang that I have the honor and status I have today. I can only repay him with death. But you are different. When you become a soldier, you just want to eat food and get paid. You  No need to fight to the end!¡±

    The military lord coughed a few times and spat out a few mouthfuls of blood. With the help of his companions, he struggled to stand up and said in a trembling voice: "General, I, Liu Jie, come from a poor family. I don't know how to behave in the world, and I don't know how to behave."  After giving gifts to others, you know that you work hard and fight to the death. Without your appreciation, general, how could I be promoted to a military prince? Now I have a wife and purchased land. The family can survive without me. Back then, the Yellow Turban  You were the one who dragged me out of the dead for causing trouble, and I owe you my life! Now, it¡¯s time to repay the debt!¡±

    A dozen or so sergeants around him propped up their bodies with their spears and said loudly: "I am willing to fight and die with the general, and die without regrets!"

    Fang Yue's eyes were a little moist. He tightened his grip on the big gun in his hand and suddenly laughed loudly: "With brothers like you by my side, I, Fang Yue, will die without regrets!"

    Hearing the laughter coming from the top of the mountain, Hu Dao sighed and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"

    Hearing his order, dozens of archers rushed forward from behind, ran to the front, strung their arrows one after another, and fired decisively.

    At the same time, Liu Jie surged forward with strength from nowhere and threw Fang Yue to the ground.  Several guards around Fang Yue also rushed forward, covering Fang Yue tightly with their bodies!

    Fang Yue screamed and roared like a wild beast, and two drops of tears of blood flowed from the corners of his eyes!  He struggled hard, trying to pull his brothers behind him, but he had been fighting for so long and didn't have much strength at all.

    Arrows rained down like rain, constantly hitting the bodies of these guards, but they smiled and opened their arms, trying to expand the range of their arrows!  Everyone used their bodies to build a flesh-and-blood city wall for Fang Yue; they used their last strength to hold on to the indelible persistence in their hearts!

    Fifty archers fired with all their strength until their arms became weak and their quivers were empty, then they stopped shooting with high intensity.

    Hu Dao looked at the empty hilltop, sighed, and waved his hand gently: "Send a few people up to carry Fang Yue's body down. Make him a coffin and bury it properly!"

    Hearing his order, more than a dozen guards echoed loudly and walked towards the top of the mountain.  The surrounding soldiers also bandaged the wounds with emotion and slowly removed them.  At this moment, suddenly the mountainA violent roar came from above: "Hu Dao, I want your life!!!"

    With this violent roar, Fang Yue emerged from the pile of corpses, swung his spear violently, and beat several enemy soldiers around him until their bones and tendons were broken, and they fell to the ground wailing!

    Fang Yue stamped her feet suddenly and rushed towards Hu Dao with long strides.  Soldiers kept jumping out to block him along the way, but Fang Yue's spear swept across it lightly, cutting a bloody path!

    Hu Dao was also a conceited and brave man, but when he saw Fang Yue rushing towards him with red eyes, a trace of fear flashed through his heart.  He shouted: "Stop him, stop him quickly!"

    The guards around Hu Dao felt a little ashamed when they heard Hu Dao's cry.  Look at other people's generals, what heroes they are; look at our own generals, they look like wimps!

    Although they were secretly despised, thinking about the treatment Hu Dao had given them and the huge reward Hu Dao had previously promised for Fang Yue, everyone still rushed forward!  After all, Fang Yue suffered several wounds on his body, and this was just his flashback!

    The surrounding enemy soldiers shouted, cursed, and roared, but Fang Yue did not respond at all. He just stared at Hu Dao with his bloody eyes, and waved the spear in his hand subconsciously, but he knocked down the enemy soldiers who rushed up one by one.  , groups of stabbings fell to the ground!

    Seeing Fang Yue rushing closer and closer, Hu Dao wanted to pick up the long knife to resist, but his arms were sore and weak.  He cursed in his heart: Hu Dao, Hu Dao, what are you afraid of?  !  That Fang Yue had suffered several consecutive injuries and had long since exhausted all his energy. Although he was majestic now, he was only recovering from his injuries!  As long as you have the courage to kill him, you will become famous!

    He thought while gritting his teeth and cheering himself up.  Seeing Fang Yue getting closer and closer to him, Hu Dao suddenly shouted, dropped his weapon and rushed towards the crowd.  At the moment of life and death, your own life is what matters!

    When Hu Dao ran away like this, everyone around him was discouraged.  After a long time of turmoil, our general is actually such a coward?  !

    It didn¡¯t matter that everyone was discouraged, Fang Yue took the opportunity, jumped out of the crowd, and chased after Hu Dao.

    Hu Dao turned around while running, just in time to see Fang Yue's murderous eyes.  He was horrified and shouted loudly: "Hurry up and shoot the arrow!"

    No one dared to shoot an arrow. After all, Fang Yue was following Hu Dao closely. If there was an accidental injury, he would be the unlucky one.  As a result, although Hu Dao's troops had a large number of people, they used rat weapons and did not dare to fire arrows at all.  A few guys who were fascinated by the reward rushed forward, but without any surprise, they were stabbed to death by Fang Yue and fell helplessly aside.

    As Hu Dao ran, he loudly encouraged the soldiers and promised a large reward.  But no matter how much money the reward was, there would still be life spent. Seeing that Fang Yue was so murderous, no one was willing to come forward and make a fearless sacrifice!

    This created a strange situation: Hu Dao¡¯s subordinates were all around him, but the commander-in-chief Hu Dao was chased away by Fang Yue, who was desperate for his life, and was screaming indiscriminately!

    Hu Dao also realized at this time that it was better to rely on others than to rely on oneself. When he exhausted Fang Yue's strength, the first victory in killing the enemy general was still his!

    However, just as Hu Dao was thinking about the scenery later, Cao Ang and others quietly surrounded him with his troops.

    Cao Ang and others who were hiding in a hiding place to observe the situation were dumbfounded when they saw the scene in front of them. Le Jin couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "What a fierce general, ignoring thousands of troops and charging straight into the formation."  , is really my idol!¡±

    Han Hao also looked at Fang Yue in surprise. He had competed with Fang Yue on weekdays. He had never found that this guy had such courage and martial arts. He never used it seriously at all!  Is this Fang Yue really the famous Hanoi general who was greedy for money, lustful, lazy and incompetent in his memory?

    However, Li Su was relatively clear. He poked Cao Ang gently and said in a low voice: "This Fang Yue may have encountered something heartbreaking, so he performed beyond his level. I have seen such things on the Liangzhou front line."  Too many, seeing brothers fall beside him, even a third-rate general can burst out with the brilliance of a first-rate general, but unfortunately he can't last long! Afterwards, he either lost his martial arts or was seriously ill for several months! But this has created something for us  Good opportunity, my lord, while Hu Dao¡¯s troops are in chaos, let¡¯s take the opportunity to attack, we can¡¯t waste this great opportunity!¡±

    Cao Ang nodded, "You're right, we can't waste this opportunity!

    Le Jin, you lead five hundred men and attack Hu Dao's army, cut off his command flag, kill all the drummers, and make them lose their command!

    Han Hao, you lead four thousand people to attack from the north and force them into the Yellow River!  As for me, I will lead the remaining three hundred people into the enemy camp and rescue Fang Yue!

    Li Su, you lead the 200 people from my personal camp to stay here. Once we are in position, you will lead??Show all your flags and shout defeat.  I believe that many people in Hu Daojun know you. If you admit it personally, the other party will definitely believe the rumors that Hu Zhen died in the battle and the sneak attack failed!  When the morale of the army is in chaos, it will be the best time for us to launch!

    Do you understand everything?  action!  "

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 Volume 1 Chapter 105 Good news

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    Fan A frowned, slowly put away his fingers on Fang Yue's pulse point, sighed to Cao Ang who was waiting by the side, and whispered: "General, please forgive me for being rude. Fang Yue was seriously injured this time."  Yuan Qi, even if he wakes up and is not a useless person, his martial arts will be greatly reduced! Why should you waste your efforts on him? Didn't even his colleague Han Hao give up on him? "

    Cao Ang smiled self-deprecatingly and said in a low voice: "Maybe I have a hobby of collecting famous generals. Is there no other way? You are a direct disciple who has been with Mr. Yuanhua (Hua Tuo) for many years, so there must be something unknown about you.  The secret recipe!¡±

    Fan A shook his head gently and saw that there was no one around him. Fang Yue was also unconscious. He lowered his voice again and said quietly: "My husband's Five Animal Play has a miraculous effect on healing and recovery. If you practice more, you may be able to recover. After all, Fang Yue is like this  This time I broke through my own limit. If I can recover, my martial arts will reach a higher level! Even so, it is still very difficult, very difficult, and I have to suffer a lot!"

    "I will write to Mr. Yuanhua right now and ask him if I can pass on the Five Animals Play to Fang Yue." Cao Ang sighed, "I just interrogated the prisoner and said that Fang Yue was blocking the arrows for him when his brothers  The one who broke out later was also a man of good temper. One of his old men on the mountain actually survived by chance. Although he was severely disabled and could no longer go to the battlefield or even live a normal life, he finally saved his life. There will be trouble later.  You go and diagnose him to speed up his recovery."

    Fan A nodded, wrote a prescription for Fang Yue, and stood up to leave.  Fan A is Hua Tuo's direct disciple, and his medical skills are quite good.  When Cao Ang went north, he tried his best to persuade him to join the army by giving him the false title of military prince.

    The guard next to him took the prescription and hurried to grab the medicine and decoct it.  At this time Le Jin ran in happily and said with a smile: "Lord, we have made a fortune this time. Hu Dao exploited a lot of money and materials along the way, and now they are all our spoils!"

    Cao Ang frowned slightly, "Where are the people he exploited?"

    Le Jin scratched his head, "I don't know, he's either dead or escaped. Anyway, when we passed by, we didn't see even a single living person!"

    Cao Ang sighed, "How many people were captured this time? How much did we lose?"

    Speaking of this, Le Jin was even more excited and said happily: "My lord, you are really wise to take back this Li Su!" He took the lead in shouting with a bright flag. Hu Dao's men were all stupid, and many people just threw down their weapons and knelt down.  I begged to surrender! When I attacked the opponent's central army, I encountered very little resistance OK, OK, I know you all know this, but I'm excited! We captured more than 3,000 enemy soldiers this time, but only three  More than a hundred people died in the battle, it is truly a great victory!¡±

    Hearing the result, Cao Ang was also very happy, but he still kept a straight face and said in a deep voice: "Don't be discouraged in defeat, don't be arrogant in victory, Wen Qian, be calm. Have you calculated the list of fallen soldiers? It should be."  Pensions must be paid and the orphans of the martyrs must not be saddened."

    Before Le Jin had time to answer, Li Su had already walked in and said as he walked: "Lord, don't worry, I have counted them all. This is the list of the dead. One hundred and seventy-four of our troops died in the battle. Han Hao  Two hundred and eighteen of our troops died in the battle."

    When Le Jin saw Li Su suddenly walking in, he snorted coldly, saluted Cao Ang, and turned around to leave.  Although he had just praised Li Su, Le Jin still felt a little awkward for such a capricious and easily betrayed person.

    Li Su didn't think so. When he persuaded Lu Bu to defect to Dong Zhuo, the officers and soldiers of the Bingzhou Army didn't like him. Many of them even cursed him in front of him, but they all passed on in the same way.

    Cao Ang, on the other hand, was a little embarrassed and said apologetically: "Wen Qian is just like this, he doesn't understand others! General Li, I don't know what your nickname is, can you tell me?"

    When Li Su heard what Cao Ang said, he felt a little worried.  He cupped his hands and said with a wry smile: "My family is also poor in Wuyuan. I learned Braille when I was an apprentice, and I was lucky enough to read some books. No one has ever given me a cousin name. My lord, just call me Li Su.  In all these years, you are still the first person to ask me for my cousin¡¯s name!¡±

    Cao Ang saw that the corners of Li Su's eyes were moist, stretched out his arms, patted his shoulders gently, and said with a smile: "General Li, why do you have to act like a girl? Although I am young, I am already a powerful general. No matter how I conquer in the future,  Whether the Dong thief succeeds or not depends on the dispatch of the governor of a county. When that time comes, Langjun, you will be my job. When you return home in fine clothes, Wuyuan will be proud of you!"

    Li Su felt even more comforted when he heard this.  At the same time, he also felt that Cao Ang truly regarded him as a confidant and expressed his feelings that could not be expressed to the public.  After all, Cao Ang now holds the title of the orphan of a martyr. In the eyes of outsiders, there is no dark side in him.Li Su took a step forward and said in a low voice: "My lord, you also know that Lu Bu and I are from the same hometown. This guy likes to show off to me when he is drunk. He also has a bad drinking capacity and always speaks the truth after drinking! Before leaving Beijing  Once when he was drunk, he let something slip. He said that the lord's father, Cao Mengde, was not killed on the spot, but was put on death row by Dong Zhuo!"

    Suddenly hearing the news, Cao Ang suddenly jumped in front of Li Su, grabbed his hand with force, and asked in surprise: "Is it true? My father is still alive?"

    Li Su nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "It should be true. That guy Lu Bu worships Dong Zhuo as his father and often performs hidden tasks. The information he gave should be more reliable."

    When Cao Ang heard this, he was even more happy. If his father Cao Cao is still alive, he will have someone to rely on in the future, and he will no longer be like now, exhausted and sleepless every day.

    Cao Ang pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice: "When I first heard the good news, I was so happy that I felt a little silly. Is there anything good you can do, sir? As long as you can save my father, I will agree to whatever you ask for!"

    Li Su said in a deep voice: "Gong Cao is loyal and respected by the whole world. According to my speculation, Dong Zhuo imprisoned him on death row out of love for his talent. On the other hand, he may have other considerations. To put it bluntly  , Only when the lord shows high enough value can Dong Zhuo be willing to bribe him, and can the safety of the old lord be guaranteed!"

    Cao Ang nodded, "I understand what you mean. The more I perform well, the more Dong Zhuo will value my father and will not let him die easily! Don't worry, General Li, I will definitely make Dong Zhuo deeply  Remember my name! By the way, now that Hu Dao has been eliminated, we should go and annihilate Hu Zhen, after all, Wang Kuang is still surrounded by him!"

    Two days later, Hu Zhen took out his ears and looked at the deserter in front of him in disbelief: "What did you say? Li Su rebelled and Hu Dao was killed? Fart!"

    The disgraced deserter knelt down at Hu Zhen's feet and cried: "General, if I tell a lie, I will be struck by lightning! What I just said is true. The day before yesterday, we were beaten by Li Su and Cao Ang.  The coalition forces were defeated. Although we fought hard to kill the enemy, we were ultimately outnumbered and could only evacuate after inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. However, we did not expect that we would be continuously pursued by Le Jin's troops, so that the army lost its structure and there were only a dozen of us.  Escaped here!"

    Hu Zhen frowned and said in a deep voice: "Chen Huan, you are also an old brother under my command. This time you led someone to become a deserter. In my opinion, it is just a trivial matter. I forgive your sins, no need to  Don¡¯t lie again!¡±

    Chen Huan shook his head repeatedly and cried: "General, don't you even believe me? If I hadn't remembered the great kindness of the general, how could I have escaped here with all my life? I could just find a small county town and rely on these years to  With the money I have saved, I can live comfortably, so why take this risk?!"

    What Chen Huan said made sense, and Hu Zhen couldn't help but think about it.  At this time, Chen Huan tugged at the hem of his clothes, revealing the wound on his chest that was still oozing blood: "General, am I going to chop myself at this vital point when I have nothing to do?"

    Only then did Hu Zhen believe it. He quickly tied up Chen Huan's clothes and said in a deep voice: "Chen Huan, it's lucky to have you, otherwise I would have fallen into Li Su's trick! To be honest, he sent someone to deliver it quickly last night.  I wrote a letter saying that Han Hao's troops have been defeated and that he will lead his troops to join me tomorrow morning. I still believed it at that time. Fortunately, I have you! It seems that tomorrow morning is the time for Li Su to lead his army to surprise me!  We still have half a day to prepare!"

    When Chen Huan heard this, he gritted his teeth and said, "The opportunity for revenge has finally arrived!"

    Hu Zhen laughed and ordered his people to send him to the wounded soldiers for nourishment. He hid in the tent and sighed deeply.  revenge?  Come on, they have thousands of soldiers and horses now, and there is a guy like Li Su who knows the inside story as a traitor. The most important thing for him now is to escape!  But how can one escape?

    ¡°The other party must have blocked the area along the Yellow River, and the stowaway location that I finally found out will definitely be revealed by Li Su like a treasure. There is no possibility of stowaways again!

    Thinking of this, Hu Zhen gritted his teeth, otherwise I would destroy Liao Hua's troops, and then use Wang Kuang to blackmail Cao Ang in exchange for a chance of survival!

    Hu Zhen shouted loudly: "Here comes someone!"

    After hearing his order, the guards in front of the tent immediately entered the tent and waited for his instructions.

    I heard Hu Zhen say loudly: "Unify the surrender troops in Zhen County, place a large number of archers behind them, and lead the surrender troops directly to Liao Hua's camp! Even if all these surrender troops are consumed, I will break through  This is Liao Hua¡¯s camp!¡±

    Hearing this order, the guard was a little surprised.  Hu Zhen had previously thought of attacking Hanoi County with Zhi County as the center, and he was very polite to those who surrendered.?Now that I suddenly heard the order to surrender soldiers to consume Liao Hua's arrows and act as human shields, I couldn't help but be a little surprised.

    Hu Zhen said angrily: "Why don't you go quickly?! You're delaying something important, and I want your head!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 106: Cleverness leads to mistakes

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    Wang Kuang hid in the tent, listening to the louder and louder shouts of killing outside the tent, his hands and feet became colder and colder.  If he remembered correctly, this was the enemy's fifth charge today. It seemed that Hu Zhen was determined to break through the camp today, otherwise he would not be willing to pay such a heavy price!  These were five life-threatening charges exposed to arrows!

    Wang Kuang's captain of the guard hurried in from outside the tent, and without even bothering to salute, he whispered to Wang Kuang: "Master Taishou, I took a sneak peek on the wall of the stronghold. The enemy's previous charges were all based on me."  The army surrendered its troops as the vanguard! Even though Li Dian was young, he was really cold-blooded. He actually ordered the soldiers to continue firing arrows. After several charges, our team in Zhi County was completely destroyed. This Li Dian is so cruel!"

    Wang Kuang sighed and said in a low voice: "If you are not ruthless, you will not be able to defend this camp! That Hu Zhen seemed to be crazy today, and I don't know how stimulated he was. I think this situation is very bad. Then  I have already secretly sent the two remaining guards to the stable, and maybe I have already obtained the war horses. You can sneak over and take a look, we must be ready to escape at any time!"

    The captain of the guard agreed, lifted up the tent, took a sneak look around, and then slipped towards the stable.

    Wang Kuang tremblingly raised the water bowl, but his hands were trembling and his front was all wet.  He suddenly remembered something and quickly found a pair of inner armor and put it on under his clothes.

    Just as he finished packing, Li Dian strode in, saluted Wang Kuang, and said in a deep voice: "Master Taishou, the situation is very bad now! Just in case, I have quietly ordered people to carry out repairs on a granary in the camp.  It has been reinforced as our last place of resistance! But don¡¯t worry, sir, someone risked his life yesterday to deliver the news that our army has completely wiped out Hu Zhen¡¯s follow-up troops. I believe that as long as we persist, victory is not far ahead!"

    Wang Kuang nodded repeatedly: "General Li is right. My safety depends entirely on the general. Now the enemy is still attacking desperately, the general should go to command the troops first. When the situation gets worse, the general will send his troops later."  Just let me know when Wei comes! But I have confidence in General, you can definitely hold on!"

    Li Dian gratefully saluted Wang Kuang: "Thank you for your understanding, Grand Administrator! Even if the general is fighting for his life, we must ensure the safety of the Grand Administrator. The final resistance position I have selected is in Barn No. 13. Please go there immediately."  The last general will go to the village wall to supervise the battle and fight until the last moment!"

    Wang Kuang nodded and bowed his hand to Li Dian: "Thank you, General. If I have the opportunity to reunite with Zixiu again in the future, I will definitely tell you all about your achievements."

    Li Dian saluted him solemnly, and then strode away.

    Wang Kuang sighed, Li Dian, Li Dian, it's not that I can't trust you, it's because the enemy's army is so powerful that I have to retreat first.  I believe that in the future you will know better and understand my difficulties.  If you can survive, I will definitely explain the situation to Cao Ang and ask him to give you a heavy reward!

    At this time, Wang Kuang's captain of the guard sneaked in and whispered: "Master Taishou, now all the soldiers in the camp are fighting on the wall, and the grooms over there in the stables have also been deceived by my words. It's just the horses in the stables.  Not long ago, they were all mobilized to participate in the counterattack, but now I heard that they were all killed in the battle. We worked hard to control the four horses, and they are not high-quality war horses!"

    Wang Kuang replied in a low voice: "A horse is better than no horse, not to mention a bad horse will not attract the attention of the enemy. Just now Li Dian came over to persuade me to stick with him, but I was perfunctory, let's leave quickly."

    The captain of the guard took another small bundle from his back and handed it to Wang Kuang, "Sir, when I came back, I stole a soldier's armor that was hanging outside. Please put it on quickly!"

    Wang Kuang was overjoyed, "You'd better be serious and careful! When I get out of danger this time, I will definitely arrange a county captain position for you. Take the time to think about which county is more convenient for you to go to!"

    The guard was so happy that he quickly helped Wang Kuang quietly leave the tent and slipped towards the stable.

    As for Hu Zhen, he frowned and said to his subordinates: "I have made it very clear just now. Only by taking down Li Dian's camp and capturing Wang Kuang can we have the capital to bargain with Cao Ang! It's better for you now, with a little less casualties.  Just ask the soldiers to retreat, you want to die, but I, Hu Zhen, don¡¯t want to die yet!¡±

    One of Hu Zhen's cronies said: "General, we all know what you said, but we really don't dare to tell our men clearly! If the soldiers know their current situation, they will not wait for us to launch an attack.  He might have become a deserter!"

    "Hmph! You idiot!" Hu Zhen said angrily: "Let me ask you, after the city was destroyed in the past few days, did your subordinates break into people's houses, robbed people's women, and took possession of people's property?  ?! There¡¯s no need to hide it, I know you¡¯ve all done this before! You just do thisSo tell the soldiers: Tomorrow morning, the soldiers from Zhi County will come back to take revenge. Whether you want to stay here and be watched, or fight your way out and trade Wang Kuang for a way out, you choose for yourself!  "

    When Hu Zhen said this, everyone frowned, and a general asked uneasily: "War, these are inevitable things, Cao Ang won't be so heartless, right?!"

    Hu Zhen suddenly waved his hand and slapped the corner of the man's mouth severely: "Wake up, if we don't let the soldiers fall into a desperate situation and let them fall into despair, then it is absolutely impossible for us to capture Li Dian's camp!  If we cannot capture the camp, we will die!"

    Everyone understood Hu Zhen¡¯s determination, especially the unlucky general who had his mouth cut open and his big teeth knocked out.  Everyone knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Don't worry, general, tonight we will definitely break through Li Dian's camp and capture Wang Kuang!"

    Hu Zhen nodded and said loudly: "Everyone returns to the team immediately, selects a forward, rewards him with a large sum of money, and prepares for the ninth charge! I will personally supervise the battle. Anyone who takes half a step back will be killed!"

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    Half an hour later, the general with bruises at the corners of his mouth was beheaded by Li Dian with a sword. However, the camp gate was still knocked open by Hu Zhen's troops, and the two village walls filled with earth and rocks in between were also knocked open by Hu Zhen's troops.  The soldier was stunned and chopped him open with a knife!  The camp has been lost!

    While Li Dian struggled to resist, he shouted loudly: "Retreat to the barn, retreat to the barn!"

    Seeing the enemy soldiers coming up like a tide, Li Dian finally knew that the situation was beyond control, so he rushed toward the barn with three or four guards.  Along the way, Li Dian tried his best to organize the troops to move in an orderly manner and retreat while fighting. However, despite his best efforts, only a dozen people were able to rush into the barn with him in the end!  The remaining soldiers were either surrounded by the enemy and fought to death, or they abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and were then killed by the enemy out of anger!

    Fortunately, Li Dian had moved all the lightly wounded people in beforehand. Now there are still more than 30 people who can take up arms to fight. Li Dian immediately counted the number of people and found that there were only 47 people in the barn including him!  Moreover, there is no trace of Wang Kuang!

    "How is it possible?" Li Dian couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "I ran to Wang Kuang's tent to inform him. How could he not come over?! This is impossible!"

    An injured groom managed to stand up while holding on to the wall, and asked in surprise: "General, didn't you ask Wang Kuang to lead people to pick horses? At that time, Wang Kuang said that you personally ordered them to pick four horses.  To prepare for evacuation! Because all the war horses in the army have been mobilized to participate in the counterattack, I tried my best but could only find four horses for them."

    Li Dian immediately understood that Wang Kuang had abandoned his men and fled for his life again!  No wonder when he was talking to me earlier, he calmed down for the first time. It turned out that he was feeling guilty!

    The soldiers who can follow Li Dian into the barn and prepare to continue to hold on are all determined soldiers!  But after hearing that Wang Kuang abandoned everyone, cheated horses and escaped, many people shed tears in despair.  Everyone fought desperately, but they didn't expect that Wang Kuang was such a villain!

    Li Dian looked at the people who were crying silently, clapped his hands suddenly, and said loudly: "Brothers, I know that everyone is angry, and so am I. After hearing about this just now, I wish I could kill that Wang Kuang to vent my anger!

    However, the main reason why we stand here is not to protect Wang Kuang, but to protect our hard-won food!  You may not know yet, but Granary No. 13 is the largest granary in our camp. All the food left in our camp has been gathered here, and the remaining food that is inconvenient to move has been poured with kerosene on my order.  , and arrange for seriously injured soldiers to stay there!  Now is the time for them to die for their country!  "

    When Li Diangang said this, all the grain and grass nearby were set on fire, and black smoke billowed out.

    Li Dianchang breathed a sigh of relief, and then thought of Wang Kuanglai who abandoned everyone and fled alone.  With a young heart, he rolled his eyes and immediately ordered everyone to go down. Soon, everyone shouted together: "Prefect Wang Kuang, we will attract the enemy for you. You can quickly mount your horse and escape! Prefect Wang Kuang, we will attract the enemy for you."  Enemy troops, the four of you, hurry up and run away!"

    Wang Kuang, who was riding fast, staggered and almost fell from his horse to the ground!  what is happening?  This Li Dian doesn't look stupid, why would he do such a thing?  This is really fatal!

    Hu Zhen, who was directing the rapid advance of the troops, suddenly saw Wang Kuang and others. He quickly shouted: "Quickly intercept Wang Kuang, those four horsemen, hurry up!"

    While commanding the guards around him to catch up quickly, Hu Zhen sent someone to wave the signal flag, so that the surrounding troops would immediately move closer to this side and surround Wang Kuang.

    Watching more and more enemy soldiers focus their attention onWang Kuang felt cold in his heart. He tried his best to whip his whip, but even if the horse under his crotch accelerated to the extreme, it could not surpass the elite cavalry of Xiliang headquarters!

    He could only watch in despair as the enemy's pursuers surrounded him, he could only watch in despair as long arrows were aimed at his body, he could only watch in despair as the enemy's spear pressed against his vital part -  -Similarly, he had no choice but to dismount and surrender!

    Wang Kuang was captured!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 107 A sudden turn of events

    Hu Zhen frowned, clenched the sword at his waist, and roared angrily: "What did you say? All the food was burned?!"

    Looking at the furious Hu Zhen, the grain and grass officer hesitated for a moment, but still nodded, and heard him whisper: "My lord, we just finished counting, it is true. Then Li Dian poured kerosene on all the surrounding barns.  , set on fire. At that time, our soldiers never thought that this was Li Dian's trick. They were busy killing people to vent their anger and did not take the initiative to put out the fire. As a result, several granaries in the camp were basically destroyed by fire. But don't worry, lord,  Granary No. 13 is not on fire, and it is the largest granary!"

    "I damn well know it's not on fire, and that thief Li Dian is guarding it inside!" Hu Zhen roared angrily: "Get out of here, get out of here!"

    The grain officer scurried away with his head in his arms, Hu Zhen stamped his feet fiercely, how depressed he was!

    Originally, when he saw Li Dian and others hiding in the granary, Hu Zhen wanted to play a trick of burning the mice, but now it seems that the fire must not be set off!

    Although a lot of grain was seized during the previous sneak attack in Zhi County, recent inspections revealed that the grain and grass bags were filled with shoddy goods. After an inventory, the quantity of grain and grass had shrunk significantly.  Moreover, after Zhi County was captured, the abominable Cao Ang actually sent people to quickly notify the relevant parties in Qinshui to transport all the grain and grass in stock to Zhi Pass. In this way, several sneak attack troops sent by Hu Zhen could only return without success.  What's more, the supply to the rear has been completely cut off, and Hu Zhen's food supply problem is getting increasingly serious!

    Hu Zhen rubbed his forehead and said loudly: "Come here, take Wang Kuang into custody, and let's go and persuade Li Dian to surrender!"

    Soon, the group arrived near the granary.  For safety's sake, stand a stone's throw away.  Hu Zhen shouted loudly: "Li Dian, I think you are a talented person and worthy of reuse. Why don't you surrender quickly! If you resist stubbornly, I will send people to set off rockets!"

    Li Dian poked his head out from the barn and said loudly: "Hu Zhen, set fire to it. I, Li Dian, will never surrender! I want to see how you can escape with your life under the encirclement of our army without food and grass supplies!"  "

    Hu Zhen was furious. A general who was watching could not stand it anymore and asked angrily: "General, give the order. It's just a granary. Let's fill it up with people!"

    Hu Zhen was also very angry, but as the commander of the entire army, he still tried his best to maintain a trace of calmness and whispered: "According to the information given by the prisoners, this granary has been fortified beforehand, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. Coupled with the terrain,  The capacity of the battlefield is very limited. And it is said that Li Dian also hoarded a lot of kerosene in this barn. Once the battle is lost, he may be crazy enough to set fire to the **! By then, the food will not be saved at all! We can't save it unless it is a last resort.  Attack! Come on, bring Wang Kuang up!"

    Hearing his order, two guards pressed Wang Kuang up, who was beaten up with a bruised nose and face. Hu Zhen frowned and said angrily: "How can you be so rude to the prefect? ??Hurry up and apologize to your Majesty!"

    After hearing the order, the two guards quickly saluted Wang Kuang.  Wang Kuang roared angrily: "Hu Zhen, stop being hypocritical here. I am loyal to the Han Dynasty and will not surrender until I die! Dong Zhuo is so angry that he will die a happy death!"

    Hu Zhen sneered, rounded his arms, and slapped Wang Kuang hard on the face.  The force was so great that Wang Kuang was knocked to the ground in one fell swoop!

    Wang Kuang covered his bruised cheek and held a newly spit out big tooth, "Shi Ke cannot be killed, you, you how dare you be so rude!"

    Hu Zhen sighed, "Prefect Wang, it seems you haven't understood the situation yet. Please help him wake up!"

    After hearing his order, several guards surrounded Wang Kuang with ill intentions and gave Wang Kuang a beating!  Anyway, Wang Kuang's mouth was full of oil during this period of time, and he had a lot of fat on his body. It was very comfortable for everyone to beat him. Before everyone could move their hands and feet, Wang Kuang cried and shouted: "Hu Zhen, please, let me  They stop, stop!"

    At this moment, one of the guards made a mistake and flew up, hitting Wang Kuang between the crotches!  Wang Kuang howled miserably, his body arched like a shrimp, and he jumped three feet high.  With tears in his eyes, he screamed: "Mymy!"

    Seeing Wang Kuang crying bitterly, even Hu Zhen felt pity. A guard who was proficient in medicine took a quick look and sighed: "Maybe the egg is broken"

    The egg is broken

    Everyone looked at Wang Kuang who was wailing with sympathy, and stared at the ruthless guard.  The guard wished he could find a place to shrink down, and said solemnly: "I was also careless"

    Hu Zhen tightened his face and said to Wang Kuang in a fierce voice: "Wang Kuang, go and persuade him to surrender, otherwise I will have you castrated! Aren't you loyal? Why not join the palace as a chamberlain so that you can serve the emperor at close range?  !¡±

    Hearing Hu Zhen¡¯s threat, Wang Kuang wiped his face.He was sweating profusely and shouted in a mournful voice: "Li Dian, surrender quickly! Staying in the barn can only lead to death! If you don't surrender, they will beat me to death!"

    Hearing this, Hu Zhen had an idea and said loudly: "Li Dian, if you don't put down your weapons, surrender quickly! If you don't kill Boren, Boren will die because of you! If it spreads out, it will also greatly damage your reputation."  reputation!"

    Li Dian couldn't help but hesitate when he heard the shouts of Hu Zhen and Wang Kuang.  The soldiers beside him whispered: "General, once we abandon our weapons and surrender, there is no guarantee that we will not be treated like Wang Kuang! He is the governor of a county, and his eggs were kicked to pieces. If we surrender, we may be castrated directly!"

    Hearing what he said, almost everyone tightened their crotches.  Li Dian shouted loudly: "Shi Ke can't be killed. You even kicked the prefect's egg to pieces, and you still want us to surrender?! Stop dreaming!"

    Hu Zhen was ashamed and shouted loudly: "I can swear to God, as long as you give up resistance, we will never use fists or feet on you to ensure your safety!"

    Li Dian shook his head, "Sorry, I can't trust you! Let alone your oath!"

    Hu Zhen roared angrily: "Li Dian, think clearly, I won't talk nonsense to you. If you don't surrender, I will kill Wang Kuang. Let's see how you explain to Cao Ang and the people of the world in the future!"

    Just as Li Dian was about to reply, a man standing high up in the barn suddenly made a hidden gesture to him and quietly pointed to the fields in the distance.  Li Dian took a sneak peek and saw Cao Ang's iconic black flag faintly visible in the distance, and he was immediately overjoyed.

    The most important thing right now is to attract Hu Zhen's attention and buy time for the main force to surround them.  So Li Dian shouted: "Hu Zhen, who can prove that that person is Wang Taishou? Anyway, it's far away and I can't see clearly. Who knows if you are fooling people! Why don't you bring him here?"  Let me identify it carefully!"

    Hu Zhen was delighted, there was a way!  It seems that Li Dian is not exempt from vulgarity and is afraid of taking the responsibility for Wang Kuang's death.  He smiled and said to Wang Kuang: "Prefect Wang, find a way to prove your identity, otherwise"

    "Li Dian, when I married my concubine a few days ago, you gave me hardware as a gift. Do you still remember?" Wang Kuang shouted: "A few days ago, the grain officer asked you for a bribe. In fact, I also know about it. He  You are my brother-in-law, otherwise after you refused this matter, I would have deliberately used it to make you camp far away from the city!"

    Wang Kuang said several secret things in one breath. Even Hu Zhen became interested in some things and prepared to ask him about them afterwards. This is rare gossip material!

    Li Dian shouted loudly: "Even if you are really the governor of Wang Kuang, so what?! We are loyal to the Han Dynasty and raise troops to rebel against Dong, all because of the same loyalty! As long as we can make some contribution to the crusade against Dong Zhuo, even if we die on the spot,  It can also leave a name in history! If Wang Kuang really has to kneel down and fight against the enemy, then what qualifications does he have to teach me a lesson? Even if he is killed by you, what do we have to regret?!"

    "You, you, you" Hu Zhen roared angrily, but didn't know what to accuse him of.

    However, at this moment, drums suddenly sounded loudly around the camp, and thousands of soldiers waved their weapons and rushed forward quickly!  Right in the middle of the soldiers, a battle flag with the word "Cao" flying high!

    "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" Hu Zhen shouted loudly, trying to gather his troops.  However, when the camp was broken earlier, the troops paid a heavy price, and the organization was no longer complete.  After the camp was broken, everyone was busy chasing down the defeated troops, and there were even gaps in command.  Suddenly Cao's army suddenly raided the camp. The soldiers in the camp suddenly couldn't find the generals, and the generals couldn't find the soldiers. They were in a panic!

    Hu Zhen shouted loudly and roared at the top of his lungs, but the only ones who could obey his command were the guards around him.

    The soldiers not far away were running around like headless flies, without a clue.  Although Hu Zhen shouted at them repeatedly, the soldiers could not react for a while and were still running around.

    Cao Ang, who wanted to approach slowly, saw the situation and immediately shouted out an order: "Assault! Assault!"

    Hearing his order, Han Hao and Le Jin each led an elite force and rushed straight into the camp.  Cao Ang directed the remaining troops to move forward, dividing and surrounding the panicked enemy troops!

    If it were normal times, these Xiliang soldiers would not be so easy to deal with.  But now they have just captured the camp and are surrounded by Cao Ang's troops. The joy and sorrow can easily make people suffer from mental breakdown!  What's more, these soldiers are on the line of life and death every day, and their spirits are always tense. They are even more fragile than usual.  Soon, some soldiers put down their weapons and raised their hands to surrender!  Seeing that Cao Jun did not torture these prisoners, more Xiliang soldiers dropped their weapons.

    Le Jin only focused on rushing around to kill, but Han Hao commanded a group of troops to rush in front of Hu Zhen.

    Seeing Hu Zhen put the knife on Wang Kuang's neck, Han Hao shouted: "You guysThis ferocious bandit army actually dared to hold the prefect hostage and revive his evil spirit!  And if I am ordered to fight against thieves, why would I rather indulge you just because I am a prefect?  "

    Han Hao shouted while continuing to lead the charge without hesitation.

    Seeing that his troops were scattered and his guards were defeated, Hu Zhen sighed, then threw his knife to the ground and raised his hands to surrender!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 108 Han Hao Returns

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    Fan A has been very busy recently. After treating Wang Kuang's lower body injury, he sighed and prepared to diagnose and treat other injuries.

    Wang Kuang quickly grabbed the corner of his clothes, looked at him with tears in his eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Doctor, how is my injury?"

    Fan A sighed again and said in a low voice: "The governor's life is fine, and he will recover in half a month. But do you have any acquaintances in the palace"

    Wang Kuang¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°You mean?!¡±

    Fan A nodded and said in a low voice: "I didn't say anything, Governor, just take good care of him, I will keep it a secret."

    "Watching Fan A's retreating figure, Wang Kuang felt that all his thoughts were lost. His concubine in the 21st roomwasn't it an advantage for others?

    Someone knocked lightly on the doorframe and asked in a deep voice: "Prefect, can I come in?"

    Wang Kuang quickly covered himself with the quilt and whispered: "Please come in!"

    Cao Ang walked over slowly carrying some gifts.  Seeing Wang Kuang about to get up, Cao Ang quickly stepped forward, helped him lie down, and asked with concern: "Uncle, how do you feel?"

    "It's okay, it's okay!" Wang Kuang sighed and said, "Zixiu, my uncle saw you right! From yesterday to now, you are the first person to come to visit me!"

    "Uncle, please don't say that. In fact, everyone misses you very much, but things are too busy now!" Cao Ang quickly explained: "By the way, that Hu Zhen has been executed by my order. I wanted to give his head to  Uncle, it was just that the soldiers were so angry that they smashed the dog thief¡¯s head into the mud!¡±

    "Good job!" Wang Kuang said excitedly: "This thief, I can't wait to eat his flesh and drink his blood! Where are his personal guards? I was injured too badly yesterday and fell into a coma prematurely.  , otherwise I will definitely grab the sword and kill more of them!"

    "Those soldiers who resisted in the corner?" Cao Ang said with a smile: "Uncle, you don't know, Han Hao and Le Jin were so jealous that they killed them all!"

    "Well done! Well done!" Wang Kuang couldn't help but sigh again, "Zixiu, sometimes I really envy you for having a brave general like Le Jin. Although you are young, you are very brave and courageous!  "

    Cao Ang said quickly: "Uncle, please don't say that. This guy Le Jin can't do anything but fight hard. He is just a reckless man. In fact, I envy you. My subordinate Yue dares to fight and fight, and Han Hao is also capable of literature and martial arts.  He is such a powerful person that everyone is envious of him!¡±

    "Envy?" Wang Kuang said angrily: "What is there to envy? I just heard Fan A say that Fang Yue, a silly boy, fought against a large group of thieves just for a group of worthless subordinates, and he became a  What a loser! Where is the General of Hanoi? I invested so much money in vain, and now it¡¯s all in vain! Zixiu, for the sake of his following me for many years, you will give him ten gold to make Chengyi for your uncle later.  , let him go home and retire!"

    Cao Ang felt a little cold. The so-called gift of ten gold as Cheng Yi was actually a severance payment.  However, given Fang Yue's current physical condition, he has lost all ability to work, so just giving him ten gold is not enough for his daily expenses.

    At this time, Wang Kuang said angrily: "Zixiu, that Han Hao is a cheater. I was blind at the beginning, but I actually promoted him, a white-eyed wolf. Yesterday, Hu Zhen threatened my life, and he actually said that  If you don¡¯t care about my life, you¡¯re going to be punished!¡±

    Cao Ang quickly explained for him: "Yesterday, Han Hao was also helpless. If he really showed his concern for you, how could Hu Zhen give up so easily? He would definitely ask for more conditions!"

    "Humph!" Wang Kuang snorted coldly. He was full of disgust towards Han Hao. How could Cao Ang calm it down with just a few words of explanation.  It's just that Han Hao has surrendered to him early on, and Wang Kuang is really embarrassed to fire him.

    At this moment, Wang Kuang suddenly had an idea and said to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, although we won the battle with Hu Zhen this time, we also paid a huge price. The troops on my uncle's side were beaten to pieces.  The army was scattered and urgently needed to recruit new troops. It could only stabilize the defense line and was unable to lead the army south.

    ???????????????????????????? There will be a vacancy in the military force here in Zhi County. My uncle might as well entrust this Zhi County to you.  Don't worry, all the food and supplies will be collected by your uncle, and he will never embarrass you.  I will also hand over Han Hao's command to you, and you can beat him or scold him as you please. After all, you don't have enough troops.  what do you think?  "

    Cao Ang was very happy when he heard this, but he was also afraid that Wang Kuang was testing him, so he refused loudly and said: "What did you say, uncle? This Hanoi County is your uncle's Hanoi County. How can my nephew occupy it?"  Magpie Nest, seize this land in Zhi County? If uncle is worried about the defense of Zhi County, I will move all the troops hereYou must help your uncle withstand Dong Zhuo's counterattack!  "

    Wang Kuang shook his head and said, "If your name is not right, your words will not be right. If uncle can make things difficult for you, Zhi County will be left to you. Especially this Han Hao, you can deal with it. If he violates military discipline, you can kill him, anyway."  I was also upset when I saw him.¡±

    Wang Kuang's words were already so explicit. If Cao Ang refused any more, he would be ignorant of current affairs. He could only smile and nodded in agreement: "If my uncle has no time to manage Zhi County, I can help you manage it for a few days. That's fine. But it's just like  My uncle said that our army is unable to go south, and the enemy is temporarily unable to go north, and there will be a long-term confrontation here. My uncle also knows that I am eager to avenge my father. If there is no war here, I will dispatch elite troops to Hulao Pass after a while  Helping on the front line, I hope uncle will forgive me!"

    Wang Kuang readily agreed and said with a smile: "I heard that Lu Bu showed off his power in front of Hulao Pass, which is really a shame to our Kwantung Allied Forces. It is not a bad idea for my nephew to go to help in the battle. I will try my best to provide food and grass supplies to my nephew. I will never  My nephew will be troubled by this. By the way, I heard that Han Hao has always wanted to compete with Lu Bu alone, and I hope my nephew will fulfill his wish!"

    Cao Ang nodded. It seemed that Wang Kuang hated Han Hao to the core. This was good. He had always been envious of this good general, but now that Wang Kuang had him under his command, he was really a pillow for his nap!

    Cao Ang comforted Wang Kuang a few more words, left the gifts he brought, and then stood up to leave.

    When he left Wang Kuang¡¯s bedroom, he suddenly saw Han Hao standing in the corner beside the door, tears streaming from his eyes!

    Seeing Cao Ang going out, Han Hao bowed to him, turned around and left.  Cao Ang was not willing to let go of this great opportunity to win people's hearts, so he quickly chased after him.

    Although Cao Ang has been on the battlefield several times, he is still a twelve-year-old boy. He walked in a hurry, stepped on his own hem, and fell hard.

    When Han Hao heard the noise, he turned around to look, only to see Cao Ang falling to the ground in embarrassment.  He quickly stepped forward to help Cao Ang up, and saw that Cao Ang's hands had scratched the skin on the ground.

    Han Hao sighed, saluted Cao Ang, and said in a low voice: "In the eyes of the prefect, General Mo is a complete villain and an unfaithful and unjust minister! Why is General Mo going to die to prove his ambition?"  Chasing after me?!"

    Seeing that this place was far away from Wang Kuang's residence, Cao Ang sighed and persuaded in a low voice: "Yuan Si, how can you embarrass yourself? It's just that Wang Taishou was seriously injured and couldn't think about it for a moment, so he turned his anger on you. If you kill yourself and die like this without any reason,  , in the future when Governor Wang wakes up, he will be ashamed for the rest of his life!"

    Han Hao smiled bitterly, "General, you don't know. When Wang Taishou was young, he was generous with his wealth. Unfortunately, although he is not old yet, he is still The general is not an outsider, so I will tell the truth. Wang Taishou is really a bit dim now!"

    As soon as these words came out, Han Hao seemed to be relieved of a heavy burden in his heart, and he spoke freely to Cao Ang.

    It turns out that during this period, Wang Kuang was extremely worried in the face of Dong Zhuo's military pressure. He was very afraid that the people would cooperate with Dong Zhuo's troops, so he sent hundreds of detectives to various counties to secretly investigate the actions of the officials and people.

    Whenever someone is found to have committed a crime, these detectives will immediately report the matter to Wang Kuang. Wang Kuang will not review it again, but will immediately send people to take these military and civilian officials into prison and torture them severely!

    These suspects must provide money and materials to atone for their crimes, otherwise they will be whipped to death, and their clans may even be held accountable!

    At first, the detectives sent by Wang Kuang were still loyal, but as time went by, they began to demand bribes from soldiers and civilians in various places. If they did not comply, they would immediately report the crime of treason, which made everyone panic!

    Han Hao also reported this matter to Wang Kuang, but was severely reprimanded by Wang Kuang.  Not only that, Wang Kuang also sent someone to send a list of wealthy people around Han Hao's residence to Han Hao, ordering him to accuse them of crimes and put these people in jail.  Han Hao refused out of conscience, so Wang Kuang personally sent people out, and finally exploited all these people's property, and released them this time!

    Han Hao sighed and said: "At first, Governor Wang Kuang said that these properties would be used to defeat thieves to help our allies defeat Dong Zhuo. Only later did I discover that most of the property had been put into his own pocket by Governor Wang.  , they were not taken out at all. Even if some grain and grass supplies were purchased for the Allied Forces, the wool came from the sheep, and the heavy taxes imposed by Prefect Wang Kuang were enough to meet the expenses! Look, the twenty-one-room concubine, every time she marries  Wives who take concubines ask us to send them large gifts, and we collect a large amount of money from the common people. King Kuang of Hanoi County has been here for a long time!"

    Looking at the emotional Han Hao, Cao Ang frowned, "How come I don't know about Wang Kuang's evil deeds? Besides, it's empty talk, do you have any evidence?"

    Han Hao sighed and shook his head, and said to Cao Ang: "You have nothing to do with his bad behavior.I noticed that mainly after you entered Zhiguan, Wang Kuang was afraid of the Qing Dynasty and had to shrink.  Therefore, it is really a blessing for the people of Zhi County that he entrusted it to you!

    General, what if there is evidence? He is a close confidant of Alliance Leader Yuan.  Not long ago, one of my subordinates really couldn't stand Wang Kuang's behavior. He took a large amount of real and detailed evidence to the Yuan leader to complain, and was then executed as a Dong Zhuo spy.  Alas, what a world!  "

    Han Hao sighed, but Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Although the world is not good, we cannot lose confidence, the belief and courage to change the world! Yuan Si, although I, Cao Ang, am not talented, I am determined to fight hard. I wonder if Yuan Si can help me.  I?"

    Looking at Cao Ang¡¯s sincere eyes and feeling the sincerity in his words, Han Hao thought to himself: Even if I am deceived again, I, Han Hao, have worked hard for this after all. I hope you will not let me down

    So he bowed respectfully to Cao Ang: "I have my wish and I dare not say goodbye!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 109 Shi Huan enters the mansion

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    Han Hao is also a decisive person. Now that he has joined Cao Ang's command, he no longer plays coy.  Although Wang Kuang has not left, Han Hao is also openly running for Cao Ang, frequently introducing him to the leading figures of the black and white circles in Zhi County, as well as some secret forces that only the locals in Zhi County know.

    After hearing about Han Hao's actions, Wang Kuang sneered and said to the guards in a sharp voice: "Han Hao is a thief who has breasts, and Zixiu is too kind to reuse such a guy! That is to say, he is currently in the midst of a crusade.  We urgently need people during Dong Zhuo's critical period. Otherwise, even killing him is not a step too far! Forget it, out of sight, out of mind, let's go!"

    After Wang Kuang left, Han Hao worked hard for Cao Ang. After all, his future and the future of his family were now tied to Cao Ang alone!

    On this day, Han Hao led his good friend Shi Huan to Cao Ang's house and said to him: "Gong Liu, you and I have the same affection, which is better than flesh and blood brothers. You always want to serve, but you don't have a good life experience.  With the recommendation from the village and the encouragement from your neighbors, you may be promoted. Although the Lord is young, he knows the importance of talents. As long as you have the ability, you will be promoted! Look at Liao Hua and Le Jin, this is the case.  ! So you have great hopes, but your reputation is not obvious. If the lord neglects you, I hope you can tolerate it."

    Shi Huan smiled and said: "I understand, Yuan Si, you have been nagging for most of the day. OK, I promise you, I will restrain and restrain and tolerate and tolerate! You can rest assured. Anyway, your brother and I are in the world.  After wandering around for so many years, I know the world of this son of a bitch!"

    Having said that, Shi Huan was still a little nervous and his palms were sweating when he saw Han Hao walking into Cao Ang's house.  Hope everything goes well

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT??????? off.

    When Cao Ang heard the commotion, he quickly raised his head and saw Han Hao in front of him. He smiled and said, "Yuan Si, please sit down first. I will talk to you after handling these political affairs. I'll be fine soon."

    Han Hao quickly agreed and sat aside politely. Immediately, a maid came forward and poured tea for Han Hao.

    Han Hao knew that this maid had an unusual identity. She was Cao Ang's personal maid, and it was said that she was called Xie'er.  He did not dare to neglect, stood up quickly, and took the tea respectfully.  After Xie'er left, Han Hao sat down.

    With Han Hao waiting nearby, Cao Ang obviously sped up and quickly completed all the official documents on several cases.  He smiled and said to Han Hao: "Yuan Si, the merchants we met yesterday all voluntarily donated food to our army today. Did you do some work secretly?"

    Han Hao quickly sat up straight and said in a deep voice: "Lord, this donation of food is their support for our righteous mission to defeat the Dong thief In fact, this is a common practice. If you don't accept it, they will be uneasy. Who will let you  These people¡¯s families have money, but they don¡¯t have a strong backing!¡±

    Cao Ang nodded slightly after hearing this, "Yuan Si, tell these people later that I will accept the grain and give them a receipt at a price that is 20% higher than the current market price. When it is delivered,  When it comes time to pay taxes, they can use this to pay less of the corresponding share.

    Since you have joined me, I will not hide it from you. Recently, I have been secretly making deals with the Baibo Army, exchanging food for war horses. I just got more than 200 war horses a few days ago.  Coupled with the continuous expansion of the army, the consumption of food and grass is very large.  You can explain the situation to those people. We are willing to purchase grain at a price that is 10% higher than the market price, all paid in cash. The more, the better!  "

    This was Cao Ang¡¯s trust in him, and Han Hao quickly agreed. Anyway, it was also beneficial to those traders, so he didn¡¯t have to worry about them not being tempted.

    The two chatted some more, and then Han Hao said to Cao Ang: "My lord, I will have a good friend in the end, called Shi Huan. Although his family is poor, he studies hard and is good at both civil and military skills. He is a knight-errant at a young age and is very talented.  Chivalrous. The general knows that the lord is thirsty for talents, so he specially called him here. Now he is outside the palace, waiting for the lord's summons. I wonder what the lord wants?"

    Hearing this, Cao Ang stood up quickly, straightened his robes, and said loudly: "Yuan Si, Yuan Si, you are so confused! The talent you recommended must have real talent and learning, how can you let him stay outside the house?"  What are you waiting for? If word spreads, you will think how arrogant I, Cao Ang, am! If someone comes, open the middle door to welcome him!"

    Hearing this, Han Hao was very worried. He stood up and whispered: "My lord, I think Shi Huan is very talented, but he is still white after all. Isn't it inappropriate to open the middle door to greet him?  "

    Cao Ang shook his head,??I hope God will be full of energy and send talents of all kinds!  As long as he has real talent and learning, no matter what his current status is, I will open the door wide to welcome him!  "

    Soon, the middle door of Cao's mansion opened wide, and dozens of soldiers wearing bright clothes and armor strode out.

    Shi Huan quickly turned around to see if there was any big shot coming behind him, but when he looked back, there was nothing there.  Looking back, he saw his friend walking towards him respectfully behind a young man.  Could it be that this big open door is welcoming me?

    Shi Huan was very excited. He quickly adjusted his clothes and bowed respectfully: "Shi Huan, a common man, has seen the general! The common man has a low status, but the general has opened his door to the middle. The common man really deserves it!"

    Cao Ang took a few steps and helped Shi Huan up.  During his time out of the mansion, he suddenly remembered Shi Huan from the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms.

    According to historical records, Shi Huan joined Cao Cao as a guest soldier after he raised his army. He served as a lieutenant in the Chinese Army. He fought with Cao Ren and Xu Huang to kill Sui Gu Yu She Dog. During the Battle of Guandu, he followed Xu Huang and burned the troops escorted by Han Meng.  Grain truck.  Later, he was appointed as the leader of the Central Army and in charge of the imperial army. Finally, he was granted the title of lord due to official duties. He became ill due to overwork and died early.

    ¡°A person who can be recognized and trusted by his father is definitely worthy of welcoming him through the middle door.  What's more, even if he has no ability, this move can have the effect of buying horse bones for a thousand gold!

    Cao Ang returned a salute to Shi Huan and said in a deep voice: "The talents who can be recommended by General Han are definitely not mediocre! I also invite strong men to follow me into the palace. I have ordered people to prepare a banquet to welcome you and wash away the dust! Please!"

    Shi Huan traveled among the people and saw many dignitaries from afar, but he had never enjoyed this kind of treatment.  When Cao Ang personally led him into the middle door, Shi Huan felt like he was dreaming.  He secretly pinched his thigh, it really hurt, this was not a dream, this was real!

    Everyone came to the hall, and the guests and hosts sat down. Cao Ang smiled and introduced Shi Huan to Li Qian, Yue Jin, Li Dian and other generals in the mansion. Shi Huan quickly bowed and saluted, not daring to neglect.

    Seeing that he knew how to advance and retreat, Cao Ang secretly nodded, smiled and said to Shi Huan: "Shi Zhuang, I just heard Yuan Si introduce me, and we went out to greet you. I don't know your name or your talents. I hope you can introduce it to us.  Ichiban, it¡¯s good to have a title.¡±

    Shi Huan hurriedly raised his hand to Cao Ang and said loudly: "Shi Huan, a grass-roots man, whose name is Gong Liu, is a native of Pei. He has been fond of martial arts since he was a child. Because his family was too poor to be a disciple, he could only wander around the world. He always pays attention to learning. Now he only knows how to do it.  Did some tricks with the three-legged cat.¡±

    Shi Huan spoke politely, but he left a humble impression on everyone. At this time, Le Jin cupped his hands at him and said in a deep voice: "My Le Jin, Le Wenqian, likes fighting the most. I would like to ask Gong Liu for your advice."  !¡±

    As he spoke, Le Jin walked into the hall, drew out the sword from his waist, and nodded to everyone.

    Le Jin¡¯s appearance is mainly to let everyone know the details of Shi Huan, so that everyone can clearly recognize this person¡¯s talents and avoid being deceived.

    Shi Huan also wanted to show everyone his talents, so he walked into the arena and stood opposite Le Jin.  He pulled out a long sword from his waist and said in a deep voice: "Please!"

    Le Jin nodded slightly, roared loudly, took a step forward, rounded the long knife in his hand, and chopped it off at Shi Huan's forehead.

    It was only then that Shi Huan noticed something unusual about the "long sword" in Le Jin's hand. It was clearly a sword-shaped sharp knife with a thickened back.  He had the idea of ????fighting in his heart, so he did not dodge, but clenched the hilt of the sword with both hands and rushed forward.

    Just then, there was a bang, and the swords of the two men collided with each other, making a loud noise.

    Le Jin used his intention to defeat his lack of intention, and gained a high advantage, forcing Shi Huan to take a step back.  However, Shi Huan just took advantage of the situation and took a step back to release his strength, and did not show much disadvantage in the strength competition.

    It¡¯s just that the long sword in Le Jin¡¯s hand was made carefully by Cao Ang¡¯s drawings of later generations of Tang swords. It was not something that Shi Huan¡¯s ordinary iron sword could withstand.  He saw Le Jin's blade slashing into Shi Huan's blade, and the two were firmly combined!

    According to the general routine, now both sides should pull the swords apart with force and continue the competition.  Cola Jin's martial arts are all based on actual combat. From the melee in the streets to the battlefield charge with thousands of troops, winning and killing the enemy are all his top priority.  He saw Le Jin holding the sword tightly in his right hand and making a fist in his left hand, aiming at Shi Huan's eyes and hitting him.

    What a Shi Huan, faced with such a crisis, he also used attack to attack, and with one extremely insidious attack, he lifted up his vaginal leg and kicked Le Jin in the crotch!

    Le Jin was sweating profusely and did not dare to continue punching, so he quickly dodged to avoid it.

    When the two people's bodies crossed each other, they used force almost at the same time to pull the sword away.

    This time Shi Huan did not dare to be careless. Looking at the iron sword that had been slashed, he felt very sad.It hurts.  Because of the disadvantage of the weapon, he did not dare to let Le Jin gain the upper hand, so he quickly raised his sword and stabbed Le Jin in the throat!

    Le Jin leaned back suddenly, swung the long sword in his hand forward, and swung Shi Huan's long sword away. The long sword rose up and then slashed down.

    Shi Huan was afraid that the iron sword would be damaged and did not dare to force it. He quickly took a step back and avoided it.

    At this time, both of them knew that the other was not mediocre, and they did not dare to compete rashly, so they fought in the middle of the field, looking for each other's loopholes.

    At this time, Cao Ang saw that the two were evenly matched and was afraid that they would be injured, so he quickly shouted: "Stop!"

    Both men stopped as ordered, and Cao Ang said with a smile: "Wen Qian and Gong Liu are both good at martial arts, and each will be rewarded with five gold medals to show off their appearance! Although Gong Liu has such martial arts, our army has its own rules and cannot be aggressive. This is the case.  Well, Gong Liu is now a Du Bo in our army, and he will not be promoted until he has achieved military exploits in the future!"

    Le Jin and Shi Huan quickly thanked them, and Shi Huan, who had a military position for the first time, fell to the ground and called his lord.

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "Since ancient times, swords have been paired with heroes. Gong Liu, this is my sword. I hope you can make great achievements as soon as possible and become my right-hand man together with Wen Qian and others!"

    Shi Huan hurriedly stepped forward, took the sword respectfully, and said in a deep voice: "I will do my best to make achievements as soon as possible and live up to my lord's high expectations!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 110 Hearing Zhang He talk about Lu Bu

    A few days after Cao Ang took charge of Zhi County, everything was on track.  Seeing that the situation had stabilized, Cao Ang left Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan, and Li Qian here to train troops and handle military and political affairs in Zhi County; while he took Wei Zi, Li Su, Liao Hua, Le Jin, Li Dian, Han Hao, and Shi Huan with him.  The other generals carried Fang Yue, who was recovering from serious injuries, and led 3,000 strong soldiers and horses to Hulao Pass to assist in the battle.

    After all, Cao Hong and Xia Houyuan are Cao Ang's elders, so it is very inconvenient to assign them to each other.  Moreover, one of the two people is good at trading and can maintain the deal with Bai Bojun; the other is calm and capable enough to deal with all emergencies in Zhi County. The two of them are a perfect match.

    And Li Qian also has many tribes. Staying in Zhi County can also reduce his influence on the original army and help the army truly become the Cao Jiajun. This is a good thing for the Cao Jiajun and him.  Moreover, Li Qian, Cao Hong, and Xia Houyuan stayed here with similar statuses, so they could negotiate and resolve any problems that might arise, so that there would not be a situation where one family was the dominant one.

    Of course, these words will never come out of Cao Ang's mouth. Before he traveled through time, he read a lot of novels about officialdom battles. Although he was still young after traveling through time, his mental age was not young.  Although everyone now has the same dream, Cao Ang still habitually takes precautions before they happen.

    Although three thousand soldiers and horses are not many, with the food, grass and baggage, it is still a sizable team.  In addition, after Wang Kuang heard that Cao Ang was leading his army to the front line, he also specifically asked him to help escort a batch of grain and grass supplies to the Allied camp, so Cao Ang's team became more and more swollen.

    The army had been gone for half a month, and Le Jin also complained to Cao Ang for half a month.  That night, everyone was chatting in the tent.  Le Jin couldn't help but said: "Lord, these baggage troops have seriously slowed down our marching speed. By the time we arrive at Hulao Pass, the Allied flag has already been planted at Hulao Pass. You might as well  Give me a light force and let me lead them to Hulao Pass quickly, and maybe we can catch up with the final battle."

    Not only was Le Jin grumbling, seeing that everyone had something to say, Cao Ang smiled and said, "Wen Qian, you are always too anxious! Although our three thousand soldiers and horses are all strong soldiers, they are no longer the three thousand elites who just went into battle.  Most of the veterans were taken away to form new troops, and now there are less than a thousand veterans in the army. Taking the baggage troops with us, although the marching speed is relatively slow, we also have more opportunities to train our troops. etc.  When we arrive at Hulao Pass, even if we don't get a chance to fight, we can train an elite force, which is considered to have achieved our goal. Besides, Hulao Pass is a famous fortified city in the world. How can the Allies take it so easily?  Where's next?"

    Le Jin still didn't believe it, Cao Ang smiled slightly: "How about we make a bet, I bet the Allies can't take Hulao Pass! Wen Qian? Why are you running so hard?"

    Le Jin slipped aside and whispered: "I'm not stupid. I lose every time I bet with you, so why do I still bet with you!"

    Cao Ang laughed and turned to the generals without saying anything.  Wei Zi had already walked out, muttering as he walked: "There are too many logistical matters, I will go and do some work first, you can chat slowly"

    Liao Hua and Li Dian cupped their hands at Cao Ang and said in unison: "My lord, I'm going to train my troops and horses right away!" After that, the two of them walked out of the tent.

    Seeing everyone¡¯s reaction, Li Su knew that there must be something fishy, ??so he just smiled and said nothing, and would never get involved in this muddy water.

    The remaining two people, Han Hao and Shi Huan, were confused and asked in surprise: "Why are you all gone? It's obvious that we want to win! Lord, let's bet with you!"

    Cao Ang laughed and quickly finalized the bet.  When the generals saw that someone had thrown themselves into a trap, they all stopped and looked at Han Hao and others with sympathetic eyes. Boys, just wait to lose your butts!

    At this moment, the scout stepped into the tent and loudly reported: "Your Majesty, we found an Allied messenger outside the camp."

    "Please come quickly!" Cao Ang quickly ordered.

    The scout immediately left the tent and soon returned to the main tent with a young general.  The messenger saluted Cao Ang and said loudly: "The last general Zhang He has seen General Fenwei. Our army is currently confronting the Dong thieves at Hulao Pass. The Dong thieves' forward Lu Bu has defeated our army's forward. The leader of the alliance specially sent a messenger to recruit  All units of our army went to Hulao Pass to defeat the enemy together! The general wanted to rush to Hanoi, but he didn't expect to meet the general here."

    After the young general introduced the situation, he presented Yuan Shao's handwriting.  Cao Ang took the letter, read it carefully, and then handed the letter to everyone for circulation.

    At this moment, Cao Ang suddenly reacted, looked at Zhang He in surprise, and asked doubtfully: "Zhang He? Aren't you a general under Jizhou Mu? When did you actually run under the tent of Alliance Leader Yuan?"

    Zhang He asked in surprise: "General, do you know me? I am just a small army commander. It is really an honor for me to be known by my humble name to the general. I have always been under Lord Zhou Mu, but recently Yuan Alliance Leader  We urgently need people.Act as a messenger temporarily.  "

    Cao Ang nodded slightly, this is more in line with historical records.  Zhang He joined the army during the campaign against the Yellow Turbans and served under Han Fu until he reached the rank of Sima. Later, Han Fu was destroyed by Yuan Shao. Zhang He led the army to defect to Yuan Shao and was named a school captain.

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "In the past, when I was chatting with everyone in Zao Qiang, I heard about you, saying that you are good at adapting to changes and have extraordinary martial arts. You are just young. In time, you will definitely become a good general of my great Han Dynasty!"

    Hearing Cao Ang's compliment, Zhang He quickly saluted, "I'm so ashamed to be the last general!" Although Cao Ang was younger than him, he had long been promoted as Xiaolian and General Fenwei, so he was indeed qualified to comment.  Himself, and this comment made Zhang He happy.

    Cao Ang smiled slightly. If he hadn't only held the title of General Fenwei and only had a small area like Zhi County in his hands, he would have struck while the iron was hot and recruited this He.  Alas, now that we have a good relationship with him, it will be easier to meet him in the future.

    Cao Ang smiled and introduced all the generals in the tent to Zhang He one by one. Zhang He quickly saluted and acknowledged everyone.

    At this time, Han Hao, Shi Huan and others who lost the bet asked quickly: "General Zhang, our army has hundreds of thousands of troops, why haven't we captured this small Hulao Pass yet?"

    When the generals asked, the young Zhang He became a little excited and said loudly and show off: "Although our army has a large number of people, most of them are newly recruited soldiers and lack of training. On the other hand, Xiliang has rich combat experience after many years of war.  In addition, Dong Zhuo also has a general named Lu Bu, which has depressed the morale of our army to the bottom, and our army can only hold on to the camp and wait for reinforcements."

    "Lu Bu?" All the generals asked in unison: "He alone can defeat all the heroes, brag!"

    Only Cao Ang and Li Su remained silent.  Needless to say, Cao Ang was well aware of the power of Marquis Wen Lu Bu.  And Li Su also knew Lu Bu's ability well. He was the one who personally went to instigate the rebellion, but Lu Bu was promoted to a high official position, while he, the leader, had a mediocre official career. He was really envious and jealous!

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "To defeat the heroes with your own strength is enough to become famous all over the world! Junyi, please tell me, and let everyone know something."

    Zhang He was really surprised when he saw that Cao Ang actually knew his cousin's name.  It is really an honor for a low-level general like himself to be remembered by a high-ranking officer like him!  He didn't refuse and started speaking loudly

    It turns out that after Cao Ang and Wang Kuang left for Hanoi, the Allied forces also began to march towards Hulao Pass.  At this time, Lu Bu got the news and took the lead in setting up a formation at Hulao Pass. He rode alone and called for formation in front of the princes' camp.

    "I saw him wearing a purple gold crown with three prongs on his head, a Xichuan red cotton hundred-flower robe on his body, an animal-faced head-swallowing chain armor, and an exquisite lion belt on his waist.  He carries a bow and arrows with him, holds a painted halberd, and sits down on a red rabbit horse neighing in the wind. Just by looking at his appearance, you can tell that he is a first-rate general!

    Considering that Hulao Pass was extremely strong, the princes also intended to undermine the morale of Xiliang, so they sent generals to challenge Na Lu Bu.

    The first person to appear was Mu Shun, the general under the command of Zhang Yang, the Shangdang governor. He was holding a point steel gun and a big white horse on his hip. If not compared with Lu Bu, he could be regarded as a dashing general.  But now compared with Lu Bu, he is still at the level of his hometown bird.  Mu Shun, who was envious and jealous, shouted loudly: "So-and-so"

    Lu Bu casually stabbed him off his horse with a halberd, "I, Lu Bu, have no interest in listening to you!"

    Seeing this, the princes from all walks of life were shocked.  This Mu Shun had also competed with everyone in the military training field. Although he could not defeat the heroes, he could still be regarded as a general. How could Lu Bu kill him so easily?  !

    The generals were uneasy and no one wanted to step forward.  Seeing Lu Bu showing off his power in front of the camp, Wu Anguo said loudly: "My lord is loyal and righteous, and he will definitely let me come forward if this happens. At present, although my lord is held back by the yellow scarf thieves and is unable to come to join the alliance with the princes, I  We can¡¯t lose his prestige! I, Wu Anguo, have been greatly favored by the prefect for more than ten years, and I am willing to die in repayment today!¡±

    After saying that, Wu Anguo got on his horse, swung the sledgehammer and rushed over.  The princes felt his loyalty and immediately ordered the soldiers to beat the war drums to cheer him up!

    When Lu Bu saw another person coming out of the camp, he immediately urged his horse forward, swung Fang Tian's painted halberd, and hit the person on the head.

    ??What a Wu Anguo, holding a hammer in both hands, and rushed up to greet him.  Hearing a "clang" sound, the painted halberd was shocked back.  It's just that the rebound was so powerful that the horse under his crotch almost knelt on the ground!

    Wu Anguo only felt his hands were numb, and there was severe pain from the tiger's mouth. He couldn't help but be shocked: This guy is so strong!  Moreover, the move he just performed was done with one hand and waved casually. If he took it seriously, my life would be over!

    Although he sighed secretly in his heart, Wu Anguo still rushed forward and fought with Lu Bu.?? 

    Lu Bu was happy to see that he was quite courageous, and started fighting with him seriously.  After more than ten rounds, I figured out his tricks and cut off his wrist with a halberd, but there was no further pursuit!

    Wu Anguo screamed, covered his broken wrist, and retreated with his horse.  The princes were shocked and quickly sent people to rush forward and snatch Wu Anguo back.

    Lu Bu rode in front of the camp and shouted loudly: "This is Lu Bu from Jiuyuan, who dares to come out of the camp to fight me?!"

    There was total silence in the camp, a dead silence

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 Volume 1 Chapter 111 Group fight against Lu Bu

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    Hearing Zhang He say that Lu Bu alone frightened Dong Dajun, Cao Ang was a little surprised. It is said that Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei and others also came to Hulao Pass. Didn't they go out to fight?  Although the Three Heroes' Battle with Lu Bu is a fabrication of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, looking at this development trend, it is very possible!

    So Cao Ang said with a smile: "Didn't General Gongsun go to war? As far as I know, he hates evil very much! Moreover, his 'white horse Yi Cong' has amazing fighting power, so he should not let Lu Bu get any benefits!"

    Zhang He sighed and said in a low voice: "General Gongsun went out to the battle, but he didn't want to use his power to force others, and strictly ordered Baima Yi never to step forward. As a result, after only a few moves, General Gongsun was defeated by Lu Bu. If not  Baima Yi came to the rescue from the crowd, but his life was in danger! After this battle, the morale of the army dropped drastically, and the princes from all walks of life had to form formations to protect themselves, which has been delayed until today!"

    Cao Ang nodded, pretending to be surprised and asked: "By the way, where is Guan Yunchang who warmed the wine and killed Hua Xiong? Did he go to battle?"

    Zhang He said with a smile: "I have heard of Guan Yunchang. It is said that he was promoted to a military prince because of his military exploits in killing Hua Xiong. His old boss Liu Bei was very kind. He somehow gave in to everyone's temper and was directly killed.  He was appointed Army Sima. When Lu Bu called for battle, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others were escorting grain and grass supplies to the rear army, but they failed to catch up. When they arrived at the front line, they also took the initiative to ask for a battle, but the princes were afraid that Guan Yu could not defeat Lu Bu, so they worried  Once Guan Yu is killed, morale will drop sharply, so they are strictly prohibited from going to war!"

    Cao Ang nodded, smiled and said to Zhang He: "After hearing what Jun Yi said, I finally understand. No wonder our tens of thousands of troops are huddled under Hulao Pass. It turns out that everyone is afraid that their general will be killed by Lu Bu and lose everything in vain.  However, I believe that when leader Yuan's army enters the city, this situation of no war and no peace will definitely change! Let's do this, Junyi, when you go back, report to the leader that I, Cao Ang, will lead three thousand elites to support.  We also escorted a large amount of labor supplies from Hanoi County, hoping to improve the morale of the troops."

    Zhang He quickly agreed and said loudly: "In this case, I will go back to the leader of the alliance and ask him to rest assured."

    Cao Ang nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Yuan Si, take Jun Yi to pick a fast horse from the army, and prepare some dried meat for him to eat on the way!"

    Han Hao immediately agreed, Zhang He quickly declined, and Cao Ang said with a smile: "Jun Yi and I hit it off immediately, and besides, we both want to fight against thieves! I will give you a good horse, and I hope you can make achievements as soon as possible!"

    Seeing that Cao Ang was very sincere, Zhang He agreed and was very grateful to Cao Ang.  According to current prices, a war horse costs a lot of money.  Although Zhang He was ranked as a Sima, and his army was also equipped with mounts, how could the old, weak and inferior horses uniformly distributed be compared with the war horses he personally selected?

    After Zhang He left, Cao Ang said loudly: "Starting from tomorrow, speed up the march and try to get to Hulao Pass as soon as possible. General Zixu (Weizi), during this period, you will be in charge of the logistics troops and organize them again.  Increase the marching speed. Yuanjian, take your troops to cut off the rear, and be responsible for taking care of the stragglers. The rest of the generals, follow me, and we will meet Lu Bu together!"

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    A few days later, Cao Ang led his troops to Hulao Pass, met Yuan Shao's army, and presented a large amount of labor supplies.

    Yuan Shao was very excited and said to the princes with a smile: "Don't look at Zixiu's young age. This time in Hanoi County, he showed the momentum of our attack on Dong's coalition army. He killed Hu Zhen and surrendered Li Su. It's really  The future generations are to be feared!"

    Cao Ang quickly saluted, "If it weren't for the alliance leader planning the strategy and all the uncles supporting my nephew, how would my nephew dare to let it go? A small victory is nothing!"

    Yuan Shao said with a smile: "Zixiu, you are always so humble. You must know that excessive modesty is hypocrisy! The morale of the army is low now, and it needs a victory to boost its morale. You came at the right time! Send the order, the whole army  Let¡¯s have a banquet to celebrate Cao Ang¡¯s success!¡±

    Yuan Shao¡¯s decision was unanimously recognized by all the princes, and even Yuan Shu, who had always had a gloomy face, nodded repeatedly.  What's more, when Cao Ang previously delivered labor supplies to each battalion, he secretly prepared an extra gift for Yuan Shu, which somewhat made up for the relationship between the two.

    But with Yuan Shu¡¯s temperament, he would feel really uncomfortable if he didn¡¯t find fault.  Yuan Shu glanced at Liu Bei and others behind Gongsun Zan, and said with a sneer: "Zixiu was respectful and humble when he killed Hu Zhen; unlike some people who just killed a certain general (Hua Xiong) under Hu Zhen.  But he talks about it every day, alas! The world is declining, and people¡¯s hearts are not as old as they used to be!"

    "What did you say?!" Zhang Fei was furious and was about to rush out again, but Liu Bei quickly stopped him.  Zhang Fei jumped to his feet and shouted: "I'm going to kill him right away."Come on, Lu Bu, what else can you say?  !  "

    Yuan Shu smiled coldly and said in a deep voice: "Brother Bogui, take care of your subordinates and let them know some rules! We are the big brothers talking, how can they have the right to interrupt?! We can speak big words casually, and we are not afraid of the wind.  Flash your tongue!"

    "You!" Zhang Fei was furious and was about to step forward.  Gongsun Zan on the side coughed slightly and whispered: "Xuande, take care of your men!"

    You must know that Gongsun Zan has also suffered at the hands of Lu Bu before. If Zhang Fei can easily kill Lu Bu, then Gongsun Zan will become a laughing stock!

    Hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't help but frown, sighed inaudibly, grabbed Zhang Fei, and whispered: "Brother, be calm, don't get angry!"

    Zhang Fei stamped his foot angrily and let out a long sigh, but knowing that he couldn't be reckless, he retracted his foot in grievance.

    Soon, fine wines and delicacies were served one by one, and dozens of pretty maidservants came forward to serve.  At this moment, a scout strode over and said urgently: "Report to the leader, that Lu Bu is yelling and swearing in front of the camp again!"

    "The traitor has gone too far!" Yuan Shao said angrily, "Come on, the whole army is out, I want to see if Lu Bu has three heads and six arms!"

    After hearing his order, the generals returned to their respective camps one after another, put on their armor, took their elite guards with them, and accompanied Yuan Shao's army out of camp to watch the battle.

    They saw the person opposite was Lu Bu, with about 500 Xiliang cavalry guarding him behind him.  But behind these cavalrymen, there were several carriages, whose origins were unknown.

    Lu Bu shouted loudly: "I've been pretending to be a turtle for so many days, and finally I can't bear it anymore? Come on, compete with me and see who is the invincible general in the world!"

    Invincible!  When this name is mentioned, many generals are eager to try it.  Even Le Jin, Shi Huan and others around Cao Ang were full of fighting spirit and couldn't wait.

    Yuan Shao said loudly: "Who is willing to take the head of this official for me?"

    Before he finished speaking, Zhang Fei had already straightened the snake spear in his hand. He galloped forward and shouted loudly: "The slaves of the third surname should not leave. Zhang Fei from Yan is here!"

    Lu Bu was furious. Good birds choose trees to roost in, and good ministers choose their masters to serve.  I, Lu Bu, just gave up on Ding Yuan, a junk stock, and switched to Dong Zhuo, a blue chip stock, but you, Zhang Fei, said so rudely!  At that moment, Lu Bu shouted loudly: "The thief is so rude that he still eunuchs? Now all the servants have been killed. If you are interested, I won't stop you!"

    Zhang Fei was furious, his eyes wide open, his beard raised upside down, and he stabbed Lu Bu's throat with the snake spear in his hand.

    Lu Bu showed no fear and turned the halberd suddenly, shrinking Zhang Fei's snake spear into the branch of the halberd.  He laughed evilly, turned and pressed hard, turned the direction of the snake spear, and stabbed it towards the ground.

    With a pop, the snake spear pierced into the soil, splashing up a handful of soil.  Zhang Fei was very distressed, roared, and jerked back, and saw the snake spear and the painted halberd rubbing violently, and even a few sparks came out.

    Lu Bu also felt a little distressed when he saw this. He flipped the halberd and released Zhang Fei's snake spear.

    The two men separated on horseback. They immediately raised their weapons and took a closer look. They saw that there was no obvious wear and tear, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.

    Lu Bu laughed sternly and said: "What a snake spear eight feet long, but it was thrown by mistake!"

    Zhang Fei also shouted loudly: "What a great Fangtian Painted Halberd, but it was entrusted to the wrong person!"

    The two of them felt a little sympathetic to each other at this time. They raised their weapons at the same time and shouted loudly: "Please!"

    Seeing that the two of them had passed dozens of moves, although there was no winner or loser, Zhang Fei mainly focused on blocking and was slightly at a disadvantage. Everyone was very anxious.

    At this time, Liu Bei said loudly: "In my opinion, we don't have to follow the rules to deal with the Dong thieves. We can just use the human wave tactic to defeat them! Besides, we have so many generals here, how can we be afraid of one Lu Bu! Yun Chang, the two of us (step forward to help)  )"

    Before Liu Bei finished speaking, Cao Ang shouted loudly: "What Liu Xuande said is true. Lu Bu and I have a hatred of killing our father, and we are irreconcilable! Leader, I, Cao Ang, request to go to war!"

    "The Lord humiliates his ministers to death, Liao Hua requests to fight!"

    "Weitz requests to fight!"

    "Le Jin requests to fight!"

    "Li Dian requests to fight!"

    "Han Hao requests to fight!"

    "Shi Huan requests to go to war!"

    Cao Ang and his generals asked for battle together, which greatly improved their morale. Han Fu's general Pan Feng also said loudly: "The last general Pan Feng is asking for battle!"

    Suddenly all the generals could not bear to show their weakness and shouted in unison: "The last general requests to fight!"

    Yuan Shao was overjoyed and said loudly: "The morale of the army is available, come here, beat the drums to cheer us up, let the whole army charge!"

    After hearing Yuan Shao's order, the soldiers immediately beat the drums, and the sound of the drums was loud. Dozens or even hundreds of generals, each armed with weapons, shouted loudly and rushed forward on their horses.

    Lu Bu took a moment to look over at Yuan Shao and was startled.  What are you doing? Want to fight in a group?  !  This is not fair!

    Especially when he saw Yuan Shao's main formation charging, Lu Bu really wanted to cry.  I only have 500 people here, and tens of thousands of you soldiers and horses rush up to bully people. Isn't this justified?

    Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Bu immediately swung his halberd several times, forced Zhang Fei away, and shouted loudly: "Zhang Fei, you have no intention of martial arts. I, Lu Bu, am ashamed to be with you! Come on, let's retreat!"  "

    Zhang Fei looked at Lu Bu in surprise, then stared dumbly at the generals who were charging up, smiled bitterly and shouted: "What are you doing, what are you doing? Be serious, we are competing in martial arts! You all charge up, this is nothing."  What's going on?!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 112 The Emperor¡¯s Envoy

    [Father¡¯s birthday is today, so the update is late, I hope everyone can forgive me!  ¡¿

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? L¨¹ Bu was frightened off by all the generals and their troops, and even the 500 Xiliang cavalry were forced back. Only a few lonely carriages were left on the scene.

    The soldiers surrounded the carriage and were about to smash it open. At this time, a man emerged from the carriage and shouted: "We are the emperor's envoys, who dares to be rude!"

    Hearing this, everyone did not dare to be presumptuous. They just held the weapons in their hands tightly and never let down their guard.

    At this time, the ministers in the carriage came out one by one and introduced their identities. They were Dahonglu Han Rong, Shaofu Yinxun, Zhijinwu Hu Muban, general master craftsman Wu Xiu, and Yueqi school captain Wang Gui.

    Immediately, the alert soldiers reported to the rear. Yuan Shao and others were very surprised and hurriedly came up to greet them.

    When he saw Han Rong, Yuan Shao immediately saluted and asked, "Mr. Yuan Chang, why are you here?"

    Han Rong sighed and said in a deep voice: "We are here on the orders of the Emperor, mainly for"

    Before he finished speaking, Yuan Shao immediately said: "How can we preach the emperor's order at will? Please come with me to welcome the old man into the big tent and set up the incense table!"

    Hearing his order, the guards all agreed and quickly formed a neat queue to escort Han Rong and others back to the big tent.  Han Rong frowned slightly and sighed, but he could only follow the guests and return to the camp.

    Everyone entered the big tent, and the guards quickly set up the incense table. They all retreated and guarded the tent door.  Yuan Shao then bowed his hand to Han Rong and said in a deep voice: "Please also ask Mr. Han to read out the emperor's decree!"

    Han Rong nodded slightly, took out a roll of yellow silk from his arms, and shouted loudly: "The emperor's edict is here, all generals will receive it!"

    Hearing his shout, all the princes looked at each other and knelt on the ground reluctantly.

    Han Rong said loudly: "It's a blessing from heaven, the emperor decreed"

    The more the princes listened, the more surprised they became. This edict was clearly denying the justice of the Kwantung Allied Forces' dispatch of troops. At the same time, the edict was still rectifying Dong Zhuo's name. If everyone accepted this edict, wouldn't this period of time be in vain?  guilty?  !

    Yuan Shao stood up suddenly and said loudly: "This is a false edict! It must be the Dong thief who deceived Your Majesty and did it without authorization!"

    "Yes, this is a false edict!"

    "Thief Dong deceived Your Majesty, his crime is unforgivable!"

    "The sun is shining brightly. Dong Thief dares to order people to issue false edicts. He is really audacious!"

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    Almost all the princes expressed their anger loudly, and they all jumped up from the ground.  Han Rong coughed heavily and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet. This edict has been personally sealed by the emperor. It has the emperor's jade seal on it. It should be (real)"

    Before he finished speaking, Yuan Shao had already shouted loudly: "Nonsense! On that day when Luoyang Jian was purging officials, there was a fire in the palace, and the emperor's jade seal was lost. It has not been found yet! How can there be a seal on this edict? It is definitely a fake.  ! Come here, capture these traitors who are falsely delivering the edict!"

    Hearing his cry, the guards immediately rushed into the tent, tied up Han Rong and others who were trying to distinguish, and blocked their mouths.

    After the guards finished their work, they retreated at Yuan Shao's signal and stood around the tent to ensure that no one could break into the tent.

    Yuan Shao said loudly: "Dong Zhuo deceived the people of the world by falsely edicting, and Han Rong and others aided Zhou and deserved to be executed! However, I, Yuan Shao, consider that Han Rong is a great scholar in the world and really do not want to kill him. I hope everyone will agree to pardon Han Rong and spare the rest."  Kill him as a warning to others!"

    All the princes agreed, and Cao Ang saluted at this time and said loudly: "Alliance leader, generals, I am one of the eight chefs of Hu Mu Ban, who is holding gold. He is loyal to justice but not wealthy, and has a reputation for being virtuous. Moreover, he is also the brother-in-law of the governor of Hanoi.  , it would be inappropriate for us to kill him rashly."

    When Cao Ang said this, everyone nodded.  It's okay if you don't know about this relationship. Now everyone knows that if you kill Hu Muban again, you will probably offend Wang Kuang.  Now, in addition to Han Fu and Yuan Shu providing food supplies for the Allied forces, Wang Kuang also raises them.  If you really offend this guy, maybe there will be problems with food and grass.

    Yuan Shao coughed lightly and said, "What Zi Xiu said makes sense. Let's leave this Hu Mu Ban alive. Come on, take Han Rong and Hu Mu Ban into the back tent, and the rest will kill the sacrificial flag!"

    After hearing his order, the guards rushed in immediately.  Hu Muban, who was originally desperate, was overjoyed when she heard that her life could be saved. Although her mouth was blocked and she could not speak, she kowtowed to Cao Ang and thanked him.

    At this time, Wang Gui, the captain of the Yue Cavalry School, spat out the strip of cloth from his mouth and said loudly: "Yuan Benchu, Yuan Wei and others are all under Dong Xiangguo's control. If you kill me??, they also have to be buried with him!  "

    Hearing this, Yuan Shao frowned and raised his hand.  The guards stopped quickly, and Yuan Shao asked in surprise: "What did you say? My uncle was arrested by you?!"

    Wang Gui laughed loudly: "You Yuan Shao, don't pretend to be ignorant, it will only make me look down on you! We have already sent people to report the news of Yuan Wei's imprisonment to you and Yuan Shu, but  You two only care about consolidating your own power and deliberately chose to forget! Now I am here to make it clear to everyone that as long as you dare to kill us, Dong Xiangguo will kill Yuan Wei to avenge us! You Yuan Wei and his family can  There are dozens of people. I, Wang Gui, can buy so many lives by myself. It¡¯s worth it! Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, do you really want to trap Yuan Wei to death for the sake of power?"

    Hearing this, Yuan Shao was greatly embarrassed, and Yuan Shu was also a little embarrassed.  As the leader of the second generation of the Yuan family, although he frequently appeared in official circles in the past, he mostly acted as a messenger.  It wasn't until they joined the Allied Forces to Defeat Dong that the two of them truly tasted the taste of power, and naturally they would not let go easily.  But if the two openly reject Wang Gui, wouldn't it mean that they are greedy for power and ignore family ties!  In this case, if their reputation is tarnished, how can they lead the heroes of Guandong?

    Seeing the embarrassing scene, Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Wang Gui, you can't judge a gentleman with a villain's heart! The two uncles were loyal, and in order to help the Han Dynasty, they endured the grief of their relatives being imprisoned and continued  Is the great cause of conquering Dong Zhuo just for fame and fortune?! Come on, please temporarily detain these envoys and wait for disposal."

    Hearing Cao Ang's order, the guards looked at Yuan Shao and saw Yuan Shao nodding inaudibly, and then took Wang Gui and others into custody.

    Yuan Shao sighed, "I didn't expect that Dong Zhuo, a traitor, would use such a despicable trick, and even threaten me with the lives of my uncle's entire family! Now that things have happened, I can no longer hold the position of leader of the alliance. Please give me another chance.  Please be smart! I will commit suicide in front of the Tiger Lao Pass, hoping to use my own life to exchange for the chance of my uncle's life!"

    When Yuan Shao said this, everyone admired him even more, and they all stepped forward to persuade him to put the great cause of defeating thieves first, and to take care of themselves and not let Dong Zhuo succeed.

    Seeing everyone coming forward to persuade, Yuan Shao's attitude was too relaxed. He sighed for a long time and cupped his hands toward the west, "Uncle, it's not that my nephew doesn't want to save you, it's really because the big man needs my service now!  If Dong Zhuo dares to attack his uncle, my nephew will crush Dong Zhuo's bones into ashes!"

    Yuan Shu also made the same statement. After the two brothers swore, they immediately seemed to have put down their psychological baggage and sat back down happily.

    Cao Ang couldn't help but sigh, is this the family affection of the Yuan family?  well!  If I had the opportunity to gain power in the future, would I still be so greedy for power regardless of family ties?

    Not to mention that Cao Ang was secretly vigilant, but Yuan Shao saw that everyone's expressions were somewhat unnatural, and he secretly regretted in his heart: If I had known that everyone would react like this, I should have declined just now to let everyone understand my difficulties.

    So Yuan Shao had an idea, coughed, and said to everyone: "Now I have something to say, and I won't say it quickly. Your Majesty is still young and has always been under Dong Zhuo's control. I don't know how many corrective edicts have been issued by Dong Zhuo in the name of Your Majesty."  Moreover, the Dong thieves are entrenched in Hulao Pass, cutting off the connection between Luoyang and us. We don¡¯t know whether His Majesty is alive or dead, so we can only listen to Dong Zhuo¡¯s nonsense! Maybe, Your Majesty is dead, and Dong Zhuo is becoming emperor behind closed doors in Luoyang.  !¡±

    Everyone was shocked by these shocking words. At this time, Yuan Shaocai whispered: "The clan member Liu Yu is currently the pastor of Youzhou. He is generous and benevolent. If he becomes the emperor, he will definitely agree with us to attack Dong Zhuo."  An act of justice can also help me regain my glory, I wonder what everyone thinks?"

    Yuan Shao suddenly made remarks about establishing another emperor, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.  Now everyone no longer thinks about Yuan Wei's problem, but focuses all their attention on Yuan Shao's proposal.

    Immediately, Gongsun Zan and others agreed, saying that Liu Yu was a generous elder and would definitely treat everyone well. It would be a blessing for the people of the Han Dynasty to have him ascend the throne!

    Cao Ang frowned slightly. In his memory, until Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie was forced to abdicate, Liu Xie was the only emperor in the Three Kingdoms in troubled times, but Liu Yu had never been the emperor!  If Liu Yu is really allowed to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, then won't all the historical memories in his head turn into illusory fantasies and no longer be able to play any role!  Moreover, Liu Yu is in Youzhou. If he ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, then Han Fu, Yuan Shao and others in Jizhou will be able to gain the greatest say by virtue of their geographical advantages. For the ambitious Cao Ang,  What a tragedy!

    So Cao Ang sighed and said loudly: "Although the proposal of the leader of the alliance is good, I, Cao Ang, dare not agree with it. Although we are all in different places, we all raised troops to resist Dong Zhuo's attack at the same time."Government is because we have the righteousness to help the Han Dynasty!  Although the emperor was young and controlled by that treacherous minister, he did not commit any unforgivable crime like Liu He, the king of Changyi!  Once we establish another emperor, how can the state pastors in various places accept it?  How could Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, Yizhou Mu Liu Yan and others agree?  If the alliance leader insists, then please support Youzhou Mu (Liu Yu) in the north. I, Cao Ang, will still make the west (Liu Xie) emperor!  "

    Seeing that Cao Ang opposed his proposal, Yuan Shao was a little surprised, but he soon understood.  Cao Ang's father, Cao Cao, went to assassinate Dong Zhuo in order to return power to Emperor Liu Xie.  But once Liu Yu becomes emperor, the influence of Cao Cao's feats will fade over time, and Cao Cao will be forgotten in the corner of history!  As Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang would naturally not allow it.

    Yuan Shao frowned slightly, looked at Yuan Shu and asked in a deep voice: "Highway, what do you think?"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 113 Determined to Move the Capital

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    Hearing Yuan Shao's question, Yuan Shu couldn't help but be slightly startled. Later he smiled and said: "Actually, what Zixiu said makes sense. I don't agree with establishing another emperor."

    Although Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao are both members of the Yuan family, there are also conflicts.  In particular, both of them felt that they were the best among men and the natural leaders of the Yuan family. No one was willing to submit to others.  In Yuan Shu's view, since Yuan Shao dared to propose Liu Yu as emperor, it meant that he had some collusion with Liu Yu.  Now that Luoyang has not been taken back, if Liu Yu ascends the throne, it will definitely be in Youzhou. In this way, Yuan Shao, who is entrenched in Bohai County, will take advantage of the geographical advantage to take charge of the new dynasty together with Han Fu, excluding Yuan Shu. This is absolutely unacceptable.  .  What's more, Yuan Shu still had an unspeakable thought, hoping that he would have the opportunity to leap over the Dragon Gate. How could he agree to establish a wise emperor?  !

    Seeing that Yuan Shu was not willing to establish another emperor, Yuan Shao couldn't help but frown. Seeing the various princes talking about it, he forced a smile: "In this case, I am in a hurry. Let's discuss this topic later. I scared Lu Bu away today.  It¡¯s a happy thing. Come on, put the banquet on the table and let¡¯s have a good drink.¡±

    If there is an opportunity to alleviate the conflict, everyone will definitely not let it go. Soon the banquet was set up and everyone sat down together and kept getting drunk.

    When everyone was very drunk, Yuan Shao stood up to change his clothes, quietly pulled off the corner of Yuan Shu's clothes, and then left the tent.

    Yuan Shu kept his expression unchanged, continued to drink a glass of wine, smiled and joked with everyone, then stood up holding his stomach and went to change clothes outside the tent.  When he walked out of the tent, he saw Yuan Shao waiting for him in a quiet place not far away.  So Yuan Shu walked a few steps and walked there.

    "I heard Yuan Shao whisper: "Gateway, although Liu Xie is nominally of Emperor Ling's blood, he is actually not of royal blood. Otherwise, why would Emperor Ling have appointed Liu Bian as emperor?!

    And Liu Xie was probably a puppet pushed out by the Dong family. Not only did the Empress Dowager Dong protect him so vigorously, but Empress Dowager Dong's distant relative Dong Zhuo also single-handedly pushed him to the throne!

    Now that the imperial court is under the control of Dong Zhuo, and the three princes are all dependent on Dong Zhuo, how can we trust them anymore and support this fake imperial court?  !

    "Although we can't take Hulao Pass now, Dong Zhuo and the others can't break through our camp.  As long as a large army is left here, Dong Zhuo will be trapped and die in the pass!

    As long as we support Liu Yu as emperor, the power of the new dynasty will be in the hands of our Yuan family. By then, you and I will be able to control the court, and even be able to occupy the position of the three princes in the future!  What's more, my uncle (Yuan Wei) and others were imprisoned by Dong's thieves and might even be executed. We should imitate Wu Zixu and take revenge, but how can we be loyal to Liu Xie?  !  "

    The more Yuan Shao tried to persuade him, the more Yuan Shu felt that he had ulterior motives, and he decided to refuse.  Seeing Yuan Shu trying hard to show his loyalty to Liu Xie, he said in a deep voice: "Although your Majesty is young, he is talented and intelligent, and has the talent of Ji Song! Although the traitor Dong Zhuo now controls the government and suppresses the civil and military officials, this is just your Majesty.  After such a small setback, how can you claim that His Majesty is not of the late Emperor¡¯s blood? Isn¡¯t this a false accusation?!

    "Besides, you just said that our uncle's family was imprisoned for questioning because it was Dong Zhuo's doing and it was not His Majesty's original intention. How can you vent your anger on Your Majesty?"  I, Yuan Shu, am sincerely determined to eliminate the Dong thieves and return the world to my great man. I don¡¯t know anything else!  "

    Yuan Shu's impassioned words made him feel noble. He was drunk with alcohol and sneered: "Yuan Benchu, I call you big brother, but I can't watch you lead our Yuan family into the gutter! We Yuan Shu  At home, I, the legitimate son, have the final say! You, the little maid-raised one, can¡¯t do it!¡±

    After saying this, Yuan Shu laughed, burped, and staggered towards the big tent.  But they didn't realize that Yuan Shao was so angry that he rushed to the top of his head and put his right hand on the hilt of the sword!

    After a long time, the cold light in Yuan Shao's eyes dissipated. He snorted coldly and walked towards the tent.  Soon, he fell drunk on several cases

    While Yuan Shao and other princes were drinking freely, Dong Zhuo also frowned and asked Lu Bu: "My son, why are you in such a mess? Is it true that there are really strong generals in Guandong?!"

    Lu Bu shook his head repeatedly, "Master Xiangguo, it's not that they are highly skilled in martial arts, but that they are too obscene and ignore the rules of martial arts. A large group of people rushed up to fight. It is really a loss of morals!"

    Li Ru next to him sneered, "Moral corruption? I don't think so! In a battlefield competition, no matter what method you use, the winner is the one who can defeat the opponent! Prime Minister, since Lu Bu has been defeated, the minister suggested giving him a certain punishment, so let's  Let him stay at Hulao Pass for the time being and perform meritorious service! As for those Bingzhou troops, leave them to General Xu Rong!"

    Dong Zhuo nodded, "What Wen You said is true. Feng Xian will stay here."??.  With you holding the line here, Hulao Pass is as stable as Mount Tai!  "

    Since Dong Zhuo said this, Lu Bu could not refuse in person and could only bow his head and obey his orders.  Lu Bu secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, he handed over his troops to Xu Rong, a native of Liaodong. He could rely on Dong Zhuo's favor to come back in the future. If he handed over his troops to a native of Liangzhou, it would be like a meat bun beating a dog - there is no return.  Here!

    At this time, Li Ru showed off to L¨¹ Bu, and L¨¹ Bu could only bow to Dong Zhuo angrily and leave sadly.

    Dong Zhuo looked at Lu Bu's lost back and said in a low voice: "Wen You, Fengxian is relatively loyal to me, why do you have to be so guarded against him?"

    "The prime minister knows people but not their hearts. What's more, Lu Bu has a criminal record. In the past, he abandoned Ding Yuan for his future. In the future, he will leave the prime minister for the things he loves!" Li Ru lowered his voice and said: "After all, he is  He is from Bingzhou, and his subordinates Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others are also from Bingzhou, and they are not of the same mind as us Liangzhou people!"

    Dong Zhuo couldn't help but burst into laughter, "You are so cautious, you are worthy of being my ovary! But Wenyou, it's not an option for us to be wary of them all day long. Is there a way to get rid of them once and for all?"

    Li Ru whispered: "The general has a solution, and that is to move the capital to Chang'an!"

    "Move the capital?" Dong Zhuo asked in surprise: "We are staying well in Luoyang, why should we leave! Even though there are so many people like Yuan Shao and others in Guandong, they don't have many elite troops. They are all newly recruited soldiers.  Vulnerable! Besides, do you still remember Zheng Tai¡¯s eloquent remarks? I think it¡¯s very reasonable. Even if we stay in Luoyang, there won¡¯t be any big problems!¡±

    Seeing that there was no one around, Li Ru whispered: "The Prime Minister doesn't know something. Although the Kwantung bandit army is besieging them on three sides, Wei Chen also agrees with the Prime Minister's judgment of them and concludes that they are not to be feared. It's just that Wei Chen has just received the news, and some  A businessman who is unscrupulous for profit is currently doing a deal with the Baibo Army to exchange grain and grass for war horses!

    Now that the transaction has been going on for some time, the Baibo Army has basically solved the ration problem and is ready to make a move.  Hedong County is surrounded by grasslands and deserts to the west and north, and faces the Taihang Wangwu Mountains to the east. The most likely way to send troops is to the south.

    If the Baibo Army goes south and crosses the Yellow River to cut off the communication line between Luoyang and Guanzhong, then we will be trapped in Luoyang in a corner, surrounded by enemies on all sides!  Moreover, the main force of our army is Liangzhou soldiers. Once the transportation line back to Liangzhou from the west is cut off, the general's morale will be in chaos.  If we are surrounded from all sides by then, we will be defeated without a fight!  "

    When Dong Zhuo heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath of air.

    But Li Ru whispered: "Xiangguo, although you are in control of the court now, the civil and military officials are not convinced by you! Cao Cao has never confessed, and we don't know who else is his accomplice in the court. This  It is always a threat to you! If the capital is moved to Luoyang, these opponents will lose their foundation. Even if they want to go against you, they will not have much confidence. After all, the further west we go, the closer we are to Liangzhou, our foundation!"

    Dong Zhuo nodded, "What you said makes sense. Is Cao Cao dead? If nothing happens, I will kill him another day! I am tired of insisting on not confessing every day. I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go!"  "

    Li Ru shook his head quickly and said, "Don't be anxious, Prime Minister. In fact, it was useful for you to keep Cao Cao in the first place. It was really foresighted. I just received a secret letter today, which was sent by Cao Ang. The letter said that he was willing to use Hu  Zhen came in exchange for Cao Cao! I didn¡¯t know whether the Prime Minister could agree, so I didn¡¯t answer on the spot.¡±

    "Hu Zhen is not dead?" Dong Zhuo asked in surprise.

    Li Ru nodded, "The other party also sent a handwritten letter from Hu Zhen, which talked about recent events. It seems that Hu Zhen is still alive. I don't know if it was Hu Zhen or Li Su who revealed the news that Cao Cao was still alive.  Cao Ang got the idea of ????exchanging with him. In fact, it would be fine if it was really Hu Zhen and the two people. Wei Chen was more worried that the people who revealed the news were some ministers in Luoyang. They were like centipede insects that died but did not freeze.  It may cause trouble for the Prime Minister at any time! By moving the capital to Chang'an, we can dig out and kill the opponents hiding in the court, so as to prevent them from causing trouble secretly!"

    Dong Zhuo nodded, "What you said makes sense. Moving the capital to Chang'an is indeed a good move. Let's make a plan. We will return to Luoyang another day and implement it immediately. However, Luoyang's geographical location is very important. Although we move the capital, we cannot do it right.  Ignore it here and must leave a heavy garrison to prevent the Kwantung bandits from joining forces here!"

    Li Ru nodded, "My lord, you are very thoughtful, so you will send someone to inform the ministers so that they can be prepared!"

    Dong Zhuo laughed loudly: "Since you said there are traitors among the ministers, we don't need to remind them beforehand, so that they can't help but jump out."

    Li Ru nodded repeatedly, "My lord, you have thought carefully, and the humble minister almost missed a big deal! By the way, the exchange that Cao Ang proposed"?¡±

    "Change, of course I have to change! After all, Hu Zhen is my general, how can I let him be thrown into jail!" Dong Zhuo sneered and said: "However, you can quietly order me to go down and secretly lay an ambush. I will let Cao Cao, Cao Ang and other rebels.  The thieves all died in my ambush!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 114 Plot to break through

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    A few days later, the scout troops sent from Hulao Pass captured the soldiers in Yuan Shao's camp. Dong Zhuo was furious when they learned that the imperial envoy was imprisoned.  Anyway, he was about to announce the relocation of the capital recently and needed heads to scare the civil and military officials.  So Dong Zhuo quickly returned to Luoyang with Li Ru and others, and immediately ordered Yuan Wei and his family to be taken to the Luoshui River and beheaded!

    Considering that Yuan Wei once held a high position, Dong Zhuo could not do anything too great, so he ordered a banquet to be prepared and sent to the prison as a farewell meal.

    Looking at the tables filled with wine and food, Yuan Wei sighed: "Mengde, I, Yuan Wei, have always been proud of Ben Chu and Qiao Dao, but I didn't expect these two bastards to ignore the lives of our whole family for their own power and position.  , Alas! It¡¯s better for you to have a benevolent and filial son!¡±

    During this period, Cao Ang's spies who stayed in Luoyang spared no expense and bribed several of the guards responsible for guarding Cao Cao in the prison. This greatly improved Cao Cao's living conditions. Not only could he have enough to eat, but his injuries were also effectively diagnosed and treated.  .

    Cao Cao smiled slightly, without comment, and said to Yuan Wei in a low voice: "Mr. Yuan, actually they had no choice but to support the Han Dynasty in the beginning! Seeing that Dong Zhuo was so powerful and had power over the government and the emperor, if they had given up originally  If we attack Dong Zhuo now, our Han Dynasty will be overthrown by the unscrupulous Dong Zhuo! Brother Benchu ??may be notorious for sitting back and watching Yuan Gong die, but I, Cao Mengde, can be sure that your Yuan family will definitely be remembered in the history of history.  Leave behind the illustrious reputation of Kuangfu Hanshi!"

    Yuan Wei smiled bitterly and said, "Mengde, you are right, there must be someone who opposes Dong Zhuo's tyranny! I have been a man of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years, and there must be someone who can support the Han Dynasty and destroy relatives for justice! But if it falls on me, I always feel a little uncomfortable!  Meng De, I won¡¯t let you have this bowl of road wine, see you in the next life!¡±

    Yuan Wei raised the wine bottle with a wry smile and drank it all in one gulp!

    Cao Cao bowed his hand to Yuan Wei and said, "Good go, Mr. Yuan!"

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    Yuan Wei¡¯s family was taken to Luoshui and beheaded en masse, causing a sensation in Luoyang.  Many ministers who cared about the Han Dynasty had to lower their heads and obey Dong Zhuo's orders.  As a result, few people conveyed news to the Kwantung Allied Forces, and everyone could only stand in front of Hulao Pass and make random guesses, but Cao Ang was not included among them.

    Long before he raised his army, Cao Ang sent people to quietly sneak into Luoyang with a large amount of property, set up the Juxian Inn, and collect intelligence for future use.  However, after revolting, Dong Zhuo ordered the blockade of Hulao Pass and other major checkpoints, and Juxian Inn could not send any news at all.

    Until Dong Zhuo led his army to Hulao Pass, the daily consumption was very high. The grain, grass and wood stored in the pass were not enough for the army, so he had to open the gate and let the soldiers go out to cut trees and collect grain and grass for the army.  Taking this opportunity, Cao Angcai got in touch with Juxian Inn, confirmed the news that Cao Cao was still alive, and also got the latest developments in Luoyang City.

    So Cao Ang summoned Wei Zi, Li Su, Liao Hua, Le Jin, Li Dian, Han Hao, Shi Huan and other generals to gather in the tent to listen to the emissary's report on the situation in Luoyang City.

    According to the report of the secret envoy, Cao Cao is now imprisoned in the largest prison in Luoyang City. This prison is under the control of Henan Yin Zhujun and is specially used to detain these serious criminals.

    The chef at Juxian Inn once considered taking Zhu Jun's route to rescue Cao Cao.  It was only after they came into contact with Zhu Jun that they discovered that Zhu Jun, the Henan Yin, had no real power at all and was completely ignored by Li Ru.

    Moreover, Zhu Jun¡¯s position as Yin of Henan was also unstable. Not long ago, in order to give his move of the capital a legal cloak, Dong Zhuo specially recommended Zhu Jun as his imperial servant to serve as his deputy and coordinate the move of the capital.

    However, Zhu Jun rejected Dong Zhuo's appointment and said to the envoy who read out the appointment letter: "Moving the capital to Chang'an will definitely disappoint the people of the world, and will also strengthen the momentum of the Kwantung Allied Forces. I think the capital should not be moved, and I will not accept the imperial servants."  Appointment!¡±

    The envoy was frightened and hurriedly persuaded in a low voice: "The prime minister invited you to the palace, just to appoint you as a servant and give you a name, but you openly refused, which is inappropriate. I am just a small messenger.  What kind of power do you have, please don¡¯t talk nonsense! I have seniors and juniors in my family, please don¡¯t get me involved!¡±

    Zhu Jun sighed and said, "Well, if you go back to the Prime Minister's Kingdom, you can say that I, Zhu Jun, have limited abilities and cannot be qualified for the high position of the servant. Moreover, moving the capital is not a feasible plan in my opinion. Reject the official position that I cannot afford, and state that I  What I feel is the most urgent matter is my duty as a subordinate!¡±

    Zhu Jun¡¯s words were quite polite, and since he had been an official for many years and had great prestige, Dong Zhuo could not force him too much.  Can onlyThe edict appointing Zhu Jun as the imperial servant was burned, and he continued to serve as the nominal Yin of Henan.

    After listening to the envoy's introduction to Zhu Jun, everyone couldn't help but sigh. At this time, Li Su winked at Cao Ang. Cao Ang understood and asked Xi Zuo to step back.

    Just listen to Li Su whisper: "Lord, generals, don't be disappointed yet. Although we can't rely on Zhu Jun to rescue the old lord, we can understand the dynamics of the high-level officials in the city through him and avoid being deceived. After all, he is also  Even though Li Ru ignored the legitimate Henan Yin, some things still couldn't be hidden from him.

    "Besides, although the emissary sent by Dong Zhuo last night said that he could exchange hostages with us and exchange Hu Zhen for the old lord, he did not agree on a specific time or place. Maybe there is a conspiracy in it.  With Zhu Jun as our eyes and ears in Luoyang, we can act with peace of mind!  "

    Li Su¡¯s words made sense, and all the generals nodded.

    At this time, Cao Ang also whispered: "Now behind closed doors, everyone can speak freely. I believe that after this period of time, everyone has a clear understanding of the various princes in our allied forces. I dare to say that among them  Most people, thinking about preserving their own positions of power, have no intention of attacking Hulao Pass, let alone regaining Luoyang. Otherwise, how come the army has been stuck at Hulao Pass for so long without even a decent attack?  !

    ??Everyone here is a loyal person who cares about the Han Dynasty. We must set a good example for the coalition forces!  Only in this way can we invade Luoyang and rescue not only my father, but also the emperor and his party.

    The emissary just talked about the situation in Luoyang. We can draw the conclusion that Dong Zhuo has made up his mind to move the capital. The ministers in the court dare not speak out but can only obey his orders.  Moving the capital is a very trivial and troublesome matter. If Dong Zhuo is busy with this matter, he will definitely reduce his attention to the front line.  As for the front-line soldiers such as Hulao Pass, if they hear that the imperial court is moving the capital, their military morale will definitely be dispirited, and they will give us a chance to break through!  "

    Cao Ang¡¯s words did make sense, and everyone nodded.

    Li Su said in a deep voice: "L¨¹ Bu has just joined Dong Zhuo's command and was driven away by our army not long ago. He must want to save his face and will definitely defend Hulao Pass to prove his worth. And Li Jue, who is fighting against Sun Jian and Bao Xin,  , Guo Si, are all the confidants of the Dong thief. They rely on themselves as old men of the Xiliang Army to run rampant. I estimate that as soon as Dong Zhuo evacuates Luoyang, the two of them will hand over the defense and be eager to leave. Then we will break the  The best time to pass!¡±

    Wei Zi nodded after hearing this: "What Mr. Li said makes sense. Sun Wentai and Bao Yunjie are our true allies if they dare to confront the Xiliang Army head-on!"

    "That's right!" Cao Ang clapped his hands and praised: "I will go and discuss with leader Yuan and go to Liang County where Uncle Wentai is now to help in the war. Anyway, we can't fight in front of Hulao Pass, Yuan Shao should agree."

    So a few days later, Cao Ang came to Liang County with 3,000 troops, and was warmly welcomed by Sun Jian, Bao Xin and others.

    When Guan Yu warmed wine and beheaded Hua Xiong, he rescued Huang Gai. After Cao Ang arrived at the camp, he immediately went to visit Huang Gai, who was recovering from his serious injury, and gave him a gift of condolences.  Cao Ang's actions immediately won Sun Jian's approval, and he had saved Sun Jian before. With this relationship, the distance between them quickly narrowed.

    So after receiving the wind and cleansing the dust, Sun Jian, Bao Xin, and Cao Ang gathered together to discuss secretly. Cao Ang revealed all the information he had obtained. Sun Jian was overjoyed: "The time for revenge has finally arrived. When the news of Dong Zhuo's withdrawal from Luoyang comes,  The thieves on the opposite side will definitely be upset, and we will definitely be able to break their blockage! I, Sun Jian, will also be the first to rush to Luoyang City and avenge the previous shame!"

    Bao Xin also nodded repeatedly and said excitedly: "Wentai, Zixiu, the main force of the Allied forces is now trapped under Hulao Pass and cannot advance even an inch! If we can break through the enemy's defense on the opposite side, we can bypass Hulao Pass and intercept it.  Their retreat. When the time comes, the bandit army in Hulao Pass will definitely flee in confusion, and we can attack with the main force of the Dongdong Allied Forces from front to back and annihilate them all in one fell swoop!"

    The three of them reached a consensus and sent out a large number of scouts to monitor the movements of the defenders on the opposite side.  At the same time, the three of them continued to recruit young and strong people nearby and train them to expand their strength.

    A few days later, Li Jue and Guo Si received the news and were extremely shocked.  Sun Jian, Bao Xin, and Cao Ang, none of these three guys are cheap. Are they training troops now and want to launch an attack?  It is now the eve of the army's withdrawal from Luoyang. If Sun Jian and the others are entangled here, they may be abandoned by the army, and they will face a desperate situation by then!

    Li Jue was more arrogant and immediately sent a messenger to Sun Jian in the name of Dong Zhuo to persuade the three of them to remain neutral.  The messenger even made a sweeping promise: As long as Sun Jian, Bao Xin, and Cao Ang strictly guard the center,If they are established, Dong Xiangguo will pardon their previous sins and reward the list of heroes they listed!  At that time, even if you are the governor or the governor, it will not be a problem!

    Facing the temptation offered by the envoy, how could Sun Jian lose his dignity in front of Bao Xin and Cao Ang? He heard him sternly declare: "Dong Zhuo is rebellious and unethical. I, Sun Jian, are incompatible with him! If I don't slaughter his three tribes, I won't  Report him everywhere and I will never rest in peace!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 115 Take the Valley lightly

    After the envoy left, Sun Jian, Cao Ang, and Bao Xin immediately ordered to march north and garrison the Yang people.  On the one hand, this is to show his attitude, and on the other hand, it is also to facilitate the march to Luoyang.

    This situation worried Li Jue and Guo Si, who were stationed in Dagu area.  Although Sun Jian's three coalition forces are not large in number, they are very powerful after long training. In addition, all three commanders are willing to fight. It is really difficult to deal with them. It is impossible for the troops to return regardless of their threats.  But if the troops stay here, their lone army will be in trouble after the Prime Minister evacuates Luoyang!

    Just when Li Jue and others were at a loss, Jia Xu, who was temporarily serving under his command, quietly asked Li Jue: "Does the general want to save all the troops, or does he just want to save his own troops?"

    Li Jue was very surprised and quickly asked for advice: "Brother Wen He, is there any difference between the two? I am now the Zhonglang General, and these soldiers and horses are under my command."

    When Jia Xu saw no one around, he whispered: "There is a big difference. If the general wants to save all his troops, he should mobilize the entire army to go south and create a momentum to fight Sun Jianjian. Sun Jian has just recovered from the defeat.  , I will definitely not dare to be careless, and I will definitely guard the camp.

    The general can send more suspicious soldiers to scare Sun Jian and make him hold Cao Ang and Bao Xin behind so they don't dare to leave the camp.  In this way, the general can lead his army quickly northward.

    By the time Sun Jian reacts, we have already joined the main force of the Prime Minister. Sun Jian will definitely not dare to hit an egg with a stone!

    It¡¯s just that this is more time-consuming, and the timing of evacuation is more difficult to control.  However, once it is successfully implemented, the general can move his entire army northward without losing strength.  "

    Li Jue praised him repeatedly and asked curiously: "What about keeping our troops?"

    Jia Xu said in a low voice: "The general can pretend to be called by the prime minister and send people to stay here to break off the rear, while he leads his troops to quickly go north. In this way, Sun Jian will never dare to pursue the general before he destroys the general's rear-cutting troops; just in this way  , the troops behind us can easily be annihilated by the enemy!"

    Li Jue frowned. Logically speaking, the first plan was more appropriate, but what he lacked most now was time.  If you spend too long here, even if you can escape successfully, you may be sniped by the intersecting troops of the Kanto Allied Forces!  Moreover, I heard that the troops assisting Luoyang residents to relocate were very profitable, and Li Jue was also a little greedy.

    Li Jue whispered: "Wen He, I won't hide it from you. Now the Prime Minister is busy moving the capital and has no energy to deal with frontline defense. If we stay here, we can only die. We might as well evacuate as soon as possible."  . As far as I know, Lu Bu at Hulao Pass is also quietly arranging troops to prepare for a retreat. We must retreat before them, otherwise we may be blocked by the group of people from Guandong. I choose the second option.  It¡¯s just that the general responsible for the end of the war must not be mediocre. I wonder if Wenhe has a suitable candidate to recommend to me?"

    Jia Xu frowned. It was an offending job to recommend a successor. He smiled and shook his head: "General Zhiran, I have only been here not long ago, and I haven't fully recognized the generals in your army. How can I give you any advice?"  ?! It¡¯s up to you to decide this matter!¡±

    Li Jue frowned and thought nervously. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Wen He, I have an idea!"

    So in the evening of the same day, Li Jue and Guo Si summoned the generals and said that the prime minister had an order and called them to lead the elite troops north to help.  As for the defense mission here, it will be left to Duan Yan!

    When Duan Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed.  Li Jue, Li Jue, I have no enmity with you in the past, and we have no enmity in the recent past. Why did you leave me here?  Are you trying to force me to death?  Thinking of this, he glanced at Jia Xu and secretly hated him: Jia Wenhe, it must be your bad idea, hum!

    Soon Li Jue announced the list of those who would go north, including all the generals who were dependent on him; as for those neutral factions, they all stayed behind and gave them to Duan Xuan to command.  In this way, the number of people Duan Yan can command is not too small, at least 15,000 people.  It's just that these people usually have insufficient training and weak combat power, so they can barely defend a city.

    After the disbandment, Duan Xu grabbed Jia Xu, dragged him to a secluded place, and scolded him in a low voice: "Jia Wenhe, you must have had a bad idea. I have no grievances against you, why are you like this?"  You're setting me up! It's okay to leave me alone, you have to stay with me, otherwise, I'll find someone to kill you!"

    Jia Xu quickly smiled and said: "Zhongming, this matter has nothing to do with me! I have no enmity with you, how could I frame you!"

    Duan Xuan frowned and said, "It really has nothing to do with you?"

    "It doesn't matter!" Jia Xu said in a deep voice: "If you don't believe it, I swear to God! In fact, if you think about General Li Jue's character, you should understand. Who makes you almost on the same level as him now? He is  It took a lot of effort to get to this position. If I don¡¯t leave you behind, who will stay behind?¡±

      What Jia Xu said made sense. Duan Xuan let go of his hand, bowed to him to apologize, and whispered: "Mr. Wenhe, it's my fault, I wrongly blamed you! Who made me anxious just now! But please still ask me  Help me come up with an idea on how to get out of here? I, Duan Xuan, am very grateful to you!"

    "This" Jia Xu hesitated.

    Duan Xuan said quickly: "Mr. Wenhe, I have five horses and a hundred taels of gold here. All of them are dedicated to Mr. Wenhe. Please give me some advice!"

    Jia Xu was touched. Seeing that the army was about to evacuate to the west, more horses would give more opportunities to escape.  Seeing that Duan Xuan's attitude was very sincere, Jia Xu also felt a little guilty towards him, so he whispered: "Zhongming, I heard that there is no famous general stationed in Huayin area yet. You can send someone to offer a large sum of money to General Li Ru.  And take the initiative to ask for help. Anyway, it is Li Jue's own decision to end the marriage. Li Ru will definitely not know about it, and he will definitely agree, so that you can escape smoothly."

    Duan Xuan was overjoyed and quickly saluted Jia Xu: "Thank you, Mr. Wenhe. I will send someone to Luoyang right now!"

    Jia Xu shook his head quickly, joking, if Duan Xuan was allowed to leave early, how could his own safety be guaranteed?  He smiled and said: "Brother Zhongming, it is better to wait two or three days before sending someone to Luoyang to meet Li Ru. If your envoy leaves early and is discovered by Li Jue, it will be a useless effort!"

    Duan Xuan nodded repeatedly.

    Early the next morning, the scouts sent by Cao Ang noticed something unusual about the Dong army on the opposite side, and quickly reported to Cao Ang: Some troops in the garrison on the opposite side had broken camp and headed north, and the flags they saw were Li Jue and Guo Si; the troops staying on the Dagu front line also  The flag was replaced by a general with the word "Duan", and its leader may be Duan Yan.

    Cao Ang did not dare to neglect and hurriedly went to Sun Jian and Bao Xin to discuss.

    At this time, Sun Jian also received the report from the scouts. He frowned and said, "I didn't expect this Li Jue to be determined to cut off the tail of a gecko. I really underestimated him! According to the report from the scouts I sent, there were about a dozen enemy troops on the opposite side.  More than 15,000 people! Although they have neglected training, they still defended according to the danger. They are still our army's strong enemies and should not be underestimated! Moreover, Duan Sui is also a fierce general. With him under his command, it will become more difficult for our army to break through the opposite defense line.  How many points!"

    Cao Ang couldn't help but frown. Although Duan Yan was not well-known, he was also a famous general.  Later generations recorded that Emperor Xian fled and Duan Xuan came out of the camp to greet him. Li Jue led an army to besiege Duan Xuan's camp with several times the force. They fought fiercely for more than ten days, but achieved nothing.  It's really troublesome to have this guy guarding the front line of Dagu.

    Seeing Sun Jian and Cao Ang frowning, Bao Xin smiled and shook his head: "Wentai, Zixiu, you two are fans of the authorities. In my opinion, this line of defense is not impenetrable. Listen to me. Now even Dong Zhuo is  While he was busy moving the capital, all his civil and military officials were thinking about occupying a good position in Chang'an and transferring the looted property. How could they still have the will to fight?!

    Even if Duan Xuan wanted to hold on here, his Xiliang soldiers would frequently clamor for him to evacuate in time.  Without the support of his soldiers, even Duan Yan, a famous general in ancient times, would not be able to stop our offensive by himself!

    "As long as we send more detailed scouts and spread false news frequently, the defenders of Dagu will panic.  When the time comes, we will publicize that Leader Yuan has conquered Hulao Pass. Who dares to stay and die?  !  "

    As soon as Bao Xin said this, Sun Jian and Cao Ang were all impressed.  Cao Ang even extended his thumb and praised loudly: "My uncle is very resourceful, and I have learned another trick from my nephew! It is really an honor for me, Cao Ang, to be able to work together with my two uncles to plan big things!"

    Bao Xin smiled proudly, stroking his beard lightly, feeling proud of himself.

    Sun Jian smiled and said: "Zixiu, we two old guys can't bear to be praised every day by a rising star like you! My son Fu Chi is two years older than you, but he is not as calm as you. It's a pity that he didn't join the army.  Come here, how wonderful it would be if you two brothers could get closer!"

    Bo Fu?  It¡¯s about Sun Ce!  Cao Ang quickly smiled and said: "I have long heard of Brother Bo Fu's reputation as the 'Little Overlord of Jiangdong', but I have no chance to meet him. My nephew is deeply sorry."

    After Sun Jian heard this, he sighed immediately, frowned and said sadly: "I didn't expect my son's bad reputation to spread here. Oh my God! After defeating Dong Zhuo, I will discipline him diligently so that he can't do this again."  Such reckless behavior!"

    Seeing Cao Ang's astonishment, Sun Jian smiled bitterly and said: "The little overlord said that my son Bo Fu doesn't use his brain to do things, he only knows how to compete with others. Alas! If I had known this, I shouldn't have allowed him to drive away the private school teacher at home a few years ago.  , now it¡¯s better, it¡¯s so shoddy and shameless, and its bad reputation has spread to the heart of the Central Plains!¡±

    Bao Xin and Cao Ang were speechless

    A few days later, rumors about Dong Zhuo moving the capital and the Kwantung Allied Forces breaking through Hulao Pass spread throughout Duan Yan's defense area.  Cao Ang and others were very careful when fabricating rumors.The difference between true and false is unclear.  Not to mention the soldiers were confused by this rumor, even Duan Xuan believed it.

    As soon as Li Ru's appointment letter arrived, Duan Yan immediately led his cronies to abandon their defenses and rush to Huayin.  So the three armies of Sun Jian, Bao Xin, and Cao Ang easily broke through the opposing defense line and went straight to Luoyang!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 116 Tomb Robbery in Mangshan

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    Sun Jian raised his whip lightly, pointed to the official road in front, and said with a smile: "Yunjie, Zixiu, march ninety miles along the official road in front, and you will reach Luoyang! Now the main force of the Allied forces is still trapped under Hulao Pass. Chi  It's too late to make any progress, let's rush into Luoyang first and we will become famous all over the world!"

    Cao Ang was very excited when he thought about rushing to Luoyang and rescuing his father Cao Cao.

    However, Bao Xin was older and more calm. He whispered: "Wentai, Zixiu, tell me, should we rush to Luoyang? Wentai has more than 20,000 people, and Zixiu has five."  Thousands of people. I have 30,000 soldiers in my hands. It looks like a large number, but most of them are newly recruited soldiers. How many real elites can there be?! The main force of the Allied forces has not yet arrived. If our three armies rush to Luoyang first, it will be very difficult.  We may encounter Dong Zhuo's main force! Thensigh!"

    Cao Ang smiled slightly: "Uncle, why should we be pessimistic? Although our army is mostly composed of new recruits and lacks training, Dong Zhuo's troops are eager to retreat and may not fight with us. As long as we concentrate the main force and cut off Dong Zhuo's troops from behind  If the men and horses are defeated in one fell swoop, then Dong Zhuo's troops will definitely not turn back to fight, but will only flee in panic!"

    Sun Jian smiled and said: "What Zixiu said makes sense. We can also send a small force with more flags and drums and rush along the road to the back of Hulao Pass. On the one hand, it can deter the rebels in Hulao Pass.  It will prevent them from holding on and create conditions for our army to break through; on the other hand, it will make the Luoyang bandit army feel the threat from Hulao Pass and not dare to fight to the death with our army."

    "This is a wonderful plan!" Cao Ang and Bao Xin nodded repeatedly. It's no wonder that Sun Jian was able to win the title of Marquis of Wucheng based on his military exploits. He really had a strategy in mind.

    So Sun Jian dispatched more than a thousand soldiers, led by Huang Gai, and ordered them to go behind Hulao Pass to harass, wave flags and shouts, and shake the morale of the soldiers guarding the pass.  The main force of the three armies went straight north and attacked Luoyang.

    At this time, Luoyang City was already empty of all ten rooms.  All the merchants with some reputation were captured by Dong Zhuo's orders and beheaded in the name of colluding with the Guandong rebels, and all their property was confiscated.  Millions of Luoyang residents were violently evicted from their homes and driven toward Chang'an.  As for the wealth they left behind, they were unceremoniously taken into their pockets by the Xiliang soldiers.

    As for Prime Minister Dong Zhuo, he did not immediately evacuate to Chang'an. Instead, he set up a Chinese military tent in Biguiyuan, Luoyang, and continued business as usual.  In order to prevent the people from returning to Luoyang privately, Dong Zhuo had ordered that all the poor people's residences outside the city be set on fire.  As for the palaces and temples in the city, they were also piled with wood, poured with kerosene, and ready to be set on fire at any time.

    In fact, Li Ru and others suggested that Dong Zhuo burn Luoyang immediately. However, the thick smoke produced by burning houses not long ago had made Dong Zhuo cough repeatedly, which also exposed the order that Luoyang was abandoned, causing signs of instability among the frontline soldiers.  If Luoyang was completely burned, Dong Zhuo's lungs would not be able to bear it, and the frontline soldiers would also have thoughts of being abandoned.  So Dong Zhuo ordered that Luoyang be set on fire after he rushed to Chang'an.

    On this day, Li Ru and others had rushed to Chang'an to arrange defense. Dong Zhuo was frowning at the logistics report sent up and asked angrily: "How could it be possible to spend so much money?! I, Dong Zhuo, also worked my way up from the bottom.  You can¡¯t hide anything from me. During this period of time, everyone is eating and fishing in Luoyang City, how can it be possible to spend so much extra?!"

    Dong Huang, who submitted the report, said in a low voice: "Uncle, you also know that the troops never turn over the money they make. All the money is shared privately by the subordinates, and each general sends people to nail us in front of us every month, clamoring for money.  Pay. Now that the army is constantly expanding, these are the results of our careful budgeting."

    "So I'm going bankrupt?" Dong Zhuo asked angrily: "Didn't I just plunder the emperor's inner treasury and get so much money!"

    Dong Huang scratched his head and whispered: "Uncle, didn't you transport all the money to Chang'an Xiwu?"

    Dong Zhuo angrily stated several cases, "I am also thinking about future generations. Besides, I raise so many soldiers and horses for the imperial court, why do I have to pay for it myself? I have no money! Let's do this, Ahuang, you go and pass the order  Ask all the generals to hand over thousands of taels of gold to me!"

    Dong Huang was shocked. If he went to deliver this order, wouldn't it make everyone's teeth ache with hatred? He could not do such an offending job.  He rolled his eyes, the plan came to mind, and he whispered: "Uncle, I have a plan that can raise a lot of military resources, but the reputation is a bit unpleasant!"

    "Seriously?" Dong Zhuo asked in surprise: "Tell me, what's the use of fame to us? It's just Ahuang, please don't come up with some sneaky and crooked ideas!"

    Dong Huang took a step forward, lowered his voice and said aggrievedly: "Uncle, I have grown up, why do you still treat me as a child! I heard that there are manyThere are a large number of funerary objects in the tombs of kings, generals and ministers!  Anyway, all the people in Luoyang were moved away by my uncle, and the surrounding troops are all direct descendants of my uncle. We can find the tombs of a few traitorous officials, dig them up and take out the burial objects. This can be regarded as promoting righteousness and punishing evil!  "

    Dong Zhuo clapped his hands and praised: "Ahuang, I didn't expect you to be so witty. It's a good idea. Since there's no one around, let's dig up and dig through all the tombs in Mang Mountain. It's said that there are no burials there.  There must be many emperors buried with them, but no one is around anyway, so let¡¯s uncover them all!¡±

    "Ah?!" Dong Huang couldn't help but exclaimed. He just wanted to send people to secretly dig a few tombs, but he didn't expect that Dong Zhuo actually wanted to dig up the emperor's tomb.

    Seeing Dong Huang's surprised expression, Dong Zhuo sighed, "Ahuang, as my nephew, you must have a plan in mind! Don't be a petty person every day. Digging a grave is still digging, and digging a hundred graves is still digging; dig.  To rob the tomb of a minister is to rob a tomb, and to dig up the tomb of an emperor is also tomb robbing. Since we have to do this, we might as well get it done once and for all to save trouble! The Han Dynasty has established its capital here for hundreds of years, and I don¡¯t know how many good things were buried with it in Mang Mountain. We also  We have to let them out for air! It¡¯s settled, we¡¯ll set off this afternoon, bring more carriages, and try to finish it in one day!¡±

    So that afternoon, Dong Zhuo came to Mang Mountain with more than 20,000 close soldiers.  We had informed the soldiers beforehand that they all left their armor in the camp and wore only civilian clothes.  As for weapons, everyone brought them, and they could at least be used as pestles and shovels.

    More than 20,000 people went into battle to dig. The scale was too great. Soon more than ten graves were dug up by the soldiers, and a large number of burial objects were found.  The soldiers didn't know much about the market, so they broke a lot of porcelain and damaged lacquerware, which made Dong Huang who was accompanying him very distressed.

    Because they were excavated from the foot of the mountain, most of them were ministers with lower status, and the burial money was not too much. This made Dong Zhuo very dissatisfied and immediately asked the soldiers to start construction on the emperor's tomb.

    "Compared to ministers, the emperor's tomb is majestic and tall, and the stone sealing the tomb is also very solid.  However, no matter how strong the stone was, it could not hold up the large number of people. Soon, it was dug up by the soldiers, and then a large number of funerary objects were exposed to the sun, especially the golden gold and bronze wares, which Dong Zhuo and others couldn't put down.  .

    Dong Zhuo shouted cheerfully: "Send the order and speed up. Even if we dig up the ground in Mang Mountain this afternoon, we can't let go of these money and jewels. If everyone does a good job, when we return to camp tonight, everyone will  Reward with hardware!¡±

    Hearing Dong Zhuo's order, the soldiers became more energetic and saw the dust flying in Mang Mountain. They unknowingly thought there was a sandstorm.

    Sun Jian, Bao Xin, and Cao Ang led the vanguard and looked at the dusty Mang Mountain not far away in surprise.  Sun Jian frowned and asked in a low voice: "I remember that there are many trees on Mang Mountain, and the flying dust will be blocked by the trees. Why is this dust so powerful?!"

    Among the three, Bao Xin had the sharpest eyes. He pointed in the distance in surprise and shouted in a low voice: "Look, it's Dong Zhuo's Liangzhou soldiers. They seem to be writhing on the ground. Maybe they are building fortifications."  ! I didn¡¯t expect that the news of Dagu¡¯s capture would spread so quickly. It¡¯s a pity that the Dong thief was prepared in advance! Otherwise, the more than 10,000 elites we selected would definitely be able to annihilate the Dong thief¡¯s headquarters!¡±

    When the two said this, Cao Ang suddenly remembered the historical records about Dong Zhuo's tomb robbery in Mang Mountain. He put up a pergola and looked carefully. He could vaguely see soldiers coming in and out of the low place in the distance, as if they were coming from the tomb chamber.  Move things out!

    Cao Ang whispered: "Two uncles, there are many princes, ministers, emperors and generals buried in Mang Mountain. Now that Dong Zhuo is in control of the government, it is said that he is forcing the residents of Luoyang to leave. Did he take the opportunity to steal the tombs?!"

    When Cao Ang said this, Sun Jian and Bao Xin hurried to Mang Mountain to take a closer look. Sure enough, they could vaguely see the bones of corpses discarded by the soldiers!

    Bao Xin was furious and said: "Thief Dong is really inhumane. How dare he do such a treasonous thing? He is an important senior minister and the keel of the Han Dynasty!"

    Sun Jian also roared angrily: "Dong Zhuo, this thief, really deserves to be cut into pieces! I was lucky enough to let him escape back then, but I didn't expect that he would become a scourge for the Han Dynasty today!"

    Looking at Bao Xin and Sun Jian who were very angry, Cao Ang also hurriedly said angrily: "Two uncles, I think we should immediately send an order for the entire army to attack and fight Dong Zhuo to the death! We must not let the Dong thief tarnish our great Han sages, and we must not let them  Dong Zhuo dug up the graves of my ancestors of the Han Dynasty!"

    Bao Xin and Sun Jian nodded repeatedly and immediately sent orders to march.  When more than ten thousand soldiers heard that Dong Zhuo was digging a grave in Mang Mountain, they were also very angry and rushed over with Sun Jian and others.

    "It's a pity that Dong Zhuo was secretly happy looking at the dazzling array of funerary objects when he suddenly saw someone coming from a distance to kill him.The soldiers and horses quickly ordered the entire army to gather and prepare for the battle.  But at this time, Dong Zhuo's soldiers all left their armor at the Luoyang barracks for convenience and wore only commoners. After digging graves for a long time, they were all exhausted and had no energy to fight!

    With just one face-to-face encounter, Dong Zhuo's fragile defense line was defeated by Sun Jian, Cao Ang and the others!  Dong Zhuo fled in embarrassment and managed to escape by chance; Dong Huang even fell off his horse and was helplessly captured!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 117 The Tigers Appear (Additional update dedicated to Deacon ¡ÚYun Tianqing¡Û

    [An additional update is dedicated to the second deacon-level book friend of this book, "¡ÚYun Tianqing¡Û". Next time, an update will be added to the first book friend.  ] Looking at the corpses discarded by the Liangzhou Army soldiers on Mang Mountain, Bao Xin sighed and said to Sun Jian and Cao Ang: "Wentai and Zixiu, these are the bones of sages, how can we let them die in the wilderness?!  Anyway, Dong Zhuo can't figure out our details for a while and won't fight back. I'll stay here to sort out their corpses! Brother Wentai, you and Zixiu go build the camp and supervise the follow-up troops so that they can come as soon as possible.  Bar."

    Sun Jian nodded, but did not move, and called to Cao Ang who had just walked away.  Sun Jian was heard whispering: "The Dong thief is unscrupulous and digs graves. It is really abandoned by both man and god! It's just a pity to leave so many funerary objects in the ground. If we bury them in a hurry now, it will be confused.  Master, destroy the funerary objects; secondly, it will give hope to the tomb robbers, and they will inevitably avoid excavation in the future. Anyway, we are in need of military expenses now, so it is better to use them rationally."

    Bao Xin said angrily: "Wentai, how can you say this? If we touch these funerary objects, wouldn't we be on the same level as Dong Zhuo?! If you want to use them, I won't touch these things anyway!"

    Sun Jian was a little embarrassed. Seeing that Cao Ang didn't say anything, he turned to him for help and whispered: "Zixiu, please advise Yunjie to change his mind. Let's take the lead in breaking through the Dagu defense line and defeat Dong Zhuo's Mangshan troops.  , doesn¡¯t it cost money and food? The soldiers are injured and disabled, should we just watch them become beggars? The people along the way were abused by Dong Zhuo¡¯s troops, doesn¡¯t it cost money to help them build houses and give them some food rations?  I don¡¯t know what the situation is like at your place, but my quartermaster here is already empty-handed! It¡¯s better to use the money to defeat the Dong thieves and help the people than to bury them and have them stolen by tomb thieves in the future!¡±

    Nominally Sun Jian was talking to Cao Ang, but in fact he was talking to Bao Xin. I have to say that there was some truth in his words. Bao Xin also hesitated, but he still had some concerns.

    At this time, Cao Ang whispered: "Two uncles, I, Cao Ang, only know that when we rushed to Mang Mountain, Dong Zhuo had already left with the recovered money and jewels. There were only more than 10,000 men and horses left behind, as well as those in the Mang Mountain tomb.  Tired of corpses!¡±

    "Yes!" Sun Jian slapped his thigh: "Dong Zhuo has moved away all the burial objects. There are only the corpses of the sages here!"

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, Bao Xin could barely accept it.  Even if word of this spreads out, everyone will only despise Dong Zhuo's brutality and cruelty and will not doubt them.  On the contrary, as long as they provide relief to the people as Sun Jian said, then they will be famous in the world as teachers of benevolence and righteousness!

    Seeing Bao Xin nodding, Sun Jian suggested dividing the seized money into three parts, with each of the three armies taking a portion.  As for the lacquerware and pottery scattered on the ground, they were buried nearby to preserve some relics for the owner of the tomb.

    Soon, while the sky was still bright, the soldiers quickly buried the corpses in the grave nearby. Bao Xin wrote a memorial and ordered people to pay homage to Tailao.  Strangely enough, after the memorial ceremony was burned, the sky became gloomy, and soon it started to rain!

    As a new young man who traveled back in time to ancient times, Cao Ang originally had a respectful attitude towards ghosts and gods. Now that he saw it, he felt a little flustered and quickly followed Bao Xinxin several times to lament and return.

    At this time, Sun Jian said to the two of them: "Yunjie, Zixiu, according to reports from my scouts, Dong Zhuo has piled firewood in Luoyang City and is ready to light a fire at any time. Now he has just suffered a major defeat and is busy gathering his troops.  By the time he reacts, Luoyang's century-old foundation will be destroyed! I'm going to rush to Luoyang first and frighten Dong Zhuo away. What do you two think?"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly: "What my uncle said is true. Dong Zhuo must not be allowed to destroy our centuries-old imperial capital of the Han Dynasty! But in my opinion, Dong Zhuo is newly defeated and should not have the courage to fight us. It will not be difficult for my uncle to scare them away. And the defenders of Hulao Pass are now  They should have heard the news and are probably preparing to evacuate to Luoyang. If my uncle rushes to Luoyang, he is very likely to be attacked by Lu Bu and others! My nephew is not talented and is willing to rush to Hulao Pass to harass the enemy's retreating troops and win for his uncle.  time!"

    "Good!" Sun Jian praised loudly: "What do you think of Yun Jie?"

    Bao Xin said in a deep voice: "Since you two have chosen the most difficult task, I, Bao Xin, am not talented enough to be my supporter!

    ¡°Let¡¯s see, there are less than 10,000 of us in total, and I have 5,000 troops. It would be a waste to stay here.

    Wentai only has 3,000 troops, which is really weak.  I will give you my brother Bao Zhong and his three thousand elite troops, hoping that you can successfully scare away Dong Zhuo!

    Zixiu went to fight against Lu Bu, and it was very difficult with only two thousand troops around him.  I will allocate another thousand people to you to strengthen your momentum.  In this way, I will lead a thousand people to sit in Mangshan and send the entire team of follow-up troops into battle at any time.??, I wonder what you two think?  "

    Sun Jian was overjoyed: "With the help of Shuyi's three thousand men and horses, I have more confidence in my trip. Soldiers are valuable and quick, so I'll go!"

    After saying that, Sun Jian saluted the two of them and immediately turned around and left.

    Cao Ang had previously revealed to Bao Xin the news that Cao Cao might still be alive. Seeing Sun Jian leaving, Cao Ang whispered to Bao Xin: "Uncle, my father is still in Dong Zhuo's hands, so I'm really worried. Please ask uncle to pass this on."  Dong Huang will keep a strict watch on him and not let him escape. Maybe I can rely on him in exchange for my father in the future."

    Bao Xin nodded and said in the same low voice: "Zixiu, don't worry, Meng Deji has his own destiny, and he will definitely come back safely. You might as well not go to Luoyang for the time being, so as not to make Dong Zhuo angry with your father. We will go to Hulao Pass now.  You must be careful, Lu Bu is also a tiger and wolf general, you can't be careless!"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, saluted Bao Xin, and left with the troop deployment token.  Soon they ordered their troops and horses and headed towards Hulao Pass.

    When he attacked Luoyang earlier, Cao Ang only brought 2,000 elite soldiers, and the remaining 3,000 soldiers were handed over to the command of Wei Zi and Li Su.  Now including the 1,000 soldiers supported by Bao Xin, he only had 3,000 troops in hand, so he had to be careful.

    As soon as they passed Mang Mountain, Cao Ang immediately ordered Han Hao to lead more than a hundred capable scouts to set off in advance, on the one hand to reconnoiter the situation, and on the other hand to try to get in touch with Huang Gai's troops who had set out earlier to strengthen their strength.

    Considering that the troops had just fought a battle, Cao Ang ordered the soldiers to set up camp and rest after traveling for more than an hour.  He took four generals, Liao Hua, Le Jin, Li Dian, and Shi Huan, and more than ten guards to go out to conduct reconnaissance in person.

    It was already getting late at this time, but the official roads near Luoyang were all well-built, and the roads were still smooth.  Everyone rode forward and unknowingly had left the camp for more than 20 miles, but still found no trace of the enemy or the messenger sent back by Han Hao.

    Seeing this situation, Le Jin suggested that everyone return to the camp.  But at this moment, Li Dian pointed to the distance and said, "Look, my lord, a cavalryman is running over there, and he seems to be wounded!"

    Everyone looked in the direction of his finger and saw a war horse running towards him in the distance. There was a man lying on the horse's back. He didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

    Everyone was very surprised and quickly rode up to meet him.  As he got closer, Shi Huan recognized him and whispered: "This is Han Hao's bodyguard. Why is he injured?"

    Everyone quickly helped the man off his horse and saw a long arrow stuck in his back!  Shi Huan quickly pinched him hard and smelled the musk on him.

    "Maybe Shi Huan used too much force. The first thing the man did when he woke up was not to cover the arrow wound on his back, but to cover his nose in a hurry.

    Shi Huan was a little embarrassed. Cao Ang didn't care about anything else and quickly asked: "What happened? How could you be injured? Where is Shi Huan?"

    The man followed the call and saw that it was Cao Ang. He quickly replied: "Your Majesty, we will find that General Huang Gai is relying on the hill to fight with the retreating Lu Bu troops. General Han led us to quietly observe the situation.  , see if we can be of any help.

    Unexpectedly, at this time, a group of infantry suddenly rushed out from the oblique thrust, inserted right into the lower back of Huang Gai's troops, and pushed Huang Gai's defense line back again and again!

    Although General Huang Gai resisted vigorously, although the infantry in the camp was small, they all stepped forward bravely, shouting "invincible", and defeated General Huang Gai's guard battalion in one fell swoop!

    Seeing that General Huang Gai was about to fall into the hands of the enemy again, General Han couldn't bear it, so he led his army to attack and tried to rescue him.  Unexpectedly, Lu Bu immediately threw in a group of cavalry, which smashed our army into pieces.  This troop of cavalry holds the "Yanmen Cavalry" flag high and can defeat the charge of our scouts head-on. They are really elite!

    Seeing that the situation was not good, General Han ordered me to come and report the news, and at the same time personally led people to lure the enemy away.  I rushed on my way, but was shot by an enemy general with an arrow. I don¡¯t know what happened after that.  "

    When Cao Ang heard what he said, he immediately thought of two people, one was Gao Shun and the other was Zhang Liao.  It seems that Lu Bu has already formed the trapping camp and Yanmen Cavalry at this time. However, the two armies have a small number of people, so each has the size of a hundred-man camp.

    After the man reluctantly finished his report, he lost consciousness again due to excessive bleeding.

    Le Jin quickly said to Cao Ang: "My lord, it seems that Lu Bu has quietly led his army to evacuate, and happened to meet Huang Gai's troops, and the two armies fought. Otherwise, General Huang Gai only had a thousand men and would not be able to take the initiative. Now  Since Lu Bu has defeated Huang Gai's troops, he is likely to take advantage of the situation and go south. My lord is in great danger here, so we should return to the camp quickly!"

    Li Dian also said to Cao Ang: "My lord, we are going out to conduct reconnaissance in person now. There are no capable people in the camp. If we are raided by the enemy, it will be a big deal. Please return to the camp immediately to stabilize the morale of the army and determine the location of the camp."Game!  "

    The generals persuaded him one after another, but Cao Ang could only agree and lead the generals back to the camp to prepare for the battle.  At the same time, he ordered the more than ten guards accompanying him to immediately go to reconnoiter the enemy's situation and report the situation to the camp at any time, but they were not allowed to engage in combat with the enemy without authorization.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 118 The first battle with Song Xian

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    Zhang Liao touched the concave spot on his chest and couldn't help but take a long breath.  Fortunately, the armor I am wearing is of high quality, otherwise the arrow just now would have penetrated my armor and hit me in the heart!

    He frowned slightly and asked Shi Gang, the commander of the Jiangdong Army who had just surrendered: "Shi Gang, tell me the truth, where did this cavalry come from?"

    Shi Gang smiled and said: "General, I really don't know about this. We didn't bring cavalry when we set out from Jiangdong. We just got more than a hundred horses in Luyang some time ago. Sun Jian regarded them as treasures and didn't care about them at all.  Allowed to fight on the front line. After we set off from Dagu this time, Sun Jian gave Huang Gai ten war horses in order to facilitate communication. I really don¡¯t know where these cavalry came from!"

    "You're lying!" Hao Meng next to him suddenly raised his whip and hit him hard on the cheek, leaving a clear whip mark.

    Shi Gang was immediately pulled off his horse and fell heavily into a small puddle on the roadside, splashing mud and water all over him.  But he didn't care about crawling out, or covering the wound on his face with his hands. He just knelt in the mud and kowtowed repeatedly: "General, spare your life, general, spare your life!"

    Hao Meng looked at his soft and fluffy appearance and couldn't help but laugh, and said contemptuously to Zhang Liao: "Wen Yuan, you are such a weakling, and you still treat him like a treasure. It's really embarrassing to have such a subordinate."  The faces of us Bingzhou people!¡±

    Zhang Liao shook his head gently, "Brother Hao, even a dog has its uses. Besides, beating a dog depends on the owner!"

    Hao Meng snorted coldly: "It's just a hundred cavalry, what's there to boast about? I have more than two thousand people!"

    While muttering, Hao Meng rode away.

    Zhang Liao shook his head slightly again, sighed, and said to Shi Gang who was kneeling on the ground: "Let's think about it again. If you have anything to add, you have also seen that the army has reserved your life and official position for me."  Very dissatisfied! If you have no value, then"

    Shi Gang broke out in a cold sweat and said repeatedly: "I remembered General, those people must be Cao Ang's men!"

    "Cao Ang? Cao Cao's eldest son?" Zhang Liao asked in surprise: "He has no territory at all, how can he have the money to buy cavalry?"

    "It is said that Wang Kuang gave him a lot of money, and the entire Hanoi County provided him with logistical support!" Shi Gang quickly replied, which included both the news he had learned and his own speculation: "Our three armies are going north together.  , the cavalry in Bao Xin¡¯s army are only used as scouts and messengers, only Cao Ang has an elite cavalry!¡±

    Zhang Liao nodded, "I see. No wonder those cavalry evacuated immediately after rescuing Huang Gai and didn't care about you little soldiers and generals. Shi Gang, since you have joined our Bingzhou Army, you can change your name. Sun Jian and the others  They are all thieves!"

    "Yes, yes!" Shi Gang replied quickly.

    "Go ahead and try your best to persuade those captured soldiers to surrender. You are Du Bo now. If you persuade 100 people to surrender, I will promote you to the rank of garrison general. If you persuade 200 people to surrender, I will promote you to the rank of military marquis. If you persuade 200 people to surrender, I will promote you to the rank of military marquis.  You are the music leader!¡±

    Shi Gang asked in surprise: "General, really? Okay! I will definitely work hard!"

    Seeing Shi Gang leaving happily, Zhang Liao shook his head gently and rode his horse to report the situation to Lu Bu's tent.  Zhang Liaocai didn't want to be like Gao Shun, who solved everything by himself, which made Lu Bu suspicious of him, thinking that Gao Shun and he were plotting against him.  Since you have chosen Lu Bu, you must show respect for him.

    When he arrived at Lu Bu's tent, Zhang Liao found that Hao Meng, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng and others were all in the tent, but Gao Shun was not there.  He couldn't help but shook his head slightly and told Lu Bu everything he knew.

    After listening to his story, Lu Bu nodded repeatedly: "No wonder there are more cavalry in the Jiangdong Army, that's it! In the battle just now, although Huang Gai escaped, the Jiangdong Army was completely destroyed, which is gratifying!  Everyone here will be rewarded ten gold coins!"

    "Thank you, Lord, for the reward!" The generals quickly stood up and thanked them loudly.  Although ten gold is not a lot, it is mainly for face.  As for the aloof Gao Shun, everyone subconsciously avoided his existence. Who made him so unsociable!

    Lu Bu said in a deep voice: "Since Cao Ang's cavalry appears here, his troops are probably nearby. Hou Cheng, you take the scout team and send out immediately to reconnoiter the enemy. Song Xian leads more than a hundred cavalry to pursue him.  The remnants of the enemy's cavalry and the rest of the troops will continue their march after resting for an hour, without any delay!"

    The generals all bowed their hands and obeyed the order, and filed out.  But Lu Bu stopped Zhang Liao again and said to him: "Wen Yuan, go see Gao Shun and find him some carts to transport the armor. This guy just doesn't know how to have a good relationship."?It is estimated that no one is willing to offer him help!  "

    Zhang Liao quickly said: "The lord takes such good care of him, Gao Shun's trapped camp will definitely be more loyal to the lord!"

    Lu Bu sighed, did not answer, and waved Zhang Liao to leave.  Although everyone is from Bingzhou, Lu Bu took over the position of coach after killing Ding Yuan. Although some people from Bingzhou obeyed his orders, they always complained about him, such as Gao Shun.

    An hour passed quickly. At this time, Hou Cheng also came to report that he had discovered Cao Ang's camp.  Lu Bu immediately led his generals to go and conduct reconnaissance in person.

    Not only did everyone arrive in front of Cao Ang's camp, but they found that Cao Ang had already prepared, the camp gate was closed, and the archers had already stood ready.  Hou Cheng and his cavalry gave it a try, but were soon forced back near Yijiandi.

    Lu Bu couldn't help but frowned. The opponent had a relatively solid camp as support, and was equipped with antlers, horses and antlers. Compared with Huang Gai who was caught off guard, he had more strength to hold on.

    Zhang Liao frowned, moved closer to Lu Bu, and whispered: "My lord, it seems that Cao Ang has been prepared for a long time. Look at his stronghold walls. They are all made of two layers of rough wood. If it weren't for time,  It¡¯s not allowed, I guess it must be filled with earth and rocks!¡±

    "I didn't expect Cao Ang to be so well prepared!" Lu Bu sighed and asked loudly: "Is Song Xian back? Has he captured the other party's important personnel?"

    Song Xian quickly rode over and said, "Your lord, we have captured seventeen enemy cavalrymen during this trip. After interrogation, nine of them were found to be left. According to their confessions, enemy generals Han Hao and Huang Gai have fled into the dense forest. It is difficult to find them."  Arrest. However, Huang Gai has just recovered from his serious injury and should not be able to withstand too much trouble! Either he will become seriously ill or die, so don¡¯t worry, my lord!"

    Lu Bu nodded, "If you give him an advantage, let them feed the mosquitoes in the dense forest. You can escort all the captured cavalry to the front of the formation and let them loudly persuade them to surrender and shake the enemy's morale!"

    Song Xian immediately agreed, and soon led nine wounded prisoners to Cao Ying and asked them to kneel down one by one.  Just listen to the prisoners crying, begging for mercy, and calling the names of the soldiers in the camp they know, asking them to put down their weapons and raise their hands to surrender.

    But at this moment, one of the prisoners suddenly shouted loudly: "I am Han Laoqi, Han Hao and Huang Gai are safe and sound!"

    As soon as he finished speaking, he was kicked to the ground by a soldier from the Bingzhou Army, and was severely whipped on his shoulder by a whip.  But Han Laoqi was still shouting loudly: "Han Hao and Huang Gai are fine, please don't worry, my lord! Don't worry!"

    At this moment, Song Xian stabbed him in the back of the heart. Han Laoqi groaned, twisted into a shrimp, and kept trembling!  Blood kept pouring out from his wound, but at this moment of his death, Han Laoqi was still shouting with all his strength: "Don't worry, Lord"

    Cao Ang wiped his wet eyes and roared angrily: "Prepare the rocket, let go!"

    Hearing his order, dozens of archers immediately lit the rockets in their hands and shot forward with all their strength.  It's just that Song Xian's troops are located just a stone's throw away, and the rockets can't hit them at all.

    Song Xian laughed loudly. It was really a joke that such a large camp only had so many archers.  Seeing Lu Bu's signal, Song Xian shouted loudly: "Attack!"

    After hearing his order, hundreds of soldiers immediately rushed forward with wooden shields.

    At this time, the camp remained silent. Seeing them rushing closer and closer, Li Dian, the commander of the archers in the camp, shouted loudly: "Archers, shoot!"

    Hearing his order, five hundred archers fired arrows at the same time, and heard the arrows falling from the sky continuously, nailing hard on the wooden shield, making a thumping sound.  From time to time, arrows penetrated through the gaps in the wooden shields and pierced the soldiers' bodies with a thud.  But all the soldiers who could still move rushed forward with all their strength. No one dared to stay where they were, because staying where they were would mean death!

    Song Xian's men rushed closer and closer, and soon ran to the edge of the village wall. At this time, the soldiers on guard on the wall also raised their bows and arrows, aimed at the soldiers rushing over, and fired continuously.

    Being able to serve as the vanguard of the entire army, Song Xian's men are all elite men. However, even the most elite warriors cannot easily climb the two-meter-high village wall without the help of tools.

    Song Xian's men kept slashing at the wall blocking the road with their swords, but before they could make a few cuts, they were killed by arrows shot from an angle, or by Cao Jun's guards on the wall.  The spear pierced the chest.

    I saw that the soldiers were just focused on killing, but the soldiers gathered in front of the wall were getting thinner and thinner, and their number was getting smaller and smaller!  Soon someone discovered that their comrades on the left and right were lying in a pool of blood. They shouted loudly and cried, turned around and ran away, and were then killed by Cao Jun's archers.Unceremoniously shot to the ground.

    Song Xian's soldiers waved their swords and shouted loudly to supervise the battle, but the defeated soldiers didn't care about them and just ran back with their heads lowered.  Seeing that Song Xian did not give an order to kill him, these soldiers who temporarily served as supervising the battle team also stood aside and watched.

    The first trial attack failed!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 119 Fighting for the Wall

    The first attack failed, but Lu Bu didn't show any signs of frustration. He smiled and said to the generals: "I didn't expect that Cao Ang is quite capable. There are at least 500 archers in the army, and the camp is very solidly built."  , it might waste an hour of our time."

    Wei Xu added jokingly: "What my lord said is true. Anyway, the Kwantung bandits outside Hulao Pass don't know the news of our retreat. Even if it takes an hour, it won't cause any serious harm."

    Gao Shun frowned slightly and whispered: "Lord, there are only thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled people left in Hulao Gate. They may surrender at any time. We must hurry up."

    Lu Bu frowned lightly, "I know! Gao Shun, can't you say something that makes people happy? You always fail! You go and prepare, and you will go to fight for me later!"

    Gao Shun immediately took the order and directed the soldiers to take off their armor and prepare to put on it.

    Zhang Liao quickly smiled and smoothed things over, "My lord is still magnanimous. If Gao Shun had spoken to me so harshly, I would have slapped him long ago! This Gao Shun, when will he change his temper?"

    Wei Xu also smiled and said: "He is like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard! Only our lord can tolerate him!"

    Zhang Liao was Lu Bu's favorite general, and Wei Xu was also a relative of Lu Bu. With their help, Lu Bu's gloomy expression finally relaxed.

    Lu Bu sighed softly and said loudly: "Send the order, Hao Meng, Wei Xu, and Cheng Lian each send out 500 soldiers, fill the bags with earth, and throw them under the opponent's wall. The remaining troops of the three will serve as the main follow-up attack. Gao Shun ordered  The main force is to attack the opponent's camp gate, and Zhang Liao's department serves as a reserve for him. Song Xian's department is responsible for supervising the battle team, and Hou Cheng's department sets up a scout net to guard the surrounding areas. All troops have a quarter of an hour to prepare, and they will launch the attack immediately after a quarter of an hour!"

    After hearing Lu Bu's order, all the generals stood up and said yes, and quickly left to prepare.  Lu Bu gently shook the sky-painted halberd below and looked at the camp opposite with a smile. He wondered if there were generals there who were worthy of his action. The master was so lonely!

    At this moment, Cao Ang was also nervously assigning tasks.  He heard him say in a deep voice: "It was just a demonstration attack, and the opponent is likely to launch a main attack next! Mancheng, how much food do your archers still have? Can they hold on?"

    Li Dian immediately replied: "Lord, don't worry, everyone just shot five or six arrows, and now everyone has an average of twenty arrows in their quiver. It should be no problem to cope with a battle, not to mention there are still some in the supply camp."  The inventory is there.¡±

    Cao Ang immediately ordered: "Send someone immediately to get the bows and arrows, and distribute them to everyone while there is still time. When a war starts, there is no time to allocate them."

    Li Dian immediately accepted the order and went to make arrangements immediately.

    Cao Ang said to Liao Hua again: "Yuan Jian, I will give you 1,500 troops and horses to guard the stronghold wall. Try to keep the enemy outside the stronghold wall, and use bows, arrows and spears to assassinate the opponent and reduce casualties."

    Liao Hua quickly accepted the order and immediately went to prepare and repair the previous damage on the wall of the stronghold.

    Cao Ang said to Le Jin: "Wen Qian, the main force of Bingzhou's troops on the opposite side is the cavalry. Only when they successfully break into our camp can the power of their cavalry be fully exerted. And if we want the cavalry to rush into us in an organized manner,  The enemy has to break through my camp gate! Wen Qian, I will give you five hundred elite soldiers to guard the camp gate for me, do you have the confidence?"

    Le Jin said in a deep voice: "Lord, don't worry, as long as I, Le Jin, am still breathing, the camp gate will be under the control of our army!"

    Shi Huan said in a deep voice: "Lord, every general has a mission, so what am I, Shi Huan, responsible for?"

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Gong Liu, I will give you three hundred elite troops. You will be responsible for coordinating the entire battalion. As the reserve team of the entire army, we will be ready to plug the gap at any time!"

    When Shi Huan heard that it was this mission, he was very happy. He said loudly: "My lord, don't worry. With me, Shi Huan, I will not allow the enemy to be arrogant!"

    The generals took orders to leave, but Cao Ang raised his hands to Fang Yue in the corner and said, "General Fang Yue, there is one more thing I need to trouble you with!"

    When Fang Yue heard what Cao Ang said, she pointed at herself in surprise: "Master, I, Fang Yue, thank you for not giving up, nursed me back to health, and also taught me the secret method of Wu Qin Xi. It's just that my martial arts have greatly reduced now, and I am already a semi-invalid person. Tonight  In the war, can I, a semi-wasted person, be of any use?"

    Having said this, Fang Yue was a little excited.  He used to be very loyal to Wang Kuang, but after he was seriously injured, Wang Kuang ignored him. If Cao Ang hadn't spared no expense in treating him and recuperating him, Fang Yue would never have had a chance to stand up, so Fang Yue was willing to worship Cao Ang.  host.  It's just that his martial arts skills are greatly reduced now. Just now he could only watch with envy from the side, but he was too embarrassed to take the initiative to fight.

    Then I heard Cao Ang lower his voice and say to Fang Yue: "Xueliang, you also"You know, there are no well-known generals in our army.  But there is a fierce general like Lu Bu on the opposite side. Once he goes into battle in person, no one on our side can challenge him in a duel.  I still have 200 dead soldiers in my hands, and I will leave them all to you. If Lu Bu goes into battle, I hope you can lead them to entangle Lu Bu, buy time for us, and buy opportunities for the archers!  "

    Hearing this, Fang Yue was shocked and laughed and said: "If I can drag Lu Bu to die, it will be worth it for me, Fang Yue! Don't worry, my lord, unless Lu Bu steps on my body, he will never have a chance to show off his evil!"  "

    Soon, half an hour passed by in a flash.  Cao Ang stood on the watchtower and heard the attack horn blowing from Lu Bu's camp opposite.

    Thousands of torches illuminated this place brightly, and at the brightest place of the torches, Lu Bu gently raised his Fang Tian Hua Ji and waved it forward, and the soldiers immediately rushed forward with a roar.

    Cao Ang has distributed everyone and only has twenty guards on standby.  He listened to Li Dian shouting: "Steady, steady, wait until the enemy rushes into range before shooting!"

    I saw that the enemy troops were making loud noises and shouting desperately, but they still did not launch an attack.  Under Li Dian's strong restraint, the archers on Li Dian's side did not rush to shoot arrows, but calmed down and waited.

    Seeing that the archers in Cao¡¯s camp did not fire arrows randomly, Hao Meng and others could not help but frown, and at the same time ordered the soldiers responsible for filling the soil to charge forward.

    Hearing their orders, the soldiers took great strides and rushed towards the bottom of the village wall.  These soldiers responsible for filling the soil basically only wore light leather armor and carried a bag filled with soil on their backs.  As the distance shortened, the soldiers ran faster and faster.

    Li Dian watched them rush into the shooting range and shouted loudly: "Fire the arrow, fast!"

    Cao Ying¡¯s archers immediately started shooting. At first, they kept firing volleys in an orderly manner. As the distance between the enemy troops tightened, the archers all started shooting directly.  Almost every bow and arrow shot can hit the opponent's soldiers.

    It's just that the opponent's soldiers hunched their backs and ran forward, reducing the area where arrows were hit. Moreover, the leather armor they wore and the earth bags they carried on their backs played a protective role. Even if they were hit by two or three arrows, they still continued to move forward.  rush.

    And the archers in Lu Bu's army on the opposite side also began to move forward steadily under the cover of the shield men, constantly launching counterattacks against Cao's camp to cover the charging soldiers.

    Some archers in Cao's camp were shot, and some archers were successfully attracted and couldn't wait to move their targets.  But in this way, the soldiers responsible for filling the soil in front rushed faster and faster, closer to the village wall!

    Li Dian had a layer of sweat on his face. He shouted loudly: "Leave them alone, follow the pre-war arrangements and separate the areas!"

    Li Dian shouted two or three times, and the archers who were hurriedly shooting arrows realized. Everyone followed the area designated before the war and launched intensive shooting at the area ahead.  Don't ask for accuracy, just density.

    Fortunately, we were now close to the stronghold wall, and the enemy soldiers on the opposite side were charging relatively densely. Li Dian's response hit the opponent's weak point, and more and more enemy soldiers fell to the ground.  However, more and more soldiers also ran to the wall of the village, swung the earth bags on their backs, and then ran to the rear.

    More and more bags of earth were piled up under the wall, and the corpses of many soldiers were piled there. Seeing a slope of earth forming on the edge of the wall, Hao Meng shouted: "Brothers, rush in."  Ah! The first one to break into the enemy camp will receive a reward of ten taels!"

    Hearing his shout, the soldiers charged with more vigor.

    Seeing this, Li Dian shouted: "Fire at full speed! Fire at full speed!"

    Hearing his cry, the archers immediately increased the frequency of shooting. However, as time went by, their arms became more and more weak.  If Cao Ang hadn't prepared finger pullers for everyone in advance, many people's fingers would have been cut by the bow strings. Even so, some people's fingers were cut bloody by the bow strings and they couldn't shoot again.

    Watching the enemy soldiers rushing up the slope, Liao Hua swung his axe, cut the enemy soldiers on the opposite side in two with one blow, and shouted: "Long live the great man!"

    The soldiers on the wall all shouted in unison: "Long live the great man!"

    The Bingzhou Army soldiers who rushed over couldn't bear to show their weakness. Even though they had the numerical advantage, they also shouted "Long live the great man!" and rushed over.

    The soldiers of both armies felt that they represented the righteous side. They all fought desperately for their lord, and they all had the courage to fight until the last moment. Therefore, the battle was extremely stalemate, and the winner could not be determined for a long time.

    Shi Huan and his troops stared nervously at the wall, but Liao Hua was very strong. Even when facing the three-army attack from Hao Meng, Wei Xu and Cheng Lian, he gritted his teeth and persisted.

    Cao Ang nervously grasped the railing of the watchtower, feeling distressed.One by one, the soldiers fell to the ground, their faces turning livid.  But he did not give orders rashly because he felt that Liao Hua, the front-line commander, understood the situation better.

    And Lu Bu watched his soldiers falling to the ground from a distance, and his heart was bleeding.  Each of the Bingzhou troops in his hands is dead, and it will be difficult to effectively replenish them in the short term.  He roared angrily: "Where's Gao Shun, why don't you attack?!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 120 The narrow kill of Gao Shun

    Gao Shun stood at the front of the team, holding a helmet in his left hand and a long sword in his right hand, shouting loudly: "What is our slogan?"

    More than a hundred soldiers under his command all shouted loudly: "Wherever we fall, I am invincible!"

    Gao Shun shouted loudly: "Okay, Gao will rush to the front. I hope you can fulfill your promise! Fall into camp and prepare for war!"

    The number of soldiers trapped in the camp is 500, but full armor is too expensive. If everyone wears armor, Gao Shun cannot afford the cost.  Now that he had spent a lot of energy to buy out these hundreds of armors, he could only give priority to equipping soldiers.  Although the remaining soldiers are called auxiliary soldiers, they have never been lazy in training, and they will definitely be considered elite soldiers when they are recruited into other units.

    After hearing Gao Shun¡¯s order, the auxiliary soldiers trapped in the camp immediately helped the nearly 100 soldiers put on their armor and equip themselves with weapons.  After finishing dressing up, the auxiliary soldiers also held swords and stood behind the soldiers.

    Gao Shun didn't speak anymore, just put the helmet on his head, pointed his iron sword forward, and strode forward.  When he entered the camp, Gao Shun raised the wooden shield in his hand and shouted: "Form up!"

    After hearing his order, the soldiers immediately gathered towards him. More than a hundred people formed a dense shield formation and rushed toward the camp gate in small steps.

    At this time, the archers of Cao's camp were busy dealing with the Bingzhou Army soldiers who were attacking the wall, and did not even notice the small group of troops rushing up.  It wasn't until they reached half the distance without any damage that they were discovered by a few archers who didn't realize it.  The archer troops stationed near the camp gate quickly aimed at them, but the bows and arrows fired in a hurry were almost blocked by the wooden shields trapped in the camp, and they had no blocking effect at all!

    Le Jin, who was in charge of the defense of the camp gate, saw something bad and shouted loudly: "Throw the gun!"

    Hearing his order, the dozen or so spearmen in the front row ran a few steps, suddenly threw forward, and threw the spears in their hands!

    More than ten spears hit the shield wall of the trapped camp heavily. However, the trapped camp has been fighting in Liangzhou and has long been accustomed to the barbarians' spear throwing and has its own defense methods.

    The shields overlapped each other, leveraging each other's strength. Although the spear hit the shield hard, it only pushed the shield backwards and did not cause many casualties.  Even if it penetrates the wooden shield, with such a buffer, the spear loses most of its strength and cannot penetrate the iron armor of the soldiers.

    Seeing the shield array getting closer and closer, Le Jin frowned and shouted loudly: "Pikemen come forward!"

    The surrounding soldiers were very surprised. When a spearman encounters a sword-and-shielder, it will be difficult to achieve victory as long as the opponent's defense is tight.  At this time, we should send sword and shield men forward. Why did Le Jin give such a foolish order?

    Although everyone has doubts, Ke Lejin is the camp commander appointed by Cao Ang after all, and everyone can only obey his orders.  More than a hundred spearmen immediately rushed forward and stood behind the deer antlers and the horses.

    At this moment, Gao Shun shouted loudly: "Charge!"

    After hearing his order, the shield formation immediately disbanded, and the soldiers rushed towards the camp with their shields in hand.  But - the densely packed deer antlers and horses in front of the camp gate blocked their way!

    Several swordsmen and shieldmen who were trapped in the camp hesitated for a moment before resisting the horse. Cao Jun's spearmen had already raised their spears unceremoniously and pierced their vital points!

    With layers of antlers blocking the horse, the sword and shield soldiers could not move forward for a while. Cao Jun's spearmen did not have to worry about their own protection. They only had to raise their spears and thrust forward with force.

    Some soldiers were blocked by the soldiers in the front row and could not see the target in front of them, so they stretched their spears forward through the gap and stabbed them hard.  Even if it cannot stab the enemy's body, it can still provide an extra layer of protection for the front row soldiers.

    At this moment, Gao Shun watched helplessly as more than 20 of his men were stabbed to death by random shots. He watched these soldiers who were famous for their bravery hang on the antlers without any resistance.  As these warriors, who had beheaded dozens of people per capita, fell into a pool of blood without any merit!

    Gao Shun's eyes widened and he shouted: "Turn over! Turn over!"

    After hearing his order, many soldiers hung their shields on the antlers of the deer and rolled over with their shields. Some soldiers were stabbed to death by several spears on the way over, but there were always some soldiers who made it over smoothly.  Waving the long knife in his hand, he kept cutting off the spear heads that were coming towards him.

    Soon, more than a dozen soldiers climbed over the obstacle composed of antlers and horses. They stood behind the horses, waving their swords vigorously, and struggled to resist the attack of the spears.

    The spear heads were constantly cut off to the ground, but many of them successfully climbed over the sword curtain and penetrated into the bodies of the soldiers.  Several spears pushed back suddenly, pressing the soldier who was trapped in the camp in front of him on the antlers, and then followed.His spear nailed him to the antlers again, but even so, the soldier was still shaking the long knife in his hand like a conditioned reflex to buy time for his comrades!

    More and more soldiers climbed over the deer-antlered horses, stepping on the shields left behind by previous soldiers, or stepping on the corpses of their comrades who unfortunately died in battle.

    More and more soldiers successfully formed a line of defense behind the antlers and horses to protect the fellow soldiers behind them; and the auxiliary soldiers who rushed up quickly also used their strength to reject the antlers that were stained with blood and covered with corpses.  The horses pulled away, clearing a charging path for the following troops.

    Gao Shun looked at the fallen corpses in front of him, his heart felt like he had been cut with a knife, and he gritted his teeth in pain.  He let out a low roar from deep in his throat, brandished his sword and shield and rushed forward. With a sudden leap, he rushed into the crowd of spearmen!

    The spearmen seemed invincible, but when someone got close to them, it was very inconvenient to move around because the weapons were too long.  The long sword in Gao Shun's hand kept touching the throats of the spearmen, drinking the blood of the spearmen's throats, and he was stunned to kill the soldiers with his own power, making the soldiers retreat one after another.

    But the spears pierced by the surrounding soldiers were blocked by the bodies of his companions, making it impossible to perform any meritorious deeds.  Even if they succeeded in stabbing them, Gao Shun easily dodged them and rushed in front of these spearmen, causing another bloody mass!

    Le Jin¡¯s expression changed drastically, and he shouted loudly: ¡°The spearmen must withdraw quickly, and the sword and shield soldiers will take over!¡±

    Although Le Jin¡¯s idea is good, since Gao Shun¡¯s troops have rushed up, how can they let the pikemen retreat easily?  !  Just now, Cao Jun's spearmen stabbed indiscriminately, but it killed sixty or seventy people in the trapped camp. Now there are only about twenty people left to follow Gao Shun and fight in. These armored soldiers who are determined to take revenge have long been popular.  Eyes, how could they let these murderers leave?

    Listening to the screams of the spearmen, Le Jin raised his sword and shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow me and charge!"

    While shouting loudly, Le Jin strode forward with his long knife.

    Two red-eyed soldiers from the trapped camp had already broken through the gun formation and rushed right in front of Le Jin.  Looking at the shiny black armor on Le Jin's body, the two soldiers knew they had caught a big fish, so they pounced on it with a ferocious smile.

    Le Jin flew up and kicked a soldier's lower body with his iron-clad combat boots!

    The soldier howled miserably. He could no longer grasp the long knife with his hands. He covered his lower body with his hands and jumped three feet high. He let out an extremely miserable scream.

    The other soldier was startled and quickly held the sword with both hands, blocking it in front of his lower abdomen.

    ?????????????????????????? But Le Jin didn¡¯t specialize in the three-way kung fu. Seeing that the man only cared about protecting his lower body, he suddenly felt happy and stabbed forward with the long knife in his hand, hitting the vital part of the man¡¯s chest.

    The man sneered: "You can easily break through the iron armor that traps us in the camp?"

    Before he finished speaking, Le Jin¡¯s fine iron sword stabbed into his chest!

    Seeing the man looking at him in disbelief, full of grievance and anger, Le Jin also sneered: "This is a fine iron long sword!"

    After dealing with these two people, Le Jin happened to face Gao Shun who was coming to kill him. Looking at the fine iron armor he was wearing, Le Jin raised his long sword and shouted loudly: "Le Jin is here, the thief will be named!  "

    "Gao Shun is here, the thief will stop being arrogant!" Gao Shun roared loudly, and slashed at Le Jin's head with a knife!

    Le Jin quickly raised his sword to parry, and then heard a clang, and the two swords collided hard!  The force was so fierce that a few sparks burst out from the impact!

    Gao Shun felt the sword in his hand tremble violently, and could not help but frown slightly. The young general opposite was so strong!

    Le Jin also felt the sword in his hand tremble. He roared and slashed at Gao Shun's throat!

    Gao Shun knew that he was not strong enough to confront Le Jin head-on, not to mention that he was responsible for opening a channel for the army to charge, so there was no time to waste.  Every time I waste here, the soldiers at the wall will pay with their lives.  So Gao Shun gritted his teeth fiercely, and without even trying to parry, he stabbed Le Jin in the heart with the sword in his hand.

    Will the other party go to war?  Le Jin was frightened and retreated suddenly. Before he could question him, Gao Shun's sword rushed towards his lower abdomen and slashed at him.

    Le Jin couldn't help but take a step back. Gao Shun laughed ferociously, strode forward, and slashed at Le Jin!

    With Gao Shun restraining Le Jin, the soldiers trapped in the camp rushed forward one after another, hacking at the gatekeepers of Cao camp who lost their command!

    Le Jin¡¯s eyes were split open, and he roared violently. He didn¡¯t care about the long knife Gao Shun slashed at him, and stabbed Gao Shun in the heart.

    Gao Shun's right hand sword posture remains unchanged, and his left hand is raised up and blocked in front of his chest.?A small arm shield stood in front of Le Jin!

    Le Jin couldn't change his moves, so he could only roar and stab there with all his strength.

    Gao Shun smiled ferociously and used his arm shield to block it. He was about to slash down with the long knife in his right hand, but he didn't expect Le Jin to use such great strength in this move. He couldn't help but stumbled and fell to the ground!

    Le Jin kicked Gao Shun's right hand, kicked the long knife in his hand aside, and was about to kill Gao Shun with one blow.  Suddenly he groaned, his head was hit with blood, and he staggered to the ground!

    Gao Shun raised his eyes and saw Zhang Liao holding his spear upside down and looking at him with a smile: "Gao Shun, you owe me your life again!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 121 Lu Bu among men

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    Gao Shun frowned, looked at Zhang Liao who was smiling, and muttered in a low voice: "You don't have to worry about it!"

    As he spoke, Gao Shun raised his right hand. There was a dagger made of fine iron hidden under his seemingly empty right hand. The cold light shone, revealing endless murderous intent!

    Zhang Liao smiled slightly and said loudly: "Anyway, I knocked him unconscious. You will have plenty of opportunities to compete with him after the war. Now it is our Yanmen Cavalry's turn to show off our power!"

    Zhang Liao kicked the horse's belly violently, and the horse's front hooves were raised high, kicking out a Cao army commander who rushed forward.  The corps commander spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly hurting his internal organs.  Zhang Liao raised his spear high and shouted loudly: "Yanmen Cavalry, attack!"

    After hearing his order, more than a hundred of his close men immediately rode their horses hard and rushed up quickly along the road opened by the trapped camp.

    Gao Shun sighed, glanced at the unconscious Le Jin, stood up with difficulty, and picked up a long sword from the side.  Seeing that the battle was developing in depth, Gao Shun tore a reddish-brown cloth strip from the body and tied his right hand and the long sword together.

    He did not follow the cavalry and continue to charge forward. Instead, he stood there and looked at the large group of trapped soldiers who fell at the entrance of the camp. He was so distressed that he could not speak.

    An uncle from the trapped camp who survived by chance reported in a low voice: "General, the trapped camp dispatched ninety-seven soldiers and about 400 auxiliary troops for this battle. I just made a rough count and found that there are still two soldiers among the soldiers."  Thirteen people have combat capability, 51 people are seriously injured and need treatment, and as for the auxiliary soldiers, more than half of them died in the battle!"

    Gao Shun frowned: "How could there be so many casualties? Aren't the brothers all wearing iron armor?"

    Uncle Dub sighed, "General, many people were stabbed on the deer antlers and horses. After being injured, they lay on the deer antlers and were stepped on, causing more injuries"

    Gao Shun sighed: "My lord ordered us to knock down the camp gate. We have completed this task. Please go down and carry out all the bodies of our wounded and fallen soldiers. Our battle is over, and we will leave it to Zhang Liao and the others."  Clean up the battlefield."

    Uncle Dub nodded, pointed at Le Jin who was lying on the ground, and asked in a low voice: "General, did this guy kill Ji Qi or sacrifice him to the lord?"

    Gao Shun shook his head, "This is Zhang Wenyuan's prisoner. We are trapped in the camp and will not take advantage of this!"

    Dubbo quickly agreed and urged the lightly wounded to carry the severely wounded and fallen soldiers slowly outside the camp.

    However, Zhang Liao's Yanmen Cavalry did not move as smoothly as Gao Shun expected, and were soon blocked by Shi Huan and his men with baggage vehicles.

    Seeing the shining swords and guns on the baggage train, the war horses did not dare to charge forward, and the Yanmen Cavalry could only stop advancing.  The cavalry lost its impact, no doubt like the infantry, and was unable to make breakthrough progress.

    The more Zhang Liao fought, the more anxious he became, and he shouted loudly: "I am Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan of Bingzhou, who dares to fight to the death with me?!"

    Hearing his cry, Shi Huan was overjoyed and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"

    The five archers who had been waiting beside him immediately aimed their shots in Zhang Liao's direction. Zhang Liao was shocked, and it was too late to block with his spear. He could only hide under his crotch on the side of the saddle, and blocked it with his horse.  body.

    Three long arrows flew past Zhang Liao's helmet and nailed the two soldiers behind Zhang Liao. They were all heavy iron arrows specially used to break armor. Before the two soldiers had time to scream,  He was nailed to the ground.  Gurgling blood continued to flow from the blood groove on the arrow shaft, and he soon lost his life!

    Another two long arrows were nailed to the war horse under Zhang Liao. The war horse howled miserably, its eyes were bloodshot, and it rammed into the baggage cart in front of it!

    Poor Zhang Liao is now hanging outside, with all his weight resting on his legs.  The war horse jumped so wildly that Zhang Liao was immediately thrown off the horse!

    Shi Huan shouted loudly, "Aim at the enemy general, shoot, shoot!"

    Zhang Liao stumbled to the ground, only to hear a click, his ankle accidentally twisted, and he fell to the ground.  Seeing that Cao Jun's bows and arrows were about to fall on Zhang Liao, the cavalry around Zhang Liao shouted loudly: "Defend the general!" One by one they jumped from their horses and covered Zhang Liao with their bodies!

    Cao Jun¡¯s archers kept shooting, but Yanmen Qi used his body to form a flesh and blood shield to protect Zhang Liao behind him, never letting an arrow hurt his general!

    Zhang Liao roared angrily and kicked him desperately, but the soldiers would rather be shot by Cao Jun's bows and arrows than get out of the way.

    In just one moment, fifteen or sixteen cavalrymen fell under Cao Jun¡¯s bows and arrows, and it was not until Zhang Liao changed horses that he?Not a single arrow was hit on him!

    Seeing Zhang Liao in trouble in the distance, Lu Bu couldn't sit still.  He gently urged the war horse, holding the rein in one hand and Fang Tian's painted halberd in the other, and rushed towards the entrance of the camp.

    It happened that Gao Shun was dragging the corpses of the dead back from the camp gate. Lu Bu frowned and said angrily: "The battle is not over yet, what are you doing? Just die. Dead people are useless, so why not hurry up?"  Charge with me!"

    Gao Shun frowned, looked at Lu Bu walking away, and couldn't help but sigh.  How could I, my lord, say that I would sacrifice soldiers like this!  He had the intention not to leave, but he was worried that Lu Bu would become more suspicious of him, so he finally rushed towards the camp

    Who is Lu Bu? He is a world-famous general. Not to mention anything else, even the red rabbit horse under his crotch is a star on the battlefield.  As soon as such a conspicuous target came to the battlefield, it became the first choice target of Cao Jun's archers. More than ten archers from Cao's camp unanimously turned their longbows and shot at him!

    Who is Lu Bu? How can a few archers plot against him?  Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand had already knocked away these arrows with a single glance.  Lu Bu laughed ferociously, "If you dare to act cruelly in front of me, you are seeking death!"

    With a sudden movement of his horse, he rushed in the direction of the archer.  The dozen or so archers in Cao Ying kept firing arrows, but they were unable to stop Lu Bu even half a step. Only then did they realize that the situation was not good and wanted to run away, but how could they outrun Chitu?  !

    Lu Bu waved Fang Tian's painted halberd continuously in his hand, and heads kept flying in front of him, but not a drop of blood touched his bright silver armor!

    After killing these archers who offended his power, Lu Bu looked disdainfully at the surrounding Cao soldiers, reined in his horse and returned.  No soldier from Cao's army dared to step forward and fight with Lu Bu. Wouldn't this mean that they would die in vain?

    Just like that, although the sounds of killings and sword fights continued all around, Lu Bu came to Zhang Liao easily as if he was spreading out in his own back garden, and asked loudly: "Wen Yuan, are you okay?  "

    "Don't worry, my lord, the general just injured his foot, nothing serious!" Zhang Liao quickly handed over his hands and said: "It's just that the general has not been able to break the enemy's blockade for a long time. I really feel sorry for my lord!"

    Lu Bu smiled slightly and said loudly: "As long as it's okay, who caused my beloved general Zhang Liao to fall, and why didn't he kill himself to apologize?!"

    Shi Huan on the opposite side spat and said loudly: "When the two armies are fighting, they will not kill the unknown soldiers. I, Shi Huan, who are you?"

    Lu Bu sneered, "Lu Bu!"

    Before he finished speaking, Lu Bu had already picked up his war horse and rushed in the direction of Shi Huan.

    Cao Jun¡¯s archers quickly shot arrows, but at the speed of the red rabbit horse, all the arrows missed and fell into the dust behind the horse!

    Lu Bu suddenly swung Fang Tian's painted halberd and slashed at Shi Huan's head.

    Shi Huan was not used to riding a horse. He was standing on a grain cart. He quickly grasped the sword with both hands and fought with all his strength!

    Hearing a bang, the long sword and Fang Tian's painted halberd collided hard. Lu Bu then slammed forward with all his strength. Shi Huan felt the long sword in his hand buzz and tremble, and the tiger's mouth of both hands were hit by this blow.  It was so shocked that it suddenly cracked!

    Shi Huan screamed and subconsciously took a step back, but now he was standing on the grain cart. As soon as he stepped back, he fell off the cart. He was extremely embarrassed!

    Lu Bu laughed and didn't bother to pursue him. He just shouted loudly: "This is Lu Bu from Bingzhou, who dares to fight with me?!"

    Seeing that the general Shi Huan had fallen out of the car, who of the remaining Cao soldiers dared to step forward? At this moment, someone next to him shouted loudly: "A certain person is Hanoi Fang Yue, Lu Bu is watching!"

    The name Fang Yue sounded familiar. Lu Bu followed the voice and saw a tall and thin figure riding a black horse, holding a long spear made of fine iron in his hand.

    Next to him, Zhang Liao reminded in a low voice: "It is said that Fang Yuenai is a famous general in Hanoi, but he was severely injured last month and is almost disabled! I didn't expect to see him on the battlefield again. He is really in good spirits!"

    After listening to Zhang Liao's explanation, Lu Bu nodded slightly, and he also valued Fang Yue a little bit, so he said loudly: "Fang Yue, since you are lucky enough to survive, just go home and become a rich man! Why go to the battlefield and die again?"

    Fang Yue shouted loudly: "My lord and I have had the kindness to meet each other, and today is the time for me to repay you with death. Come on, Lu Bu!"

    As he spoke, Fang Yue urged the horses to rush toward Lu Bu.  The officers and soldiers of Cao's army naturally made way for him, but the officers and soldiers under Lu Bu's command knew that L¨¹ Bu liked to fight in single combat, so they did not dare to stop him and made a way for Fang Yue.

    Soon Fang Yue came to Lu Bu, fired a shot, aimed at Lu Bu's throat, and rushed over.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?With a sneer, Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand suddenly picked up and stabbed Fang Yue in the chest.

    The Fang Tian painted halberd in Lu Bu's hand has a length advantage. If Fang Yue just sits idly by and ignores it, he will be picked on top of the painted halberd by Lu Bu before he stabs it into Lu Bu's throat!

    Fang Yue could only press the barrel of the gun with both hands and stab at the branch of Lu Bu's halberd.

    This stab is very knowledgeable. It is not a real fight with Lu Bu, but a clever force from the side to swing Lu Bu's halberd away.

    Lu Bu was delighted to see the hunting spirit, and kept pointing the halberd at Fang Yue's vital parts.

    Fang Yue also cheered up, relying on his many years of battlefield fighting experience, he constantly used his skill to neutralize Lu Bu's attacks by provoking or attacking them.

    It¡¯s just that Lu Bu was born with supernatural powers, and Fang Yue was just recovering from his serious injury. After about ten rounds, although the two did not confront each other head-on, Fang Yue was already knocked out with a mouthful of blood!

    Lu Bu gave a long laugh and was about to end the battle with one blow. At this time, Cao's soldiers, who had been inspired by Fang Yue to fight, finally rushed forward and pounced on Lu Bu desperately!

    Although Lu Bu easily eliminated the surrounding Cao soldiers with one halberd, Fang Yue was eventually rescued by Cao Jun and returned to the formation.

    Lu Bu frowned slightly and was about to charge forward, but at this moment, Lu Bu's formation outside the camp suddenly burst into flames!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 122 Defeat Lu Bu!

    When Cao Ang saw that the camp gate was breached, he knew that things would not go well today.  Lu Bu hadn't even taken the field yet, but he had only sent a few generals to force him to use up all his cards. If Lu Bu took action, it would be difficult for Cao Ying to win with Fang Yue's 200 men alone, and he would have to find another way.

    Thinking of this, he couldn't help but complain in his heart, Lu Bu, you said you quietly evacuated from Hulao Pass, you should be on your way, why did you launch a strong attack on my camp?  The road is so wide, so everyone can go their own way. With so many cavalry, are you still afraid that we will harass you and make a surprise attack?

    Thinking of this, Cao Ang suddenly felt something in his heart. Lu Bu's army is not afraid of harassment and following, but this does not mean that his logistics troops are not afraid of attack!  At present, each of Lu Bu's subordinates will launch an attack on the camp, and Lu Bu's main formation also has a tendency to move forward, and there are not many troops on standby outside the camp. This means that Lu Bu is here mainly to command the combat troops, and his baggage troops should still be there.  Fall behind!

    Thinking of this, Cao Ang roughly understood Lu Bu's thoughts.  This guy must have found out about Dong Zhuo's move to the capital. He was afraid that his Bingzhou troops would be betrayed, so he set out lightly and immediately withdrew all the combat troops from Hulao Pass and retreated to Luoyang.  These days, if you have soldiers, you have capital, and if you have soldiers, you have status.

    But Lu Bu was used to being poor, and he couldn't bear to part with the supplies and food he had collected and accumulated with great difficulty, so he also ordered the withdrawal of the baggage troops.  In this way, the baggage troops were easily attacked by the Allied troops, so Lu Bu went against the norm and attacked all the troops he encountered along the way, such as Huang Gai and Cao Ang.  His purpose is to allow logistics troops to pass more safely!

    Thinking of this, Cao Ang immediately ordered the two men around him: "L¨¹ Bu's troops and horses are limited after all. It is impossible to completely blockade our army camp. There must be loopholes. You two immediately mount your fast horses and slip out of the camp.  Go to the direction of Hulao Pass and see if there are a large number of baggage troops behind the official road. If you find the enemy's baggage troops, blow the horn to call the police!"

    The two men nodded, immediately rode their horses and slipped out of the camp, rushing towards the distance.  The horns they wore were bought from Sun Jian's camp. They were all made of buffalo horns from the south. There were certain differences from the horns of land buffaloes in the north. Experienced people could easily hear them.

    After arranging the two people, Cao Ang ordered the guards around him to quickly gather people in the camp. When there were about sixty or seventy people gathered, he happened to hear the sound of buffalo horns coming from the distance.

    Cao Ang was overjoyed and immediately led his guards to the village wall and found Liao Hua, who was organizing a defensive operation.

    Cao Ang whispered to Liao Hua: "Yuanjian, I will take command here on your behalf. You immediately lead my newly assembled soldiers out of the camp to perform a special mission!"

    Liao Hua was very surprised, and Cao Ang gave him a general summary of his speculations, and finally said in a deep voice: "The situation of our army is not very good now. The camp gate has been lost, and Shi Huan is trying his best to set up a new line of defense.  . But Lu Bu has not yet gone into battle in person, and the pressure we will face may be greater and stronger. Whether we can scare away the enemy troops and give everyone a chance to breathe, it all depends on you!"

    Liao Hua nodded vigorously: "Lord, don't worry, the general will do his best! It's just"

    He lowered his voice and took a step forward: "Master, can you accompany the general out of the camp? If nothing happens, you can get out as soon as possible!"

    Cao Ang shook his head, "Yuanjian, I trust everyone, and everyone trusts me; everyone will not betray me casually, and I will not betray everyone to escape alone! If nothing can be done tonight, I will only gather the troops to fight, and the last batch  Get away! I value your ability, but don¡¯t let me underestimate you!"

    Liao Hua's face turned red and he said no more. He just saluted Cao Ang solemnly and took advantage of the gap between enemy attacks to quietly lead his troops out of the camp.

    Cao Ang didn't pay much attention to Liao Hua. He just ordered everyone to report the situation immediately.  Soon, various military lords from Quzhou sent people to report, and Cao Ang soon had a general understanding of the defense on the wall.

    It seems that Lu Bu sent Hao Meng, Wei Xu, and Cheng Lian to attack the wall at the same time. However, Hao Meng was always slippery. Although he had many troops and horses, he did not send elite troops into battle, and the attack always seemed weak; while Wei Xu  Believing that he was Lu Bu's in-law, he was not afraid of Lu Bu's scolding and was afraid of losing his strength, so he did not attack with all his strength. Only Cheng Lian, who had neither Hao Meng's strength nor Wei Xu's support, would only obey Lu Bu's orders, so  Attack the hardest!  According to the current statistics of the battle results, Cheng Lian's troops have lost at least more than 500 people. You must know that the total number of troops in his hands does not exceed 2,000!

    Cao Ang frowned. He didn¡¯t fight the lazy ones or the greedy ones, but only the ones who didn¡¯t have a good eye!  He immediately ordered to deploy troops to prepare for a counterattack based on the enemy's situation in each song!

    About half a momentAfterwards, the counterattack personnel from all walks of life came to Cao Ang's side. According to a rough count, there were about three hundred people.  Cao Ang immediately adjusted the organization and roughly formed three tuns and six teams.

    So Cao Ang summoned the uncles from these six teams and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, I will not hide it from you. Now the camp gate has been lost, and Shi Huan is leading the reserve team to organize the next line of defense! If the enemy army increases again,  Due to the scale of the attack, General Shi Huan is unable to assist us, and we can only rely on ourselves to resist! In this case, it is better to launch a counterattack now to disrupt the enemy's offensive pace and gain an opportunity for our army to turn defeat into victory!

    My plan is this. After the enemy¡¯s next charge, we launch an attack on Wei Xu¡¯s headquarters.  Wei Xu is Lu Bu's in-law, so even if he is temporarily defeated, he will not be sanctioned by Lu Bu.  Therefore, when he faced the furious attack of our army, his first reaction should not be to resist, but to lead his army to retreat!  Let's take advantage of this opportunity to repel their troops and defeat them!

    "Once Wei Xu's troops are defeated, the enemy Hao Meng and the soldiers of Cheng Lian's troops will definitely feel panic, so we will take this opportunity to attack Cheng Lian's troops."

    Although Cheng Lian was the one with the strongest sense of war, his troops were also the most severely damaged and the weakest among the three armies.  Although the general has a strong fighting spirit, his soldiers are likely to follow our example after seeing Wei Xu's troops retreat without punishment; even if they resist vigorously, their strength is seriously damaged, and they should not be able to withstand our attack.  , it is very likely to be repelled by our army.

    At this time, let¡¯s take advantage of the situation and attack Hao Meng¡¯s headquarters!  With Wei Xu taking the lead in retreating as an excuse, and Youcheng being outnumbered as a lesson, Hao Meng, whose top priority is to preserve his strength, should also take the initiative to retreat!

    In this way, we can defeat the enemy's three-armed siege in one fell swoop and break into the enemy's main line.  Liao Hua has been sent by me to sneak attack Lu Bu's food and supplies troops, and he should be able to get it soon!  Even if he can't succeed, he can still set fire to create momentum.  In this way, when the other party sees the fire coming from the baggage troop, they will definitely be shocked!  They probably wouldn't have thought that we still had the strength to launch a surprise attack. They would have thought that Hulao Pass had been broken and the main force of the Allied forces was advancing!

    In this case, do they still have the courage to resist?  When the news that Hao Meng's three armies were defeated and Lu Bu's own formation was damaged reached the Chinese army, and when the news that the main force of the Kwantung Allied Forces was about to arrive spread throughout the army, would the enemy's assault troops still have the courage to continue fighting?  They will definitely retreat, and our army will seize the opportunity and pursue it to a certain extent, and we can defeat Lu Bu's troops in one fell swoop!  "

    Originally, the captains of each team were still a little skeptical, but now they heard Cao Ang explain it in such detail, and they suddenly felt confident.  Everyone said in unison: "Don't worry, lord, we will fight hard to repay lord for his great kindness!"

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said in a deep voice: "The soldiers are all fighting hard, so how can I just sit back and watch! This time I will personally participate in the fight and I must get the enemy general's head!"

    Everyone was shocked and wanted to dissuade him, but looking at Cao Ang's dark eyes, they couldn't even say a word.

    One of them was a servant of the Cao Mansion. He took half a step forward, bowed respectfully, and said in a deep voice: "General, I am honored to be able to witness the young master charging into the battle in person! Young Master, don't worry. Before the general dies in battle,  , we will never allow a thief to harm the young master!"

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Old Zhou, I remember you. This time we will move forward hand in hand. Let's see who is the first to cut off Cheng Lian's battle flag!"

    Lao Zhou nodded happily. The rest of the team looked at it with envy. Someone said quickly: "Lord, I will cut down the battle flag for you!"

    Everyone expressed their opinions one after another. Cao Ang was overjoyed and said in a deep voice: "With this determination, who does Lu Bu mean to a seller seeking glory? Gentlemen, I, Cao Zixiu, am deeply honored to fight alongside you!"

    ¡­¡­

    Soon, another enemy charge was defeated due to the vigorous counterattack of Cao's archers and soldiers guarding the fortress.  Just as they were retreating dejectedly, hundreds of Cao's soldiers and horses suddenly rushed down from the wall along the slope paved by Lu Bu's army.

    Originally, the morale of Wei Xu's troops was not high, but when Cao Ying's troops concentrated their strength, they couldn't hold back and were defeated!  Seeing the fierce expressions and shining swords of Cao Ying's soldiers, Wei Xu's first reaction was to ride away on horseback!

    After Wei Xu's troops were defeated, Cao Jun immediately launched an attack on Cheng Lian's troops.  Cheng Lian personally went into battle to resist bravely, but the number of his troops was too small, and the morale of the troops was low. They were quickly driven away by Cao Ang and his army, and Cheng Lian's battle flag fell into the hands of Lao Zhou!

    Seeing that Wei Xu and Cheng Lian's troops were all defeated, Hao Meng immediately gathered his troops and retreated without waiting for Cao Ying to attack!  At this moment, a large fire flashed in the distance!  All the soldiers in Lu Bu's army couldn't help but jump up - how could the baggage troops be attacked? Could it be that Hulao Pass has been broken and the Kwantung Allied Forces have entered??Pursued?  !

    Thinking of this, Lu Bujun's morale became even lower.  Cao Ang saw the opportunity and immediately ordered a counterattack across the board.  Lu Bu was trapped in Cao's camp and had no time to return to command. There was no well-known general in the Chinese army. Without Lu Bu's command, the Chinese army quickly collapsed!  Immediately afterwards, the entire Bingzhou Army collapsed!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 122 Defeat Lu Bu!

    When Cao Ang saw that the camp gate was breached, he knew that things would not go well today.  Lu Bu hadn't even taken the field yet, but he had only sent a few generals to force him to use up all his cards. If Lu Bu took action, it would be difficult for Cao Ying to win with Fang Yue's 200 men alone, and he would have to find another way.

    Thinking of this, he couldn't help but complain in his heart, Lu Bu, you said you quietly evacuated from Hulao Pass, you should be on your way, why did you launch a strong attack on my camp?  The road is so wide, so everyone can go their own way. With so many cavalry, are you still afraid that we will harass you and make a surprise attack?

    Thinking of this, Cao Ang suddenly felt something in his heart. Lu Bu's army is not afraid of harassment and following, but this does not mean that his logistics troops are not afraid of attack!  At present, each of Lu Bu's subordinates will launch an attack on the camp, and Lu Bu's main formation also has a tendency to move forward, and there are not many troops on standby outside the camp. This means that Lu Bu is here mainly to command the combat troops, and his baggage troops should still be there.  Fall behind!

    Thinking of this, Cao Ang roughly understood Lu Bu's thoughts.  This guy must have found out about Dong Zhuo's move to the capital. He was afraid that his Bingzhou troops would be betrayed, so he set out lightly and immediately withdrew all the combat troops from Hulao Pass and retreated to Luoyang.  These days, if you have soldiers, you have capital, and if you have soldiers, you have status.

    But Lu Bu was used to being poor, and he couldn't bear to part with the supplies and food he had collected and accumulated with great difficulty, so he also ordered the withdrawal of the baggage troops.  In this way, the baggage troops were easily attacked by the Allied troops, so Lu Bu went against the norm and attacked all the troops he encountered along the way, such as Huang Gai and Cao Ang.  His purpose is to allow logistics troops to pass more safely!

    Thinking of this, Cao Ang immediately ordered the two men around him: "L¨¹ Bu's troops and horses are limited after all. It is impossible to completely blockade our army camp. There must be loopholes. You two immediately mount your fast horses and slip out of the camp.  Go to the direction of Hulao Pass and see if there are a large number of baggage troops behind the official road. If you find the enemy's baggage troops, blow the horn to call the police!"

    The two men nodded, immediately rode their horses and slipped out of the camp, rushing towards the distance.  The horns they wore were bought from Sun Jian's camp. They were all made of buffalo horns from the south. There were certain differences from the horns of land buffaloes in the north. Experienced people could easily hear them.

    After arranging the two people, Cao Ang ordered the guards around him to quickly gather people in the camp. When there were about sixty or seventy people gathered, he happened to hear the sound of buffalo horns coming from the distance.

    Cao Ang was overjoyed and immediately led his guards to the village wall and found Liao Hua, who was organizing a defensive operation.

    Cao Ang whispered to Liao Hua: "Yuanjian, I will take command here on your behalf. You immediately lead my newly assembled soldiers out of the camp to perform a special mission!"

    Liao Hua was very surprised, and Cao Ang gave him a general summary of his speculations, and finally said in a deep voice: "The situation of our army is not very good now. The camp gate has been lost, and Shi Huan is trying his best to set up a new line of defense.  . But Lu Bu has not yet gone into battle in person, and the pressure we will face may be greater and stronger. Whether we can scare away the enemy troops and give everyone a chance to breathe, it all depends on you!"

    Liao Hua nodded vigorously: "Lord, don't worry, the general will do his best! It's just"

    He lowered his voice and took a step forward: "Master, can you accompany the general out of the camp? If nothing happens, you can get out as soon as possible!"

    Cao Ang shook his head, "Yuanjian, I trust everyone, and everyone trusts me; everyone will not betray me casually, and I will not betray everyone to escape alone! If nothing can be done tonight, I will only gather the troops to fight, and the last batch  Get away! I value your ability, but don¡¯t let me underestimate you!"

    Liao Hua's face turned red and he said no more. He just saluted Cao Ang solemnly and took advantage of the gap between enemy attacks to quietly lead his troops out of the camp.

    Cao Ang didn't pay much attention to Liao Hua. He just ordered everyone to report the situation immediately.  Soon, various military lords from Quzhou sent people to report, and Cao Ang soon had a general understanding of the defense on the wall.

    It seems that Lu Bu sent Hao Meng, Wei Xu, and Cheng Lian to attack the wall at the same time. However, Hao Meng was always slippery. Although he had many troops and horses, he did not send elite troops into battle, and the attack always seemed weak; while Wei Xu  Believing that he was Lu Bu's in-law, he was not afraid of Lu Bu's scolding and was afraid of losing his strength, so he did not attack with all his strength. Only Cheng Lian, who had neither Hao Meng's strength nor Wei Xu's support, would only obey Lu Bu's orders, so  Attack the hardest!  According to the current statistics of the battle results, Cheng Lian's troops have lost at least more than 500 people. You must know that the total number of troops in his hands does not exceed 2,000!

    Cao Ang frowned. He didn¡¯t fight the lazy ones or the greedy ones, but only the ones who didn¡¯t have a good eye!  He immediately ordered to deploy troops to prepare for a counterattack based on the enemy's situation in each song!

    About half a momentAfterwards, the counterattack personnel from all walks of life came to Cao Ang's side. According to a rough count, there were about three hundred people.  Cao Ang immediately adjusted the organization and roughly formed three tuns and six teams.

    So Cao Ang summoned the uncles from these six teams and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, I will not hide it from you. Now the camp gate has been lost, and Shi Huan is leading the reserve team to organize the next line of defense! If the enemy army increases again,  Due to the scale of the attack, General Shi Huan is unable to assist us, and we can only rely on ourselves to resist! In this case, it is better to launch a counterattack now to disrupt the enemy's offensive pace and gain an opportunity for our army to turn defeat into victory!

    My plan is this. After the enemy¡¯s next charge, we launch an attack on Wei Xu¡¯s headquarters.  Wei Xu is Lu Bu's in-law, so even if he is temporarily defeated, he will not be sanctioned by Lu Bu.  Therefore, when he faced the furious attack of our army, his first reaction should not be to resist, but to lead his army to retreat!  Let's take advantage of this opportunity to repel their troops and defeat them!

    "Once Wei Xu's troops are defeated, the enemy Hao Meng and the soldiers of Cheng Lian's troops will definitely feel panic, so we will take this opportunity to attack Cheng Lian's troops."

    Although Cheng Lian was the one with the strongest sense of war, his troops were also the most severely damaged and the weakest among the three armies.  Although the general has a strong fighting spirit, his soldiers are likely to follow our example after seeing Wei Xu's troops retreat without punishment; even if they resist vigorously, their strength is seriously damaged, and they should not be able to withstand our attack.  , it is very likely to be repelled by our army.

    At this time, let¡¯s take advantage of the situation and attack Hao Meng¡¯s headquarters!  With Wei Xu taking the lead in retreating as an excuse, and Youcheng being outnumbered as a lesson, Hao Meng, whose top priority is to preserve his strength, should also take the initiative to retreat!

    In this way, we can defeat the enemy's three-armed siege in one fell swoop and break into the enemy's main line.  Liao Hua has been sent by me to sneak attack Lu Bu's food and supplies troops, and he should be able to get it soon!  Even if he can't succeed, he can still set fire to create momentum.  In this way, when the other party sees the fire coming from the baggage troop, they will definitely be shocked!  They probably wouldn't have thought that we still had the strength to launch a surprise attack. They would have thought that Hulao Pass had been broken and the main force of the Allied forces was advancing!

    In this case, do they still have the courage to resist?  When the news that Hao Meng's three armies were defeated and Lu Bu's own formation was damaged reached the Chinese army, and when the news that the main force of the Kwantung Allied Forces was about to arrive spread throughout the army, would the enemy's assault troops still have the courage to continue fighting?  They will definitely retreat, and our army will seize the opportunity and pursue it to a certain extent, and we can defeat Lu Bu's troops in one fell swoop!  "

    Originally, the captains of each team were still a little skeptical, but now they heard Cao Ang explain it in such detail, and they suddenly felt confident.  Everyone said in unison: "Don't worry, lord, we will fight hard to repay lord for his great kindness!"

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said in a deep voice: "The soldiers are all fighting hard, so how can I just sit back and watch! This time I will personally participate in the fight and I must get the enemy general's head!"

    Everyone was shocked and wanted to dissuade him, but looking at Cao Ang's dark eyes, they couldn't even say a word.

    One of them was a servant of the Cao Mansion. He took half a step forward, bowed respectfully, and said in a deep voice: "General, I am honored to be able to witness the young master charging into the battle in person! Young Master, don't worry. Before the general dies in battle,  , we will never allow a thief to harm the young master!"

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Old Zhou, I remember you. This time we will move forward hand in hand. Let's see who is the first to cut off Cheng Lian's battle flag!"

    Lao Zhou nodded happily. The rest of the team looked at it with envy. Someone said quickly: "Lord, I will cut down the battle flag for you!"

    Everyone expressed their opinions one after another. Cao Ang was overjoyed and said in a deep voice: "With this determination, who does Lu Bu mean to a seller seeking glory? Gentlemen, I, Cao Zixiu, am deeply honored to fight alongside you!"

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    Soon, another enemy charge was defeated due to the vigorous counterattack of Cao's archers and soldiers guarding the fortress.  Just as they were retreating dejectedly, hundreds of Cao's soldiers and horses suddenly rushed down from the wall along the slope paved by Lu Bu's army.

    Originally, the morale of Wei Xu's troops was not high, but when Cao Ying's troops concentrated their strength, they couldn't hold back and were defeated!  Seeing the fierce expressions and shining swords of Cao Ying's soldiers, Wei Xu's first reaction was to ride away on horseback!

    After Wei Xu's troops were defeated, Cao Jun immediately launched an attack on Cheng Lian's troops.  Cheng Lian personally went into battle to resist bravely, but the number of his troops was too small, and the morale of the troops was low. They were quickly driven away by Cao Ang and his army, and Cheng Lian's battle flag fell into the hands of Lao Zhou!

    Seeing that Wei Xu and Cheng Lian's troops were all defeated, Hao Meng immediately gathered his troops and retreated without waiting for Cao Ying to attack!  At this moment, a large fire flashed in the distance!  All the soldiers in Lu Bu's army couldn't help but jump up - how could the baggage troops be attacked? Could it be that Hulao Pass has been broken and the Kwantung Allied Forces have entered??Pursued?  !

    Thinking of this, Lu Bujun's morale became even lower.  Cao Ang saw the opportunity and immediately ordered a counterattack across the board.  Lu Bu was trapped in Cao's camp and had no time to return to command. There was no well-known general in the Chinese army. Without Lu Bu's command, the Chinese army quickly collapsed!  Immediately afterwards, the entire Bingzhou Army collapsed!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 123 Goodbye Yuan Shao

    Early the next morning, Cao Jun camped.  Sitting at the gate of the camp, Le Jin seemed to have transformed into an Indian Asan, with bandages wrapped around his head.  The fire that had been burning on the camp gate for most of the night was finally extinguished, revealing a dark background.  Le Jin just sat there, watching more and more prisoners being brought back by the pursuing troops, and obediently walked into the emergency prisoner of war camp.

    Last night, Lu Bu's army's main formation was raided by Cao Ang, and the formation was in chaos. Coupled with the unknown fire coming from the distance, all the soldiers of the Bingzhou Army mistakenly thought that "the Kwantung Allied Forces had broken through, and the grain and grass troops had also been burned by the Allies." Most of them were confused.  Losing the will to fight, the entire army collapsed.  Lu Bu and others had no choice but to retreat in a hurry, only to save themselves. Le Jin and other injured and unconscious soldiers were quickly treated.

    Seeing Li Dian coming on horseback, Le Jin rubbed his head and shouted loudly: "Mancheng, how was the harvest? Did you catch any big fish?"

    Li Dian shook his head, "This group of Bingzhou soldiers are not good at fighting, but they are good at running away. Their backsides feel like they are on fire, and they have already disappeared without a trace!"

    As he spoke, he turned over and dismounted, and asked with concern: "Wen Qian, how is the wound on your head? Why don't you lie down in the wounded barracks?"

    Le Jin shook his head, "I feel dizzy when I lie down, so I might as well do it here! Fan A said, I have to adapt slowly. The Lord said I have a concussion, drink some decoction, and it will be fine after a while. Yes.  Wen Qian, where did you kidnap the war horse from?!"

    Li Dian smiled proudly, "You don't know yet. Last night, Yuan Jian and the others set a fire in the woods. After frightening away the Bingzhou Army, they worked with the main force of our army to capture the Bingzhou Army's baggage troops in one fell swoop.  , a lot of grain supplies and war horses and armor have been seized. We have made a fortune this time! All officers above the level of uncle are equipped with war horses. My lord is very partial and has specially left you a great white horse. How about we exchange it for you?  Change?"

    "Tch, dream on!" Le Jin stood up with his sword in hand, "I'm going to see my war horse, don't let you change it for me secretly!"

    Half an hour later, Cao Ang beat drums to gather the generals. Cao Ang in the Chinese army tent said with a smile: "Last night we bravely defeated Lu Bu's troops and won a great victory! The results of the battle have just been calculated, and 2,429 prisoners of war were captured.  , captured 476 war horses, more than 3,000 stones of grain, more than 200 pieces of iron armor, more than 800 pieces of leather armor, and a large amount of money and materials, it can be said that the results of the war are rich!"

    Hearing this, the generals couldn't help but cheered, and Cao Ang also laughed heartily.  When the excitement passed, Cao Ang grimaced again and said in a deep voice: "The victory is certainly gratifying, but our army also paid a heavy price last night. Six hundred and twenty-four people died on the spot last night.  There are more than a thousand people seriously injured! After a while, the quartermaster will count the names of the dead in order to distribute pensions in the future. Everyone must write a post-war summary and give it to me before turning off the lights at night. "

    The generals all nodded in agreement. At this time, Cao Ang said with a smile: "Don't look so bitter and resentful. There is good news that I forgot to inform everyone just now. We have contacted Han Hao and the others this morning.  Then they will escort Huang Gai here."

    Le Jin muttered in a low voice: "Master, that Huang Gai is a broom star, let's send him away quickly."

    When everyone thought about it after what he said, it really made sense.  Not long ago, when Huang Gai was in Sun Jian's army, Sun Jian was attacked by Hu Zhen and Hua Xiong. He only escaped with his life, and his general Zu Mao died bravely in the battle. This time, Huang Gai finally recovered from his injuries, but he was beaten just after he led the army into battle.  The whole army was defeated.  This person's luck is really not good.

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "Don't say that, it's not such an exaggeration! Let's pack up and go to Luoyang this afternoon. When we see friendly forces, don't talk nonsense."

    Everyone agreed with a smile, and Li Dian asked curiously: "My lord, have you received news from Sun Jian? Has he fought with Dong Zhuo?"

    Cao Ang saw that everyone was very curious, so he smiled and said: "Look at you, you are as curious as children. I just received a letter from Uncle Bao. Sun Jian has succeeded in raiding Luoyang. I was stunned from  Dong Zhuo captured more than 200,000 people who were forced to leave. Now Uncle Bao is seizing the time to transport troops to Luoyang to prepare for Dong Zhuo's counterattack. We also rush to Luoyang to prevent Sun Jian from being defeated by Dong Zhuo because he is weak.  ! At the same time, let¡¯s see if there is a chance to defeat Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu again!¡±

    As soon as he said this, he heard someone outside the tent shout loudly: "My lord, no!"

    Everyone was very surprised when they saw someone striding into the tent, but it was Li Su.

    Li Su saluted Cao Ang and said in a deep voice: "The humble minister Li Su has met my lord. Although my lord has good intentions, our most urgent task now is not to rush to Luoyang, let alone attack Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, but to unite with the allied forces outside the pass.  Cooperate inside and outside to win Hulao Pass!"

    Cao Ang couldn't help but frown, and he was very happy.He grinned and said: "Li Su, you have been with the Xiliang Army in the past. We know that you have feelings for them, but since you have returned to our Cao Army, and the lord has tried every means to get your relatives and family members out, then you should  The only thing you have to do is serve your lord wholeheartedly, how could you"

    Before Le Jin finished speaking, Cao Ang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Le Jin, Li Su is not such a person. Since he made this suggestion, he must have his reasons. You are not allowed to speculate!"

    When Cao Ang said this, Le Jin could only shut his mouth. Li Su was very grateful for this.  I heard him say in a low voice: "My lord, generals, our lord has fought with the Xiliang army many times, and basically won the victory. However, as the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao has not made any achievements, and his face must not look good.

    This time we saw the right opportunity and rushed into the suburbs of Luoyang together with Sun Jian and Bao Xin to defeat Dong Zhuo's troops. However, the remaining dozen or so princes did nothing in front of the pass. What will the people of the world think?  !

    Now that Sun Jian has rushed into Luoyang first and stole the limelight, he will definitely become the target of public criticism!  But at least he has the title of Marquis of Wucheng, and we only have a small amount of land in Zhi County, so it¡¯s better to grab some benefits without having to risk your life!  "

    Shi Huan and others disagreed with this, but Cao Ang nodded: "Li Su is right, send the order, rectify the troops, and march to Hulao Pass!"

    One day later, the troops arrived at Hulao Pass, beating the war drums and blowing the horns.  Yuan Shao and the others who were helpless in front of Hulao Pass heard the movement and immediately launched an attack on Hulao Pass. The defenders of the pass were attacked from both sides and were quickly defeated and surrendered.

    Cao Ang immediately took Le Jin and others to meet Yuan Shao in his camp. Before leaving, he deliberately put on the blood-stained clothes and armor from yesterday.

    Yuan Shao looked at Cao Ang who was covered in blood, looked at Le Jin whose head was tightly wrapped, and looked at Li Dian who was hanging by one arm. He couldn't help but sigh and said: "My nephew Zixiu, you have suffered!"

    Cao Ang saluted him: "Uncle, my nephew is incompetent. He was attacked by Lu Bu last night. Hundreds of people were killed, more than a thousand were injured, and most of the supplies in the camp were burned. Fortunately, today we intercepted part of Lu Bu's baggage.  Otherwise, my nephew¡¯s army will be out of food!¡±

    Hearing what Cao Ang said was so miserable, Yuan Shao and other princes felt more comfortable for some reason.  Look, how powerful Lu Bu is, how he beat the rising star Cao Ang into such a miserable state.  It's not that we don't work hard, it's just that the enemy is too cruel!

    Yuan Shao patted Cao Ang's head gently and said in a deep voice: "Zixiu, don't worry, my uncle will make the decision for you, and he will provide you with all the clothes, armor and food! My uncle has been urging the soldiers to charge during this period, but he was stunned.  Fighting back again and again, this Lu Bu is really too cruel! Everyone understands and understands you!"

    Being persuaded by Yuan Shao, Cao Ang was immediately moved and his eyes were red, and he tried his best not to shed tears (actually Cao Ang was trying his best to squeeze his tears, but it was a pity that he was not an actor, so he would shed tears so easily).

    Yuan Shu and others also stepped forward to comfort him, and Cao Ang endured his "sadness" and introduced the situation in the pass.

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, Dong Zhuo actually gave up Luoyang and fled. The princes were shocked and suddenly became confident!  Everyone came forward to ask for battle, and Yuan Shao was also very moved. He immediately ordered the entire army to organize their tents and prepare to break camp.

    At this time, Yuan Shao asked Cao Ang again: "So Sun Wentai has already taken the lead in stationing in Luoyang?"

    Cao Ang nodded, and seeing that everyone was very concerned, he said loudly: "Exactly! At that time, we heard that Dong Zhuo was forcing the people to move to Chang'an, so we gathered all the elite troops and gave them to Uncle Wentai and asked him to rush to Luoyang.  Rescue the people. Uncle Yunjie stayed in the Mang Mountain area to reorganize the troops and serve as a backyard, while I led the army to Hulao Pass to meet the leader and his party. But I didn't expect that Lu Bu would take the initiative to abandon the pass and escape and launch a surprise attack on our camp!"

    Yuan Shaopi said to Yuan Shu with a smile: "Congratulations to the road, although Wentai has become a town, he is still dependent on you after all! Wentai has won a great victory, and you have provided him with food and grass supplies, which can be regarded as a commitment."  Great work!"

    In the past, Sun Jian brutally killed Zhang Zi, the governor of Nanyang, and led his troops to join Yuan Shao, taking him as his master.  Yuan Shu was very proud and offered Sun Jian the title of general to break the captives, and provided logistical support to Sun Jian's troops.  Sun Jian's victory means that Yuan Shu's decision is correct.

    But now that Sun Jian is half in a state of insanity, and he has conquered Luoyang, his reputation is far and wide, but Yuan Shu has not made any achievements, which is really criticized.  In this way, Yuan Shu was very worried because his ministers were strong and his master was weak.  Now being ridiculed by Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu was even more furious.

    Looking at the livid Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao felt secretly proud.  He smiled and praised Cao Ang again, and personally allocated a batch of supplies and sent people to Cao Ang's camp.

    In the afternoon, Yuan Shao and others led the troops to Luoyang, and happened to pass by Cao Cao.??'s camp.  Looking at the disabled soldiers in the camp and the numerous tombstones hurriedly erected outside the camp, the princes felt even more pity for Cao Ang, and the slight jealousy they had just aroused immediately dissipated.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 124 The Imperial Seal

    Dong Zhuo was previously attacked by the armies of Sun Jian, Bao Xin and Cao Ang in Mang Mountain, and fled back to Luoyang in embarrassment.  Before he could catch his breath, Sun Jian led his troops towards Luoyang.  Dong Zhuo wanted to take advantage of the geographical advantage to hold on this time, but his soldiers had been disrupted and discouraged in Mang Mountain before, so they were unable to hold on.  After just one confrontation, Sun Jian's troops were beaten to the point of running away.

    Before leaving Luoyang, Dong Zhuo ordered the whole city to be set on fire. However, he had limited soldiers at the time and could only light fires nearby.  But it had just rained yesterday, and all the piled firewood was soaked. With the approaching soldiers, the expected continuous fire could not be lit at all.  In desperation, Dong Zhuo could only leave behind the forcibly relocated people and lead his soldiers to evacuate in confusion.

    In Dong Zhuo's view, although he was forced to give up more than 200,000 people, he did not suffer too much.  You know, all the people who have some wealth have long been robbed by the Xiliang army. The more than 200,000 people who stayed here can be said to have no money and no food at home. Those who stayed in Luoyang were actually 200,000 people.  Thousands of hungry wolves howling!  If Sun Jian can't feed them enough, they may turn against Sun Jian!  When a person is extremely hungry, he can do anything!

    Sun Jian happily accepted these people, but after one meal, they suddenly started complaining again and again.  While he asked Bao Xin and Yuan Shu urgently for help, he also ordered people to organize people to go out to dig wild vegetables.

    When he was worried, Sun Jian suddenly received news, and Lu Bu led his army to the outside of Luoyang City.  Sun Jian was immediately shocked. He couldn't help but secretly blame Cao Ang. He was really talking nonsense and not doing things well. Didn't he try to delay his trip? Why did Lu Bu come so quickly?  It's good now. Most of the soldiers are organizing the people to dig wild vegetables. How should I face Lu Bu's army?

    When Sun Jian was worried, Cheng Pu cheerfully came to report: "General Qi, Lu Bu seems to have suffered a defeat. The flags of his troops are quite missing, and the soldiers are all dejected. Seeing our officers and soldiers, they are obviously  I was shocked, and then I circled the city towards Chang'an."

    Hearing this, Sun Jian was overjoyed and said in a trembling voice: "De Mou, please don't lie to me. Lu Bu is famous for his bravery. Who can defeat him?"

    Cheng Pu smiled and said: "My lord, the last general has captured two stragglers. According to their confessions, Lu Bu stormed Cao Ang's camp last night. Unexpectedly, the baggage troops behind him were raided. Coupled with the unfavorable attack, the troops exploded.  Camp! Lu Bu had no time to gather his troops at that time, so he could only flee in confusion. After he finally gathered his troops, the morale of the soldiers was low, their armor was missing, their food and grass were cut off, and they were unable to fight anymore, so they could only flee in confusion!"

    Sun Jian laughed: "I didn't expect Zixiu to have such luck and ability. It's really enviable!"

    Cheng Pu looked around and saw no one around. He moved forward mysteriously and whispered: "My lord, Cao Zixiu just has a little luck, but my lord is very lucky!"

    Sun Jian was very surprised, "How do you say that?"

    Cheng Pu looked around again and then whispered: "Lord, come with me!"

    Cheng Pu successfully aroused Sun Jian's curiosity, so the two sneaked to a side hall of the palace, and saw that the place was tightly surrounded by soldiers and was extremely guarded!

    Seeing Sun Jian's confusion, Cheng Pu quickly explained in a low voice: "At that time, the general sent people to search the palace to hunt down Dong's thieves. The soldiers accidentally found the body of a palace maid here, and found a golden lock from her body.  The little scarlet box!"

    "Is it some kind of property?" Sun Jian asked with a smile: "De Mou, why are you so mysterious?"

    Cheng Pu smiled and did not answer, but just led Sun Jian inside. He saw eight armored guards in the hall, each holding a saber, standing on guard in all directions. In the center was the small vermilion box that Cheng Pu had described!

    Sun Jian stepped forward curiously, opened it, and took two steps back in disbelief.  He calmed down a little, looked around, and then stepped forward tremblingly.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? There is a jade seal in the small box with a radius of four inches.  If you look closely, you will see eight characters written in seal script: "If you receive orders from heaven, you will live a long and prosperous life."

    Sun Jian asked tremblingly: "Is this the imperial seal?!"

    Cheng Pu nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Exactly this thing! When Bian He walked to Jingshan Mountain, he found a phoenix perched on a big rock. He regarded it as a treasure, so he dug it out and paid tribute to King Wen of Chu. After several years  , and a piece of jade was extracted from it. Later, in the 26th year of the reign of King Qin, it was carved into a jade seal by a famous craftsman. Li Si personally wrote eight seal characters on it, which means that he is ordered by heaven, and he will live forever!

    Later, Emperor Qin died of illness, and the jade seal fell into the hands of Ziying, and finally fell into the control of our great ancestor.  Until Wang Mang usurped the throne, the Empress Dowager Xiaoyuan used this jade seal to beat the traitor, broke one corner of it, and set it in gold.  Emperor Guangwu obtained this treasure in Yiyang and has passed down the throne to this day.

      I heard that when Shi Changshi was in trouble, the young emperor and others were kidnapped to Mang Mountain. After returning to the palace, the jade seal was never found again.  Dong Zhuo occupied the palace for many days, but the jade seal never showed up.  Until today, this time we accidentally discovered that this is really God's will, which shows that the Lord is ninety-five!  The general feels that it is not suitable to stay here for a long time. We should rush back to Jiangdong and use the foundation there to plan for great things!  "

    Cheng Pu became more and more excited as he spoke, but Sun Jian was still a little hesitant. He frowned and whispered, "With just this piece of jade seal, can I achieve great things? This is a bit of a joke!"

    Cheng Pu shook his head repeatedly, lowered his voice, and said in a low voice: "My lord, please don't say that, you must take it if you are given by heaven! If God did not intend to pass this jade seal to my lord, then the young emperor should find it when he returns to the palace."  This jade seal, Dong Zhuo should have found this jade seal when he occupied the palace! But neither of them had it, which shows that he did not have this blessing! Moreover, our three armies fought against Dong Zhuo in Mang Mountain and won a great victory. Bao Xin volunteered to stay behind, and Cao Ang  Taking the initiative to ask for help to stop Lu Bu, only the lord can have the opportunity to drive directly to Luoyang! What does this mean? This is your blessing, lord!"

    When Cheng Pu said this, Sun Jian was also a little moved. He pointed at several guards around him. Cheng Pu quickly ordered them out of the palace and explained in a low voice: "My lord, these eight guards have been following me for many years. Some of them have been with me for many years."  They supervise each other, and only then will the general dare to look for the lord. Lord, what do you mean? If you want to achieve great things, just give me a word; if you just want to be a minister, then hand over the jade seal.  Yuan Shao can do it, Yuan Shu can do it too!"

    "No, absolutely impossible!" Sun Jian said quickly: "What you just said is exactly what I want. Let's do this. When Yuan Shao and the others arrive in Luoyang, I will leave here due to illness and return to Jiangdong. If I can really build a great cause, you will be mine.  The most important minister under my command!"

    Hearing that Sun Jian had revealed his ambition for the first time, Cheng Pu was overjoyed and quickly fell to the ground: "I have seen your majesty, long live long live long live!"

    Sun Jian laughed loudly, staring at the jade seal with blurred eyes, and gently caressed the national jade seal with his hands as if caressing his most beloved woman!

    One day later, Yuan Shao led his army to Luoyang and met with Sun Jian.

    Sun Jian presented various captured trophies, and Yuan Shao couldn't help but laugh and praised him repeatedly.

    ??Everyone found an empty place, set up camp, gathered in the Ancestral Temple, and used Tailao to pay tribute.  After the ceremony was completed, all the princes gathered together and started eating and drinking.

    After all, Cao Ang was young and couldn't get used to the smell of alcohol, so he quickly left the palace.  He suddenly remembered the record in the book about the imperial seal, so he took a few personal guards and headed towards the Jianzhang Hall.

    When everyone arrived in front of Jianzhang Hall, they found that although it had been abandoned for a long time, it was full of footprints, and it was clear that many people had been here.

    Cao Ang thought for a moment. Could it be that Sun Jian had already taken out the jade seal? He quickly led people into the palace, but was stopped at the entrance of the palace.

    Seeing that the palace guards were looking at him very alertly, Cao Ang said with a smile: "I don't even have a place to drink quietly, so let's go!"

    Seeing Cao Ang leave, the guards guarding the palace breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sent someone to report to Sun Jian.

    However, Sun Jian was drinking with Yuan Shao and others in the palace at this time, and the pawn who reported the news could not enter, so he could only report the matter to Cheng Pu who was standing aside.

    Cheng Pu was shocked when he heard this. Could it be that Cao Ang heard the news?  Otherwise, why would he go to Jianzhang Hall to "drink" if there were so many remote palaces in the palace?

    Thinking of this, Cheng Pu was very frightened. He quickly summoned the eight guards and scolded them sternly, telling them to strictly keep the secret and not to reveal a word!  If he gets wind of anything, Cheng Pu will chop off their heads!

    Cheng Pu would not have thought that his words and lectures would have the opposite effect and make one of the soldiers realize the importance of this jade seal!  This man was a fellow villager of Yuan Shao, and he wanted to use this as a way to get promoted, so he found an excuse to sneak out of the camp in the evening and secretly reported to Yuan Shao!

    When Yuan Shao heard the news, he was so drunk that he broke into a cold sweat. This was a national jade seal. He didn¡¯t expect that Sun Jian would dare to take it privately!  The world is so big that the jade seal should fall into the hands of virtuous people, and among the heroes in the world, who can be better than me, Yuan Benchu, who is the fourth generation and the third prince, and who has overall overall control!

    At that time, Yuan Shao rewarded the man heavily, mobilized his trusted troops, and quietly surrounded Sun Jian's troops.

    The next day, Sun Jian apologized and said goodbye to Yuan Shao: "Alliance leader, although I want to follow you to continue the crusade against Dong Zhuo and help the Han Dynasty, my old injury has relapsed and I cannot continue to charge into the battle. I can only say goodbye to you, alliance leader! Alas!  !¡±

    Yuan Shao laughed: "Really? How did I hear that you got the disease because of passing on the imperial seal?!"

    Sun Jian was shocked, Yuan ShaoHe said loudly: "We raise troops to fight against thieves to eliminate harm for the country! The jade seal is a valuable treasure of the imperial court. Since you have obtained it, you should hand it over in public and temporarily deposit it with me, the leader of the alliance. Wait until Dong Zhuo is killed, and then exchange it  Imperial Court! Now that you have hidden the jade seal, what do you want to do?!"

    Sun Jian was speechless

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 Volume 1 Chapter 125 The Seal of the Emperor

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    Sun Jian was dumbfounded. Yuan Shao was even more certain that the jade seal was in his hand, so he asked loudly: "Where did you put the small vermilion box in Jianzhang Hall, and where did you hide the jade seal?!"

    Sun Jian was shocked when he heard Yuan Shao point out the place where he got the jade seal and the object that contained it. He clenched his fists hard in his sleeves and dug his nails into his palms, trying his best to use the pain to gain some clarity.

    Then Sun Jian smiled bitterly and said: "Alliance leader, where have I seen any small vermilion box, and where have I seen any jade seal to pass down the country? Why are you so hard on me? I'm not just to attack Luoyang first and rob you.  Why do you treat me like this when you are in the limelight?!"

    Hearing what Sun Jian said, the princes present felt it was reasonable and looked at Yuan Shao one after another.  Yuan Shao sneered, "It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. Look who this is!"

    Yuan Shao immediately called the informant sergeant inside to confront him. When he saw that the man was one of the eight close guards under Cheng Pu, Sun Jian couldn't help but frown slightly: Demou, you are mature and stable, how could you make such a mistake?  How could he let his close guard defect?  !

    However, although Sun Jian was complaining in his heart, he laughed on the surface: "Brother Benchu, can you convict me just by finding someone? Who is this person? Why don't I know him? Brother, I seized Luoyang.  But it¡¯s also the common glory of our allies, why can¡¯t you tolerate me?¡±

    After listening to Sun Jian's words, everyone's expressions changed when they looked at Yuan Shao.  Yuan Shao was furious and shouted loudly: "Sun Jian, don't try to fool around with your words here. Everyone listen to this man's confession. He is Cheng Pu's confidant!"

    Then the informer said loudly: "I am Liu Daniu, Cheng Pu's trusted guard, and I hold the title of uncle in the army! We heard clearly what he said to Cheng Pu that day, although the original words were recorded  It¡¯s incredible, but I still remember the general meaning of what Sun Jian said: He said that the jade stone is the emperor¡¯s seal and the destiny of heaven!¡±

    Yuan Shao smiled coldly: "Sun Wentai, what a destiny! You are hiding the jade seal. Could it be that you want to return to your hometown to rebel?! Hand over the jade seal passed down to the country quickly!"

    Everyone looked at Liu Daniu as if he was cheating. After hearing what Yuan Shao said, everyone stared at Sun Jian, waiting for his explanation.

    When Sun Jian saw this situation, he could only point to the Heavenly Alliance and swear: "If I really have the imperial seal in my hand and hide it secretly, then I will not have a good death in the future and will die under the sword and arrow!"

    Cao Ang sighed secretly, Sun Jian, Sun Jian, why are you swearing when you have nothing to do? Don¡¯t you know that swearing in ancient times was relatively effective. If you have the ability to do it, you must have the ability to acknowledge it!  If you shirk the blame and deceive like this, even if you are lucky enough to survive, how will you face everyone's doubts if you take out the national jade seal in the future?  !

    The ancients took their oaths very seriously, especially when Sun Jian swore in public. Everyone said to Yuan Shao: "Alliance leader, since Wentai dared to swear such a poisonous oath, it seems that the national jade seal is indeed not on his body. Did the soldier see it wrong?  Already?"

    Everyone said this, and Yuan Shao also looked at Liu Daniu with suspicious eyes. Liu Daniu felt panicked when he was stared at by all the senior officials, and said tremblingly: "The villain really didn't lie, the villain really didn't lie!  ¡­¡±

    At this moment, Cheng Pu hurried in from outside the palace, ran to Sun Jian, and whispered to him: "My lord, something is going wrong. Yuan Shao has mobilized his troops to surround our army!"

    When Sun Jian heard this, he was even more surprised.  It seems that Yuan Shao has made up his mind, what should he do?

    At this moment, Liu Daniu shouted loudly: "I know this person, he is my immediate boss Cheng Pu, he has a black mole on his butt, I saw it when I was serving him!"

    The flames of gossip were burning in everyone's hearts, and they all looked at Cheng Pu.  Being stared at by everyone like this, Cheng Pu was also a little nervous. He couldn't help but take a half step back, and then said angrily: "I'm not a big girl. I never avoid people when taking a shower. Even if you know this, you can't prove anything!"

    Hearing Cheng Pu's answer, Sun Jian couldn't help but sigh.  Idiot, then everyone will know that "you have a mole on your butt" is true. In other words, Liu Daniu must at least be a member of your camp, or be familiar with you, to have the opportunity to see you take a shower.  !

    So everyone will form a conjecture: If Liu Daniu is Cheng Pu¡¯s pillow, no, someone around you, then the confession he made may be true!

    Sun Jian was thinking about countermeasures nervously, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he laughed.

    ?? Laughter oscillated back and forth in the hall, startling everyone.  Yuan Shao looked at him in surprise and asked angrily: "Sun Jian, why are you laughing?"

    Sun Jian smiled and said: "I think this may be a misunderstanding"

    "Misunderstanding?" Yuan Shao asked with a playful look.?Looking at Sun Jian, demo, I'm waiting for your explanation!

    Sun Jian smiled and said: "Leader Yuan, yesterday I handed over a batch of seized materials to you and arranged sacrifices in the Ancestral Temple for everyone. Do you have any objections to this? That person may have seen it wrong. I did capture some.  A jade seal of the Emperor, but I have already enshrined that jade seal in the Ancestral Temple, right in front of the Tailao Sacrifice Table!"

    Hearing what Sun Jian said, everyone was surprised.  This matter cannot be false, Yuan Shao immediately ordered people to go to the Ancestral Temple to search for it, and soon someone ran back holding an inconspicuous small red box.

    When everyone opened it, they saw a piece of jade seal inside, a jade tiger button, sealed with Wudu purple mud.

    Except for Sun Jian, almost everyone stared at the jade seal in front of them with their eyes wide open!

    Yuan Shao stepped forward quickly, stretched out his hand, and raised the jade seal with a slight trembling. He saw four seal characters engraved below: "Seal of the Emperor."

    Sun Jian smiled and explained beside him: "This is one of the six seals of the Emperor, which is specially used to worship the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth. That day I rushed into Luoyang, saved the Ancestral Temple from Dong Zhuo, grabbed this seal, and enshrined it in the Ancestral Temple.  . Later, there were too many things and I forgot about it. It must be LiuLiu Daniu heard about this and mistakenly thought that I had collected the jade seal, so he made up lies in order to create hatred. As for passing on the national jade seal  The rumor must have been made up by this guy because he didn¡¯t know the situation and wanted to grab everyone¡¯s attention!¡±

    Yuan Shao frowned slightly, waved his hand gently, and a guard immediately stepped forward and took the unfortunate Liu Daniu down.

    Liu Daniu shouted that he was wronged and was so frightened that he peed his pants on the spot.  I heard a scream outside the tent, and it soon became quiet.

    Sun Jian said sternly: "Leader Yuan, I want to ask you, just because of a rumor, you sent people to surround my tribe; just because of such a villain, you turned against me ruthlessly! You do this  , isn¡¯t it too mean!¡±

    Yuan Shaolian felt ashamed. At this time, Feng Ji came in from outside the tent and said with a smile: "General Sun, calm down, the leader is also for the overall interests of the world! After all, the jade seal passed down to the country is an important weapon of the Han Dynasty and must not be spread outside! Who can  It¡¯s really hard to prevent this villain from taking the opportunity to drive a wedge between the alliance leader and General Sun! Well, on behalf of the alliance leader, I apologize to you and provide some food and supplies for Jiangdong¡¯s army to return to its homeland. What do you think?¡±

    Sun Jian pretended to be angry and said nothing, and the situation was a bit stalemate.

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "Uncle Sun, Uncle Yuan didn't mean to embarrass you. Who made Liu Daniu fall into the slander! As the leader of our alliance to challenge Dong, Uncle Yuan has more things to consider than us. He has to deal with Han  Shi Jiangshan is responsible! You see, Mr. Yuan Tu has also apologized to you on behalf of the alliance leader and also offered material compensation. This fully proves Uncle Yuan's sincerity. I think this matter can be forgotten! You can say that you are sick?  It¡¯s really not appropriate to get angry while you¡¯re here!¡±

    With Cao Ang's interruption and Feng Ji's kind words, Sun Jian got off the donkey, bowed to Yuan Shao and strode away.

    Seeing that there was no excitement to be seen, all the princes left soon after. When it was time to drink, when it was time to stroll, no one wanted to stay in this slightly dull hall.

    Cao Ang was about to leave. Yuan Shao quickly stopped him, looked at Cao Ang gratefully, and whispered: "Thanks to my nephew this time, otherwise, with Sun Jian's donkey temper, it would be difficult for me to step down! I almost lost it today."  Big face, thank you Zixiu!"

    Cao Ang smiled and said: "Uncle, you're welcome. As the leader of our alliance, your face is the face of all of us. As your junior and your subordinate, I should protect it!

    "Besides, Uncle Wentai did make a mistake this time. He forgot to report such an important emperor's seal. There was still some negligence in doing things!

    By the way, there is actually one thing that I have not told you. It is of great importance and my nephew would like to hear your opinion.  "

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, Yuan Shao felt very comfortable and quickly dismissed the guards, indicating to him that it was okay.

    Feng Ji also wanted to leave, but Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "My nephew is a little confused. At this time, I would like to ask Mr. Yuan Tu to help me think of an idea."

    Fengji immediately stopped and looked at Cao Ang curiously.

    Cao Ang told Yuan Shao that he had fought with Lu Bu a few days ago, and learned from his words that his father Cao Cao was probably not dead, but was tortured and imprisoned by Dong Zhuo.  After rushing into Luoyang, Cao Ang found the prison where Cao Cao had stayed. In the prison, he saw the message his father had hurriedly left for him on the wall.

    When Yuan Shao heard this, he was also a little surprised: "Mengde is still alive? This is really great news! It's a pity that we didn't wait to capture the important figures of the Xiliang army some time ago, otherwise we could have exchanged it with Dong Zhuo. Zixiu  Ah, you immediatelySend a secret envoy to Dong Zhuo to inquire about the conditions for Mengde's release, and ask for money and food. Your uncle will fully support you!  "

    "Thank you uncle for your kindness!" Cao Ang solemnly prostrated himself on the ground and saluted Yuan Shao.  Originally, Cao Ang planned to secretly exchange hostages with Dong Zhuo, trading Hu Zhen for Cao Cao, and then announce it to the world after the incident was completed.  However, Li Su felt that even if the exchange went smoothly, when Cao Cao returned hastily, it would be difficult for the Cao family and his son to explain to the world.  It would be better to let it slip to Yuan Shao first, so that it would be easier to explain later.

    Looking at Cao Ang leaving with a smile, Yuan Shao happily said to Feng Ji: "I thought I lost a good friend in the world, but I didn't expect that Meng De was lucky enough to be still alive. This is really great news! Otherwise, he will start drinking in the future.  Come on, we are really lonely!"

    Feng Ji also complimented a few words, and then whispered: "My lord, I feel that there are some loopholes in Sun Jian's words, so I can't believe them. Then since Liu Daniu reported that Sun Jian secretly hid the national jade seal, it must have been something Sun Jian said.  , otherwise how would the illiterate Liu Daniu know about the imperial seal? Wei Chen just ordered someone to kill a death row prisoner and quietly hid Liu Daniu."

    Yuan Shao nodded and said in a low voice: "What you did is very appropriate. Let's do this. I will write a letter to Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou and tell him about the national jade seal and let him fight with Sun Jian!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 126 Li Ru makes a plan

    Although Li Su's family members were all taken out by Cao Ang, he had been hanging around in the Liangzhou Army and Bingzhou Army for a long time, and his network of connections was still there.  At Cao Ang's suggestion, Li Su wrote a letter to Li Ru in his own hand and gave it to Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang handed the letter to Han Hao and told him alone: ??"Yuan Si, please go to Chang'an to deliver the letter this time. Among the generals, you are the only one who can do it alone, so I will leave this task to you. I don't think Dong Zhuo will do it."  There will definitely be some tricks involved in handing my father back so readily. You are here first to get in touch with Li Ru and the others, and secondly to inspect the topography along the way, especially the topography near Xingyang. If you want to rescue my father, you have to  It¡¯s definitely not possible to fight against Thief Dong.¡±

    Han Hao took the letter, put it in his arms, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, my lord! The general will do his best to discuss the details of the exchange of the old lord with Li Ru."

    So Han Hao took ten guards, mounted fast horses, and headed towards Chang'an.

    Tens of miles after leaving Luoyang City, Han Hao and others discovered countless corpses of common people in the ravines on both sides of the road!

    Dong Zhuo had previously ordered millions of people in Luoyang to be driven to Chang'an. Only about 200,000 people were lucky enough to be rescued by Sun Jian. The remaining people could only cry and howl under the power of the Xiliang army and were escorted to Chang'an by the Xiliang army.  And go.

    The Xiliang army was originally an army of tigers and wolves, but Dong Zhuo now did not impose any requirements on their military discipline, so it was not uncommon for the soldiers to rape their wives and daughters and steal their food.  The vast majority of the people had never been so far away, and they could not find their way home after traveling a hundred miles. They could only obey the orders and move to Chang'an step by step.

    Those who walked slowly were killed by the Xiliang army without saying a word; those who walked quickly were conscripted as masters by the Xiliang army, dragging the Xiliang army's food, grass and baggage and marching forward like living dead.  People kept falling on the roadside, dying!

    Han Hao wanted to help them collect the corpses, but the ravines on both sides of the road were almost filled with corpses, making it impossible to bury them.  He could only sigh a few times and continue on his way.

    Han Hao and the others all had war horses and were relatively fast. When they arrived near Xingyang, they finally caught up with Dong Zhuo's rearguard.

    Han Hao and the others revealed their identities, and soon Dong Zhuo, Li Ru and others received the report.

    Dong Zhuo smiled and said to Li Ru: "You've come just in time. Should we kill the sacrificial flag to boost morale?"

    Li Ru shook his head repeatedly: "Master Xiangguo, if the two armies are fighting, the envoy will not be killed, not to mention that Hu Zhen is still under Cao Ang's control. The humble minister has a plan, which can not only exchange for Hu Zhen, but also defeat Cao Ang's troops, and even  Annihilate them all on the banks of the Yellow River!"

    Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Where is the plan?"

    Li Ru said in a low voice: "The princes of Guandong only care about maintaining their own power and will never pursue the Prime Minister and compromise their own strength. In this way, we will only face Cao Ang's men.

    We can agree with Cao Ang to exchange Cao Cao and Hu Zhen in Xingyang, and let Xu Rong lead his army to ambush in the mountains outside Xingyang City to hide traces.  When Cao Ang's army arrives, we will replace Hu Zhen and then dispatch the whole army to attack Cao Ang's troops.  Cao Ang was alone and weak, and could only retreat in embarrassment. At this time, Xu Rong's troops suddenly came out and were able to annihilate Cao Ang's troops!  "

    Dong Zhuo clapped his hands in praise, and then said to Li Ru: "Wen You's plan is great. It happens that Lu Bu's troops are in the rear of our army. We can let them participate in this ambush in order to completely annihilate Cao Ang's troops!"

    Li Ru extended his thumb and praised in a lowered voice: "The Prime Minister's plan is so ingenious that we can't match it! Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army has suffered a defeat before. Let them participate in this must-win battle, which can restore their morale.  , it can also weaken their strength! After all, they are from Bingzhou and are not in our Liangzhou!"

    Dong Zhuo nodded lightly and said with a smile: "Wen You, go meet Cao Ang's envoy and have a good chat with him about the new things happening in Luoyang City. I will return to Chang'an first and wait for your good news.  .¡±

    Li Ru nodded repeatedly, and then went to the side room to invite Han Haojin to see him.

    Although Han Hao was young, he had a rift in his heart. Li Su discussed with him for more than an hour, but they got nothing except finalizing the exchange of hostages between the two armies in Xingyang five days later.

    Li Ru couldn't help but sigh and said in a deep voice: "Han Hao, although you are young, you are so calm. It is really rare! I heard that Wang Kuang appointed you as a county captain, and Cao Ang only gave you a captaincy.  title, as long as you join the Prime Minister¡¯s service, if nothing else, your position will be secure!¡±

    Han Hao bowed his hand to Li Ru: "Mr. Wen Yi, although my lord is young, he understands the word loyalty. Since I am loyal to him, how can I turn to someone else?!"

    Li Ru sighed and said: "It's a pity that you are a talented person. Only here in the Prime Minister's country can you get an exceptional promotion."??The princes of Guandong only know the family status of the nobles, how can you get the importance?  It¡¯s better to think about it more!  "

    Han Hao smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Wen first, let's talk about the future later. Let's complete this exchange first. Since our two armies have agreed to exchange outside Xingyang City, I think we must limit the number of people participating in the exchange, otherwise our army  If we advance into Xingyang, only to be attacked by your entire army, wouldn¡¯t we be throwing ourselves into a trap?¡±

    Li Ru said with a smile: "You should be careful. Let's do this. Each of the two armies will send a thousand men to complete the deal. What do you think?"

    Han Hao nodded: "Each of the two armies sent out a thousand infantry to trade ten miles outside the city. The defenders in Xingyang City must close the drawbridge, close the city gates, and are not allowed to leave the city without permission."

    Li Ru frowned slightly and said angrily: "Why do you have so many problems? Isn't it just to exchange a hostage? Why do you have so many things!"

    However, Han Hao still explained in a low voice: "Sir, our army has limited strength. If we don't add some fair terms, wouldn't we be asking for death? I hope you will agree!"

    Li Ru was so angry that he took pictures of several cases and said angrily: "If Hu Zhen were not in your hands, who would be willing to complete this deal with you?! Okay, it will be as you said, but after completing the deal, you must evacuate Luoyang immediately  , return home. This Luoyang City belongs to our Liangzhou Army!"

    Han Hao thought for a moment and then agreed.  Although Luoyang has not been burned down, most of the grain and grass supplies in it have been snatched away by the Liangzhou army. Not only can the more than 200,000 people not only be unable to provide logistical support to the army, but they also need military relief.  If they hold on in Luoyang, they will need to spend a lot of money and food. Even if their Cao family army is supported by Zhi County and Qiao County, they simply don't have the strength!

    The two discussed some more details, and then Han Hao stood up and left, leading the cavalry to Luoyang.

    Li Ru looked at his retreating figure and suddenly clapped his hands, and immediately an attendant came to listen to his order.

    Li Ru whispered: "I remember that when I was looking at the case file a few days ago, I seemed to have seen Han Hao's name. I vaguely remembered that he had an elder who was a county magistrate nearby. Go check it out for me and see who that person is.  His exact name, can you please invite him over as a 'guest'!"

    The attendant immediately agreed and immediately sent it to the resume database in the city to check.  After evacuating from Luoyang this time, Li Ru sorted out the relevant atlas information in the city and transported it to Chang'an.  There happened to be some Sili information here in Xingyang, which happened to come in handy this time.

    Soon, the attendants reported that Han Hao's uncle Du Yang had been taken to the capital after Hu Zhen's defeat last time, and was now being held in a secret prison not far from Xingyang.

    Li Ru was overjoyed and immediately ordered people to take Du Yang to Xingyang City for future use.

    Speaking of Han Hao, he had memorized the landforms along the way in his mind. When he returned to Luoyang Camp, he drew all the landforms along the way and gave them to Cao Ang for reference.

    Cao Ang summoned the generals and said to everyone: "If Dong Zhuo is willing to exchange prisoners with us, he only needs to send a small number of cavalry to send my father outside Luoyang City to complete the exchange with us. Now he wants us to go to Xingyang to complete the exchange.  , with ulterior motives, he is probably planning an ambush in an attempt to destroy our army! Yuan Si, please introduce the topography outside Xingyang City."

    Han Hao stepped forward, pointed at the newly drawn map, and spoke carefully.  Later, Li Su also came forward and introduced what he knew about the situation.

    Cao Ang pointed at the map and said in a deep voice: "The barren mountains outside Xingyang City are covered with wild grass. If we ambush an army here, it would be difficult for our army to detect it. When our army crossed the mountain pass and headed to the foot of Xingyang City, the ambush suddenly attacked.  It can cut off our army's retreat! In this way, our army will face a double attack from the enemy troops in Xingyang City and the bandits outside the city, which is very dangerous!"

    Historically, Cao Cao once led an army to pursue Dong Zhuo's army and was ambushed in the Xingyang area.  Although the current situation is different from the historical records, the general direction of development is still the same, so Cao Ang directly described the historical records as his own speculation.

    Cao Ang¡¯s words made the generals nod their heads frequently.  Li Su said in a deep voice: "My lord, Li Ru has always been cunning, and it is very likely that he set up an ambush as my lord expected. And have you noticed that although the Xiliang army was defeated in Chang'an, its basic military strength was not compromised?"  In addition to the local army that has recently defected to Dong Zhuo, the ones that have suffered losses recently are Lu Bu's Bingzhou miscellaneous army! When we march west to Xingyang, we are likely to face the main force of the Xiliang army, and we must be on guard! Can my lord please advise Yuan Shao?  Please ask the army to march westward together to provide support!"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, but sighed and said: "Nowadays, all the princes are just sitting high and drinking, holding hands and talking happily. Who is willing to compromise their own strength?! Forget it, I will try one or two to see if I can get some support.  .¡±So Cao Ang came to see all the princes and suggested that they pursue Dong Zhuo.  But everyone said that the soldiers were exhausted and unable to move forward.

    Cao Ang patiently advised: "The rebels attacked Dong Zhuo, gathered the army, and conquered Luoyang. Then we can annihilate Dong Zhuo and welcome back His Majesty. What else can we hesitate? Now Dong Zhuo is behaving badly, fleeing Luoyang, and committing suicide. This is exactly what happened."  God wants to destroy him! Uncles, as long as we send our troops to the west, we can conquer the world in one battle!"

    Everyone here is an old man, and no one will be moved by Cao Ang's words.  Only Zhang Miao was willing to send four thousand troops to obey Cao Ang's orders.  Seeing that things had come to this, Cao Ang could only sigh and leave the table.

 Volume 1 Chapter 127 Planning (Jia Geng¡¯s promise to the gods forever

    [Additional update dedicated to the new recipient of my "Light of the Great God", "The Eternity Promised by the Gods"!  This book "The Biography of Cao Ang of the Three Kingdoms" will be updated for every new recipient of my "Great God's Light"!  ¡¿

    After Cao Ang left the table, Feng Ji immediately caught up with him and whispered to him: "Zixiu, you must also understand the difficulty of the alliance leader. Now that all the princes are gathered here, it is impossible to be self-sufficient in food and grass supplies.  Provided by the leader.

    "And you also know that the leader of the alliance only has one Bohai County in his name. These grain and grass supplies were transferred from Jizhou and other places by begging grandpa and grandma.  However, Han Fu and others in Jizhou felt that the war was coming to an end and were reducing the amount of food and supplies shipped. Even if the alliance leader wanted to send troops to march westward, he really did not have the strength!

    However, just now, the leader of the alliance specifically asked me to immediately mobilize a thousand stones of food for you in preparation for your journey to the west.  Moreover, the alliance leader just told me that although he is unable to advance westward, he is willing to set up a camp thirty miles below Luoyang City to support your troops.  "

    When Cao Ang heard this, he felt happy and quickly expressed his gratitude to Feng Ji.

    Fengji is not very greedy for money, but he likes compliments from others.  After listening to Cao Ang's good words with a smile, I suddenly felt that Cao Ang was young and handsome, very pleasing to the eye, and left happily.

    Cao Ang returned to his tent, reported the situation to everyone, and then said to everyone: "With Yuan Shao's promise, there is no need to worry about the future. The next step is to confirm the dispatch of troops. This time we rush to Xingyang, and we need one person to stay in Luoyang.  Take care of the wounded soldiers and provide food and supplies. Who is willing to volunteer?"

    No one answered. Currently, there are eight generals in Cao Ang's camp, including Wei Zi, Li Su, Fang Yue, Liao Hua, Le Jin, Li Dian, Han Hao, and Shi Huan. They can participate in the pursuit of Dong Zhuo's troops and can contribute to the rescue of Dong Zhuo.  No one is willing to quit despite the old master's efforts.

    After a moment of silence, Li Su raised his hands and said, "My lord, generals, how about I keep this place? There are still more than a thousand seriously injured people in the camp, and a lot of food and supplies have been seized. We really need someone to take charge of the overall situation. Besides,  Well, after all, I once had a loving relationship with Lu Bu, Li Ru and the others, and they didn¡¯t do anything difficult for my family, so this time I can be considered as retreating and repaying this love."

    Cao Ang was overjoyed when Li Su took the initiative to volunteer, and said quickly: "Mr. Weigong, with you staying in Luoyang, I can rest assured about these seriously injured soldiers. Since you have joined the ranks of our Cao army, you are one of our own family members, those in the past."  Don't take it to heart. Has your sister-in-law written to you? Have you settled in?"

    (Note: For the time being, "Wei Gong" is designated as Li Su. I hope book friends can help find a more accurate answer. Thank you!)

    Speaking of Li Su's wife, Li Su said with a smile: "I have to thank my lord's mother (Ding) for preparing such a large yard and so much fertile land for my daughter-in-law! My daughter-in-law said a few days ago  I asked someone to send me a letter, telling me that I must do my best for the Lord and never let down the Lord¡¯s great kindness!¡±

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "It was all mother's idea. Since you are assisting me, I have to let you have no worries. Since Mr. Weigong took the initiative to ask Ying to stay, then I will leave you eight hundred soldiers.  All matters related to the barracks are up to you."

    "The last general who has received his orders will live up to his lord's trust!" Li Su solemnly saluted and took the tiger talisman used to mobilize troops from Cao Ang.

    The remaining generals Wei Zi, Fang Yue, Liao Hua, Le Jin, Li Dian, Han Hao, Shi Huan and others all stood up and waited for Cao Ang's order.

    Cao Ang said loudly: "Our army is expected to send 3,000 troops this time, plus 4,000 troops sent by Zhang Miao, for a total of 7,000 soldiers! Wei Zi listens to the order!"

    "The general is here!" Wei Zi half-knelt down and saluted. Although he had joined Cao Ang's command very early, due to his second-rate martial arts and resourcefulness, he had only been responsible for logistics and baggage work, and rarely went into battle to fight.  Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, Cao Ang thought of him first, which made Wei Zi very excited.

    I heard Cao Ang pull out a command arrow and said in a deep voice: "Although Zhang Miao is very enthusiastic, we have never fought with him and do not know the true combat power of his army. What's more, Zhang Miao only sent soldiers to participate in the battle this time.  We have not appointed generals, we need to reorganize them in order to increase our combat effectiveness! There are still five days before the agreed date, I will give you two days to reorganize the soldiers provided by Zhang Miao, are you confident?"

    "General, I will do my best to live up to my lord's trust!" Wei Zi said in a deep voice, taking the command arrow.  He understood the importance of this move. Zhang Miao had sent four thousand troops. If these soldiers could be successfully digested and absorbed, the strength of Cao's army would more than double!  As for the fight after the war, it's just a matter of arguing with Zhang Miao. Anyway, he probably doesn't care about these little soldiers.

    Cao Ang raised another command arrow and said loudly: "Le Jin listens to the command!"

    "The end is here!" Le Jin never expected that the second arrow would fall into his lap.Up!  After all, Liao Hua was the first general to follow Cao Ang and was extremely loyal to Cao Ang; while Fang Yue was a famous general in Hanoi, and even though he was defeated by Lu Bu last time, he was honored.

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "The Liangzhou Army and the Bingzhou Army are both good at horse fighting, but our army is mainly infantry. Once entangled by the enemy's cavalry, the soldiers will fall into panic and are more likely to lose confidence!

    Some time ago, we got a lot of horses from Zhi County, and recently we captured a lot of war horses from Lu Bu. Now we have more than 600 horses in the army!  To be honest, we can't afford to raise so many war horses. We must make full use of them before they lose weight!

    Le Jin, I appoint you as the first commander of the cavalry music of our Cao family army, with 500 people under your command!  I will give you one day to select your men, two days to intensify training, and three days later, you will be ready to rush to the battlefield.  Even if the soldiers are tied to their horses, they still have to form combat effectiveness for me, do you hear me?  "

    "Don't worry, my lord!" Le Jin said in a deep voice: "In three days, I will definitely bring out a cavalry for my lord that cannot be defeated!"

    "I'm looking forward to this!" Cao Ang said loudly, handed the command arrow in his hand to Le Jin, and raised another command arrow.

    Fang Yue, Liao Hua, Li Dian, Han Hao, and Shi Huan all looked at Cao Ang eagerly, but Cao Ang smiled slightly, took back the command arrow, and said in a deep voice: "As for the five of you, I haven't decided who will be the vanguard.  Think clearly, there is still time anyway, so let¡¯s take a look at the topographic map of Xingyang carefully, the five of you, think over the possible countermeasures for me, and make a plan. Report to me in two days. I will make a plan according to your  In response, select the vanguard candidate!"

    When Cao Ang said this, Fang Yue and the other five people were immediately filled with fighting spirit and said loudly: "This pioneer officer must be mine!"

    ¡­¡­

    Two days later, Wei Zi successfully reorganized the 4,000 people supported by Zhang Miao. It should be said that Zhang Miao was quite sincere. 3,000 of them were young and strong men, and only less than 1,000 were old and weak.

    Under Cao Ang's instructions, Wei Zi and others mixed these 3,000 troops with the 2,500 soldiers of Cao's army (another 500 were selected as cavalry), disrupted the original organization, formed a new fighting group, and then launched  received rigorous military training.

    Most of these soldiers have experienced battles, and what they lack is just a break-in.  However, I believe that after a few days of rigorous training and another battle, they will become a combative and more cohesive group!

    As for the thousand old and weak men, Cao Ang did not waste them. He organized them into a baggage force and entrusted them to Wei Zi.

    In this expedition, Cao Jun dispatched 7,000 people. Based on the fact that each person was supplied with two kilograms of grain a day during the war, 7,000 men would consume 14,000 kilograms of grain a day, which is about 120 shi of grain.  This attack will take at most four days. Calculated over five days, a total of 600 shi of food will be consumed. This food will require at least 200 rickshaws to transport it.  Therefore, assuming that five people are responsible for one vehicle, a baggage force of a thousand people can meet the needs of the army.

    During these two days, Fang Yue, Liao Hua, Li Dian, Han Hao and Shi Huan often held discussions and sand table deductions under the organization of Cao Ang.

    In order to further understand the situation, Le Jin also sent dozens of scouts to help everyone detect the topography and landforms near Xingyang, and made the greatest attempt without alerting the Xiliang army!

    The terrain of Xingyang is high in the west and low in the east, gradually sloping from west to east, shaped like a dustpan, and is a semi-plain and semi-hilly terrain.  There are rivers such as Si River, Dry River and Suo River nearby, which merge into the Yellow River.

    Based on the cavalry's reconnaissance, Fang Yue and Liao Hua concluded four places where it is easy to hide ambushes, namely the barren hills to the north of the official road twelve miles outside Xingyang, the woods to the south of the official road ten miles outside Xingyang City, and the hills beside the Sishui River.  The woods, and the wild grass about five miles outside Xingyang after crossing the Si River.

    According to the predictions of the five of them, ambushes may be deployed in these four places, but the scouts were afraid of alarming the Xiliang army and did not dare to check carefully, otherwise they might be able to get further information.

    Cao Ang was very happy after hearing their report, which showed that everyone had used their brains and effort.  Cao Ang considers himself not a great general. He only hopes to find better solutions through brainstorming and make up for the loopholes in his plan.

    At this time, Li Dian pointed to a mountain pass and said: "My lord, although this place seems unremarkable, it is very important. The general suggested setting up a camp here. It can not only defend and contain the ambush soldiers coming out of the barren mountains in the north, but also  Blocking and suppressing the ambush that rushes out of the woods south of the official road can also effectively protect our army's logistics and supplies troops, and can also be used as a support point for the Xingyang battle to fight against Dong Zhuo's army!"

    When Li Dian said this, everyone¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up, yes, why didn¡¯t I think of that?

    Cao Ang was also very happy. Two days ago, no one could find the answer to this battle.Support him, including Cao Ang!  But after two days of discussion and deduction, everyone has improved. This is progress!

    So Cao Ang decided to appoint Li Dian as the infantry commander of this camp. After the army arrives there, Li Dian will command two thousand people to stay there, and together with more than a thousand soldiers from the transport camp, they will cut down trees and build walls to build this battle.  The most important support base!  As for the remaining generals, they will march to Xingyang with Cao Ang!

 Volume 1 Chapter 128 Set up camp in front of the enemy

    Xu Rong sat in a grove on a barren mountain, picked up a dead branch, and concentrated on teasing the ants under his feet.  At this moment, the scout cat hurriedly ran over: "General Qi, Cao Ang's army is coming from five miles away, and it is quite powerful."

    Xu Rong didn¡¯t even raise his head, but said in a deep voice: ¡°Give me the order, everyone must be well hidden and must not be exposed! Anyone who misses something important will be the enemy of our 5,000-strong army. I will skin him alive!¡±

    "Understood!" The messenger next to him hurriedly conveyed Xu Rong's order, and the scout also hurriedly went to reconnoiter the situation.

    Less than a quarter of an hour later, the scout ran back and whispered: "General Qi, the enemy headquarters is still three miles away from our side."

    Xu Rong then dropped the branch, stood up, and whispered: "Let's go, take me to have a look."

    The barren mountain where Xu Rong's troops lurk is about two miles away from the main road. This is also the place Xu Rong specially selected.  If it is close to the road, it will be easily detected by Cao Ang's scouts; if it is far away, it will be difficult for the troops to quickly occupy the road and cut off the retreat route of Cao Ang's troops.

    Under the guidance of the scout, Xu Rong quickly came to the grass near the roadside, built a pergola and looked not far away.

    I saw a large army marching on the official road. At the head were more than a hundred rangers, guarding the surroundings. If there was any sign of trouble, they would immediately go to reconnoiter. They were very alert.

    Behind the rangers was a square formation of five hundred sword and shield bearers. These sword and shield bearers held leather wooden shields in their left hands and rested their right hands on the handles of their swords at their waists. They walked over neatly to the sound of the command and  You can tell by looking at them that they are elites who have experienced battles on the battlefield.  Moreover, almost every one of these five hundred people is wearing a layer of leather armor. These must be Cao Ang's elite!

    And in the middle of these sword and shield bearers, there was a general holding a spear and sitting on a tall horse.  There were about forty or fifty people beside this general, all wearing black armor!

    Seeing this, the generals around Xu Rong couldn't help but sigh in admiration, feeling very envious.

    Xu Rong laughed and cursed in a low voice: "You guys are so worthless that you actually envy that fool! They are wearing armor and look majestic, but now we are still twelve miles away from Xingyang City. When we wait  When they reached the foot of Xingyang City, they had no strength to fight, they were already exhausted! It seems that this Cao Ang is just a wasted reputation! Originally I thought Cao Ang was a powerful enemy, but now it seems that it is just average. I don¡¯t know  What happened to Lu Bu? He actually lost to this kind of people, he is really worthless!"

    When Xu Rong said this, everyone burst out laughing, but they were afraid of being discovered by Cao Jun, so they tried their best to lower their voices.

    As Xu Rong spoke, he looked at Cao Jun coming towards him, and whispered to everyone: "I think Cao Jun has seven or eight thousand men, so it shouldn't be underestimated. Even seven or eight thousand sheep can't be captured."  It¡¯s a lot of work! Let¡¯s all make arrangements. We can¡¯t go out until Xingyang takes action. Don¡¯t let it be exposed in advance.¡±

    The generals nodded in agreement, and soon surrounded Xu Rong and left quietly.

    At this time, Cao Jun's troops had already crossed the mountain pass and were about to resist the scheduled camping site.  Soon the good news came from the scouts. A mountain spring was found nearby, which was enough for the army.

    Cao Ang was overjoyed and said to the generals around him: "God is really helping me. I sent an order to set up a camp on a favorable terrain near the mountain spring, cut down trees, and build a wall. At the same time, he ordered the entire army to stay on alert and be prepared to be attacked by the enemy.  Be prepared to deal with it!¡±

    After hearing Cao Ang¡¯s order, soldiers from all departments took action, especially Fang Yue¡¯s department, who marched tens of feet forward to form a formation to fight.

    As soon as Xu Rong returned to the hiding place of the large group of troops, the general of the scout camp came to report in a hurry: "General Qi, Cao Ang's troops did not continue to advance. Instead, they set up camp not far from the mountain pass. They will also  The mountain spring water was included in the camp!"

    Xu Rong was shocked when he heard this and asked angrily: "How is it possible? Is there someone who didn't disguise himself and was discovered by them?"

    The general shook his head repeatedly, "General, everyone is well hidden. Even those of us who predict the lurking place can't see the clues from a distance. They must be tired from walking and want to rest here for a while.  . I can¡¯t tell, but Cao Ang is quite cautious.¡±

    Xu Rong frowned and said, "I hope so. Let's do this. You choose ten people to accompany you, and we will go and do a closer reconnaissance together."

    The general agreed quickly, selected ten clever scouts, and escorted Xu Rong to quietly conduct reconnaissance near the mountain pass.

    Soon, everyone arrived at the mountain pass and saw that Cao Jun's soldiers were nervously building a camp, and several neat formations of soldiers were also facing the direction where the enemy might appear, on alert.

    Xu Rong couldn't help but sigh: "I just said?I laughed at them, but I didn't expect it to end up making my own mistake.  No wonder they put on their battle armor so early, it turned out to be preparations for setting up camp at this time!  "

    The general suggested in a low voice: "General, how about we try to beat them?"

    Xu Rong sighed and shook his head: "They have already put on their battle armor and are waiting for work. If we are to go out, we must first gather from various hiding places, then put on our battle armor, and then go down the mountain to challenge. With this skill, they have already repaired  We only have 5,000 people to break through the stronghold wall, and we have to break our heads and bleed! I didn¡¯t expect that this Cao Ang is really capable, I underestimated him!"

    Xu Rong frowned and said in a low voice: "When you go back later, you go and pass on my order to let everyone stay in the mountains with peace of mind. Don't alert the enemy, lest the other party leaves a large group of troops here. It seems that there are also some in Cao Ang's army.  Master, we can choose this choke point to set up a camp. If the opponent has a large number of people left behind, we will not be able to break through the opposite defense line! Alas, I only hope that Li Ru can wipe out Cao Ang's troops under Xingyang City in one fell swoop.  Bar!"

    The commander listened to Xu Rong's instructions, nodded repeatedly, and couldn't help but whisper: "General, that mountain spring is the largest spring nearby. We only have a few small puddles in the mountain. If it goes on for a long time, the soldiers will be thirsty.  no!"

    Xu Rong smiled and shook his head, "You have learned to think about things, not bad! But didn't I tell you this morning that everyone should fill up their water hyacinths, as long as they save a little, it doesn't matter for two or three days. Anyway,  This battle will only last two or three days, we have enough water!"

    The general nodded repeatedly, but couldn't help but sigh to himself: If I had known better, I would have obeyed the order and filled up the water hyacinth. I wanted to take it easy, but I didn't expect it to be self-defeating, alas!

    At this time, Cao Jun¡¯s camp had begun to take shape.  Cao Ang was not in a hurry to leave. Anyway, he had agreed with Li Ru to exchange hostages in five days, and it was only the fourth day now.  Taking advantage of the large army here and abundant manpower, Cao Ang ordered the erection of two stronghold walls, dug trenches in front of the stronghold walls, and filled the excavated soil between the two stronghold walls.

    After two hours of hard work, the defense system of the entire camp was initially completed, and Cao Ying had cut the official road into two ends.  There is a camp gate at each intersection at both ends. The front of the camp gate is covered with antlers to resist horses. Several arrow towers are built near the camp gate, which is extremely armed.  Compared with the last time he faced Lu Bu, his defense level had more than doubled!

    At this time, the several infantry phalanxes responsible for security outside the village wall gradually withdrew to the camp. After arranging the troops on duty, the soldiers took off their armor, took a good rest, and prepared for tomorrow's battle.

    The scouts have quietly spread out, and according to their reconnaissance, there are Xiliang Army soldiers hidden in the barren mountains in the northeast.  However, the other party is hiding more cleverly, and the size of the other party cannot be detected yet.

    In front of the camp, in the woods south of the official road, an ambush of the Xiliang Army was also discovered.  The lurking level of these Xiliang troops was not as high as that of the people in the barren mountains. The scouts had already discovered the campsite deep in the woods, and initially judged that there were three thousand infantry hidden there. The flags showed that they belonged to Guo Bang.

    Cao Ang summoned the generals, ordered the scouts to explain the situation, and said to everyone with a smile: "It seems that our pre-war speculation has basically come true. In these two places alone, the Xiliang army has ambushed a lot of people. I believe that when we march there tomorrow  Near Xingyang, the opponent must also be hiding a large army of soldiers and horses. It is also good for us to camp here in advance. The ambushes in these two places do not dare to expose themselves. They will definitely have to hide in the grass and be bitten by mosquitoes, and dare not light a fire to cook. Wait until tomorrow for the battle.  , our soldiers who stay here are waiting for work, and we will definitely take advantage."

    The generals laughed loudly, and Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "I order Li Dian and Wei Zi to lead 2,000 infantrymen and 1,000 people from the transport camp to stay here to guard this important transportation road!"

    Li Dian and Wei Zi quickly stepped forward to obey the order and took the order arrow handed over by Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Shi Huan, all of your troops are light infantry, so they can move more easily. At nightfall, you sneak out of the camp quietly and sneak into two ambush areas to see if you can pollute the other party's water source. Now.  There should be a lot of dead branches and leaves in the forest, go and see if you can secretly set fire! Anyway, we haven't arrived in Xingyang yet, and even if we do something excessive, the other party probably won't retaliate heavily, so as not to expose their intentions!"

    Shi Huan immediately stepped forward to accept the order and quickly led his troops out of the camp quietly.

    Cao Ang said to Le Jin again: "The cavalry did a good job in reconnaissance and expulsion today. You have made a small contribution by preventing the enemy scouts from approaching for reconnaissance. Have a good rest tonight and be prepared for tomorrow's battle.  . In addition, quietly set up cloth pedals under the saddle to prepare for tomorrow's battle!"

    Le Jin agreed immediately.  War horses have three treasures: horseshoes, high bridge saddle and double stirrups.  Cao Ang has never dared to equip these on a large scale to avoid being stolen by the Xiliang Army and Bingzhou Army. After all, his army has a large number of cavalry. Once equipped with this horse,With the three treasures, the combat effectiveness will increase significantly, and Cao Ang simply does not dare to take this risk.

    However, there will be a battle tomorrow. Now equipped with double stirrups, the combat effectiveness can be effectively improved, and the cloth is also relatively concealed. Even if the body of the war horse falls into the hands of the enemy, it is very likely to get through.  After all, the Xiliang Army has never paid attention to the cavalry in the Central Plains. After the war, they usually only care about the money on the corpses and will not observe anything else!

    Cao Ang said to the generals: "Everyone performed well today. The official battle will begin tomorrow. Let's have a good rest tonight. Especially Fang Yue, your troops will continue to be the vanguard of the army tomorrow. Have a good rest tonight! Tomorrow  , we will ride on Xingyang and shock Xiliang!"

 Volume 1 Chapter 129 The picture shows the dagger

    That night, the emergency messenger sent by Xu Rong traveled across the mountains and ridges, and finally arrived in Xingyang before dawn and told Li Ru the news that Cao Ang had set up camp at the mountain pass.

    Li Ru smiled slightly and said to the generals: "I didn't expect that Cao Ang has some wit, but this is just a little cleverness and cannot be of great use!"

    The generals praised one after another, and Li Ru smiled and said to Du Yang: "Mr. Du, your nephew Han Hao is also in Cao Ang's army. It will be very lively when your relatives meet tomorrow!"

    Du Yang said angrily: "As a county magistrate appointed by the imperial court, what crimes has Du committed? Why do you put me in jail?! I want to complain to the imperial court against you!"

    Li Ru smiled slightly: "Welcome, welcome. I, Li Ru, am not talented, and now I specialize in writing matters for the Prime Minister. Have you written the memorial of Magistrate Du? If it is, show it to me. As for your sins  , who let your nephew fall into the hands of the traitors in Guandong?!"

    Du Yang roared angrily: "You are the traitors to my great Han! The Kwantung Allied Forces are attacking the Dong traitors and obeying God's willah!"

    Before Du Yang could finish his words, he was pushed to the ground by Li Ru's guards and kicked several times!

    Li Ru looked at Du Yang with a smile until he shut his mouth obediently.  Li Ru then smiled and said: "Those who know the current affairs are heroes. Magistrate Du, there are still many vacancies in the prefectures and counties. I hope you will recognize the situation and stop resisting. Come on, give it to Du County."  I ordered him to change to a better room tonight and help him freshen up. Otherwise, when he meets his nephew tomorrow, he will be disheveled and think he has been mistreated in our place! What? Magistrate Du, you still want to live in that cold and damp place today?  In the prison?"

    Hearing what Li Ru said, Du Yang shuddered and finally lowered his head.

    Li Ru laughed and ordered people to take Du Yang down.

    At this time, a general asked in a low voice: "General, that little thief Cao Ang has set up camp in advance. It seems that he is well prepared. Should we modify our action plan for tomorrow?"

    Li Ru smiled, shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Even if Cao Ang has all kinds of tricks, his strength is limited after all! According to Xu Rong's announcement, Cao Ang's entire army only has seven or eight thousand men, and this time we have a full  Thirty thousand troops have been mobilized! If you hit an egg against a stone, Cao Ang will be defeated!"

    Early the next morning, Cao Ang camped.  It was already the first moment, and the soldiers got up from their beds, ate breakfast in a hurry, and began to put on their armor and prepare for battle.

    In the early hours of this morning, when everyone was sleeping most comfortably, the forest outside the camp suddenly caught fire. There happened to be a small breeze, and the fire spread quickly.  The soldiers only heard a series of screams faintly coming from the wind, and there was also the smell of barbecue.  I don¡¯t know who is so greedy and wants to eat extra food in the early hours of the morning!

    After everyone had washed up and had breakfast, Le Jin led 500 cavalry out of the camp, formed a slightly loose formation, and marched towards Xingyang.

    Fang Yue led five hundred sword and shield men out of the camp immediately. Everyone had put on full armor and lined up in a neat queue to follow slowly.

    Behind them were a thousand spearmen led by Liao Hua. They all walked out of the camp with their polished spears shining coldly.  Because the enemy situation has not been discovered yet, the soldiers in the queue were talking in low voices:

    "I heard that Shi Huan led his army into the forest last night and set a big fire while the bandits were awake!"

    "I've heard it a long time ago. The Xiliang army was burned so badly in the mountains and forests, they were crying like wolves and ghosts. It disrupted my sweet dream. I just had a good night's sleep this morning."

    "Hey, I heard that Shi Huan and 500 people set off this morning to go to the mountains and forests to catch up. Have you seen their team? It's so leisurely to achieve military success easily!"

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    Liao Hua let them talk in a low voice. Anyway, everyone was a little nervous before the war. Talking about this topic appropriately can relieve the tense atmosphere.  Liao Hua looked at the mountains and forests, but he was not too envious of Shi Huan and the others.  Fighting achievements are only satisfying when they are fought with swords and spears. Moreover, when Shi Huan and the others came back, Liao Hua also ran over to watch the excitement. His hair and eyebrows were all burned by the fire, and he looked extremely miserable.

    Behind Liao Hua's troops were five hundred elite soldiers led by Cao Ang himself.  These soldiers did not have unified weapons. They had a variety of weapons in their hands, including some with ring-shaped knives, some with red tassel spears, some with meteor hammers, and some with maces. They looked very messy.  However, don't underestimate the combat effectiveness of these soldiers. They are all veterans who have recovered from injuries. Their rich battlefield experience has given them the capital to stand out from the crowd.

    Walking at the end of the team were 1,500 soldiers led by Han Hao. The soldiers did not wear armor, but piled their armor and equipment onto the cart.  About a thousand of them are archers, carrying more than 20,000 feather arrows!  Therefore, even though they only have 1,500 people, they have pushed a total of 200 people.??Cart.

    Soon, the team marched to the edge of Si River.  Although it was early spring, there was not much water in the river, and it could only barely cover the soldiers' calves.  The soldiers rolled up their trousers casually, hung their straw sandals around their necks, and crossed the river easily with their weapons raised.  Even Han Hao's heavy baggage vehicle was pushed and pulled across the river with ease.

    At this time, everyone could vaguely see the Xiliang Army's scouts, and Le Jin's cavalry immediately went up to meet them.  The hostages were about to be exchanged. Everyone seemed to be relatively restrained and did not fight each other. They just shot a few arrows from a distance to drive each other away.

    Seeing that Cao Jun was on high alert, the Xiliang Army's scouts gradually retreated to make way for Xingyang.  But Cao Jun did not continue to move forward. Instead, he stopped by the river and searched several small woods along the Sishui River.

    During this period, Han Hao's troops also began to take off the armor from the vehicle, put on armor and prepare for battle, and surrounded the empty vehicle after removing the armor into a semicircle, forming a defensive formation relying on the river water.  However, the water in the river was a little too low and could not achieve the expected effect. Han Hao could only mobilize some large vehicles from the front and stand behind him.

    About a quarter of an hour later, the scout reported that no enemy troops were found in the surrounding area, and the generals couldn't help but be a little surprised.  In everyone's pre-deduction, the woods on the river bank were the focus of the enemy's ambush, but why is it so empty now?  !

    Everyone gathered to discuss the matter, and Han Hao whispered: "In my opinion, the enemy may think that the target here is too obvious, and they are afraid that our army will notice it. Moreover, the enemy has already set up two ambushes in the barren mountains and jungles.  There is little point in setting up defenses here again.¡±

    Everyone thought it made sense and nodded.  Le Jin said carelessly: "In my opinion, we don't need to think too much and just rush to Xingyang. Maybe the other party thinks that there are many soldiers in Xiliang and they are lining up there waiting for us!"

    What Le Jin said makes sense. Although the strategy is clever, if both sides are resourceful, the outcome of the battle will still be determined by the strength of both sides.

    Cao Ang frowned and said in a deep voice: "Le Jin is right. When the soldiers come, they will cover up the water and the earth. It's not good to think too much! Let's do this. Han Hao will stay with 500 infantry and 500 archers.  Here, I led Yue Jin's 500 cavalry, Fang Yue's 500 sword and shield bearers, Liao Hua's 1,000 spearmen, 500 sharp men directly under me, plus 500 archers to rush to Xingyang. What do you think?  "

    No one raised any objection, so Cao Ang ordered the entire army to go to Xingyang.  Soon, Cao Jun arrived at the exchange place agreed in advance, and saw that the Xiliang Army had also set up a huge formation. Looking at the flags, there were more than 15,000 people!

    Cao Ang frowned and immediately ordered the formation, with Fang Yue's 500 swordsmen and shieldmen in front, Liao Hua's thousand spearmen in the back, 500 archers in the middle, Cao Ang's 500 warriors on the left, and Cao Ang's 500 warriors on the right.  Le Jin's five hundred cavalry formed a defensive formation.

    Seeing that the army formation on the opposite side was divided into two parts, Li Ru and more than ten people rushed out on horseback and asked loudly: "Cao Ang, why don't you keep your word?"

    Cao Ang also led more than ten guards out of the crowd, came to Li Ru, and said in a deep voice: "General Li Ru, to show my sincerity, I left all the troops at the mountain pass more than ten miles away, and only took three thousand people with me.  The troops are here! But General Li Ru is a bit unkind, why did he bring so many troops?!"

    Li Ru laughed: "In today's world, the weak eat the strong! Our Xiliang army has strong soldiers and horses, so naturally we have to show it to you, lest you go too smoothly during this period and forget how many bowls of dry rice you can eat!"

    Cao Ang frowned slightly, and Li Ru asked loudly: "Where is our army Hu Zhen?"

    Cao Ang raised his right hand, and Liao Hua ordered his men to take Hu Zhen out of the formation. After letting Li Ru see clearly, he took him back to the formation and pushed him to the ground.

    Cao Ang asked in a deep voice: "Where is my father, Cao Mengde?"

    Li Ru laughed: "He is in Chang'an!"

    Cao Ang frowned and shouted angrily: "Li Ru, are you deliberately entertaining me? What did you say five days ago, and what do you do now?"

    Li Ru sneered: "Your Majesty invites you to come to Beijing for an audience!"

    Cao Ang snorted coldly, "Don't use your majesty as a cover. Now everyone in the world knows that Dong Zhuo controls your majesty and frequently issues edicts. This is just Dong Zhuo's chaos! Li Ru, stop talking nonsense, or give my father back to me."  , otherwise, let¡¯s get up to speed and fight to the death, so that the heroes of Guandong can watch!¡±

    Li Ru chuckled lightly, "Cao Zixiu, don't waste your efforts. We put on this posture today, do you think you can still get away? Come with me to the capital, the Prime Minister will still reward you Cao and his son! Huangfusong, come to the capital, now is not the case  He has been promoted to the position of Censor Zhongcheng!"

    Cao Ang laughed: "Li Ru, don't lie to me here! I heard that Huangfu Song came to Beijing.?, he was sent to prison.  His son Huangfu Jianshou kowtowed in tears and begged, and then Dong Zhuo released him and appointed him to the idle post of Yilang.  Later, seeing everyone talking about it, he was appointed as Yushi Zhongcheng!  "

    Li Ru sneered and said: "You know it all. Now I have fifteen thousand troops here, and there are more than ten thousand elites in the city. As you expected, I have tens of thousands of troops hidden in the barren mountains, and there are tens of thousands of troops hidden in the dense forests.  Thousands of powerful soldiers are enough to cut off your retreat! Cao Ang, if you surrender, you will live, but if you resist, you will die!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 130 Return of Carriage

    Facing Li Ru's ultimatum, Cao Ang smiled slightly, lowered his voice and asked Le Jin, who accompanied him out of the battle: "Wen Qian, if we suddenly attack, can we capture this Li Ru?"

    Le Jin frowned and said: "This is really not what a gentleman does! And from what I can see, the guards around Li Ru are all Qiang and Hu people, with strong equestrian skills, and the horse under Li Ru's lap is also a famous horse. Let's  It¡¯s very difficult to succeed!¡­How about I finally give it a try?¡±

    Cao Ang shook his head and said loudly to Li Ru: "Li Ru, I treat you sincerely and specially escorted Hu Zhen here. I didn't expect you to tease me like this! Even if I, Cao Ang, die in battle today, I will never bend the knee."  It¡¯s your business! Wen Qian, let¡¯s go!¡±

    Li Ru felt a little ashamed when Cao Ang said this. Looking at Cao Ang's retreating figure, Li Ru excused himself in a low voice: "When the two armies are fighting, they will naturally use all possible means. Cao Ang, I hope you can survive.  "

    But then he woke up, patted his cheek gently, and shouted loudly: "Send the order, the whole army attacks!"

    Hearing his order, the Qiang and Hu guards around him immediately blew the attack horn, and the soldiers arrayed at the rear began to move forward slowly.  After hearing the horn horn, the defenders in Xingyang City also opened the city gate and went out to fight.

    Looking at the 15,000 enemy troops slowly approaching in front of him, and at the thousands of soldiers rushing towards the battlefield in the distance, Cao Ang frowned and shouted loudly: "The whole army forms a circular defensive formation, march slowly  Move closer to Han Hao!"

    Upon hearing his order, the soldiers immediately became active, with sword and shield men outside, spearmen inside, and archers inside, forming a circular defensive formation, with Fang Yue as the shoulder, forming an oval shape, rolling towards Han Hao.  Rush away.

    Cao Ang did not dare to order everyone to retreat in large strides because he discovered thousands of Qiang and Hu cavalry not far away.  If the troops retreat in large strides and are attacked by the Qiang and Hu cavalry, they will be doomed if their organization is disrupted!

    Looking at Cao Ang's troops who were moving in an orderly manner, Li Ru nodded approvingly and said to Li Jue who was standing by: "Zhiran, it's up to you! It's best to capture Cao Ang alive, or to offer prisoners to the Prime Minister!"

    Li Jue responded with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Wen You, I will lead the charge into the battle right now, and Cao Ang will never be able to escape! By the way, Li Shi, Li Ying, you two guys are here chatting with Mr. Wen You, what's the point?"  Learn something from others! Follow me for the rest!"

    Li Jue bowed to Li Ru, then rode away with his generals.  Seeing that the retreat of Cao Ang's troops was very organized, Li Jue also nodded secretly, and then loudly ordered: "Li Li, Li Xian, and Li Heng, each of you will lead two thousand troops to pursue Cao Ang's troops from three directions: left, center, and right.  Ministry; Li Wei, you lead three thousand men and horses quickly eastward to cut off Cao Ang's retreat.

    Li Jin, you lead two thousand archers to approach and fire arrows!  Hu Feng, you bring two thousand Qiang and Hu soldiers forward, charge Cao Ang's circular formation for me, and test his background!

    I have brought two thousand troops to support you. Zhang Ji from Xingyang has also begun to send troops. I will block them for you and cheer you on!

    Mr. Li Ru has laid several ambushes, and he really values ??Cao Ang too much. If any of you can capture Cao Ang alive, I will personally write to the Prime Minister to plead for your merit, and let you go back to Chang'an and live happily!  "

    Hearing Li Jue's order, his cousins, nephews, and nephews all loudly accepted the order, and immediately led their troops to press against Cao Ang.

    Li Jue also deliberately lagged behind with two thousand men and horses, forming a sparse formation to block the entire march, lest an outsider like Zhang Ji take away the credit of the Li family.

    Li Jin, who is responsible for commanding the archers, is the son of brother Li Jue, but he is not as valued by Li Jue as his younger brother Li Xian. Now, for the first time, he has an opportunity to take charge of his own affairs, and he is very excited.

    While urging the archers to move forward quickly, he encouraged loudly: "Brothers, the general has just awarded a reward. Anyone who captures Cao Ang alive will be rewarded! We have fifteen thousand men here, and the opponent only has three thousand soldiers. Victory  There is no doubt about it!

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????And and I did is find a light job for you little bastards is to hide behind people and shoot arrows. It¡¯s safe and relaxing. This is a good job that you can¡¯t find with a lantern!  You all work hard for me, I can't treat you badly!  "

    The archers agreed loudly, trotting after Cao Ang's troops, and soon ran behind Li Xian's troops, relying on them to launch an attack on Cao Ang's troops.

    Cao Ang was commanding his troops to speed up their evacuation when he was suddenly attacked by enemy bows and arrows, and dozens of soldiers fell immediately.  Cao Ang shouted loudly: "Raise your shield and shake your gun!"

    After hearing his order, the swordsmen and shieldmen immediately placed their long shields upwards, and the pikemen behind them also swung their spears back and forth to block the arrows.

    Just listening to the rain of arrows fired from the opposite side, they kept nailing the shield of the swordsman.He kept hitting the pikemen's gun barrels, and arrows kept leaking out of the gaps, and they rushed towards the soldiers!

    Without waiting for Cao Ang¡¯s order, the archers spontaneously fought back.  It's just that their number is limited, so it's difficult to suppress Li Jin's troops. However, they suppressed Li Xian's troops in front of Li Jin until they couldn't even lift their heads!

    Li Xian was furious and shouted: "Li Jin, cover me!"

    Li Jin secretly laughed in his heart, but shouted loudly: "Don't worry, brother, it's up to me!"

    He shouted loudly, shouted loudly, but did not take any actual action.

    Seeing his soldiers being shot down one by one, Li Xian felt extremely distressed.  He can be valued by Li Jue mainly because his troops are more effective in combat. If most of them are lost here, he will have no say in the future.

    Li Xian ordered in a low voice: "Send the order, slowly slow down the pace, and keep a distance from Cao Ang's troops."

    After hearing his order, several music leaders immediately understood it and whispered the order to their subordinates.  Soon, the speed of Li Xian's troops slowed down, and the distance from Cao Ang's troops also began to become farther.

    Upon seeing this, Cao Ang immediately ordered the archers to change the target and concentrate on shooting the two men of Li Li and Li Heng who were outflanking from the left and right.

    Seeing that Cao Jun's archers changed the direction of their attack, Li Xian couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He turned to look at Li Jue's side, and saw that the other party didn't care about his side at all, but was entangled with Zhang Ji's troops. He felt relieved.  Take a breath.

    Li Xian quickly ordered his soldiers to rescue the wounded, maintain formation, approach slowly, and not to advance rashly.

    As soon as Li Xian's attack slowed down, Li Jin's archers were blocked in the rear, and their bows and arrows could not reach Cao's army at all.

    Li Jin, who was eager to achieve success, was very anxious. He immediately rode his horse to Li Xian's army and asked loudly: "Li Xian, what's the matter with you? How can you deliberately slow down the speed of the invasion? You are collaborating with the enemy and treason!"

    When Li Xian looked at Li Jin, he became angry and asked loudly: "Stop grabbing the shit basin here. I want to ask you, why do you still suppress the two thousand archers in your hands?"  Without Cao Ang's hundreds of archers, he clearly wants to leave some room for us to meet in the future! After the war, I will definitely go to my uncle to impeach you!"

    After Li Xian said this, Li Jin's attitude softened a bit. Who made him unwilling to pay casualties and huddled behind Li Xian!  If he really comes in front of Li Jue, he will not get any good results if he uses Li Siam as a shield!

    So Li Jin muttered a few words and left in embarrassment.  Li Xian looked at his back and spat hard on the ground.

    At this moment, Hu Feng rushed over on horseback and raised his hand to Li Jin. His words were more polite than ever before: "Brother, I am about to launch an attack. I hope you will command the troops to shoot with all their strength."  , open an opening for me! If our army can successfully break into Cao's camp, I am willing to share the credit after the war with you!"

    Hearing what Hu Feng said, Li Jin was immediately moved. He asked anxiously: "Is this true?"

    Hu Feng secretly sneered in his heart, but with a sincere smile on his face, he said in a deep voice: "How can there be any lies? I won't dare to lie to anyone! Who doesn't know that I, Hu Feng, am an honest and reliable young gentleman!  "

    "Okay!" Li Jin agreed loudly.  This Hu Feng is Li Jue's nephew, and he is highly appreciated by Li Jue. If he takes credit for him, then he will really show his face this time.

    Seeing that Li Jin agreed, Hu Feng immediately rushed to mobilize his troops and prepare to launch a surprise attack on Cao Ang's troops.  Li Jin gritted his teeth and ordered his archers to pass Li Xian's headquarters and approach Cao Ang's main formation.

    Cao Ang, who was riding on the horse, immediately noticed something unusual in the enemy's formation. He simply jumped on the horse and set up a pergola to observe carefully.

    After seeing clearly the actions of the opponent's Qiang and Hu cavalry and archers, Cao Ang immediately called Le Jin and told him quickly: "Wen Qian, I saw that the opponent's Qiang and Hu cavalry were gathering, and they were probably going to charge. Our formation  There are pikemen stationed on the outer level, and the enemy is not stupid and will not charge hard.

    Originally, I thought the opponent was going to send out infantry to attract our attention, but now I see the opponent¡¯s archers moving forward. It seems that they want to use bows and arrows to disrupt our rhythm.  How about it?  Do you dare to turn around and rush!  "

    Le Jin was overjoyed: "Lord, I have been waiting for your words for a long time!"

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "I will order all the archers to support you. Go back quickly and rush into the ranks of the opponent's archers. The main purpose is to disrupt their organization and stop fighting!

    I will pay close attention to the opponent's actions. Once the Qiang and Hu cavalry launch a charge, I will immediately order people to ring gold. You will retreat immediately when you hear the sound of gold ringing.  The scattered enemy archers just blocked the charge of the opponent's Qiang and Hu cavalry, and our archers also?Give you strong support!  "

    Le Jin nodded in agreement and immediately went to mobilize his soldiers.  Cao Ang also sent an order to his archers, ordering them to wait for his orders.

    Seeing Li Jin¡¯s archers getting closer and closer, most of the enemies began to raise their long bows. Cao Ang shouted loudly: "Archers fire volley!"

    After hearing his order, more than 400 archers immediately aimed at Li Jin and shot decisively, three consecutive shots at once!

    More than 1,200 feathered arrows immediately disrupted Li Jin's deployment. At this moment, a hole suddenly opened in the rear of Cao Jun's circular formation. Le Jin and the others jumped out of the hole like tigers descending from the mountain.  Go straight to Li Jin's headquarters!

    Li Jin, who had never fought alone before, suddenly felt his hands and feet go cold, and was so frightened that he lost all his ideas.  His archers rushed too far forward, like a white-washed baby rabbit, laughing stupidly and pounced on the big bad wolf

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 Volume 1 Chapter 131 Cavalry Assault

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    There are quite a few well-known generals under Cao Ang now. Li Dian, Fang Yue, Liao Hua, Han Hao, Shi Huan and others have all left their own unique marks in history, but Cao Ang chose Le Jin as a cavalryman.  The commander of the battalion is interested in his passion and motivation!

    Blood kept splattering on Le Jin¡¯s armor and on his face, but Le Jin didn¡¯t bother to wipe it away.  He just waved the spear in his hand vigorously, stabbing the enemies in front of him repeatedly, aiming at Li Jin and rushing over.

    To be honest, although Li Jin is not good at fighting and not good at socializing, he is still generous to his tribe.  There were soldiers waving weapons and blocking Le Jin's horse. Of course, there were soldiers screaming and wailing and falling under Le Jin's horse.

    After the killing, Le Jin¡¯s hands were sore from the killing, and he roared angrily: ¡°Does the enemy general dare to fight me to the death?!¡±

    Le Jin¡¯s roar suddenly woke up Li Jin. He subconsciously licked the "water droplets" that splashed on his face. It was salty and had a fishy smell!

    Li Jin immediately realized, where is the water? It is obviously the blood of his subordinates!  He made a sound of vomiting, lowered his head and vomited it out.

    He felt a cold wind blowing down his neck. Li Jin subconsciously shrank his head, and heard a thud, and a dagger flew past his forehead!

    "I'm dead! I'm dead!" Li Jin shouted loudly, turned his horse around, turned around and ran away.

    Everyone was dumbfounded. They had seen timid people, but never seen such timid people!

    Le Jin shook his head repeatedly. He had to find time to practice flying knives, otherwise he would have stabbed the opponent under the horse just now.  He was about to urge his horse to pursue, when he suddenly heard the sound of gold ringing from behind. Le Jin quickly ordered loudly: "The entire army retreats!"

    Upon hearing his order, the cavalry immediately began to shrink and turn.

    The golden sound in the formation became more and more urgent. Le Jin could not help but frown and shouted loudly: "Quick, speed up!"

    The archers of the Xiliang Army had long been afraid of being killed by these killing gods. When they heard that they were leaving, they did not dare to stop them. They ran aside obediently or squatted on the ground, not daring to resist at all.

    " And when Li Xian saw his brother Li Jin's troops being killed and defeated, he felt a sense of joy in his heart for some reason.  He cursed himself secretly and shouted loudly: "Brothers, charge!"

    When the soldiers heard his shout and looked at the smile on his face, they all understood what the boss meant. They shouted loudly and waved the flag vigorously, but their pace was three points slower.

    So Le Jin's troops gathered and retreated calmly, and even took away the bodies of the dead. By the time the Qiang and Hu cavalry rushed forward, Cao Jun's cavalry had already returned to the formation, and they were greeted by a series of  Continuous arrows!

    Hu Feng frowned, but he just frowned.  Since your own archers don't work, then just rush in!  The Qiang and Hu cavalry were supposed to be the kings on the battlefield!

    Hu Feng shouted loudly: "Blow the trumpet and charge!"

    Hearing his roar, the guards on both sides quickly blew their horns, and the Qiang and Hu cavalry began to speed up slowly, and the speed increased faster and faster!

    Fang Yue shouted loudly: "Stand still in the front row, stand firm! Archers, shoot!"

    As a famous general in Hanoi, Fang Yue had the most experience on the battlefield. Cao Ang also handed over his command to Fang Yue when the Qiang and Hu cavalry had just charged.

    Hearing Fang Yue¡¯s shout, the Qiang and Hu cavalry sword and shield hand in front immediately squatted down, grasped the inside of the shield with his left hand, and pushed up with his body.  The spearmen behind them also put their spears on their shields, grasped the barrel of the spear with both hands, took a deep breath, and waited for the opponent's impact!

    However, the Qiang and Hu cavalry are not fools. There is a hedgehog formation in front of them. Who would be so stupid as to rush forward?  !

    The Qiang and Hu cavalry who were charging at the front made strange noises that even they did not know the meaning of, while vigorously swinging the lasso in their hands. When they charged to the front of Cao's army, almost all the cavalry moved their horses to the left and right.  Along the way, they quickly passed through both sides of Cao Jun's camp.

    While rushing past quickly, the Qiang and Hu cavalry threw out the lasso in their hands. With the help of their horse power, once the lasso hit the target, it would quickly tighten.  Dozens of unlucky Cao Jun cavalry were like this. They were strangled to death by them, and the bodies of Cao Jun cavalry were also dragged by ropes and slammed into Cao Jun on the outside.  If the Cao Jun warriors in the back row hadn't cut off the rope in time, the shield wall would have been knocked to pieces!

    The Qiang and Hu cavalry were so fast that Cao Jun¡¯s archers had no time to aim. Even if they aimed at the opponent, the arrows they fired would fall into the smoke and dust, almost missing.What you get!

    And almost everyone in the Qiang and Hu cavalry can shoot on horseback. Although they can't aim accurately, Cao Jun just stays there, and he just needs to shoot arrows there!  At least more than a thousand of the two thousand Qiang and Hu cavalry fired arrows in their hands. More than a thousand feathered arrows were either too many or too few, which caused Cao's army to panic. If it weren't for Fang Yue's presence,  Among them, the central dispatch almost allowed Hu Feng to seize the opportunity to break the formation!

    Seeing the Qiang and Hu cavalry go away, Fang Yue breathed a sigh of relief, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.  Facing the Qiang and Hu cavalry alone, Fang Yue was not afraid, but now they were retreating as a whole. If they were entangled by the Qiang and Hu cavalry, the Cao family's army, which was trapped in a tight siege, would only die, and they had to find a way.

    At this moment, Cao Ang also rode his horse and rushed to Fang Yue, saying in a low voice: "Xue Liang, something bad has happened. The archers don't have many arrows in stock. Each of them only has four or five arrows left!"

    When Fang Yue heard this, he couldn't help frowning and replied in a low voice: "My lord, the enemy's cavalry, bows and arrows are sharp weapons. If the archers' cover is lost, the opponent can advance leisurely. These arrows  We have to save our arrows! Can we let our cavalry fight against them?"

    Cao Ang shook his head slightly and whispered: "I'm afraid, most of us cavalry are actually mounted infantry. We all have to tie ourselves to the horse so as not to fall off the horse during the charge. If we really let them face the opponent directly  The cavalry has a very small chance of victory!"

    Fang Yue sighed and said in a low voice: "My lord, kindness does not lead to soldiers! The opponent's infantry is about to surround us, we must cut off our strength!"

    Having said this, Fang Yue shouted loudly without waiting for Cao Ang's answer: "Le Jin, Le Jin! Come here!"

    Hearing Fang Yue's shout and seeing Cao Ang beside him, Le Jin hurried over.

    Cao Ang sighed, but before he could speak, Fang Yue told him his plan.

    Le Jin rushed to Cao Ang and cupped his hands, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, don't worry, although our cavalry formed an army late, they are all well-known men, and they will definitely be able to complete the task of blocking the enemy!"

    Cao Ang saluted him and whispered: "Wen Qian, we are retreating quickly. We cannot afford to waste time and cannot be entangled by the opponent's cavalry. Anyway, we are now less than five miles away from Han Hao's response phalanx.  , I only ask that you entangle the opponent for a quarter of an hour, giving us a chance to leave the enemy behind! After completing the mission, you can rush directly to Han Hao's phalanx from the side to avoid being trapped in a tight siege!"

    Le Jin nodded, "Lord, I will definitely entangle the Qiang and Hu cavalry and never let them have another chance to attack our formation!"

    Cao Ang sighed, beat Le Jin's chest, and whispered: "Come back alive! If you can't hold on, you can decide the time to evacuate on your own, don't resist!"

    Le Jin nodded vigorously and agreed loudly.  But he secretly swore in his heart: Lord, I was born in poverty in Lechun. Fortunately, my Lord appreciated me with his discerning eyes, and I am now where I am today. I have also earned a family fortune for my parents and sister.  Today I would rather die fighting to give you a chance to escape!

    At this moment, the watchman shouted loudly: "The Qiang and Hu people are back again!"

    Le Jin didn¡¯t hesitate anymore, quickly mounted his horse, and shouted loudly: ¡°Has everyone tied up? We cavalry only know how to charge, but we don¡¯t know how to passively take beatings. Now is the time for us to fight back! Cavalry, charge!¡±

    Hearing his cry, the remaining four hundred cavalrymen shouted loudly: "Cavalry, charge!"

    Hu Feng heard the shouts of Cao's cavalry and saw Yue Jin's troops forming up outside the formation.  He nodded secretly in his heart and showed respect to the cavalry general of the Cao family army. He dared to use hundreds of cavalry to block the nearly two thousand Qiang and Hu cavalry. The other party was quite courageous!

    Hu Feng shouted loudly: "Brothers, our Qiang and Hu cavalry are the strongest cavalry in the world. We have to let the infantry who have just climbed on the horse know what cavalry is! Huha!"

    Hu Feng screamed loudly and kicked the horse hard on his crotch. The Qiang and Hu cavalry under his command also roared loudly and made strange screams to encourage himself and at the same time intimidate the novice cavalry of Cao's army.

    Le Jin shouted loudly: "Brothers, speed up and penetrate the enemy!"

    Hearing Le Jin¡¯s shout, the cavalry of the Cao family army also began to use their heels to urge their horses to accelerate quickly!

    Although these cavalrymen under Le Jin had limited time with the horses, they had two pedals under their feet to help support their bodies, and their bodies were tied to the horses with hemp ropes by their companions. Even if they were galloping quickly, they could not fall off the horses!

    The speed of both sides was getting faster and faster, and Hu Feng was surprised to find that the other party did not avoid his side.  He became competitive andHe shouted: "Charge with all your strength!"

    If another bow and arrow attack is launched, it will certainly cause some damage to Cao's cavalry, but the speed of their Qiang and Hu cavalry will inevitably slow down.  After all, the capacity of the battlefield is limited. If they can't get the corresponding acceleration distance, they can't increase their speed.  The cavalry who lost the opportunity to accelerate and lost their speed were like birdmen with broken wings.  Only by increasing their speed can cavalry become the masters of the battlefield!

    The two armies were getting closer and closer. Le Jin's blood was boiling. He grabbed the reins with one hand and clamped the spear firmly in his armpit with the other hand, aiming forward.  He shouted: "Cavalry, charge!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 132: When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins

    Le Jin led his troops to fight desperately with the Qiang and Hu cavalry, but Cao Ang ignored them and just stared ahead, where Li Wei's troops were already lined up and waiting!

    While Li Li, Li Xian, and Li Heng were constantly attacking Cao's camp, Li Wei led 3,000 troops and just focused on marching, and finally took a small road to block Cao's retreat!  Before Cao Jun rushed here, Li Wei had ordered his soldiers to cut down many trees and pile them randomly on the road to serve as barricades.  If time had not been limited, he would have even made the antlers and horse.

    Cao Ang couldn't help but frown, and said to Fang Yue: "Xueliang, what do you think?"

    Fang Yue laughed ferociously, "My lord, what can we do when things come to a head? There are obstacles in front of us, and there are pursuers behind us. Let's just kill them!"

    Cao Ang laughed and said, "That's how it should be. When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins! Fang Yue, I'll leave this task of opening the road to you. Liao Hua and I will stand behind you to block your pursuers and try to buy as much time as possible!"

    Fang Yue nodded heavily and shouted loudly: "Brothers, fight to clear a bloody path, let's go home!"

    Until now, there are only more than 300 sword and shield fighters left in the army. When they heard Fang Yue's shout, everyone shouted in unison: "Go home, go home!"

    Although the number of people is small, everyone shouting in unison has an unstoppable momentum!

    When Li Wei heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He then took a deep breath and calmed down: The other party only had more than two thousand people, and I have three thousand people here.  As long as we can block one or two attacks by Cao Jun, when our Liangzhou army arrives and encircles us, the opponent will definitely die without a place to bury him!

    So Li Wei shouted loudly: "Brothers, hold on! After this battle, each person will receive two golds; for those who behead one level, two more golds will be given! Think about it, how much money does the yellow flower girl in Chang'an City have?  ?! After the war, I will give you five days off!"

    Hearing Li Wei's roar, the three thousand soldiers howled like wild dogs that had taken aphrodisiacs.

    Just listen to a broken gong voice shouting loudly: "We want gold ingots, we want girls!"

    The enthusiasm of the three thousand soldiers was suddenly triggered. Everyone stood up and shouted: "We want gold ingots, we want girls!"

    Li Wei laughed loudly, and even Cao Angmeng almost laughed when he heard this slogan.  He tried his best to keep his face straight and shouted loudly: "Archers, shoot with all your strength!"

    Hearing his order, more than 400 archers put the last arrows in their quivers on their long bows, aimed at the Xiliang Army soldiers on the opposite side, and shot hard!

    It has to be said that although the roadblocks set up by the Xiliang army are very rough and have bright green leaves on the tree trunks, the soldiers hiding behind are equivalent to having a super large shield. They can avoid Cao Jun by just curling up.  Archer attack.  After a round of arrows, Li Wei and the others suffered very little loss.

    Li Wei laughed, stood up, and shouted: "Cao Jun is nothing more than that Damn it, why did Cao Jun rush up so quickly? Hold it, hold it!"

    It turns out that at the same time as the archers were shooting, Fang Yue had already rushed up with the sword and shield players, not caring about possible accidental injuries.  When the soldiers of the Xiliang Army stood up from behind the roadblock, Cao Jun's sword and shield bearer had already rushed in front of them!

    Seeing that the soldiers in the front row were in close combat with Cao Jun's soldiers, Li Wei cursed secretly and shouted loudly: "Brothers, there are many of us, come on! Whoever kills the leader will be promoted to the third level!"

    Li Wei roared loudly, and almost all the soldiers aimed at Fang Yue, who was rushing at the front.  Fang Yue sneered and didn't reply. With just one sweep, he beat the four soldiers who rushed forward until their bones were broken and their muscles were broken, leaving them breathless!

    "Li Wei has no intention of taking the lead, just patting the horse and licking the ditch. He has finally climbed to his current position, and he is not here to fight others.

    Li Wei just shouted: "Charge!" "Kill!"

    While roaring, he quietly retreated and hid himself under the protection of his personal guards.

    At this moment, several archers from the Xiliang Army secretly took aim at Fang Yue, and while Fang Yue climbed over the roadblock, they suddenly shot the arrows in their hands.

    Fang Yue only heard a whooshing sound in his ears, and a long arrow flew past his cheek. He quickly raised the wooden shield in his hand and blocked it in front of his chest.  Just a few bang bang bang sounds were heard, and the arrow pierced deeply into the wooden shield!

    A strong Qiang and Hu man wielded a large iron halberd and rushed over with a ferocious smile, hitting Fang Yue on the top of his head.

    With his own guards behind him and tree trunks acting as roadblocks all around him, Fang Yue had no room to dodge and could only push up the wooden shield in his hand.  There was a bang, and the wooden shield was struck deeply by the big iron halberd.

    The strong man wrinkled in surprise.Look, the general Cao on the other side is quite strong. He can actually withstand his charged attack!  He pulled back hard, but the tip of the iron halberd was still deeply embedded in the wooden shield, making it impossible to pull it out.

    The strong man didn¡¯t panic, he just strode forward, targeted the wooden shield and punched it hard. The wooden shield that had been shattered long ago could not withstand the heavy blow, and it was suddenly smashed on all sides!  The man grabbed the iron halberd with just a slight mention, found Fang Yue and chopped it down.  The big iron halberd in his hand was like a big axe. As he was cutting, the man shouted loudly: "I am a big cow, who are you? You are quite strong!"

    "Big girl?" Fang Yue laughed dumbly. While parrying, he said with a smile: "What a good man, why did you choose a girl's name!"

    "It's Da Niu'er!" Da Niu'er corrected loudly, but unexpectedly Fang Yue took advantage of his distraction to rush forward and rushed to him.

    Dan Niuer quickly crossed the big iron halberd and slapped Fang Yue, but since Fang Yue rushed in front of him, how could he let him retreat easily.  With just a side step, he slid to the side of the big cow. The long knife in his hand thrust forward and pierced the big cow's waist!

    Fang Yue has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is merciless at all. With a twist of his right hand, the steel knife in his hand slashed horizontally into the big cow's body, gutting him!

    The big bull suffered a heavy blow on his waist, and he still had the strength to swing the iron halberd. He quickly dropped the iron halberd in his hand and covered his wound tightly with both hands.

    Fang Yue sneered: "Goodbye, big girl!"

    The big cow roared angrily: "It's the big cow"

    Before he finished speaking, Fang Yue¡¯s long knife had already cut his throat!

    The big cow screamed wildly, but with his trachea cut and his throat slashed, he could still make no sound. Blood spray kept spurting out from his neck, splattering blood everywhere!

    Several thieves around who wanted to rush up and take advantage were frightened by the miserable appearance of the big bull and took a few steps back. They watched in horror as Fang Yue walked behind the big bull and watched Fang Yue grab the big bull.  Niu'er's bun, watching Fang Yue cut off Da Niu'er's head!

    Levi couldn¡¯t help but swallow, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.  This powerful man was very famous in the army. In terms of bravery, he was second only to Hu Che'er in Zhang Ji's army. How could he be beheaded by General Cao so easily?  !

    The surrounding Xiliang army was frightened by Fang Yue and could only retreat continuously. Cao Jun was also greatly encouraged and took the opportunity to rush into the roadblock and fight with all his strength.

    These 300 sword and shield players were all wearing leather armor, and the pickers who followed Fang Yue also wore a layer of iron armor on top of the leather armor.  Relying on the protection of their armor, the soldiers did not hesitate to exchange injuries for injuries and risk their lives. In just a quarter of an hour, they drove the Xiliang army out of the roadblock and drove them to both sides of the road!

    Seeing that Cao Jun was about to open up a retreat, Li Wei shouted loudly: "Brothers, hold on, the commander-in-chief (Li Jue) will reward you heavily! If we lose this line of defense, the commander-in-chief wants my head, I will take it first  Your heads are here to bear the blame! Look, our large army is about to arrive. As long as everyone holds on for another quarter of an hour, there will be meat to eat, money to take, and women to take advantage of!"

    Li Wei encouraged loudly, and personally led his bodyguard to act as a supervising team, using knives to force his soldiers to push forward.  Seeing that some soldiers were still shrinking back, Li Wei gritted his teeth, roared violently, and chopped off the head of a deserter!

    Blood splattered all over his face, but Levi didn't notice it at all. He just shouted: "Hold it, hold it! I have no future, and none of you can save your life!"

    Shocked by Li Wei's crazy appearance, and forced by the more than ten heads chopped off by the supervising team, Li Wei's soldiers finally stopped retreating and rushed towards Fang Yue in large strides.

    After fighting for so long, Fang Yue's soldiers were also very tired. An injured general leaned against a tree trunk and shouted hoarsely: "General, let the brothers rest!"

    Fang Yue roared angrily: "Why don't you rest? Follow me and keep rushing forward!"

    The general almost cried and begged: "General, we can't rush anymore, let the brothers take a break! Let's adjust based on the terrain, and then rush up! General, just leave some seeds for us!"

    Listening to the roar of the general, Fang Yue looked behind him for the first time. Of the more than 300 sword and shield wielders who had followed him in the charge, there were now only about a hundred left, and almost all of them were injured!  He hesitated in his heart, but looking at the soldiers of Cao's army who were fighting hard in the distance, Fang Yue's heart hardened again.

    Fang Yue shouted loudly: "Brothers, every breath we have here was bought by the lives of the brothers behind us. We can't let them down! Look back, even the lord has drawn his sword and rushed over.  front line, I will cut off our marriage personally!  "

    Hearing Fang Yue¡¯s words, almost everyone took advantage of the gap before the Xiliang army rushed up, turned around and looked behind, and saw Cao Ang killing a pursuer with all his strength!

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? His own lord has rushed to the front line, and has personally cut off the trouble for everyone, why do they have any reason to rest here again, and waste the time that their comrades paid with their blood and lives?  !

    Seeing that the morale was ready, Fang Yue stopped instigating. He just picked up a long knife and rushed towards the Xiliang army on the opposite side.  All the sword and shield players followed him and strode towards Levi.  Even the seriously injured sword and shield hand tried his best to support his body and move forward step by step!

    When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 133 Sadness, Spearman

    Fang Yue did not pursue Li Wei's troops who threw away their armor and fled into the dense forest. After cutting through the enemy's battle formation and shattering the enemy's defense, his first order was to quickly blow the horn and signal to Cao Ang.  News.

    Hearing the horn sound coming from Fang Yue, Cao Ang breathed a sigh of relief. His arms seemed to be covered with lead blocks and he couldn't lift them up at all.  He shouted: "Archers, retreat into the barricade!"

    Hearing his shout, the archers who were temporary infantrymen all ran towards the roadblock.  It's not that they are afraid of death, but they must seize the time to collect arrows to provide support for the brothers who are behind!

    After the archers retreated into the roadblock, Cao Ang shouted again: "The sharp soldiers will stay behind with me, and the spearmen will retreat!"

    Hearing his cry, Liao Hua and others became anxious and shouted loudly: "Lord, retreat first!"

    Liao Hua even roared while commanding his troops to rush to the front, leaving Cao Ang no chance to replace him.

    Looking at Liao Hua who rushed forward to fight, Cao Ang felt warm in his heart, but now is not the time to be humble. Once surrounded by enemies, it means death!

    Cao Ang gritted his teeth, supported a wounded soldier and walked towards the roadblock.  As he strode forward, Cao Ang shouted loudly: "Help the injured brother, retreat!"

    Hearing his order, more than 300 warriors picked up the brothers beside them and strode towards the roadblock.

    Seeing Cao¡¯s soldiers retreating one after another, Li Li, Li Xian, Li Heng and others were all furious. If Cao Ang¡¯s men were allowed to evacuate safely, what would they look like when they went to see Li Jue again?  !  The three men led the guards to rush forward almost at the same time, setting up a supervising team behind the battle formation, urging the soldiers to rush forward and increase the intensity of the attack.

    At this time, the panicked Li Jin also woke up, looked around with shame, and discovered the fact that Cao Jun was about to escape.  Li Jin was horrified. Once Cao Ang's men were allowed to escape smoothly, Li Jue would definitely be furious. At that time, he, who was not seriously injured by him, would definitely be held accountable.  If you want to atone for your sins and not become the laughing stock of the entire Xiliang army, you must seize this last opportunity!

    Li Jin shouted loudly and vigorously, trying to gather his scattered men.  But, how can it be so simple?  !  Le Jin's surprise attack had destroyed Li Jin's command system. Whether it was the flag bearers, drummers responsible for dispatching, or the mid-level officers responsible for command, they were all destroyed by Le Jin's cavalry. Li Jin worked hard for a long time, only to  Three hundred archers were gathered together, but he was sweating profusely from exhaustion!

    Liao Hua didn¡¯t care about the clown-like Li Jin. To be honest, he didn¡¯t pay attention to his strength.  As the warriors withdrew from the front line, Liao Hua's troops felt more and more heavy pressure.  More and more enemy soldiers rushed in, dividing and surrounding the pikemen!

    Liao Hua shouted loudly: "Gather to my side, gather to my side!"

    Hearing his cry, dozens of spearmen near him tried their best to stab the opponent in front of them to death, and ran to Liao Hua.

    Liao Hua shouted loudly: "Use me as the front line and form a formation to meet the enemy! Stand out with a rope and follow me! The rest of the soldiers are behind me!"

    Hearing his order, the four "One Rope" people quickly squeezed out of the team and ran to Liao Hua's side.

    The so-called "a rope" refers to the junior officers at the corps commander level in Cao Ang's army. They are not yet qualified to be equipped with armor alone. In order to easily identify them, Cao Ang ordered each corps commander level officer to tie a thin rope on his right arm.  as a sign.  Basically, the selection criteria for corps commander-level officers is to kill the enemy bravely, and now is the time for them to take the lead.

    Liao Hua took a general glance and saw that there were about forty or fifty soldiers around him, but there were only these four small officers. He couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart: The grassroots officers fought bravely to kill the enemy, and they were easily noticed by the enemy. They were often greeted by ten people.  A combined attack from more than one enemy.  In this way, the losses of grassroots officers are too great.

    However, now is not the time to sigh, Liao Hua shouted loudly: "Brothers, protect my flanks and follow me to charge!"

    While roaring, he rushed towards the small group of surrounded spearmen.

    There were four corps commanders protecting his flanks, and Liao Hua only focused on wielding his ax and killing with all his strength.  The forty or fifty people around them rushed forward along the path they had fought.

    Soon, Liao Hua rescued the more than 20 people gathered in the center. He shouted loudly: "Those who still have strength, hold on on the outside; those who are injured and weak, go to the inner circle to wrap up their injuries and rest. Our  We don¡¯t have much time, we must seize the opportunity to break out!¡±

    The soldiers agreed loudly, and all the wounded who could move tried their best to follow them. After bandaging their wounds, they hurried to the outside to fight the enemy. No one was lazy at all.

    War in ancient times was very cruel, and even the slightly wounded became prisoners.?The possibility of working as a coolie, seriously injured people will basically be trapped and killed after being abused!  Everyone has killed many people from the Xiliang Army in the previous charge. Once captured by the Xiliang Army, even working as a coolie is just a luxury!  As long as you can move, you have to fight them!

    Liao Hua led the team to charge two or three more times, and the team expanded to more than 200 people. Although there were still surrounded spearmen not far away, Liao Hua and the others couldn't charge anymore.

    Not far from them, about thirty pikemen formed a small circle and tried their best to defend.  They also saw Liao Hua's men's attempt to break out of the siege, and rushed here with all their strength. However, Liao Hua's more than two hundred men couldn't break through the formation. How could they, more than thirty men, be able to break through?

    Instead, a circle of people showed flaws due to the charge, and the enemy broke through the defensive circle.  No matter you are lightly wounded or seriously injured, no matter whether you throw down your weapons and kneel down to surrender, or whether you turn against the enemy and beg, all pikemen have only one fate left, and that is to be massacred!  Being tortured and killed!

    Liao Hua watched helplessly, but he had indeed tried his best.  The battle ax in his hand was curled by his chops, the long sword he picked up from the ground was also broken during the fight, and his left arm was even stabbed with a bullet!

    Two corps commanders stepped forward and replaced Liao Hua.  Liao Hua hurriedly entered the inner circle, hurriedly wrapped the wound, sighed, tied the handle of the waist knife and his right hand together with a strip of cloth, and pulled a tight knot with his teeth.

    A seriously injured soldier next to him shouted: "Brother Liao, we can fight out, right?"

    Liao Hua nodded: "Little brother, we will definitely be able to get out! When we attack Dong Zhuo in the future, we will still be the vanguard!"

    The soldier coughed violently, and blood continued to pour out of the wound on his abdomen.

    Liao Hua quickly stepped forward to cover his wound, but the wound on his abdomen was so big that a roll of bandage couldn't cover it.  Seeing the blood flowing more and more, the soldier's face turned pale, and he smiled bitterly: "Brother Liao, I can't hold it anymore! Remember, my name is Zhang Shun, burn me some paper money during the holidays.  flower!"

    After saying this, Zhang Shun took out a dagger from his arms and stabbed it into his chest.

    Liao Hua didn¡¯t stop him, but his eyes turned blood red, like a hungry wolf who had eaten his own flesh to satisfy his hunger!

    Maybe they were infected, maybe they lost hope for the future, maybe they wanted to lighten the burden on their companions, the more than 20 seriously injured people in the inner circle committed suicide one after another.

    ¡°My name is Li Guang!¡± ¡°My name is Zhao Guzi!¡± ¡°My name is Erhu!¡±¡­

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????SeeING the seriously wounded shouting their names loudly, laughing and inserting daggers into their chests, Liao Hua's heart felt as if it had been cut by a knife, torn to pieces and in unspeakable pain.  He suddenly fell to his knees and kowtowed three times: "Brothers, let's go!"

    After saying that, Liao Hua did not look back, strode to the outer circle, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, come with me, let's go home!"

    "Go home!" "Go home!" The remaining 1,670 people roared loudly and followed Liao Hua as they rushed eastward at full speed!

    Cao Ang also noticed the rushing Liao Hua and his party, and quickly organized the archers to respond with all their strength. At the same time, Cao Ang, who had just bandaged his wounds, also ran back with more than a hundred people, ready to respond.

    At this moment, looking at Liao Hua¡¯s group of people heading east quickly, Li Jin shouted loudly: ¡°Have you seen them? Archers, shoot for me!¡±

    The archers who heard the order hesitated for a moment, and a bold soldier reminded him in a low voice: "General, the enemy is entangled with our soldiers, and it is easy to accidentally injure them by firing arrows at this time!"

    "Yes, General!" Many people nearby echoed: "If we accidentally hurt them, we will have to come to apologize after the war. This is not a worthwhile deal!"

    "You know nothing!" Li Jin shouted loudly: "Now Li Li, Li Xian, and Li Heng's three troops can't stop Liao Hua. As long as we can shoot him, we will have no merit! Anyway, Cao Ang and the others  We have already rushed to the barricade, and the easiest victory to obtain right now is Liao Hua's head!"

    What Li Jin said made sense. It was all the fault of the incompetent Li Wei. Three thousand men and horses actually failed to stop Cao Ang's troops from attacking, and even gave him a fortification for free. It was really incompetent to the extreme!  Now it seems that shooting Liao Hua is indeed the easiest achievement on the battlefield!

    Li Jin shouted loudly: "Three consecutive shots, aim and shoot!"

    Upon hearing his order, three hundred archers immediately rained down arrows on Liao Hua.  You must know that the armor in the army is limited. Only the sword and shield soldiers who choose the front are equipped with full armor. The spear soldiers basically only wear cloth and have basically no protection against arrows.

    Fully half of the three hundred long arrows fell on Cao Jun's spearmen, triggering a series of screams.  Liao Hua roared loudly?: "Hold on, press forward, victory is right in front of you!"

    Li Jin was like a madman, jumping on his feet and shouting loudly: "Shoot, shoot! Shoot them to death, and the credit will be ours!"

    One after another, the spearmen of Cao Army did not fall under the swords of Xiliang Army, but fell under the arrows of archers.  Similarly, one after another Xiliang army soldiers did not fall to Cao Jun's guns, but fell to the arrows of their own archers.

    Li Jin shouted excitedly, "Shoot quickly, don't stop! There are only a dozen people left on the other side, and victory is ours!"

    Seeing that success was imminent, the soldiers of the Xiliang Army stopped one after another and did not want to die under the arrows of their own people.

    Liao Hua and his party had only a dozen people left, and they were still more than ten feet away from the response troops sent by Cao Ang!  Could it be that today is their end?

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 Volume 1 Chapter 134 Life hangs on a thread

    Just when Liao Hua was despairing, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from beside him, and then he heard a sonorous and powerful voice shouting: "Hurry, mount the horse!"

    Liao Hua looked up and saw Le Jin, covered in blood, extending his right hand to him.

    Liao Hua quickly reached out his hand, grabbed Le Jin's right hand, and jumped onto the horse.  Normally, it would be impossible to mount the horse without the help of stirrups!  But now, at the moment of life and death, the threat of death made Liao Hua and others act like never before, and they all jumped on the back of a horse!

    The cavalrymen of Cao Jun who rushed over with Le Jin were only forty or fifty people, and almost all of them had wounds of varying sizes on their bodies.

    Hearing Le Jin's whistle, everyone waved their whips vigorously and rushed towards Cao Ang.

    Soldiers Li Li, Li Xian, and Li Heng tried their best to catch up, but their two legs couldn't catch up with their four legs!  Li Jin's archers also quickly set up their bows and shot arrows, but how could they hit the fast-running Pegasus without any preparation?  !  As for Hu Feng's Qiang and Hu cavalry, they were unwilling to attack Cao Jun's established positions and had no choice but to stop a stone's throw away.

    The Xiliang soldiers could only watch helplessly as Le Jin, Liao Hua and his party rushed into the roadblock and successfully met up with Cao Ang and the others. They were so depressed that they just wanted to vomit blood!

    Le Jin and Liao Hua rushed into the roadblock and breathed a sigh of relief. With this fortification blocking them, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.  The two of them fell off their horses almost at the same time, and blood continued to flow from the wounds.

    Cao Ang was shocked and quickly led people to clean and bandage their wounds again, and finally stopped the bleeding.

    Le Jin and Liao Hua reported in unison: "General Le Jin (Liao Hua) has completed his mission and is here to deliver the order!"

    Cao Ang's eyes were a little moist. He grabbed one of the two's hands with both hands and kept mumbling: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back!"

    Le Jin and Liao Hua looked at each other, then looked at the men around them who had shrunk significantly, and they shed tears in distress.

    At this time, Fang Yue said loudly: "You two, now is not the time to cry. We have to retreat immediately before the enemy launches the next attack!"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly and said in a deep voice: "Xue Liang is right, Le Jin, how many cavalry are there with you? Forty or fifty?"

    Le Jin nodded: "It's almost the same. I didn't have a detailed count at that time, but many soldiers were scattered. Maybe some of them can be contained after the war."

    Cao Ang said quickly: "Take your men and leave immediately with the severely wounded and go to Han Hao's camp; after transporting the severely wounded, immediately take away all the spearmen! They have already performed a post-breakup mission and cannot  Let them take risks again! There are roadblocks here as cover, which is suitable for the sharp warriors. I will stay with the sharp warriors to break up the rear, and the last group will leave."

    Le Jin quickly agreed, and immediately led his men to help the seriously injured people onto their horses, and quickly rushed towards Han Hao.  Cao Ang counted the number of people and found that there were more than 200 archers, more than 300 warriors, more than 150 sword and shield players, and less than 20 spearmen on his side!  Including forty or fifty cavalry, Cao Ang's three thousand men and horses were only left with more than seven hundred and thirty men!

    Cao Ang¡¯s side suffered a lot of losses, but the Xiliang army didn¡¯t get much advantage either!  Li Li, Li Xian, Li Heng, plus Li Wei and Li Jin, the five people also suffered heavy losses, which made them want to cry!  Even Hu Feng's Qiang and Hu cavalry lost four to five hundred people, and they didn't take advantage of Cao Jun at all!

    Li Li and others gathered together and did not launch a new attack.  Because Li Li lowered his voice and said secretly: "Brothers, the Marshal's son Li Shi and the Marshal's younger brother Li Ying did not lead their troops to join the war, but stayed with Li Ru. It is said that they want to ensure Li Ru's safety.  ! The commander-in-chief¡¯s troops did not participate in the battle. He stopped Zhang Ji¡¯s reinforcements for us, allowing us to fight against Cao¡¯s army!¡±

    As soon as these words came out, everyone's hearts couldn't help but move. Li Jin asked in surprise: "Are you saying that the commander-in-chief deliberately compromised our strength? No way? Uncle Li Wei also went to the battlefield!"

    Without Li Li's need to answer, Li Heng whispered: "It's not like you don't know that Li Wei and I offended the Marshal when he was not prosperous, and we haven't been too respectful to him recently!"

    Everyone frowned, and Li Jin whispered: "Don't judge a gentleman by a villain's heart. How can the commander-in-chief be such a fussy person Even if he is, he shouldn't judge the likes of us.  His relatives need surgery! It¡¯s not good for him. It¡¯s not only harming others but not benefiting himself!¡±

    Li Xian often walks beside Li Jue and is relatively well-informed.  He glanced at Hu Feng in the distance and said in a low voice: "I heard that the commander-in-chief intends to make his son Li Shi the next generation leader of our Li family. Recently, he asked the prime minister for an official position on Li Shi's behalf. Maybe he wanted to suppress it.  Let¡¯s let Li Shi suppress us!¡±

    Li ?He said angrily: "Why? We will accept the Marshal as the patriarch of the clan, but his son Li Shi can't do anything. Just because the Marshal and his wife love him, he can easily take over? This is too unfair.  Take these clan rules seriously!"

    "Wake up, you!" Li Heng said in a low voice: "When did Li Jue take the clan rules seriously? He has always been like this, self-righteous! If we don't help him fight, how can he rely on himself alone?  Can you achieve your current status?! Bah!"

    Seeing that the conversation was getting more and more dangerous, Li Jin quickly advised: "Okay, okay, just say less! We can just complain in private, but don't let the commander know about it.  We have no good fruit to eat! Let¡¯s discuss attacking Cao Ang quickly. He has killed so many of us, so we can¡¯t let him escape easily!¡±

    When Li Jin said this, he bowed his hands to everyone and immediately went to the archer team, firstly to make preparations for the battle, and secondly to avoid this dangerous topic.

    Li Xian frowned and said in a low voice: "My brother is not usually such a stable person, let alone such a general person!"

    Li Li sneered, "You are the only brother who thinks about flattering me every day, begging and hoping for Li Jue's favor. How is it like you? No matter how much Li Jue values ??you on the surface, you still know how to behave and will not be swayed by his small favors.  bribed. I think your brother might report to Li Jue¡¯s army soon and use all of us as his qualifications for promotion!"

    Everyone frowned after hearing this, and Li Heng said with a ferocious smile: "We all get together to complain on weekdays, but Li Jin is different from us, he wants to make progress!

    Everyone has seen the combat effectiveness of Cao Jun. If we wipe out all of them, we will have to pay a heavy price!  My unit has lost more than 700 people, which is a big enough loss!  Otherwise, let's secretly release the water and let Cao Ang escape eastward.  Anyway, there is still an ambush by Xu Rong, Guo Si, Lu Bu and others there, so he can't escape!  "

    Li Li whispered: "My uncle's suggestion is excellent, but we can't defeat Cao Ang, so we need a scapegoat!"

    As he spoke, Li Li kept a close eye on Li Xian.

    Li Xian sighed, "You also know that he and I have the same father and mother, and we don't have much affection. You all know that there is a scar on my chest that he sent someone to cut! Just do whatever you want, don't worry about me  !¡±

    Several people quickly made a plan and looked at Li Jin in the distance with a sneer.

    Li Jin sneezed several times, blew his nose, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, although we failed to shoot Liao Hua before, we also killed and wounded many Cao soldiers. After the war, I personally went to  Commander, please take credit for you! Right now, Cao Ang and others are huddled in the roadblock in front, we have to work harder and strive to make new contributions!"

    Someone whispered: "General, we just covered up the shooting and accidentally killed many friendly troops. When I looked at them, our faces changed. Will they retaliate against us?!"

    Li Jin sneered, "As long as we can kill Cao Ang, achieve great success, and have the commander backing us, what should we be afraid of!"

    He looked around and saw that he was surrounded by his cronies, so he lowered his voice and sneered: "Don't look at Li Xian and the others' current glory, you general, I have evidence of their illegality. After the war, I will dedicate it to the commander-in-chief. I will definitely get the commander-in-chief."  Even if we can¡¯t kill Cao Ang by then, as long as we stick an arrow on Cao Ang¡¯s body, this great achievement will be ours! Don¡¯t worry, everyone!¡±

    At this time, Li Li, Li Xian, and Li Heng began to gather their troops and slowly pushed towards the roadblock guarded by Cao Ang.

    Li Jin hurriedly shouted to the archers: "Brothers, it's time to perform meritorious service, hurry up and do it for me!"

    The archers rushed forward with their long bows, and Li Jin also jumped on his horse and followed behind them.

    At this time, Zhang Ji and others' soldiers and horses also rushed over. Hu Feng saw the flag raised by Li Jue and quickly led people to organize his troops, openly and covertly blocking Zhang Ji's soldiers and horses from advancing.

    Once Hu Feng, Li Jue¡¯s confidant and nephew, left, Li Li and the others became even more determined to let Cao Ang go to avoid excessive losses.  As for Li Jin, everyone has made arrangements.

    Soon, the drums of attack sounded again. Considering the limited capacity of the battlefield, Li Li, Li Xian, and Li Heng each took out 200 soldiers to participate in the charge. Li Jin, who was eager to make meritorious deeds, quickly urged the archers to step forward.

    It¡¯s just that although Li Wei was not very good at fighting, the temporary fortifications he built were very strong and had excellent arrow protection properties.  The feather arrows fired by Li Jin's troops either nailed the trees or landed in the air, basically not causing much damage to Cao's army.

    Li Jin was furious and loudly urged the soldiers to come forward to improve accuracy and hit rate.

    Looking at Li Jin who kept shouting and roaring in the distance, Cao Jun¡¯sThe archers were also very unhappy.  It's just that Li Jin was too cunning and always stayed a stone's throw away. Cao Jun's bows and arrows couldn't reach him at all, so he could only sigh secretly.

    Li Jin laughed arrogantly as he watched the arrows shot by Cao Jun fall feebly a few feet away.  However, at this moment, an arrow suddenly hit him in the back of the heart!

    Li Jin covered the wound with all his strength and looked behind him in disbelief. Then, another arrow hit his throat!

    Not far away, Li Li and others shouted loudly: "Cao Jun shot and killed General Li Jin, everyone rush to avenge him!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 135 The River Surges

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    Hearing the random shouting from the Xiliang army, Cao Ang was a little confused and confused.  Come on, the general on horseback is so far away from us, how can we shoot him?  !

    Despite this, in order to boost morale, Cao Jun did not deny the victory in the end and shouted loudly: "Our army's magic arrow! Our army's magic arrow!"

    Li Li and others could not help but secretly heave a sigh of relief. If Cao Jun refused to admit it, although they could later put the responsibility for Li Jin's death on the cold arrow shot by Cao Jun, there would always be flaws in it.  Once Li Jue is seriously investigated, no one will be able to escape responsibility.

    Since Cao Jun is so sensible, letting them go for the time being can be regarded as repaying the kindness.  Moreover, it can also avoid a large number of casualties among the troops, so why not?  !  What's more, there are ambushes from Xu Rong, Guo Si and Lu Bu on the road ahead, so Cao Ang will never be able to escape!

    So Cao Ang watched in surprise as the soldiers of the Xiliang Army in front of him shouted slogans loudly and stamped their feet until the dust was flying, but the charging pace was very slow, as if they were patiently competing with a snail to see who is the jogging champion.  .

    No matter what the reason is for the opponent to slow down the attack, this is good news for Cao Jun, and he must seize this good opportunity.  Before the enemy could rush up, Cao Ang and others trotted towards Han Hao's camp.  By the time the Xiliang army slowly entered the roadblock, Cao Ang and others had already rushed to Han Hao to gasp for air.

    Han Hao saluted Cao Ang, frowned and said: "General, the son of a rich man cannot sit down in court. You have the important task of leading the entire army, how can you personally cut off the rear? If something happens to you, the entire Cao family army will not be able to find another one."  Someone who can shoulder the heavy burden will come! By then, the Cao family¡¯s army will be dispersed!"

    Cao Ang sighed, cupped his hands and said: "Yuan Si, the soldiers fell into the enemy's encirclement because of me. I, the lord, can only cut off the rear in person to make up for this mistake. I am sorry for everyone!"

    Han Hao took a step forward, tried his best to lower his voice, and whispered: "My lord, I'm not telling you, you don't have to take risks yourself when exchanging prisoners like this, just send a few generals to take action!

    To be disrespectful, if Dong Zhuo threatens my old master again in the future, will you go or not?  Although my old master is very important, you are even more important to us!  Without you, there would be no Cao Jiajun today, and Cao Jiajun would also have no future!

    You must know that you are not only the son of Cao Cao, but also the lord of tens of thousands of us, the ruler of Zhi County, and the hope of our great men!

    The princes gathered together to attack Dong Zhuo, and most of them drank and sang every day. Only you led us to conquer the east and west, rescue Sun Jian and Wang Kuang, open Hulao Pass, and attack Luoyang City!  Now that the Xiliang army has withdrawn to Chang'an, you are the only one to catch up, regardless of your personal safety!

    Lord, I beg you, I beg you, take care of yourself, don¡¯t sacrifice lightly, don¡¯t put yourself in this dangerous position again!  "

    The more Han Hao talked about it, the more excited he became. At the end of the sentence, he even straightened out his clothes and bowed solemnly to Cao Ang three times, as if he would not get up unless he agreed.

    Although Han Hao was very emotional and his words were not too polite, Cao Ang could hear the deep concern in his words.  Cao Ang was very moved. He also straightened his clothes, helped Han Hao up with his own hands, and said to him: "Yuan Si, I promise you!"

    "Okay!" Han Hao said loudly, and immediately turned around and called Fang Yue, Liao Hua, and Le Jin, and said loudly: "My lord has just promised me, Han Hao, that he will not cut off the rear in person. Seeing the pursuit of the Xiliang army,  The soldiers are about to rush forward. Please keep your promise and lead the soldiers to evacuate quickly. My subordinate, Han Hao, has not been on the battlefield today and is waiting to make a profit!"

    When Han Hao said this, Fang Yue and others all bowed down together: "My lord, please lead your troops to evacuate immediately. The general will be willing to cut off the rear!"

    Seeing the smoke and dust rising again in the distance, it was obvious that the pursuers of the Xiliang Army were rushing up again. Cao Ang gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Okay, I will listen to you. In this way, Xueliang, Yuanjian, Wen Qian and I will  The general will lead the seriously wounded to cross the river first, the remaining soldiers will cross the river in the second group, and Genji will lead the last group of soldiers to cross the river!"

    Everyone can accept Cao Ang's order. If Fang Yue and others stay on the other side of the river now, it will not be of much use. On the contrary, it will cause the order to go out many doors, which is not conducive to commanding before the battle. It is better to follow Cao Ang across the river.  Anyway, there are baggage vehicles and newly felled trees on this side of the river as support, and Han Hao has a new force of 500 infantry and 500 archers. He should be able to hold off the enemy's pursuit and evacuate safely.

    So Cao Ang led Fang Yue, Liao Hua, Le Jin and others into the water, carried the seriously wounded, and strodeWalk across the river.

    It¡¯s strange to say that when we first crossed the river, the water just covered our calves. Now, just a few hours later, the water has already covered our knees.  Everyone was afraid that the wounds of the seriously wounded would be soaked in water, so they all used their strength to lift them high.

    Although twelve-year-old Cao Ang has been eating meat since he was a child, he exercises regularly and develops well.  But after all, he was still a bit shorter than an adult, and the river water had reached the middle of his thighs.

    After finally crossing the river, Cao Ang felt something in his heart and said loudly: "No!"

    But before he could say anything else, he heard a loud roar from the upper reaches of the river, and then saw a huge wave rushing out from the upstream direction, mixed with a large number of branches and trunks, making a thunderous roar.  With a roar, he rushed towards the downstream direction.

    Before the hundreds of soldiers walking behind Cao Ang and others could react, they were slapped to death by the huge wave and fell to the bottom of the river without even a splash emerging!  The river surged, and no bones of the soldiers were left. I don¡¯t know where they were washed away!

    Cao Ang suddenly fell down on the river bank, slapped the river embankment and shouted: "My soldiers, my soldiers! Han Hao, just wait, I will lead people to cut down the trees and build rafts!"

    ??Everyone understands that this flood is definitely not natural, it must be the fault of the Xiliang Army!  Since the Xiliang army secretly built the dam upstream several days in advance, they must have wanted to annihilate Cao's army. It was just that the soldiers in charge of releasing the water did not grasp the opportunity well, which allowed Cao Ang and others to cross the river by chance!

    Before Cao Ang could get up and take action, Han Hao made a sound, pulled out the sword from his waist, put it on his neck, and said loudly: "Lord, leave quickly! If you don't leave, I will kill myself in front of you!"

    Fang Yue also grabbed Cao Ang's armor and said urgently: "My lord, leave quickly, there must be an ambush by the Xiliang army!"

    Cao Ang shook his head repeatedly and shouted loudly: "No, Yuan Si, you wait for me, I will build a raft"

    Han Hao smiled sadly, and with gentle force, the long sword had already made a gash in his neck, and blood seeped out from the wound.  He shouted loudly: "Lord, if you want to force me to death, leave quickly!"

    Fang Yue stepped forward suddenly, clamped Cao Ang under his arm, and strode towards Li Dian's camp.  Liao Hua and Le Jin saluted Han Hao and followed Fang Yue with the soldiers.

    Cao Ang shouted with a cry: "Han Hao, I'm sorry for you! When the Xiliang army comes, you surrender!"

    Han Hao put down the long sword in his hand, saluted Cao Ang solemnly, and then shouted loudly: "Raise my war flag and beat my war drum!"

    At this moment, thunderous hoofbeats were heard from the upper reaches of the river. Lu Bu led the Bingzhou cavalry from the upper reaches, divided into two groups and rushed down the river in two directions.  One group was led by Lu Bu himself, and the other group was led by Zhang Liao, rushing towards them.

    It¡¯s just that Cao Ang had already met up with Shi Huan¡¯s troops and rushed towards Li Dian¡¯s camp.  Zhang Liao's troops rushed forward and only rescued the remnants of Guo Si's troops from Shi Huan, but failed to successfully entangle Cao Ang.

    On the other side, Lu Bu's army and horses were driven back by the continuous shooting of Han Hao's troops. They watched as more than a hundred remnant soldiers fled from the river bank into Han Hao's camp.

    Lu Bu also wanted to capture Han Hao's camp first in order to make a great contribution and atone for his sins.  He had failed to seize the right opportunity to release the water just now, allowing Cao Ang to escape by chance, and he would definitely be scolded sometimes.

    Although Han Hao¡¯s camp was small, the fortifications he built were quite strong. In addition, he had stocked up a lot of arrows in advance, which almost made Lu Bu¡¯s Bingzhou cavalry almost lose their teeth!

    Not long after waiting, Li Li, Li Xian, Li Heng, and Li Wei pursued them here with their broken soldiers and horses.  Later, Li Jue, Zhang Ji, Hu Feng and others also followed with their troops.

    Seeing the main force arriving, the soldiers naturally did not dare to neglect and quickly launched an attack on Han Hao's camp.

    It's just that the terrain chosen by Han Hao is very clever. One side faces the water, and there are solid fortifications on three sides. In addition, the battlefield capacity is limited. Although the Xiliang Army has many people and is powerful, the number of soldiers and horses invested at the same time is limited.  We can't attack this small camp!

    Not long after the stalemate, Li Ru couldn't stand the low efficiency, so he rushed over with Li Shi and Li Ying.

    After understanding the situation, Li Ru caught Li Jue, Zhang Ji, and Lu Bu and yelled: "I have wasted a lot of energy, lost the reputation of the prime minister, mobilized so many people, and boasted in front of all the officials.  After we landed in Haikou, this is how you repaid me? Tens of thousands of troops did nothing but let Cao Ang break through the siege!"

    Li Jue and the other three were as silent as cicadas, not daring to say a word.

    But Li Ru was still angry and shouted angrily: "The reason why the Prime Minister can monopolize the power of the court is because he has the tiger of our Xiliang Army in his hands and the Bingzhou Army."A wild wolf!  It's good now. The wild wolf has been maimed by others, the tiger has been stunned by others, and our true identity has been seen through. We are just a bunch of paper tigers!  What else can we rely on to frighten the imperial court, and what else can we rely on to frighten those rebellious ministers and traitors in Guandong?  !  "

    The more Li Ru talked, the angrier he became. He didn't care about the identities of Li Jue and the other three, and cursed them several times.

    Li Jue and the other three also knew that what they had done was very irritating and they did not dare to argue. They could only stand there and be scolded like primary school students.

    When Li Ru got tired of scolding, he pointed at Han Hao's camp and asked angrily: "Such a broken camp has left tens of thousands of your troops helpless. The Prime Minister trusts you so much. Is this how you repay him?! Give it to me!"  attack!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 136 The Magnificent Han Hao

    Han Hao counted the soldiers in the camp. After repelling Lu Bu's attack, there were more than 350 light infantry, nearly 400 archers, and nearly 100 sharp soldiers in the camp.

    He clapped his hands vigorously to attract everyone's attention and said loudly: "Gentlemen, it is my honor, Han Hao, to fight with you! Now our retreat has been cut off, and we are facing Xiliang's advantage again.  Army, if any of you wants to surrender, I will never stop you! Before the enemy launches an attack, you should quickly leave the camp and surrender! It is not easy for your parents to give birth to you and raise you, so you must cherish your own lives!"

    Nearly all of the camp was composed of soldiers from the vicinity of Zhi County. Most of their families had been ravaged and destroyed by the Xiliang Army led by Hu Zhen. Everyone was determined to take revenge, and no one agreed with Han Hao's suggestion.  Almost everyone raised their weapons and shouted loudly: "We would rather die than surrender and defend the general to the death!"

    "Okay!" Han Hao shouted loudly: "I know that the camp is full of loyal people! Our Cao army first attacked Mangshan, captured Hulao Pass, and marched into Luoyang. It is famous all over the world! When mentioning Cao's army, everyone must extend their arms.  Thumbs up, we can¡¯t let our cowardice trample on Cao Jun¡¯s reputation! This battle is about death or life!¡±

    Just when Han Hao was inciting loudly, Li Jue, Zhang Ji, Lu Bu and others who were scolded by Li Ru also returned to their respective armies and prepared to launch an attack on Cao Ying!

    Zhang Ji said to his generals: "Brothers, I have just received news that Guo Si was also defeated by Cao's surprise troops. His soldiers have been routed. However, Guo Si was lucky enough to be saved by Zhang Liao under Lu Bu's command.  , now in shock, he is gasping for air on the other side of the river.

    Now Li Jue¡¯s troops have also suffered huge losses and are disgraced; and Lu Bu did not grasp the timing of opening the floodgates to release the water, and was scolded by Li Ru!

    "As long as we can capture this camp this time, we will be unique. We will definitely pass Li Ru's report and be recognized by the Prime Minister. By then, we will have a bright future!"  Therefore, I have applied to Li Ru for us to launch the first wave of attacks!  "

    Zhang Ji¡¯s words made all the generals happy, and everyone asked for a fight. Even Zhang Ji¡¯s nephew Zhang Xiu said loudly: "Uncle, my nephew is willing to lead the elite and be the vanguard of the attack!"

    Zhang Ji smiled and nodded: "Xiu'er, it's good that you have this intention. But Cao Ang is not here. This place is just a partial camp of Cao's army. You don't have to go into battle in person! Lei Xu, Zhang Xian, you two are willing  Be a pioneer!¡±

    "It's true!" Lei Xu and Zhang Xian quickly stood up and said with their hands raised.

    Zhang Ji waved his hand and said loudly: "Okay, you two go quickly and prepare, each leading a thousand soldiers to launch an attack on Cao Jun's camp. Xiu'er, you lead a thousand archers to assist them in the attack."

    "Promise!" The generals obeyed the order and strode back.

    Zhang Ji stopped Zhang Xiu again and said to him in a low voice: "Xiu'er, although Lei Xu and Zhang Xian are brave, their martial arts skills are average, and their strategies are even worse. On the other hand, Cao Jun's side, although the troops in the camp are limited,  Being able to withstand Lu Bu's violent attack means that there must be a general of Cao's army in the camp! Therefore, I estimate that Lei Xu and Zhang Xian will most likely return without success. So, let your subordinate Hu Che'er prepare in advance, and wait until Lei Xu  The two of them rushed forward immediately after their attack failed! We must capture Cao Jun¡¯s camp this time to increase the power of our army!¡±

    Zhang Xiu nodded repeatedly, agreed, and immediately went to prepare.

    A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Ji's troops surrounded Cao Ying on three sides.  Just listen to Zhang Ji's order, the drums beat loudly, and the attack begins!

    Because he only needed to attack this camp, Zhang Xiu did not hesitate to use arrows at all. He ordered the archers to shoot with all their strength, trying to shoot all the arrows in the quiver!

    Therefore, arrows falling like rain cannot describe the current situation at all. How can there be gaps in the rain? How can there be any blind spots in the camp with so many arrows?  How could such a small camp accommodate so many arrows?  !  Some of the feather arrows that were launched later even hit the feather arrow that was nailed to the ground before, and stunned it into two pieces!

    At first, the archers of Cao's army wanted to stand up and fight back, but as soon as they stood up, they were hit by the arrows that came one after another before they could shoot the arrows!  His body was like an electric shock, constantly trembling under the impact of the arrows, and kept retreating until he was nailed to the ground!

    Looking at the humanoid hedgehogs not far away, all the officers and soldiers of Cao's army felt a chill in their hearts. They all huddled behind the baggage cart, holding up the wooden shields with all their strength, and listened to the sound of arrows hitting the wooden shields.  There is no gap at all!  From time to time, thin bunkers were penetrated by bows and arrows, and the trembling soldiers of Cao's army who were hiding behind the bunkers were skewered into human gourds, and their blood flowed all over the ground!

    The thousand archers under Zhang Xiu each shot seven or eight arrows, then shook their swollen arms and stopped.

    Lei Xu, Zhang XianThe man shouted loudly: "Brothers, charge with me! Rush into Cao Jun's camp, be rewarded with cattle and wine, and patrol the camp with flowers!"

    Being encouraged by the two of them, the soldiers under Lei Xu and Zhang Xian became even more full of fighting spirit.  I just witnessed Cao¡¯s camp being hit by an arrow. Is there anyone in Cao¡¯s camp opposite who could survive? It¡¯s so easy to earn military merit!

    Everyone roared loudly, waved their weapons, and rushed forward happily!

    Han Hao hid behind the bunker and secretly looked out at the situation outside through the gaps in the bunker.  Just listen to him whisper: "Give me the order and wait until the enemy troops approach our camp before shooting. It doesn't matter if they rush in! We have to make the other side's archers have scruples and not dare to shoot with all their strength!"

    Han Hao¡¯s order was immediately passed on. All the archers put their arrows on their long bows and huddled behind the bunker, waiting for Han Hao¡¯s order.

    Lei Xu and Zhang Xian held their iron shields high and rushed closer and closer with their men. The Cao camp opposite was completely silent, and there was no sound at all.

    At first, everyone was secretly happy, but the closer they got, the more worried they became.  There must be someone who survives and makes a sound. With such deathly silence, everyone has no idea what to do. It¡¯s so scary!

    Lei Xu struck with a shield, pushed away a baggage truck blocking the road, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, the enemies have been shot to death by us, charge"

    At this moment, Han Hao shouted loudly: "Shoot!"

    Hearing his order, more than 300 archers who were ready to go stood up almost at the same time and shot the arrows in their hands!

    The capacity of the battlefield is limited, and the enemy army on the opposite side has invested more than 2,000 soldiers in such a narrow terrain, crowding the battlefield.  The archers of Cao's army did not need to aim carefully at all, and the arrows they shot casually could hit the enemy!  The archers finally had a chance to perform. They all gritted their teeth and fired continuously, shooting four or five arrows in a short period of time!

    Lei Xu quickly squatted down and held the iron shield in his hand in front of him. He heard a few clanging sounds and three arrows hit his iron shield.

    Zhang Xian on the side was not so lucky. He only blocked two arrows, and two more arrows hit his chest, penetrated his armor, and penetrated his flesh and blood!  Zhang Xian screamed and fell to the ground!

    Being suddenly attacked by Cao Jun, the Xiliang army was also shocked. They could survive such a fierce rain of arrows. The opponent's life was more powerful than a cockroach!

    At this moment of confusion, Han Hao jumped out from behind the bunker and shouted: "Come on!"

    Hearing his order, the soldiers all waved their swords, jumped out from behind the bunker, and rushed towards Zhang Xian and others.

    Lei Xu shouted loudly: "Kill!" He led the soldiers and rushed forward.  Zhang Xian, who was hit by two arrows, was a little timid. He just shouted loudly but did not dare to attack!

    Han Hao saw Lei Xu and Zhang Xian and noticed Zhang Xian's hesitation. He roared and rushed towards Zhang Xian.

    When Han Hao charged like this, dozens of soldiers around him spontaneously rushed forward with him, forming a small counterattack formation.

    Zhang was hit by two arrows first and was already a little frightened. When he saw the vicious Han Hao charging like this, he was even more frightened.  His originally 100% martial arts skills could only be used at 30% to 40%, and he couldn't use his well-trained routines at all. After just a few blocks, Han Hao kicked his shield off and stabbed him in the heart with a knife!

    Zhang Xian¡¯s screams were so loud that they attracted the attention of all the Xiliang troops.  Seeing Zhang Xian stabbed to death by Han Hao, all the soldiers of the Xiliang Army were shocked: How could the other party be so cruel? How could he stab our general so easily?  !

    Lei Xu shouted loudly: "Avenge Zhang Xian! Whoever kills Cao Jun will be rewarded heavily!"

    Hearing his shout, the Xiliang army subconsciously followed him and rushed forward, but the charge was much weaker.

    Han Hao turned his attention to Lei Xu and shouted loudly: "I am Han Hao, the general of Cao's army. Do you dare to fight with me?!"

    Lei Xu ignored him and just loudly ordered the soldiers to rush forward.  Just kidding, I have equal strength with that Zhang Xian. You can stab Zhang Xian to death with one knife. If I run over and fight you in a duel, I will die. Do you think I have a disease in my head?  !

    Seeing that Lei Xu was silent, Han Hao knew that he had no confidence in his heart, so he shouted loudly: "Do you dare to fight with me, Han Hao, the thief general?"

    Everyone surrendered their eyes to Lei Xu, and Lei Xu shouted loudly: "I, Lei Xu, am good at strategy, how can it be that a general like you can know it? Why don't you surrender quickly!"

    ¡°Oh, no one knows the details of your Lei Xu!  You used to be a bag bearer in the baggage camp. You were valued by Zhang Xiu because of your strength. You said you were good at strategy. Can you write?

    Han Hao looked up to the sky and laughed,?You cowards, you dirty my Han Hao's hands!  Left and right, charge with me!  "

    Hearing his cry, the morale of Cao's army was greatly boosted, but the morale of Lei Xu's side plummeted.  Seeing Han Hao like a tiger, rushing left and right, Lei Xu did not dare to step forward to parry. The morale of the Xiliang army dropped sharply, and they were quickly defeated.

    Han Hao grabbed Zhang Xian's head, stood on the high ground of the camp, and shouted at all the Xiliang soldiers: "I am Cao General Han Hao, Xiliang rat, who dares to fight to the death with me?!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 137 Vow to Death

    Looking at Han Hao shouting an invitation to fight from a distance, Li Ru and others admired him quite a lot.  A person who can judge for his lord and fight desperately even after falling into a desperate situation is truly a rare talent!

    Li Ru said in a deep voice: "Come on, bring Han Hao's uncle Du Yang up and ask him to persuade his nephew to surrender!"

    Soon, Du Yang, whose face was clean and white, was wearing brand new clothes and was escorted to the front of the battle by two soldiers.  Du Yang shouted loudly: "Yuan Si, I am your uncle Heyin Ling Du Yang, please listen to my advice and surrender!"

    Han Hao frowned and shouted: "Uncle, I previously advised you to abandon your official position and go north. Why did you still fall into the hands of the Xiliang army?"

    " Du Yang was speechless. Han Hao had indeed advised him to leave quickly, but Du Yang was unwilling to give up the official position in his hand, let alone the family fortune he had earned with great difficulty, which was why he was captured by the Xiliang army.  It's too late to say this now. I have been tortured by the Xiliang Army. I never want to go back to those humiliating times, and I never want to prostrate myself under the crotch of those jailers

    Thinking of this, Du Yang shouted loudly: "Yuan Si, let's not talk about the past, you should surrender! What benefits does Cao Ang give you to work for him like this? He has already run away, and you are the only one Yuan Si  , If you foolishly stay here to break up the queen, aren¡¯t you asking for death! It¡¯s better to abandon the dark side and join the bright side, and join the Xiliang army, they are orthodox now!¡±

    "Shut up!" Han Hao never expected that his uncle, who had been studying the books of sages and teaching him to be loyal to the imperial court and the country every day, would come to persuade him like this.  Confucius said Cheng Ren and Mencius said Qi Yi. Has he forgotten these?  !

    Du Yang shouted loudly: "Yuan Si, look!"

    He shook off his brocade robe, revealing the numerous scars on his chest: "Yuan Si, if you carry it hard, you can only suffer, and you can only die in silence! You have to know how to adapt! Your Han family has never had an official in several lifetimes, the highest  You are just a small official, you are the hope of the Han family!

    ¡°Don¡¯t look down on your uncle, I¡¯ve been in jail for so many days, but no one has said a kind word to me!  Besides, Dong Xiangguo controls the government and is truly Zhengshuo. Don't be confused!  "

    Han Hao nodded slightly, frowned, and asked in a low voice: "What benefits did Li Ru give you?!"

    "Uncle, I'm all thinking about you and have no other intentions at all!" Du Yang shouted loudly: "Besides, based on my merits, it's only natural that I will be promoted to a career, and it's no one's turn to gossip!"

    "Kong said Chengren, Mencius said Yiyi! Uncle, can you be bribed by just one position?" Han Hao shouted loudly: "Our Han family is loyal to the family, and your Du family is also loyal to the Han Dynasty. Could it be said that our two families are loyal to the Han Dynasty?"  Is the persistence of our ancestors so worthless? Is it just a job?!"

    At this time, Li Ru ordered someone to shout loudly: "General Han Hao, as long as you abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, General Li Ru will advise the Prime Minister and protect you as a county guard!"

    Du Yang was very envious after hearing this. He shouted loudly: "Yuan Si, did you hear that? This is the position of a county guard! Don't say anything else. Although your lord Cao Ang has the pseudo-post of General Fenwu,  But he has not ascended to the throne of county governor, so you have to seize the opportunity!"

    Han Hao sighed, quietly took the bow and arrow from the attendant, and said in a low voice: "That's it, uncle, please come forward and explain it to me in detail."

    Everyone in the Xiliang army was overjoyed, and Du Yang also stepped forward happily. He was able to persuade Han Hao this time, and he had made a contribution. If he could not be promoted later, he would still be able to make a fortune.

    He was overjoyed, laughed, and strode forward. Then he heard a whizzing sound. Du Yang looked at his chest in disbelief, and at his nephew holding a long bow in the distance!

    Han Hao burst into tears and said loudly: "Uncle, I can't let the glory of the Han family and the Du family be ruined by you! Our two families are well-known people in Zhi County. How can anyone turn to the Dong thief? How can anyone betray their loyalty?  ? Kong said Chengren, Meng said Qiyi, uncle, you can go in peace, nephew, I will go to Jiuquan later to apologize to you!"

    Du Yang wanted to say something, but stretched out his hand in vain, but finally fell to the ground weakly.  Before he died, Du Yang whispered: "It's so cold!"

    No one expected that Han Hao would actually attack his uncle!  Han Hao threw down his long bow and whispered to the guards on the left and right: "You remember, once I am exhausted and captured by the enemy, kill me decisively. Don't let me fall into the hands of the enemy. There are no cowards in our old Han family!"

    Seeing Du Yang's death, Zhang Xiu shouted loudly: "Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"

    More than a thousand archers opened their long bows at the same time and continued shooting towards Cao Ying.  I had just shot seven or eight arrows, and my arms were so tired that they ached.  Now after resting for a while, the swollen arm finally recovered and gained strength again.

    Han Hao and others quickly fell behind the fortifications, but many soldiers fiercelyThey discovered that their previous arrow-blocking fortifications had been destroyed in the battle. They quickly changed places, but were shot to death by dense arrows on the way!

    Han Hao shouted: "Hurry and hide, don't get together!"

    But the soldiers had just repelled the enemy's attack and listened to the conversation between Du Yang and Han Hao. They were not mentally prepared for Zhang Xiu's bow and arrow shooting, and they fell to the arrows one by one!

    Han Hao gritted his teeth, raised the captured iron shield of Zhang Xian, stood up, and shouted loudly: "Xiliang dog thief, do you dare to fight me to the death?!"

    Seeing Han Hao show up, most of the arrows were shot at him, and Han Hao's men took the opportunity to hide.  Han Hao held the iron shield tightly and listened to the continuous clanging sound. When he saw that most people were hiding in the bunker, Han Hao squatted behind the bunker.  Looking at the surface of the iron shield, it has been bumped by arrows and is in disarray!

    The guards on the left and right raised their thumbs at Han Hao: "General, you were so handsome just now!"

    Han Hao smiled and said: "Of course, don't look at who I, Han Hao, am!"

    While he was smiling, he coughed twice unnaturally. Only then did the two guards discover that there were two broken arrows stuck in Han Hao's right chest!

    "General!"

    The two guards were so anxious that they burst into tears, but Han Hao quickly ordered: "Silence, don't let everyone hear it. Just now I only blocked the opponent's direct bow and arrow, but I didn't guard against the arrow that was thrown towards me!"

    "General, I will take off your armor right now and pull out the arrow to stop the bleeding!" one of the guards cried.

    Han Hao shook his head and said in a deep voice: "The two armies are fighting, life and death! Now we are still fighting, how can I take off my armor! Have you two discovered that as time goes by, the river has calmed down, and the water volume  It has also been greatly reduced and can be crossed!¡±

    After hearing what Han Hao said, the two guards quickly looked towards the river and saw that the roaring water had become calmer and the river was no longer as turbid as before.  The two people shouted in surprise: "General, we can swim across the river!"

    Han Hao shook his head, "Although the river water has slowed down, the river surface has also become wider. Swimming takes time, and it is impossible to swim across it wearing clothes and armor. Once the enemy forces occupy our current camp and cover the river surface with bows and arrows, even if everyone takes off their clothes  A, I can¡¯t swim across either!

    While the enemy is still firing arrows, the two of you each hold a shield and notify other people in the camp that the seriously wounded and lightly wounded will stay with me. The rest will immediately take off their armor and cross the river immediately!  Better take a dip first!  "

    The two guards nodded repeatedly after hearing this, but said to Han Hao: "General, if you don't leave, we won't leave either!"

    Han Hao frowned and whispered: "Don't be willful, go and deliver the order quickly! I'm injured and can't swim across at all; besides, if I don't show up in the camp, the enemy on the opposite side will definitely be suspicious! Go quickly  Order, hurry up!"

    The two guards sighed, raised their shields, and ran into the rain of arrows.

    Han Hao half-hunched over and looked out from the gap in the fortifications. He saw that Lei Xu, who was weak in attacking, had his armor taken off and tied in front of the formation; two fat and strong men were holding long whips.  He came behind Lei Xu, waved the whip in his hand vigorously, and hit Lei Xu on the back.

    ??One hit, two hitstwenty hits!

    After twenty lashes, Lei Xu collapsed on the ground, and his back was ripped apart!  Zhang Ji could vaguely be heard scolding loudly in front of the formation, and then a strong man (Hu Che'er) stood at the front holding a big iron halberd!

    Han Hao counted slowly behind the bunker, once or twice Now the enemy archers have shot seven or eight more arrows, and they are about to stop.

    At this time, one of his guards ran back and reported to him in a low voice: "General, Xiaoqi (another guard who delivered the order) was shot to death just now. I just counted, thirty-seven people were not injured.  , already in the water.¡±

    Han Hao frowned and whispered: "Why are there only so few people? I remember that after repelling the attack, there should be more than 300 people in the camp now. Why are there only so few people?"

    The guard smiled bitterly and said: "General, you have forgotten that many of us don't know how to swim and can't swim across it at all. If we walk slowly through the bottom of the river, it will take more time and we will definitely be killed.  The enemy can be easily shot and killed. Moreover, there has just been a flood, so we can¡¯t see clearly what¡¯s going on at the bottom of the river, and we can¡¯t even walk across it even if we want to!¡±

    Han Hao sighed, "I'm sorry for everyone! By the way, Xiaosi, you are not injured and you are quite accustomed to water. Why don't you swim with them?"

    Xiaosi smiled and said: "General, I am your personal bodyguard, how can I carry the Lord on my back to survive? Besides, I am also injured, and there is a corn on my foot!"

    "Xiao Si!" HanHao patted the guard on the shoulder and whispered: "I, Han Hao, have a brother like you. Even if I go to hell, what do I have to fear?! Let's see our brothers join forces and create a world in the underworld!"

    Xiaosi nodded vigorously. At this time, the attacking drums from Zhang Xiu's side sounded again. Seeing the enemy troops rushing up again, Han Hao and others rushed out of the fortifications again.

    However, at this moment, Zhang Xiu suddenly ordered the entire army to fire. Han Hao and others were caught off guard, and more than half of the soldiers were knocked to the ground.

    A quarter of an hour later, Han Hao and others died heroically in battle, and no one surrendered!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 138 Crash landing in Xu Rong!

    Besides, Cao Ang and others, escorted by Shi Huan's troops, returned to Li Dian's camp safely.  As soon as everyone entered the camp and had not yet settled down, Xu Rong led his troops to attack the camp.

    It turns out that Li Ru had told Xu Rong beforehand that as soon as he heard the sound of the Sishui River flooding, he would immediately raise troops to cut off Cao Ang's retreat.

    But Li Ru didn't expect that Cao Jun had seized favorable terrain near the mountain pass in advance and established a strong camp.  However, Lu Bu and others failed to figure out the time to release the water, so they allowed Cao Ang to escape smoothly.  As a result, Xu Rong led his army to Cao Ang's camp. After only a tentative attack, he complained endlessly and had no choice but to withdraw his troops.

    The territory occupied by Cao Ang is difficult and the battlefield capacity is limited, so it cannot accommodate many troops.  In this case, Cao Ang's side, who was the first to build strong fortifications, had an inherent advantage. Not to mention his own 5,000 troops, even with 50,000 troops, it would be difficult to capture the camp in a short time!

    Looking at Xu Rong's troops who were retreating without chaos, Cao Ang stood on the wall and shouted to Xu Rong: "General Xu Rong, you'd better surrender!"

    Xu Rong couldn¡¯t believe his ears when he heard it.  He smiled and asked loudly: "Cao Ang, you are so interesting! You are obviously surrounded by our army and attacked from both sides. How can you still think of trying to persuade me to surrender?"

    Cao Ang smiled, shook his head, and said loudly: "General Xu Rong, look at the camp under my feet. Is it strong?"

    Xu Rong said bitterly: "Even if you build a turtle shell, what's the use? Sooner or later, we will be attacked by our army!"

    Cao Ang did not comment and just asked with a smile: "To the east of us is Luoyang, where all the Allied troops are stationed. As long as I send a letter to them, everyone will hear that there are 5,000 soldiers of the Xiliang Army here.  Come and beat up the drowned dog. You must know that during this period of time, everyone has no military exploits, it is difficult to stop the world's mouth! I wonder if the general can survive with one against ten or one against one hundred? I guess your Xiliang army will not be there by then  Break through my camp, but you have already entered my prisoner of war camp!

    ¡°Besides, even if you want to escape, General Xu Rong, how many days of rations have you brought?  All the residents nearby have been forcibly relocated by you, and you can't find any people to collect food from them.  Moreover, our army's scouts have discovered that this mountain pass is the only way for you to return to Chang'an. I wonder if General Xu Rong is blocked here by us. Is there any way to return to Chang'an?  If we cross the barren mountains and ridges and walk through the primitive jungles, I wonder how many of General Xu Rong's 5,000 troops will be left?  One percent or two percent?  !  "

    Xu Rong couldn't help but frown, what Cao Ang said made sense.  If the Luoyang army comes, Xu Rong would rather hide in the mountains than fall into the siege of the wolves from Guandong!

    ??Besides, Xu Rong thought that Li Ru and the others could quickly deal with Cao Ang, so he only brought a small amount of food. Now there is less than a day's food left in the army.  But judging from Cao Ang's current attitude, this guy actually still has the confidence to stick here!  If time is delayed, it may be true as Cao Ang said, and his troops will starve to death!

    Xu Rong thought and said loudly: "Cao Ang, don't pretend to be strong here. I know that you must have lost your armor and escaped with your life. When the water in the Sishui River is removed, the main force of our army will  Will arrive at your camp. When the time comes, our two armies will attack, and your seemingly solid camp will collapse in less than half a day!

    "However, I think you are somewhat intelligent, and I can't bear to let you ruin your future.  Let's do this. As long as you give up the camp and leave your armor behind, I won't pursue you and will give you a way to escape.  To show sincerity, I can temporarily withdraw to the mountains to give you a space to retreat.  how?  "

    Cao Ang laughed loudly: "You dare to say that you are not short of food? Xu Rong, if there is no shortage of food, will you risk letting me go? Besides, even if I agree to your conditions, I will send someone to supervise the withdrawal of your troops.  Go deep into the mountains, and then our army will evacuate immediately, which will also waste a lot of time. At this time, the cavalry of your Xiliang Army has arrived long ago. Do you think I am tired of living in front of the cavalry?"

    Seeing that Cao Ang was not fooled, Xu Rong looked clear and said loudly: "Cao Ang, since you have seen through it, I won't say more. I will give you two hours to think about it carefully!"

    After saying that, Xu Rong slowly retreated with his troops and gathered two miles east of Cao Ying to stand by.

    Wei Zi said curiously: "Why is this Xu Rong so easy to talk to, and why does he still leave us two hours to think about it?"

    Cao Ang shook his head and said in a low voice: "How can he be so generous? The two hours left are just to buy time for the Xiliang army to arrive. I estimate that after two hours, if the main force of the Xiliang army  Before we arrive, this guy will still give us time!"

    Wei Zi nodded and suddenly realized, "This old manThe boy is also very cunning. He obviously has his own plans, but he still treats us well.  Lord, do you really want to persuade Xu Rong to surrender?  "

    Cao Ang nodded: "Xu Rong is different from other Liangzhou military generals. He is from Liaodong and gained his current status through his military exploits. However, because he is not a native of Liangzhou, he has been ostracized by the Xiliang generals.  If any dirty work is not thankless, it will basically be left to him.

    So once his tribe was severely damaged, Xu Rong basically received no additional reinforcements.  And it is very likely that the Xiliang military general will add insult to injury, and all the responsibility for the failure in the battle will be placed on his head!  I believe Xu Rong also understands this truth, which is why I think we can persuade him to surrender!

    "And it is also good for us to persuade Xu Rong to surrender. Not only can we get an elite army to supplement it, but we can also understand the basic reality of the Xiliang Army in order to avenge Han Hao!"  It's all my fault that Han Hao was trapped in a tight siege and fought to the death!  It's all my fault!  "

    Cao Ang blamed himself again and again, with tears in his eyes.

    When everyone heard this, they were all in awe.

    To be honest, the army has suffered the biggest loss since its founding, and the generals will inevitably feel resentful in their hearts.  However, the march plan was made together by everyone, and the responsibility for the ambush cannot be borne by Cao Ang alone.  Moreover, after he personally broke off the relationship several times, he was considered to be the most benevolent and righteous person.  As for Han Hao falling into a tight siege and dying for his country, it was mainly because Li Ru was too cunning and the plan to exterminate the family was too insidious, otherwise everyone would have been able to escape.

    "In the final analysis, in the eyes of these generals, Cao Ang is still a relatively qualified lord.  Can listen to everyone's suggestions, can give everyone a common goal, can effectively improve everyone's salary, can put everyone's talents to use regardless of family status, and also has certain abilities and means.  .  Such a lord is relatively rare at present, so even though Cao Ang suffered a major defeat, he is still everyone's best choice and deserves everyone's loyalty.

    Fang Yue sighed and persuaded in a low voice: "My lord, you don't have to blame yourself too much. This march plan was made by everyone together. Han Hao also took the initiative to apply for the termination, but no one expected that Li Ru would  Secretly build embankments on the upper reaches of Sishui River.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? We brothers, all of us, are able to survive this time only because of your great blessing.  If we had not followed your instructions and crossed the river with you, we would have definitely been drowned by the water!  In fact, it was you who saved all of our lives!  "

    Liao Hua and others all nodded in agreement. If Cao Ang hadn't asked them to accompany the seriously injured people to cross the river first, they would have been swept into the bottom of the river by now.  After repeated consolation from all the generals, Cao Ang wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and regained some composure.

    Li Dian said in a deep voice: "My lord, there are more than 3,700 people in the camp now, with sufficient food and supplies, and we occupy a favorable terrain. We will definitely be able to block the Xiliang army's two-sided attack! I suggest that we don't ask for help from Luoyang.  As long as we hold on for a few days and starve old man Xu Rong, they will surrender.

    "As for Li Ru and others, their attack has been fruitless, and it is impossible for them to spend their main force on our side, so they must withdraw.  After all, Dong Zhuo usurped power by force. If there was not a powerful army around to suppress it, so many ministers and high-ranking generals would definitely take action. Otherwise, they would not be able to sit in the high position they are today!  Dong Zhuo should know this truth!  "

    What Li Dian said was very reasonable, and all the generals nodded. The impatient Le Jin stepped forward to ask for help, advocating that he should launch a surprise attack on Xingyang, which was relatively empty, in a few days to avenge his humiliation.

    Cao Ang nodded and said with a smile: "What Mancheng said makes sense, but we still have to send a messenger to Luoyang. We have to explain the situation to Li Su who is staying in Luoyang, and we have to let Xu Rong take a look at our situation."  determination!"

    Wei Zi smiled and said: "In that case, we might as well write an impassioned petition for war and send dead soldiers to Luoyang, deliberately intercepted by Xu Rong. As for the explanation to Li Su, just let the messengers convey it orally.  .¡±

    So not long after, the five messengers mounted their fast horses and rushed toward Luoyang.  The scouts sent by Xu Rong intercepted and killed three people, but two people still managed to break out of the siege and rushed towards Luoyang.

    Xu Rong couldn¡¯t help but sigh after reading the seized letters.  This Cao Ang is extremely vicious.  The generals in Luoyang have been doing nothing, only drinking and singing, and do not dare to provoke the main force of the Xiliang army.  However, once they learn that a lone Xiliang army is trapped here and lacks food, these Guandong princes will definitely not give up this opportunity to make a name for themselves, and will definitely send a large number of troops to attack them and gain fame!  In this way, these five thousand people of my own will be in a desperate situation, and in the end I will probably die on the battlefield as a typical negative example!

    He couldn¡¯t help but consider the plan to cross the mountains and return to Chang¡¯an, but there was no such thing in the mountains and forests.If the troops march through barren mountains and dense forests on existing roads, there will be a large number of non-combat attrition; and it will consume more time, which Xu Rong, who is short of food, cannot bear.

    ??A strong attack, even with the cooperation of the main force, cannot capture the opponent's camp. Instead, it suffers heavy losses and loses the opportunity to hold on.  But if we hold on, we will only die under the combined efforts of the Kwantung armies to encircle and suppress them.  As for fleeing, even if he is lucky enough to return to Liangzhou after losing his troops and generals, he can only be an empty general, losing all authority, and may also bear the main responsibility for the defeat of the battle!  Anyway, since I am single and have no relatives to support me, I might as well take advantage of the current strength of the army and sell it to Cao Ang for a good price!

    At this time, the scouts reported that several water sources in the mountains had been contaminated by the corpses of wild beasts thrown into them by Cao Jun¡¯s scouts. Dozens of soldiers who drank the spring water all suffered from severe diarrhea and could not get out of bed at all.

    Xu Rong sighed and ordered to surrender!

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 Volume 1 Chapter 139 Reorganization of Xu Rongjun

    [Thanks to the book friend "Lao Zhou Lao Zhou" for the reward!  ¡¿

    To be honest, when Cao Ang said that he could make an emergency landing in Xu Rong, the generals were still a little unsure.  How is this possible? Xu Rong has 5,000 troops in his hands and the main force of the Liangzhou Army to support him. How can he surrender easily in a short period of time?  !

    However, when Xu Rong tied himself up and went to Cao Ang's camp to surrender, the eyes of the generals looking at Cao Ang changed. The morale that had been low due to the ambush was suddenly greatly improved, and the generals were more convinced of Cao Ang!

    Cao Ang received the news, and after arranging the necessary security, he personally went out of the camp to greet Xu Rong and his party.  He personally untied the rope from Xu Rong's body and introduced Cao's generals to Xu Rong one by one.

    It can be said that the gentle and elegant Cao Ang left an excellent impression on Xu Rong, and the other person was not arrogant or complacent, which made Xu Rong very happy.  At first Xu Rong felt aggrieved that he had taken refuge with Cao Ang, a young man, but now it seems that it doesn't matter.

    Cao Ang led the generals to welcome Xu Rong into the tent, and the guests and hosts sat down.

    Xu Rong said to Cao Ang: "At the end of the day, my admiration for my lord is like the endless flow of the river, and like the Yellow River flooding out of control"

    Cao Ang smiled and listened to Xu Rong's whole set of polite words, then he cupped his hands towards Xu Rong and said with a smile: "General Xu, there is no need to be so polite. As long as you have real talent and hard work, you can have a place in our army. I don't care about you."  Even if you have a good family background, I won¡¯t investigate your past!¡±

    Among the generals, Wei Zi was the oldest. He smiled and said: "Brother Xu, although I have the title of Xiaolian, I was a businessman in the past. Li Dian and Le Jin did not have high officials in their families.  Liao Hua was a bandit in the past, and Shi Huan was a street performer before he joined the army to earn some traveling expenses. Basically, these people in our army do not have good family backgrounds, and they will not be reused if they join the army. Neither will they here.  Even when you are wronged, you can still have room to display your talents. Brother Xu, as time goes by, you will understand that our lord is definitely a good lord!"

    Hearing what Wei Zi said, Xu Rong's heart was mostly relieved.  He smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "I am used to it in the Xiliang army. If I didn't say these words at first, all the dirty work is mine, and the credit is others'. How can it be as fair as my lord's here?  Ah! Later I learned to flatter you, but people still looked down on you. At most, you drank soup when others were eating meat, and they never regarded you as a family member"

    Xu Rong's words were half-truth and half-false at first, mixed with flattery towards Cao Ang, but when he later talked about the sad past, he gradually revealed his true feelings and was full of indignation towards the Xiliang army.

    He is now in his early forties, which is not considered young in these troubled times. His golden years have been almost wasted, and he has been injured and bled, and finally climbed to his current position; and the generals of the Xiliang Army who have the same qualifications as him have long been  Occupying a high position.  It's just that Xu Rong no longer has the joy of youth, the freedom of youth, and is exhausted both physically and mentally.

    Hearing what he said, Li Dian and Le Jin could feel their luck even more. They were really lucky to have such a meritorious and fair lord!

    After everyone chatted for a while, Cao Ang ordered the guards to prepare a banquet for Xu Rong.

    Then I heard Cao Ang ask with a smile: "General Xu abandoned the dark side and joined our Cao army. Is it a success? Is there anyone who needs my help?"

    Xu Rong quickly stood up and saluted Cao Ang: "The general is about to ask your lord for help. Most of my five thousand soldiers have been following me for many years, and they are quite obedient. They are just the chief officers of each department. Basically, all of them are  He is from Liangzhou. This time, I used the excuse of discussing the battle strategy to summon all the marching commanders, military governors, military princes, etc. among the generals, imprisoned them, and finally took control of the military power, and then surrendered to the lord. Only in this way  , there are vacancies for all officers above the rank of marquis in the army, I hope the lord will allocate manpower for me."

    After hearing what Xu Rong said, Wei Zi, Fang Yue and others secretly applauded. This is a smart person who knows what to do.  Without some reorganization of the new troops, Cao Ang would definitely not be able to trust or reuse them. However, if they were reorganized brutally, it would cause dissatisfaction among the original generals.

    Xu Rong took the initiative to imprison all the officers above the rank of general, and applied to Cao Ang for the transfer of officers. This not only showed his loyalty, but also gained Cao Ang's trust. It can be seen that ginger is still spicy and wine is still fragrant!

    Cao Ang was very happy, agreed with a smile, and said to Xu Rong: "I wonder if General Xu has any other requests? For example, in terms of grain and grass supplies?"

    Xu Rong cupped his hands and said: "My lord calls me Xu Rong. I will accept my lord's care. How dare I ask for anything else. It's just that the original generals in our army, although they are from Liangzhou, are also straightforward men."  . Seeing that they did not cause any loss to the lord, I hope the lord will spare their lives!"

    Speaking of this, Xu ?He lowered his head, not daring to look at Cao Ang's expression.  After all, the Xiliang army had previously dealt a heavy blow to Cao Ang's troops. Cao Ang and others should be thinking of revenge. This request of his was really a bit reckless.  It's just that they have been with him in the war for many years, and I really can't bear to see them die!

    Cao Ang nodded and said in a deep voice: "General Xu values ????love and righteousness. I admire them very much. Although these people are attached to Dong Zhuo and have done many illegal things, they have also made contributions to our great Han in the past. In fact, I plan to use  These people made a deal with Li Ru in exchange for the bones of our fallen soldiers!"

    Hearing Cao Ang's words, all the generals were moved.  The ancients believed in laying waste to the grave, and the two armies fought. Although the Liangzhou generals would not destroy the bones of Han Hao and others, they would not treat them kindly.  If these low-level generals in Liangzhou were exchanged for the bones of the war dead, Li Ru would definitely agree.

    Xu Rong gave a solemn salute to Cao Ang and said in a deep voice: "My lord can treat the fallen soldiers so kindly. They will be happy in heaven. It is really an honor for me to join my lord."

    Cao Ang sighed and whispered: "It's a pity that in order to successfully break out of the encirclement, Hu Zhen, who had been resisting, was killed on the spot. Otherwise, he might be used to buy a way out for Han Hao."

    Fang Yue cupped his hands and said, "My lord, don't blame yourself. We fought to the death that day. Even my lord, you rushed to the front and threw all the soldiers into the battle. The lightly wounded ones shouted for a fierce fight, and the seriously wounded ones would rather die than  It's dragging everyone down. How can we have the time and manpower to look after this Hu Zhen! Lord, forget these sad past events, we have to look forward!"

    Cao Ang nodded lightly and said in a deep voice: "Then Li Ru, Li Jue, Lu Bu and others are really hateful. If there is a chance in the future, we will definitely avenge them! Okay, let's not talk about these things. Today is  It¡¯s a great day for General Xu Rong to return. Here¡¯s the order for the whole army to have extra meals! Come and pour the wine!¡±

    So the generals raised their wine glasses together and started to get excited.  Cao Ang's soldiers quickly delivered carts of food and wine to Xu Rong's army for the soldiers to eat and drink.

    Cao Ang is still young and has a low drinking capacity.  After drinking a few drinks, he quietly winked at Wei Zi and slipped out of the banquet.

    Wei Zi had a few more drinks with Xu Rong, told a few anecdotes, and then calmly stood up and changed his clothes.

    When he walked out of the tent, he saw Cao Ang waiting for him not far away, and Wei Zi hurriedly followed him.

    The two of them walked to a secluded corner, and Cao Ang whispered: "Zixu, Xu Rong just said that he has imprisoned all the middle and lower-level generals. He has five thousand troops. In this way, the vacancy in the army is a marching Sima,  There are five military governors and about twenty-five military princes. Do you have any suitable candidates?"

    Wei Zi replied in a low voice: "Lord, I think we can temporarily promote some people from the army. For example, those military princes who perform well can be promoted to military governors, and the generals can be promoted to military princes. In this way, both  Let the soldiers have hope of promotion and be able to quickly control Xu Rong¡¯s army.¡±

    Cao Ang nodded, "What you said is exactly what I want! I have just ordered someone to compile a list. We will discuss it carefully later and finalize the candidates. As for the post of Marching Sima, I am going to let Fang Yue take it temporarily. He  He was originally a famous general in Hanoi and also had a certain reputation in the army. Moreover, he has become more calm after returning from injury and no longer had the impetuousness of his early years, so he is very suitable for this position."

    Wei Zi nodded repeatedly, "My lord, I have considered this very much. Fang Yue is now calm and resolute, and is unfazed by favors and humiliations. He is really the leading general in our army. If he serves as the marching commander, he will definitely be able to win the hearts of Xu Rong's troops. My lord, I suggest that Xu Rong's subordinates be favored."  The soldiers of the Rong Division conducted a large-scale reorganization to disrupt the organizational structure and eliminate redundant troops to improve their combat effectiveness and loyalty."

    Cao Ang smiled slightly: "Zixu, I have found the right person. The suggestion you made is very good! However, now that we are facing the pressure from Li Ru's command, we should not make any big moves.

    After returning to Luoyang, we can make adjustments to the army's sergeants. I estimate that the general soldiers will not have much rebound.  Even if the soldiers from Liangzhou were a little dissatisfied, they did not dare to do anything because they were surrounded by a coalition of princes who were attacking Dong Zhuo.

    And I am going to offer several military positions for these soldiers to spontaneously recommend.  In this way, they should focus on competing for positions and not oppose Yi Zhi too much.  "

    Wei Zi nodded repeatedly, "My lord is right. The general suggested that we can allocate a few more places, and we can also implement what the lord said a few days ago yes, long-distance exchanges. We can definitely let Xu Rongjun's soldiers  The elected generals will serve in our main camp, and the generals in our main camp will serve in the Xu Rong Army. In this way, even if these newly minted generals still identify with the Xiliang Army in their hearts, they will not  Cause harm. And as time goes by, they will identify with our Cao Junextended family!  "

    Cao Ang looked at Wei Zi, if this guy was in a modern army, he would definitely be a good political commissar!

    He smiled and said: "I have Zi Xu to help me, which makes me even more powerful! Let's do this. If we want to do it, we must do it big. After I withdraw to Luoyang, I plan to hold a unified election campaign in the army to select Du Bo who is recognized by the soldiers.  (in charge of fifty people)-level low-level officers. Whether they are the original officers and soldiers of the Cao family army or the newly joined officers and soldiers of the Xu Rong army, they can participate. The selected dubo will conduct exchanges in different places according to the situation. "

    The two discussed for a while, finalized the list, and then returned to the main account.  At this time, the banquet was lively, and three drinks of wine were indispensable.  The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves for a while.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 140 Chang'an Secret Envoy

    The sudden rise of the Si River cut off the retreat route of Han Hao and others, but it also caused a lot of trouble for the Xiliang army.  We are all landlubbers from the Northland, and very few of them can swim. Besides, the army still has so much ordnance and supplies, so they can't swim across the river naked!

    So Li Ru and others could only frown and build the rafts and pontoon, which took more than a day.  By the time everyone led the army to Cao Ying, Xu Rong had already changed his banner.

    Looking at Xu Rong standing on the wall of the village, Li Ru frowned and shouted loudly: "Xu Rong, how come you are so confused now that you are old? Don't make mistakes, quickly correct your evil ways and turn to the bright side!"

    Xu Rong shouted: "Li Ru, my lord is benevolent and loyal, but you set a trap to harm him! Although Dong Zhuo is unscrupulous, he is still a good man. You have ruined Dong Zhuo's reputation! You are worthy of him.  Do I trust you? Can you stop the world from talking?!"

    Li Ru frowned but did not refute.  He did do this a bit unethically. He wanted to capture Cao Ang alive and frighten the Kwantung Allied Forces, but Cao Ang broke out of the siege in a daze, which instead highlighted the weakness of the Xiliang Army and had the opposite effect.

    Seeing that Li Ru was speechless, Cao Ang shouted: "Li Ru? Is our general Han Hao here?"

    Li Jue next to him said loudly: "That coward abandoned his weapons and surrendered, knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. Our army will not tolerate such a coward, and has already beheaded him in public display!"

    "Fart!" Shi Huan couldn't bear Li Jue's insult to his friend Han Hao, and said loudly: "Yuan Si fought desperately, resisted until the last moment, and committed suicide! There are twenty-three good brothers in my camp, and Yuan Si's  Under cover, sneak across Si River and return to the camp!"

    Hearing what he said, all the Xiliang army generals glared at Zhang Ji and his party.  You besieged people with several times the force and actually allowed them to escape quietly. And you still don¡¯t know it. You must be so incompetent!

    At this time, Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Li Ru, I have more than fifty Xiliang officers in Xu Rong's army. I am willing to exchange them for the remains of our army's dead in the war. I wonder if you are willing?"

    When Li Ru heard this, he had a good impression of Cao Ang, and said in a deep voice: "Our Xiliang Army also respects strong men, and this exchange is worth it. Let's do this, I will return the body first, which can be regarded as a sign of sincerity.  .

    Cao Ang, in fact, you and the thieves in Guandong are not on the same side, why bother fighting for them anymore?  People like Yuan Shao shouted about justice and held power in their hands, but they didn't do a single thing!  Why do you need to hang out with them?  !  As long as you join the service of our Prime Minister, you will be able to reunite with your father and be promoted to a position above the county guard.  If I had agreed to such generous terms a long time ago, why are you still being stupid?  "

    Cao Ang bowed his hand to Li Ru and said in a deep voice: "Li Ru, if we have different ways of doing things, we should not work together! Although the princes may have their own plans, they all still have the word loyalty in their hearts. If I join Dong Zhuo's side, then I will  Am I worthy of my father¡¯s teachings to me? My father assassinated Dong Zhuo and was famous all over the world. How could he agree with me abandoning the bright and turning to darkness?!¡±

    Li Jue whispered: "Sir, don't talk nonsense to him, give the order to attack!"

    Li Ru shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "General Li, look, the position occupied by Cao's army on the opposite side is very clever. We can't invest too many troops at all. If we forcefully attack the opponent's camp, it will only be a war of attrition.  It¡¯s not good for either of us. Anyway, after this battle, Cao Ang¡¯s strength has been greatly damaged, and he doesn¡¯t pose much of a threat to us. Why should we fight such a meaningless battle?¡±

    Li Jue frowned and asked in surprise: "Then we can just let him go easily?"

    Li Ru said with a smile: "How can he, a young boy with little territory, afford so many troops? Even if he is ignored, these troops will eat him up! If he expands his territory without authorization, he will  If you offend the original princes, you will still be attacked! Although Cao Ang seems to have gained fame now, it is like a city on the beach with an unstable foundation and will fall apart in the future."

    Hearing what Li Ru said, everyone immediately knew what was going on. In addition, the generals were unwilling to lose any more strength, so they did not launch an attack.  After yelling and scolding for a while, Li Jue, Zhang Ji, Lu Bu and others surrounded Li Ru and left.

    One day later, the remains of Cao¡¯s soldiers were piled on carts and transported to Cao¡¯s camp.  Cao Ang also kept his promise and released the dozens of low-level generals of the Xiliang Army.

    Everyone worked together to build coffins for Paoze who died in the battle, and prepared to transport them to their hometown for burial.  It's just that the journey is too long and there are too many coffins. With the current strength of Cao's army, it is impossible to complete such an arduous task and can only choose to bury them on the spot.

    A few days later, all the coffins were completed and a cemetery was opened on the side of the barren mountain.  Li Su, who stayed in Luoyang, urgently purchased a batch of funeral cloths.??, paper money was personally transported to the camp, and after the princes learned the news, they also sent representatives to express condolences.  There was also an envoy secretly sent by Henan Yin Zhujun!

    Cao Ang was very surprised and secretly received the envoy. After examining the Zhu Jun seal brought by the envoy, he confirmed his identity.

    Cao Ang asked in a low voice: "I heard that Duke Zhu summoned a group of people to camp in Zhongmou not long ago. I really want to send people to visit, but I am afraid of bringing trouble to the lord, so I have delayed doing it. Now I just finished with  In Li Jue¡¯s battle, the troops suffered heavy losses, and they were unable to travel. I don¡¯t know what Lord Zhu has ordered, but please give me your instructions!¡±

    The man looked around and saw Li Su standing beside him, so he refused to speak.

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Li has turned his back on the dark side and has surrendered to me. He has participated in many attacks on the Xiliang army. Dong Zhuo hates him deeply. If Mr. Li cannot be trusted, how can your envoy still be trusted?"  Who do you trust?¡±

    The man then said: "General, I am Yang Yi, the general under Zhu Gong. I heard that the general led his army to fight with Li Ru and Li Jue for several days. The lord felt that the general was absolutely trustworthy, so he sent me to fight with the general.  Make friends.

    Not long ago, news came from Chang'an City that Huang Wan, the Taiwei who was dismissed from office because he opposed moving the capital, was appointed as the Guanglu Doctor.  Huang Gong and Dong Zhuo flattered each other, and were finally appointed as Sili Xiaowei, in charge of part of the defense of Chang'an City. After Huang Gong took office, he immediately sent a secret envoy to my lord, asking him to select capable people to sneak into Chang'an City and provide protection for Chang'an City.  Prepare for big things.  The emissary also said"

    Yang Yi took a step forward and whispered: "The prison where General Cao Mengde is located is under the control of Huang Gong. If the general has anything to say, please pass it on to General Mengde, but it doesn't matter!"

    Cao Ang grabbed Yang Yi's hand and asked in a trembling voice: "General, are you saying that I can send someone to contact my father directly?"

    Yang Yi nodded, "This is the purpose of my lord sending me here. He is currently reorganizing the army in Zhongmou. He has limited manpower and cannot send too many men. Moreover, the soldiers selected must be absolutely loyal, so as not to expose the important task of eliminating thieves.

    My lord has been operating in Zhongmu for a short time, and now he can only find about fifty people.  We also hope that the general will send some confidants who can be absolutely trusted to follow us to Chang'an City to plot big things!  "

    "Okay, okay!" Cao Ang said three good words in a row and said with a smile: "General Yang will go to rest first. Early tomorrow morning, I will select 20 people to accompany the general to Zhongmou. After being reviewed and approved by Zhu Gong, I will go to Chang'an.  After they arrive in Chang'an, I will find a way to mobilize a group of loyal men and sneak into Chang'an in batches as reinforcements."

    Yang Yi was overjoyed and said in a deep voice: "No wonder my lord praises you so much. I would like to thank you for your help on my lord's behalf! The Cao family and his son are truly loyal ministers of my Han Dynasty!"

    After Yang Yi retreated, Cao Ang asked Li Su in a low voice: "General Li, what do you think of me personally sneaking into Chang'an?"

    Li Su was shocked and shook his head repeatedly: "General, you must not do this! After all, Chang'an City is controlled by Dong Zhuo, and the soldiers and horses in the city are basically controlled by Dong Zhuo. Even if Huang Wan has some power, he cannot affect the overall situation, otherwise he would not  I will risk asking Zhu Jun for help. Listen to what Yang Yi said, Huang Wan and the others want to get rid of Dong Zhuo. This matter is extremely risky, and my lord must not get involved rashly!"

    Cao Ang was somewhat disapproving. In his memory from later generations, Huang Wan later successfully colluded with Wang Yun to rebel against Lu Bu, the second and fifth son, and killed Dong Zhuo.  If Wang Yun hadn't been stubborn later, the Han Dynasty might have been able to escape from the nightmare of the Liangzhou Army.

    Seeing that Cao Ang was noncommittal, Li Su said in a low voice: "We understand that my lord is worried about my old lord, but your safety now is very important to our entire group. Without your coordination, our Cao family army will fall apart. And, lord,  Although we have gained some fame among the princes, we only have Zhi County as our foundation, so it will be difficult for us to achieve greater results!"

    Cao Ang nodded lightly, and Li Su took a step forward, lowering his voice and said: "My lord, have you noticed that since you have won successive victories and expanded your army, the supplies shipped from Qiao County have not increased, but have actually decreased?  . When I was in Luoyang, I also had contact with Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou. This man was a talkative, boastful, and chicken-hearted! My lord¡¯s family members are all here in Qiao County, so we have to guard against him.  !¡±

    Cao Ang frowned and asked in a low voice: "You mean he intends to suppress me? There is no conflict of interest between him and me, so this is impossible, right?"

    "The minister is not aware of this matter yet, but we must take precautions. After all, Qiao County is too far away from here! Although the person in charge of Qiao County is Xiahou Dun, who is close to the lord, he is not a member of the Cao family after all. He must first serve Xia Hou  Everyone will consider it!" Li Su said in a low voice: "Of course, the information in my hand is limited now, and I can only list the possibilities.The worst case scenario is provided for the Lord¡¯s reference.  "

    Cao Ang frowned and whispered: "Li Su, send more messengers to understand the surrounding situation as soon as possible. As for Chang'an City, let Shi Huan take the people there for the time being. He is familiar with competitive swordsmanship and should be more qualified for this task.  "

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 Volume 1 Chapter 141 A special visit

    A few days later, seeing Li Ru's army withdrawing one after another, Cao Ang finally felt relieved and prepared to withdraw his troops to Luoyang.  With the withdrawal of Li Ru's army, the soldiers who were scattered in the battle of Xingyang also returned to the army one after another.  As a result, plus the 3,000 soldiers and horses in the hands of Li Dian and Wei Zi, and the 5,000 soldiers under Xu Rong, Cao Ang's troops have increased to about 9,000.

    Li Su also brought good news to Cao Ang. Among the more than a thousand seriously injured people staying in Luoyang City to recuperate, about 500 people's injuries have improved and they will soon be able to resume normal training.  As a result, plus the 800 soldiers guarding the camp, Cao Ang's army on the Luoyang line alone has reached an unprecedented 10,300 soldiers.

    On this day, Feng Ji came to Cao Ang's camp and paid homage to Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang knew that he was Yuan Shao's confidant, so he quickly opened the camp gate and personally led his generals out to greet him.

    Seeing that Cao Ang's attitude was very submissive, Feng Ji was extremely happy. He held Cao Ang's hand and kept praising him, which made Cao Ang, who had been born in two generations, feel a little embarrassed.

    When everyone entered the central military tent, the generals exchanged greetings for a while and then left.  Cao Ang smiled and asked Feng Ji: "Sir, you have so many things to do, why do you have time to come to my camp? I should come and visit in person!"

    Feng Ji said with a smile: "I am just a straggler from the mountains. The leader of the alliance refused to give up, so I traveled around for him. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and you generals are very busy. Who allows me to have more leisure."

    At this time, the guards brought tea and bowed to leave.  Cao Ang personally poured a bowl of water for Feng Ji and placed it on his desk.

    Feng Ji quickly stood up, took the water bowl, and said with a smile: "Zixiu, you are also a general under the leader of the alliance now. It is better to leave these servants to serve others. I feel a little uncomfortable when you are so polite.  comfortable."

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "Sir, your knowledge is admired by the world. It's not easy for you to come here. I always have to do something like a disciple. I can also take the opportunity to learn more knowledge from you later."

    Feng Ji laughed heartily, and then said sadly: "Zixiu, if all the heroes in the world were as reasonable as you, the whole world would have been peaceful a long time ago. How good it is now, with wars on all sides, and the country is withering! Before!  Soon we received information that Sun Jian¡¯s secret possession of the national jade seal had been exposed, and he fought a fierce battle with Liu Biao, and the specific results are not yet known.¡±

    Cao Ang frowned and pretended to be surprised: "I didn't expect Uncle Sun to be so dishonest. He would rather swear than tell the truth. Alas!"

    Feng Ji sneered and said: "He has something in his heart, and he doesn't even urinate and take a photo of it. Can he keep this national jade seal for himself?"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, "Sir, what you said is true. Sun Jian should have handed over the imperial seal to the alliance leader that day, and then transferred it to the imperial court in the future. In today's world, only the alliance leader is qualified to preserve this jade seal for the emperor!"

    Feng Ji was very happy after hearing Cao Ang's speech. He smiled and said: "Zixiu, I came here today to discuss something with you, which is the issue of food and grass for the army. Now all the food and grass for the Allied Forces  They are all provided by the alliance leader, Han Fu, and Yuan Jiujiu. It¡¯s just that we are expanding our troops everywhere now, and the pressure on food and grass is huge!

    In the past, the alliance leader provided you with food and grass based on the share of 6,000 people. Now your department has expanded to more than 10,000 people. If you provide it in real terms, the burden on the alliance leader will be heavy!  See if you can eat less food.  Of course, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and during the Chinese New Year, the alliance leader will also provide you with more cattle and sheep, so you won¡¯t suffer any loss!  "

    After hearing this, Cao Ang couldn't help but frown.  He had also heard rumors during this period, but he did not expect that Yuan Shao would actually cut the budget to him first.  Cao Ang smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, you also know that I was ambushed by Li Ru in Xingyang not long ago and suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, I made an emergency landing at Xu Rong's headquarters, and then I barely recovered. If the soldiers' rations were deducted again, those soldiers  The soldiers in Liangzhou feel that their treatment has been reduced, so they might rebel!"

    Feng Ji knew that his request was a bit excessive. Since Sun Jian left, Cao Ang's army was the only strong force that dared to fight against the Liangzhou army. Moreover, Cao Ang respected Yuan Shao very much and rescued Yuan Shao several times.  But the other princes were disobedient to Yuan Shaoyang.  Now that Cao Ang, who was loyal to Yuan Shao, had suffered a loss, Feng Ji also felt a little sorry.  But now the princes are unwilling to lay off their troops, and Yuan Shao urgently needs someone to take the lead and set an example.  Considering that Cao Ang is the most obedient, we can only ask him to make some concessions first and then compensate him in the future.

    Before Feng Ji could say anything to compensate, Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Sir, you also know that Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, entrusted Zhi County to me not long ago, and I can also get some grain and grass supplies from there. And my hometown is Qiao.  Sometimes the county can transport some for me as a supplement. Well, in order to support the alliance leader, I will find a way to lay off three thousand soldiers and let them go to Zhi County to eat and dig more wild vegetables.?As for my headquarters, I only need food for 7,000 people. What do you think?  "

    Feng Ji was moved and grabbed Cao Ang's hand, and said emotionally: "Zixiu, having a subordinate like you is really a blessing to the leader. We can't let honest people suffer, so be it. I will make the decision for the leader to control Zhi County,  Qinshui, Heyang, and Wenxian will be entrusted to you for garrison, and all county magistrates and county lieutenants will be appointed by you. This will also solve the food and grass problem of your department. As for your headquarters, we will give you eight thousand people.  We will never default on food supplies!¡±

    When Cao Ang heard this, he felt a little happy.  In fact, during this period, he was preparing to lay off three thousand old, weak and redundant troops and send them to garrison in Zhi County, just to sell Yuan Shao a favor.  However, is Fengji's careless promise like this reliable?

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "With a share of 8,000 people, and with some more wild vegetables, it will be enough for the troops. But my uncle said that he would give me the land of the four counties in Hanoi. Will Uncle Wang Kuang not give it to me?"  Are you happy? After all, he is the governor of Hanoi County!"

    Feng Ji smiled and said, "Don't worry, nephew. Wang Kuang has recently persecuted the people of Hanoi County, and the people are very angry. Many people have their homes confiscated and their families destroyed. In the past few days, many people came to the leader Yuan to complain and asked the leader to make the decision to replace him."  "

    Cao Ang nodded slightly.  Now that the crusade against Dong Zhuo has come to an end, it is now the turn of the heroes to compete.  Now Yuan Shao only has Bohai County in his hands, and he has coveted Han Fu's Jizhou for a long time. Hanoi County is close to Jizhou and can provide Yuan Shao with a forward position. Yuan Shao will definitely not let it go. It is impossible to let the relatively powerful Wang Kuang continue.  Take control of this vital place.

    Cao Ang scratched his head and asked in a low voice: "After all, Wang Kuang is also an important figure in our alliance to defeat Dong Zhuo. If he is replaced based on the confessions of a few common people, will the people of the world have any objections? Of course, if Uncle Yuan  If you want to serve as the governor of Hanoi at the same time, with Uncle Yuan's prestige, you will definitely be able to conquer all directions, and no one will question it."

    Feng Ji smiled slightly: "The alliance leader is busy with the plan to defeat Dong Zhuo and has no time to be the governor. However, there is one person who is very suitable, that is Zhang Yang of Bingzhou. As for Wang Kuang, we were right not to kill Hu Muban in the first place. He has already  I confess that I set out from Luoyang with a secret mission given by Dong Zhuo, and was responsible for contacting Wang Kuang to rebel. Hu Muban is Wang Kuang¡¯s brother-in-law. Do you believe that the two of them did not collude? I don¡¯t believe it anyway!¡±

    After hearing this, Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, "It was the alliance leader and sir who knew exactly what was going on. I was deceived by them back then, and I almost made a big mistake by interceding for this Hu mother class!"

    While looking ashamed, Cao Ang thought to himself, it seems that this Yang is the new candidate for the governor of Hanoi County that Yuan Shao is looking for.  Historically, Zhang Yang was loyal to Yuan Shao and had certain abilities, unlike Wang Kuang now, who is increasingly decadent and tyrannical.

    Feng Ji smiled slightly: "My nephew, you don't have to blame yourself. If my nephew hadn't protected Hu's class that day, we wouldn't have noticed their conspiracy. My nephew also made great contributions."

    Cao Ang sighed: "I didn't expect that Wang Kuang could not recognize the situation clearly and embarked on a path of no return. Sir, how can we bring him to justice? Do you want my nephew to help?"

    Feng Ji said with a smile: "That's not necessary. There are only so many people in Luoyang now, and it is really impossible to support the army. The army is gathered in Luoyang, and the supplies are all transported from the rear, which is very stressful. The leader of the alliance is planning to propose various measures after the year.  The army will gradually withdraw its troops to reduce the burden on the people. When the withdrawal of the army passes Huai County, the capital of Hanoi County, the leader of the alliance will summon Wang Kuangjin to see him and imprison him for questioning. "

    Cao Ang couldn't bear it. He frowned slightly and said in a low voice: "Although Wang Kuang colluded with Dong's thieves, he also made contributions to defeating Dong Daye. I hope that sir can advise the leader of the alliance and leave him a way out."

    Feng Ji heard what Cao Ang said and said with a smile: "My nephew is really kind-hearted. Don't worry. The leader of the alliance will at most put him under house arrest. When he changes his ways in the future, the leader of the alliance may release him and let him go again."  Working for the Han Dynasty!"

    Having said that, everyone knows that after Zhang Yang takes office, he will definitely persuade Yuan Shao to confine Wang Kuang to death to prevent him from causing trouble again.  Even if Yuan Shao releases Wang Kuang in the future, it only means that all forces loyal to or sympathetic to Wang Kuang in Hanoi County have been wiped out, and Wang Kuang will not do anything even if he is released from prison!

    The two chatted some more, and Cao Ang personally sent Feng Ji out of the camp until his back was blurred. Then he returned to the camp, gathered the generals, and conveyed the situation.

    Li Su sighed: "I didn't expect that Yuan Shao would be so mean and ungrateful. Although Wang Kuang couldn't bear it, he was very loyal to Yuan Shao. Most of the supplies he collected were handed over to Yuan Shao. I didn't expect that he would end up like this. Lord, we  We must also be wary of Yuan Shao and not follow in Wang Kuang¡¯s footsteps!¡±

    The generals all nodded in agreement, and Cao Ang nodded unconsciously.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 142 Great changes in Hedong

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    Just as everyone was celebrating the Spring Festival, Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong sent a secret message, saying that a major change had occurred in the Baibo Army in Hedong County, and the business of exchanging grain for war horses might not be sustainable!

    When Cao Ang heard this, he couldn't help but frown.  In the previous battle with Li Ru, Cao Ang's cavalry was completely lost. Now, with great effort, Cao Ang selected a thousand soldiers from the army and was waiting for the horses to arrive from Zhi County.  If this business goes bad, wouldn't Cao Jun's dream of cavalry become elusive?

    The matter is of great importance, and it is difficult to understand the true situation by relying solely on the messenger's conveyance.  Anyway, not long ago Yuan Shao also ordered all the troops to return home one after another after the Spring Festival. Cao Ang took a group of troops to bid farewell to Yuan Shao and headed for Zhi County.

    Yuan Shao was very happy that Cao Ang's troops were transferred to the southern part of Hanoi County to garrison.  On the one hand, Cao Ang supported Yuan Shao's withdrawal plan with practical actions; on the other hand, Hanoi County was not too far from Luoyang. If Luoyang was lost, Cao Ang's troops could provide timely reinforcements, which was a great opportunity for the defenders of Luoyang.  Good thing.

    A few days later, Cao Ang led his army to the county seat of Zhi County.  Xia Houyuan, Li Qian, Cao Hong and others, who had already received the news, had led all the officials and gentry in the city to leave the city in advance and were waiting for Cao Ang at the city gate.

    Previously, more than 3,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people had been ordered by Cao Ang to be transferred to local areas to serve as government servants and county soldiers. At this time, those who came with Cao Ang were all elites in the army.

    Looking at the gleaming armor on the soldiers and the sharp spears they held high, all the bumpkins in Zhi County were dumbfounded.  Who can resist such an elite army?  Almost all the gentry in the city lowered their heads to Cao Jun's battle flag and did not dare to look around.

    "Seeing the rebellious gentry lowering their heads one after another, Li Qian and others felt very happy. Look, this is our army!  Don't think that your daily small actions can replace the order we propose. This is Zhi County, and this will be the base camp of our Cao family army!

    Seeing Xia Houyuan personally greeting him, Cao Ang quickly jumped off his horse, led the horse and strode over.  He saluted Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong, and said with a smile: "Two uncles, why did you come out of the camp to greet me in person? I can't afford my nephew!"

    Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong quickly bowed in return and said in a deep voice: "The general has met my lord!"

    Xia Houyuan said loudly: "There are more than ten princes in Guandong and hundreds of thousands of troops. Only my nephew dares to lead the army to attack Dong Zhuo's troops. You are a model for everyone and set an example! Those of us who stay behind cannot go into battle to kill  Enemy, coming out of the city to greet us can be regarded as an expression of respect. Lord, please mount your horse!"

    After saying that, Xia Houyuan took the horse's reins from Cao Ang's hands and actually wanted to lead the horse for Cao Ang himself.

    To be honest, Xia Houyuan's status in the army was a bit embarrassing in the past. Although he was Cao Ang's subordinate, he was also Cao Ang's elder and half-master. Even Cao Ang did not dare to call him by his first name.  But today, Xia Houyuan made it clear that he wanted to be a subordinate, so he even took over the task of leading the horse.

    Xia Houyuan led the horse, and Cao Hong stood in front of the horse, half-kneeling on the ground, making it clear that he was going to make a horse-mounting stone.

    Cao Ang was shocked when he saw it.  If he stepped on Cao Hong's horse and asked Xia Houyuan to lead the horse for him, wouldn't his reputation of respecting the elderly and caring for the young be ruined in the streets if word spread about it?

    So Cao Ang laughed and said loudly: "General Xiahou, General Cao, and General Li are guarding Zhi County so that our soldiers can fight with peace of mind. In terms of contributions, you are the one who deserves the most credit! Come on, let's work together  Walk into town!¡±

    At Cao Ang's insistence, Cao Hong stood up, and Xia Houyuan also let go of the reins.  Li Qian, who was lagging behind, also quickly handed over the wine bowl and put it to Cao Ang's mouth: "My lord, at this time, the people in the city are thinking of you, and I also ask you to drink this bowl of celebration wine!"

    Cao Ang sighed and said: "Although we recaptured Luoyang and defeated Li Ru and others, we also paid a heavy price. General Han Hao died on the spot, and many soldiers would rather die than surrender! This bowl of wine is dedicated to  The spirits of the martyrs in heaven, may they protect our Cao family army and make it invincible!"

    After saying that, Cao Ang poured the large bowl of wine on the ground and walked into the city.  Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Li Qian and others quickly followed.

    After sitting down in the city lord's mansion, Cao Ang introduced the three of them to Xu Rong. Xu Rong quickly bowed to the three of them and said many kind words.

    After everyone chatted for a while, Cao Ang ordered his followers to retreat and asked Cao Hong, "Uncle, what happened over there in the east of the river?"

    Cao Hong, who was in charge of trading with Hedong, raised his hands and said: "My lord, generals, the grain and grass supplies sent by our army to Hedong were robbed a few days ago. After our careful investigation, it turned out that not long ago, Li Jue, Li Ru and others mobilized the main force to attack Hedong.  The Baibo Army of the county carried out a key attack to ensure thatThe safety of Hongnong County.  In this battle, the coach of the Baibo Army, Guo Tai, died. The Baibo Army has now been scattered into several loose alliances, and is no longer the same entity as before!  "

    Cao Ang nodded, "Who is leading now?"

    Cao Hong said in a deep voice: "It is said that after Guo Tai died in the battle, Yang Feng and others surrendered on the spot. Li Le, Han Xian, Hu Cai and others broke out of the encirclement and continued to command the remaining activities of the Baibo Army. Li Jue and Li Ru were afraid that the Kwantung Allied Forces would take the opportunity.  However, they did not dare to carry out further clearing, so they could only withdraw their troops and return to the camp. However, in this way, the three families of Li Le, Han Xian, and Hu Cai came together. No one wanted to see the others grow stronger, and they wanted to seek benefits from it, so they kept sending people  Intercept our caravan. Now the war horse channel that our army has built with great difficulty has been completely blocked and completely useless."

    Cao Ang frowned, "So Hanoi County is now in chaos?"

    Xia Houyuan said in a deep voice: "My lord is right. There are five major forces in Hanoi County now. Among them, Li Le, Han Xian and Hu Cai are just three of them. The local aristocratic families represented by the Wei family are the fourth force, and  Luan Ti Yufuluo (also known as Yufuluo or Yufuluo), the young king of the Southern Xiongnu, is the fifth force and is currently the most powerful force."

    "Luan Ti Yu Fuluo?" Cao Ang asked in surprise: "I have heard of this man. He and Zhang Yang visited Yuan Shao's tent in the past. Later, when the Baibo Army became powerful, Luan Ti Yu Fu Luo  Fearing that his troops would be harmed, he immediately led his people back to Hedong County. Unexpectedly, he has become famous now! How is his relationship with the Baibo Army? "

    Xia Houyuan said in a low voice: "When Mrs. Guo was alive, this Luan Tiyu Fuluo often acted together with the Baibo army and plundered southward; after Mrs. Guo's death, Li Le and others had conflicts with him, and they often had disputes over pasture and people.  It is said that the two armies had a small battle not long ago.¡±

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Send a large number of scouts to investigate the specific situation of Hanoi County, especially these five forces, and send out messengers. Choose a few from them to trade, firstly, to ensure our interests, and secondly, not to let  They threaten our safety here!"

    Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong agreed quickly, and Cao Hong whispered: "My lord, I suggest you send someone to contact the Wei family in Hedong. They were loyal to the court in the past and have a common language with us. In addition, the Wei family now occupies the salt pond!"

    Cao Ang frowned and said in a deep voice: "This is impossible. How could Li Ruduo, a shrewd person, give up such an important place as Yanchi to others?!"

    Yanchi is an important supplier of the entire Hedong County and even the entire Dahan salt industry. The "Hedong Salt" produced is of high quality and low price, and has always been the leader in crude salt in the north!  How could Li Ru ignore such a money bag that could bring huge profits.

    Cao Hong was more interested in this aspect and quickly explained: "At first, Li Ru also wanted to occupy this salt pond, but the salt in the salt pond was divided up by the aristocratic families, and the know-how of making salt was also firmly controlled by these aristocratic families. Li Ru  After trying to operate it for a period of time, the output of Yanchi plummeted, and the income was not even as good as the previous salt tax. Therefore, Li Rucai withdrew from Yanchi and returned the place to these aristocratic families in Hedong. In return, Hedong had to pay Chang'an every month  Providing a batch of coarse salt for free is regarded as paying taxes. However, as a result, the price of Hedong salt has increased a bit."

    Cao Ang nodded lightly and said to Cao Hong: "Uncle, please send some capable people to get in touch with the Wei family to see if our two families can benefit from each other. However, we cannot exchange food with them for the time being. Food is in short supply now.  We also have to use supplies sparingly. Let¡¯s do this, there are many unused weapons in the army, let¡¯s see if we can exchange them for some coarse salt!¡±

    Cao Hong nodded and wrote it down.

    Cao Ang asked Li Qian again: "General Li, not long ago I removed three thousand old, weak and redundant soldiers from the army and sent them here. You are responsible for arranging the farming. Is there any progress now?"

    Li Qian said quickly: "My lord, I heard that Yuan Shao has officially handed over the four counties of Qinshui, Heyang, Wen County and Zhi County to you. Is this relevant?"

    Cao Ang nodded, patted the brocade bag on his waist, and said with a smile: "The seals of the magistrates of Qinshui, Heyang, and Wen County are all here."

    Li Gan smiled and said: "My lord, then I feel at ease. I have inspected the topography during this period and found that it is easier to establish military settlements in the upper reaches of Qinshui River. There are Taihang Mountains in the north and Shimen, Qinshui and other fortresses in the east.  , with Jiguan and Zhiguan in the west, and Zhixian and Heyang in the south as barriers, it is very safe. Moreover, this land is irrigated by Qinshui, and there is no shortage of water sources. The land is relatively fertile. More importantly, after years of chaos, the people  People are fleeing one after another. There are few people living here and there are no property rights disputes, so it is suitable for farming."

    Cao Ang nodded lightly, "In that case, you will work hard for a few days during this period and lead people to make a detailed inspection and resettlement plan."?, report it to me.  I have a pretty good idea of ??the equipment, food and supplies needed.  "

    Li Qian quickly agreed.

    After briefly handling the political affairs, Cao Ang and his generals happily went to the reception banquet held by the elders of Zhi County, where the soldiers and civilians were all close to each other.  Since these four counties will become the foundation of Cao Ang during this period, Cao Ang must start from now on and run it well.

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 Volume 1 Chapter 143 Rewards based on merit

    Three days had passed since he returned to Zhi County. After careful consideration, Cao Ang opened the military tent and convened the generals for discussion.  At this time, the well-known generals in the army included Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Li Qian, Li Su, Wei Zi, Xu Rong, Li Dian, Le Jin, Fang Yue, Liao Hua, Shi Huan, etc., and there were more than a hundred middle and low-level officers under their command.  Officers are full of talents.

    Looking at the large number of talented people in his tent, Cao Ang couldn't help but smile. After the Chinese New Year, he was already thirteen years old, fourteen years old, and a soft beard had grown on his face. He finally got rid of the hairless mouth and was unable to do anything.  image of prison.

    Cao Ang clapped his hands gently, and all the generals stopped talking, bowed respectfully to Cao Ang, and sat on the left and right sides.

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Yesterday I received a letter from Yuan Shao. The letter said that he had jailed Wang Kuang and replaced Zhang Yang as the temporary governor of Hanoi. As for the defense of Luoyang City, it will be handed over to Zhu Jun and others."

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    Li Su smiled and said: "General Miaocai, Yuan Shao has been very busy recently. He is negotiating with Han Fu's men and is preparing to usurp Jizhou! And according to reliable information, Yuan Shao has already opened a mansion!"

    Everyone began to discuss that opening a mansion was the prerogative of the three princes. What qualifications did he, Yuan Shao, have as a governor of Bohai County?

    Cao Ang coughed lightly, waited until everyone calmed down, and then said in a deep voice: "Yuan Shao not only opened a mansion by himself, but also suggested that I open a mansion as well. Maybe he wanted me to help him share the pressure! But even though I was dissatisfied,  General Fenwu, who is under the control but does not have the power to open a government, I have clearly refused. However, I am now guarding the four counties for the emperor, and I can be regarded as a false governor. In order to coordinate the relationship between the parties, I can borrow some of them.  Position. Everyone will obey the order!"

    Everyone stood up and stood with their hands folded.

    Cao Ang stood up and said loudly: "Some people have said that although there are some officers who have military exploits and fighting ability, according to their virtue, they are not qualified to serve as county governors. This is what is said, 'It is appropriate, but it is not.  With the right'!

    But Guan Zhong once said: "If a wise man feeds on his ability, he will obey; if a fighter feeds on his merit, he will die lightly; if the two are placed in the country, the world will be governed."  ¡¯ Just as he said, it has never been heard that incompetent people and warriors who do not fight can receive the same honors and rewards, and can rejuvenate the country.  Therefore, a wise monarch does not appoint ministers who have no merit; he does not reward soldiers who do not fight; the country respects virtue in times of peace, and rewards those who have merit and talent in times of war.

    Now that the world is constantly at war, those with outstanding military exploits should be promoted to county officials without exception, and should not be limited to literary virtues.  "

    At this time, Cao Ang's subordinates were basically military generals. Li Su, a civil servant, could be ignored. When Cao Ang said this, everyone was very happy, knowing that Cao Ang would reward everyone.

    Then I heard Cao Ang say in a deep voice: "Xia Houyuan, the captain of the school, is calm, capable, loyal and benevolent. We specially appoint him as the guard of the army and concurrently as the magistrate of Zhi County!"

    Everyone looked at Xia Houyuan with envy. According to the regulations, the governor's subordinates could be appointed to two positions: guarding the army and joining the army. Their status was higher than that of the generals under the governor.  Moreover, Cao Jun now only occupies four counties in total, and Zhi County is the largest and central county among them. Its importance is self-evident.  Being able to be promoted to the position of guard army and concurrently leader of Zhi County magistrate shows Xia Houyuan's status in Cao Ang's heart.

    Xia Houyuan saluted solemnly and said in a deep voice: "The last general, Xia Houyuan, takes command!"

    Cao Ang clapped his hands, and the attendant brought a tray covered with red cloth and placed it on several cases.  Cao Ang gently opened the red cloth and saw several copper seals placed on the tray.  Cao Ang took a copper seal from it, stood up and handed it to Xia Houyuan.

    Xia Houyuan took it solemnly and put the copper seal in his bag. He couldn't help but smile.  This is the biggest official in their Xiahou family so far. He firmly followed Cao Ang and was rewarded!

    Seeing everyone looking at him nervously, Cao Ang felt a little proud in his heart. This is the smell of power.  He said loudly: "Captain Cao Hong is a loyal man who loves his relatives and cares about his country. He is specially appointed as the chief clerk to review the money and grain of our four counties!"

    Cao Hong was very excited. He quickly strode out of the queue and said in a deep voice: "The last general, Cao Hong, takes the order!"

    Cao Ang handed him the seal and ribbon again, and Cao Hong's face was also very excited.  He likes to deal with money matters most, and now he can get what he wants.

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Li Qian, the tooth general, is loyal, brave, meticulous, hard-working and uncomplaining. I have specially appointed him as the Dian Nong School Captain to be in charge of farming."

    Li Qian didn¡¯t expect that the third one would call him, so he jumped out in surprise, ¡°Li Qian, the last general, takes the order!¡±

    Cao Ang raised the bronze seal and said loudly: "We are all warriors."And what I fight for is money and food. General Cao Hong will share the money for me, but I will entrust General Li Qian with the food and grass!  "

    Li Qian cupped his hands and saluted: "The general will definitely work hard and never let down the general's trust!"

    Cao Ang nodded, and then solemnly handed the copper seal to Li Qian.  During this period, Li Qian was in charge of the farming affairs, and the plan he made satisfied Cao Ang. Li Qian personally went to the fields to handle political affairs. This work attitude is also worthy of praise.  That's why Cao Ang made an exception and promoted him to the rank of Diannong Xiaowei, which not only allowed him to take charge of the farming affairs, but also separated him from the military system, allowing him to complete a more complete separation from his tribe.

    Cao Ang said loudly: "Li Su is smart and resourceful, and he is a strategist. I specially appointed him to join the army!"

    Li Su quickly bowed and saluted, and said loudly: "My humble minister Li Su accepts your order!"

    Then, he happily stepped forward and took the seal ribbon.  At best, this guy is motivated, but in fact he is just an official fan.  Being able to take up the post of joining the army made Li Su, who was unhappy in the Liangzhou army, extremely happy.  You must know that when he successfully persuaded Lu Bu to surrender, Dong Zhuo only gave him a financial reward and never promoted him to an official position.

    Cao Ang continued: "Weizi is a filial and honest person who is loyal to the country and broke up his family to join the army. We specially appoint him as the magistrate of Wen County to take charge of the military and political affairs of Wen County!"

    Wei Zi quickly knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "General Wei Zi takes the order!"

    Cao Ang handed him the seal and ribbon and said in a deep voice: "Now that Zhang Yang has taken office in Hanoi County, four of the counties are occupied by our army. There may be objections in the future. After General Wei took office, he will guard Wen County and handle the relations between all parties.  , at the same time, we must also make military preparations to prevent friction!"

    Wei Zi said in a deep voice: "My lord, don't worry, the general will definitely run Wen County to the limit and become a fortress for our army!"

    Cao Ang nodded and said loudly: "Xu Rong understands righteousness and is good at strategy, so he is specially appointed as the chief of Qinshui River! Qinshui River is adjacent to the Taihang Mountains in the north. On the one hand, it has become a barrier for our army, and on the other hand, there are many bandits entrenched here. Hope.  After General Xu takes office, he will reorganize the defense, wipe out the evil bandits, recruit good people among them, and expand the number of troops for our army!"

    Xu Rong said in a deep voice: "General Xu Rong takes command!" He strode forward and solemnly took the seal ribbon.

    Cao Ang looked around and saw Li Dian, Le Jin, Fang Yue, and Liao Hua looking at him, and said with a smile: "All four of you have important uses, so don't be impatient."

    The generals laughed, and Li Dian and others also felt a little embarrassed.

    Cao Ang said loudly: "Heyang is a relatively barren county with a small population. However, it is an important area bordering our army and Luoyang, and is responsible for the defense of the Yellow River. Once Zhu Jun's troops are defeated by Dong Zhuo, Heyang will  Face the enemy directly. Since Fang Yue joined our army, he has fought bravely, is very loyal, calm and capable, and is good at strategy. Fang Yue is specially appointed as the Heyang Order, concurrently serving as the captain, in charge of the defense of the Yellow River!"

    There are only two captain positions in Hanoi County. One is controlled by Zhang Yang and the other is given to Fang Yue. This is an out-and-out reuse.  In the past, although Fang Yue was highly regarded by Wang Kuang as a famous general in Hanoi, he was only given the false title of captain and was not allowed to actually lead a county.  Although this Heyang Order is small, its responsibilities are extremely important, which reflects the importance Cao Ang places on him.

    Fang Yue strode forward, took the seal ribbon, and said in a deep voice: "General Fang Yue accepts the order. Don't worry, lord, the general will build the defense of the Yellow River into an iron wall!"

    So far, the four county magistrates (orders) have been assigned: Guard the Army, Chief Secretary, Join the Army, Diannong Xiaowei.  Cao Ang said loudly at this time: "Our army can occupy four counties and be valued by the princes, not because of my family background, but because of the efforts of everyone here and the prestige of our army! Now we are sitting here  We must guard four counties, but we cannot give up on the training of the army. I appointed Li Dian as the captain of the infantry, Le Jin as the captain of the cavalry, and Liao Hua as the captain of the Dian army. We will train all our soldiers and horses, eliminate the old and weak, and replenish the young and strong.  Build our Cao family army into an iron army!"

    Li Dian, Le Jin, and Liao Hua quickly stepped forward to take orders, feeling deeply the great responsibility.  This is equivalent to the three of them acting as the instructors of the entire Cao family army, and all the soldiers will be trained by them. This is Cao Ang's deep trust in them!

    The three of them said in unison: "The last generals Li Dian (Le Jin, Liao Hua) will definitely do their best and live up to the lord's trust!"

    At this point, the reward is completed.  Cao Ang did not sit down, but said loudly: "Of the generals and ministers who have accomplished great things since ancient times, who does not have talents around him to assist him? These talents were not gathered around him as soon as he was born, and they are not all children of aristocratic families.  , but these lords got it only after they earnestly sought for it. But since Heng Ling, most of the officials came from aristocratic families, and students from poor families traveled far and wide, but it was difficult for them to have the opportunity to display their talents!

    ??Now that the world has not yet been peaceful, I, as a vigorous general, feel that my abilities are limited, so I have issued the "Order to Seek Talent."  No matter what family he comes from, as long as he has a skill, an insight, and a good word, he can come to my house as a guest.  If he is indeed capable, I will definitely use him according to his talents and will never let him bury him!  "

    As soon as this order came out, all the generals felt deeply and agreed with it.  These generals here basically do not have noble backgrounds. They all achieved their current status through their own efforts and opportunities, and they deeply feel the hardship of being from a poor family.

    Everyone bowed and saluted together: "On behalf of the poor men in the world, I would like to express my gratitude to the lord!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 144 Cao Jun¡¯s New Deal

    [Thanks to the book friend "Immortal Light Ming" for the reward!  ¡¿

    Looking at the generals in the tent, Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "More than four hundred years ago, the Qin Dynasty adopted a twenty-level military merit title system, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the army and finally unified the country. Now Dong Zhuo has deposed the emperor without authorization and controlled the government.  However, we loyal ministers and righteous men are frequently attacked! In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the army, today, as General Fenwu, I re-establish the twenty-level military merit title system in these four counties! Non-military merit will not be awarded, and the number of wives and concubines is the same as the number of military merit.  (That is to say, the number of wives and concubines you can marry depends on how many levels of military merit you have)!"

    After hearing Cao Ang¡¯s order, everyone focused their attention and listened attentively.  We are basically all soldiers, and we are living in troubled times. This is related to our vital interests and cannot be taken lightly.

    Cao Ang said loudly: "Military merits are temporarily divided into four categories. The first is beheading merit, the second is strategy merit, the third is leadership merit, and the fourth is righteousness merit. Li Su, please introduce to everyone the 20th level of military merit.  system, so that everyone can understand it and can do things this way in the future.¡±

    Li Su quickly walked aside and said loudly: "The twenty-level military merit title system, from low to high, is as follows: first-level sergeant, second-level superior officer, third-level hairpin, fourth-level unchangeable,  The fifth-level doctor, the sixth-level official doctor, the seventh-level public doctor, the eighth-level public servant, the ninth-level five-level doctor, the tenth-level left concubine chief, the eleventh-level right concubine chief, and the twelfth-level left Geng  , the 13th level middle update, the 14th level right update, the 15th level Shao Shang Zao, the 16th level Da Shang Zao, the 17th level Si Chao, the 18th level Da Shu Zhang, the 19th level  Guanneihou, the twentieth level Chehou. Next, I will briefly explain to you the obligations and powers of each level!"

    Li Dian raised his hand and said loudly: "Master, join the army. Can you take a pen and paper to record it?"

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "Later I will order someone to copy a detailed set of rules and regulations and send them to each of you; I will also order someone to preach them in the military camp. Now you just listen carefully. Li Su, you continue  speak!"

    Li Dian nodded and looked at Li Su with concentration.

    Li Su cleared his throat and said loudly: "As long as you kill or capture an enemy soldier, you can get the first-level title of 'Gongshi', a reward of one gold, and ten acres of farmland. This farmland will be distributed directly to the soldiers after they retire.  Soldiers can also be converted into cash based on the price of goods when they retire. The more enemies you kill and the greater your contribution, the higher your title. In addition, if you capture an enemy general, you will be awarded a third level title and a bounty of ten gold.  One hundred acres of land. The above titles should be evidenced by the enemy's head. If the opponent's head cannot be obtained, more than six people should help to testify. However, if perjury is given, the titles of all testifiers will be cancelled. In addition,  , and severe penalties!¡±

    At this time Le Jin raised his hand, Cao Ang immediately said: "Wen Qian, do you have any suggestions? Let's talk about it!"

    Le Jin cupped his hands at Li Su and asked loudly: "Master joining the army, many people in my cavalry camp are slaves who escaped from the Qiang and Hu, and some people have been working as domestic servants for generations. If they immediately  If you have made great contributions, do you also get a corresponding title?"

    Li Su liked the word "junior" very much. He said with a smile: "My lord and I discussed this issue a few days ago. A slave can be decapitated to three levels to regain his civilian status, and a slave to be decapitated to six levels can regain his parents' status."  The status of the wife and children as civilians; if a slave is beheaded at two levels, he can regain his status as a free citizen, and if a slave is beheaded at four levels, he can regain his status as a free citizen!"

    Le Jin smiled when he heard this and said, "Now all the slaves in my camp have hope!"

    When he was happy, Li Dian stepped on him and whispered: "Listen carefully, don't talk, I can't hear you clearly!"

    Li Su looked around and saw that no one asked any questions, so he continued: "Any soldiers who died in battle are called martyrs, and the government will provide their children with appropriate pensions based on their titles during their lifetime, so that their children can  Grow smoothly.¡±

    Hearing this, the generals all agreed, especially veterans like Xu Rong, who nodded repeatedly.

    Li Su paused for a moment, enjoying it secretly, and then said in a deep voice: "The land obtained by the martyr due to his military exploits during his lifetime will not be deprived of it. It will be inherited by his children, and his title will be reduced by one level and then inherited by his son. For example, a martyr's land will be inherited by his children.  If the person held a third-class noble title during his lifetime, his son will inherit and enjoy the second-class noble title.

    But if the child does not upgrade the title, the title will stop passing on when the child dies!

    In other words, if the grandfather performs meritorious service, the son will enjoy blessings, but if the son does not perform meritorious service, the grandson will not be able to inherit the grandfather's position.  "

    Cao Ang nodded and said in a deep voice: "In fact, it is passed on to children but not to grandchildren. It can only benefit one generation, so that future generations will not rest on the merits of the ancestors and enjoy the blessings in vain. Okay, Li Canjun, you continue to talk."

    Li Su shouted loudlyHe said: "The officers and men who join our army are all loyal and brave men and must abide by the military discipline of our army. Our generals can punish soldiers who violate military disciplines, but any cases involving the death penalty must be reported to the general's mansion. Any general  You are not allowed to make unauthorized opinions. Of course, in emergencies, exceptions are made for those who surrender to the enemy and treason. Soldiers who surrender to the enemy will not only be deprived of all their positions and property, but their wives and children will also be demoted to official slaves!"

    In this regard, everyone agrees that those who deliver the rebels should naturally be punished.  As for losing the power to kill soldiers, everyone didn't take it seriously.  If it weren't for the sake of winning the war, who would be willing to kill his subordinates for no reason? This is a life!

    Li Su clapped his hands gently, and when everyone calmed down, he continued: "After careful discussion with the lord, I have reached the following conclusion in principle, that is, officers below the level of Bu Qu, who command thousands of troops, do not have personal soldiers; Bu Qu  For every 1,000 people the scope of command increases, four more guards will be added. For example, if you are a commander commanding 500 people, there is no need to equip guards; if you command 1,000 people, then  Equip four guards; if you command five thousand people, then equip twenty guards. The Lord only has forty guards around him now, do you have any opinions?"

    Of course everyone has opinions. It¡¯s so unpretentious to have only so many guards around you!  The generals under the command of other princes were shouting around each other, but there was no one around me. How shameless!  However, seeing that Cao Ang only kept a few guards around him, everyone was embarrassed to express their opinions.

    Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Su said loudly: "Since no one objects, this article is passed. The guards' salary, money and food are all provided by the army, and their selection involves the following matter, which is the treatment of the officers.  Selection.

    Now our army commanders are basically elected by the soldiers themselves, and they are all brave and capable elites.  Chiefs are selected from outstanding corps commanders by officers from various ministries. They are brave enough, but there are still shortcomings in strategy and tactics.

    Therefore, the lord decided to conduct regular training for the corps commanders of each department. After a certain period of study, they would be assigned to serve as guards beside the generals, learn from the generals, and then be assigned according to their training results and daily performance.  Among them, those with outstanding performance may enter the elite force and are more likely to be promoted; those with average performance may be transferred to the garrison force and serve as commanders; those with poor performance may be transferred to the logistics force.  In the future, the commanders of various ministries must undergo such training to improve their strategic and tactical execution capabilities!  "

    In fact, this article is to deprive the generals of their power to appoint junior officers and strengthen Cao Ang's control over the army.

    After hearing this order, the older Xu Rong and others naturally saw through Cao Ang's intention, but they had just joined Cao's army so how dared to raise such objections; the younger Li Dian, Le Jin and others did not understand.  What Cao Ang meant was that people were still applauding.

    At this time, Xia Houyuan asked in a deep voice: "Li Canjun, if there is an officer on the battlefield who disobeys orders, can I replace him on the spot? If an officer is marching forward bravely on the battlefield, can I make an exception and promote him on the spot?"

    Li Su did not dare to answer hastily. Cao Ang said with a smile: "The two questions my uncle asked are on point. As a general, my uncle naturally has the right to appoint outstanding officers and replace those who are ineffective in combat during wartime. It's just that.  After the war, the officers appointed by my uncle must also undergo training, and those officers who have been dismissed can also appeal to the Dianjun captain. After all, our Cao army values ??fairness the most!"

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, Xia Houyuan nodded: "This measure is good, I have no objection."

    Xia Houyuan's prestige in the army was so high that he didn't even raise any objections. No one among the generals came out to oppose it, so this measure to reorganize the army was passed.

    Cao Ang was very happy. The measures passed today have, on the one hand, inspired the soldiers and made them brave enough to kill the enemy without worries; on the other, they have successfully separated the power of promoting junior officers from the hands of the generals and put them in their own hands.

    Li Su deliberately coughed a few times to attract everyone's attention, and then said to Xiahou Yuan: "Xiahou Guards, it's your turn to talk about the matter we discussed together."

    When Xia Houyuan heard this, his face turned a little red.

    The generals were very curious, and they all concentrated their attention and looked at Xia Houyuan.

    Xia Houyuan licked his lips and said in a deep voice: "Since Emperor Ling, the world has been in chaos and strife, people have been displaced, families have been separated, couples have divorced everywhere, and the world's population has been wiped out! I heard ahem that  If the yin and yang are reconciled, the family will be harmonious; if the family is harmonious, the neighborhood will be peaceful; if the neighborhood is peaceful, the people will live and work in peace and contentment; if the people live and work in peace and contentment, the country will be peaceful and peaceful. Therefore, it is extremely important for a man to marry a woman"

    Seeing that Xia Houyuan became more and more shy as he spoke, Li Su smiled and said: "We have already asked your lord for instructions, and now we have officially issued the "Order to Encourage Marriage and Childbirth" to exempt the people from the population tax and reward marriage and childbirth.

    Regardless of the past, from now on, if a man or a woman does not marry after the age of twenty-two, their parents and head of the household will be guilty!

    We advocate simplicity in weddings and encourage soldiers to do new things and do new things. If a soldier's military merit is above two levels and there is no corresponding betrothal gift, he can borrow it from the military without charging any interest.

    In addition, if a woman is pregnant, her family will be exempted from the corvee for one year.  That is, from six months before the child is born to six months after the child is born, the time can fluctuate accordingly, and the total does not exceed one year.

    If there is a new baby girl in the family, three lambs will be given as a reward; if there is a new baby boy, in addition to this reward, a jar of fine wine and a calf will be added.  Those who dare to kill and abandon infants will be beheaded in public!  If it is really difficult to raise a family, you can propose it to the county government and the local government, and the government will provide a certain interest-free subsidy, and the people will only have to pay off the principal within ten years.  "

    As soon as this order came out, many people couldn't help laughing.

    Cao Ang coughed lightly and said in a deep voice: "Don't laugh, everyone. This order is the focus of our work in the past month. Every army, every soldier, every village, and every citizen must be familiar with this order."  Order. The degree of implementation of this order is related to the stability of our army and the stability and prosperity of Hanoi. You must not be careless. After one month, we will conduct random checks. If 30% of the people in your county and army do not know about this  , no matter what position you hold, you will be suspended immediately for inspection! Do you understand?"

    Only then did the generals realize the importance of this matter, and they quickly raised their hands and said: "The last general takes orders!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 145 Cai Yan sheds tears

    This was the most comfortable day Cao Ang had ever lived since he traveled through time. He got up with the soldiers in the morning, did morning exercises together, dealt with some military and political affairs in the morning, read in the afternoon, and met with the generals in the evening to summarize the gains and losses during the day's training.  Although it is hard work, it is very comfortable to not have to worry about it.

    However, for time-travelers, happy days are always short-lived.  Early this morning, news came from the spies sent by Cao Hong. News came from the Wei family in Hedong that they were willing to exchange coarse salt from the salt pond for corn grains from Hanoi County.

    Although the price of food is high, due to the war recently, the price of salt has also been rising continuously, and its value is stronger than five baht!  Even if it is to resell salt to the Central Plains, this business is still very profitable.  However, the Wei family also put forward a condition, which was that they must have an interview with the leader of the Cao family army, otherwise there would be no need to negotiate!

    Li Su frowned and asked, "Why do we need our leader to interview them? Do they have any conspiracy?"

    Cao Hong frowned, thought seriously for a while, and then whispered: "According to the information sent by the spies, the Wei family has just occupied Dongyuan. I guess they want to show us the strength of the Wei family and hope to gain from the negotiation."  Strive for more benefits.¡±

    Cao Ang looked at the map. Dongyuan was right on the road from Yanchi to Jiguan. After the Wei family occupied Dongyuan, the salt from Yanchi could be transported directly to Jiguan without having to pay heavy taxes. The cost price of coarse salt dropped sharply.  , everyone can also earn more profits!

    So Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "General Li Su, look, how about I go and discuss with the Wei family in person? Anyway, I have nothing to do during this time and am relatively free. Our military camp has now reached a certain scale, and it is estimated that it will be completed after autumn.  We can obtain a large amount of food, and we can use part of it to exchange supplies with Hedong County. Especially the war horses of Hedong County, whether we use them for ourselves or sell them to the Central Plains, there is a huge profit margin!"

    Li Su, however, still shook his head repeatedly, "My lord, this is inappropriate. This is too reckless."

    However, Cao Hong felt that it was no big deal and whispered: "If you want to go out and relax, it's not impossible. Let me go to negotiate with the Wei family. My lord, you can pretend to be a boy in the caravan. With your current situation,  If you say you are sixteen or seventeen years old despite your height, no one will doubt you.

    ¡° In this way, my lord can not only guide me by my side, but also lead people to quietly inspect the topography of Hedong County, and there should be no suspicion.  "

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, "This method is good, General Li Su, what do you think?"

    Li Su shook his head repeatedly, "My lord, I think it's inappropriate. Think about last time, we made budget arrangements in advance and led thousands of elite soldiers to attack Xingyang. The result was heavy damage, and General Han Hao was killed on the spot. Now.  You want to visit incognito again, which I think is very inappropriate."

    However, Cao Hong felt that the status of military generals was getting higher and higher, but as a financial manager, he didn't have much to show for himself, and his status was getting lower and lower. Now that he finally had a chance to show up, he couldn't let it go easily.

    He quickly retorted: "What's wrong with this? The situation in Hedong County has stabilized, and the Wei family has also occupied territory along the route. The few horse bandits and thieves are no match for our escort. And when we go here, we can  The identity of the envoy of Hanoi County goes openly, and he can be protected and supported by the Wei family's armed forces along the way. I don't think there is any danger at all! Lord, don't worry!"

    Li Su frowned and said in a deep voice: "Master Registrar, don't mislead the lord with your own selfish interests. The lord's safety is the first priority now!"

    Cao Hong also said angrily: "My lord's safety is of course the first priority, but my lord is not a flower kept in a house. It is always good to go out and see more!"

    The two people's voices became louder and louder. Seeing that their faces were getting redder and redder, and Cao Hong's face turned the color of pig liver, Cao Ang quickly said: "Okay, okay, Lord Cao, you are responsible."  Form a caravan, prepare corresponding goods, and control the size to about a hundred people; I will dispatch a team of cavalry to serve as escorts and travel with me. Li joins the army, our cavalry battalion needs an opportunity to train, you make a detailed plan  , to avoid the sight of the Wei family. Maybe they can also be a clever move to force the Wei family to make concessions!"

    Li Su looked at Cao Hong, who was blushing, and Cao Ang, who wanted to calm down the incident. He could only sigh helplessly and agreed.

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    At the same time, in Anyi City, there was the Wei family's mansion.

    In the back garden, most of a furnace of fine sandalwood had been burned, but Cai Yan's hands were still resting on the strings of the piano, and there was no movement.

    Cai Qian, the dowry maid, persuaded in a low voice: "Miss, you can't go on like this. You have lost a lot of weight this month. If the master knew about it, he would think that we servants have not taken good care of you!"

      At this time, Cai Yan was only seventeen years old. She sighed and said to Cai Qian: "My husband's condition has not improved at all, how can I continue to eat?"

    Cai Qian looked around and saw that Cai Yan and her were the only ones in the pavilion, so she whispered: "Miss, you are so sincere. You two have not consummated your marriage, let alone worshiped heaven and earth. What kind of husband is Wei Zhongdao? The Wei family is also a bully.  They rushed us here just to celebrate! Now Wei Zhongdao is seriously ill and can't stand up at all. He doesn't even have the strength to worship. Aren't they bullying people? Our Cai family is also a wealthy family with a big name and a surname. Why?  If you can bear such humiliation, miss, please write a letter to the master quickly and ask him to send someone to take us back."

    Cai Yan shook her head gently, with tears in her eyes. She whispered: "Dad was conquered by Dong Zhuo and his reputation was tarnished. Now he is forced to move to Chang'an. There is no news at all. I don't know yet"

    Speaking of sadness, Cai Yan couldn't help but shed tears. Cai Qian whispered: "Miss, you will feel better if you cry. Just cry"

    While persuading, Cai Qian also shed tears.

    At this moment, a middle-aged man strode into the pavilion. The inferior sachet on his body gave off a strong fragrance, which made the small pavilion look a little more tacky.

    I saw the man bowing to Cai Yan, and asked with a smile: "It turns out to be a girl from the Cai family. Who bullied you? My brother Wei Gu will avenge you! As long as you call me brother"

    As he spoke, Wei Gu stretched out his hand with a smile and reached for Cai Yan's hand.

    Cai Yan had never seen Brother Zhu with such a lustful face. He quickly retracted his hand, and Wei Gu grabbed the strings and made a noise.

    He quickly retracted his hand, looked around, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw no one else.  Wei Gu said with a smile: "Sister Cai family, although Wei Zhongdao is the legitimate son of the Wei family, he has been a sick boy since he was a child. Even if he goes to the church to get married, it is just a decoration. Look at me again. I have a lot of money.  The kiln sisters in the city all praised me for my skills and rushed to give me sachets! Anyway, your father is trapped in Chang'an City, and there is no news. When Wei Zhongdao passes away, you can follow me!  "

    As he spoke, Wei Gu moved forward.

    Cai Yan stood up quickly, hid behind Cai Qian, and said angrily: "Master Wei, please respect yourself! Although Zhongdao has not married me, we have exchanged birthday invitations, and I can be considered a member of the Wei family. Master, please respect yourself!"  "

    Seeing a trace of anger flashing across the face of the delicate and timid Cai Yan, Wei Gu felt his lower body swollen. He smiled and said: "Sister, at least I am also a governor of our Hedong County and a prominent figure in our Anyi City.  Sister, please consider me"

    Before he finished speaking, he heard someone coughing not far away. Wei Gu quickly put away his playful smile and said in a deep voice: "Brother and sister, Zhongdao's illness has not improved, so don't be too sad"

    Having said this, he pretended to raise his head casually, cupped his hands and said: "Brother, why are you here? I am trying to persuade my younger siblings to be more open-minded. Since you are here, please help me persuade my younger siblings.  , I¡¯ll go to the county governor¡¯s mansion first, there¡¯s still a lot of things waiting for me to deal with there!¡±

    Wei Gu left in a hurry, and Wei Ji came in and whispered: "He came to harass you again?"

    Cai Yan lowered his head and just cried secretly.

    Wei Jian sighed, "My younger brother is so unsatisfactory. But you have to be self-disciplined and don't hang around in front of outsiders all the time! Although you have never paid a visit to Zhongdao, the two of you have already exchanged wedding invitations. According to legal principles,  Speaking of which, you are considered a member of our Wei family, so you must respect yourself!"

    Cai Yan just kept crying after hearing this, but Cai Qian couldn't help but retorted: "I have never heard of such a reason. He has obviously come to molest my lady several times, but you don't blame him, but you come to question us! Let's hide  We hide and avoid, but he is always the husband of your Wei family, and we live in the Wei family, how can we avoid him?"

    Wei Jian frowned and said angrily: "You talk too much! It's not your maid's turn to teach me a lesson about our Wei family! If you show off your words again, I will find someone to sell you out! If you join our Wei family,  , you have to abide by the rules of our Wei family!"

    Cai Qian was trembling with fear after being frightened by Wei Jian. Cai Yan wiped her red and swollen eyes and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Lang, there is no need to threaten Qian'er. She is a slave of my Cai family. Even if she follows me into Anyi  , but they are still members of the Cai family. I have never heard of a person whose household registration documents are in my Cai family actually becoming a slave of the Wei family for no reason!"

    Wei Jian frowned slightly and looked at Cai Yan, who had always been weak, in surprise.  As expected of a woman from the Cai family, she is soft on the outside but strong on the inside, and has a certain character.

    He sighed and advised in a low voice: "I hopeYou understand our Cai family's difficulties. Let's do this. I will arrange for someone to take you to Dongyuan tomorrow to relax and avoid Wei Gu.  Wait for a few days. When Zhongdao recovers from his illness, you and Zhongdao will go to the church to get married. Then Wei Gu will not harass you again!  "

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 Volume 1 Chapter 146 Encounter in Hot Spring

    Cao Ang wiped his nose and wiped it on the shaft of the car.

    The weather on this grassland changes at a moment¡¯s notice. It was sunny just now, but now it¡¯s raining heavily.  But no one cared about taking shelter from the rain, they were all busy covering the roof of the car.  Although the car was covered with a layer of waterproof felt, it was filled with food that was afraid of rain.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? When everyone finally covered the rain cloth, the rain soon stopped. As a result, everyone was busy for a while.  Seeing that a lot of time was wasted, Cao Hong simply asked everyone to rest here for an hour and eat something before setting off.

    An old man may have seen Cao Ang blowing his nose, so he slowly walked over and leaned against the shaft of the car.  He rubbed his sore waist and eyes and whispered to Cao Ang: "Young man, what's wrong? Do you have a cold?"

    Cao Ang smiled apologetically: "Old man, it's my first time to follow you out of the customs. Why does the rain come so fast?"

    The old man smiled and pushed a small wine gourd to Cao Ang, "Young man, take a few sips to ward off the cold! Don't let the person in charge see you?"

    Cao Ang took the jug and asked with a smile: "The steward won't let us drink?"

    The old man raised his finger and said softly: "The manager is very good to us. We are never in arrears with wages or anything else. Why do you have the nerve to drink? It's a mistake! I said, you huddle in the car and take a few sips secretly. Don't drink too much!"

    Cao Ang took the wine gourd with a smile and took a big sip.  The quality of the wine was very poor, and it would definitely not make it to the banquet, but it was so spicy that it made him stick out his tongue.

    The old man smiled and took the wine gourd back, carefully tied it around his waist, and whispered: "This is a life-saving thing, don't drink too much."

    Cao Ang took out a small wine jar from the secret compartment of the carriage: "Come on, old man, have a taste of my wine!"

    The old man jumped slightly, sat on the carriage shaft, frowned and looked at Cao Ang: "Aren't you a little boy?!"

    Cao Ang smiled and nodded: "No, I am the distant nephew who is in charge. This time I am following him to gain experience."

    Cao Ang is now gradually getting used to the life of fine clothing and fine food. If he is asked to squeeze into Datong shop and smell smelly feet again, he will really not adapt.  So this time when he went out, he specially arranged for himself to be Cao Hong's distant nephew, so that he could have his own private space without drawing attention to himself.

    The old man nodded and took the wine jar: "I don't look like you either. You have thin skin and tender flesh, but you don't look like us. Your hands are covered with calluses!"

    As the old man spoke, he pulled out the stopper and poured a sip into his mouth.  His expression immediately changed, and every fold on his face was shining, "It smells so good!"

    Cao Ang smiled and took out a small bag of dried meat from his arms and handed it to the old man.

    The old man took the dried meat, took a sip of wine, and ate a bite of meat, his face lit up with joy.

    The two of them had nothing to do and started chatting.  While they were chatting enthusiastically, Cao Hong walked over.

    The old man and Cao Ang both jumped out of the car quickly. The old man bent down as usual: "Hello, sir!"

    Cao Ang also quickly saluted: "Hello, uncle!"

    Cao Hong nodded with a smile and said in a low voice: "Zixiu, Lao Wangtou is the leading living map in our caravan. He knows the scenery and landforms of every place. If you have nothing to do, you can have a good chat with him. It's a pity.  He doesn¡¯t want to join the army, otherwise he could be a garrison general just by relying on his ability to draw maps!¡±

    Old Wangtou said with a silly smile: "I have never been embarrassed by anyone in my life. How can I fight with others and charge? I can lead the way for the caravan and earn some wages. I will be satisfied!"

    Cao Hong laughed and said, "The little salary you have is not as good as a month's salary from a station general! You guys chat while I go to other places."

    After Cao Hong left, the old Wangtou smiled and said to Cao Ang: "Young man, you didn't lie to me, you are an honest man! I drank your wine, so be it, when we get to Dongyuan City, I will treat you to the hot spring!"  "

    Cao Ang was very surprised. He had never found a hot spring on the map near Dongyuan. He frowned and said, "It's impossible. How can there be a hot spring in the vast grassland?"

    Lao Wangtou glared and said: "I said yes. How can I lie to you now that I am old?! These places of enjoyment are all hidden in the minds of us living maps!"

    Two days later, the caravan finally arrived at Dongyuan City. While Cao Hong was free to negotiate with the officials sent by the Wei family, the people in the caravan were wandering around Dongyuan City. Some of the men in the caravan were quietly  I slipped into the alley and had a good time in that gentle countryside.  Although this is a county town, prices are very cheap. A copper hairpin, which is not worth much in the Central Plains, can be exchanged for a night of romance. It's worth it!

    As expected, Lao Wangtou did not break his promise. He led Cao Ang quietly out of the city and walked north along the Qingshui River.Turning further east, we found an inconspicuous small valley, and then discovered a hot natural hot spring in the valley.

    The closer to the spring, the higher the temperature. In the pool on the edge of the valley, the temperature is just right.

    On a whim, Cao Ang took off all his clothes and got in with a fierce move. Just two words, comfortable!

    Old Wangtou looked at Cao Ang in surprise: "I didn't expect that you, a young man, would be quite good at water!"

    Cao Ang smiled bitterly and did not answer.  That day in Xingyang, Li Ru used a desperate trick to save everyone. Cao Ang forced his reorganized guards to practice swimming diligently. Even he, a landlubber, slowly learned a good skill.

    The two of them stayed here for more than half an hour before riding back comfortably on horseback.  Lao Wangtou said to Cao Ang: "Every time we pass by Dongyuan, we have to rest here for three or four days and replenish water. If you have nothing to do, come and soak in the hot springs by yourself. Don't follow the example of those silly boys. They are full of energy.  God gave it all to Sister Yao."

    Cao Ang blushed and agreed, and Lao Wangtou said to him again: "Don't tell outsiders about this hot spring. Be careful when you come here. There are sometimes water snakes here."

    "There are also snakes?" Cao Ang was startled.

    Lao Wangtou said with a smile: "Only people are allowed to bathe in the hot spring, but snakes are not allowed to bathe? People are the owners of this hot spring. Don't worry, as long as you ignore it, it rarely attacks people!"

    Cao Ang nodded and wrote the matter down.  Then he asked in surprise: "Uncle Wang, why are you in such a hurry to return to the city? Why don't we have nothing to do these days?"

    Lao Wangtou chuckled and said in a low voice: "When I come to Dongyuan, of course I have to have a good time. Sister Ying here is very good at kung fu. Every time I go to Shuhuoshu to rejuvenate my muscles and bones, it's so beautiful!  Don't use it.  Looking at me with this look, I am old and don¡¯t have many pursuits. It is natural to be happy. You young people can¡¯t learn from it. "

    Cao Ang was speechless.

    The next day, most of the people in the caravan went out for fun again, and basically went to the alley to vent their anger. Cao Ang went to look for the old Wangtou, but was told that he had no destination at all last night.

    Cao Ang had nothing to do, so he rode a horse to soak in the hot spring alone.  Anyway, that place is quite hidden and not too far from Dongyuan, so nothing should happen.  When he came to the valley, he tied the horse in the woods, hid his clothes behind the big rocks, and took a quick bath.

    The sun was warm and shone on Cao Ang's head, making him sleepy as he leaned against the big stone.

    At this moment, a girl's voice came from behind the stone, and the woman whispered: "Don't worry, Miss, few people know about this hot spring. I spent a gold to find out yesterday. Let's take a bath here."  Soak in the hot springs to relieve your fatigue.¡±

    Another woman whispered: "Xiaoqian, you are always good at making decisions. I can't do it in the wilderness, naked in the clear sky and in broad daylight!"

    The woman named Xiaoqian smiled and said: "Miss, you are always so shy, how about this, I will guard you at the entrance of the valley to prevent those guards from running around. Is that okay?"

    Xiaoqian?  Cao Ang frowned slightly, "A Chinese Ghost Story!"  The girl was taking a bath here, and it was not suitable for him to take a bath here, so Cao Ang was ready to leave with his clothes.

    But at this moment, the rustling sound of taking off clothes was heard, and then a beautiful leg caught Cao Ang's eyes!  Although because of the stone, Cao Ang could only see the leg lightly touching the water, causing ripples.  However, just this little white and tender foot leaking out made Cao Ang have the urge to play with it!

    Maybe it was because the water was a little cold, so the woman moved closer to the rock where Cao Ang was hiding and put both legs into the water.  Looking from this side, it is even more clear that the thighs are crystal clear and the calves are white and flawless, appearing and disappearing under the water

    Cao Ang swallowed involuntarily. He said that before time travel, he had watched a lot of Japanese educational films and secretly browsed adult magazines. As for body art, etc., he secretly visited websites when he had nothing to do.  But the so-called beautiful legs shown in those videos and pictures are not as attractive as the pair in front of me!

    As a time traveler, Cao Ang, who thought he was an innocent young man, suddenly found that his lower body was feeling.  Thinking about it, at the age of fourteen, it's the age when love begins and you start teasing your maid.

    Cao Ang¡¯s lips were a little dry and he didn¡¯t know what to do.

    At this moment, perhaps because the woman had adapted to the temperature of the water, her whole body fell into the water.  Cao Ang secretly glanced over from the edge of the stone and saw that her shiny black hair just blocked her exquisite figure, but she was particularly charming and had a different kind of charm in it!

    The woman soaked in the water and moaned comfortably, CaoWith a shiver, the fourteen-year-old boy's body ended in this water.

    He scratched his head dumbfounded. In his last life, he gave his underwear to him in his sleep, and this time he gave it to the hot spring.  As a time-traveler who longs for red sleeves to add fragrance and a maid to warm the quilt, Cao Ang feels that he has really embarrassed the time-travelers, but who knows that he is only fourteen years old now!

    At this moment, the woman sang in a low voice: "There is a beauty in the north, peerless and beautiful. Look at Qingren City, and then look at Qingren Country. Would you rather not know Qingcheng and Qingguo? Beautiful women are hard to come by Ah, snake!  "

    Cao Ang jumped out suddenly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here!"

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 Volume 1 Chapter 147 The beautiful waterside

    Chapter 147 The beautiful waterside

    ¡¾Thanks to book friends "Immortal Guangming", "Lao Zhou Lao Zhou", and "jwh1967" for the rewards!  I've been in a bad mood these past two days and haven't updated on time. I hope you can forgive me!  Now my grandma is still being treated in the intensive care unit, with very little hope. I can only pray for her to survive on her own and pray for her!  ¡¿

    It is said that Cai Yan was singing a ditty and soaking in a hot spring when a little snake suddenly jumped out of the water!  She couldn't help but scream in surprise, but what frightened her even more was that a young man actually jumped out of the pool!  She couldn't help but scream, and she was so frightened that she squatted into the water and covered her vitals with both hands!

    The woman¡¯s scream was also a huge stimulus to the little snake.  ////Originally, the music was good, so I came out to thank him. I didn¡¯t expect that the singer was so rude. The little snake was very angry, and the consequences were serious!

    So the little snake suddenly jumped forward, turned towards Cai Yan, and then disappeared deep into the water plants!

    At this time, Cai Qian heard the movement and asked loudly: "Miss, what happened?"

    Cao Ang repeatedly begged for mercy from the person taking a bath. If the other person shouted and several servants and generals rushed out, he would not be able to explain it even with ten thousand mouths!  Moreover, this valley is very small, and there is no place for me to hide. If the time comes, I will be unable to defeat the four-handed man with two fists, and I will be humiliated by others, then I will be humiliated!

    Fortunately, Cai Yan did not dare to speak out.  After all, she was a woman, and she was still naked. If the servants rushed in, wouldn't she be watched by more people? How could she still have the honor to live?  Moreover, even if the servants are all saints and will not spy on him, Cai Yan cannot clearly explain the origin of the man in the pool. When the time comes, his innocence will be destroyed in one day, and then he will bring shame to the Cai family!

    Both of them had scruples and actually fell silent.  At this time, Cai Qian continued to ask: "Miss, what's wrong with you? Let me go in and take a look?"

    Cai Yan said quickly: "It's okay, it's okay. I just stepped on a stone and almost fell. Let the servants go out again and never enter the valley!"

    Cai Qian nodded repeatedly and immediately urged the servants to go out.

    Only then did Cai Yan see clearly that the man opposite looked strong and strong, but his face was only fourteen or fifteen years old. She pretended to be calm and whispered: "This gentleman, what are you doing here? What did you see?"  ?¡±

    Cao Ang scratched his head, saluted her and said: "Girl, I really didn't mean to do it. I was bathing in this hot spring and almost fell asleep, but you rushed in here. I wanted to be quiet, but I didn't show up.  I didn¡¯t expect you to take a bath here!¡±

    Cai Yan¡¯s face was so red that she was about to bleed. She said in a trembling voice: ¡°Turn around quickly!Have you seen it all?¡±

    Cao Ang turned around quickly. He was not stupid, so he naturally shook his head: "I heard your scream, so I rushed over from the stone. There was a big stone blocking it, and I couldn't see anything!"

    Regardless of whether what this person said was true or false, at least Cai Yan felt it was a comfort.  She breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "I will go ashore right now, and you are not allowed to look back. If you dare to do anything evil, my general will dare to kill you!"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly. In a situation like this, it is best for both parties to continue to be strangers and not to have any interactions.  Otherwise, in order to preserve this reputation, this woman's family would really hunt him down!

    Seeing that the other party was facing away and motionless, Cai Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.  Looking at the man's back, I can't say that he is sturdy, but he is still strong.  Especially since the man was obviously taking a bath just now, and his hair was still dripping water, sliding down his strong muscles, making Cai Yan blush more and more.

    Although he exchanged wedding invitations with Wei Zhongdao, Wei Zhongdao was seriously ill and unable to get up, so the two did not go to the church to get married. This was the first time Cai Yan saw a man's body, and it turned out to be like this.

    Cai Yan secretly spat at himself and wanted to get up from the pool, go ashore and put on clothes.  But it didn't matter if he didn't move, but when he moved, he felt severe pain in his calf. Cai Yan couldn't help but moan: "Oh"

    Hearing the sound, Cao Ang turned around subconsciously, just in time to see Cai Yan pressing his calf with both hands, and there were two bright red dots on the white and smooth calf!

    Cai Yan was ashamed and angry. Now she was completely gone. She was about to reprimand the other party when she heard the man opposite asked urgently: "Did you see a water snake just now? Does the wound hurt?"

    When he said this, Cai Yan was shocked. He was bitten by a snake just now!  But why didn't I feel any pain?  Could it be a poisonous snake?  !

    Looking at Cai Yan's expression, Cao Ang knew that the other party's wound didn't hurt. It was broken. It was definitely a poisonous snake!  Otherwise, how could such a charming lady not detect the bite of a poisonous snake?  !

      It is said that saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. Besides, after seeing his body, Cao Ang also had to bear a share of the responsibility.  So he hurried forward.

    Cai Yan was startled and said in a trembling voice: "Don't don't come over. If you come over again, I will call someone!"

    Cao Ang reprimanded in a low voice: "How long has it been since this happened? Do you still care about this? Okay, just shout. When your servants come running over, I'll see how you explain it?! Come on, take advantage of the time when you are bitten."  It¡¯s still short, squeeze out the venom quickly!¡±

    Cai Yan wanted to protect her body just like she did just now, but she was afraid that if she let go of her hand, the poison would flow upwards. She was so anxious that tears flowed out!

    Cao Ang rushed to Cai Yan's side in a few steps, hugged Cai Yan into his arms, and walked to the shore!  Not to mention, this satin-like body feels really good!  If he hadn't finished explaining just now, Xiao Cao Ang would have almost saluted again!

    Cai Yan cried, covering his vital parts with his hands, twisting hard, trying to break away from Cao Ang's arms.  I heard her crying with a bit of a nasal voice: "What do you want to do? Let go! Let go! Iyou"

    "What about 'me, you'? It's important to help!" Cao Ang slapped her on the butt impatiently, "Be honest!"

    Cao Ang's slap made Cai Yan blush with embarrassment. Her seventeen-year-old innocent body was touched like this by someone other than her husband. What innocence could she talk about?  Now even if the servants rushed in and rescued her, she would have no shame to see anyone again!  Alas, I just looked at him and hugged him. Now I can only hope that this husband is an honest gentleman and will not ruin his reputation again!

    Cao Ang didn¡¯t expect Cai Yan to think so much at this moment. The slap he just slapped was so rippled and so elastic that the vigorous Cao Ang almost broke his nose.  He quickly took a deep breath, tensed up his nerves, and strode towards the shore.  However, there is a sinful thought always lingering in my mind: hurry up and resist, let me slap you again!

    It¡¯s just that the woman actually accepted her fate and became honest, which made Cao Ang unable to do so.  So Cao Ang could only carry her to the shore smoothly. He pressed his hands near the woman's wound and squeezed out the blood!

    Cai Yan couldn't help but groan again. She was so embarrassed that she closed her legs and hugged her body with her arms, forming a bow.  But in this way, Cao Ang, who was half-kneeling opposite her, could faintly see through the undetectable gap between her slender legs

    Cao Ang couldn't help but swallow, bit his lip hard, and then regained some consciousness.  He squeezed hard and asked in a low voice: "Does it hurt?"

    Cai Yan nodded slightly, then blushed and whispered: "It hurts!"

    Cao Ang was overjoyed: "It hurts, it means the venom hasn't penetrated deeply yet!" He leaned down, kissed the wound, and sucked it hard!

    Before taking a few puffs, Cai Yan's body had turned bright red. She was so sensitive that she quickly stopped him and said, "No, no!"

    Cao Ang vomited a mouthful of blood and said in a low voice: "When the matter is urgent, you must obey the authority. I am here to suck out the venom for you. Don't worry, I am not a bad person!"

    After finishing speaking, Cao Ang squeezed the wound hard and sucked it five or six times in succession.

    Now Cai Yan¡¯s face can no longer be described as blushing, and her body, which has never been touched by a man, is trembling slightly, and her whole body is faintly heating up.

    Cai Yan thought to himself: I want to be worthy of the Cai family's family tradition, and I want to be worthy of the Wei family's reputation!  This man not only looked at my body, but also touched my body. He also squeezed and sucked my calves. Although it was for healing, it also soiled my innocence!  I would rather die than suffer such humiliation!

    The more Cai Yan thought about it, the more embarrassed and angry he became. He gently grasped his hairpin with his hand and slowly lifted it up.

    At this time, Cao Ang took a breath and said with a red face: "It shouldn't be a venomous snake. The blood is bright red and there is no fishy smell!"

    As he spoke, he raised his head and saw the hairpin that Cai Yan had stabbed!

    "Compared to the delicate Cai Yan, Cao Ang has been on the line of life and death several times. Whether it is physical agility or strength, he is far better than Cai Yan.

    Seeing that the hairpin was about to be stabbed off, Cao Ang did not panic. He just raised his hand and grabbed Cai Yan's wrist, twisted it hard, and shouted angrily in a low voice: "What are you doing? I'm here to save you, and I don't mean to offend you."  !¡±

    Cai Yan didn't listen to his explanation, but struggled desperately, trying hard to pierce the hairpin into Cao Ang's chest.

    Although Cai Yan is a weak woman, she still has some strength. Coupled with the desperate situation, Cao Ang cannot underestimate this strength and can only take it seriously.  After finally grabbing the hairpin, the woman was still struggling desperately!

    Cao Ang exhausted all his strength and almost broke out in a sweat.Then he pressed the woman under his body, leaned forward and asked, "Do you accept it?"

    ??More than just submission?  Cai Yan was almost desperate!  My innocent and flawless body was stunned to be suppressed by that person, how unbecoming it was!

    She closed her eyes in despair and raised her head stubbornly, but tears kept flowing out of the corners of her eyes disobediently.

    Cao Ang suddenly panicked and persuaded in a low voice: "Hey, don't cry! I didn't mean to offend you. This time it was really a misunderstanding! Okay, okay, I will run deep into the valley and hide. Absolutely  Don't let your guards find out. From now on, the two of us will stay on the same page, and it will never affect your reputation! I, Cao Ang, am also reputable, ah don't bite!"

    So Cao Ang ran away with his head in his arms. Cai Yan looked at Cao Ang who was escaping in embarrassment. She couldn't help but raise her head high like an aggressive little phoenix. The embarrassment just now was all left behind by her.  After quickly getting dressed and hurriedly washing up, Cai Yan's blushing and hot face returned to normal, so she hurriedly led Cai Qian and others away.

    After sitting in the carriage, Cai Yan's beating heart calmed down and he couldn't help but smile.  Cai Qian next to her said with a proud smile: "How about it, miss? Let me just say, soaking in hot springs can relieve your mood"

 Volume 1 Chapter 148 Huns Horse Bandits

    Chapter 148 Huns Horse Bandits

    ¡¾Thanks to book friends "Immortal Guangming", "¡ÚYun Tianqing¡Û", and "Lao Zhou Lao Zhou" for their rewards!  Thanks to book friends "Iron-Blooded Lone Wolf", "Demon God of Heaven", "Promising Xiaomi" and others for their encouragement and support!  Thank you to the editor "Thirteen" for your understanding and support!

    Last week, I stopped updating for a week because I was dealing with my grandma¡¯s funeral, but my collection has not decreased but increased, which shows everyone¡¯s trust and support for me.  w w w . . c o m////Grandma¡¯s funeral has now been arranged, it was very grand, and it can be regarded as a consolation to her old man¡¯s spirit in heaven, and normal updates will be resumed soon]

    A romantic encounter, nothing more.  It's like a *dream, without a trace.  Two days later, Cao Ang rushed to the hot spring again. The place was still desolate and nothing unusual.

    Cao Ang smiled to himself, and rode his horse to approach the city gate of Dongyuan, only to find that the defenders on top of the city were no longer as lazy as before. Instead, they clenched their weapons and stood nervously on top of the city.  The city gate, which had always been wide open, only revealed a small gap. Under the cover of antlers and horses, the defenders carefully inspected the common people and merchants entering the city, as if facing a formidable enemy!

    As a result, the speed of people entering the city dropped significantly, and many merchants frowned and sighed secretly as they looked at their carriages.  Everyone is a businessman, and most of them carry some prohibited goods. Now it is inevitable that these defenders will have to extort more money. What a pity!

    Cao Ang also led his horse to line up, quietly grabbed the businessman next to him, and asked in a low voice: "What happened? Why is the city gate under martial law?"

    Hearing the sound, the businessman looked at Cao Ang's clothes, and then whispered: "I heard that the Wei family members were robbed by the Southern Huns horse bandits!"

    Cao Ang was very surprised: "Huns? Impossible! These Huns don't always move around Dongshan, how could they come here?"

    The businessman seemed to have been queuing here for a long time. He had nothing to do and was interested in talking. He whispered to Cao Ang: "Why can't the Southern Huns come here? Although their base camp is in the Dongshan area, they are not engaged in production.  , it doesn¡¯t matter where you grab it, your whereabouts will never be stable!¡±

    The man lowered his voice and said with gloating: "You don't know yet, but the people who were robbed this time were the direct lineage of the Wei family. Just look at it, the Wei family will definitely not be able to swallow this breath, and both sides will definitely kill each other.  , then there will be rivers of blood and corpses everywhere! I, Su Pan, have finally got a good time to sell these white cloths this time!"

    Cao Ang was speechless. He scratched his head and asked curiously: "The Wei family has been robbed. Why are we in Dongyuan City so nervous?"

    That Su Pan sighed: "The thieves are not empty-handed, let alone these Huns. Since they rushed here, they will definitely not just grab some family members and then withdraw. They will definitely not give up. Within a hundred miles, Dongyuan City is the richest.  A group of Huns might attack this city, why don¡¯t you all be nervous!"

    "Then why are you still escorting the goods into the city, brother?" Cao Ang asked curiously.

    Su Pan said with a wry smile: "Although the target here is big, there is still a city wall to rely on. It would be even more unsafe in those small towns with ordinary defenses! Stop talking, it's my turn soon. Enter the city this time  The tax will definitely go up, and it¡¯s a pity that it¡¯s a waste of my money!¡±

    Su Pan complained as he returned to his carriage, feeling so distressed that he almost cried.  You have to pay taxes before you make any money. Let¡¯s kill more people this time. The more people die, the easier it will be for my white cloth to sell!

    Cao Ang nodded slightly, thoughtfully.  It seems that the Wei family does not have firm control over this area, otherwise the Huns would not easily abduct their relatives.  In this way, corresponding security forces will be invested in the transaction with the Wei family, the cost price of Chiyan will increase, and profits will shrink to a certain extent.  However, everything has two sides. In this case, the Wei family's bargaining chips will be reduced accordingly, and it will be easier for the Cao and Wei families to reach an agreement.

    After paying double the city entry tax, Cao Ang entered the city smoothly and soon came to the inn and met Cao Hong who was sweating profusely.

    Cao Hong had been standing guard at the door of the inn. When he saw Cao Ang approaching with his horse, he was relieved.  He grabbed Cao Ang's hand and asked in a low voice: "My little ancestor, where have you gone? I almost died of panic! The Huns are coming to kill me. If you have any chance, how can I tell you  Everyone, tell me! Zixiu, you must take a good guard with you next time you go out and say hello to me!"

    " Anyway, Cao Ang's public identity is that of Cao Hong's distant nephew. Even if Cao Ang shows some extra concern for him, no one will suspect him.

    So the uncle and nephew returned to the room while talking.  As soon as he entered the room, Cao Hong closed the door and bowed respectfully: "My lord, if there is anything I can't do, or anything that makes you dissatisfied, just tell me!"  Just take a guard and go quietlyTraveling quietly, you want to kill me!  "

    Cao Ang quickly said some words of comfort and finally comforted Cao Hong.  Cao Ang then asked curiously: "I heard that the Huns robbed the Wei family members?"

    Cao Hong nodded and said in a low voice: "It was done by the men of Shanyu Luanti and Yufuluo, the Southern Xiongnu. Among the people who were robbed, there was also Cai Yan, the unmarried fianc¨¦e of Wei Zhongdao, a direct descendant of the Wei family!"

    Cai Yan?  This is a celebrity!  Cao Ang asked in surprise: "The Wei family let Cai Yan travel like this, without any guards around her? Besides, the Wei family is quite powerful now, how could Luan Ti and Yu Fuluo offend them so easily?!"

    Cao Hong lowered his voice and said, "The guard general of Dongyuan City came to me just now, and he was talking about this matter. It is said that this matter was done by a young commander named Qubei under Luan Tiyufuluo.  I didn't know that they were direct relatives of the Wei family. After I went to Bei to interrogate the prisoners, I realized it, so I sent someone to ask the Dongyuan City guard for 2,000 shi of food and 500 jins of salt! Otherwise, he would strip Cai Yan naked.  , send people to show to the public near Anyi!"

    Cao Ang asked in surprise: "Qubei? This name sounds familiar? This man has some abilities!"

    Cao Hong nodded, "Absolutely! The Wei family couldn't afford to lose this person. When the guard heard the news that Cai Yan was captured, he slapped himself several times on the spot. He regretted it and asked why he didn't do more in the first place.  Send some people?! He is willing to agree to the conditions of going to Bei, but Dongyuan City does not have so much food in stock, so he sent someone to invite me over, hoping to secretly borrow some food from us and return it double in the future!"

    Cao Ang nodded slightly and asked in a low voice: "What's your uncle's opinion?"

    "Borrow!" Cao Hong said categorically: "The so-called county magistrate is not as good as the current governor. This guard is a small figure in Anyi, but he is powerful in Dongyuan City. If we can help him overcome this difficulty, we will be in Dongyuan City in the future.  The trade will become easier and safer. And we didn¡¯t lend it to him in vain. The general has promised to sell us the inventory in the treasury at a discount, including many high-quality armors and equipment!"

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "I knew my uncle would not make a loss-making business! This business is well done!"

    Although food is relatively in short supply, the farmland led by Li Qian has begun to take shape, and a large amount of food will be warehoused this autumn.  High-quality armor and equipment are important weapons for the military and state, and are difficult to obtain from normal channels. Taking the opportunity to exchange food for these armors is a worthwhile trade!

    After the two of them had reached an agreement, Cao Hong led his men to deliver the goods to the guard of Dongyuan City, Wei Tie, and quietly transported the grain to the granary in the city.

    Wei Tie was so grateful to Cao Hong that he immediately handed the key to the treasury door to Cao Hong and told him to take whatever he wanted without being polite.  If the inventory is insufficient, Wei Tie will use his connections to prepare a batch of coarse salt for Cao Hong in a few days.

    So the guests and hosts had a great time, and after Cao Hong left, Wei Tie immediately sent someone to send a message to Qubei, saying that he had prepared grain and salt, and asked about the location of the transaction.  For the sake of safety, Wei Tie led two thousand elites in the city to escort this batch of grain and supplies to trade with Na Qubei.

    After Wei Tie left Dongyuan, Cao Ang suddenly slapped his forehead and whispered to Cao Hong, who was sending Wei Tie away: "Uncle, something is wrong!"

    Seeing Cao Hong's surprise, Cao Ang said in a low voice: "Uncle, now Wei Tie is worried about Qubei's deception and deliberately took away two thousand elites. But in this way, there will be a gap in Dongyuan City's defense! Qubei doesn't know about Dongyuan City.  From the actual situation in the warehouse, I definitely feel that the defender was able to prepare supplies in a short period of time because there were abundant supplies in the Dongyuan City warehouse! Now that all the elite defenders of Dongyuan City have been transferred, wouldn't it be possible to go to Bei?  Easily defeat the city?!"

    Cao Hong felt that what Cao Ang said made sense, but he still hesitated: "In this case, by going humble, wouldn't it deeply offend the Wei family? What good would it do to him?!"

    Cao Ang explained patiently: "Since Qubei intercepted the Wei family members, he has offended the Wei family. Even if he immediately releases the hostages and apologizes, the Wei family will definitely treat Qubei's subordinates for their own sake."  Let the crowd attack! In this case, why not maximize the results of the victory. If he can open Dongyuan City, even if he can't grab anything from the government's treasury, he can still grab a large amount of supplies from the merchants who are attached to Dongyuan  , why not do it?! What¡¯s more, Quebei may not keep his promise and release Cai Yan!¡±

    Cao Hong nodded repeatedly: "My lord, what you said is true. I heard that Cai Yan is very knowledgeable and has the true inheritance of Cai Yong. In addition, she is as beautiful as a flower. How could those Huns have seen such a talented woman from the Central Plains?! I heard that Cai Yan is a very knowledgeable woman.  Zhongdao's lingering illness is inhumane, but this time he has taken advantage of the Huns!"

    Cao Ang scratched his head, "Uncle, let's talk about serious business, and you are not afraid of teaching my nephew a bad lesson! Since you also think that the Huns may attack Dongyuan City, then let's not stay here anymore. Anyway, weAll the food we carried was taken away by the guard iron, and we don't have any important belongings around us. Why not put on those armors and equipment under our coats and leave the city to take refuge!  "

    Cao Hong nodded repeatedly, "My lord, you are right. Just be careful and you won't make a big mistake!"

    So Cao Hong summoned the caravan to distribute the materials obtained from Dongyuan City, and then armed the caravan into a regular army.  Not only Cao Ang's fifty-man guard was fully armored, but even the ordinary clerks were also wearing cowhide armor!

    During this period, Cao Hong had spent a high price to bribe a city guarding captain in Dongyuan City.  Taking advantage of the darkness, Cao Jun quietly left the city without arousing the slightest suspicion from the defenders.

    Three days later, Dongyuan City was destroyed!

 Volume 1 Chapter 149 Shan Yulan?

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    On a small hill, Cao Ang sat on a stone and carefully wiped the sword in his hand.  Cao Hong also pulled a branch and carefully practiced the Arabic numerals Cao Ang had taught him during this period on the ground.  Of course, Cao Ang naturally blamed all of this on ancient books. Cao Hong did not have too much doubt about this. Why is this guy always thinking about doing business and rarely reading books!

    Cao Hong raised his head for the eleventh time and looked into the distance, just in time to see the scout running towards him.  He quickly put down the branch, rushed to Cao Ang, and said anxiously: "Zixiu, the scout is back!"

    Cao Ang did not get up immediately, but continued to wipe the knife: "Uncle, don't worry, Wangshan is a dead horse, they still have to walk for a while."

    They saw Cao Hong walking around, but Cao Ang did not raise his head, but slowly wiped the sword in his hand.  After about half a quarter of an hour, Cao Ang put everything in order, and the scouts also ran to Cao Ang.

    Hearing their low-pitched reports: Dongyuan City guard Wei Tie led two thousand elite soldiers, escorting a large amount of supplies, and was being led in circles by Qubei himself.  For some reason, Wei Tie has not received the news that Dongyuan City has been destroyed.  In addition, thousands of troops sent by Qubei have captured Dongyuan City, seized a large amount of food and supplies from the city, and are moving towards Dongshan.

    Cao Hong said excitedly: "Lord, this is a good opportunity! Dongyuan City has been open for a long time. Although the government does not have much inventory, the people are very rich. Although these Eastern Huns tribes can be regarded as cavalry, they are not as good as  The elites who have gone to the base are still lacking. If we can intercept them, we will make a fortune"

    Cao Ang looked at Cao Hong with a half-smile, and Cao Hong slowly stopped and sighed.  Now including the men, Cao's army has less than 150 men. Self-preservation is a problem. It is impossible to wipe out the tribes of the Eastern Huns!

    At this moment, a scout rushed over on horseback from the east. He hurriedly saluted Cao Ang and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, my subordinate just encountered the scout sent by General Le Jin. He has already received the message sent by the Lord."  The message sent is coming quickly with the cavalry."

    "Okay!" Cao Ang shouted excitedly, standing up from the ground suddenly.

    Cao Hong looked at Cao Ang in surprise, waved the scouts to retreat, and whispered: "My lord, Le Jin only has more than 500 cavalry under his command. Even if they arrive in time, we can't wipe out those thousands of tribesmen.  Why are you so excited?"

    Cao Ang asked in a low voice: "Qubei personally led Wei Tie in circles. He should be surrounded by the elite troops of the Southern Huns, right?"

    "Of course!" Cao Hong said with certainty: "Although Wei Tie fell into Qubei's trick of diverting the tiger away from the mountain, he still has certain abilities. If Qubei had led an ordinary army, Wei Tie and the others would have definitely driven him away!  "

    Cao Ang asked with a smile: "The supplies in Dongyuan City are very abundant. There must be many Huns escorting the supplies!"

    Seeing Cao Hong nodding, Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "So, how many troops are left in the base camp of Qubei on the other side of Dongshan? We can definitely raid their lair!"

    Cao Hong screamed and jumped up excitedly: "Yeah, why didn't I think of that? Not long ago, they swept through Hedong County with the Baibo Army and plundered countless treasures. Compared with these treasures, the little treasures in Dongyuan City are  What does it matter?! My lord, how did you come up with this idea?!"

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and did not answer.  If you were in high school and looked at various divergent thinking exercise sets every day, you would definitely have nothing to do but think wildly.

    By noon, Le Jin led the cavalry battalion here and successfully met up with Cao Ang's troops.  So Cao Ang and Le Jin led 550 cavalry and set off immediately to attack Dongshan; Cao Hong followed closely with the remaining 100 men, because they were the professionals in handling property.

    At dusk the next day, Cao Ang and the others reached the vicinity of Dongshan Mountain and lay down at the mountain pass to observe quietly.

    ¡°Perhaps there has been peace here for a long time, and the Huns staying here are not very vigilant at all. There is no guard left at such an important mountain pass.  It was now dinner time, and I saw the old, weak, women and children in the camp lighting up cow dung, grilling meat excitedly, and singing songs.

    Cao Ang looked at their excited expressions and couldn't help but secretly consider: Doesn't the meat baked with cow dung smell like cow dung?  These people's stomachs are really strong.

    Unlike Cao Ang, who was thinking wildly, Le Jin watched the situation in the camp attentively, and after a long time he said in a deep voice: "Master, we are at the right place this time. There are only forty or fifty young and strong men in the entire camp, and the rest  They are all old, weak, women and children, and their resistance is extremely weak!"

    After hearing what he said, Cao Ang came to his senses and heard him say in a deep voice: "Wen Qian, you send threeA small team patrolled near the mountain pass to prevent anyone from escaping.  The remaining soldiers began to rest immediately, we

    We will launch a general attack on them early tomorrow morning!  "

    Le Jin nodded and immediately gave orders to his men.  After waiting for a short while, he couldn't help but ask Cao Ang: "Lord, why don't we choose to raid in the middle of the night? Anyway, they are unprepared now. It takes a long time, but there are no variables."

    Cao Ang whispered: "These nomads eat beef and mutton every day, and the proportion of night blindness is very small. Although our cavalry has taken more nutrition after joining the army, some soldiers still have night blindness and are not suitable for night combat. And at dawn  , it¡¯s when everyone is huddled on the bed. At this time, we make a sneak attack, and the other party is least prepared."

    While Cao Ang and Le Jin were discussing the matter, Wei Gu also walked into the tent in a few steps and questioned Borja, the leader of the camp: "Borja, I made it very clear when I provided you with information before.  The captured Cai Yan will be mine to enjoy. Now, how come I don¡¯t even have a chance to see her?! You guys are so dishonest!"

    Borja smiled coldly and said sternly: "We Southern Huns are the most trustworthy. We don't want you Han people to be so shameless and betray your own relatives. Besides, your information is not accurate. There are more than ten people around Cai Yan.  The guards are all good players, and we have lost a lot of people!"

    Wei Gu sneered, "Don't say it's useless, what do you want?!"

    Borha laughed loudly and said stiffly: "Wei Gu, what qualifications do you have to negotiate terms with me?! You are just a petty official in Anyi City. If the Wei family knows about your transaction with us, you will  You have to shed your skin even if you don¡¯t die! I tell you the truth, Cai Yan has no share in you, the leader said that she will be sacrificed to the Shanyu! As for you, take fifty gold tomorrow and get out early!"

    Wei Gu was so angry that his face turned green, but looking at Borja's strong body and thinking about the meaning behind his words, Wei Gu really didn't dare to fall out.  What a pity, such a beautiful woman actually took advantage of the stinky Huns!

    At this moment, Borja suddenly remembered something and said to Wei Gu: "By the way, you will go to the camp later to persuade Cai Yan and let her eat honestly. In the past few days when we captured her, she has been  Just drink some fresh mare's milk, it's not good! If the leader comes back from Bei and sees that this woman has lost weight, he might blame me! Go talk to Cai Yan about this and let her eat and drink more.  , in order to win the favor of Shanyu, the Zhizhi Zhuhou Hou! When the Shanyu is happy, our tribe will be able to get more women's wealth, and when the time comes, your benefits will also be indispensable!"

    Wei Gu had a bitter look on his face, but he could only agree. He sighed with his tail between his legs and walked towards a tent in the center of the camp with his head lowered.  The four guards at the camp entrance seemed to have received Borja's order and opened the tent door for him for the first time.

    Wei Gu slowly walked in. Cai Yan, who was sitting on the bed and weeping, suddenly saw Wei Gu, stood up suddenly, and asked in surprise: "Master Wei, why are you here? You were also captured by the Huns.  Gave him prisoner?"

    She took a step forward excitedly, and then stopped. Looking at Wei Gu, who was unharmed, and his relatively neat clothes, Cai Yan couldn't help but take a step back, "You are with the Huns?! You were the one who betrayed him?"  It¡¯s our travel route! Qian¡¯er, Qian¡¯er!¡±

    "No need to shout, she is under house arrest in the tent next to her and can't get over!" Wei Gu said with a wry smile: "Don't worry, I won't be rude to you, the future Yan family! Qubei has taken a fancy to you.  Beauty, regardless of my agreement with him, I want to dedicate you to the Shanyu of Zhizhi Zhuhou, that is, Luan Tiyu Fuluo!"

    "Delusion!" Cai Yan said angrily: "Even if I die, I will not marry the Huns!"

    As he said that, Cai Yan quickly took off the hairpin from his head and nailed it to his throat!

    Wei Gu didn't pay attention, but sat down on his own, poured a glass of cold milk wine, and sneered: "Your tricks are of no use to the Huns! If you die, they will strip off your clothes."  , be nailed to a wooden stake for public display! You may even be sent near Anyi City, so that everyone can see your body!"

    Cai Yan exclaimed, her hands trembled uncontrollably, and the extremely sharp hairpin she polished gently drew a bloody mark on her neck!

    Wei Gu clicked his tongue, "This kumiss will taste good if you're used to it. Cai Yan, when you become Yan's family in the future, maybe you will thank me! If it weren't for me, Wei Zhongdao wouldn't be able to  Isn¡¯t this incompetence in human affairs a waste of a peerless beauty like you?! To become the Shan Yu¡¯s clan, you need wind and rain, and you need as much scenery as you want!"

    Cai Yan sneered and said: "Okay, when I become the Yan family, I will let Shanyu kill you first! Don't worry, even if Shanyu disagrees, when I take the opportunity to kill Shanyu, the Huns will take revenge on him."  your!"

    Wei Gu was killed by Cai YanHe was so frightened that he trembled and said in a trembling voice: "Don'tdon't talk nonsense! Youyou're crazy!"

    Wei Gu's eyes flashed coldly, and he stepped forward: "Little girl, I'll kill you first, because you want to commit suicide anyway!"

    He rushed forward, but while they were fighting, the guards outside the tent heard the noise, rushed in, and dragged the guard out!

    Wei Gu looked at the determination in Cai Yan's eyes, and his heart became cold

 Volume 1 Chapter 150 Raid on the Huns

    Chapter 150 Raid on the Huns

    After Cai Yan watched Wei Gu being dragged away, he suddenly lost all his strength and fell on the bed.  9 Reading Network Cai Yan felt extremely horrified when she thought that she would marry a Huns, eat beef and mutton every day, and sit around the fire like a savage.  In particular, the Huns still have the tradition of treating their wives as property and their sons inherit their father's wife, which Cai Yan really couldn't accept.

    Just when she was trembling with anxiety, the tent door was lifted again, and her maid Cai Qian was pushed in.  The guards immediately closed the tent door, and Cai Yan asked in surprise: "Qian'er, why are you here? Are you okay?"

    Cai Qian's clothes were a little messy and her eyes were a little dull. She felt frightened when she thought of the threat that the Huns had just made to her.  The Huns named Borja just now said to himself: If Cai Yan succeeds in seeking death, then Cai Qian will be stripped naked and imprisoned in the women's camp, and will be imprisoned with the captured Central Plains women for the Huns' pleasure.  !  By that time, I will be transformed into a walking zombie by the Huns!

    Hearing Cai Yan's question, Cai Qian cried and hugged her: "Miss, I'm fine, I'm fine! You must think about it and never give up easily! Our Cai family and Wei family will try our best to  I¡¯m here to save you, but you can¡¯t commit suicide!¡±

    Hearing what Cai Qian said, Cai Yan just smiled sadly: "Qian'er, how can we escape? Stop dreaming, it's impossible! Not to mention that our Cai family only has culture and not much power.  Talking about the Wei family. We have been in Hedong County for a long time. The Wei family has always bought low and sold high, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. How could they fall out with the powerful Huns because of a weak woman like me?! That is to say, now we can live again  In a few days, when I am sent to the royal court of the Huns, it will be my return to heaven!"

    When Cai Qian heard this, she also cried loudly along with Cai Yan.  Even if she can stop Cai Yan from dying, the best outcome for her in the future is to marry a Huns and live a life of hard work and exposure to wind and sun. When she loses her beauty and strength, she will be sold into slavery.  !  In a day like this, it would be better to die and be done with it!

    The two of them were holding each other's hands and crying, but the guards didn't care and laughed and told dirty jokes.  They have seen such scenes many times. If the Huns want to be strong, they have to plunder the population from the Han people. Only by stepping on the bones of the Han people can they, the Huns, reproduce their past glory!

    The four guards spread the felt on the ground and sat on the ground. Although they were talking and laughing loudly, they kept their hands on the handles of their swords, ready to fight at any time.  They are the guards carefully selected by Qubei. They have good physique and iron discipline!

    However, even with the physical strength and endurance of these four people, when the sky was getting brighter, they still lost their energy, yawning and cuddling together.  Two of them couldn't hold back their sleepiness and started snoring long ago.

    Even the most elite guards are like this, let alone these old, weak, women and children. Everyone is huddled in the tent, sleeping soundly.

    And the officers and soldiers of Cao's army who had rested in advance quietly surrounded the valley and sneaked into the camp.

    These soldiers in Cao¡¯s cavalry battalion were recruited from the vicinity of Hanoi County after the cavalry battalion was rebuilt. Most of the soldiers had personally experienced the Huns¡¯ southern invasion and had a bloody feud with the Huns.  In addition, during the day yesterday, the soldiers were hiding in the dark and saw with their own eyes those Han slaves being beaten, scolded and even killed by them. Now they came into the camp without any courtesy and began to take bloody revenge!

    Regardless of whether the Hun soldiers encountered along the way were old men or young men, their throats were cut by them.  You must know that the old man may have committed crimes when he was young, and the young people will go south to thresh the grass and valleys when they grow up. It is not worth showing mercy to them!

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    It may be that the strong smell of blood aroused the vigilance of the Huns. Several Huns soldiers responsible for the night came out of the women's camp with their trousers lifted, and happened to see the murderous Cao Jun soldiers.  These Huns hurriedly shouted a warning and did not even bother to lift their pants after they fell to the ground. Then they were chopped down to the ground by Cao's soldiers.

    At this time, Borja also heard the shouting and hurriedly got up from the bed. He didn't even bother to put on his coat. He just rushed out of the camp with a long knife and blew the horn to meet the enemy.  However, this is a good time for everyone to have sweet dreams. Few people can wake up immediately and go into battle; most people rub their swollen eyes and think they have a nightmare!

    Before the Huns could fully react, Cao Jun took the opportunity to occupy the only two camp gates and completely blocked them in the camp!  Moreover, the raiding troops and horses commanded by Le Jin personally seized the Huns' stables, leaving them unable to do anything but look at the horses and sigh!

    Listening to the Huns in the camp dying and howling,He sneered, got on his horse, and shouted loudly: "Guards, charge with me!"

    Then he knocked his horse violently and rushed towards the enemy camp.

    Those who can be selected into Cao Ang's personal guard must at least be a corps commander. After hearing Cao Ang's shout, he immediately raised his weapon and rushed forward.  Everyone was wearing Cao Jun's iconic black clothes, which was very conspicuous.

    Borja saw the group of people charging over, and he shouted loudly: "Brothers, hold on to me! Hold on to me! If we can withstand their charge, we will survive; if we can't, we will all have to  Die! Everyone, follow me and fight to the death!"

    He shouted these words first in Hun dialect and then in Chinese.  Sure enough, the Xiongnu soldiers, Wei Gu and other Han troops who surrendered to them all waved their weapons and rushed forward quickly without any hesitation.

    Cao Ang heard Borja's call. He didn't answer. He just tightened the reins with one hand, drew his saber with the other hand, and accelerated forward.

    The guards surrounding him quickly accelerated and rushed in front of Cao Ang for the first round of charge.

    The Huns just ran out of their tents. Apart from their swords, most of them did not carry bows and arrows.  Borja shouted: "Throw the spear!"

    While shouting, he picked up a knife from the ground and threw it forward.  After hearing his order, the Huns and Han scum who had no time to mount their horses all found some weapons nearby and threw them in the direction of Cao's army.

    Cao Jun¡¯s cavalry just lowered their heads and kept kicking their horses, trying to speed up.  A few unlucky soldiers were hit by the weapons that were thrown at them. Their vitals were injured and they fell off their horses. They were immediately trampled by the horses of their comrades and were seriously injured, and even trampled to death on the spot.  But now is not the time to slow down at all. The more you hesitate, the greater the sacrifice!

    Borja shouted loudly: "Rush forward and block the enemy, and you will be rewarded!"

    Sure enough, dozens of herdsmen heard his shouts, believed them to be true, and rushed forward with roars.  Borja encouraged loudly, but he quietly retreated. The infantry rushed forward to resist the cavalry. That would be courting death!

    "I saw Cao Jun's cavalry rushing towards these herdsmen without slowing down at all. Before the herdsmen had time to make any reaction, they were violently knocked away by Cao Jun's horses!  The lucky herdsmen were killed on the spot and died; the unlucky herdsmen spat out a mouthful of blood, their internal organs were severely injured, screamed and wailed, and died of suffering!

    However, with these dozens of people acting as human shields, the speed of Cao's cavalry inevitably slowed down.  Borja quickly led his men to rush forward and rushed to the same place as Cao Jun's soldiers.  This man was quite experienced and knew the principle of capturing the king first before catching the thief, so he went to kill Cao Ang.

    Although he had good ideas, he was very unlucky.  First, he was stabbed in the side, and then hit in the arm with a hammer.  When Borja rushed in front of Cao Ang's horse, Cao Ang just stabbed him in the vital part and casually picked him aside!

    Once Borja died, the Huns in the camp lost their backbone and fell into chaos.  Some people were still resisting desperately, while others dropped their weapons and rushed away.  However, they immediately fled back in despair. Cao Jun had already sealed off the surrounding areas. How could they be allowed to run around?  !

    Cao Ang shouted loudly: "Whoever understands the Xiongnu language should shout loudly to me: Surrender without killing!"

    Hearing his cry, Wei Gu felt that this was his opportunity. Kneeling on the ground and holding his head in his hands, he immediately shouted loudly: "I will say, I will say, surrender without killing, in Huns terms, it is Mazarzhen!"  Mazarzhin!¡±

    Hearing his cry, many Huns hesitated for a moment and tried to drop their weapons, and they saved their lives.  Although the remaining Huns stubbornly refused to surrender, they were small in number and could not make any waves, so they were quickly shot to death by Cao Jun's concentrated crossbows.

    Seeing that Cao Jun had taken control of the situation, Cao Ang became interested in this guy who could speak the Huns. He smiled and asked Wei Gu, "Han? Did you just help the Huns fight?"

    Wei Gu quickly smiled flatteringly, raised his hands to Cao Ang and said, "The villain was forced by them. Now that the villain is willing to serve the adults, please spare your life!"

    Cao Ang nodded lightly, "If you seek refuge with foreigners, kill me!"

    When the guards on the left and right heard Cao Ang's order, they immediately raised their swords.

    Wei Gu was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly and begged loudly: "Sir, please spare my life. I, Wei Gu, am from the Wei family in Hedong. For the sake of the Wei family, please spare me! I have been a cow and a horse all my life.  I want to repay you for your great kindness! By the way, Cai Yan, the unmarried daughter-in-law of the Wei family, was imprisoned in this camp by the Huns. She is extremely beautiful, and I would like to take you to see her!"

    I have to say that Wei Gu¡¯s proposal is very tempting, but Cao Ang is not willing toAfter being chased by the Huns, he was about to blame the Wei family for the sneak attack on Dongshan, but Wei Gu appeared at the right time!  With his body present, the Wei family's raid on Dongshan will become a certainty!

    So Cao Ang ordered him to reveal Cai Yan¡¯s residence, smiled apologetically at him, and then killed him!

 Volume 1 Chapter 151 I wish we could meet each other before we were married

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    Cai Yan heard the clash of swords and the screams of soldiers outside the tent. Although she was not trembling with fear like ordinary women, she did not dare to leave the tent rashly.  The two men tiptoed to the back of the tent, quietly lifted a corner of the tent, and peeked out.  It doesn't matter at this glance, you can see dead bodies everywhere, and many men in black (Cao's soldiers) are fighting with the Huns!

    The two of them had never seen such a scene of flesh and blood, and they couldn't help but vomited.

    Cai Qian whispered: "Miss, let's take the opportunity to escape!"

    Cai Yan shook his head and said in a low voice: "We don't know the way. Even if we escape without food, water or guards, we will die in vain. I think those men in black look like Han people. Maybe we can escape."  For the sake of the Wei and Cai families, they can send me back to Anyi."

    Cai Qian nodded, gritted her teeth, leaned out, wiped a dagger from the body outside the tent, and stepped back with a pale face.  The two of them, one holding a dagger and the other holding a hairpin, waited nervously.

    Soon, I heard that the four Hun guards in front of the tent also started fighting. From time to time, blood spattered on the curtain of the tent, which made Cai Yan and Cai Yan's hearts beat wildly every time.  It wasn't until a quarter of an hour later that the sound of fighting gradually became silent.

    However, this deathly silence made Cai Yan and Cai Yan even more worried. Who won?  What fate will they face?

    At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of several war horses galloping, and I heard a man say in a deep voice: "This is it, you guys stay guard outside, I will go in by myself, don't disturb her."

    Someone next to him said quickly: "My lord, I don't know what's going on inside now. I would like to ask you to investigate first to ensure safety."

    The person who spoke first said with a smile: "Look at the rope at the tent door, which is still tightly tied. Who could be inside? Besides, I'm not a weak scholar, so don't worry."  .¡±

    I heard a man turn over and dismount, step into a pool of blood, and make a splashing sound.  He walked up to him in a few steps, pulled out his sword with a clang, and cut off the tent's ties.

    Cai Qian trembled visibly, and dropped the dagger in her hand to the ground.  All the courage he had finally accumulated was used up, and his body began to tremble involuntarily.

    Cai Yan quickly picked up the dagger, held her in his arms, and stared at the tent door.

    I saw a young military general suddenly opened the tent door and strode in. As he walked, he looked around curiously, as if he was visiting some scenery.

    Cai Yan looked at it intently, her hand trembled suddenly, and the dagger suddenly fell to the ground, but she didn't bother to pick it up. She just asked in surprise: "How could it be you? How could it be you?! Who are you?"

    Cao Ang looked at the woman in front of him and was extremely surprised. He asked in surprise: "Are you Cai Yan and Cai Zhaoji? How could it be you?!"

    Only Monk Cai Qian and Zhang Er were confused, looking at this and that in surprise, muttering to themselves: How could the young lady know this general?  How come you don¡¯t recognize this person when you serve him around him?

    Cai Yan asked stubbornly: "You haven't answered my question yet. Who are you? Why are you here?"

    Cao Ang looked at the woman in front of him, smiled and cupped his hands at her: "Let me formally meet you. I am Cao Ang and Cao Zixiu of Qiao County. He is the general of Fenwu. He is currently living in Hanoi County and is in charge of four counties including Zhi County.  .¡±

    Cai Yan took two steps forward, "General, you already knew my identity, right? As soon as you heard that I was captured by the Huns, you led an army here to attack the Huns' camp, right? Otherwise,  It¡¯s absolutely impossible for you to mobilize an army to come here in just a few days! It¡¯s even more impossible for you to be the first to see me after the camp is settled!¡±

    Cao Ang scratched his head and said nothing.  Naturally, he would not say that he was out of curiosity and came specifically to visit the Talented Women of the Three Kingdoms.  Cao Ang felt that it was inappropriate to say anything now, and silence was the best response.

    Cai Yan frowned and said loudly: "General, how unwise you are! With your rich body, you rushed to Dongyuan and led an army to attack Dongshan recklessly, just to save me, a weak woman! I, Cai Yan, am just a weak woman.  The general's inheritance is of no use at all, so why should you"

    Cao Ang scratched his head, "I just"

    Cai Yan cried and said: "I understand the general's intention, but I have already exchanged wedding invitations with Wei Zhongdao. Although I have not gone to the wedding hall to get married, I am still a member of the Wei family in name! General, you'd better go"

    Cao Ang was speechless for a moment.  thisIsn't Cai Yan a nymphomaniac? Why did he misunderstand my meaning and think that I came here specially to save her? Doesn't this put me among those ignorant people who "send their lives for women"!

    But looking at Cai Yan's haggard look and the trace of longing in her eyes, Cao Ang somewhat understood how she felt.

    As a weak woman, she was kidnapped by a foreign tribe and taken to a strange place. She couldn't help but feel helpless. She was desperate to the extreme.  Now a person suddenly appeared, and this person had a romantic encounter with him. Of course, Cai Yan would misunderstand him.  And even though she was exhausted physically and mentally, she also hoped that this was true, because it proved that there was still someone in the world who cared about her, and someone who was only for her wholeheartedly!

    Cao Ang couldn't help but sigh, determined to cooperate with Cai Yan to continue the performance.  He trembled and said: "Why don't you give me a chance? This time I sent out all the cavalry under my command, rushed here day and night, and launched a surprise attack on the Huns with the intention of death! Why don't you give me  a chance?"

    Cai Yan just cried and said nothing. After being captured for so long, although she cried every night, she was already a little desperate.  Now she finally has a chance to escape, but she has to break the heart of the infatuated lover in front of her. She really However, as the eldest daughter of the Cai family, she must consider the reputation of the Cai family and cannot insult the Cai family.  Door style!

    Cao Ang sighed again. Seeing such a delicate and beautiful woman crying in front of him, he really couldn't bear it.  What's more, the little secret that the two of them were naked against each other that day caused some ripples in his heart.  Who gave Cao Ang the soul of an adult, not to mention that in these troubled ancient times, it was common for teenagers to get married.

    Rather than wait until later and let Mr. Ding find a match for you, it¡¯s better to make your own choice now!  What's more, this Cai Yan is also a standard beauty, at least at the level of the city's school beauty. If it is to be put in future generations, if he has anything to do with her, that is a toad who wants to eat swan meat, and is delusional!

    Cao Ang couldn't help but take a few steps forward, wanting to take the crying woman into his arms and comfort her.

    It¡¯s just that although the two of them are close at hand, they are as far apart as the world.  Cai Yong has a great reputation among scholars, and Cai Yan is the direct daughter-in-law of the Wei family. How dare Hongxing cheat?  Cai Yan just cried, but involuntarily took a step back, not daring to step forward at all.

    Cao Ang sighed, "You should have a good rest here. I will send someone to take you back to Anyi Oh, I wish we could meet you before we were married!"

    Having said this, Cao Ang quickly turned around, fearing that he would laugh out loud, he tried his best to suppress his laughter and walked out of the tent.  Although my performance just now cannot reach the level of an Oscar winner, it is still outstanding on local channels!

    Cai Yan looked at Cao Ang's figure with his head drooped and twitching, thinking that the young general was crying, and couldn't help but feel sour in his heart.

    She and Wei Zhongdao only met once. At that time, Wei Zhongdao huddled in the quilt and kept coughing. His face was pale and without any blood, and he had no energy at all.  Cai Yan had no feelings for him, and Wei Zhongdao did not ask for help. Instead, he became furious because Cai Yan accidentally opened the window. He was so angry that he fainted on the spot.  How could Cao Ang be so affectionate and righteous that he would not hesitate to turn against the Huns just to lead his army to a hundred-mile raid?

    The more Cai Yan thought about it, the sadder he felt!  I hate not to meet each other before we are married, I hate not to meet each other before we are married!  Her tears flowed more and more, and she didn't bother to wipe them away. She just screamed in a trembling voice: "ZixiuIcan't wait to meet before we are married!"

    Hearing what Cai Yan said, Cao Ang did not turn around. He thought to himself: Damn it, the show has been performed!  Thinking that he had just teased Cai Yan, a famous girl from the Three Kingdoms, Cao Ang was not only a little proud, but also a little guilty.  What a simple ancient girl, how different from the girls of later generations, who are either full of spring brothers and queens, or mixed with all kinds of weird female creatures!  In later generations, except for readers from Qidian, there will be very few girls with truly pure character!

    Cao Ang did not turn around, and Cai Yan did not call him again, but Cai Qian looked at this and that, feeling very suspicious.  The fire of gossip is burning, it seems there must be a story between the two

    Let¡¯s talk about Cao Ang. After leaving Cai Yan¡¯s camp, he went to the Chinese army and soon met Le Jin and Cao Hong who came to report.

    Cao Hong, who had just arrived at the camp, excitedly waved a silk book and said happily: "Lord, we have made a fortune this time! The general has just made a count and found that more than 500 good horses and 1,000 bad horses were seized in the camp.  There were more than 200 horses, more than 300 cattle, and more than 100 calves. In addition, there were thousands of sheep, leather goods, and a large amount of property, gold and silk. The gold ingots seized in the camp alone amounted to 3,000  Yu Jin!"

    When Cao Ang heard this, he laughed happily.  During this period, he allocated a large amount of money and materials to build water conservancy facilities, prepare supplies for farming, and prepare weapons and armor. The treasury was almost emptied.  Otherwise, Cao Ang wouldn¡¯t kiss himGo out and come to Hedong County for this salt business.  With these seizures, I finally don¡¯t have to worry anymore.

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "Uncle, you immediately organize the manpower to transfer supplies to Zhi County immediately, and try to transport all the seized cattle, sheep, livestock, money and property back to Zhi County before the reaction in Bei."

    At this moment, Le Jin lowered his voice and whispered: "My Lord, there is a plan in the end"

 Volume 1 Chapter 152 Putting the blame on others

    This was the first time Le Jin took the initiative to offer advice after joining Cao Ang. Cao Ang quickly gave him an encouraging look.  Le Jin gained confidence and said in a low voice: "The general suggested not to transport all the horses, cattle and sheep back to Zhi County. That would easily attract the attention of interested people and make Qubei notice us. After all, there are still many people under Qubei's command now."  There are thousands of people. If he is eager for revenge and keeps harassing us, the stable and united situation we have worked so hard to achieve will be broken, and the refugees we have finally recruited will lose hope. It is better to blame others!"

    "Putting the blame on others?" Cao Ang asked in surprise: "Which force in Hedong County can put the blame on others now? Are you talking about the Baibo Army?"

    Le Jin shook his head and whispered: "My Lord, the Baibo Army has been divided. If we really let Qubei go to find trouble with them, they might unite and cause us inconvenience. What the general is talking about is that he has occupied An."  The Hedong Wei family in the city!"

    Before Cao Ang spoke, Cao Hong's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Wen Qian's proposal is very good. Lord, although we are planning a deal with the Hedong Wei family, a strong Wei family is not a good neighbor to us.  Maybe they will have some strange thoughts. And the Wei family, which is constantly fighting with the Huns and is slightly weakened, has to rely on our support. They dare not not listen to our suggestions, and they dare not offend us easily.  , this is our good trade partner!

    Although the situation in the world is relatively stable now, I heard that the wars between the princes of the world have never stopped.  And we are not stable near Zhi County. Yuan Shao is seeking the position of Jizhou Prefecture, and Zhang Yang is also ready to make a move in Huai County. In this way, a Hedong County that relies on our blood transfusion ability to stabilize is in our best interest, and we can also use Hedong  The county's transactions obtain more salt, war horses and other materials, and seek more and greater profits from them!  "

    What Cao Hong said made sense. Cao Ang couldn't help but nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "Uncle is right, and Wen Qian's suggestion is also very reasonable. Let's discuss it with uncle and make a detailed plan.  Plan. Let me explain in advance, the rest of the supplies don¡¯t matter, but every cattle has to be transported to Zhi County, and our military camp over there needs their help! "

    Seeing that Cao Ang agreed to his proposal, Le Jin excitedly agreed and hurriedly dragged Cao Hong out and hurried to make a calculation.

    Most of the money and materials will be sealed in newly built boxes and transported back to Hanoi County; however, those boxes that originally contained money were left behind to confuse outsiders.

    The war horses will basically be transported back to Zhi County, but more than 500 inferior horses with the lowest quality were selected and kept.  Many of these bad horses have the unique brand of the Huns on their butts. Although bad horses with irregular origins and poor quality cannot be sold at high prices, they can mislead the Huns' attention.

    Originally, Le Jin wanted to transport these war horses and money boxes to nearby Anyi for sale, or even throw them away randomly so that local people who were greedy for cheap could pick them up and mislead the Huns.  But after some discussion between the two, they decided to sell these horses to Wei Tie!

    You know, Wei Tie has been led in circles on the grassland during this period, with no results to speak of.  Moreover, Cai Yan and others were captured not long ago, and it was also on his territory!  Wei Tie is now eager to establish his credit, even if the credit is a bottle of arsenic coated with honey!

    A few days later, in Wei Tie's military tent, Cao Hong was smiling and sipping tea, while Wei Tie was walking around on the ground with a frown.

    I heard Wei Tie say in a low voice: "Your price is too low. Two thousand shi of grain and 500 shi of salt are already a lot. But you also want all the grain stored in our army, and even armor and weapons. This is a bit  That's too much! You bought these bad horses from the Huns for not much money!"

    Cao Hong did not tell about Cao Jun's sneak attack on Dongshan, but just pushed these war horses to trade with the Huns.  Anyway, the Huns will not expose their own ugliness, so they will naturally block the news.

    Cao Hong smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "We are old acquaintances. I half-sold and half-gifted your grain to you Although it is a few percent higher than the market price, it still solves your urgent need. Now you  But you have to think clearly, if you accomplish nothing, not to mention your position as the defender of Dongyuan City, your family property and even your life will be threatened! The Wei family will not raise waste!

    "However, as long as you agree to my conditions, you can get the Huns' war horses. You can say that you fought with the Huns one after another, defeated their main force, and captured these war horses.  As for the captured war horses, most of them were injured and could only be eaten.  Only these bad horses were captured afterwards, with their heads and tails intact, and were not injured.  "

    Seeing that Wei Tie was still pondering, Cao Hong lowered his voice and said: "If you agree to my conditions, I have another great achievement for you, and that is Cai Yan!"

    "What? You rescued her? Don't look at the joke!"Tie Tie jumped in front of Cao Hong in a few steps, lowered his voice and whispered: "Quebei has been threatening me with her these days. I will definitely place her in the safest place. How can you let you rescue her so easily?"  Come out and stop lying to me!"

    Cao Hong smiled slightly: "Money can make trouble! We didn't rescue Cai Yan, but we succeeded in buying her out. As long as you agree to my conditions, I will give you a Cai Yan who is alive and unharmed."  !¡±

    "Okay, I promise you!" Wei Tie agreed readily.  If Cai Yan can be rescued, the lost face of the Wei family can be restored. Wei Jian and others will definitely praise him greatly. Even if his lies are wrong, they will forgive him.

    "Okay, cool!" Cao Hong said with a smile: "Tonight you go to Xifengpo, twenty miles away from here, to camp, and quietly hand over all the supplies in the camp to my men. Early tomorrow morning, we will hand over the Huns' war horses.  Here it is. Don¡¯t worry, I will personally stay in your camp as a pledge. Early in the morning the day after tomorrow, my men will drive Cai Yan¡¯s carriage here to replace me. What do you think?¡±

    Wei Tie nodded repeatedly, but secretly sighed.  Cao Hong's arrangement is very appropriate. It seems that he has no chance to take advantage of others. What a pity!

    Early on the third day, Cao Hong successfully left Wei Tie's camp and disappeared into the depths of the grassland; Wei Tie also successfully picked up Cai Yan and finally breathed a sigh of relief.  Next, Wei Tie was going to let dozens of officers who were only loyal to Anyi City disappear quietly to avoid exposing the truth.

    At this moment, Qubei also got the news that his lair was raided. He roared: "How is this possible? The main force led by Wei Tie has been restrained by us. Even the Dongyuan City side was occupied by my troops.  It¡¯s broken, which group of people actually did such a big thing! I¡¯m going to eat his flesh and drink his blood!¡±

    At this moment, a scout came to report that hundreds of new horses were found in the Iron Guard Army, many of which had the unique markings of the Huns!

    Qubei was furious and shouted loudly: "This Wei Tie is so cunning. He secretly sent people to attack my camp! He deserves to be killed! Send the order and order the men to come closer to me immediately. We are ready to fight with this Wei Tie."  decisive battle!"

    In fact, Qubei also felt that something was a little strange, but on the one hand, it was because he was so angry that he needed someone to vent to. On the other hand, the old camp in Dongshan was breached, and the old, weak, women and children left in the camp were basically massacred or captured. Qubei  There is an urgent need to find a target to gather everyone's hatred, so as not to shake his rule, and Wei Tie unfortunately becomes this target!

    Of course, Wei Tie did not know that he had become the target of hatred by thousands of southern Huns. He had just happily written a letter announcing the good news and sent someone to Anyi.

    In the letter, Wei Tie boasted about himself, saying that he personally led the men who dared to die to charge into the battle, and punched through the Huns' defense line from the front. Although the troops paid a heavy price, many people were seriously injured and even fought.  He died (Wei Tie was going to eat more free money to support his family), but in the end he still beat the Huns and fled in embarrassment.  Not only did they capture hundreds of war horses, they also successfully rescued Cai Yan and his party from the Huns!

    Of course, Wei Tie also cried out to Cai Yan and gave her a lot of jewelry and honors. In one fell swoop, Wei Tie impressed Cai Yan and made her agree to cooperate with his words.

    So Wei Tie saw off the messenger and Cai Yan happily, eagerly looking forward to the reward from Anyi City.  However, the rewards from the Wei family have not yet arrived, and the Huns' vengeful cavalry have already rushed towards his camp!

    This battle can be described as extremely tragic.  The Wei Tie troops were all elite men from Dongyuan City, and the Huns wanted to avenge the old, young, wives and children. Neither side had any intention of giving in, and the encounter eventually turned into a decisive battle.

    It¡¯s just that Wei Tie¡¯s purge of the team during this period weakened the troops¡¯ combat effectiveness. After a whole afternoon of fighting, Wei Tie¡¯s troops were finally completely defeated by the Huns.  The general Wei Tie only escaped from the siege with more than ten soldiers. Even Wei Tie was hit by three arrows from the Huns, which shows how tragic the war was!

    After this battle, in order not to be held accountable by the Wei family and to maintain his position, Wei Tie knew that he had fallen into Cao Hong's frame-up plan, but he could only knock out his teeth and swallow it, actively publicizing his raid on Dongshan.  .

    In his depiction, he seemed to have become a wise general who planned a decisive victory thousands of miles away, but in the end he was unlucky. The exhausted victorious army encountered the reinforcements sent by Luan Tiyu Fuluo, the Shanyu of the Southern Huns.  As a result, the soldiers died heroically in battle after struggling to resist!

    After Anyi City learned that Dongyuan had been plundered and Wei Tie was defeated, the Wei family in power was furious.  It's just that after they learned about Wei Tie's raid on the Huns, they had already announced a large reward for Wei Tie. Now, even though Wei Tie was defeated, it would be better for Wei Tie to make a sudden turn and remove Wei Tie from his post.After much thought, the Wei family could only swallow this bitter pill and refuse to punish Wei Tie.

    More than ten days later, Wei Tie died of his injuries, and Cao Jun's raid on Dongshan became a permanent secret.

 Volume 1 Chapter 153: Holding the Beauty Home

    Chapter 153: Holding the Beauty Home

    Anyi Wei Mansion, in the back garden.   All the servants were kicked out by Wei Jian. With a sullen face, he said to Cai Yan in a low voice: "Ahem, Cai Yan! I think your Cai family has a clean family and will not do anything that would disgrace the family."  Matter. Since you have fallen into the hands of the Huns, you should not come back! Our Wei family is also about face!"

    Cai Yan sighed and said to Wei Qian: "I have said many times that I am innocent."

    Wei Jian also sighed and whispered: "Even if I believe it, do you believe it? After all, you have been in the hands of the Huns for so long! So long! Cai Yan, if you think about it again, in fact, our Wei family is  I¡¯m happy to accept you again, but you are afraid of people¡¯s words!¡±

    Cai Yan frowned, "I won't leave."

    Wei Jian sighed again, "You'd better think about it carefully. I don't want to build another memorial arch to say that someone committed suicide for the sake of honor"

    After Wei Jian said this, he strode away.  Cai Yan's face turned pale and bloodless.  Wei Jian's words have made it very clear that the Wei family will not accept a daughter-in-law who fell into the trap of the Huns, even if Cai Yan is innocent!  If Cai Yan does not leave the Wei family, the Wei family may kill her and then announce that she committed suicide for honor!

    Cai Yan sighed, is this the true face of a wealthy family?  !

    At this time, Wei Ji had already arrived at Wei Zhongdao's room, drove all the maids out, and whispered: "Brother, I just went to talk to Cai Yan. I think she should take the initiative to leave our Wei family.  !¡±

    Wei Zhongdao, who was lying on the couch, stood up and wanted to speak, but his movements were too violent and he made a series of coughing sounds.  After finally calming down, there was already a fishy smell in his mouth.  Wei Zhongdao said in a low voice: "Brother, the divorce is really an advantage for her! How about I write a letter of divorce?"

    Wei Jian shook his head repeatedly, "That won't work. If you write a divorce letter, you must state the ways in which she is not a woman. But since Cai Yan came in, there has been nothing out of the ordinary. It will be difficult for us to convince the public. If it is said clearly that she has fallen into  In the hands of the Huns, our Wei family will be even more humiliated! Let¡¯s make peace so we can get together and part ways!¡±

    Wei Zhongdao nodded, couldn't help coughing a few more times, and said angrily: "This bitch really doesn't know how to show appreciation. He came back alive. He Li really took advantage of her. Otherwise, my brother would find a few close guards to kill him quietly."  Got her?"

    Wei Jian shook his head again: "Her father Cai Yong is said to be highly appreciated by Dong Zhuo, and you have seen the army under Dong Zhuo's command. He beat the mighty Baibo Army to pieces! We must not offend Cai Yong, so as not to offend him.  Dong Zhuo. You have to believe me. I have coaxed, lied and threatened in the past few days, and I can definitely convince Cai Yan!

    By the way, the envoy sent by Cao Ang is here, his uncle Cao Hong. They are quite sincere. I have to be busy dealing with this matter these days.  Let's do this. Let's leave Cai Yan alone for two days. When she becomes too frightened, we can then sign the divorce documents and make things clear to each other.  "

    Seeing Wei Zhongdao nodding, Wei Ji stood up and left to discuss matters with his confidants.  It has to be said that Cao Hong is a strong opponent. The two sides discussed it for a day or two, but Wei Jian was not able to take any advantage in the negotiation!  This actually aroused his competitive spirit and made him want to compete with Cao Hong!

    "Compared to Cao Hong and Wei Qiang who were fighting back and forth, Cao Ang seemed extremely relaxed.  He entrusted all the negotiations to Cao Hong, and took a few guards with him to wander around Anyi City all day long, enjoying the delicious food in the city.

    Of course, during this trip, everyone inevitably walked through the streets. When we met in the evening, a simple map of Anyi City was freshly prepared.  As the visit continued, the map became more and more detailed.

    Two days later, Cao Hong and Na Wei also reached a preliminary agreement. With the purpose of peace and win-win, the two parties exchanged hard currency such as grain for salt. The prices of grain and salt were respectively lower than 20% of the market price.  Both parties should strive to maintain equivalent exchanges. If one party attempts to increase the price, it must inform the other party in advance, and the price increase shall not be higher than the average level of market price increase.

    Of course, there are many details, so I won¡¯t go into them one by one here.  Anyway, since then, Cao Ang and the Wei family have established a simple economic alliance, agreeing that goods can flow relatively freely between the two families, and excessive taxes must not be levied.

    In addition, if the Wei family is in need, Cao Jun should provide reinforcements as appropriate, and the Wei family will provide certain financial compensation.  This was mainly because during this period, the Southern Huns were angry when they went to see the Wei family. They harassed the Wei family's city with their tribes every day, so Wei Jian had to take precautions and set preliminary terms of military cooperation with the Cao family.

    After everything was signed and sealed, Wei Ji finally took a long breath and came to Cai Yan's house with a few rough envoys and wives.

    Look at thatWith the white silk in the hands of several rough envoys and wives, Cai Yan sighed and could only sign and seal the Heli document.

    Wei Jian immediately took out the copper seal of Anyi County Governor and stamped his seal on the document of peace and separation.  This also shows that this document of peace and separation is a legal document recognized by the government. From this moment on, Cai Yan will have nothing to do with the Wei family and they will be clear from each other.

    Seeing Cai Yan sign the document, Wei Ji suddenly changed his face and said with a smile: "Cai Yan, in fact, our Wei family has no prejudice against you, but people's words are scary, and we have to pay attention to the impact. Let's do this  , you stay here first, and after we get in touch with Chang'an City, we will send someone to send you back."

    Cai Qian on the side said loudly: "Stop pretending to say nice things, you are not a good person either!"

    Cai Yan coughed lightly and whispered: "Qian'er, don't talk nonsense, let's go!"

    She saluted Wei Jian and said in a low voice: "Now that the documents have been signed, I have nothing to do with the Wei family from now on. I will move out of the Wei family immediately to avoid any further gossip!"

    After Cai Yan finished speaking, without waiting for Wei Jian's answer, he got up and went into the house, took out the packed package from there, and walked out with Cai Qian.

    Wei Jian let out a long sigh, but felt that he was in the wrong, shook his head slightly, and strode away.

    However, when Cai Yan walked to the door of the inner courtyard, he found the seriously ill Wei Zhongdao reclining on a bed in the lee of the door of the courtyard, with four maids standing beside him.

    Wei Zhongdao coughed a few times and said in a low voice: "Cai Yan, since you and I have signed the documents, we have nothing to do with each other anymore. It is reasonable for you to live out of the house. It's just that when you hired me, our Wei family also contributed a huge amount of money.  And you have stayed in Anyi City for so long and the expenses are very high. If you just leave like this, wouldn't our Wei family suffer a big loss?! Come here, search for me!"

    After hearing his order, the four rough messenger girls immediately stepped forward and snatched the package from Cai Qian's hand, and started writhing on the spot.  Cai Qian tried her best to stop him, but was punched and kicked by the four people, and soon fell to the ground.

    Cai Yan shook his head gently, "I didn't expect you to be such a person! I, Cai Yan, am blind"

    Cai Yan shook his head again and stepped forward to help Cai Qian aside.  After all, her identity was there, so the rough girls didn't dare to make a mistake, let alone be rough with her.  Although the four people did not dare to hit Cai Yan, they shook off all the baggage that Cai Yan and Cai Qian carried with them and took off all the gold and silver inside, leaving no trace of property for Cai Yan!

    Wei Zhongdao was too weak to leave the house and could not do human affairs, so he was particularly keen on wealth.  So he secretly stopped Cai Yan, and sure enough he captured a lot of fine stuff.

    Wei Zhongdao sneered, but did not dare to look into Cai Yan's eyes. He just said in a deep voice: "These gold and silver coins are your compensation for our Wei family. So many betrothal gifts that day can be regarded as some interest now!"

    Cai Qian couldn't help but said loudly: "You are so shameless. Although the Wei family gave us some betrothal gifts to the Cai family, our family also gave heavy gifts in return. You didn't suffer any loss at all, but took advantage! Now you have  It¡¯s really shameless to use this as an excuse!¡±

    The more Cai Qian talked, the more excited she became, and she suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood!

    Cai Yan was shocked and hugged her quickly.

    Wei Zhongdao also had some problems. A gust of cold wind happened to blow, and he couldn't help but cough again.  With a quick gesture, the four girls lifted him up and headed towards the inner courtyard.  All the gold and silver items were stolen by Wei Zhongdao's men, leaving only one or two worthless replacement clothes on the ground.

    Cai Yan sighed, picked up his clothes, supported Cai Qian, and walked out of the door.  Wei Jian, who was peeking from a distance, whispered to Wei Zhongdao: "Brother, aren't you a bit petty like this?"

    Wei Zhongdao smiled and said: "Brother, you have to teach this bitch a lesson, so that she won't walk out of our Wei mansion arrogantly again! I want to see how she can gain a foothold in Anyi without money?! A  A weak woman, with no softness in her body, is pushed to the extreme, what choice will she make? I'm looking forward to it!"

    The more Wei Zhongdao talked about, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help coughing loudly.  The maid hurriedly handed over the honey water, but this time even the honey water didn't work. He laughed and spit out a mouthful of blood, and everyone was in chaos

    The sky outside the Great Wall is baby-faced, strong winds are blowing, and the weather changes at any time.  The sun was shining just now, but now it started to rain, and a cold wind kept blowing, making the warm weather even colder.

    Being hit by the cold wind and cold rain, Cai Qian, who was injured, suddenly developed a fever.  Cai Yan quickly helped her to the door of the drug store, but without money, how could she get free medical treatment for her?

    Cai Yan had no choice but to pawn all his clothes and jewelry, and then he scraped together some money to prepare some medicine for Cai Qian.Just what will they do in the future?  Don't talk about anything else, Cai Yan only has a few copper coins left on him now. Not to mention staying in a hotel, he doesn't even have enough money for a dinner!

    Cai Qian cried loudly, but Cai Yan comforted her in a low voice: "Qian'er, don't be afraid, we have hands and feet, we will definitely survive. I will find a job as a starch right now, we can support ourselves!"

    It¡¯s easy to say, but Cai Yan has never done any heavy work since he was born, and Cai Qian, who was seriously injured, was unable to help.  Cai Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly with tears in his eyes. At this moment, a familiar voice came to his ears: "Hey beauty, are you free to have dinner together?"

    But Cao Ang happened to be passing by and struck up a conversation with Cai Yan with a smile.

    Cai Yan turned around in disbelief, cried loudly, and threw himself into Cao Ang's arms

 Volume 1 Chapter 154 Dealing with Yuan Shao

    Cai Yan had never thought that she, who had always been strict with herself according to the standards of a lady, would do such a shameless thing. She would actually throw herself into Cao Ang's arms in public.  Fortunately, there weren't many people around, and Cao Ang's arms were indeed as warm as she hoped!

    Although Cao Ang is only fourteen years old, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child and has kept up with his nutrition. Now his body shape is almost the same as that of an adult man. The seventeen-year-old Cai Yan does not look out of place in his arms.

    Cao Ang held her tightly in his arms, only to find that Cai Yan was already visibly thinner after not seeing her for a few days.  For some reason, Cao Ang suddenly felt a sense of responsibility, warmth, and even hidden joy.  He didn't ask any more questions, just whispered: "Let's go home! I will definitely hold a grand wedding for you. Mother will like you!"

    Cai Yan's eyes turned red and tears could not stop pouring out.

    Cao Ang's father, Cao Cao, was admired by the world alone. His grandfather, Cao Song, was also one of the three nobles. In addition, Cao Ang was a Fenwu general, and the emerging family of the Cao family has gradually taken shape.  At this time, as long as Cao Ang mentioned it, many aristocratic families would be willing to marry the Cao family.

    Although Cai Yan's father, Cai Yong, was trusted by Dong Zhuo, he also had a reputation as a rebellious official and traitor to some extent. Moreover, although Cai Yan got free from Li, he was still burdened with a stain. After getting Cao Ang's promise  Before, Cai Yan did not dare to expect the status of a head wife.

    Cai Yan couldn't help crying, Cao Ang patted her back gently and comforted her in a low voice.

    The few guards accompanying Cao Ang have already driven the people in the medicine shop aside.  Everyone is discerning and knows that this is a matter between nobles, and no one dares to look up.

    By the time Cai Yan stopped talking, guards were already driving a carriage to the medicine store.  That is to say, Anyi City has a lot of trade with nomadic tribes, and there is no shortage of horses in the city. On the contrary, farming cattle are very scarce as a strategic material, otherwise this carriage will definitely become the focus.

    Cao Ang helped Cai Yan and lifted Cai Qian into the carriage, then left surrounded by guards and disappeared into the streets and alleys of Anyi City.  After learning the news, the Wei family searched repeatedly but found nothing. Wei Jian sighed and had no choice but to give up. After all, Cai Yan was now free.

    Half a month later, Cao Ang and his party returned to Zhi County safely, and the letter describing the situation had been sent back to Qiao County long before they returned.

    After receiving the letter, Ms. Ding suddenly realized that no wonder she had written to Cao Ang many times before, asking to arrange a marriage for him, but Cao Ang always declined politely. It turned out that she already had a relationship in her heart.  I heard that Cai Yan was very handsome, gentle and gentle, and she was Cai Yan's eldest daughter. Her family background was not bad, but she left the house with Li after all, which was a problem.

    Ding didn¡¯t dare to make a rash decision, so she took Cao Ang¡¯s letter and went to Cao Song¡¯s house to see him and ask Cao Ang¡¯s grandfather, Cao Song, to make a decision.

    Cao Song smiled and said to Ding: "In a blink of an eye, Zixiu can talk about marriage. I'm really old. Judging from the meaning of Zixiu's letter, Cai Yan only exchanged wedding invitations with the Wei family. Although he was taken to An  The Yiwei family did not marry Wei Zhongdao, and they still retained their innocence, so their reputation was not a problem. Since Zixiu likes it, this marriage is feasible. Besides, Cai Yong is a famous scholar in the country, and our Cao family  Being lucky enough to be married to their family will also help improve our reputation.

    ¡°Well, you go write a letter to Zixiu and ask him to take Cai Yan home to get married.  Meng De's life and death are unknown, so Zixiu should get married as soon as possible to support the family.  This is the first wedding ceremony of the third generation of our Cao family, we can¡¯t let them be wronged!  "

    Ding agreed quickly, wrote a letter and sent someone to Hanoi County to inform Cao Ang of the good news.

    Cao Ang was overjoyed after receiving the letter and quickly handed the letter into Cai Yan's hands.  Cai Yan was reluctant to open it at first, because it was Cao Ang's family letter after all, but he couldn't help but be curious. After taking a closer look, he felt overjoyed, a stone fell to the ground, and he couldn't help but smile.

    Looking at Cai Yan with a smile on his face, Cao Ang also became happy. He smiled and said, "You rest here in the back house while I go to discuss with the generals to settle the military and political affairs of these four counties."

    Cai Yan nodded in agreement and whispered: "No need to rush, let's take our time."

    Cao Ang nodded in agreement, walked around to Cai Yan, hugged him gently, and then left quickly with a smile.  Cai Yan looked at the naughty Cao Ang and couldn't help but snicker: He is the master of the four counties, why is he still acting like a child

    Cao Ang returned to the lobby and ordered a meeting to be held.  Soon, Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Li Su, Li Dian, Le Jin, Liao Hua and others came to the hall.

    Cao Ang currently has eleven generals under his command, including Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Li Qian, Li Su, Wei Zi, Xu Rong, Li Dian, Le Jin, Fang Yue, Liao Hua, and Shi Huan, but Li Qian is nowThey are working in the fields, Wei Zi is now in Wen County, Xu Rong is now in Qinshui, Fang Yue is now in Heyang, and Shi Huan is also in Chang'an and cannot come.

    Cao Ang smiled and said to the generals: "My mother just sent a letter saying that my grandfather has agreed to my marriage and asked me to take the time to go home and get married."

    Hearing this, all the generals stood up together, bowed to Cao Ang and said, "Congratulations, my lord, sir!"

    Cao Ang smiled and waved his hand, asking everyone to sit down, and then said in a deep voice: "Look, when is the best time for me to leave?"

    Xia Houyuan cupped his hands and said: "At present, everything is relatively stable everywhere, and it is not yet the busy autumn harvest period. Please rest assured, my lord."

    Cao Hong also handed over his hand and said: "Business with various places is normal, there is nothing abnormal. My lord is getting married, and I can allocate a lot of money and food here"

    Cao Ang smiled and waved his hand, "Everything must be done to satisfy the development of our four counties. Sufficient development funds must be set aside. Don't force it!"

    Cao Hong said with a smile: "Lord, don't worry, we have made a lot of profits during this period, and we are not forced at all."

    At this time, Li Su saluted Cao Ang and said in a deep voice: "It is the best time for my lord to leave Zhi County at this time.

    Wei Chen received news that Gongsun Zan had followed Yuan Shao's instigation and was attacking Jizhou, but Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, was stupid and incompetent and was unable to resist.  Now Yuan Shao has raised troops and marched towards Jizhou in the name of supporting Han Fu!  Now Zhang Yang of Hanoi County is trying every means to search for supplies and provide logistical support to Yuan Shao's headquarters. It is said that the treasury has been completely emptied.

    Although the lord is relatively independent, in the eyes of the world, he is regarded as half of Yuan Shao's subordinates.  Now that Yuan Shao has raised an army, if the lord is still in Zhi County, he must provide food and supplies to Yuan Shao, and even send troops to help, to be considered morally worthy.  But in this way, we will only lose our strength in vain, but we will not gain much benefit.

    "If the lord leaves Zhi County and goes home to get married now, Yuan Shao and others, as elders, should also send people to congratulate him. It is not easy to bring up the matter of money and food. We just avoided the limelight!  "

    Cao Ang nodded lightly and was about to agree, but then he thought about it and shook his head.  I heard him whisper: "Wei Gong, what you said makes some sense, but in my opinion, it should be relatively easy for Yuan Shao to capture Jizhou, and there will be no major battles.

    Han Fu is timid by nature and lacks independent opinions. As long as Gongsun Zan's troops move south in a large scale and the lobbyists sent by Yuan Shao give Han Fu such advice, Han Fu may easily give up Jizhou to Yuan Shao!  By then, Yuan Shao's power will have greatly increased, and our previous shirk will be seen by him!  Facing a powerful neighbor like Yuan Shao, we will be in a worrying situation then!  It's better to give him a certain amount of support now. The icing on the cake is nothing compared to providing help in times of need!  "

    What Cao Ang said made perfect sense, and everyone nodded.  Li Su said with shame: "My lord is still very good and can think about the problem from the overall situation. The situation of Weichen is still not big enough! Weichen will discuss with the Lord Registrar to see how to allocate the grain and grass supplies."

    Cao Ang nodded and said with a smile: "You first sort out a gift list and send someone to send it to Yuan Shao quickly. The letter said more politely, we have to put ourselves in the position of subordinates to satisfy their vanity.  "

    Li Su agreed and immediately went to the side room with Cao Hong to discuss. After discussing for a while, everyone left.  At this time, Xia Houyuan walked up to Cao Ang and whispered: "My lord, I think Wei Gong is still loyal to you, but he is not very capable. You should find some more advisers."

    Cao Ang smiled bitterly and said: "Master, I only have the territory of four counties now, and I don't have Yuan Shao's official position. Which counselor will join me?"

    Xia Houyuan said in a low voice: "My lord, you must not belittle yourself. Meng De assassinated Dong alone and was admired by the world. You are also a Fenwu general and hold the territory of four counties in your hands. One person is short-term and everyone is long-term. We cannot recruit first-rate counselors."  , it would be nice to have a few more second-rate counselors! Anyway, you are going back to Qiao County in a while, I suggest you go to Yingchuan, there are many literati there!"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly: "What my uncle said is exactly what I want. I am about to go to the Sili area to discuss with Zhu Jun. During this time, we have sent more than a hundred dead soldiers to Chang'an, but there has been no definite news.  Shi Huan's report was too short and could not explain the situation in Chang'an clearly. I will see if there is any new news from Zhu Jun. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will rescue my father. After leaving Yin in Henan, I  Let¡¯s go to Yingchuan County along the Yingshui River to visit and see if we can recruit some counselors with real talents and knowledge.¡±

    Xia Houyuan nodded repeatedly, "Zixiu, as long as you have this intention, I heard that Xun Shu of Yingchuan is well-known in the world and is known as the Divine Lord. Xun Shu has eight sons, known as the Eight Dragons. I also ask my lord to visit patiently and see if I can recruit one of them.  A few people are here to assist you.¡±

    Cao Ang smiled and sighed, "I heard that Xun Chen is getting Yuan Shao's trust."?, many people in the Xun family regard Yuan Shao as the master of the Ming Dynasty, and there is little hope of leaving.  But it is always worth buying horse bones with thousands of dollars.  To be honest, I am full of expectations for my trip to Yingchuan.  "

 Volume 1 Chapter 155 Scheme against Zhu Jun

    [Thanks to the book friend "Lao Zhou Lao Zhou" for the reward!  ¡¿

    A few days later, Cao Ang made all arrangements and led Cai Yan to Qiao County.  Li Dian took more than 200 guards and escorted several carriages filled with supplies to accompany him.  As for the military and political affairs of the four counties, they were resolved through consultation between Xia Houyuan, Li Su and Cao Hong.  As for the training of the entire army, we must not let up for a day, so Cao Ang handed it over to Le Jin and Liao Hua.  .

    Two days later, the troops arrived in Heyang, where they were warmly welcomed by the soldiers and civilians of Heyang headed by Fang Yue.

    This is the first time Cao Ang has met Fang Yue since he came to Heyang.  After the grand welcome ceremony, Cao Ang followed Fang Yue to the river embankment.

    Looking at the green grass on the inside of the river embankment, the two simply sat on the grass and discussed in low voices.

    Fang Yue said with a smile: "My lord, according to your instructions, we have cut down trees, planted grass, and strengthened the embankments of the Yellow River in Heyang County. It's not my fault. It will not be a problem to withstand floods for five or ten years!"  "

    Looking at Fang Yue¡¯s face that was cracked by the river wind, and then looking at the thick calluses on his hands, Cao Ang bowed to him and said, "Xue Liang, thank you for your hard work during this time!"

    Fang Yue quickly returned the gift, "Lord, this is my duty. It is also my honor to be able to do something for the elders in my hometown!"

    Cao Ang smiled and nodded, pointed to the other side of the river and said, "Has Zhu Jun on the other side been honest during this time? Is there anything unusual?"

    Since there was no one else around, Fang Yue said calmly: "General Mo sent more than a hundred soldiers to Yin, Henan during this period. According to their reports, Zhu Jun's military training in Zhongmou was very impressive. Some time ago, he sent messages to various prefectures and counties,  He summoned troops to attack Dong Zhuo. Everyone was concerned about his reputation, and many people sent troops to assist. For example, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, sent 3,000 elite troops. It is said that Tao Qian also made a petition to appoint Zhu Jun as a general of driving and cavalry. He is now in Zhongmou City  The army has exceeded 10,000 people."

    "General Chariot and Cavalry?" Cao Ang laughed, "Tao Qian is a very shrewd man, but I didn't expect that he would make stupid mistakes again and again when he got old! When we attacked Dong Zhuo not long ago, we elected Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance and also served as Chariot and Cavalry General.  Cavalry General. Now that Zhu Jun has assumed this position, how can Yuan Shao be happy?!"

    "My lord, what you said is true!" Fang Yue said in a deep voice: "At first, Zhang Yang of Hanoi County was ordered by Yuan Shao to provide some grain, grass, weapons and armor to Henan Yin. Since Zhu Jun took office as the general of traveling cavalry, the supply of Hanoi County has almost been interrupted.  . A few days ago, Yuan Shao sent troops to fight for Jizhou. Zhu Jun's troops in Hanoi County and Jizhou mutinied almost immediately, abandoning Shangguan and defecting to Yuan Shao. Now Zhu Jun's face is very ugly."

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said with a smile: "Are our supplies to Henan Yin still being delivered every day?"

    Fang Yue nodded and tightened his face, but in the end he couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Master, we donate about ten carts of supplies to Hanoi County every day, and they pass through the market every day. Among them are only a few bags of grain, and the rest are  Feed the hay to the war horses. In fact, I don¡¯t think there are so many war horses in Zhu Jun¡¯s army, so there is no need for them!¡±

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "You don't have to be cunning in front of me. Don't you know my intention? In fact, it is to give Zhu Jun a face so that he can explain to everyone. As for supplies, our Hanoi County is not rich! I believe Zhu Jun will be the same.  Understand me!¡±

    Fang Yue couldn't help but laugh. His careful investigation made it clear that Zhu Jun had originally dismissed Cao Ang's aid. Indeed, these supplies were not worth much.  Moreover, Zhu Jun had to pinch his nose every time to entertain a group of soldiers responsible for escorting the troops, which always cost a lot of money and food, and even made ends meet.

    However, after Hanoi County Zhang Yang's aid completely stopped, the aid from various prefectures and counties also continued intermittently. In this case, Cao Ang's aid exceeded its value and became a witness that all the princes in the world were fighting against Dong Zhuo.  So now Zhu Jun personally welcomes the supplies every time, and at the same time rewards the soldiers who escort the supplies.  Not long ago, Zhu Jun specially wrote about Heyang County, saying that the situation in Yin, Henan is now relatively stable, and there is no need for so many soldiers to escort him. He implored Fang Yue to reduce the number of escorts.

    When the two of them thought of this, they couldn't help laughing several times.

    Cao Ang suppressed his smile and said in a deep voice: "Now the princes from all over the country are retreating to their garrison. Although Zhu Jun's more than 10,000 troops are not many, they are not a big trouble for the Xiliang army. I estimate that Dong Zhuo will send troops to attack Zhu Jun soon."  .Although Zhu Jun's command level is high, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw, and she will eventually be outnumbered and fail.

    During this period of time, on the one hand, you should strengthen the river defense and build arrow tower fortifications; on the other hand, you should also accommodate the ships and build a river defense fleet.  It can not only block the incoming fleet across the river, but also contain those defeated soldiers after Zhu Jun failed!  "

    What Cao Ang said was very insightful, and Fang Yue quickly agreed, looking extremely serious.  It¡¯s just Fang Yue wrinkledHe frowned and said in a low voice: "The general is good at land warfare. I also know a little about horse warfare. I can't say that I know nothing about water warfare, but I don't have much research on it. The river defense fleet will put up a temporary airs and hope that the lord will search again.  Some professionals.¡±

    Cao Ang nodded, frowned and said: "Few of us northerners have learned water warfare. So, I'll send someone to the south to see if I can recruit some water thieves. Anyway, building a navy army is time-consuming.  If you want to work hard, you can first serve as the Navy Commander."

    The two chatted for a while, and Cao Ang followed Fang Yue back to Heyang County, where the dust-washing banquet appeared.  Early the next morning, Cao Ang quietly left Heyang County with Cai Yan and passed through Ping County to Yanshi.

    At this time, Zhu Jun also learned the news about Cao Ang going south, and he didn't want to pay attention to it, but now Henan Yin cannot be said to be surrounded on all sides, but he is also isolated and helpless.  Under this situation, Zhu Jun could only put down his posture and take the initiative to visit Yanshi.

    The guard general of Yanshi quickly told Cao Ang about Zhu Jun's upcoming visit, and asked him to stay in Yanshi for one more day in order to meet Zhu Jun.

    To this, Cao Ang readily agreed.  At first, Cao Ang also considered taking the initiative to visit Zhongmou, but in this way, he would easily fall into passivity and give Zhu Jun the impression that he was asking for help from him.  During this period, on the one hand, Cao Ang sent dead soldiers to sneak into Chang'an, and on the other hand, he also provided food and grass reinforcements to Zhu Jun's troops. With great difficulty, he evened the generation gap between the two due to their seniority. How could he take the initiative to lower his worth.  Therefore, Cao Ang deliberately did not enter Zhongmou and transferred Yanshi away, but deliberately asked people to spread the news in Zhongmou area so that Zhu Jun could quickly learn about his move south.

    After all, Zhu Jun was a distinguished person, so Cao Ang quickly asked someone to clean the courtyard where he stayed, trying to look the neatest to welcome this distinguished guest.

    At this time, Cai Yan said to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, I heard you say that the reason why we are going to Yingchuan County and back to Qiao County this time is to recruit talents. Now Zhu Jun is old, but he has a good reputation, and he once held a high position in the imperial court.  , if you take the initiative to go out of the city to greet him, it will not only show your sincerity, but also establish a good reputation of respecting the old, caring for the young, and respecting the sages, why not?! Moreover, in this way, Zhu Jun's face will be preserved, and you will also  Without any loss, wouldn¡¯t it be mutually beneficial and win-win, which would be more conducive to future talks and cooperation!¡±

    After finishing speaking, Cai Yan felt a little nervous again.  His wife is nothing more than a husband and a godson, but he rashly interferes in foreign affairs. Will it cause Cao Ang's displeasure?  He hasn't married into the Cao family yet, so he seems a bit strong.

    Cai Yan quickly added: "The above is just my humble opinion. If there is anything inappropriate, please forgive me."

    After finishing speaking, Cai Yan looked at Cao Ang anxiously, looking cautious.

    Cao Ang tensed his face, walked up to Cai Yan in a few steps, picked her up, and said with a smile: "I have a wife like this, what else can I ask for? Come on, come on, give her a kiss!"

    As he spoke, Cao Ang moved towards Cai Yan's face, wanting to kiss her.

    Cai Yan was very shy. Although there was no one else in the room, she had not yet married Cao Ang, so she felt a little awkward about doing this intimate act.  However, Cai Yan did not dare to refuse immediately and just dodged.

    ¡°Perhaps seeing a hint of shyness and grievance on Cai Yan¡¯s part, Cao Ang suddenly thought that this was not a modern society where one could get a house upon meeting, but an ancient society that valued matchmakers¡¯ words and consistency.  He didn't let go immediately, which seemed abrupt, but hugged Cai Yan tightly and kissed her gently on the forehead.

    Cai Yan's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment, her cheeks felt hot, and the area on her forehead where Cao Ang kissed her felt even hotter, making her whole body feel weak.

    Cao Ang didn¡¯t expect Cai Yan to be so sensitive. He completely won her over with just one kiss. If this was a wedding night

    But Cai Yan felt the changes in Cao Ang's body, and suddenly jumped out of Cao Ang's arms like a little rabbit, blushing with shame, and whispered: "You are still young, too early it will harm your health!  "

    Cao Ang smiled and asked: "Zhao Ji, why is it too early?"

    Cai Yan¡¯s face turned red and he stamped his foot hard: ¡°Ignore you, bad guy!¡±

    She quickly turned around, covered her face and ran away. Cao Ang couldn't help laughing.  My trip to time travel has finally paid off. It feels good to tease ancient beauties!

    Not to mention, an hour later, Cao Ang personally led twenty guards to wait for Zhu Jun ten miles outside Yanshi City.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT out of mind, Zhu Jun felt a little warm in his heart.

    Although he has some prestige, Cao Ang's reputation has also been very loud recently. He initiated the rebellion, helped Wang Kuang righteously, pursued Dong Zhuo alone, made an emergency landing in Xiliang Xu Rong, etc., etc., any one of them is impressive.??I admire you.  In addition, Cao Ang has been working hard to run Zhi County during this period, resisting the harassment of the Baibo Army, and providing free assistance to Henan Yin. In Zhu Jun's heart, Cao Ang's image suddenly rose.  As a result, the two hit it off and chatted happily, feeling like they had known each other for years.

 Volume 1 Chapter 156 Meeting Xun Yu on the road

    The afternoon sun shines warmly on my body, and the gentle breeze blows me very comfortably.  Cao Ang was sitting on a war horse, and there was no need to raise his whip at all. A well-tamed war horse would keep up with the pace of the brigade on its own.  He closed his eyes slightly, as if falling asleep.

    However, Cao Ang did not rest, but was thinking quietly.

    When I met Zhu Jun a few days ago, he told me that Zhu Jun had quietly sent more than 300 dead soldiers to Chang'an City. Together with Shi Huan and others sent by Cao Ang, Huang Wan now had five people in his hands.  Hundreds of trusted soldiers and horses.  Although these people are still insufficient compared to the Xiliang army, if used at a favorable opportunity, they can still influence the overall situation.

    However, Cao Ang pretended to be mysterious and whispered to Zhu Jun: "Before my father was arrested, he wrote a secret letter saying that although Wang Yun was attached to Dong Zhuo, he was acting hypocritically and not sincerely surrendering. Not long ago, I sent someone to get Wang Yun's support.  Contact us, he is thinking of ways to deal with Dong Zhuo!"

    Zhu Jun asked in surprise: "Is this Wang Yun reliable? The news I received said that he is loyal to Dong Zhuo. Not long ago, Dong Zhuo had officially issued an order to confer Wang Yun as Marquis of Wen, with a settlement of 5,000 households!"

    Cao Ang didn't know that Wang Yun had also been named Marquis Wen. Looking at Zhu Jun's confused look, Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "My father highly praised Wang Yun and said that he was slandering his reputation in order to find a way to eradicate Dong Zhuo.  I have great faith in my father¡¯s judgment, and I am willing to guarantee Wang Yun¡¯s loyalty with my life and fortune!¡±

    Seeing Cao Ang's insistence, Zhu Jun sighed: "Meng De is famous all over the world for his loyalty and righteousness. Since you are willing to vouch for him, I also believe in Wang Yun's loyalty. I will write a letter to Shisun Rui and ask him to send someone to communicate with Wang Yun."  Contact. In this way, even if the scholar Sun Rui is exposed, it will not affect the overall situation!"

    The two discussed the alliance again, and Zhu Jun also presented a wedding gift to Cao Ang and said with a smile: "When my nephew gets married in a few days, I will definitely not have time to go and congratulate him. There are ten pairs of jade stones here.  I wish the virtuous couple a hundred years of happy marriage!"

    Cao Ang quickly bowed to thank him and put the gift away with a smile.  After the two chatted for a while, Zhu Jun said goodbye and left.

    Cao Ang frowned slightly: This Zhu Jun is a good old man, I really can't bear to trick him.  However, this good old man also had a plan. He sent Shi Huan and others to sneak into Chang'an, just to rescue his father Cao Cao.  However, Huang Wan gathered them in the military camp and strictly ordered them not to go out. Zhu Jun also secretly blocked the news, hoping to keep Cao Ang from knowing about it.  If Cao Ang hadn't secretly sent Xizuo to Chang'an, he would still be kept in the dark.

    Cao Ang thought of this and ordered in a low voice: "Record, top secret, recipient Shi Huan!"

    After hearing his order, the scribe immediately took out a volume of silk book and waited for Cao Ang's order with a thin pen.

    I heard Cao Ang whisper: "Recently there is news that Wang Yunzheng is trying his best to win over Lu Bu and try to assassinate Dong Zhuo. And Zhu Jun just revealed that Shi Sunrui has also joined the anti-Dong alliance. You are alone in Chang'an and cannot guide you from the rear. I hope  You take safety as a prerequisite and rescue Cao Cao as your first priority. As for the anti-Director matter, Wang Yun is already certain, so you don¡¯t need to be overly involved!"

    Cold sweat broke out on the scribe's head, but he didn't dare to wipe it off at all. He just wrote nervously.  Soon, the scribe dried the ink and handed it to Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang took the letter and took a quick look at it. He took out his seal from his arms, breathed hard, and stamped it on the silk book.  He stood up and handed the silk book to his trusted guard. Soon someone in disguise quietly left the convoy and sneaked towards Chang'an.  I believe that Shi Huan and the others will receive the news soon.

    While Cao Ang was thinking about it, someone suddenly came on horseback and said quickly: "Lord, a convoy has appeared in front of you!"

    Cao Ang opened his eyes suddenly. The convoy was about to enter Yingchuan. Although there were no large groups of bandits in Yingchuan, they should not be careless.  He immediately said in a deep voice: "Immediately send out scouts to find out the opponent's identity. As for our convoy, immediately form a ring defense formation."

    At this time, Li Dian also rode up and said to Cao Ang: "My lord, I have sent out scouts, and news will come soon. Please retreat with your mistress immediately to avoid any accidents."

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said in a deep voice: "Our two hundred elite soldiers are all warriors who crawled out of the dead. In this land of the Central Plains, no one can let us take a step back!"

    When Cao Ang said this, the morale of the nearby soldiers was shaken, and most of the nervous expressions on their faces disappeared.  Soon, the soldiers formed a circular defensive formation, surrounding Cai Yan's carriage and several carriages full of food supplies in the center.

    Not long after Cao Ang and Li Dian waited, a scout came over and reported that the convoy on the opposite side was the carriages and horses of the Xun Yu family.  Cao Ang was very surprised and left Li Dian behind, while he rode forward with more than ten cavalrymen.

    It wasn¡¯t until the scouts came forward to question that Xun Yu¡¯s private soldiers discovered thatThe high-spirited convoy was suddenly shocked and became a mess.  After learning that the convoy of General Cao Ang was on the opposite side, Xun Yu's family finally relaxed and stopped running around.

    Xun Yu looked at his disgraced men, and then at Cao Ang's troops in an orderly formation in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.  He quickly ordered people to drive the bullock cart forward to greet Cao Ang.

    Before Xun Yu¡¯s ox cart had gone far, Cao Ang had already galloped in front of him. He dismounted respectfully and bowed to say hello: "The person opposite is Mr. Wen Ruo. I have met Mr. Cao Ang, the last general."

    Xun Yu quickly ordered the ox cart to stop, got out of the car and said, "I don't dare to accept such a courtesy from the general. Get up quickly. I am Xun Yu who has met General Cao."

    The two exchanged pleasantries for a few words, and then Cao Ang asked in surprise: "I was about to go to Yingchuan to see my husband, but I didn't expect that my husband is going to travel far away. Now the world is not peaceful, and it is not suitable to travel far, but I don't know where my husband is going.  ?¡±

    Xun Yu sighed and said to Cao Ang: "Previously when Dong Zhuo was in chaos, I abandoned my post and returned home. I always wanted to find something to do. A few days ago, Han Jizhou (Han Fu) sent someone to invite me to help. I also wanted to help the great Han Dynasty.  If you have some strength, why don't you take your family and relatives to Jizhou to join him?"

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Mr. Wen Ruo, you don't have to hide it from me. Now that Dong Zhuo is stealing the government, the princes everywhere have lost their restraints and disputes are brewing. Yingchuan is the place of the Four Wars. It is understandable that Mr. Wen Ruo will leave with his relatives."

    As soon as these words came out, Xun Yu was shocked. He looked at Cao Ang in disbelief after having his heart revealed.  It turns out that this is what Xun Yu said to his fellow villagers not long ago: "Yingchuan is the place where the Four Wars were fought. The world is changing, and there are often wars. It is best to go there immediately and not stay for a long time." At this time, Han Fu sent someone  Xun Yu accepted the invitation and moved to Jizhou with his family members.

    Seeing Xun Yu's face change slightly, Cao Ang understood. He smiled and said to Xun Yu: "Sir, you may not know yet, but now Gongsun Zan is leading the army southward, beating the Jizhou army back again and again. But Benchu's uncle has already raised troops to go north, preparing to resist.  Gongsun Zan invaded the south and at the same time took control of the military and political power in Jizhou. In my opinion, Mr. Wenruo might as well let your relatives rest at my place for a while, and wait until the situation stabilizes before leaving."

    Xun Yu really didn¡¯t know these things. After hearing what Cao Ang said, he began to think nervously.  In fact, he and Han Fu were just fellow villagers in the same county, and their friendship was not too deep.  Even if Han Fu steps down, Xun Yu will not feel sorry for him.  And his brother Xun Chen is now under Yuan Shao's command and is trusted by Yuan Shao; Xin Ping and Guo Tu, who studied in the same county, are also Yuan Shao's capable advisers. If Yuan Shao obtains the military and political power in Jizhou, it will be a good thing for him.

    Xun Yu then smiled and said: "That's very good. I heard that Zixiu and Benchu ??had an irreversible friendship, so we're going to bother you. Wen Ruo is not talented, but he has an old relationship with Yuan Benchu. Brother Benchu ??went north to fight against the enemy, and my friend also  We should do our best to counsel military aircraft for him."

    Cao Ang couldn't help but frown slightly. After hearing the meaning of Xun Yu's words, he was still planning to go north to join Yuan Shao. He would just send his relatives and family members to Zhi County temporarily, and then move them away when the situation stabilizes in the future.

    Alas, after all, it is because I am too young, have a low official position, and have limited territory, that I have no capital to attract the other party.  If his father Cao Cao were here, Xun Yu might have bowed his head and bowed down long ago.

    Cao Ang sighed softly, but he also wanted to have a good relationship with Xun Yu, so he smiled and said: "I originally wanted to look for some talents in Yingchuan, but I didn't expect that sir, he wanted to go north. The falling flowers are ruthless. Let's do it.  Leave a dozen guards behind and let them lead you to continue walking. They are familiar with the road and can also provide you with some help."

    Xun Yu was overjoyed. When he heard what Cao Ang said before, he thought that Cao Ang wanted to keep him by force. Now it seems that Cao Ang is reasonable.  It's just that he is too young and his territory is limited, so he probably won't be able to develop much in the future.

    Seeing the frustration written on Cao Ang's face, Xun Yu quickly saluted and thanked Cao Ang, and then said: "I can also feel General Cao's affection, but after all, a certain person has an old relationship with Benchu, and I can't bear to leave him. In this way, I  There is a friend from the same county named Xi Zhicai. He is proficient in all kinds of literature, Taoism and military strategy. But he comes from a poor family and has never been able to get opportunities, so his life is quite difficult. If the general is interested, you can go to Yingyin to see him, and you should be able to learn something.  reward."

    "Xi Zhicai?" Cao Ang repeated in surprise. Most of the names of people in the Three Kingdoms are single characters, and few people use double characters to give names.

    Perhaps sensing Cao Ang's doubts, Xun Yu whispered: "In the early years, his old father was critically ill and wanted to eat a piece of beef and mutton before he died. But Xi Zhicai's family was poor and could not afford to buy even a small bite of meat. In order to provide  His father had spent all his savings on medical treatment and could not borrow a penny, so he had no choice but to rob in the street. Later, his father died with a smile on his face, and Xi Zhicai went to the government to surrender. Although he was exempted from punishment because of his filial piety, he still remained  I feel a little ashamed,From then on, he gave up his reputation and studied hard, and finally his knowledge improved by leaps and bounds. However, because of his family background and his past experience, he could only act as a minor official.  "

    Cao Ang nodded, "Thank you sir for the recommendation. I will definitely visit you personally and will never let the wise man down."

    The two chatted some gossip, and Xun Yu took his relatives to say goodbye to Cao Ang, and under the guidance of Cao Ang's ten men and horses, headed for Zhi County.  And Cao Ang immediately got up and went to Yingyin.

 Volume 1 Chapter 157 Recruiting talented actors

    It has to be said that the county guards of Yingchuan County have good conduct. Although they have no outstanding talents, they can crack down on thieves and maintain order. The entire Yingchuan County cannot be said to not pick up lost items on the road, but there are some signs of peace.  No wonder Xun Yu mobilized in every possible way, but he could only have more than a hundred relatives accompanying him on his northward journey.  However, who could have imagined that in the future, the Central Plains would be filled with wars and disputes, and not even one out of ten would survive!

    Cao Ang led the large group of troops and walked for more than ten miles. He was always thinking about recruiting Xi Zhicai and was very anxious.  As soon as Xun Yu left, the number of wise men in Yingchuan County was reduced by three points.  If something happens again to this drama, then Yingchuan and his party will be in vain!

    At this time, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Cai Qian showed her head. Following Cai Yan's order, she asked Cao Ang to come inside to talk.

    Cao Ang swung his saddle and dismounted, stepped onto the carriage and got into the carriage.  Cai Yan poured him a glass of water, and Cao Ang drank it in just a few sips.

    Cai Yan smiled and picked up a handkerchief, wiped the sweat on Cao Ang's forehead, and said with a smile: "Lang Jun told me about Xun Yu at that time. Just now I saw that Lang Jun looked anxious, so I specially invited you.  A while. Anyway, the security in Yingchuan County is pretty good. If Lang Jun is eager to recruit that drama talent, he might as well take dozens of cavalry and head to Yingyin quickly. As for the concubine and others, they can go slowly.  So as not to miss important events.¡±

    When Cao Ang heard this, he was overjoyed and said in a deep voice: "The one who knows me is Zhaoji. Let's do this. I will ask Mancheng to escort you with 200 people to continue marching. I will lead ten cavalry to Yingyin and try my best.  Recruit talented people like this. There is no shortage of brave generals in the army now, but there is a shortage of counselors who can see the overall situation. Even if it costs a lot of money to buy horse bones, I will recruit him this time."

    Seeing that Cai Yan understood him very well, Cao Ang was very happy. He immediately stepped out of the carriage, ordered Li Dian, ordered ten cavalry, and headed for Yingyin.

    Looking at his back, Cai Qian pouted and whispered: "Why are you so impatient, Mr. Lang? What's so good about a poor scholar? It's too much to let a lively and beautiful young lady travel alone!"  "

    Cai Yan patted her gently and whispered: "In these troubled times, if a husband does not have the help of celebrities, his future future will be extremely limited. Before getting married, I always felt that I was adding fragrance to my husband's red sleeves. Now it seems that I can be a husband."  The virtuous and virtuous woman behind her is also a first-class blessing, at least she no longer has to endure the pain of being homeless!"

    Cai Qian heard what Cai Yan said and saw that the corners of her eyes were red. She quickly twitched her mouth and said in a low voice: "It's because the servant has no rules and talks nonsense. In fact, the husband loves the young lady very much. Not only does he specially order people to  He built such a comfortable carriage and sent people to sneak into Chang'an to hire the owner (Cai Yong). It's a hundred times better than that heartless Wei Zhongdao!"

    Cai Yan burst into tears and laughed

    A few hours later, Cao Ang led the guards to Yingyin.  Although Yingyin's gatekeeper general Cao Ang and his party were in a hurry, they were fully armored and very dignified. They knew they were not ordinary people and did not dare to neglect them at all.  After they knew Cao Ang's identity, they respectfully invited Cao Ang into the city and sent a soldier to act as a guide.

    The soldier was very talkative. While leading the way, he said to Cao Ang with a smile: "General, the drama Zhicai you are looking for is a famous person in our city. Everyone knows him. It's a pity that he used to stay in the government.  After being convicted of a crime, several county governors were unwilling to promote him for fear of ruining his reputation. Now this drama is just to make money, but he can do anything. A scholar actually ran to the pier to carry cattail bags, which is considered a piece of work.  What a strange thing. Let¡¯s go there now, it¡¯s time for him to get off work.¡±

    Cao Ang was very curious and secretly gave the soldier a small amount of copper coins and said with a smile: "This Xi Zhicai actually works as a coolie? Can his body bear it? Why can't he find a light job?"

    After receiving Cao Ang's reward, the soldier was so happy that he smiled and saluted. After thanking Cao Ang, he said: "Our family and Xi Zhicai's family are in the same workshop. We usually don't see each other with our heads down, so we can't see each other."  They are considered acquaintances. If you ask me, the old lady Xi Jia lives in a Xi Jia and is very poor. She lacks food and clothing, so she is really unlucky. But she also has a filial son like Xi Zhicai, who is considerate and considerate, which is a great blessing.

    This Xi Zhi is a filial son, but he is unlucky. A few years ago, his father was punished by the government, and now he is running around for his mother.  The old lady was in poor health and often made medicine. However, her talent and salary were limited, so she could only do odd jobs to supplement the family income.  In order to make money, he even did hard work and worked himself to the point of becoming as skinny as a stick!  "

    Cao Ang gave the man another reward, and the man became more enthusiastic and told everything he knew.

    Soon, everyone came to the door of the opera house. Cao Ang and others quickly got off their horses, leaving two people outside to guard the horses. Cao Ang walked into the yard with the remaining few people.

    The courtyard of the actor's house is not big and a bit shabby.  Even the tiles on the roof?, both new and old, have been repaired many times.  The yard is very clean. Although there are two trees planted, there are no messy leaves on the ground.

    The door of the main room was wide open, and the sound of machines could be heard from time to time. It seemed that someone was weaving nervously inside.  There was a straw pouf placed at the door of the room, and an old woman was sitting on it. Although her clothes were shabby, she was very neat, and she was repairing the shabby straw mat.

    The soldier strode forward and asked with a smile: "Auntie, where is the actor brother? A distinguished guest is here to see him!"

    He took a few steps forward and whispered in the old woman's ear: "He is a serious general. Our boss said that he is a high-ranking official! Old aunt, the opportunity for the actor brother has come!"

    When the old woman heard this, she quickly put the straw mat aside and knelt down to greet her. Cao Ang quickly helped her up.  At this time, the man spinning in the room heard the movement and walked out in a few steps. He turned out to be a skinny man!

    Xiao Bing asked in surprise: "Brother, actor, why are you weaving? My sister-in-law has returned to her parents' house again?"

    Xi Zhicai was a little embarrassed. The day before yesterday when he was moving goods on the dock, he accidentally sprained his waist and was in great pain.  It¡¯s just that the family has no money and can¡¯t hire anyone for diagnosis and treatment.  The wife was extremely worried and after much deliberation, she could only go back to her parents' home to borrow money.  It's just that her mother's family is very dissatisfied with her marrying a poor actor, and she doesn't know how much trouble she will suffer this time.

    Xi Zhicai saw that the people in front of him were all wearing military-style armor. They looked like elites at first glance. Although the young man in the middle was young, he had some magnanimity, but he was not a playboy.  He was a little surprised, bowed to Cao Ang, and said in a deep voice: "Xi has met the general. I don't know why the general is here, but I invite you to sit inside. Xi's family is poor, which makes you laugh, general."

    After saying that, Xi Zhi stepped forward to help me up and took the lead to walk into the house.

    When Cao Ang saw that his acting talent was generous, he looked at ease, and he was not ashamed of being poor, he felt some appreciation in his heart.  So he went in with Xi Zhi and saw that his house was bare-walled. Except for a spinning wheel, there were not many utensils in the house.  Even the straw mat spread out on the couch is being repaired by the actress's mother.

    Xi Zhicai smiled awkwardly and helped his mother into the inner room.

    Cao Ang did not show any disdain on his face, and still sat on the wooden couch in a dignified manner.  Several of Cao Ang's guards did not follow him into the house, but stood vigilantly at the door.

    The two sat across from each other, and Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Cao came here this time to ask Mr. Xi to come out and assist me!"

    Xi Zhicai was stunned for a moment. He looked at Cao Ang carefully and saw that his expression was serious and he didn't seem to be joking, so he felt relieved.  He just pondered for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "Autumn and winter are approaching, but there is no food left at home. I and Zhuo Jing work hard and can only keep my mother hungry. Since General Cao asked me to do something, I am willing to rush to Hanoi and let the general drive me."  .¡±

    Xi Zhicai didn¡¯t even ask what he was going to do and just agreed.  But listening to the meaning of his words, he already understood Cao Ang's identity.

    Cao Ang was a little curious and said in a deep voice: "How do you know that I am in Hanoi County? Do you recognize me?"

    Xi Zhicai said in a deep voice: "The general's surname is Cao, and he has such elite soldiers under his command. He is certainly not an ordinary person. After much thought, only General Cao, who is now entrenched in Zhi County and other places, is the most suitable for your status.  And when I just said it, you were very calm and didn't mean to refute it, so I knew that my guess was not wrong."

    Cao Ang nodded slightly, knowing the whole picture at a glance. Xi Zhicai was able to guess his identity based on this little information, and had the courage to decisively verify it. He was indeed quite capable.  He said in a deep voice: "Sir, what you said is right. A certain person is Cao Ang Cao Zixiu of Qiao County. He is currently leading General Fenwu and stationing troops in Hanoi, occupying four counties including Zhi County. There are tens of thousands of people under his command, but he lacks the help of wise men.  . Sir, you have not made any merit when you go to Zhi County, and I cannot be promoted out of the ordinary. I would also like to ask you to serve as the meritorious official of Zhi County first. When the internal affairs are straightened out, I will ask you to serve as the county magistrate."

    Xi Zhi was shocked when he heard this.  He had agreed rashly at first, but his family was almost at the end of its rope and he didn't dare to care about anything.  Unexpectedly, Cao Ang actually recruited him as an official and entrusted him with important tasks.

    Xi Zhicai's eyes were hot, but he did not agree immediately. Instead, he raised his hands and said, "I have had bad moral conduct in the past. I dare not deceive the general, let alone assume a high position!"

    But Cao Ang said with a smile: "Sir, you don't have to be like this. I know that you are virtuous and capable. Let the past be bygones. I hope that you will make great achievements as soon as possible and become a wife! By the way"

    Cao Ang took out a brocade bag from his arms, stuffed it into Xi Zhicai's hand, and said in a low voice: "There are ten gold in it, which is given to Mr. Cheng Yi. I hope Mr. will settle down his family and go to Zhi County together."

    The players are talented in five, and finally a person trusts himself and reuses himself.?, I finally have a place to display my talents!  He widened his eyes, fearing that tears would fall down, so he just saluted respectfully: "I am a humble minister, I am here to pay my respects to my lord!"

 Volume 1 Chapter 158 Bullying men and dominating women

    Chapter 158 Bullying men and dominating women

    ¡¾Thanks to the book friend "God and I Wander" for the reward!  ¡¿

    Cao Ang was very happy to be able to obtain Xi Zhicai's allegiance so easily.  After all, Li Su surrendered anyway after being captured by him, while Xi Zhicai took the initiative to surrender to him, which has a different meaning.

    And Xi Zhi has just joined Cao Ang's command, so he naturally has to show his value and ability.  Based on the information provided by Cao Ang, Xi Zhicai quickly proposed that Yuan Shao might easily replace Han Fu in occupying Jizhou in the future, and Hanoi County, which is adjacent to Jizhou, should continue to improve its relationship with Yuan Shao, and it is best to immerse itself in development under his banner.  Increase strength.

    Although they were sitting on a wooden couch, the two of them became more and more interesting as they talked, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves for a while.  Soon, more than an hour passed.  The two of them were talking until their mouths were dry, but they couldn't take a break and were still discussing passionately.

    At this time, someone came to report that the magistrate of Yingyin County sent an invitation to Cao Ang to the banquet.

    After all, he is an official of one parent, and it is not easy for Cao Ang to refute his face. Besides, he will have to take this road again when he returns to Hanoi from Qiao County in a while, which will make the relationship tense.

    Xi Zhicai wisely suggested that Cao Ang go to the banquet, saying that he was going to sell off the heavy furniture at home and pick up his wife by the way.

    So Cao Ang happily accepted the invitation from the county magistrate. Anyway, his official position was higher than the county magistrate. Even if he got a snack, it could show that Cao Ang valued him.

    Watching Cao Ang leave with his guards without leaving a single soldier behind, Xi Zhicai felt a little moved.  Cao Ang just gave him ten gold coins, but he didn't say a word of warning, nor did he force himself to leave with him immediately. This shows that others trust him.

    Xi Zhicai smiled at his mother and said in a trembling voice: "Mom, since we have money, I will cut some meat for you. We won't drink gruel tonight, we will eat thicker ones!"

    The old woman said in a trembling voice: "Okay, okay! There's no rush to cut the meat. Take the money and go to the market to buy some good gifts, and then go to your father-in-law's house to pick up your daughter-in-law! Your father-in-law always looks down on us.  , if you spend more money this time, you can¡¯t let him laugh at us for being stingy again!¡±

    As she spoke, the old woman laughed.  Xi Zhicai also knew that she was joking, but his father-in-law did go too far in the past, which caused his old mother to suffer a lot.

    After Xi Zhicai¡¯s father passed away, Xi Zhicai learned from the pain and determined to be more filial to his mother.  Even though I drink gruel every day, I cut some lean meat for my mother to eat every few days.  After going back and forth, I met the butcher Wang Qiang's daughter, who was his later wife.  When Wang Qiang saw Xi Zhicai coming to cut meat from time to time, he thought the Xi Zhicai still had some money. Although he hesitated, he still agreed to the marriage.

    It wasn¡¯t until the opera Wang family passed by that Wang Qiang learned the real situation of the opera family and felt that he had been deceived.  So Wang Qiang often persuaded his daughter to make peace with Xi Zhicai and choose a better son-in-law. Anyway, with his daughter's appearance and temperament, she would definitely not be unable to get married.  It's just that although his wife Xi Wang is gentle, she is very assertive. She shares the joys and sorrows with Xi Zhicai. In the blink of an eye, it has been more than two years!

    Xi Zhicai walked towards the market with a smile. At this time, someone from the opposite side ran towards him in a hurry and accidentally bumped into Xi Zhicai's body.

    Xi Zhicai asked with a smile: "Xiaochun, what's going on? Why are you so anxious?"

    That Xiaochun raised his head and saw that it was Xi Zhicai opposite him, and said urgently: "Brother of the opera family, you can still laugh! Your father-in-law Wang Qiang is greedy for other people's money and wants to force his sister-in-law to remarry. Now my sister-in-law is holding a pair of scissors.  It¡¯s on my neck, and I¡¯m heading here step by step!¡±

    Xi Zhicai was shocked and hurriedly ran to the road. At this time, more and more people were watching the fun. Many idle people shouted loudly: "Boss of the Xi family, run quickly! Your father-in-law is chasing after him with his people."  Got it!"

    Although Xi Zhicai is thin, at this time, he will burst out with energy.  I saw him taking three steps and two steps at a time, and soon rushed to the road. Sure enough, he saw his wife holding the scissors to her neck and limping towards this side.  Not far away, Wang Qiang was following closely with a few strong men.

    Xi Zhicai was furious. He had seen people who despised the poor and loved the rich, but he had never seen anything like this!  You are not doing this for your daughter's happiness. You clearly want to resell your daughter and buy her at a better price, even if it means forcing your own daughter to death!

    Xi Zhicai strode over, shouting loudly as he ran, "Xi Zhicai is here!"

    Hearing his cry, Mrs. Xi Wang felt her whole body go limp and almost collapsed to the ground. The scissors in her hand suddenly fell to the ground.  Xi Zhicai happened to rush to her side, and took her into his arms without caring that she was on the street.

    Wang Qiang also rushed up in a few steps to see the show.Then he rushed over, smiled contemptuously, and said loudly to the idle people watching: "It's all gone, it's all gone, what's the excitement here?!"

    Someone in the crowd shouted loudly: "Wang Qiang, you are so shameless. We have been married for two years, why are you still trying to persuade your daughter to remarry?"

    Wang Qiang shouted loudly: "Who is acting nonsense here? Come out and speak!"

    Looking at his ferocious look, and then at the powerful men around him, the man who had just fought against the injustice hurriedly shrank into the crowd, not daring to come out.

    Wang Qiang said loudly: "Come on, everyone, this theater boss is just a petty official. His salary is so meager that he can't even support his own mother. He works odd jobs outside every day! My daughter has been with him for the past two years and how much has she eaten?  It¡¯s so painful, there¡¯s a layer of calluses on my hands. As a father, I feel so distressed!

    ¡°Now Shopkeeper Li has taken a fancy to my daughter for his eldest son, and he doesn¡¯t mind that my daughter has been married. He thinks that my daughter is virtuous, respectful, and a good wife.  The Li family has a fortune of millions, but my daughter will not be able to enjoy happiness every day after she gets married!  I also think about her happiness!  "

    Shopkeeper Li is the largest restaurant manager in the city, and his business is booming. Even though his eldest son is a bit demented, he has not yet gotten married.

    Someone nearby could not help shouting: "Wang Qiang, did you want other restaurants to use all your beef and mutton, so you sold your daughter to the Li family?"

    "Damn it! Who are you talking nonsense!" Wang Qiang shouted angrily: "It's better to be sold to the Li family and enjoy the blessings than to live in their theater house and suffer! They gave him a piece of gold when they met, and he married Xi Zhicai  My daughter has not even given me any money for so long!"

    At this time, Xi Zhicai's wife, Xi Wang, cried and shouted: "Dad, I beg you, please let me go! Although my life with Lang Jun is a little difficult now, it is very comfortable. Why do you have to force me?"  You want me to marry that fool?! Your business is so important, why would you rather sell your biological daughter at a price?! I won't agree to this, if you force me again, I will die here!"

    Wang Qiang said with a smile: "Daughter, don't be stupid, what's the good of eating branyan vegetables every day? If you marry into the Li family, you will fall into a honeypot! Your father, I do this because I love you, you  You can¡¯t be disobedient!¡±

    As he spoke, Wang Qiang secretly winked at several of his men, asking them to move forward secretly.

    Xi Zhicai shouted loudly: "My father-in-law, Zhuo Jing and I have received marriage certificates. It's a bit too much for you to beat the couple like this. I heard that the county magistrate has always attached great importance to fame and education, and in his  There is someone on the territory who bullies the market, is greedy for wealth, and forces women to remarry, do you think he will ignore it?!"

    When Xi Zhi said this, Wang Qiang couldn't help but hesitate.  Although Xi Zhicai was a minor official, he still had the opportunity to meet the county magistrate. If he was allowed to file a complaint in front of the county magistrate, wouldn't his butcher shop business be affected?  You know, even taking care of those servants costs money!

    Seeing that Wang Qiang was retreating, Shopkeeper Li, who had followed him here, couldn't help but said: "Wang Qiang, don't listen to this kid's nonsense. What relationship can he have, and can he alarm the county magistrate?! The county magistrate is going to do it today!  How old is he when he entertains distinguished guests at my restaurant? Wang Qiang, you have accepted two gold coins from me!"

    When he said this, Wang Qiang's expression changed several times, he took a step forward suddenly, and shouted loudly: "Xi Zhicai, I'm sorry! Do itslowly!"

    Wang Qiang couldn't help but licked his lips and looked ahead greedily when he saw Xi Zhicai take out a piece of gold from his arms and hold it high.

    Wang Qiang couldn't help but smile and said: "Xian son-in-law, what are you doing?"

    Shopkeeper Li was furious and coughed loudly.

    Wang Qiang was awakened by this, swallowed quickly, and whispered: "I have two ingots of gold My God, my dear son-in-law, have you found a treasure? Have you made a fortune?"

    In Wang Qiang¡¯s disbelieving eyes, Xi Zhicai took out two more ingots of gold from his arms. In this way, Xi Zhicai had three ingots of gold in his hand.  That's not copper coins, but extremely attractive gold!

    Xi Zhi just threw it forward, and Wang Qiang rushed forward and screamed: "This is mine, this is mine, no one is allowed to rob it, no one is allowed to rob it!"

    Several of his men rushed up to protect their boss, looking at the three ingots of gold with greedy eyes.

    At this time, Mrs. Xi Wang lowered her voice and said angrily: "Husband, I would rather die than see you make a mistake! Where did you get so much gold? Why don't you give it back to others!"

    Xi Zhicai explained in a low voice: "Madam, I don't know something. Someone asked me to come and do something. This is the Cheng Yi they gave me!"

    Before he could elaborate, Shopkeeper Li couldn't help it.There are so many people here today. If his good deeds are ruined by this trick, then his face will be lost!

    I heard shopkeeper Li scream loudly: "Wang Qiang, this Xi Zhicai must have robbed the government treasury again. You will go to jail for taking the stolen goods! If you don't hurry up, take him down and send it to the official."  ! I promise I won¡¯t treat you badly, isn¡¯t it just three gold coins? I¡¯ll give you I¡¯ll give you five gold coins! There are many acquaintances in my government, and as long as this Xi Zhicai goes to jail, he will definitely die in prison and never get out! "

    Seeing that Wang Qiang had some thoughts, Shopkeeper Li struck while the iron was hot and shouted loudly: "Even the county magistrate wants to give me face, and he is drinking and entertaining guests at my place. What the hell is he doing?"

    At this time, someone not far away shouted loudly: "Who do you think you are?!"

    Xi Zhi couldn't help but follow the voice and saw that the person who spoke uprightly was the local county magistrate!  Beside the county magistrate, Cao Ang smiled and nodded lightly at Xi Zhicai!

 Volume 1 Chapter 159 Cao Ang Returns Home

    [Thanks to book friends "Lao Zhou Lao Zhou" and "Ming Yue Zhao Jin Yi" for the rewards!  ¡¿

    The largest inn in Yingyin City and the best Shangfang.

    Cai Yan leaned on the couch and asked with a smile: "Does the county magistrate really say that?"

    Cao Ang nodded and said cheerfully: "Didn't you see the look on Shopkeeper Li's face at that time? It was like an eggplant beaten by frost. His energy was taken away directly. On the other hand, that Wang Qiangbiao who was shouting was not there yet.  After seeing the situation clearly, he was still there to cheer for the man named Li. I guess that at that time, the man named Li even wanted to kill him!"

    Cai Yan asked curiously: "Then you just let it go like this? You only caused embarrassment to the person named Li? Since this drama is under your command, you should support him!"

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "Although this shopkeeper Li has some intentions of buying and selling by force and coveting the beauty of Xi Wang, he has not made a big mistake after all. If he is seriously investigated, he will force Xi Wang to marry another person."  Wang Qiang has committed more crimes. But after all, he is Xi Zhicai¡¯s father-in-law, and we can¡¯t put him in jail directly. In this case, it¡¯s hard for us to hold Li Lei accountable. But Zhaoji, don¡¯t worry, this shopkeeper Li will not be punished in the future.  What a wonderful day!¡±

    Seeing that Cai Yan was a little surprised, Cao Ang knew that she didn't know much about the business in these markets, so he smiled and said: "At that time, Ling Yingyin felt that he was being fooled by this person named Li, so he ordered on the spot that all banquets hosted by the county government in the future would not be held.  It must be at Shopkeeper Li¡¯s restaurant again. If this happens, this restaurant will be closed down soon!¡±

    Cai Yan is still a little confused, "If the government doesn't eat there, there are ordinary people there. If you open a restaurant, you should have income as long as it opens the door. How can you say with such certainty that the restaurant will close down?"

    Cao Ang explained with a smile: "Usually when you eat in a restaurant, you are either asking for help or showing off your status. How can ordinary people be willing to spend this money?! Since it is to do something, it must be auspicious, and no one wants to go to an unlucky place.  What's more, the county magistrate personally ordered that no one in Yingyin should give him a face? In this way, this restaurant will be incomparably neglected. When it is open for business, there will be no customers, and if it is closed, it will only be empty. This shopkeeper Li, there are so many  The guy has to support him, and with everyone trying to push him against the wall, he will definitely be called on for the accounts he owed on credit before, and he won¡¯t be able to hold on for long!¡±

    While Cao Ang was explaining to Cai Yan, the Xi Wang family was also explaining to Wang Qiang in a low voice: "In this way, this person named Li will soon have to sit on his hands, and in the end he will inevitably go bankrupt! This is your discerning eye.  , the in-laws in the photo!"

    Wang Qiang smiled awkwardly and said in a low voice: "Nizi, who would have thought that such a dramatic talent could be appreciated by a nobleman?! I heard that this nobleman's official position is much higher than that of the county magistrate. Can you spare the time to make a good son-in-law?  Give me a recommendation, maybe your father and I can become a high official!"

    Xi Wang immediately shook his head and said in a deep voice: "There was a commotion on the street today. Although my husband didn't say anything, I know that you broke his heart! We had a very difficult time in the past, but we never did it during the holidays.  We have never left you behind, and we have never been left behind with food and drink. Sometimes, my husband would rather go hungry than buy you some banquets, but this is how you treat him!"

    Wang Qiang knew his daughter's temper and was shocked. He wanted to explain something, but when he heard the scene, Wang said in tears: "Father, this is the last time I call you this! I obey my father at home, and my husband when I get married. Now  I am already an actor, and I can no longer let your bad temper lead you to do bad things! My husband has finally had the opportunity to display his talents, and you must not let him mess him up! If you keep to yourself and sell your meat honestly, we will have to treat you every year  But if you still want to speculate, then just think that I don¡¯t have you as a father!"

    After saying that, she turned and left.  After all, she is his daughter. Although Wang Qiang disliked poverty and loved wealth at first, he also had plans for his daughter. He wanted her to live a life without worries about food and clothing, and of course, he would also benefit from it.  Now, after listening to his daughter's resolute warning and looking at the five ingots of gold presented by Xi Zhicai on several cases, Wang Qiang sighed: Alas, Xi Zhicai is about to become famous, so he should stop causing trouble.  Anyway, according to the temperaments of the couple, I won't be able to suffer a loss in the future!

    Early the next morning, Xi Zhicai hired a car and took his mother and wife to the inn where Cao Ang stayed.

    Cao Ang asked in surprise: "Sir, you don't have to be like this. I'm going back to my hometown to get married this time, and I won't be back for more than a month. You can wait until then before setting off with me. Besides, you have to follow me this time."  If you settle down in Hanoi, this house in Yingyin will almost always be empty. How can you sell your things in just one night?"

    Xi Zhicai smiled and said to Cao Ang: "My lord, I am not very talented at Xi Zhicai. Since I have joined the lord's service, I must do my best for him. This time you return to Qiao County for your wedding, all the forces will definitely give you a lot of money."  Congratulatory gifts. How to deal with these congratulatory gifts and how to coordinate all aspects of the relationship?Yes, this is my duty as a counselor.  As for the house in Yingyin, there are not many things in it. I have already written a document and presented it to my father-in-law as a parting gift.  "

    He wanted to speak easily, but Xi Zhicai's voice couldn't help but tremble a little.  This is the ancestral home of the dramatist, so there is no way to give it up so easily.  But this time I am going to Hanoi with my lord. If I have a house in Yingyin again, I might feel half-hearted.  Isn't it just a house? When I save more money in the future, I might be able to buy a large house site in Hanoi and build a new house by myself.

    Cao Ang understands Xi Zhicai¡¯s feelings. This is not a future with convenient transportation. You only need to take a train and you can reach your destination within a few days.  This is ancient times. A few dozen miles away from home means a long journey, and a hundred miles away is another strange world.

    Cao Ang was very moved by Xi Zhicai's move to abandon his mansion. He patted Xi Zhicai's shoulder gently and said in a deep voice: "Sir, I, Cao Ang, owe you! In the future, you will definitely return to Yingyin in glory.  !¡±

    More than ten days later, Cao Ang's convoy returned to Qiao County.  The middle door was wide open. Looking at Cao Song with white hair, Cao Ang fell to the ground deeply: "Grandpa, your hair"

    Cao Song said with a smile: "The last time I heard that Meng De was killed, my hair turned completely white in a few days. Then I thought that I still have to rely on me to take charge of the whole Cao family, so I struggled through it.  Besides, you told me some time ago that there is still hope for Mengde to be rescued, so I am even more motivated, after all, I want to live to see my son return!"

    Cao Song helped Cao Ang up with tears in his eyes, "Ang'er, stand up straight! Among the three generations of the Cao family, you are the most outstanding! Come on, come on, go to your courtyard to pay homage to your mother. She will burn incense for you every day these days.  I prayed and lost a lot of weight.¡±

    Cao Ang nodded and helped Cao Song into the door.  The motorcade quickly drove into Cao's house from the gate, and under the command of Cao Ren, went to the other courtyard to rest.  As for Cai Yan, he followed Cao Ang in a carriage and walked straight in, stopping at the inner courtyard.

    Cai Qian helped Cai Yan out of the car. She saw that the young lady's face was normal, but her hands were hot and sweaty.

    Cai Qian whispered: "Miss, don't be nervous!"

    But her voice was a little shaky and hoarse, not her usual tone at all.

    At this time, Cao Ang took a few steps forward, gently held Cai Yan's hand, and whispered: "Don't worry, Zhaoji, my mother is very generous and loves me the most. She will definitely like you. Besides, you are gentle and gentle."  Shu, mother may like you more then!"

    Cai Yan nodded lightly and held Cao Ang tightly with her backhand. In just a moment, she calmed down.  Although there were no outsiders around, Cai Yan still withdrew his hand guiltily and whispered: "Lang Jun, it's not good for others to see you."

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and led Cai Yan towards the inner courtyard.  After walking a few steps, he saw his mother, Ding, waiting for him at the second gate of the inner courtyard.

    Cao Ang couldn't help but run a few steps quickly, rushed to Ding, and hugged her: "Mother, I'm back!"

    Looking at her familiar yet unfamiliar son and the new beard on his face, Ding couldn't help but shed tears.  She gently stroked her son's face and said repeatedly: "It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back! Ang'er, you've lost weight!"

    Cao Ang said in a trembling voice: "Mother, whywhy do you have white hair too?"

    Ding said with a smile: "When I saw you for the first time, you were lying in the cradle and you laughed when you saw me. When you picked me up, you peed all over me. Now that you have grown up, you will have a wife soon.  Of course I¡¯m old too!¡±

    "Mother!" Cao Ang called out in a trembling voice, and then whispered: "Don't worry, mother, I have sent more than 200 dead soldiers to sneak into Chang'an. I will be able to rescue my father from prison by the middle of next year at the latest!"

    When Mrs. Ding heard the good news, she couldn't help but smile. Looking at Cai Yan not far away, she smiled and said: "Why don't you introduce me to my future daughter-in-law? She looks better like this than in the portrait."  ten times."

    Cao Ang quickly agreed and helped her walk to Cai Yan.

    Cai Yan quickly gave him a blessing and said softly: "Zhaoji has met Madam. I often hear Zixiu talking about you, saying that you have loved him very much since he was a child and made him soup every day. He has been in Hanoi for so long,  I keep thinking that I will drink more broth when I come back to enjoy myself."

    Ding smiled and held Cai Yan's hand. The more she looked at her, the happier she became. She turned to Cao Ang and whispered: "Although my mother has never given birth to a child, she knows what is suitable for a man. I look at Zhao Ji's face.  You will definitely give me a fat grandson in the future!"

    Cao Ang was ashamed and whispered: "Mother, the child is still young!"

    Ding said with a smile: "Anyway, the days are passing faster and faster and getting better and better. When the time comes, I will have to take care of my big fat baby myself."Son!  Zhao Ji, come on, I¡¯ll give you this bracelet!  "

    Ding smiled and took off a jade bracelet from her wrist, and put it on Cai Yan's hand.

    Although Cai Yan did not have much jewelry, he could still tell the value of jewelry. A green and clear jade bracelet like this is rare in the world and is worth dozens of gold!  She quickly said: "Madam, this is too valuable, Zhao Ji can't have it."

    As he spoke, Cai Yan wanted to take off the bracelet.

    But Mrs. Ding held her hand and said with a smile: "It's a gift from the elders, and I can't refuse it. Besides, this was sent to me by Ang'er some time ago. It's a pair. I'll keep one, and this one is  There you have it.

    "Let's go, let's go," the two of us said. From now on, Ang'er will be left to you.  Ang'er has loved kicking the quilt since he was a child. You should pay attention to it in the future

    By the way, Ang'er, you don't have to worry about us, go and pay homage to your aunt (Bian's family) first.  Pi'er has been dishonest and making trouble every day for the past two days. As an elder brother, have you brought him a gift?  If you bring it, go quickly. I¡¯ll call your aunt over later and let¡¯s have a reunion dinner together!  "

 Volume 1 Chapter 160 Zhu Jun fell into the trap

    Cao Ang was busy traveling and had not seen Bian for a long time.  As he walked towards Bian's courtyard, he thought about the report about Bian's situation.

    Perhaps due to the influence of modern Houheiology, Cao Ang did not trust the Cao people in Qiao County too much. He also secretly planted some spies and reported the situation every other month.

    It is said that after the news of Cao Cao's "death" came that day, the Cao Mansion suddenly fell into chaos.  Especially some of the old subordinates who had followed Cao Cao before felt that they had lost their ambition, and many of them had the idea of ????leaving Qiao County and returning to their hometowns.

    At that time, Bian Bing told Mrs. Bian about this and smiled to see Ding's joke, but Mrs. Bian slapped his brother hard and said angrily: "How can the hair be attached to the skin without leaving it? If your husband really has to die,  Now, these tribes really have to disperse, can we still get any benefits? Pi'er is still young, and without tribes to protect him, do you think he can survive this troubled world safely? "

    So the Bian family found the Ding family. Regardless of the differences between the inside and outside, they went to the outer courtyard in person and persuaded the tribesmen: "Cao Jun's life or death cannot be determined by just a few rumors. If the rumors are lies made up by others,  , You are resigning and returning to your hometown today. Tomorrow, Mr. Cao will return safely. How can you meet your master? Is it worth it to rashly give up your reputation and honor in order to avoid unknown disasters? "

    Everyone looked at each other, speechless and ashamed by the two young women in front of them.  Everyone gave up the idea of ????escaping before the battle and decided to stay and wait for news from Cao Cao.  Later, although there was no news about Cao Cao, Cao Ang unexpectedly rose to prominence. Everyone felt that they would have great success in the future, so most of them stayed.

    Soon Cao Ang arrived at the door of the small courtyard where Bian lived, and saw that the door was open, but there was no maid waiting.  It was not convenient for Cao Ang to enter rashly, so he had to stand there. Just as he was about to say hello, he heard a woman in the courtyard singing in a low voice: "Little mouse, go up to the lampstand and steal oil to eat. If you can't get down, call your mother and bring the cat."  Roll down in confusion"

    When Cao Ang heard this, he couldn't help but smile slightly. He vaguely remembered that when he was young, his mother would sing this children's song to coax him to sleep.

    Cao Ang stood at the door and gently opened the door.  The people in the courtyard heard the commotion, and soon a maid came out of the courtyard. When she saw Cao Ang, she quickly saluted and said, "I have seen the young master."

    Cao Ang nodded slightly and asked in a low voice: "Is Api asleep?"

    The slave girl nodded quickly, and Cao Ang whispered: "Go and talk to your aunt, and tell me, Cao Ang, to pay my respects. Keep your voice down, don't wake up Api!"

    The slave girl nodded repeatedly and ran towards the yard.  As Cao Cao's concubine, with Mrs. Ding as the main wife over her head, the Bian family's status in the Cao family is not too high. It was not until Cao Pi came that the Bian family's status was consolidated, at least it would not be  The owner sells at will.  Now facing the legitimate son of the Cao family, how dare a servant be rude?

    Soon, Mrs. Bian came out in person with her maid.

    Cao Ang quickly saluted and said, "My child has seen my aunt!"

    But Bian didn¡¯t dare to accept Cao Ang¡¯s gift, so she turned sideways and whispered, ¡°Ang¡¯er, please get up quickly!¡±

    However, Cao Ang saluted seriously and said in a deep voice: "My child thanked my aunt on behalf of my mother. Without my aunt's help, this house would have been a mess in the past few days. Is my little brother asleep? Are you good?"

    Mentioning Cao Pi, Mrs. Bian's face became more smiley, and she said slightly proudly: "Pi'er is very good, he just helped him walk for a while, and now he has peed in a big puddle and is playing on the couch.  I have been telling him that you are my elder brother these past few days, and this morning, he called me ¡®brother¡¯!¡±

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "Then I have to give him a good hug. Mother said he weighs 27 or 8 pounds now, and he has become a little fat man."

    While talking, everyone walked towards the yard.  I saw a little fat man lying on the wooden couch under the tree, crawling forward with concentration, trying hard to touch the bell beside the couch.  Climbing and crawling, he turned over and fell on the couch.

    Cao Ang laughed, walked up to him in a few steps, and said with a smile: "Call me brother!"

    When Cao Pi saw Cao Ang, he didn't cry loudly. Instead, he stretched out his hand and vaguely shouted: "Hughug"

    Cao Ang smiled and picked him up, but Cao Pi had no intention of showing off, and then reached out to pinch Cao Ang's nose.

    Mrs. Bian was shocked, what is this little naughty guy going to do?  If you offend Cao Ang, neither of us will get anything good to eat!

    Cao Pi¡¯s chubby little hand fell on Cao Ang¡¯s nose and shook it hard. Cao Ang smiled and imitated a cow¡¯s cry: ¡°Moo¡­!¡±

    Cao Pi was very happy and laughed non-stop.

    Seeing the two brothers having a great time, Bian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.  Now, although Cao Cao's life has been saved, he is locked up in a prison and has not been heard from again., Cao Ang, who had been promoted to General Fenwu, was something she, the Bian family, did not dare to offend.

    At this time, Cao Ang took out a brocade bag from his arms and said to Bian with a smile: "When I came here, Zhaoji had someone make a pair of longevity locks, gold bracelets, and gold anklets for Api. My aunt put them away for him.  .There is also a high-quality jade pendant inside, which is a little tribute from me as an elder brother."

    Ms. Bian wanted to refuse, but Cao Ang had already stuffed the kit into her hand and said with a smile: "This is what we two juniors want, so don't be polite. By the way, when I came here just now, my mother asked  I asked my aunt to come over for dinner, shall we go there together?"

    Seeing that Cao Ang was indeed not giving in in vain, Mrs. Bian left the tips and said with a smile, "Sister is always so polite. Let's do this. You two will eat together without waiting for me. I will put Pi'er to sleep later."  Then, go over there.¡±

    Cao Ang smiled and said a few words of greeting, then stood up and left.  At this time, Bian Bing walked out of the side room and said hurriedly: "Sister, look at what good things Cao Ang gave me. He is now in charge, and he is not short of money!"

    Mrs. Bian glared at him, then opened the kit and looked inside.  There were several bright and shiny gold ornaments inside, which were made with exquisite craftsmanship. There was also a piece of beautiful jade with four words engraved on it: "Longevity, Longevity, and Health."

    It was obvious that Cao Ang had put a lot of thought into these gifts, and Bian was very satisfied with them. Bian Bing, who came over, couldn't help but exclaimed: "Sister, look at the quality of this jade, Cao Ang is quite generous, not two or three."  I definitely can't get ten gold pieces. How about you tell him again and give me another piece!"

    After hearing this, Mrs. Bian turned around, glared at Bian Bing, and twisted up.  Bian Bing screamed: "Sister, I changed, I changed, it hurts me to death!"

    Just when Bian Bing screamed, Cao Ang frowned. He had just received the news from Xi Zhicai that Zhu Jun was actually forced into Chang'an by Li Jue!

    It turns out that Dong Zhuo also noticed Zhu Jun's threat to Chang'an and ordered Zhonglang General Niu Fu to lead an army to garrison Shaanxi County.  While Niu Fu was collecting grain and supplies in Shaanxi County, he ordered Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji to lead tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to attack Luoyang.  After Zhu Jun received the news, he quickly ordered his troops to meet the enemy.  However, when the two armies were confronting each other, Li Jue followed Jia Xu's suggestion and sent someone to recruit Zhu Jun into the court with the emperor's edict in front of the battle.

    Most people would not care about the emperor's order at this time, but Zhu Jun, who was full of righteousness, accepted the edict readily.

    He said to his subordinates: "When a king calls his ministers, righteousness is not carried out immediately, how about the emperor's edict! Jue, Si Xiaozhu, Fan Chouyong'er have no other far-reaching strategy, and they are powerful enough to compete with each other, so I will do it when difficulties arise."  If you take advantage of your leisure, great things can be done."

    Zhu Jun walked away coolly and went to Chang'an to take up a new position, but he made his subordinates miserable.

    About two thousand people managed to escape to Heyang and successfully crossed the river with Fang Yue's help.  There were more than a thousand Danyang soldiers who went through many hardships and finally escaped back to Tao Qian's command.  As for the remaining 7,000 soldiers, they became prisoners of war of the Xiliang Army.  Li Jue carried out a three-day purge of these soldiers. Almost all the officers above the rank of corps commander were executed. Luoshui turned red!

    After purging Zhu Jun's old troops, Li Jue and Guo Si further exploited the more than 100,000 people stranded in Luoyang City, robbed them of all their food and property, and carried out bloody massacres against those who dared to resist.  The massacre!

    Seeing Cao Ang frowning, Xi Zhi, who was sitting nearby, whispered: "My lord, we are far away from the front line now. The top priority is not to give random orders, but to understand the situation. There are two things at the moment. One is to prepare for Li Jue's surprise attack.  The other is to accommodate these refugees. However, according to your previous remarks, with General Fang Yue guarding the Yellow River line, the situation in Hanoi County should be relatively stable."

    Cao Ang nodded and said in a deep voice: "You are right. Fang Yue had made relevant plans and was mentally prepared for this situation, but he didn't expect it to be so sudden. I estimate that after Li Jue and others occupied Luoyang, they would probably go eastward.  We launch raids on these prefectures and counties in order to seize grain and supplies, boost our own morale, and frighten the princes of Guandong!"

    Xi Zhicai said in a low voice: "I suggest that the lord immediately send messengers to Chenliuguo and Yingchuan County to warn the local officials and wealthy families. This will not only reduce the losses of the people, but also enhance the lord's reputation for benevolence and righteousness. This time the lord will send a message to Yingchuan County.  Apart from taking in a useless guy like me, Sichuan and his party didn't have many advisers who took the initiative to surrender. I think the main reason is that the lord's reputation is not enough to give these people hope and guarantee. He has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, coupled with a strong military and political power  Only with strength can we attract everyone to submit"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, isn¡¯t that what Liu Bei did?  He suffered repeated defeats and repeated defeats, but because of his relatively benevolent reputation and the powerful generals like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei around him, as well as elite soldiers like Bai Yanbing (also known as Bai Erbing), he was defeated and defeated.So Zhuge Liang and others came to vote one after another, and Liu Bei's strength continued to grow.  Thinking of this, Cao Ang suddenly remembered one person who was enough to deal with Zhuge Liang.  So he asked in a low voice: "It's just what Mr. said. By the way, have you heard of a scribe named Guo Jia?"

 Volume 1 Chapter 161 Distraught Yuan Shao

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    Xi Zhicai nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Who doesn't know Guo Jia? He is from Yangzhai, Yingchuan. He started studying in Yingchuan when he was fifteen or sixteen, and he even debated with me last year.  But I heard that he has a very good relationship with Wen Ruo (Xun Yu), and Wen Ruo specially invited him to travel with him when he went north this time. Didn't Wen Ruo introduce him to you, my lord?"

    Cao Ang smiled self-deprecatingly, "Maybe it's because my merits are still low, and Wen Ruo doesn't dare to be rash. By the way, you just said that in addition to Zhu Jun's entry into the capital, there is another piece of information?"

    Seeing that there was no one around, Xi Zhi said in a low voice: "Yuan Shao has accepted the seal of Jizhou Prefect and appointed Han Fu as General Fenwei!"

    Cao Ang nodded slightly, "Han Fu is weak by nature, and it is reasonable to break things when faced with internal and external difficulties. Based on what you know about the situation, what is the specific situation like?"

    Now that Cao Ang has returned to Qiao County, he will hand over the intelligence processing to Xi Zhicai.  Anyway, his mother and wife are in the army, so he shouldn't be worried about it; besides, since he has surrendered to him, he should put him to good use so that he can feel at ease as soon as possible.

    Hearing Cao Ang's question, Xi Zhicai whispered: Gongsun Zan invaded Jizhou from the south, and Han Fu's army was defeated one after another, and everyone panicked.  Yuan Shao also took the opportunity to lead his troops and march north from Yanjin.  At this time, Xun Chen, who usually had a good relationship with Han Fu, also found Han Fu and said to him: "Gongsun Zan took advantage of the victory and went south, and the counties surrendered in the hope of the wind; Yuan Chaqi also led his troops to Yanjin. His intentions are unpredictable. We  Privately, I am worried about the general."

    When Han Fu heard this, he couldn't help but gasped and asked eagerly: "If this is the case, what should we do?"

    Xun Chen did not answer directly, but asked: "According to the general's estimation, how are you better than Yuan Shao in terms of generosity and kindness to others?" Han Fu said: "I am not as good." "In terms of making decisions in times of crisis, being wise and brave, how are you better than Yuan Shao?"  How about it?" Han Fu said again: "I'm not as good as me." "So, in terms of spreading kindness and benefiting people all over the world, how do you compare to the Yuan family?" Han Fu shook his head: "It's still not as good."

    After asking several questions, Xun Chen said: "Gongsun Zan led the elite troops of Yan and Dai, and his troops were irresistible. The Yuan family was a hero for a while, how could he stay under the general for a long time. Jizhou is the country's survival."  Important land. If the Yuan family and Gongsun Zan join forces and fight with the general at the gate of the city, the general will be in danger between his heels. The Yuan family is the general's old friend and has formed an alliance. The current plan is to give up Jizhou to the Yuan family. The Yuan family will get Jizhou.  In the future, he will definitely treat the general favorably. Gongsun Zan will not be able to fight with him. At that time, the general will not only gain the reputation of giving way to the wise, but you will also be more stable than Mount Tai. I hope the general will not have any doubts!"

    Han Fu was timid by nature and lacked independent opinions. After hearing what Xun Chen said, he agreed.

    Many of Han Fu's subordinates were worried. Changshi Gengwu, Biejia Minchun, and Zhizhong Li Li advised him: "Although Jizhou is remote, it has millions of soldiers and enough food to last ten years, while Yuan Shao is a solitary man with a poor army.  He who listens to me is like a baby in my hands. Once weaned from the breast, he will starve to death immediately. Why should we give Jizhou to him?"

    Han Fu said helplessly: "I am an old official of the Yuan family, but my talents are not as good as my original. I give credit to the virtuous according to their virtues. This is what the ancients respected. Why do you still blame me!"

    When the governors Zhao Fu and Cheng Huan heard the news, they hurried back with more than 10,000 troops and requested to send troops to resist Yuan Shao, but Han Fu made up his mind and never agreed.

    A few days later, Han Fu moved out of the official office and sent his son to deliver the seal and ribbon of Jizhou Mu to Yuan Shao.  Yuan Shao led Jizhou Mu on his behalf, claiming to be the inheritor of the system, and gave Han Fu the empty title of Fenwei General, with no generals or soldiers.

    After listening to Xi Zhicai's speech, Cao Ang couldn't help but sigh and said in a low voice: "Han Fu has lost his power. In the future, even a partial general or an envoy can bully him and even take his life. How can it be so bad?"  Unwise?! Is there any other relevant information?"

    Xi Zhicai whispered: "After Yuan Shao stole power in Jizhou, he divided and purged Han Fu's men. Dozens of low-level generals who were loyal to Han Fu either disappeared or drowned! And Biejia, who had taken refuge in Yuan Shao, was engaged in Jushou.  Tian Feng, who was frustrated under Han Fu, was appointed as the supervisor, and Shen Pei was appointed as the governor. In addition, Xu You, Feng Ji, Xun Chen and others were heavily rewarded by Yuan Shao and appointed as counselors.  Responsibility."

    Cao Ang asked curiously: "Jushou is already a special person under Han Fu's account. Yuan Shao has always been suspicious. How dare you appoint him as the supervisor of the army?"

    Xi Zhicai immediately replied: "It is said that after he got the position of Jizhou Prefecture last month, he was very satisfied and asked Ju for advice in public. It was said that the Yuan family had been favored for generations and he was determined to do his best to revive the Han Dynasty.  Ask for Jushou's help and work together to secure the country!

    Jushou¡¯s treatment during this period was basically not good.Yuan Shao was extremely enthusiastic towards him, which was completely different from Han Fu's indifference.  So Jushou replied on the spot: "The general entered the court at a young age and became famous throughout the country."  When he was deposed, he could show his loyalty; but when he rode away alone, Dong Zhuo was frightened.  Cross the river and go north, and the Bohai Sea will follow the orders; support the soldiers of a county and gather the people of Jizhou.  The prestige spreads across the river, and the reputation is more important than in the world!  Now if the general raises his army first to attack eastward, he can defeat the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou; if he also attacks Black Mountain, he can destroy Zhang Yan.  Then he returned to the north to conquer Gongsun Zan, frightened the Rong and Di, and surrendered to the Huns.  You can own the land of the four states north of the Yellow River, so you can recruit heroic talents, assemble an army of millions, welcome the emperor to Xijing, and restore the ancestral temple in Luoyang.  With this command, the world will be punished and punished if it is not obeyed. Who can resist?  ¡¯

    Jushou¡¯s words were in line with Yuan Shao¡¯s wishes. In addition, Yuan Shao first entered Jizhou and needed to appease Jizhou¡¯s original civil and military ministers, so he appointed Jushou as the supervisor of the army on the spot, responsible for taking charge of military discipline.  "

    ¡°I see, this is like buying a horse bone for a thousand gold!¡± Cao Ang said with a smile.

    While the two were discussing the matter, Yuan Shao was also discussing Cao Ang with his advisers.

    Yuan Shao smiled and said to the ministers: "In a few days, it will be the wedding day of Cao Ang. Meng De is not here. As an uncle, I cannot be rude. I am going to send someone to send a handwritten letter, plus a hundred gold, gold and silver."  Some silk and satin. What do you think?"

    Ju Shou frowned slightly. He valued superiority and inferiority very much. He was a little dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's emphasis on Cao Ang, so he said in a deep voice: "My lord, Cao Ang is a junior after all. We don't need to value him so much. In fact, send someone to send some hundred  Gold is enough, so why should we value him so much? After all, the four counties occupied by Cao Ang belong to Zhang Yang's Hanoi County, and Zhang Yang is already a little aggrieved; if we are too eager, wouldn't Zhang Yang be even more sad?!"

    Before Yuan Shao could speak, Feng Ji loudly said: "My lord, what the supervisor said is inappropriate! Although Zhang Yang is attached to us, Cao Zixiu has always been loyal to you. He has been obeying your orders since you conquered Dong Zhuo. What a heavy job.  I have never declined, and I have tried my best to maintain your majesty. Besides, he has newly occupied the four counties, and it is a time when supplies are scarce. Not long ago, he still tried his best to send us food and supplies. We have not yet  You open your mouth to ask for something, but someone takes the initiative to bring it to you, which is extremely commendable! My lord, if you don¡¯t reward old subordinates like Cao Ang generously, who in the world will listen to your orders again?! Who will support you again?"

    After Feng Ji finished speaking, Shen Pei and others all agreed.  Xun Chen, who had just made great achievements, also said in a deep voice: "My lord, although I have never met Cao Zixiu, I have heard of his illustrious achievements under your account. During the crusade against Dong Zhuo, he personally chased and killed the Dong thief.  He was ambushed, but his loyalty to the Han Dynasty can also be seen! Now that Cao Ang is getting married, his father Cao Cao is in prison. We cannot let the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty feel cold. I suggest that the lord not only sends letters and gifts, but also  Send an important minister to act as an envoy to congratulate Cao Ang personally!"

    As soon as Xun Chen said this, Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Xin Pi and others all agreed.  On the other hand, Xun Yu and Guo Jia, who had recently joined Yuan Shao, had to keep silent because of their low status.  Not only that, the two of them frowned unconsciously.

    The counselors talked about it, but they were not obsessed with Cao Ang's marriage. Instead, they elaborated their opinions in a subtle way according to everyone's position.

    People like Ju Sue, Tian Feng and others have just joined Yuan Shao's command, hoping to consolidate their position of being reused by Yuan Shao by safeguarding Yuan Shao's dignity.

    As for Shen Pei and Feng Ji, they emphasized loyalty both inside and outside their words. In fact, they were seeking justice for these old ministers of Yuan Shao. They hoped that Yuan Shao would continue to reuse them and not let these new ministers steal their limelight.  .

    There is some truth in what Xun Chen said, but Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Xin Pi and others who later echoed it did so because they all came from Yingchuan and simply supported their fellow villagers.

    Guo Jia couldn't help but shook his head slightly. He didn't expect Yuan Shao's subordinates to be so complicated. Now they have some foundations and have already begun to fight. Why bother?  Why bother!

    When passing through Zhi County a few days ago, Guo Jia also observed carefully and found that Cao Ang's territory was not large, but his generals were very united, and Cao Ang did not overly exploit his people, but instead lowered the tax rate to allow everyone to recuperate.  , using foreign trade to maintain the operation of the government is very valuable.

    ??Everyone was noisy and noisy, making Yuan Shao's head buzz.  He secretly regretted that he would not have discussed it with everyone if he had known it earlier, and just made his own decision.  Apart from anything else, Cao Ang is the eldest son of his good friend Cao Cao. Now that Meng De is in jail for a big man, how can he, an uncle, just sit back and ignore Cao Ang's marriage?  !  This professor is really confused!

    Seeing that Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang who were listening in the audience were also eager to join in the big discussion, Yuan Shao made a quick decision, snapped several cases, and said loudly: "Everyone, please stop arguing. I think everyone is right. Let's do this.  , to Cao AngWe have to take marriage seriously, but we can't please it too much, and we have to keep it within a certain limit.  Yuan Tu (characterized by Feng Ji) and Ziyuan (characterized by Xu You), you two are responsible for handling this matter.  In addition, Ziyuan, you are an old friend of Mengde and I. It is up to you to take the trouble this time and go to Qiao County to congratulate me!  That's it, let's discuss Gongsun Zan's move south"

 Volume 1 Chapter 162 The Betrayal of the Xiahou Family

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    For the twenty-seventh time, Cai Yan took out the silk book sent by his father from his arms and started reading it again with a smile.  Although his father was unable to come on the wedding day, with this letter of blessing, he was relieved of his worries.  After all, his father loves him!  .

    She asked Cao Ang for the twenty-seventh time: "Did father accept all the betrothal gifts?"

    Cao Ang also smiled and said, "I've accepted them all. The price of food in Chang'an remains high, and you can't buy much food with that salary! A celebrity with noble aspirations like my uncle can't make ends meet. We can help make up for whatever we can."

    Cai Yan pushed him lightly and complained in a low voice: "How could you say that about your future father-in-law? It's like his old man sold me, and my father also returned the gift!"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, in fact, I still benefit from it. My uncle gave me many orphaned classics, all of which are priceless and unmarketable classics!"

    Cai Yan then smiled with satisfaction: "You know what's going on!"

    In fact, Cai Yan knew in his heart that these solitary copies were of course worthless in the prosperous times, but in these troubled times, they were worthless!  If these bamboo slips of classics given by my father were left in Chang'an, their final fate would be to be burned as firewood by the rebel soldiers.  Now by sending it to Zhi County in the name of giving a dowry, it can be regarded as retaining the hard work of the old man for most of his life!  But in this way, I felt a little sorry for Cao Ang. After all, he gave his father so much money and food as a betrothal gift.

    Seeing that there was no one else around, Cai Yan walked towards Cao Ang with a blushing face and boldly kissed him on the forehead.  Then he blushed with embarrassment and turned around and walked into the inner room.

    Cao Ang wanted to rush in and have a wet French kiss first, and then make love.  However, I am only fourteen years old now. Even at this age, I will not be happy even if I try hard. Besides, it is not good for my health.  Isn¡¯t there a saying: Young people don¡¯t know how valuable sperm is, but old people look at the empty space and sigh.

    At this moment, Cao Ren strode into the courtyard and said loudly: "Zixiu, Zixiu, Yuan Shao of Jizhou sent someone to send a heavy gift. Mr. Xu You sent it personally. He is now paying homage to his uncle (Cao Song).  .Are you free? Uncle asked me to let you know!"

    Cao Ang quickly agreed, walked out of the house, and followed Cao Ren.

    Soon, the two of them arrived outside Cao Song's living room and heard an unfamiliar voice talking impassioned nonsense.

    Cao Ren said in a low voice: "I won't go in. This Xu You is too arrogant, so you should be careful."

    Looking at Cao Ren's wistful expression, Cao Ang knew that he must have been scolded, and he became even more curious about Xu You.  Historically, Xu You did have some real abilities. The several suggestions he gave to Yuan Shao all hit Cao Cao's Achilles' heel.  It's just that Yuan Shao was becoming increasingly powerful at that time and could no longer tolerate any dissent. Xu You's advice was undoubtedly an insult!

    Cao Ang strode in and saw a counselor with a goatee sitting next to his grandfather Cao Song.  Cao Ang didn't dare to look any further. He bowed to his grandfather and Xu You and stood aside.

    Cao Song said with a smile: "Zixiu, this is Mr. Xu Ziyuan. He came here specially from Jizhou this time to congratulate you on behalf of Yuan Jizhou! This is the glory of our Cao family!"

    Cao Ang said quickly: "It turns out to be Mr. Ziyuan. My father often mentioned you to me in the past, saying that you care about the country and the people. You don't like empty talk and put it into action. You are a role model for us young people!"

    In fact, Cao Cao never said this at all. When Wang Fen planned to establish another emperor, he wrote a letter inviting Cao Cao to join. Cao Cao refused after thinking for a few days.  Later I learned that Xu You had also been involved in this matter and fled immediately after the incident was exposed.  Out of sympathy, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao sponsored him respectively, and they became friends.  In comparison, Yuan Shao's generous spending was more likely to win Xu You's favor, so when Yuan Shao recruited counselors, Xu You immediately joined him.

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, Xu You stroked his beard proudly and said with a smile: "Mengde is too praised. I, Xu Ziyuan, have nothing but the ability to bend down and do some practical things. This time I came from Jizhou.  As entrusted by your Uncle Yuan, I specially sent you a gift for your wedding ceremony. Zixiu, this is the first time that Brother Benchu ??has given a solemn gift to a junior!"

    Cao Ang quickly bowed and said: "Thank you uncles for your love. I, Cao Ang, have no virtue and incompetence, but my uncles value me so much, which makes me feel ashamed! I will definitely work harder in the future to live up to my uncles' high expectations!"

    Although Cao Ang's attitude was good, Xu You was still not satisfied. He said with a fake smile: "Now that you, Zixiu, can occupy the land of the four counties, it is all because of Brother Benchu's suggestion. After you get married, you can be considered an adult, too.  You should take responsibility!?? 

    Cao Ang quickly said: "What my uncle said is absolutely true. I have been fighting under the leadership of Alliance Leader Yuan since I rebelled against Dong. Without Alliance Leader Yuan's strong support, how would I have had the chance to stand up when I was ambushed in Xingyang that day? More  Not to mention the forced landing in Xu Rong! Drink and think about your origins, and you must never forget your roots. As a general under Alliance Leader Yuan, I will do my best to fight for Alliance Leader Yuan¡¯s great cause for the rest of my life!"

    Cao Ang¡¯s naked confession gave Cao Song on the side goosebumps.  However, Xu You smiled brightly after hearing this and said cheerfully: "Xianzi Zixiu, as long as you have this heart, as a human being, you just must not forget your roots! By the way, the county captain of Qiao County is called Xiahou Dun, right? Since I entered  In Qiao County, the Xiahou family diligently sent their servants to protect me, lest I encounter bandits. I think they are more practical and have promised to introduce them to Yuan Jizhou."

    Cao Song had been an official for many years and the city was relatively deep. He was afraid that Cao Ang would show dissatisfaction, so he laughed loudly and said: "Hahaha, this is a good thing! The Xiahou family has long wanted to join the official career, but they have never been able to get started. Now Yuan Jizhou has  By acting as their backer, the wishes of several generations of the Xiahou family have finally been fulfilled! Zixiu, don¡¯t you think so?¡±

    With Cao Song as a buffer, Cao Ang had adjusted his mentality. Although he was still scolding his mother in his heart, Cao Ang still said with a smile: "Grandpa is right. I have to give my uncle a few glasses of wine tonight. You can do it for me in the future."  Master, please give me some kind words. Oh, you don¡¯t know, I just learned swordsmanship, gunnery and archery from Master Xiahou. I was just playful when I was young, so now I have only scratched the surface."

    Seeing that Cao Ang's expression was very natural, Xu You said with a smile: "It turns out that there is such a connection, and these Xiahou family people didn't tell them. If I had known, I would have readily agreed to their request. Isn't it just to surrender to Brother Ben Chu?  As subordinates, it¡¯s actually good for us all to be colleagues!¡±

    Cao Song said with a smile: "What Ziyuan said is true. It's just that I am old and can't run and shout for Yuan Jizhou. Zixiu is young, how can he be alongside all the sages? It's better to learn more from the side.  Increase your knowledge and fight for Yuan Jizhou in the future!"

    Cao Ang nodded quickly: "Ang'er will follow your grandfather's teachings."

    The three of them chatted for a while, and Cao Ang personally led Xu You to the guest room in the front yard to rest and receive the gifts.  The two of them laughed and talked happily along the way.

    About half an hour later, Cao Ang said goodbye to Xu You with a smile and returned to Cao Song's courtyard.

    As soon as he entered the yard, he found a copper paperweight thrown at the door of the study.  Cao Ang walked over quickly. This was his grandfather's beloved paperweight. Why did it appear here?

    When he walked into the study, he saw a lot of bamboo slips randomly discarded on the ground, and his grandfather Cao Song was sitting on the couch breathing heavily.

    Cao Ang quickly walked up behind Cao Song, and while gently beating his back, he whispered: "Grandpa, don't worry, the Xiahou family may have some difficulties"

    "What difficulties can their family have? It's just that they want to be an official and are jealous, so they just go to the dock to find a backer!" Cao Song said angrily: "When your father was promoted to the prime minister of Jinan some time ago, they were in a hurry  Came to our house, said a lot of good things, and cried for us to support their Xiahou family. Now Xiahou Dun has been promoted to the county captain of Qiao County, and Xiahou Yuan has also been reused by you. Our Cao family is really good to their Xiahou family.  ! But as soon as they discovered Yuan Shao¡¯s thick thigh, they immediately abandoned us and hugged us, without even saying hello! Thanks to Meng De, they still regard Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan as brothers, which makes me mad!"

    To be honest, Cao Ang is also very angry. Even if our Cao family has suffered a certain blow (Cao Cao has not been released from prison yet), your Xiahou family cannot quietly join other families!  However, Cao Ang knew that he could not say such complaining words.  If I echoed my grandfather's words more, it would serve no purpose other than intensifying the conflict.

    So Cao Ang said with a smile: "Grandpa, don't worry, this must be the idea of ??the old men of the Xiahou family. They have never been in the officialdom and have not seen much of the world, so it is normal for them to make some stupid moves.

    In fact, even without the help of the Xiahou family, our Cao family can rise smoothly.  Grandson, I have already occupied the four counties of Zhi County, Wen County, Heyang, and Qinshui. I have Uncle Zilian, Li Qian, Xi Zhicai, Li Su, Wei Zi, Xu Rong, Li Dian, and Le Jin under my command.  , Fang Yue, Liao Hua, Shi Huan and many other generals maintain trade relations with Hedong and maintain good relations with Yuan Shao. Coupled with the help of Cao Ren and other outstanding uncles, I think our Cao family is prosperous in these troubled times.  The day is just around the corner!  "

    Hearing what Cao Ang said, Cao Song took a long breath and said in a deep voice: "Ang'er, I didn't expect you to create such a foundation without saying a word! You are right, you have to be strong to make iron! As long as we focus on development  , there will always be a glorious day!¡±

    The grandfather and grandson areWhile discussing future development plans, someone suddenly came to report that Xiahou Dun had come to visit quietly.

    Cao Song didn't want to see him at all, but couldn't stand Cao Ang's persuasion, so he ordered someone to recruit him.

    After Xiahou Dun entered the house, he bowed solemnly to Cao Song and said in a deep voice: "My nephew is incompetent and failed to convince the elders of the family. Please forgive me!"

    After saying this, Xiahou Dun couldn't help but blush, and even saluted Cao Ang: "Zixiu, uncle, I'm sorry for you!"

    Before Cao Ang could get out of the way, Xiahou Dun couldn't help but shed tears.  To make such a tough guy shed tears, what happened to the Xiahou family these days?

 Volume 1 Chapter 163 Prodigal Cao Ang?

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    However, Xiahou Dun had a strong ability to control himself. Before Cao Ang could say comforting words, Xiahou Dun had already wiped his eyes, restored his usual stern expression, and told what happened in the past few days one by one.  .

    Since Xiahou Yuan was appointed as the Protector and Magistrate of Zhe County, the Xiahou family has been very excited. Many elders in the family have written letters to Xiahou Yuan, asking him to take care of their nephews and quickly grant them official titles.

    It's just that Xiahou Yuan is very principled, and with Cao Ang secretly decentralizing power, Xiahou Yuan has no chance to monopolize power in this position of guard. Therefore, Xiahou Yuan does not give the Xiahou family a chance to advance, and arranges them all.  Go to the grassroots level, starting from soldiers or petty officials.  Everyone travels thousands of miles north just to be an official. Who wants to do the hard work?  Most people left Zhi County angrily, and only a few people stayed.

    After returning to the family, these people did not accuse themselves of neglecting their duties and slacking off in official duties, but they all pointed the finger at Xia Houyuan, saying that he was very arrogant after becoming an official, did not take the family's affairs seriously at all, and only thought about getting promoted and making a fortune every day.  Get down to business.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Several elders in the family believed it to be true, and were not only full of resentment towards Xia Houyuan, but also very dissatisfied with the Cao family.  At this time, they heard about Yuan Shao's entry into Jizhou and Xu You's arrival in Qiao County. They immediately discussed and decided to join Yuan Shao.  After all, they occupy Jizhou, but Cao Ang is just a young boy who owns four counties.

    Although Xiahou Dun strongly opposed it, he was still inexperienced and unable to take charge of the matter.  Just yesterday morning, the head of the Xiahou family came to Xu You's room with a group of clan elders and respectfully greeted him.  Now that Yuan Shao has decided to settle in Jizhou, he also needs talents to serve; in addition, Xu You also hopes that he can introduce more talents to consolidate his position in Jizhou. He and the Xiahou family hit it off.

    Xiahou Dun sighed and said to Cao Song: "Uncle Cao, now the family has made a decision to abandon Cao and join the Yuan Dynasty. Although I am very reluctant, I can only obey the family's decision. However, I have pledged my family's loyalty to the Cao family.  People gathered together and persuaded them to escort Miaocai's family north to Zhi County."

    Cao Song nodded lightly and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Rang, I've made it difficult for you! Now that the Xiahou family has made a choice, I, Cao Song, will not deliberately make things difficult for you. I just want to turn around and see the end of the road. I hope you will regret it soon in the future."

    It is in vain to say anything now. As a representative figure promoted by the Xiahou family, Xiahou Dun always puts the interests of the Xiahou family first. This time he came to explain to Cao Song and the others just to avoid a stalemate in the relationship.  Xia Houyuan's group, on the other hand, seems to be on the side of the Cao family, but this is also a common method used by large families. After all, eggs cannot be put in one basket.

    Cao Ang also had a clear understanding of this. For example, during the Three Kingdoms war in later generations, the three brothers of the Langxie Zhuge family each served one master for the benefit of the family and their own cognition.  Zhuge Jin was the general in Wu and was granted the title of Marquis of Xuancheng; Zhuge Liang was the prime minister in Shu and controlled the government; Zhuge Dan was the general of the Eastern Conquest in Wei and was granted the title of Marquis of Gaoping.  The three brothers lived in three countries, and they were all important ministers of the court, ensuring that the interests of the Zhuge family would not be destroyed due to the rise and fall of a certain country.  The Xiahou family is also like this now. They are divided into two factions consciously or unconsciously, and each one goes to one side.

    After a few words of greeting, Xiahou Dun stood up and left. In fact, with his current status, it was quite embarrassing to stay here.

    Cao Ang personally saw Xiahou Dun off and asked someone to open the middle door to see him off.  He whispered to Xiahou Dun: "Master, this is the last time I call you this! Today I will open the middle door to see you out. I hope that one day in the future, I can also open the middle door to welcome you back!"

    Xiahou Dun sighed, patted Cao Ang on the shoulder, and strode out.  He wouldn't see Xu You looking at him gloomily in a secluded place.

    After Cao Ang saw Xiahou Dun off, he returned to his study.  Cao Song had regained his composure at this time and said with a sneer: "Don't worry about Ang'er. I just ordered someone to invite Xu You to go out for fun. I believe he will definitely see Xiahou Dun leaving our place! No force will like it.  You idiot, even if Yuan Shao is on good terms with us, he won¡¯t tolerate the Xiahou family being in two hands!"

    "Grandfather?!" Cao Ang shouted in surprise. He didn't expect that his grandfather would become more thoughtful and sinister as he got older.

    Cao Song said in a deep voice: "From today on, the strength of our Cao family will quietly transfer to Zhi County. Although our family has a good relationship with Yuan Shao, I, Cao Song, do not want to hang my neck under someone else's guillotine!

    Ang'er, after you get married, return north immediately and take your wife and your mother with you. I'll stay here to deal with the aftermath.  After you settle down, I will also take our Cao family members to the north.  This Qiao County will be left to your uncle Cao De, so that he can make peace with the Xiahou family.  "

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly. No wonder Cao Ang nodded in the future.After having a foundation, Cao Song would immediately lead his family to join him.  But he was unlucky and was killed by thieves on the way.

    Cao Ang was a little worried, fearing that Cao Song would act in a hurry, so he whispered: "My grandson feels that our Cao family and Yuan family will not fall out in the short term. Grandpa does not need to be so worried. He can take his time and do not rush. What's more, now  Yuan Shao is powerful, so I think it would be better for our Cao family and the Xiahou family to play coy and submissive in Qiao County."

    Cao Song shook his head and also lowered his voice and said: "Ang'er, you are still young. The relationship between Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao is becoming increasingly tense. The two are fighting secretly for the dominance of the Yuan family. Do you think this is Xu You?  Is recruiting the Xiahou family just for a Qiao County? If it is just for a Qiao County, for the sake of your grandfather, me, your father Meng De and you, Xu You will definitely not act rashly. Now that he suddenly recruits the Xiahou family, he is actually  Aiming at Yuzhou!

    Now Chenliuguo and Yingchuan County are harassed by Li Jue and others, and their strength is greatly reduced; Liangguo and Peiguo suffer from floods, and their strength is also greatly reduced.  At this time, as long as Yuan Shao controls Qiao County through the Xiahou family, all of northern Yuzhou will fall into his hands!  At that time, Yuan Shao only needs to appoint a governor of Yuzhou, and he can use the local resources of Yuzhou to seize the entire Yuzhou and fight against Yuan Shu!  This is Xu You's original intention of taking in the Xiahou family!

    It¡¯s a pity that the Xiahou family only cares about immediate interests and has not thought about these things at all.  If Yuan Shu guessed Xu You's plan, would he let Yuzhou fall into Yuan Shao's control?  They will definitely send a large army to attack Qiao County, and they will most likely take the opportunity to go north and take the entire Yuzhou into their hands!  At that time, the two sides will fight back and forth, and Qiao County will become the focus of the battle!  If we stay here at that time, we will all be destroyed, and the accumulation of several lifetimes will be destroyed in one day!  "

    Cao Ang couldn't believe his ears. In his eyes, his grandfather, who couldn't be called stupid and incompetent, but also extremely mediocre, had such a standard. Xu You, who was slightly arrogant, greedy and lustful, had such a long-term plan. He was really a small  Watched Heroes of the World!

    Cao Song looked at the dumbfounded Cao Ang, smiled slightly, and said cheerfully: "Grandpa, I have been ups and downs in the officialdom for many years. It is already amazing that you can understand me now! I was not as good as you back then! Come on, come on.  Come, let¡¯s discuss it again and see if there are any omissions. Anyway, you need a lot of money for your wedding. We can sell some farms under this guise"

    In the next few days, princes from all over the country sent people to send gifts.  For example, Bao Xin, Tao Qian, Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and others sent envoys one after another. Even Gongsun Zan from far away also sent many precious gifts.

    Cao Song simply held a flowing banquet. As long as the guests of the banquet walked to the door of Cao's house, even beggars could get a bowl of thick sticky porridge!

    After a few days, it was so expensive that even the Cao family couldn't support it financially, and they even quietly sold off several properties.  Of course, for the sake of the Cao family's face, the Cao family requires the seller not to disclose the sale information in the short term. Of course, the price will be appropriately reduced.

    ¡°However, there is no airtight wall in the world.  In this regard, various forces in Qiao County, on the one hand, envied the Cao family's glory, on the other hand, they complained about the Cao family's plight, and on the other hand, they frantically grabbed the land and houses that the Cao family had sold off.  After all, although these fields and houses are remote, they all have room for appreciation. If you spend some money to buy them now, you can make a lot of money when you sell them in the future!

    With this understanding, the Cao family secretly took action in batches in various farms, exchanging a large amount of money, food, supplies, and valuables.  These belongings were carefully concealed and quietly sent to Zhi County, Hanoi and other places.

    Out of the friendship between master and apprentice, Xiahou Dun also secretly warned Cao Ang to be frugal and not spend recklessly.  If he really needs to spend money, he can provide Cao Ang with a sum of money for expenses without interest.

    In this regard, Cao Ang was embarrassed and rejected Xiahou Dun's sponsorship, but he immediately recommended his farm to Xiahou Dun.

    Xiahou Dun was not interested at all, but the elders in the Xiahou family were extremely interested.  Everyone has been jealous of the Cao family's water for a long time, and they have been drooling while watching it. Now the Cao family is actively selling it, and they want to buy it even if they want to sell it.  As for those mansions, even if you don't live in them now, you can sell them in the future. It's cheap anyway.

    By the day of Cao Ang¡¯s wedding, three-quarters of the property that Cao¡¯s family had run in Qiao County for several generations had been quietly sold, without raising any suspicion from the people of Qiao County!

    So, some people said that Cao Ang was a prodigal, some said that this grand wedding was a waste of money, some said that Cao Ang spent too much on raising troops in Zhi County and other places, some said that Cao Ang exceeded his ability to provide supplies for Yuan Shao, which led to a financial crisis.  Anyway, there are more and more negative news.

    Only a few people including Cao Song, Cao Ang, Ding, and Cao Ren knew that the money spent on this wedding was really limited.The congratulatory gifts provided by the guests are enough to support it, or even more than enough.  Quietly, the Cao family has completed the reorganization and transfer of assets. Just waiting for Cao Ang's wedding, the Cao family began to quietly move to Zhi County.

 Volume 1 Chapter 164 Drastic changes in Jizhou

    In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed since Cao Ang's wedding.  Everything went as usual during these days. Even Cao Ang and his wife slept in separate rooms at night. After all, Cao Ang was still young and consummating the marriage too early would be bad for his health.

    And during this period, a lot of things happened.  Sun Jian was appointed as the governor of Yuzhou by Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao, not to be outdone, also appointed Zhou Ang as the governor of Yuzhou.  How can there be peace if there are two top officials in one place at the same time?  .

    Yuzhou¡¯s officialdom is like a big earthquake. Everyone is actively or passively choosing their own position. Some people are constantly being promoted, and others are being suppressed and dismissed.  For example, Xiahou Dun, who had just been promoted by Zhou Ang to the postal governor of Qiao County, was quickly listed as a thorn in Sun Jian's side. They tried to find a way to fire him and demoted him to the county captain of Qiao County.  It's really a fight between gods and devils.

    The Xiahou family was dumbfounded at this time. They thought they were hugging a thick thigh, but they didn't expect that there was a thick leg on the other side. The two thick legs kicked around, making it very difficult for them to hug the thigh!

    If I had known earlier, I would have followed the Cao family honestly, at least there wouldn¡¯t have been so many twists and turns.  However, even if they regretted it now, they did not dare to change the family rashly. After all, Yuan Shao's power was a huge one to them and they could not be offended.

    In this regard, Cao Ang neither took the initiative to comfort nor add insult to injury. He just quietly organized the Cao family's forces to move north while watching the development of the situation.  The rapid development of the situation even surprised Cao Ang.  By the time Cao Ang and his men arrived in Zhi County, Yuzhou and Jizhou were already at war!

    It turns out that although the emperor was young, his ambitions were not small. Unwilling to be controlled by Dong Zhuo, he wrote a secret order and asked Liu Yu to lead his army to the capital.  Taking advantage of Dong Zhuo's carelessness, the emperor secretly sent his servant Liu He (Liu Yu's son) to escape from Chang'an and Wuguan to escape from the Xiliang army.

    It¡¯s just that Liu He¡¯s vigilance dropped after he escaped successfully. When passing by Yuan Shu¡¯s defense area, he actually revealed his identity and told Yuan Shu the emperor¡¯s secret order.

    In Liu He's view, Yuan Shu's power is not weak. If he can help him, he will be more confident to fulfill the emperor's instructions.  But in Yuan Shu's view, this was simply a joke.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­  !  What's more, Liu Yu's troops are far away in Youzhou, and only these retarded people who grew up in the palace can believe the fairy tales that have traveled thousands of miles!

    Of course, Yuan Shu would not attack Liu He easily. He only rewarded Liu He with wine and beauties, quietly placed him under house arrest, and sent envoys to Youzhou to convey the emperor's secret order.  If Liu Yu obeys this order and sends elite troops here, Yuan Shu can annex them and expand his own strength.

    Liu Yu soon received the news. He was loyal to the Han Dynasty and was prepared to obey the emperor's secret orders unswervingly. Besides, Yuan Shu also provided logistical support such as food, grass and supplies for the army!  Liu Yu immediately gathered thousands of elite soldiers and prepared to go south for rescue.

    But Gongsun Zan discovered Yuan Shu's ambition and repeatedly discouraged Liu Yu.  However, by this time Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu were already inseparable, and Gongsun Zan's advice strengthened Liu Yu's determination. At that moment, Liu Yu gave a decisive order, ordering thousands of his elite troops to use the road to go south immediately.

    As Gongsun Zan expected, after the elite troops sent by Liu Yu came under Yuan Shu's rule, they were quickly controlled and divided by Yuan Shu with food and supplies. Soon, these troops canceled their banners and merged into Yuan Shu's army.

    Gongsun Zan, who successfully predicted this incident, had some worries in his heart.  He was afraid that his previous actions would offend Yuan Shu and let him know about his efforts to dissuade Liu Yu.  In addition, Gongsun Zan also wanted to make distant friends and attack close enemies at this time, and was eager to form an alliance with Yuan Shu.  Therefore, Gongsun Zan quietly sent his cousin Gongsun Yue to lead a thousand cavalry south to join Yuan Shu's army.

    Yuan Shu welcomed this very much.  The south has lacked cavalry since ancient times. Although he annexed Liu Yu's troops, he did not dare to use Liu Yu's old generals with confidence. Gongsun Yue came at the right time.  In addition, not long ago, Gongsun Zan attacked the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army halfway across the river, beheading more than 30,000 people, and his reputation was shocked.  Yuan Shu also hoped to use his reputation to deter the opposition forces in Yuzhou.

    Yuan Shu also knew that Gongsun Zan had no intention of falling out with Yuan Shao, but this would not trouble him.  After repeated thinking, Yuan Shu took action. He deliberately leaked his dealings with Gongsun Zan to Liu He and quietly let him escape.

    That Liu He really thought he was escaping with his own strength this time. After arriving under Zhou Ang's rule, he immediately wrote his conjecture about the conspiracy of "Gongsun Zan colluded with Yuan Shu to usurp the leadership of the Youzhou army" into a letter.  Zhou Ang borrowed some cavalry from there and quickly gave them to his father.  From then on, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan were on the same page!

    Yuan Shao once wanted to serve Liu Yu as emperor, even if he didn'tAfter all, he still respects Liu Yu very much.  After Liu He's showoff, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan had a conflict, which meant that the peaceful coexistence between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan was in trouble.

    Now part of Gongsun Zan's troops are attacking the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou and have not returned north. Yuan Shu feels that this must be a thorn in Yuan Shao's heart, and this is Yuan Shu's opportunity.  If Gongsun Zan can be provoked to fight Yuan Shao, then Yuan Shu will stand out. Whether he inherits Yuan Wei's status as the head of the family or establishes another dynasty, there are endless possibilities!  And now Zhou Ang is on the order of Yuan Shao to attack Yuzhou. If Gongsun Yue dies in his hands, why worry about Gongsun Zan not falling out with Yuan Shao?  !

    A few days later, Gongsun Yue and Sun Jian besieged Zhou Ang's troops, but to no avail.  During the siege, Gongsun Yue was shot by a "flowing arrow" and died.  The news soon reached Gongsun Zan's ears. Gongsun Zan became furious and said to the generals on his left and right: "My brother's death has caused disaster to Yuan Shao!"

    The furious Gongsun Zan immediately ordered to summon troops to prepare to go south to attack Yuan Shao.  At the same time, he issued a call to the Montenegro Army entrenched in the Taihang Mountains, hoping that they could coordinate his actions.

    After receiving Gongsun Zan¡¯s letter, the leaders of the Montenegrin Army started talking about it.  After all, Gongsun Zan conquered the Yellow Turban Army several times, and the Black Mountain Army belonged to the Yellow Turban lineage, and was very dissatisfied with Gongsun Zan's act of killing the Yellow Turban Army in exchange for military exploits!

    Watching the various generals arguing in the hall, Zhang Yan lightly knocked on the tables in front of her, but everyone was arguing and no one paid attention.

    Zhang Yan could not help but frown, and patted several cases hard, which caused the dishes on the cases to shake. Only then did everyone notice the leader's dissatisfaction, and gradually became quiet, but even so, there were still people arguing quietly.

    Zhang Yan frowned and said, "Why are you making such a fuss? It's just like people buying vegetables in the market! We now have a million people in our hands. We should behave like a general. Let's tell everyone one by one, don't rob!"

    When Sun Qing, Wang Dang and others, the generals directly under Zhang Yan, heard Zhang Yan's order, they all stared at those guys who were talking nonsense, and they were so scared that no one dared to talk nonsense.

    At this time, Du Chang came out, saluted Zhang Yan, and said loudly: "General, I think we should send troops to assist Gongsun Zan in attacking Yuan Shao."

    Zhang Yan frowned slightly and asked curiously: "Tell me your reasons and let everyone listen."

    Du Chang said loudly: "The generals who are in peace and in trouble can be considered as members of the imperial court. Yuan Shao openly raised his troops and recruited troops to separate one side (to attack Dong Zhuo) in the name of resisting the imperial court. Naturally, we have to attack him."

    Yang Feng next to him smiled and shook his head and said: "This reason does not count. Our general took refuge in the imperial court just to avoid the encirclement and suppression of the imperial army. He did not really sacrifice his life for the Han family."

    Everyone said yes, and Zhang Yan also smiled and nodded.

    Du Chang was not discouraged and still said loudly: "General, although Gongsun Zan has attacked the Yellow Turban Army, who among the princes in the world has not attacked us? What's more, after Gongsun Zan won, he did not massacre the Yellow Turban Army like Huangfu Chong did, but  The main method is to take prisoners alive, supplemented by killing and wounding. This is relatively lenient among the princes in the world.

    The most important thing is that Gongsun Zan's foundation is far away in Youzhou. Even if Jizhou is captured, he will not be able to live here permanently and can only command from a distance.  In this way, our foundation in Jizhou will not be affected.  On the contrary, in order to maintain the pressure on Jizhou, Gongsun Zan would rather see us be stronger.

    "However, if Yuan Shao is allowed to control Jizhou, in order to get more money, food and young people, he will definitely divide and disintegrate our foundation, attack and plunder. At that time, we will have to fight to the death with him.  Instead of waiting until that time to break up with Yuan Shao, it is better to completely defeat Yuan Shao now!  "

    The reason Du Chang said is very sufficient. Yes, Gongsun Zan is not an ideal choice, but Yuan Shao and other children of aristocratic families are not the partners of the Montenegrin Army.

    Zhang Yan nodded slightly and subconsciously tapped several cases with her hands.

    At this time, Yu Du also raised his hand and said: "General, I think the reason Du Chang said is very reasonable. And now, although Gongsun Zan said that he wanted to defeat Yuan Shao, the two armies have not completely broken up and are still in a confrontation. If we don't  If we express our position in time, Gongsun Zan's troops may attack us first, and Yuan Shao will secretly resent us. By then, not only will we not be able to reap the benefits, but we will also attract the hatred of the two forces! If we want to achieve something  To gain something, you have to make a choice and give something!¡±

    At this time, someone in the tent said: "General Zhang, generals, we don't actually need to attack Yuan Shao. Isn't that Cao Ang one of Yuan Shao's men? I heard that their trade with Hedong County is booming and there is a lot of money. We might as well attack them!"  What's more, I heard that not long ago Luan Ti suffered a secret loss at the hands of Cao Ang when he was under Fu Luo's men. The hostages he obtained (?Yan) was snatched away by him. The Huns are preparing to take revenge on Cao Ang. We might as well join hands with them and go south.  Besides, Cao Ang is newly married and has just returned to Zhi County. Let's give him a blow in the head so as to dampen Yuan Shao's arrogance!  "

    The generals followed the sound, but the person who spoke was Yu Digen.

    Yu Du shook his head and said loudly: "Then Cao Ang is just a little kid. If we beat him, wouldn't we be bullying a child? Besides, he is not Yuan Shao's direct subordinate. If we attack him but not Yuan Shao's direct subordinate, then  Gongsun Zan thought we were deliberately trying to deal with him. Such an attack is not flattering on both sides, so it would be better not to fight at all!"

    The generals started arguing again. Zuo Miao Zhangba, Liu Shi, Qing Niujiao, Huang Long and others expressed their opinions one after another, and the hall was in chaos again.

    Zhang Yan patted her head. As the leader of a million-strong Montenegrin army, what should she do?  He fell into deep thought, and the generals in the hall became more and more noisy

 Volume 1 Chapter 165 Montenegro is ready

    The generals of the Montenegrin Army all came from ordinary backgrounds, and most of them were illiterate at all.  It stands to reason that rebels should be given a famous nickname, but everyone frowned and thought for a long time, but they could only come up with a few names.  For example, the one who rides the white horse is named Zhang Baiqi, the one who speaks loudly is named Zhang Leigong, and the one with larger eyes calls himself Li Damu.

    "When such people quarrel, they will naturally not be as calm as literati. Instead, they will slap the table, stare, and shout loudly.  Many people got angry as they talked, and either started to curse, or were ready to fight in a group.  .

    Looking at the chaotic scene in front of her, Zhang Yan couldn't help but rub her head.  What kind of evil did I do in my previous life? Being the leader of these bandits in this life is exhausting me to death!

    He hit his head hard and tried to think.  As the commander of a million-strong Montenegrin army, he had to be cautious, and now was the best time for the Montenegrin army to expand its strength, and he had to seize this opportunity.

    You must know that since Dong Zhuo hijacked the emperor and moved the capital to Chang'an, the central court's control over the Kanto region has ceased to exist. The various military groups in the Kanto region that raised armies to denounce Dong Zhuo quickly degenerated and began to fight each other for territory and people.  At this time, Gongsun Zan occupied most of Youzhou, and Yuan Shao replaced Han Fu as the shepherd of Jizhou. Even if Yuan Shao's subordinate Zhou Ang did not "shoot" Gongsun Fan, the two sides would start a fierce tug-of-war in the eastern Jizhou and Qingzhou areas!  In this way, it will be very conducive to the revival of the Montenegrin Army!

    Zhang Yan thought of this and said loudly: "Brothers, give me some peace! I have been thinking about this for a long time. Now is the best time for our Black Mountain Army to revive!"

    Seeing that everyone was concentrating on listening to his speech, Zhang Yan simply stood up and said loudly while thinking: "First, the court is now too busy to take care of itself. It can no longer mobilize soldiers and horses from all over the country to deal with us like it suppressed the Yellow Turban Army. It is impossible to carry out a big campaign.  Large-scale division and encirclement; secondly, the officials in Kanto are all busy fighting for territory now, and have neither the intention nor the ability to fight with us! But we can make friends with them from far away and attack closely, divide and disintegrate, and profit from this melee! "

    "Brother, that's right!" Yang Feng said loudly, looking at Zhang Yan with an extremely serious look.

    Zhang Yan nodded at him, and then said loudly: "In this case, we can't just stay in the mountains, we must fight out! Anyway, we have hundreds of thousands of people, and we can rely on Taihang Mountain to attack the neighboring Weijun, Dongjun, Yangping  County, Hanoi County and other places developed.

    "And these places happen to be Yuan Shao's sphere of influence, so our conflict with Yuan Shao is inevitable.  In this case, we will unite with Gongsun Zan who is against Yuan Shao. This is why I treat Gongsun Zan's envoys well!

    Moreover, although the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou and Xuzhou were hit, there are still more than 300,000 troops. They are now under siege from both sides by the Qingzhou and Xuzhou governors. If we can successfully break through the interception of Hanoi County, Dongjun and other places, we can fight with them.  If the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army successfully reunites, our strength will be greatly increased, enough to overwhelm the heroes!  "

    "Brother, that's right!"

    "Feiyan is invincible! Feiyan is invincible!"

    "Brother, give the order! We all listen to you!"

    The leaders of the Montenegrin Army in the hall all shouted loudly, banged the tables and weapons, and shouted excitedly.

    Zhang Yan said loudly: "We have hundreds of thousands of people in the Montenegrin army. Looting alone can only satisfy us for a while, but not for a lifetime. Besides, there will be times when we can't grab anything! I order Yang Feng to sit with me.  In the mountains, we command our troops from the Montenegrin Army Headquarters to farm and grow grain, striving for self-sufficiency.

    You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others!  Although Gongsun Zan has formed an alliance with us and Yuan Shao has behaved obediently, we cannot be careless!  Sun Qing and Wang Dang, you two will lead your troops to repair the mountain pass defenses to prepare for the surprise attack by Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao and others!

    Since we want to make friends at a distance and attack at home, we must make our position clear to avoid being misunderstood by Gongsun Zan.  Du Chang, I remember that you have more than 10,000 men in your hands. In this way, I will equip you with 20,000 more people. You can lead these 30,000 people northward and obey Gongsun Zan's orders.  Remember, you are here to express our attitude, not to fight a tough battle for Gongsun Zan. Don't be stupid and act as a weapon for others.  Take advantage if there's an advantage, don't be too busy chewing the bones.

    Wei County is just east of our Taihang Mountains and is a good land for growing crops.  It was just empty due to the chaos of war.  Yu Du, Zuo Zhu Zhangba, Liu Shi, Qing Niujiao, and Tao Sheng, each of you will lead your own troops and wait for the opportunity to advance eastward.  If there is a fight between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan's troops and there is a loophole in the defense, you will come out of the mountain and let me rob!  First rob Wei County for me and transport all the food back to the mountains.  Of course, if there is a chance, we will occupy Wei County!

    Yu Digen just said, Cao Ang is so fat, we have to steal his vote and give him lessons.  In this way, Bai Rao and Sui Gu, you twoHe led his troops to harass Zhang Yang's troops in Hanoi, leaving him with no chance to reinforce Yuan Shao or Cao Ang.  Huang Long, Zuo Xiao, Guo Daxian, Li Damu, and Yu Digen, each of you will lead your troops south to attack Cao Ang.  Yu Digen, didn't you say that they want to attack Zhi County in Qubei? You should find a way to contact them and use your brains, don't just think about killing!

    This time, our Montenegrin Army went out in large numbers to make the world remember our name!  The sky is dead, and the Black Mountains must stand!  "

    Shocked by Zhang Yan¡¯s gesture of pointing out the country, and moved by his pride, dozens of generals in the hall shouted together: "The sky is dead, Montenegro must stand!"

    As if sensing something, the sky suddenly became overcast, a muffled thunder flashed, and lightning flashed across Jizhou

    Cao Ang frowned, sat in the Zhixian military camp, and said in a deep voice: "Wen Qian, so our strategy of blaming others has been exposed, and they already know that we attacked Dongshan?"

    Le Jin nodded and said in a low voice: "Our arrangement did confuse Qubei at first, but he got into a fight with the Wei family and fought fiercely. However, as time went by,  More and more suspicious points were discovered by him. In addition, there were suddenly many cattle and war horses here, which also made him suspicious. Not long ago, the lord got married, and the Wei family and Qubei suddenly realized that they could not say that they had settled their differences.  , but also uncharacteristically, tending to relax.¡±

    At this time, Cao Hong said in a low voice: "My lord, yesterday a horse dealer quietly found me and sold me a piece of news, saying that Qubei had gathered more than 4,000 cavalry and were ready to attack at any time; in addition, Luan Ti Yu Fu  When Luo heard that the old camp in Qubei had been kicked down, he also ordered Luan Ti, Hu Chuquan, and five thousand troops to go south."

    Cao Ang nodded lightly, and then Xi Zhi stood up and said in a low voice: "This horse dealer who sells information is definitely not an ordinary person. Even if ordinary people can know the news about Qubei's invasion, they will not know about Luan Tihu Chuquan."  The exact scale of the troops sent, let alone the overall situation, will only be said that the Huns sent troops. I heard that Huchuquan is Yu Fuluo's younger brother, and now he is the king of Zuoxian; Qubeishen has Yu Fuluo's trust  , took office as King Youxian. As for Fulo's son Liu Bao, although he grew up and had his own tribe, he was just a little king and did not have a serious title. I guess this person might be a supporter of Liu Bao  , maybe we can get more information from him!"

    As soon as Xi Zhicai said this, all the generals nodded, and they all thought it made sense.  Li Su couldn't help but frown slightly. He finally climbed into the position of joining the army. This drama will not take his place, right?

    Just when he was secretly worried, Cao Ang said with a smile: "What you said makes sense! Let me introduce to you. This gentleman's name is Xi Zhicai, and he is my newly appointed magistrate of Zhi County. How many years have he been in office?  During the day, all the backlog of documents during this period has been dealt with without any omissions. However, my husband is not in good health and cannot be in charge for the time being. I now appoint Mr. Xi as my assistant to assist me in handling military and political affairs, especially in Jizhou.  , Yuzhou affairs. As for the affairs in the four areas of Zhi County, Yongzhou, Liangzhou and Sili, Weigong is still in charge."

    After hearing what Cao Ang said, Li Su couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw Cao Ang's smile, and couldn't help but blush on his face.

    The position of Shuzuo is under the guardianship of the army and the chief historian, second only to joining the army, and is responsible for writing documents and other matters.  Although he is an inconspicuous little official, he is the closest official to the governors of the prefectures and counties. If he is not a person deeply trusted by Cao Ang, he will never have the chance to serve as this official.  When the generals heard that Xi Zhicai had taken up this post, they did not dare to neglect him and all bowed to him.

    How dare Xi Zhicai accept such a gift, so he quickly avoided it.  He glanced at Cao Ang gratefully and thanked Cao Ang for trusting him.  I have wasted most of my life, and now I finally have a chance to show off my talents!

    Cao Ang smiled slightly and said in a deep voice: "Since the thief intends to offend, we must guard against it. I give an order!"

    Everyone stood in silence with their hands clasped, waiting for Cao Ang¡¯s order.

    Cao Ang said loudly: "Wei Gong, you should immediately increase the intensity of the investigation, conduct an investigation on a group of people in the territory, and search for the other party's details. Even if you cannot completely eliminate them, you must also alert them so that they do not dare to act rashly!"

    Li Su didn¡¯t expect that Cao Ang would call his name first, so he was very excited and said quickly: ¡°Wei Chen takes the order!¡±

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Xia Houyuan, Wei Zi, Xu Rong, and Fang Yue, the four of you immediately mobilized the four counties, collected grain and grass supplies, carefully investigated the enemy's operations, reinforced the city defense, and prepared for the battle. Cao Hong, Li Qian, the two of you  Continue to be responsible for our military's finance, taxation and farming affairs.

    Food is the first priority for the people, and the army must move forward before using food and grass. Food is the most important strategic material!  Starting today, all food exports are prohibited.  And the autumn harvest is coming soon, you are very brave, please!  "

      Xia Houyuan, Wei Zi, Xu Rong, Fang Yue, Cao Hong and Li Qian immediately received their orders loudly.

    Cao Ang said loudly: "Cao Ren, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Liao Hua, the four of you should step up your training of soldiers and prepare for battle. Let the Huns and all enemies know how powerful our Cao family's army is!"

    Everyone shouted loudly: "We, the Cao family army, are victorious!"

 Volume 1 Chapter 166 The Huns Attack

    [Thanks to the book friend "Lao Zhou Lao Zhou" for the reward!  ¡¿

    Cao Ang sat in front of the desk, spread out his pen and paper, but didn't write a word.

    When we were discussing with the generals, everyone finally shouted together: "We, the Cao family army, are victorious!" This slogan is not simple, it means that everyone's loyalty to the Han Dynasty is concentrated on Cao Ang, intentionally or unintentionally!

    In fact, if you think about it, these people in Cao Ang's hands have not received much favor from the Han Dynasty, and many of them are heartbroken by the Han Dynasty. On the contrary, Cao Ang, who promoted them, is their benefactor, and they should be treated as such.  Gain everyone's allegiance and become everyone's lord.

    Cao Ang couldn't help but smile slightly, picked up his pen, dipped enough ink, and wrote a big word "Cao".  Now that he has four counties, he can barely be regarded as a prince. Seeing that troubled times are coming, he has to fight hard for his family, relatives, and men who are loyal to him.  Isn¡¯t there a saying that princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have their own kind?  !  Perhaps, this is the meaning of traveling by oneself.

    Anyway, my current situation is much better than that of my father, Cao Cao.  In Cao Ang's memory, Cao Cao in history still has no place to settle down and can only rely on Yuan Shao.  It was not until Yu Du, Bai Rao, Sui Gu and others led an army to attack Dongjun that Yuan Shao, who had been fighting with Gongsun Zan, was unable to escape, so Cao Cao was allowed to lead his army. So Cao Cao defeated Yu Du and others in one fell swoop, and took office with the support of Yuan Shao  Governor of Dongjun.

    Cao Ang just sat quietly in front of the desk, thinking slowly, until he was awakened by the fragrant fragrance.  When he looked up, he saw Cai Yan standing in front of his tent holding a food box.

    Cao Ang stood up quickly and said with a smile: "Zhao Ji, you just come in, why are you still standing at the door?"

    Cai Yan pointed at the two guards at the door with a smile, and said with a smile: "You were thinking about something just now. You didn't hear me shouting, and they just refused to let me in. No, I hurried back and made two discs  Xiaocai, it took a lot of effort to wake you up."

    Cao Ang scratched his head, walked out in a few steps, looked at the two guards with a sullen face, and said in a deep voice: "What's going on?"

    Facing Cao Ang, the two of them were obviously a little nervous. One of them said tremblingly: "My lord, you said that no one is allowed to enter when you are thinking!"

    Cao Ang snorted coldly, the two guards were a little nervous, even a little timid.  But the two of them never said anything to beg for mercy, because they strictly followed the orders.

    Cai Yan wanted to say a few words of pleading for them. As soon as he took a step forward, he didn't expect Cao Ang to smile and say: "You two will go find Li Dian in a while. Just do what I said and go down to the army."  , take up the post of Dub and have a good training!"

    The two guards were overjoyed. They were only corps commanders now. According to the usual practice, the troops were only serving as commanders. It was an unexpected surprise that they could not be punished and were promoted to uncles instead!

    The two of them quickly saluted and thanked Cao Ang, but Cao Ang pointed at Cai Yan with a smile and said to the two of them: "When you return to the guard, tell everyone that my wife is not an outsider and can enter and exit my tent at any time!"

    The two of them quickly accepted the order. Cao Ang then welcomed Cai Yan in and said with a smile: "Zhao Ji, I made you laugh."

    Cai Yan, however, sent a blessing to Cao Angfu: "I congratulate you husband. With such a subordinate, you will definitely be invincible!"

    Looking at Cai Yan's adoring eyes, Cao Ang couldn't help but laugh. That's right, Cai Zhaoji, who has not been tempered by the cruel reality of later generations, is actually just a seventeen-year-old girl.

    He smiled and patted Cai Yan's little hand, took the food box, and while serving the dishes himself, he said with a smile: "Zhaoji, put down the curtain, let's eat together as husband and wife."

    When he heard this, Cai Yan was a little nervous. This meant that he had to face someone's restless little paws. However, who made him his husband!

    ¡­¡­

    Three days later, Cao Hong frowned and reported to Cao Ang in a low voice: "My lord, it has been five days and there is still no news from the caravan sent to Hanoi County! The day before yesterday, I had ordered people to use carrier pigeons to notify them of emergency evacuation.  , but now there is still no news!¡±

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "The Huns must have sent troops, otherwise why would there be no news at all? Have a large number of Huns caravans come to Zhiguan in the past few days?"

    Cao Hong thought for a while and nodded affirmatively: "There are two groups, one is an old face, and the other is a newbie, but their tokens are all real. My lord, they were strictly inspected when they entered the customs."  Check, don¡¯t worry, they don¡¯t have weapons in their hands!¡±

    Xi Zhicai said in a deep voice: "Tokens can be snatched from people's hands. The absence of weapons does not mean safety! Lord, I think these two caravans are very suspicious and need to be investigated.Real troubleshooting!  "

    Li Su sneered and bowed his hand to Cao Ang: "My lord, troubled times require heavy punishment. I suggest that they be put in jail and tortured carefully. We will definitely be able to extract confessions!"

    Xi Zhicai frowned and raised his hand to Li Su: "Joining the army, we have no conclusive evidence"

    Before he finished speaking, Li Su had already sneered and said: "What evidence does the government need to do things?! After torture, they were found to be spies, so they killed them; if they were wronged, just give them some compensation!"

    Xi Zhicai shook his head repeatedly, but seeing that no one had any objection, he couldn't help but hesitate.  But he couldn't help but said: "Master Junjun, our current situation in Zhi County is all due to strict compliance with laws and regulations, which has attracted so many business travelers. If these people are detained today, regardless of whether they are right or wrong, spread the word  , have all become the government's greed for money, and they have been beaten into submission. In this way, our trade channel will be self-destructed! If there were no merchants traveling back and forth, our four barren counties would not be in the current situation.  Donkey, who will dare to come here to do business in the future?!"

    It has to be said that what Xi Zhicai said makes sense; but Li Su also insisted on his opinion. After all, the four counties were able to ignore the threat from Hedong County, and Zhiguan played a major role.  Seeing that the Huns are about to kill them, I would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let one go!

    Cao Ang couldn't help but frowned slightly, looking at Xi Zhicai, Li Su and others who were waiting eagerly, he said in a deep voice: "Send inspectors to conduct a public inspection of these two caravans, to alert them and take a look at them  Who are they? Send troops to monitor nearby. Once something is wrong with the other party, take them down immediately. If no problem is found, send someone to monitor them quietly to prevent accidents.

    In addition, all field troops began to assemble in the direction of Zhiguan.  Starting tonight, a curfew will be implemented in Zhiguan and Zhixian County, and all the villagers and liding in each village will be mobilized to take turns keeping watch at night with the army.

    Tomorrow at noon, I will lead the military camp to Zhiguan.  Isn't Cao Ren guarding Zhiguan now? Send him an order to send more scouts to conduct reconnaissance.  Although the Huns have nine thousand soldiers, our Cao army is not useless.  I guess the menacing Huns would not be too cautious before attacking Zhiguan!  If a favorable fighter opportunity appears, we must attack decisively and defeat them in one fell swoop!  "

    "No!"

    Luan Tihuchuquan was lying on the hillside, lazily basking in the sun. Soldiers driving cattle and sheep passed by him constantly.  Hearing the loud sound of the whip, he felt very friendly. One day, all the land under the sky will become the pasture of our Huns!

    A soldier came over carrying a leather bucket, saluted him, and said loudly: "King, the newly squeezed mare's milk is still warm!"

    Luan Tihu Chuquan frowned, "Where's the wine?"

    The soldier took off the wine bag from his waist and said in a low voice: "King, you drank all the wine we grabbed yesterday, and only the kumiss is left. You forgot, last night we raided a Han man  In the merchant¡¯s camp, he killed all the men in the camp, drank all the wine in the camp, and took turns with all the women in the camp.¡±

    Luan Tihu Chuquan slapped his head: "Oh, I'm getting old and my brain is hard to use! When I capture Zhi County, I will definitely find the biggest wine vat, pour all the wine into it, jump in and drink it to my heart's content  What a pleasure!¡±

    Everyone laughed, and then someone came riding a horse from a distance. Luan Ti Hu Chuquan laughed softly and said, "It's that untameable guy from Qubei again who keeps urging us to speed up our march, speed up our march. This is the time."  When the cattle and sheep are fat, drinking wine and eating meat are so refreshing, so Cao Ang can't run away!"

    While complaining, Luan Tihu Chuquan stood up, waiting for Qubei to pay him a visit.  Although his status is higher than that of Qubei, Huchuquan is not willing to neglect him because Qubei is able to fight and dare to fight.

    Soon Qubei came to him, hurriedly bowed to Huchuquan, and whispered: "King Zuoxian, didn't I tell you, when the Zhi Pass is broken and Zhi County is captured,  There are as many cattle and sheep as there are! You don't have to march with them, as this will slow down the march too much. If their whereabouts are exposed, the Han people will probably be on guard by the time they arrive at Zhiguan! Zhiguan  Although it doesn¡¯t have a great reputation, it is a dangerous place, so we can¡¯t be careless!¡±

    Hu Chuquan patted his chest and said with a smile: "Go and be humble, are you scared out of your wits by the Han people? How could they have the courage to confront us head-on! Besides, in the past, we couldn't capture the Han people's cities.  It¡¯s because there are no corresponding siege equipment; now that you have exchanged so many ladders and arrow towers from the Wei family, are you still afraid that you won¡¯t be able to attack Zhiguan?!¡±

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? could could not have been calculated like this, said in a humble voice: "King Zuo Xian, the battle cannot be calculated like this! If the Han people are prepared, we will have to die a lot of people! Even if we rob more things, but there are fewer people, what's the use?! We?It is better to abandon these supplies and rush to Zhiguan quickly, taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and seizing the opportunity to seize the city.  As for these siege equipment, don't use them if you can, otherwise they will have to be brought back when you capture Anyi in the future.  "

    Hu Chuquan laughed: "No wonder you and the Wei family reached a settlement so easily. It turns out that you still want to capture their Anyi! Don't worry, I can't miss your important event! I have sent dead soldiers to sneak into Zhiguan. When the time comes, the inside and outside will cooperate.  , we will surely win it in one fell swoop!¡±

 Volume 1 Chapter 167 Shooting civilians

    Cao Ang stood on the city wall of Zhiguan, looking at the Huns army covering the sky and the sun in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.

    Cao Ren handed over to him and said: "The general is incompetent. I didn't expect that Huchuquan may seem reckless, but he is actually a cautious man. Before the army arrived, the scouts were already spread out for dozens of miles. Our careful work will not get us any advantage at all. We can't get any advantage at all if we work carefully.  According to our reports, wherever the Huns' army went, whether it was the territory of the Wei family or under the rule of the Baibo Army, all the people were rounded up and escorted here."

    Cao Ren paused for a moment, then whispered: "The general estimates that the enemy wants to force these people to attack Zhiguan, which will damage the morale of the defenders and consume our defense supplies!"

    Cao Ang frowned and whispered: "Is there any possibility of rescuing them? I sent people to notify them to evacuate a few days ago, why are they still staying where they are?"

    Cao Ren shook his head and replied in a low voice: "They must be reluctant to part with the pots and pans. Besides, they are all under the rule of the Wei family and do not trust us! As for going out of the city to rescue them, I estimate that all the elites in Huchuquan  , are waiting for us to go out to fight in the city! Most of them are cavalry, and their favorite thing is encounters!"

    Cao Ang patted the battlements hard and said in a deep voice: "Go down and distribute the supplies to defend the city, and organize the archers to be on standby. Ifif the other side coerces the people to attack the city, I allow you to shoot freely! In addition, I will announce the assembly of some outstanding archers.  There may be Hun 'condor shooters' on the opposite side! You should also be more careful and wear two layers of armor, uncle!"

    Upon hearing this, Cao Ren couldn't help but glance at Cao Ang, and whispered: "Don't worry, my lord, you will never be able to make an arrow that can kill me. I estimate that the other side will harass us tomorrow, and my lord is absolutely fine."  Watching the battle in the city, there is no need to go to the city. If I can't handle this small situation, then what dignity do I have to be a guard here?!"

    Cao Ang knew what Cao Ren meant and allowed himself to watch the battle in the city. On the one hand, it was for his own safety, and on the other hand, it was also for Cao Ang's reputation.  After all, shooting people, even out of necessity, brings notoriety.

    Looking at Cao Ang's sincere eyes, Cao Ang smiled slightly, turned around and went down to the city. He just said a sentence in the wind, but it moved Cao Ren: "Tomorrow, I will beat the drum on the tower to cheer for the general!"

    Cao Ren saluted Cao Ang's back seriously, "My lord, since you insist on taking on the reputation of shooting civilians, then I, Cao Ren, have nothing else to do. I will step on enemy lines, defeat enemies and kill thieves for you in this life, and I will never regret it."  !

    Early the next morning, the Huns made an exception and killed five hundred sheep, made sheep soup, and distributed it to the common people who they regarded as consumables.  Among them were common people under the Wei family, rebels under the Baibo Army, and even some Huns from small tribes.

    More than a dozen interpreters were riding on horses, shouting loudly: "Lord Zuo Xian, please be kind and give you extra food! It's all delicious mutton, which makes it easier for you bastards! Lord Zuo Xian said that Zhi Pass must be conquered at noon today."  No one is allowed to retreat from the city wall. Anyone who violates the rules will be killed. After everyone has finished eating, collect weapons from the gate of the camp and head towards Zhiguan!"

    Hearing the call of the interpreter, a captured Han soldier whispered: "Master Tun, let's rebel! There are no fools in Zhiguan. When we rush over, we will definitely shoot arrows. We can't rush over. Instead of that  If you die at Zhiguan, you might as well fight with the Huns!"

    Wearing the clothes of a soldier, the general nodded: "I have discussed it with them. As soon as we receive the weapons, we will rebel! Either way, we will all die. We have to find a Huns to back us up!"

    The group of people swore an oath and discussed each other. However, when they were escorted out of the camp by the fully armed Huns, they couldn't help but sigh when they looked at the weapons they received.  These Huns were so damn cunning, they actually gave everyone only a wooden stick, and the green leaves on it hadn't been picked off yet!

    Before anyone could complain, dozens of people who were left behind had been beheaded by the Huns.  The previous interpreters shouted loudly: "If we capture Zhiguan, you will all survive; if we cannot capture it, you will all die!"

    Being forced by them, many people ran to Zhiguan involuntarily.  Everyone is Han, so maybe the defenders will be lenient and let them in!

    Seeing the people rushing closer and closer, Cao Ren shouted loudly: "Everyone shout together, those who rush through the pass will die and run to the mountains on both sides!"

    Hearing his order, all the soldiers guarding the gate shouted: "Anyone who rushes through the gate will die. Run to the mountains on both sides!"

    When the people below the city heard the shouts, they couldn't help but hesitate.  But looking at the boundless virgin forests on both sides, no one dares to risk their lives in them.  God knows how many ferocious beasts and wolves there are, and everyone has no food. Rushing in will not lead to death!  Do those guardsmen really have the heart to shoot arrows?

    Except for a small group of people, most of the people went to ZhiguanCome running.  Before Cao Ang could give the order, Cao Ren shouted loudly: "Fire the arrow!"

    Last night Cao Ren introduced the situation to everyone, and everyone was aware of it.  Besides, once the Huns break the barrier, no one will be able to escape death, and everyone's family members will be wantonly insulted by the Huns, and their lives will be worse than death!  Rather than losing your life for a moment of mercy, it is better to fight to the end now!

    Most of the soldiers obeyed Cao Ren's order and shot arrows at the people below the city.

    These common people under the city have no protection at all, and they have no conditions to cut wooden shields. Almost every arrow can take away the life of a common people.  Under the concentrated fire of the two thousand defenders on the city, almost everyone failed to cross the moat and all died on the river bank!

    As the four to five thousand people who led the battle were shot dead by the Zhiguan garrison, the remaining people stopped and retreated as they dared not move forward.

    At this time, Luan Tihu Chuquan gave an order, and a thousand soldiers supervising the battle immediately fired their bows and arrows at the retreating people.

    The interpreters lost no time in shouting: "There is still a glimmer of hope to advance, but if you retreat you will be shot on the spot!"

    Looking at the heavily armed Huns and the piles of corpses on the ground, the people could only turn around and continue rushing towards Zhiguan.

    Qubei said in a low voice: "King Zuo Xian, is this useful? You and I both know that the defenders on the opposite side must have prepared a lot of supplies, and these common people will not have much effect!"

    Hu Chuquan smiled coldly, "No, go humble, you are wrong! I don't intend to let them break through, I just want them to use their bodies to fill in the moat, fill in all the trenches, and pave the way for us to attack.  . Besides, if the Han troops in the city kill all Han people, they will be soft-hearted, and they who were originally filled with righteous indignation will gradually become numb and slack off. It not only consumes their physical strength, but also damages their morale. What's the point?  Not?!"

    " Seeing the corpses of the people filling up the trenches and moats, Huchuquan gave an order, and the trumpeter immediately blew the trombone.  Upon hearing his order, two hundred carefully selected eagle shooters held their own long bows and rode towards the city wall.

    Although they were charging, these vulture shooters had no intention of attacking by force. Instead, they reined in their horses near the arrow site outside the city. They relied on their advantage in the range of their longbows and their excellent shooting skills to continuously shoot and kill the defenders.  The soldiers of Cao's army in the city.

    In just one encounter, more than a hundred soldiers fell to the arrows of these Huns.  Many soldiers couldn't help but hesitate to dodge, paying more attention to the protection of the battlements. They always hesitated before throwing their heads, and casually threw rolling stones and wooden logs at the bottom of the city.  Regardless of whether they hit the target or not, the soldiers retracted their heads and did not dare to show up to see.

    As a result, the efficiency of the Cao family's soldiers plummeted, and more and more people successfully rushed to the city. While shouting loudly, they hit the city wall with wooden sticks, trying to dig a passage.

    The city wall of Zhiguan is very thick, and the attempts of the people can only be in vain. However, as the city wall shakes, more and more soldiers guarding the gate feel a little sad and can't help but feel a little pity.  Now that the fierce battle has come, everyone is a little tired and no longer has the same strength as before.

    Hu Chuquan himself was a vulture shooter with excellent eyesight. He was overjoyed when he saw the sparse bows and arrows on the city wall counterattacking.  He immediately shouted loudly: "Blow the trumpet, three long and one short, the whole army attacks!"

    Hearing his order, the soldiers blew their horn trombones hard, three long and one short.  This is also a signal to make an agreement with Xizuo in the city. After hearing this order, Xizuo, who has sneaked into the city long ago, should get up immediately and cooperate inside and outside!

    Hearing the enemy's horn sound, Cao Ren shouted loudly: "Reserve team, come on!"

    While shouting, he rushed out personally, ran to a battlement, and fired arrows hard towards the outside.

    Soon, a Hun eagle shooter noticed him and immediately raised his long bow and aimed at him.  Boy, you deserve your misfortune!

    While he was making his wishful thinking, his chest suddenly shook, and then, an indescribable sting and coldness spread throughout his body.  Looking down, he saw a long arrow with carved feathers stuck in his heart!

    I saw Xia Houyuan suddenly leaping onto the battlements, standing there, constantly drawing the long bow in his hand, and started shooting at the Huns' vulture shooters!

    While shooting, Xia Houyuan shouted loudly: "I am Xia Houyuan from Qiao County. Who dares to shoot with me?!"

    Faced with such an arrogant human-shaped arrow target, many vulture shooters were so angry that they changed their targets and aimed at Xia Houyuan.

    However, Xia Houyuan¡¯s painstakingly trained men are just decorations, especially the long bows in their hands are more sophisticated than those of the Huns; the long arrows with carved feathers in their hands are better than those of the Huns.When the arrow comes, the range is enhanced.  More than a hundred archers worked together and suppressed the Huns' vulture shooters in the distance!

    Xia Houyuan jumped down from the battlement very gracefully and shook his sore wrist.  These damn Huns are really good at archery!

    At this moment, I heard a noise coming from near the city gate

 Volume 1 Chapter 168 Bloody Battle on the Long Street

    At the city gate of Zhiguan, dozens of people crowded there, beating the city gate hard, pleading in a pitiful voice: "Have mercy on us, let us in! Let us in! We are all common people, have mercy on us!"

    Listening to the cries of the people in front of the door and seeing the blood slowly seeping into the cracks of the door, Du Bocao Gan, who was in charge of the defense of the city gate, clenched his fist hard and punched the city gate hard.  There are ordinary people on the opposite side. As long as you remove the door bolt, you can let them into the city.  Anyway, the Huns are still far away from here. If we close the door in time, we can always save some people.  .

    Cao Gan glanced out from the crack in the door and saw rolling stones and wooden logs being thrown down from the top of the city, hitting the Huns who were supervising the battle.  However, the accuracy of the defenders was limited after all, and many innocent civilians were smashed until blood spurted from their mouths and fell to the ground dead!

    Seeing those emaciated people lying in a pool of blood, Cao Gan couldn't bear it anymore. He said in a deep voice: "Open the city gate and let them in!"

    Hearing Cao Gan¡¯s order, the soldiers hesitated.  A chief said loudly: "Boss, the general said, you can't open the door without an order!"

    Cao Gan said angrily: "Then we just watch innocent people fall here?! The Huns' large army is still far away. As long as we close the door in time, they won't be able to rush in! Open the door and I will bear all the responsibilities.  !¡±

    Since the immediate boss said so, no one can offer any other opinions.  Besides, everyone couldn't bear to see the innocent people lying in a pool of blood.

    Several impatient soldiers rushed to the door, and while removing the bluestone blocking the door, they loudly said to the people at the city gate: "Put down your weapons, let's open the city! Be honest, if anyone has evil intentions, our swords will not recognize anyone!"  "

    Hearing the shouts of the soldiers, the people quickly dropped their wooden sticks and all rushed towards the city gate.  The people nearby also noticed the abnormality and all followed him.

    With a creaking sound, the city gate was pushed open a small crack, and Cao Gan shouted loudly: "Line up in a line, come in quickly, come in quickly!"

    Seeing that a way out appeared in front of them, the people ignored Cao Gan's orders and everyone crowded in. The small gap that was opened suddenly widened, and most of the city gates were pushed open by the people.  .

    The soldiers of Cao's army roared loudly, pushed hard, and beat with sheathed weapons, but it didn't work at all.

    More and more people came here, and the dozen or so soldiers who wanted to stop him at the city gate were pushed to the ground, trampled under their feet, and they lost their voices without even letting out a few groans!

    Cao Gan was shocked and shouted: "Close the city gate, close the city gate!"

    But how could dozens of soldiers resist the pushing of hundreds of people? Everyone tried their best to move closer to the city gate, but the people were still pushed to both sides of the city gate.

    Cao Gan shouted loudly, pushed hard, and then looked at the dagger stuck in his chest in shock, and looked desperately at a Huns disguised as common people sneering at him!  This time I was really self-defeating, doing bad things with good intentions

    Cao Ang, Cao Ren and others all heard the noise coming from the city gate. Cao Ang couldn't help but frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Who is in charge of the city gate?"

    Cao Ren quickly replied: "It's Cao Gan, your third cousin. This man is good at martial arts and very warm-hearted It's bad. He must have an excessive sense of justice, so he opened the city gate and let him go! My lord, I will let him go now."  Go down to the city"

    Before Cao Ren could finish speaking, Cao Ang had already given a loud order: "Xia Houyuan, cover the area near the city gate and block enemy reinforcements! Li Dian, lead 500 infantry to stop them and order all the people to squat down with their heads held in their hands. Anyone who disrespects them will do so."  Give orders and kill those who run wantonly on the spot! Liao Hua, aren't there a barricade built near the city gate? You immediately lead a thousand men to guard there and cooperate with Li Dian to stabilize the situation. Le Jin, you lead three hundred cavalry to prepare for a counterattack  charge!"

    The generals loudly received their orders and quickly went down to the city to attack.  Cao Ren couldn't bear it and said in a low voice: "My lord, Cao Gan's martial arts is pretty good"

    Cao Ang's eyes widened and he said angrily: "Cao Ren, fighting is not about treating guests to dinner or welcoming guests. Opening the city gate without permission is a death penalty. If you employ people inappropriately, you should wait for a review after the war! I will leave the city to you.  Well, I will personally lead the people to the city gate to supervise the battle!"

    Before Cao Ren could answer, Cao Ang had already strode towards the city.  At this moment, dozens of horns were sounded at the same time, and the Huns finally launched a general attack!

    Although due to the terrain, only two to three thousand Huns participated in the front-line battle, the pressure they brought to the city was incomparable!

    Seeing that they could not rush forward, many Huns took out their bows and arrows from a distance and kept shooting at the city wall.  Thousands of people bent their bows and fired at the same time.The soldiers simply could not stand upright to fight.

    For the Han people, playing with bows and arrows is just a skill; but for the Huns, failing to hit their prey means starvation and death!

    Cao Ren, who was hiding behind the crenellated wall, watched as a long arrow rushed in from the crenel opening and nailed his guard's chest.  And then another long arrow rushed over, nailed the tail of the previous long arrow, and stunned it into two halves!

    Cao Ren didn't know whether it was a coincidence or whether the level of the other side's vulture shooters was too high. He only knew that the archers under Xia Houyuan had been completely suppressed by the Huns, and Xia Houyuan, who had been calmly counterattacking, had to hide behind the battlements and was unable to fight back.  !

    More and more Huns rushed to the city wall, stepping on the corpses of the people and rushing upward; some even put the lasso in their hands on the battlements, grabbed the rope and kept climbing up.  Under the full cover of the archers, Huns continued to board the city of Zhiguan!

    Seeing that the situation was improving, he went to Beichong, bowed to Huchuquan, and said loudly: "King Zuoxian, the last general has left!"

    Hu Chuquan nodded, "You have some good ideas, are those occupying the city gate your personal guards? You are like a fox, let them mix among the Han people and rush over, okay!"

    Receiving Huchuquan's praise, Qubei smiled proudly, slapped his horse and rushed forward. The remaining guards quickly followed and rushed towards the gate of Zhiguan.

    Hu Chuquan looked at his back, smiled coldly, and shouted loudly: "Archer, shoot with all your strength!"

    Zhiguan is the checkpoint on the border between Zhi County and Hedong County. When it was built, the situation of the city gate being lost was taken into consideration. Just behind the city gate opening, there are not houses, but a long street composed of the back walls of warehouses.

    The people who were lucky enough to rush into the city wanted to run to the streets and alleys to find a hidden place to hide themselves, but facing this long street, they could only rush further along the street.

    By this time, Li Dian had already led people to the street and shouted: "Move forward with your shield up!"

    After hearing his order, the five hundred soldiers immediately blocked the wooden shields in their hands in front of them, raised their long knives, and slapped the shields hard!  Bang!  Bang!  Bang!

    Although there were many people who rushed in and grabbed some weapons from the soldiers, they couldn't help but feel a little timid looking at the soldiers of Cao's army who were waiting for them. They were unorganized.

    At this time, someone shouted loudly in the crowd: "Don't be afraid, they won't do anything! We can just rush over"

    Before he could finish his words, a long arrow hit his throat!

    Li Dian let go of the long bow in his hand and shouted loudly: "Drop your weapon, hold your head and squat down! If there is resistance, shoot to death!"

    Five hundred soldiers shouted together: "Drop your weapons, squat down with your head in your hands; if you resist, shoot and kill!"

    Under the shock of the soldiers, the common people rushing in front dropped their weapons one after another and squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands.  There were only a dozen Huns pretending to be ordinary people, standing out among the crowd.

    Li Dian shouted loudly: "Charge!"

    The soldiers in the front row raised their weapons and rushed towards these people.  The soldiers behind him did not act rashly, but continued to maintain a tight formation.

    The Huns shouted in despair, but did not surrender. Instead, they rushed forward and fought with Cao's soldiers.

    Li Dian shouted loudly: "Attack forward, two prisoners and one prisoner, tied up tightly!"

    After hearing his order, the soldiers immediately walked forward steadily, pushed the common people they encountered to the ground, and tied their hands tightly with hemp ropes.  At this critical moment, it would not be too much to kill all the people. The Huns rushed into the city to massacre them!

    From time to time, Huns who were mixed among the people were discovered by the soldiers and fought with them.  However, there were too few of them, and they were quickly chopped to death by Cao Jun's soldiers!

    At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was suddenly heard, overwhelming the shouts of killing from above and below the city.  Someone shouted: "Huns' cavalry!"

    Li Dian quickly shouted: "Form up and prepare for a collision!"

    When they heard the Huns' cavalry rushing over, the people were shocked, but there was no obstruction on the empty long street. Except for some clever guys who pressed their bodies against both sides of the long street, the rest of the people were shocked.  The people below subconsciously rushed forward.  In particular, there were many Chinese Huns in the team who were constantly provoking. The people ignored Cao Jun's orders and rushed towards Cao Jun's main formation.

    Li Dian shouted loudly: "The archers are on the wall to block the shooting! The swordsmen and shielders are ready to charge!"

    After hearing his order, the archers quickly climbed up to the warehouses on both sides of the long street, stood on the roof and started shooting.??.  Although there are no fortifications here, the view is wide, which makes it a good position.

    At this time, the Huns also began to charge. They pressed their bodies tightly against the horses' backs and roared angrily: "t¨¢mad¨¢s!"

    The common people who stood in the way of their charge were either trampled by horses' hooves and seriously injured, or their lives were conveniently taken away by the charging Huns.  Even if the Huns mixed in the crowd were careful, they could only fall on the way to the charge of their companions!

    "boom!"

    The forward of the Huns collided with the soldiers of Cao Army fiercely. The forward of the Huns was almost wiped out, and all the soldiers of Cao Army who were blocking the front were knocked away by their horses. Their bones were broken, their tendons were broken, and their blood was splashed everywhere!

 Volume 1 Chapter 169 Defeat the Huns

    Qubei looked at the city gate of Zhiguan and couldn't help but frown.  Team after team of cavalry rushed in, but apart from the increasingly faint shouts of killing, there was no news of victory at all!  Is this a city gate, or the mouth of an insatiable monster?  !

    He looked at the top of the city. Although soldiers had already rushed up, the breach had never been able to expand and only occupied two or three battlements.  Qubei even had the idea that the reason why the other party let the Huns rush to the city wall was entirely to avoid the Huns' bow and arrow advantage and to fight them head-on.

    He gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "Batu, cover and shoot the city! Shoot five times quickly!"

    Hearing his order, Batu was stunned for a moment and said anxiously: "King, there are still our tribesmen above!"

    "Batu?!" Qubei didn't explain, but just roared angrily.

    Batu looked at his gloomy expression, did not dare to refute, and ordered loudly.  When the archers under the city heard the order, they couldn't help but pause subconsciously. Seeing that the commander had no intention of changing, they released their bows and arrows.

    It has to be said that although the move of Qubei was insidious and vicious, it hit the weak point of the defenders.  Ordinary soldiers were completely unprepared, and many fell under the arrows. Even Cao Ren was hit by two arrows!  It was only because the armor on his body was of good quality that he was not seriously injured!

    After five rounds of lasing, a large blank space suddenly appeared on the city wall. The Huns soldiers immediately climbed up the city wall from more crenels, taking advantage of the favorable opportunity before Cao Jun's reinforcements arrived, and rushed to kill them!

    Cao Ren shouted loudly: "Come closer to me! Come closer to me!"

    While shouting, Cao Ren swept the spear in his hand, fought his way out, and rushed to the crenel.

    A Xiongnu Qianhu who had just climbed up the city wall roared angrily, raised his big guillotine and chopped off Cao Ren's head.

    Cao Ren had no way to avoid it, so he could only raise the spear in his hand to block it. Hearing a click, the spear in his hand was cut into two pieces by the Qianhu!

    The Qianhu man laughed ferociously, and the guillotine in his hand swept forward and slashed at Cao Ren's waist and abdomen.

    There were soldiers fighting all around, and Cao Ren had no room to dodge. He gritted his teeth, broke the gun in his hand and stabbed forward. He would rather die with these thousands of families than let him seize the crenel again.

    There was a pop, and the tip of the broken spear suddenly pierced the Qianhu's throat, but Cao Ren didn't feel any pain.  When he looked down, he saw that his bodyguard Xiao Duzi was blocking the guillotine with his body, and his body was covered in blood!

    The guillotine was a sharp weapon that Qian Hu of the Huns had polished day by day. It suddenly cut open the little calf's intestines, but the little calf's hands were like iron hoops, hooping the Qian Hu's hands.  He could neither retreat nor dodge, so he died unjustly under Cao Ren's gun!

    Cao Ren shouted in a trembling voice: "Little calflittle calf!"

    There was no answer, the little calf had died on the spot!  Cao Ren roared angrily, pulled out his guillotine, and with one sweep, he beheaded the two Huns who were sneaking into the city.  He roared angrily: "Cao Ren is here, the Huns will die quickly!!!"

    If Qubei was still under the city, he would definitely have ordered his troops to concentrate on shooting Cao Ren.  But now Qubei has rushed into the city gate with his guards. Batu, who is responsible for commanding the archers, is only busy supporting Qubei. How can he care about the city head?  !

    Arrows continued to shoot diagonally from the top of the city gate tower, hitting Li Dian's infantry square and making loud clanging noises against the shields.

    The soldiers had to guard against the arrows thrown at them and the direct fire from the Huns on the opposite side. They missed the other and were constantly hit by arrows and fell to the ground.  The 500 men under Li Dian only fought on this long street for a quarter of an hour before losing more than 200 of them. The remaining 300 soldiers could only barely maintain their formation and retreat while fighting.

    Liao Hua, who finally built the barricade fortifications, shouted loudly: "Li Dian, withdraw quickly! Use the fortifications to defend against the enemy cavalry!"

    Li Dian also wanted to retreat, but facing the Huns' elite cavalry, he had no chance to retreat safely!  Li Dian gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "The whole army attacks!"

    While shouting, Li Dian threw down his shield and rushed towards the Huns.

    Whoever brings out soldiers will have the same temperament!  Hearing his cry, the soldiers roared angrily: "All the troops attack!" They all dropped their wooden shields and rushed towards the Huns.

    Arrows continued to fall on Cao¡¯s soldiers, but as long as there was still breath left, the soldiers rushed forward with all their strength.  After everyone broke through the arrow blockade, the Huns did not dare to continue shooting, and they all rushed forward brandishing their sabers.

    "If the battle is on the plains and the cavalry have room to gallop, then Li Dian and these sword and shield bearers are going to die.  ?However, the battlefield between the two sides was limited to this narrow street, and there were hundreds of corpses of civilians on the ground. It was not easy for the Huns cavalry to turn their horses, so they had no choice but to fight hard with Cao's soldiers.  As a result, the cavalry's speed advantage and impact power could not be used, and they were beaten back by Li Dian's troops.

    Seeing that the Huns' formation was in chaos and Li Dian's troops were running out, Liao Hua shouted: "Charge the whole army!" He personally led the soldiers to charge forward.

    Seeing the continuous flow of Cao's troops, the Huns cavalry who rushed into the city couldn't help but feel a little timid. They were beaten back by Li Dian and Liao Hua and were about to be driven out of the city.

    Qubei was furious when he saw this, and shouted loudly: "Sir, Heavenly Wolf God, how can my descendants of the Great Huns not be able to defeat the Han people?! Those who advance will be heavily rewarded, and those who retreat will die!"

    Hearing his cry, Chi Na, the captain of the personal guards of Qubei, rushed into the city gate with dozens of personal guards.  Seeing Li Dian and others getting closer and closer, Chi Na shouted loudly: "Throw the spear!"

    After hearing his order, the guards took a short gun from their backs and threw it forward with all their strength.

    Seeing this scene, Li Dian and Liao Hua were horrified and quickly waved their weapons to block.  Finally, due to their superb martial arts skills and the fact that the Huns were not very accurate and did not concentrate on shooting them, Li Dian and Liao Hua escaped smoothly.  However, the two men were much more miserable. They were either nailed to the ground on the spot or left with a large penetrating wound on their body.  Almost all of the fifty or sixty Cao soldiers who rushed at the front fell to the ground!

    China shouted again: "Throw the spear!"

    The guards took off the second and last short spear, weighed it gently in their hands, and threw it in the direction of Cao Jun's soldiers.

    Facing the opponent's spear, Cao Jun's soldiers still had no better response plan and could only speed up and rush forward.  If you get shot, you're considered unlucky. If you don't, you'll have to fight the Huns to the end.

    Three of them threw their spears and rushed toward Li Dian. Li Dian knocked down two of the spears. Regardless of his own image, he rolled to the side like a donkey and then hid.  Not everyone was as lucky as him. More than 40 Cao Jun soldiers were hit by spears and fell helplessly to the ground.

    The officers and soldiers of Cao's army all turned red-eyed and rushed over with roars of anger.  Especially the spearmen around Liao Hua rushed towards the Huns' horses and stabbed them.

    From the perspective of cavalry, war horses are their comrades and brothers.  Seeing the bright swords and guns coming towards them, the soldiers subconsciously turned their horses to dodge.  As a result, the cavalry formation suddenly became chaotic.

    Having lost their speed and formation, the Huns cavalry who were surrounded by Cao¡¯s army were looking for death!  Even senior veterans like Chi Na are trapped in a bitter battle.  His opponent was Liao Hua, who was holding a fine iron long axe.

    Hearing a roar, Liao Hua held an ax in both hands and slashed at Chi Na's thigh.

    Chi Na wanted to move his horse to dodge, but he couldn't move in this narrow battlefield. He had no choice but to jump off his horse and hide to one side.

    Liao Hua's ax did not hit Chi Na's thigh, but it hit the horse under his crotch.  The war horse screamed and darted to the side, hitting Chi Na right in the air.

    A war horse weighs at least three to four hundred kilograms. How can we underestimate its strength?  Chi Na suddenly saw stars in his eyes. When he heard the fierce wind, he realized that the headless body on the ground was so familiar!

    With just two moves, Chi Na was beheaded by Liao Hua on the spot!

    ??????????????????????????????????? Out of a bitter battle, even the Huns couldn't hold on, not to mention they were no match for the Han people!

    Don¡¯t talk about being invincible in cavalry and shooting. Throughout Chinese history, as long as there was no large-scale civil strife in the Central Plains, the heart of the Central Plains would always be occupied by the Han people.  Why the Han people have fertile land and warm climate is because their ancestors were brave and good at fighting and drove all the foreigners who coveted the Central Plains into the desert grasslands!

    The Huns were wailing and screaming. They either dismounted and surrendered, or moved their horses to retreat. They had no determination to fight to the death with Cao's army.

    Seeing that his men were defeated by Cao Jun, he was anxious when he went to Beidun.  Isn¡¯t this just making King Zuo Xian laugh at him?  Not long ago, his home base in Dongshan was attacked by Cao Jun. Now that he could not defeat Cao Jun in a frontal attack, how could he still have the dignity to brag about it, and how could he have the dignity to serve as the Righteous King?  !

    Qubei roared angrily: "Assemble the entire army!"

    Hearing his order, the trumpeter beside Qubei immediately blew the call to assemble, and the Hun cavalry scattered on the battlefield quickly gathered in the direction of the sound.  However, before Qubei could give the order to charge, he suddenly heard the sound of rapid horse hoofbeats from the gate of Zhiguan City, and heard someone shouting loudly in the wind: "We, Cao Jun, are victorious!"

      After a period of fighting, the exhausted Qubei troops were defeated by Cao Jun.  Considering that the main force of Huchuquan's command had not been lost, Cao Ang, Le Jin and others did not dare to pursue too much and could only withdraw their troops and return to the city.

    Qubei, who was hit by two arrows in his arm, ran to Huchuquan angrily and asked anxiously: "King Zuo Xian, I finally lured Cao Jun out, why don't you take the opportunity to attack?!"

    Luan Ti called Chuquan and pointed into the distance: "Be careful of cold arrows!"

    Qubei roared angrily: "Don't change the subject, Cao Jun's bows and arrows can't hit here at all! Even that Xia Houyuan can't ah!"

 Volume 1 Chapter 170 Qinshui is in emergency

    Luan Tihu Chuquan wiped his eyes, finally squeezed out some tears, and said sadly: "Cao Jun is despicable. He actually sent sharpshooters out of the city to attack! My dear brother, you died in such a miserable way!"

    There were loud cries of mourning all around, and several goddesses were jumping around Qubei's body. Qubei's body lying on the ground had been put on new clothes. No one could tell that his fatal wound was not an arrow wound, but an arrow wound.  It's a sword that penetrates the heart!

    Several old subordinates who went to Bei had "died in battle" under the city of Zhiguan. The remaining leader Qianhu Batu and others also expressed their allegiance to Huchuquan in a sensible way, so they were all safe and sound.  Everyone followed Huchuquan and walked around Qubei's body a few times, and then threw the torch on Qubei's body.

    The firewood under Qubei's body had long been filled with oil, and when touched by the torch, it immediately burned.  Looking at the extra-large fire, Hu Chuquan thought to himself: It is said that the strongest archer in Cao's army is Xia Houyuan. Then Xia Houyuan, this time I will let you take advantage and give you the honor of killing and humiliating.  !

    Although Qubei¡¯s lair was raided by Cao¡¯s army, the young and strong tribesmen around him were all good at fighting.  They took in about 4,000 people before going to Bei to attack the city. During the siege, more than a thousand people were either killed or captured, and there were still more than 2,700 people in the camp.  Now that Qubei is dead, it is reasonable for him to call Chuquan to annex these people. He cannot let these people have their organization in chaos and be completely annihilated by Cao's army!

    Luan Tihu Chuquan couldn't help but want to laugh out loud when he thought of this, but he soon realized that the funeral had not been completed yet, so he could only pinch his thigh hard and try to keep his sad face.

    At this time, Cao Jun was also busy cleaning the battlefield.  All Cao Jun's wounded, whether they were lightly wounded or seriously wounded, were carried to the medical camp after first aid, and every effort was made to rescue them.  As for the seriously wounded Huns, everyone was not polite and stabbed them several times to kill them first.

    After taking stock, in just half a day, Cao Jun killed 987 Huns (including the seriously injured) and captured 149; on his own side, 731 were killed and 400 were killed.  Twenty-six people were seriously injured and temporarily incapacitated, and there were several others who were slightly injured.  As for the number of people who died, it is impossible to count them because they are too numerous. Anyway, it is no less than ten thousand people!

    The battlefield is filled with the strong smell of blood, especially the city gate cave where the enemy and we have repeatedly fought for each other. It has become a flesh and blood mill!

    Cao Ang looked at Cao Gan's body, sighed, and said to Cao Ren: "Although he died bravely in battle, it is still a serious crime to open the city gate without authorization. In order to warn future generations, I cannot agree to your suggestion!"

    Cao Ren sighed and said no more: If this Cao Gan is defined as a martyr, then wouldn¡¯t it be true that the soldiers who died under Li Dian and Liao Hua were unjustly punished? They didn¡¯t have to make so many sacrifices!  Cao Gan, Cao Gan, why are you so confused!

    At this time, Xi Zhicai said to Cao Ang: "Lord, I suggest that we send people to the Huchuquan army, tell them that we are compassionate, and let them carry back the body. As long as they do not carry weapons, our army promises not to attack!  In this way, it will definitely dampen the opponent's morale and prevent them from attacking rashly!"

    Cao Ang nodded in agreement. In fact, cleaning up the corpses on these battlefields can also effectively prevent the plague, lest Zhiguan be defeated by the plague.  At present, the monarch and his ministers continue to patrol, mobilize troops, arrange defenses, and comfort the wounded. There are many, many things waiting for them to decide.

    And in Qinshui, north of Zhi County, Piaotian Literature registered members recommend this work on the second floor.  Xu Rong rubbed his sore waist and sighed secretly: He was getting old after all. He had just scored twice and he could no longer straighten his waist.  Seeing the dissatisfied Qimei complaining that she had a headache, Xu Rong was helpless and could only lean against the wall in a daze.

    I heard a woman next door say angrily: "Mom, didn't you agree that I won't accept guests? Yesterday, the guy from the mountains acted like he had never done that in several lifetimes. He made me sore. Today you are doing it again  You said you would introduce me to a financial sponsor from the mountains, but you are going to exhaust me to death!"

    I heard the old bustard advising in a low voice from the side: "Jiu Mei, keep your voice down, keep your voice down, don't let the government people hear it. The Black Mountain Army has been huddled in the mountains for so long, and they will definitely vent their anger when they finally come out."  Ichiban! This group of people robbed this house and robbed that house, and they have a lot of money! My mother loves you the most, so of course I have to keep this opportunity to make money for you!"

    The one named Jiumei said angrily: "These bumpkins are just talking nonsense. Yesterday, the one who was doing this said that their Black Mountain Army was about to leave the mountain, and that the entire Hanoi County would be theirs by then. This is not true.  That¡¯s nonsense! No matter how much money you make, it¡¯s really boring to entertain such nonsense patrons!¡±

    When Xu Rong heard this, he couldn't help but frown.  He did not continue to eavesdrop, but gently pushed Qimei and asked in a low voice: "I heard that many people have come to the mountains these days? They are all from Montenegro."???  "

    Every time Xu Rong came, he pretended to be a small businessman and never revealed his identity as a county magistrate.  After all, the county magistrate's death would be a scandal if word spread about it.

    Qimei did not raise any suspicion, so she whispered: "You also know? I advise you to clear out the goods on hand as soon as possible. When the limelight of the Black Mountain Army is over, you can come back to do business. Although making money is important, it is not trivial.  Life is more important!"

    Xu Rong nodded repeatedly, pretending to be curious, and asked in a low voice: "I heard that the county magistrate has very strict control over the checkpoints. How could those Black Mountain troops openly sneak into our Qinshui?"

    Qimei poked Xu Rong's forehead and laughed so hard: "Why are you as stupid as the county magistrate?! He only knows how to control the checkpoints, but he doesn't know how to control Qinshui! The ships that go up and down Qinshui every day  Among them, I don¡¯t know how many of them are serving for the Montenegrin Army!¡±

    When Xu Rong heard this, he suddenly realized that he had fallen into a misunderstanding.  I thought this was a mountainous area, but I didn't expect Qinshui to be a bustling commercial waterway.  Thinking of this, Xu Rong no longer cares about lingering with the seventh sister. After paying the money, he left Piaotian. Registered members of literature recommend this work.

    After returning to the county government office, Xu Rong did not give orders rashly.  Now Cao Jun's mobile troops have been transferred to Zhi to fight against the Huns. In addition to the garrison troops, he only has one battalion of reserve troops.  It is simply impossible to expect these people to completely block Qinshui.

    He thought for a moment and then said to his subordinates: "Send the order and tell them that the Huns have invaded Zhi County and our army is fighting bravely. Now we are going to collect donations from major merchants and ask them to report the size of their goods and the number of people."  Anyone who conceals and fails to report will be punished ten times more severely!"

    As soon as these words came out, the staff Zhou Dao hesitated and advised in a low voice: "Sir, there is something wrong with this! General Cao did not order the merchants to collect donations. If you issue this order without authorization, it will arouse suspicion!"

    Xu Rong did not hide anything from his close aides. He told the whole story and then sighed: "Old Zhou, the situation is like this. It is very serious. During this period, we have also neglected to monitor the waterways.  Random inspections of goods will collect some taxes. Now we don¡¯t know how many thieves have sneaked into Qinshui. If they want to make a small fuss, that¡¯s fine; but if they want to get involved in Qinshui, then we have to be vigilant and fight with them.  Fight to the end! You know, the crops in Juntun are almost ripe! If the thieves are allowed to break through Qinshui, how can we have the face to see the lord?!"

    Zhou Dao nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty, what you said is true. In recent days, we have carefully built checkpoints at Xiangshan Ridge and Yujun Mountain, locking the Black Mountain Army's passage south from the mainland. Even if the Montenegro Army's careful operations sneaked into Qin  Water, as long as the barrier is not lost, the other side will not be able to do much! Since you are prepared, why not mobilize the 500 reserve soldiers into the city in the name of taxation to prepare for war. As long as we guard and defend, we will definitely be able to keep the water!"

    Xu Rong nodded and whispered: "Right now, crops are being harvested in various places. I estimate that after the harvest, the enemy will attack! They have been trapped in the mountains for so long, and they must want to grab more food. We still have two days to prepare.  Time. On the one hand, I plan to call the base camp for help, and on the other hand, I will search from house to house, taking advantage of the opportunity before they are ready to alert the snakes and let them reveal their weaknesses. In case the enemy army attacks in the future, we will be trapped internally and externally!"

    Zhou Dao hesitated for a while and said in a low voice: "Sir, please don't rush to complain. If the information we have obtained is wrong, wouldn't it undermine your dignity?"

    Xu Rong smiled heartily: "I'm old and don't care about these false reputations anymore. As long as the clear water is kept intact and the food in the army is protected from damage, then even if the prestige is damaged, what's the problem?!"

    That afternoon, the government officials took to the streets one after another, beating gongs and drums, and informed the merchants and people in Qinshui City of Xu Rong¡¯s new fundraising policy.

    "Anyway, when a war breaks out, officials will take the opportunity to make a fortune. This new policy of raising donations did not arouse everyone's suspicion.

    That night, Qinshui County implemented a curfew in the name of preventing tax evasion, and 27 criminals were arrested that night.  Eleven of them were local ruffians, and sixteen others were spies of the Montenegrin Army.

    Xu Rong immediately ordered people to torture them severely to extract confessions. Seven of them were tortured to death on the spot. The remaining nine could not survive the torture and quickly confessed.

    According to their confessions, the leaders of the Montenegrin Army, Huang Long, Zuo Xiao, Guo Daxian, Li Damu, Yu Digen and others, are leading their troops to assemble and advance towards Qinshui. The number of their soldiers is no less than 30,000!  Moreover, the army will launch an attack on Qinshui within two or three days.

    There are about 200 people who have sneaked into the city. They all belong to the Black Mountain Army Guo Daxian. They started sneaking into Qinshui County a few days ago to find out information for the army.  Now that it was almost time to attack, they ignored the curfew.Order, quickly connect with the Black Mountain Army.

    After getting the confession, Xu Rong couldn't help being shocked.  Including the defenders at Xiangshan Ridge and Yujun Mountain, Xu Rong only had 3,000 troops in his hands. It was difficult for these men to cope with the massive attack of the Black Mountain Army.  The main force of Cao's army is still facing the Huns, and reinforcements will not be available in the short term. What should we do?

    After thinking about it, Xu Rong ordered someone to copy the intelligence and send it to Cao Ang quickly; at the same time, he ordered all checkpoints to withdraw to ensure the strength of the two checkpoints of Xiangshan Ridge and Yujun Mountain; at the same time, Xu Rong also ordered  The five hundred soldiers who entered the city immediately conducted an emergency search and arrest in Qinshui City according to the detailed list of confessions.

    The war is coming!

 Volume 1 Chapter 171 The First Battle with the Black Mountain Army

    Huang Long looked at the Xiangshan Ridge in the distance and asked Yu Digen again: "Are you sure that the main force of Cao's army has been attracted by those Huns?"

    Yu Digen couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Huang Shuai, you have asked me three times. The fighting at Zhiguan is very fierce now. I heard that Qubei and Huchuquan both went into battle in person. If it weren't for the main force of Cao's army in Zhiguan,  If we hold on over there, Zhi County would have been captured by the Huns long ago!"

    Huang Long nodded, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "In that case, follow my order and attack with the whole army!"

    After saying that, Huang Long moved his hand forward and pointed at the checkpoint not far away.

    If you have an army under your command that enforces orders and prohibitions, then Huang Long's behavior is indeed very cool.  But before he could give a clear order, his team was already rushing toward the checkpoint in a chaotic manner, and some people even shouted loudly: "Robbing food, money, and women!"

    Huang Long put his hand back and wiped his mouth, alas!

    The Montenegrin Army is a loose military alliance. Everyone respects Zhang Yan as their commander, and each has its own branch.  Every time he went to war, he would lead his own troops, recruit some idle men from the mountains, and abduct some people from the passing villages. It was very difficult to expect them to have strict military discipline.  Fortunately, according to the intelligence sent by Guo Daxian, there are only more than 3,000 soldiers in Qinshui. As long as everyone takes action quickly, Cao Jun will not have time to reinforce.

    Soon, Huang Long saw the vanguard troops rushing into the checkpoint in front of the mountain, and then someone ran over to report: "Commander Qi, there is no one inside!"

    "How is that possible?" Huang Long asked in surprise: "Yesterday the scout said that there were fifty people in this checkpoint, how could it be empty now?! Did they go out for something?"

    The scout shook his head repeatedly: "Commander, the room is empty, not a single thing is left behind. Even the large urns containing food are empty. The other party must have evacuated!"

    Huang Long couldn't help but frowned. Colonel Zuo came over and whispered: "Huang Shuai, our army headquarters has more than 30,000 people, and now it has expanded to more than 50,000. Maybe someone accidentally leaked the information. But we  With so many people, it doesn¡¯t matter even if Xu Rong knows about it in advance, with his little strength, he is no match for our Black Mountain Army!¡±

    School Zuo spoke very quickly, but Huang Long felt that the other party had stolen his lines and was very unhappy.  As the oldest general in the army, Huang Long felt that he should be the wise elder who gave guidance to everyone, rather than this smart-aleck Zuo Xiao.

    He nodded angrily, pointed to the checkpoint on Xiangshan Ridge, and said loudly: "That is the checkpoint that Xu Rong has built with great care during this period. He will never give up easily. Who among you can conquer this checkpoint for me?"

    Hearing his question, Zuo Xiao, Li Damu, and Yu Digen took a step back together, leaving only Guo Daxian.

    Huang Long was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Great Xian, you better understand the general situation, so I will leave this task of attacking the level to you!"

    Guo Daxian is a person who understands the general situation, otherwise he would not mobilize his elite to sneak into Qinshui.  But being general doesn't mean he's willing to take additional losses.  Guo Daxian said in a deep voice: "Qinshui currently only has two major checkpoints, one is Xiangshan Ridge and the other is Yujun Mountain. If I were responsible for attacking Xiangshan Ridge, I would want 20% more loot after the war!"

    Everyone shook their heads, and the five of them sent out troops together. Each person would get at least 10% of the share. In addition to Xiangshan Ridge, there were also Yujun Mountain and Qinshui City. If Guo Daxian asked for 20% more, how would the next two battles be divided?

    Huang Long said in a deep voice: "10%! You can choose the armor left on Xiangshan Ridge!"

    Guo Daxian nodded: "Deal!"

    So, half an hour later, Xu Rong, who rushed to Xiangshan Ridge in person, discovered that the thousands of men and horses in front of him were fighting flags with the word "Guo", and they must be Guo Daxian who had made detailed explanations.

    Xu Rong immediately ordered people to hang Xizuo's body on Guancheng and shouted loudly: "Guo Daxian, the head of Xizuo you sent to Qinshui is here, why don't you come and claim it soon!"

    Dozens of soldiers repeated Xu Rong's orders in unison, allowing Guo Daxian on the opposite side to hear them clearly.

    Guo Daxian couldn't help but frown slightly. Looking at the lowered heads of the people around him, he laughed loudly and said loudly: "Thanks to you for fighting for so many years, you don't even know the tactics of the army to kill good people and take credit for their merits? You have to watch."  The war is about to begin, and they are repeating their old tricks again, just to undermine the morale of our army!"

    Hearing what Guo Daxian said, the surrounding soldiers smiled. Guo Daxian pointed at the checkpoint and shouted loudly: "Take this checkpoint for me, kill the enemy general, and I will be rewarded with fifty catties of grain!"

    Hearing his reward, the soldiers screamed with excitement. They had been holding back in the mountains for so long and had nowhere to spend their money. Food was the most practical thing.  Those white-flowered prostitutes?, the cheap ones cost only one pound of grain each time!

    Looking at the Black Mountain soldiers rushing towards them, Xu Rong shouted loudly: "Fire the arrow!"

    The three hundred archers behind the level had already been prepared. Upon hearing his order, they immediately released their right hands that tightened the bowstring.

    Three hundred arrows immediately shot into the Montenegrin Army's military formation - if the chaotic crowd could be considered a military formation.  Then came another three hundred arrows. Anyway, Xu Rong didn't give the order to stop, so the archers would keep shooting.

    The Montenegrin army rushed closer and closer, and some soldiers also picked up their crudely made hunting bows and began to fight back.  Often hunting in the mountains, I have to say that these people's archery skills were pretty good, and soon Cao's archers also suffered casualties.

    The archers of Cao's army immediately changed their targets and suppressed these Montenegrin soldiers with bows and arrows.  The bows and arrows in the hands of Cao's soldiers were all carefully crafted standard arrows, and their range and power were far superior to those of the Montenegrin Army.  These archers were quickly beaten and retreated in confusion, losing the ability to fight back.

    However, just as the archers of Cao Army suppressed the archers of Montenegro Army, the infantry of Montenegro Army also rushed to the side of this level.

    Because conditions are limited, this level is a mixture of civil engineering and construction, and is only about one person¡¯s height.  The Montenegrin army rushing in front took some stepping stones and climbed up.  Naturally, the Cao Jun defenders on the wall would not watch them rush up, but raised their spears and plunged down hard.

    Because the capacity of the stronghold wall was limited, there were only more than 200 Cao soldiers on it. More than a hundred spears kept stabbing under the stronghold wall, and they kept pulling back with blood.  However, the Black Mountain Army was outnumbered after all, and more and more soldiers rushed to the wall and fought against Cao's soldiers.

    At this moment, Xu Rong shouted loudly: "Open the door to meet the enemy!"

    Hearing his order, the defenders immediately opened the door, and more than a hundred soldiers wearing fine iron armor strode out!

    Seeing the gate of the village open, the Black Mountain Army rushed forward, but the more they rushed, the colder their hearts became.  The spear in his hand couldn't penetrate the armor on someone else's body, and Cao Jun's casual counterattack would make him, who was only wearing cloth, bleed.

    This situation was too frustrating. Many soldiers couldn't help but feel helpless as they watched Cao Jun's armored soldiers rushing over.  Coupled with the continuous shooting of Cao's archers, Guo Daxian's troops finally collapsed on the spot!  The soldiers shouted "defeated, defeated", dropped their weapons and fled back. Cao's army chased them and killed them.

    Although Guo Daxian fought hard to command, his ability was limited after all. In addition, when he saw Cao Jun's armored soldiers, he also murmured in his heart that he was unwilling to pay more casualties for his men, so he withdrew with his soldiers half-heartedly.

    With five thousand soldiers, they could not attack the checkpoint guarded by 700 Cao soldiers. In the first confrontation, the Montenegrin army was completely defeated!

    However, Xu Rong was not proud. In fact, he was shocked by the high morale of the Black Mountain Army.  He actually managed to break through the cover of Cao Jun's bows and arrows, and kept attacking his armored soldiers who were engaged in counterattack. This is something that ordinary bandits cannot do.

    Seeing that the troops had weakened the Black Mountain Army, Xu Rong quietly ordered the entire army to retreat.  They also sent people to pour vegetable oil and pile firewood on the checkpoints, leaving those who dared to die on standby.

    Half an hour later, the Montenegrin Army completed its formation and launched another attack on the checkpoint.  When they were about to rush to the checkpoint, the Cao army soldiers in charge of the rear set fire to the entire checkpoint and evacuated decisively.

    Seeing that the entire level turned into a big fire, Huang Long and others couldn't help but secretly praise, Xu Rong really made a decision!

    You must know that for this raid, each of them mobilized 200 elite soldiers, and concentrated all the archers in the army for cover. The intensity of the attack was not comparable to the last time.  Unexpectedly, Xu Rong could retreat decisively despite a small victory. He was indeed a good general.

    However, despite their secret praise, Huang Long and the others shouted loudly to the guards: "Xu Rong was scared away by us and ran home to nurse!"

    Everyone laughed, and the guards also repeated loudly in amusement: "Xu Rong was scared away by us and ran home to nurse!"

    The morale of the Montenegrin Army suddenly rebounded. Many people looked at the fire in front of them with smiles, and their timidity disappeared by three points.

    Guo Daxian saluted Huang Long and said in a deep voice: "Huang Shuai, this Xu Rong must be guarding Yujun Mountain. The scouts said that the defenses there are stronger than here. The checkpoints are all made of stone barriers, about one foot long.  High! If we continue to rely on the strength of our various departments to take turns to fight, it will only be a fuel war, and it will not be able to damage its roots at all. Huang Shuai's method of gathering elites just reminded me that we can each use hundreds of elite troops to form a brave  Battalion, responsible for attacking fortified areas. I wonder what Commander Huang wants?"

    Huang Long nodded repeatedly and said with a smile:??: "Daxian, you are indeed talented! This is a good idea, but the distribution of the trophies"

    Guo Daxian smiled and said: "Anyway, we are concentrating the elite. Let's determine the proportion of distribution based on the number of troops sent. I suffered a defeat before and could only send out 200 people. What about you?"

    After some deliberation, Huang Long took out 600 elite troops, Zuo Xiao, Li Damu, and Yu Digen each took out 400 elite troops, plus Guo Daxian's 200 troops, to form a total of 2,000 troops, with Huang Long, who sent the most troops, as the commander-in-chief.

    When the fire was extinguished, the Black Mountain Army immediately rushed towards Yujun Mountain.  This time, it is a battle that determines the fate of Qinshui

 Volume 1 Chapter 172 Blood Splattered on the Mountain Road

    As its name suggests, Yujun Mountain is extremely steep.  Looking up from the foot of the mountain, one can see a winding path, only one carriage can pass at its widest point.

    Huang Long frowned and asked in a low voice: "Guo Shuai, didn't you say before that Xu Rong spent all his efforts to widen and renovate this mountain road? Why is it still so narrow?!"

    Guo Daxian smiled bitterly and said: "Huang Shuai, this is not bad. I remember when I went up the mountain to fall grass, this was still a small trail! Now that carriages can be passed, Xu Rong is really good at building roads! Huang Shuai, I suggest breaking through  After Qinshui, don¡¯t kill Xu Rong, let him build the road specially for us!¡±

    Huang Long laughed: "This is a good idea!"

    The generals laughed in agreement.

    Huang Long said in a deep voice: "Since this mountain road is so narrow, we can't act rashly, we must test it first. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a pity if all the best soldiers were buried here! In this way, each of our families can send out 500 people, including the old, weak, sick and disabled.  , not only has the path been discovered, but also the burden has been thrown off. Guo Shuai has put in a lot of effort before, but this time his troops do not need to send troops. What do you think?"

    The generals nodded and agreed.  So everyone returned to the headquarters one after another to select men and horses. Since there were no restrictions on the quality of soldiers, these burden soldiers in the army came in handy.

    Huang Long whispered to Guo Daxian: "Brother Xian, although we forced Xu Rong to retreat in the previous battle, he didn't pay too much. He must have wanted to concentrate on holding on to Yujun Mountain. I see the situation on this mountain road.  , we can¡¯t win it without losing thousands of soldiers. If the losses of the troops are too great, even if we capture Qinshui, we will be severely damaged!"

    Guo Daxian nodded repeatedly: "That's what Huang Shuai said! When we were in the mountains, we discussed seniority with everyone, who had the biggest fists and who had the most followers behind him, and whoever spoke had the toughest words! If too many soldiers died, we would have to recruit more from the common people.  Even strong men cannot make up for our losses, which will damage our status in the Montenegrin Army!"

    Huang Long nodded and said in a low voice: "Among us, brother Xian, you are the more thoughtful! I heard that you secretly sent hundreds of elite soldiers to Qinshui before. Can you contact them and let's have a chat?  The inside should be in harmony with the outside!"

    Guo Daxian sighed: "Huang Shuai, most of the carefully crafted corpses that Xu Rong hung up in Xiangshan Ridge were the elite soldiers I sent. It is estimated that they have been exposed and were massacred by Xu Rong. It will be difficult for them to return.  Make it work!¡±

    Huang Long nodded lightly and said in a low voice: "Shuai Guo, I have a suggestion. We wander in the mountains every day, and it is very easy for many soldiers to cross the mountains. Why don't we focus here to attract the attention of Xu Rong's troops; you lead  Lead a thousand elite soldiers to quietly cross Yujun Mountain and attack Xu Rong from behind!"

    Guo Daxian frowned slightly, "Huang Shuai, then I will be attacked from both sides by Yujunshan and Qinshui City!"

    Huang Long said with a smile: "Facing the attack of our army, Xu Rong will definitely use all his strength to hold on to Yujun Mountain to prevent the main force of our Black Mountain Army from rushing out from the Taihang Mountains. In this way, at most there will be only a few left in Qinshui City.  Get some government officials, and I believe they won't pose much of a threat to you at all!"

    Guo Daxian stretched out a finger and said in a deep voice: "To take such a big risk, I need an extra 10%!"

    Huang Long shook his head, "You already got 10% more for the battle at Xiangshan Ridge. If you get another 10% for this battle, then your Guo Shuai family alone will get 30% of the share, which makes it difficult for me, the commander-in-chief, to do my job.  ! Let¡¯s do this, you will have priority in selecting the materials seized in this battle, what do you think?¡±

    Guo Daxian is also a person who understands the general situation. He nodded gently, "Deal!"

    So Guo Daxian immediately selected nearly a thousand soldiers who were good at walking on mountain roads from the two thousand elite soldiers. They were completely lightly equipped, each carrying only their sidearms and some food, and began the arduous march across Yujun Mountain.

    Before Guo Daxian set off, Huang Long and others first sent out the old, weak, sick and disabled to Cao Jun's checkpoint with great fanfare in an attempt to cover up Guo's whereabouts and explore the way forward.

    Xu Rong looked at the Montenegrin soldiers slowly moving up at the foot of the mountain and said loudly to his soldiers: "Did you see that our blockade at Xiangshan Ridge made them fearful and thought that we must have an ambush! No, first of all  We¡¯ve sent the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled to inquire about the situation!¡±

    The soldiers were originally very nervous. After hearing what Xu Rong said and looking at the old, weak, sick and disabled at the foot of the mountain, they immediately became more confident.

    Xu Rong said loudly: "Get ready to roll rocks and crush trees!"

    After hearing his order, the soldiers placed the rolling stones and logs prepared in advance within their reach.  Seeing the Montenegrin Army soldiers walking up step by step and getting closer and closer, Xu Rong shouted loudly: "Get ready!"

    The soldiers¡¯ breathing became rapid, and they raised their handsAfter placing it on the rolling stone and wood, Xu Rong gave an order and everyone worked together to push the rolling stone and wood down the mountain path.

    At first, they fell slowly. As the distance increased, their speed became faster and faster, and their power became stronger and stronger.

    The Montenegrin soldier who was at the front raised the wooden shield in his hand and held it against it with all his strength, trying to resist.  There was a bang, the wooden shield was shattered, and the soldier was knocked away on the spot, with broken bones and tendons, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

    Those rolling stones were nothing more than that. They bounced a few times among the corpses, slowly exhausted their energy and gradually stopped.  Those specially made wooden pieces kept bouncing up and smashing alleys of flesh and blood into the crowd!

    At first, the Montenegrin soldiers resisted with their shields raised. Later, they got used to seeing the blood of their companions. As soon as the soldiers saw rolling stones and trees falling from the mountain, they hurriedly hid on both sides of the mountain road.  While leaning his body against the mountain wall, he read loudly: "Grandpa Tian, ??Grandma Earth, Amitabha Buddha, Sanqing Dao Lord bless you! The ancestors protect you, the gods help"

    Those who were lucky managed to escape; those who were unlucky were either smashed into meat pies or knocked off the cliff, making miserable screams.

    In just over half an hour, 2,500 old, weak, sick and disabled people lost all fighting spirit and disrupted all organizational structures.  If Huanglong hadn't dispatched a supervising team in time and viciously beheaded dozens of deserters, these old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers would have completely collapsed.

    Looking at the flesh-and-blood alley in front of them and hearing the screams of the seriously injured soldiers under their command, Huang Long and others suddenly frowned.  At Huang Long's signal, Colonel Zuo waved his hand, and two hundred Qingdao soldiers walked up the mountain road.

    As these Qing Dao soldiers climbed up the mountain, they pushed the bodies of the dead to the cliff beside the road, and then stabbed the seriously injured to death.  As for those soldiers who survived by chance, they were forced to continue moving forward and were attacked by rolling stones and trees again.

    After doing this twice, almost all of the two hundred Qingdao soldiers were killed, and Huang Long gave the order to attack.

    After hearing the order, eight hundred elite soldiers, each armed with swords and guns, walked onto the mountain road paved with flesh and blood.  Everyone was on guard while walking, especially those dangerous areas where blood and flesh were everywhere, and everyone even accelerated through.

    Seeing the group of soldiers rushing up from the mountain, Xu Rong clearly felt something was wrong.  These soldiers are by no means ordinary characters, they must be elite soldiers carefully selected by the opponent.  In this case, you can't be polite to them.

    Xu Rong shouted loudly: "Rolling stones and wood, let go! Archers, shoot!"

    Hearing his order, his soldiers quickly pushed down the rolling stones and rocks, but the results achieved this time were not great.

    In the passage detected by the forerunners with flesh and blood, these elite soldiers of the Montenegro Army cleverly hid under the mountain wall. Although the roaring rolling stones and knocking trees achieved certain results, the effect was not obvious.  On the other hand, Cao Jun's archers took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the opportunity to attack again and again, and achieved fruitful results.

    About half an hour later, the 800 elite soldiers sent by Huanglong finally reached the top of the mountain and reached the checkpoint. However, at this time, they were all disgraced and their number had dropped sharply to more than 400 people.

    Xu Rong couldn't help but secretly praise. These soldiers were indeed the elite of the enemy. They actually rushed to the top of the mountain under heavy attacks from archers and rolling stones and trees. It was really impressive.  However, they could not be allowed to occupy the mountain pass smoothly like this. Xu Rong immediately ordered: "Charge with the A-shaped battalion!"

    After hearing his order, five hundred Cao Jun soldiers immediately rushed out of the checkpoint and rushed towards the elite soldiers of the Black Mountain Army.

    Seeing that they were at a disadvantage in numbers, these Montenegrin Army officers did not show any timidity.  Just then I heard someone in the rear shouting loudly: "Shoot!"

    Xu Rong was still surprised when he saw many archers suddenly jumped out from behind the Black Mountain Army soldiers and started shooting towards Cao Jun.

    Cao Jun¡¯s attacking troops were caught off guard and fell under the rain of arrows.  Xu Rong felt extremely distressed and shouted loudly: "The archers fight back and suppress the opponent's arrows!"

    It¡¯s just that his order was a little late. Huanglong and the others secretly mobilized archers to come forward, and they would rather pay a heavy price than fight back, just for this moment!

    Under the heavy fire of arrows, Cao Jun's Jiazi Camp, which was exposed in the open ground, was almost completely destroyed. Only a dozen people fled back in embarrassment.

    At the same time, the Black Mountain Army took advantage of the situation and seized the entrance to the mountain road, making it impossible for Cao's soldiers to throw rolling stones and knock down trees.  In fact, to be honest, Cao Jun's wood inventory was at the bottom at this time. Otherwise, how could the entrance to the mountain road be captured so easily by the enemy?  !

    The Montenegrin Army that captured the entrance to the mountain pass did not immediately launch an attack on the checkpoint, but instead used the captured wood to hastily build a front.?position.  In particular, the wooden shields erected on the battlefield blocked the cold arrows shot by Cao Jun from time to time.

    Huang Long, Zuo Xiao, Li Damu, Yu Digen and others immediately led their troops to rush forward and rushed to the front.  Looking at the Cao army's position on the opposite side, Yu Digen sneered, raised his hands to Huang Long and said, "Shuai Huang, there are many prostitutes in the camp of our army. Look at me setting up the Yin Gate Formation and breaking the enemy's barrier!"

 Volume 1 Chapter 173 The Yinmen Array is showing off its evil deeds

    Chapter 173 The Yinmen Formation is evil

    Hearing what Yu Digen said, everyone praised in unison: "General, you are so generous. If so, then each of us will sponsor you a hundred archers!"

    With everyone¡¯s help, Yu Digen became more confident, and he immediately ordered people to bring the campers up.  About a quarter of an hour later, more than a hundred archers were brought to the mountain, and during this time, more than 400 archers had completed their assembly.  Moreover, the soldiers took the opportunity to build some simple long ladders and were ready to set off.

    Yu Digen bowed his hands to everyone and said in a deep voice: "Generals, I am leaving for Digen!"

    Xu Rong stood on the checkpoint wall, frowning and looking at the enemy on the opposite side.  If the opponent rushes up the hillside and rushes forward without taking a break, then Xu Rong won't worry.  However, after the opponent rushed up the hillside, they did not launch a fierce attack, but quickly built fortifications and adjusted their organizational structure, which Xu Rong could not underestimate.

    At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of war drums on the opposite side. Xu Rong immediately picked up his energy and looked forward carefully, God!

    I saw more than a hundred young women wearing only underwear, slowly walking towards the city wall, making gestures of taking off their clothes as they walked.

    Xu Rongna had seen such a beautiful formation, and he couldn't help but swallow several mouthfuls of foam. What was he going to do?

    "A senior officer like Xu Rong can still find time to have a prostitute and buy a concubine to relieve his anger. How can ordinary soldiers get such treatment?  After three years in the army, a sow turned into a beautiful woman, not to mention these charming women in the city.

    Looking at these more than a hundred young women taking off their coats, the archers forgot to release their arrows, the swordsmen and shieldmen dropped their shields by mistake, and the pikemen cried out in laughter All the soldiers on the city wall looked at the white beauty in front of them**  , all opened their eyes wide and swallowed.

    I don¡¯t know who started shouting first. Almost everyone couldn¡¯t help shouting: ¡°Take it off! Take it off! Take it off!¡±

    These more than a hundred women have all gone through the Fengyue Formation camp. They have held countless open meetings on weekdays. Now, even in front of thousands of people, they are not shy at all.  They smiled mechanically, slowly took off their bellybands, and covered their chests with their hands.  It's just that some people with big capital and good conditions can't stop it with their hands.

    Even Xu Rong¡¯s lips were dry and his eyes were wide open, let alone these little soldiers.  Many people couldn't help but move their lower bodies forward and looked at the city in fascination.

    At this moment, Na Yu Digen suddenly heard shouting: "Take off!"

    After hearing his order, although the campers were helpless, they still covered their chests with one hand and unbuttoned their trousers with the other.  All the soldiers in the city stuck their heads out, wishing they could lie down on the battlements.  Almost everyone focused on the group of women below the city, and no one noticed that the archers of the Montenegrin Army had taken the opportunity to quietly step forward and stand not far behind the group of women.

    At this time, Yu Digen suddenly shouted loudly: "Take off all your clothes!"

    Some Cao Jun soldiers with good ears heard his shouts and were even more excited. However, this order was not only given to these battalions, but also a signal to the archers!

    Hundreds of archers bent their bows at the same time and fired continuously at the soldiers of Cao's army who were exposed in the gaps.  Almost all of Cao's generals who were only looking at the situation left the cover of the battlements, and they were unprepared and massacred by the archers one by one!

    Xu Rong looked at the corpses on the ground and almost broke his teeth. He shouted loudly: "Get cover quickly, find cover quickly!"

    But seeing their companions fall to the ground and die one after another, the soldiers are now in a state of confusion and panic. They don't know whether to hide behind the battlements or snatch the shields on the ground, running around like headless flies.

    But Yu Digen managed to create such a favorable situation with great difficulty. How could he give up so easily? Not only the archers were shooting desperately, but his infantrymen were also striding forward and charging hard!

    Yu Digen shouted loudly: "After conquering the level, I will reward these women to you immediately. I will never break my promise!"

    Hearing his shout, the soldiers became even more energetic. In a few steps they jumped to the bottom of the wall, put the emergency ladders on the wall, and climbed up with all their strength.

    At this time, in order to prevent accidental shooting, the archers of the Montenegrin Army also stopped shooting at the city wall and began to extend backward to isolate Cao Jun's reinforcements.

    Xu Rong shouted loudly: "Meet the enemy, meet the enemy!"

    As he spoke, he rushed to the crenel in person, and slashed down the soldier who climbed up.  Under Xu Rong's personal leadership, Cao Jun's soldiers rushed out from behind the crenellations and quickly rushed to the nearest crenel.  The archers in the watchtowers on the city wall also woke up and kept shooting under the city wall.

    However, the previous rounds of shooting by the Black Mountain Army had already dealt a major blow to Cao's army. More than half of the soldiers were shot and killed on the spot, and the slightly injured andSeriously injured people abound.  There were originally reserves and rotating troops, but now everyone has filled in the city walls, but there are still some crenellations that are undefended!  The officers and soldiers of the Black Mountain Army took the opportunity to climb up from those crenellations and launched a fierce attack on the officers and soldiers of the Cao Army!

    Xu Rong is already over 50 years old, and his bones and muscles are no longer strong in his old age. What¡¯s more, he relies on intelligence to win, and when it comes to leveraging his own combat power, he is just a second-rate general.

    At first, relying on his vigor, hoping to lead the entire army with his own combat power, Xu Rongshang took the lead and killed more than ten enemy soldiers in a row.  As the fighting time prolonged, the strength in Xu Rong's hands became weaker and weaker, and his breathing became more and more intense.  He was secretly frightened, and while fighting hard, he moved closer to the surrounding soldiers.

    However, when the Black Mountain Army officers looked at the dark armor on his body and thought about his previous actions, they had long recognized that he was a high official. How could they let him go so easily?  !

    Soldiers from the Black Mountain Army kept crawling out from the crenel, and people kept rushing towards Xu Rong.  Everyone shouted loudly: "Don't run away from this official!"

    Yu Digen, who was under the city, also saw the advantage and actually led his men to charge forward.

    Seeing that Yu Digen¡¯s soldiers had climbed onto the city wall, Xu Rong shouted loudly: ¡°The whole army retreats to the enemy tower!¡±

    The so-called enemy tower is a two-story arrow tower in the middle of the level.  After hearing Xu Rong's order, Cao Jun's soldiers rushed towards the enemy tower with all their strength.  But how could the Montenegrin Army just sit back and watch the cooked duck fly away? They all entangled their opponents with all their strength and did not give them a chance to escape.

    Seeing more and more enemy troops, Xu Rong's guard captain Xu Bao shouted loudly: "General, leave quickly!"

    While shouting, Xu Bao advanced instead of retreating, waving the big hammer in his hand, and rushed towards Yu Digen.

    By this time, the officers and soldiers of Cao's army were already furious. Many soldiers realized that they could not escape, so they no longer retreated, but moved forward desperately, using their lives to create an opportunity for their comrades to escape.  Xu Bao charged like this, and more than twenty soldiers rushed up after him. They were stunned and beat the pursuers back again and again. Taking this opportunity, Xu Rong ignored his sorrow and rushed towards the enemy tower.

    Since Xu Bao and others rushed forward, they had no intention of leaving alive.  Everyone exchanged light injuries for the enemy's serious injuries, and exchanged serious injuries for the enemy's death. More than 20 people fought for their lives, but they were stunned to fight back.

    Yu Digen also prided himself on being a fierce general, but seeing how desperately Xu Bao and the others were fighting, he did not dare to face Fengrui directly. Instead, he withdrew to the side, ordered the soldiers to rush forward, and surrounded them with spears.  at.

    Yu Digen shouted loudly: "I think you are also warriors, surrender and avoid death!"

    Xu Bao and others were all wounded at this time, and less than ten of them could stand. Everyone supported each other and shouted angrily: "I, the generals of Cao's army, would rather die than surrender!"

    Looking at the expressions on their faces, Yu Digen sighed, waved his hand fiercely, and dozens of spearmen stabbed forward with their guns at the same time.  Poor Xu Bao and others blocked this, couldn't block that, blocked that, couldn't block this, they were stabbed into hedgehogs by the pikemen!

    Xu Rong, who fled into the enemy tower, saw this scene not far away and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood!  The soldiers next to him quickly supported him. Xu Rong stood up suddenly and shouted angrily: "Cover and shoot! Shoot!"

    After hearing his order, watching the comrades trapped in the enemy group fall one after another, the archers in the enemy tower no longer shot at the enemies in the distance, but continued to shoot arrows at the surrounding enemies!

    Especially Yu Digen¡¯s side is the focus of everyone¡¯s attention.  Although the guards around Yu Digen raised their shields, they could still hear the bang bang bang bang of arrows!  Several guards were accidentally hit by arrows shot through the gaps in their shields, and fell to the ground screaming.

    Yu Digen roared angrily: "Where are the archers? Counterattack with all your strength! Everyone, come on! It's just a watchtower, destroy it for me!"

    Hearing what Yu Digen said, the soldiers rushed forward.  Seeing hope, Huang Long and others also sent their main forces into battle, surrounding the enemy tower and launching a fierce attack.

    Fortunately, the city defenses in Yujun Mountain were very strong, and the watchtowers were all made of stone. Otherwise, Xu Rong could have been killed by a fire attack.

    There are constantly rushing to the city by General Cao Jun through the transport passage of the enemy downstairs.

    But Xu Rong looked around and saw that all the soldiers were injured, and he couldn't help but sigh.

    Qinshui County has a total of 3,000 troops garrisoned. About 200 of them were killed or seriously injured in Xiangshan Ridge and lost their combat effectiveness. He stayed in Qinshui City with 500 troops, led by his staff Zhou Dao. On the Yujun Mountain side  I had arranged for a total of 2,300 people, but even 2,300 people could not hold on to this level!

    It¡¯s all my fault that I let a group of prostitutes attract attention and do it in broad daylight.?The enemy troops approached and attacked, and I was really embarrassed this time!

    After the two sides fought for about half a quarter of an hour, Xu Rong knew that he would never be able to recapture the city wall this time. With less than a thousand soldiers in the army, the Yujunshan Pass was about to be lost!

    It¡¯s time to retreat. If you continue to fight here, it will only be a fueling tactic. Even if all the troops in the secret passage are mobilized, the entire army will be destroyed. There is no way to stop the Black Mountain Army¡¯s army!  In order to evacuate quickly and concentrate on protecting Qinshui County, he would have to leave behind these seriously injured people.

    Xu Rong said in a deep voice: "Give me the order to evacuate the entire army from the secret passage; the seriously injured are separated from my guards and set fire to the enemy tower to buy time for retreat!"

    After hearing his order, the soldiers immediately rushed towards the secret passage for transporting troops.  Those seriously injured people were crying loudly. No one wanted to die here, but who would let his own life be ruined?

    Seeing the guards pouring the vegetable oil stored in the enemy building all over the floor, Xu Rong sighed, threw down the torches and entered the secret passage, ignoring the hundreds of people fighting fiercely with the enemy outside.  The fire spread rapidly, and the beams in the entire watchtower began to burst into flames and collapse

 Volume 1 Chapter 174 Eliminate the inner ghost

    [Thanks to book friends "Lao Zhou Lao Zhou" and "Moonlight Wandering" for the reward!  ¡¿

    Guo Daxian waved his hand vigorously to drive away the big mosquitoes around him, but he could only focus on what was in front of him and not what was behind him. His buttocks were getting more and more itchy, and when he touched it with his hand, several big lumps had been sucked out by the mosquitoes.  !

    The captain of the guard stumbled over and yelled with a silly smile: "General, we have finally crossed Yujun Mountain! The vanguard reported that they will soon reach the foot of the mountain!"

    As he spoke, the guard captain Guo Gang couldn't help but shed tears. Is this trip easy?  Along the way, more than 40 or 50 soldiers fell to death on the cliff, and more than 150 people sprained their ankles and limped behind.  If these stragglers and wounded soldiers cannot get out of the dense forest before dark, they will become prey of wild beasts!

    Guo Daxian sighed, then picked up his energy and said to Guo Gang: "Wealth and wealth are found in danger. No matter what you say, we finally came out!"

    Guo Gang bowed and asked: "General, is our next step to attack the enemy checkpoint at Yujun Mountain? We have to take a rest first, otherwise the soldiers will be very tired and will not have enough physical strength to participate in the attack!"

    Guo Daxian shook his head repeatedly: "Time waits for us, how can we have time to rest! However, let's not attack Yujun Mountain, but rush to Qinshui!"

    "Towards Qinshui?" Guo Gang repeated in surprise.

    Guo Daxian smiled and nodded, "Rush to Qinshui! If we attack Yujun Mountain and cut off Xu Rong's retreat, then he will probably fight us head-on and fight to the death. What good will this do to us?"  Anyway, Xu Rong has concentrated his main force at the Yujun Mountain pass, so we can simply attack Qinshui and plunder Qinshui¡¯s warehouse! Besides, even if the war goes against us, we can retreat to our base along Qinshui!"

    "Robbing the Qinshui warehouse?" Guo Gang whispered: "This is not very authentic. Besides, our army is composed of elite soldiers selected by each army. Will they obey the general's order?"

    Guo Daxian laughed loudly. In Guo Gang's surprised eyes, he whispered: "Who doesn't love gold and silver treasures, and who wants to die in war? Gangzi, your kid's understanding of people's hearts is still not good enough!"

    As he expected, later, after Guo Daxian announced that the target of the attack was Qinshui, only a few dozen of the nearly 800 troops hesitated to express opposition.  However, with the guarantee of Guo Daxian's freedom to come and go, these dozens of people finally chose to obey the order.  After all, they have few people. If they encounter Cao Jun after leaving the large army, they will only die.

    Guo Daxian was very happy after receiving the command of the troops.  Even if he has five thousand troops, how can those rabble be compared with these elite soldiers!  Under his command, eight hundred elite soldiers immediately rushed towards Qinshui.

    In Qinshui County Government Office, Zhou Dao paced back and forth in the lobby, very hesitant.  News came from Yu Junshan that Xu Rong had been locked in a fierce battle with the Black Mountain Army.  Qinshui is relatively calm. The 500 regular troops and 800 young men in my hands are idle, what a waste!

    Guo Wei, the gatekeeper of Qinshui County, bowed his hands to Zhou Dao and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the County Magistrate is currently fighting a life-and-death struggle with the enemy in Yujun Mountain. We stay here in the county government and have nothing to do.  There must be something wrong. Although a certain person is not talented, he is also proficient in martial arts. He is willing to lead more than a hundred government officials to Yujun Mountain to reinforce the county magistrate! "

    Zhou Dao shook his head, "No! Qinshui City still needs these government officials to suppress it. If we pull them all away, it will inevitably cause turmoil!"

    Guo Wei nodded repeatedly: "Your Excellency, you have thought carefully. How about I take the young and strong people I recruited out of the city for reinforcements? Anyway, as long as we hold Yujun Mountain, we can prevent the enemy from going south."

    Zhou Dao nodded slightly, frowned and said: "What you said makes sense, but it would be too risky to go out to the city for reinforcements"

    "Sir!" Guo Wei said in a deep voice: "I, Guo Wei, have been in Qinshui for these years. Only the county magistrate and you understand the suffering of the people and do light corvee. It is really a role model for us. Now I can serve the county magistrate and you  I, Guo Wei, am really willing to share some of my worries! Please give me your order, sir!"

    "Okay, okay! Okay!!" Zhou Daoshu raised his brows and said loudly: "The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the loyal ministers! It's just that we don't have the authority of the county magistrate, and we can't send out the whole army. Let's do this. We have recruited a total of eight  Bai Qingzhuang, you lead 300 people to Yujun Mountain first. If the county magistrate agrees, you will send someone here with his handwritten letter, and I will order the young people to go to reinforce. What do you think?"

    Guo Wei sighed and said: "Sir, rules are dead but people are alive. Why don't you act accordingly!"

    Zhou Dao shook his head, "The rules are the rules! How can they be changed casually?!"

    Guo Wei tried to persuade him a few more times, but he could only agree and go to Qingzhuang Camp.Select the accompanying soldiers.

    When he arrives at the camp, his confidants will come to serve him.  Seeing that he was surrounded by familiar people, one person asked in a low voice: "Sir, shall we proceed as planned?"

    Guo Wei sighed and lowered his voice and said: "Zhou Dao is really following the past. He said that without Xu Rong's order, he could not mobilize troops without authorization. He only agreed that I would lead 300 people out of the city. Only 300 people are useless, and it is not enough.  Let¡¯s attack Xu Rong¡¯s target from behind! Let¡¯s do this, let¡¯s all lead separate groups to pick out all our confidants, and let¡¯s concentrate our efforts to seize the north gate of Qinshui, so that we can welcome the heroes of the Black Mountain Army!¡±

    Everyone nodded and went their separate ways.  It turns out that Guo Wei felt that since Cao Ang came to power, he was very dissatisfied with the light taxation and corvee labor, which made his oil and water less and less.  It happened that Guo Daxian sent someone to win over him and promised him the position of county captain, and Guo Wei was immediately moved.

    Xu Rong¡¯s previous investigation of Guo Daxian¡¯s subordinates was very hasty. He only arrested the secretaries who had sneaked into Qinshui in the past few days, and did not find Guo Wei.  But since Guo Wei had already boarded the pirate ship, how could he dare to disembark easily? What if Xu Rong knew the inside story of his rebellion later, would he be allowed to do so?  !  Therefore, Guo Wei was more focused on resisting Xu Rong, but Zhou Dao was really thoughtful in arranging things this time, so that he could not find a chance to rebel, and in the end he had no choice but to take the initiative.

    Half an hour later, more than 300 soldiers were selected, all of them young and strong soldiers who were dissatisfied with Cao Ang's new policy.

    Guo Wei took them straight to the north gate. When they arrived at the north gate, they saw that the city gate was tightly closed and there was no one idle on the street.

    Guo Weiwei shouted: "Who is on duty on the city?"

    Hearing his cry, the thief Cao Xulie shouted loudly: "Xu Lie is here, who is in the city? What's the matter?"

    Hearing that it was Xu Rong¡¯s confidant Xu Lie, Guo Wei quickly put on a smile and said with a smile: ¡°It turns out it¡¯s Brother Xu, it¡¯s me, Xiaowei!¡±

    Xu Lie poked his head out from the city gate and asked in surprise: "It turns out to be Xiaowei. What are you doing with so many people?"

    Guo Wei sighed and said loudly: "No, the county magistrate asked me to lead people to take over the defense of the north gate, and let you go down to the city to rest for a while so as not to exhaust your energy. Brother Xu, the county magistrate is very kind to you. If you do it in the future  Now that you are prosperous, don¡¯t forget to support me, my brother!¡±

    Xu Lie frowned slightly, "You said Zhou Dao asked you to replace me? Do you have the troop transfer documents?"

    Guo Wei said impatiently: "Brother Xu, what kind of friendship do we have? Why do you still doubt me?! No, here is Zhou Xian Cheng's document! Do you want to open it in person to verify it? My thief Mr. Cao  !¡±

    Hearing what Guo Wei said, Xu Lie had the nerve to step forward to verify, and said with a smile: "No, no, you wait, we will go to the city right now."

    Guo Wei smiled and nodded, and whispered to the nearby men: "After they come down to the city, we will seize the city gate immediately. We must be quick, accurate and ruthless, and we must not show mercy to them! Especially Xu Lie, who is  He is Xu Rong¡¯s confidant, killing him is a great achievement!¡±

    Everyone nodded, indicating that they had heard the order.

    Guo Wei looked around, "Life, death, wealth, and wealth all depend on this!"

    He was about to say some more encouraging words when he heard Xu Lie from the tower shouting loudly: "Fire the arrow!"

    Before Guo Wei could react, he saw more than a hundred archers pouring out from the edge of the battlement, and they started shooting at his men with all their strength.  Along with the sound of arrows, hundreds of well-armored soldiers slowly approached on the long street behind him. They were Cao's regular troops.

    Guo Wei's men were completely unprepared. They all dreamed of getting promoted and getting rich. When they were covered by the arrows, they immediately panicked.  The clever soldiers knew how to raise the soldiers in their hands, while the ordinary soldiers fell under the rain of arrows.  Some soldiers were lucky enough not to be shot in the vital parts and screamed involuntarily.

    Guo Weiwei was shocked. How did Xu Lie see through him? He turned aside, hid behind the guard, and raised the wooden shield.  Before he could stand up and speak, the guard had been hit by several arrows and fell to the ground dead!

    Guo Weiwei shouted: "Xu Lie, what's going on? How can you shoot arrows randomly?! We are all loyal people here, you crazy bastard!"

    Xu Lie didn't speak, but just stepped aside, and saw Zhou Dao standing at the top of the city, shouting loudly: "Rebel Guo Wei, I'm Zhou Dao here! I have only been working with you for a short time, but I know  You are a guy who is greedy for life and afraid of death. How can a person like you take the initiative to go to the battlefield?! I became suspicious at that time. Considering that your crime has not yet been exposed, I kept quiet and waited for the opportunity.  ! Sure enough, you actually claimed that I asked you to come here to change defenses because you must have wanted to dedicate the city gate to the Black Mountain bandits, and your heart is to be killed!"

    Zhou Dao rebuked loudly, and Cao Jun bowedThe gunman fired with all his strength. By the time Zhou Dao finished speaking, only forty or fifty of the three hundred people around Guo Wei could stand.

    Guo Wei, whose intentions were discovered by Zhou Dao, kept doing nothing and shouted loudly: "Yes, I want to dedicate the city! I am a Qinshui person, and I can't watch the lives of Qinshui be ruined! What's wrong with dedicating it to the Black Mountain Army? People  How many soldiers and horses do we have? How many men and horses do we have?! Are you staying here to wait for death?! Zhou Dao, follow me wisely and join Guo Shuai, and you will have your own wealth, otherwise"

    Zhou Dao didn¡¯t wait for him to finish, and shouted loudly: ¡°Shoot!¡±

 Volume 1 Chapter 175 Qinshui Crisis

    Three hundred of Guo Wei's carefully selected confidants, together with Guo Wei, died on the edge of the North City Gate.  And until the entire army was destroyed, they only consumed less than 2,000 arrows from Cao's army, and did not cause any loss of strength to Cao's army.

    Zhou Dao loudly ordered: "Cut off Guo Wei's head and spread the message throughout the city to warn those with evil intentions. In addition, Guo Wei has sorted out these young men for us, and the remaining ones can be trusted. Xu  Lie, you bring a hundred men to mix with them, and each regular soldier brings five young men. At least let those young men learn to avoid bows and arrows"

    Zhou Dao was giving orders when suddenly the watchman on the tower shouted: "Sir, there is an enemy attack!"

    Everyone was shocked, what happened?  Could it be said that General Xu Rong has been defeated and the Yujunshan Pass has been lost?  But so far, no defeated troops have been found in the north!  What exactly is going on?

    Zhou Dao and others quickly ran to the north side of the tower, concentrated their attention, and looked outside, they saw a troop approaching quickly in the distance.

    Zhou Dao couldn't help but be shocked when he saw their marching posture. The troops on the opposite side were fast but not chaotic, and made no noise. They must be elite troops.  He shouted loudly: "Blow the war drums, the whole army goes to the city! Xu Lie, quickly take your people to lead the young men, the rest are waiting here."

    After hearing his order, the drummer immediately beat the war drum, bang bang bang

    At this time, there were only 200 soldiers at the north gate. Zhou Dao shouted: "Who are you? If you dare to invade Qinshui City, you will die!"

    Hearing his fierce shouts, Guo Daxian laughed. He put his hands to his mouth and shouted loudly: "I am the vanguard of the Montenegrin Army, and I am here to persuade you to surrender! As long as you surrender in time, our army will forget the blame. If there is resistance, chickens will be killed."  Dogs don¡¯t stay!¡±

    Zhou Dao shouted loudly: "You are a small vanguard who dares to covet our Qinshui City. Don't risk your life! Seeing that you haven't caused any damage yet, hurry up and leave. Otherwise, my army will attack you from both sides and will annihilate you all in one fell swoop."  !¡±

    Guo Daxian shook his head and shouted loudly: "Your county magistrate Xu Rong has been surrounded by my army and is about to be destroyed. Those who know the current situation and surrender quickly can still save their official lives. Otherwise, after my army breaks the city, all those who resist will be punished."  Conquer the family and exterminate the clan!"

    While Guo Daxian and Zhou Dao were bickering, seven hundred Montenegrin Army soldiers cut down trees nearby to build a long ladder for siege.  Cao Jun was not idle either. More and more soldiers rushed to the north gate. Soon, Xu Lie also arrived here with his young men.

    At this time, there were already 500 soldiers near the north gate, plus 500 young men, and the remaining gates were handed over to the Yamen guards.  Seeing that he had the numerical advantage, Zhou Dao felt relieved and said with a smile: "The enemy is too stupid to waste such precious time on building siege equipment. It is really stupid!"

    Everyone cheered and mocked the enemy general on the opposite side.  At this moment, the enemy general on the opposite side raised his right hand and waved forward, and the soldiers rushed towards the city wall carrying the long green ladder.  These soldiers were focused on charging without even shouting a word, which shocked Zhou Dao.  Feeling the murderous aura brought by this silence, he couldn't help but shout loudly: "Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"

    Hearing his order, most of the soldiers who were archers subconsciously started shooting - but the enemy had not yet entered the shooting range of the defenders, and all the arrows fell to the ground after exhaustion!

    Zhou Dao was secretly shocked: What happened to him? Why was he so uncontrollable?  !  He hurriedly shouted: "Everyone, hold on, don't panic, the enemy only has so many people, they are no match for us! Hold on, hold on!"

    After hearing his order, the soldiers calmed down and looked at him stupidly.  But the enemy troops under the city were not idle and rushed forward quickly.

    Zhou Dao looked at the enemy soldiers approaching rapidly below the city, and then at the Cao Jun soldiers who were standing dumbly on the city. He was so anxious that he wanted to vomit blood. He roared angrily: "Shoot quickly! Shoot quickly!"

    The soldiers woke up from a dream and quickly took aim with their bows and arrows. However, while they were stunned, the Black Mountain Army soldiers below the city had already rushed to the bottom of the city wall and were rushing up with the ladders.

    Zhou Dao spat out a mouthful of blood and roared angrily: "Shoot! Shoot!"

    However, the first batch of arrow rain did not come from the defenders on the city, but from the archers in the hands of Guo Daxian!  As the saying goes, there are only three arrows left in the battle. Just when the defenders were stunned, the officers and soldiers of the Montenegrin Army had already shot three arrows in succession!

    Although the Black Mountain Army only had 300 archers, the 300 archers were enough to suppress Cao's army's temporary archers.  After three arrows, even Zhou Dao had an arrow stuck in his shoulder, not to mention those young civilians who were participating in the battle for the first time.

    They shouted loudly and screamed in horror, especially when the familiar figures around them turned into lifeless corpses, which made themThey lose self-control.  Except for more than a hundred young men who still remained calm under the pressure of the nearby veterans, the remaining young men all broke into nests and ran aimlessly around the city wall until they were shot to the ground one by one by Guo Daxian's archers!  Until the soldiers of the Montenegrin Army climbed onto the city wall, not a single arrow was fired from the top of Qinshui City!

    Guo Daxian was very happy and said to Guo Gang on the side: "Elite soldiers are still very powerful. They can not only suppress the opponent's bows and arrows, but also quickly scale the enemy's city wall. It's a pity that there are no more than 400 such elite soldiers in my Five Thousand Steps.  Otherwise, the whole world will be ruined!"

    Guo Gang bowed to him and said: "Commander, don't worry, after this battle, we have captured a lot of people, these 800 elite soldiers will definitely recognize the commander as their master!"

    Guo Daxian laughed loudly: In his opinion, Qinshui City can be taken down as long as the city wall is attacked!  Thinking about the gentry and merchants in Qinshui City, and the military land south of Qinshui, Guo Daxian's mouth is watering!  As long as you make money widely, you won't have to worry about losing your military morale!

    At this time, Zhou Dao shouted loudly: "We are ordered to guard the county, how can we abandon the county? The opponent only has a few hundred people, and our number is not less than them! If you kill one person, I will reward him with hardware.  !¡±

    Hearing the reward he offered, many soldiers rubbed their ears in disbelief: How much?  Did I hear it wrong!

    Seeing everyone's surprise, Zhou Dao shouted loudly: "Kill one person and get five gold coins!"

    Hearing his cry, Cao Jun¡¯s morale suddenly changed!  The people in front of them are no longer thieves of the Montenegrin Army, but heaps of money that can run away!  As long as you kill one of the other party's people, you can wallow in the gentle land for half a month; as long as you kill one of the other party's people, you can eat meat and drink freely for a month; as long as you kill one of the other party's people!

    A cry from the depths of his throat and from the bottom of his heart resounded throughout the city: "Kill thieves in exchange for money!"

    Guo Daxian's eyes widened. He looked at the city in disbelief as his own side was retreating steadily. He rubbed his eyes hard, but the scene in front of him still did not change!  How can it be?  !  What he invested were elite soldiers!

    Guo Daxian shouted decisively: "Kill one person and get ten gold!"

    "Anyway, as long as you capture Qinshui, you can seize a large amount of money from the government's warehouse, and then squeeze the wealthy households in the city. What does this little money mean!"

    Listening to the rewards promised by the commanders of both sides, the soldiers chopped back and forth like crazy, and Xu Lie also led the strong men into the battle, and the two sides fell into a stalemate for a while.

    At this moment, a sharp beep suddenly came from the west gate, cutting through the clouds and straight into the sky!

    Guo Daxian was overjoyed and shouted loudly: "The enemy has fallen into my trap of attacking from the east and attacking from the west. The west gate has been breached! You guys, kill me!"

    Guo Gang and others quickly repeated Guo Daxian's words loudly, and everyone on the city wall heard his shout!

    Zhou Dao spat out a mouthful of blood again, it was bad, he had fallen into a trap!  He looked around blankly, but the soldiers on the left and right looked at him even more blankly!

    Zhou Dao shouted loudly: "Don't be afraid, the enemy is bluffing, charge me!"

    It¡¯s a pity that the trembling voice betrayed him.  Everyone can hear that Zhou Dao is bluffing!

    At this time, Guo Daxian shouted loudly: "Surrender and avoid death! The whole family of those who resist will be killed!"

    This sentence hit the weak point of the defenders on the city, especially the local soldiers of Qinshui.  Seeing that the Montenegrin Army has breached the west gate, if he continues to resist, his family will be harmed!  After finally living a stable life, how can he let his family accompany him to death?  !

    Nearly all the Qinshui young men fighting on the city threw away their weapons, and the Black Mountain Army officers just drove them aside and concentrated on guarding them without harming them.

    Seeing that the young men were not held accountable, more and more Cao Jun soldiers chose to surrender.

    Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Lie rushed to Zhou Dao and said to him in a hurry: "Mr. Zhou, leave quickly. I will cover your breakout from the south gate!"

    Zhou Dao shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I, Zhou Dao, have won the trust of General Xu Rong and advised military aircraft for him, but I didn't expect that when I carried the banner for the first time, I lost his city! What face do I have to live in this world, what face do I have?  Goodbye Xu Shuai?! Xu Lie, farewell!"

    After saying this, Zhou Dao took out his sword from his waist and stabbed himself with the sword!

    Xu Lie sighed, but ignored his sadness and just shouted loudly: "Form up a formation and break out with me!"

    Hearing his cry, more than a hundred surviving Cao Jun soldiers spontaneously moved closer to him.  It's just that the soldiers under Guo Daxian were not vegetarians. They didn't give them a chance to assemble. They just entangled the soldiers of Cao's army and relied on their numerical advantage to beat them to death one by one!

    EyeSeeing that there were less than twenty people left around Xu Lie, Guo Daxian laughed: "Cao Jun is nothing more than that!"

    Just as he was laughing wildly, Guo Gang suddenly fell to the ground and shouted in horror: "Enemy cavalry!"

    How can it be?  Guo Daxian looked at Guo Gang in surprise and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about in the blue sky? How could there be enemy cavalry?!"

    Before Guo Gang could speak, Guo Daxian's guards were already pointing in the distance and shouting tremblingly: "Cao's cavalry!"

    I saw a black flag with the word Cao flying high in the smoke and dust in the distance!

 Volume 1 Chapter 176 Cavalry Counterattack

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    Seeing the smoke and dust rising in the distance, it was clear that Cao Cao's cavalry was charging towards him. Guo Daxian shouted loudly: "Why are you still standing there, why don't you quickly enter the city?! Stay here and wait to die!"

    While shouting, Guo Daxian ran towards the city.  After he personally demonstrated it, the guards quickly followed him into the city.  However, not everyone was as agile as them. A hundred or ten people fell behind and were quickly carried outside the city by Cao Jun's cavalry.

    Guo Daxian rushed up to the city wall without taking a breath, and lay down on the edge of the battlements. Looking carefully, he saw about 500 Cao Jun cavalry under the city, wearing full leather armor, and the weapons in their hands were shining with cold light.  The smoke and dust in the distance did not fall. It was clear that someone in the smoke and dust was still on their way. It may be that Cao's army was pressing down behind.

    Guo Daxian couldn't help but frown. He only had so few people around him, what should he do?

    Seeing Cao Jun¡¯s cavalry rushing near the north gate, more than a hundred Montenegrin soldiers outside the city spontaneously formed a small circular formation, raised their spears, and set up a defensive formation.  A general in the circular formation shouted in a trembling voice: "This is Huang San, a subordinate of Huang Long of the Black Mountain Army. May I ask who the enemy general is?"

    I saw a young general coming out of the cavalry formation. Before he could speak, the guard next to him shouted loudly: "General Fenwu of the Han Dynasty is here. If the enemy general doesn't surrender, when will he wait?!"

    General Fenwu, Cao Ang?  !

    Huang San was so frightened that he took two steps back. Oh my god, is this young general Cao Ang, the supreme commander of Cao Jun?  How could he be so young and so heroic?  !

    Seeing the cavalry surrounding them, Huang San knew that there was no possibility of him breaking through.  He frowned and said tremblingly: "You want to recruit us? Stop dreaming!"

    Cao Ang shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "Recruitment? Are you a martial arts expert or a master of strategy? What qualifications do you have to be recruited by me? Surrender quickly, or I will kill them all!"

    There are no preferential terms, why should I surrender?  Huang San said angrily: "I, Huang San, am loyal to the commander-in-chief and would rather die than surrender!"

    Cao Ang didn't speak any more, he just raised his right hand and waved it towards Huang San.  Immediately, more than a hundred cavalrymen took off their short bows from their backs and aimed at them.

    Huang San¡¯s expression changed drastically, but before he could say anything to beg for mercy, Cao Jun¡¯s archers had already started shooting with all their strength.  Although the training time of Cao Jun's archers is still short, and their flying shooting skills are extremely poor, it is still relatively easy to shoot relatively fixed targets on the spot.

    Seeing Cao Jun slaughtering more than a hundred Black Mountain Army soldiers without changing his expression, and cutting Huang San into several pieces, Guo Daxian couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.  He had just attacked the city wall, but he had not yet cleared out the remaining enemies in the city. Even on top of the city, there were more than ten people fighting stubbornly. It was simply an impossible task to rely on the city to resist the enemy cavalry!  However, if you abandon the city and flee, you will lose even more of your chance of survival!

    At this time, Guo Gang whispered: "General, how about we escape by boat from Qinshui River!"

    Guo Daxian was still hesitant and said in a low voice: "We finally took Qinshui County with great difficulty. If we give up now, wouldn't it be a failure? What a pity! Now our large army is besieging Yujun Mountain. As long as we persist, we will wait until the army arrives.  This is the time for us to turn around!"

    Guo Gang shook his head, "General, I don't know any big principles. I only know one thing. The food in the big pot looks delicious, but what you eat in the bowl is yours! Besides, even if Huang Shuai and the others are now  We have already conquered Yujun Mountain, but by the time the army rushes to Qinshui City, we will have been completely wiped out by Cao¡¯s army! General, keep the green hills here, don¡¯t worry about running out of firewood!"

    Guo Daxian nodded, "What you said makes sense! Pass my order and the entire army will stick to the city wall and wait for reinforcements! In addition, Guo Gang, please select more than a hundred people to search the remaining soldiers in the city with me to prevent  The enemy forces should cooperate inside and outside!"

    Guo Gang understood the idea and immediately went to gather his close soldiers.

    Soon the soldiers learned the news. They were relatively simple and did not realize what Guo Daxian meant. They also felt that the commander was very loyal when he used more than a hundred men to deal with hundreds of Cao Jun's remnants.

    It wasn¡¯t until Cao Ang¡¯s troops began to attack the city and there was no news from Guo Daxian and others that the soldiers of the Black Mountain Army knew that they had been abandoned by Guo Daxian!

    They lost their fighting spirit and quickly surrendered. Even Cao Ang did not expect that he only used 500 cavalry to successfully regain Qinshui City!

    Xu Lie was lucky and persisted until the end. He stumbled to Cao Ang, knelt down and saluted, and said in a trembling voice: "The thief Cao Xu Lie, who belongs to the general's sect, has met my lord. In this battle, more than 500 people under Zhou Dao of the county were killed, and the injured were not counted.  , but until the enemy broke through the city wall, we were still resisting vigorously! It¡¯s just that we were incompetent and allowed the enemy to easily break through the city. What a crime.Damn it!  "

    Cao Ang helped him up with his own hands and said in a deep voice: "Although you are defeated in this battle, it is an honor. You are only five hundred auxiliary soldiers, and the opponent is an elite selected from the main force of the Montenegrin Army. If you can persist until we come to help, you have already established a  Great work!"

    Having said this, Xu Lie quickly suggested to Cao Ang: "My lord, Magistrate Xu is leading his troops to defend the enemy on the front line of Yujun Mountain. I hope that my lord will lead the main force to reinforce immediately."

    Cao Ang smiled bitterly, "Where is the main force? The smoke in the distance is just an illusion created by more than a hundred cavalry who tied branches to their horses' tails. Our army has just repelled the Huns and is confronting them; I heard that  After hearing the news about Qinshui's crisis, I quickly dispatched 600 cavalry to come for reinforcements."

    "Ah?!" Xu Lie exclaimed in surprise: "Isn't there still fighting with the enemy over at Zhiguan? In such a two-front battle, our army does not have enough troops!"

    Cao Ang smiled slightly: "It's good that you can realize this. Don't worry, Luan Tihu Chuquan only wants to annex Qubei's tribe this time, and has no determination to fight us to the end. Plus our army  The raid burned the heavy siege equipment in the Huns' army. Even if they rushed to Zhiguan again, they would not pose much threat to Zhiguan!

    What¡¯s more, the Huns are not united within themselves. Starting yesterday, the Huns have been withdrawing their troops one after another.

    I have ordered the mobile troops assembled near Zhiguan to march towards Qinshui starting today.  I believe that the main force of our army will reach Qinshui within three days!  "

    "That's good, that's good!" Xu Lie said repeatedly.

    Cao Ang patted his shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Xu Lie, I can't stay here for long, and then I will set off to reinforce Xu Rong and the others. I will give you a task. After a while, the hundreds of cavalry arrived in Qinshui.  , it is all under your command. I have only one request, and that is to guard Qinshui. Are you confident?"

    Xu Lie said in a deep voice: "Lord, don't worry. With the support of these more than a hundred cavalry, even if the enemy troops come across again, I can guarantee that the city will not be lost. In order to prevent Guo Daxian from returning with his carbine again, I have ordered martial law at the dock and arranged  Scouts and arson boats will never give them a chance to attack along the Qinshui River!"

    Cao Ang nodded and said in a deep voice: "Considering the urgency of the war, I will now directly appoint you as Qinshui County Lieutenant, responsible for the defense of Qinshui City! Please!"

    Xu Lie did not expect that he would be promoted to the county captain. He quickly bowed and said: "General, don't worry, even if I die in battle here, I will try my best to ensure that Qinshui City is safe!"

    "I trust you!"

    After arranging the defense of Qinshui, Cao Ang immediately led his cavalry towards Yujun Mountain. However, before they could reach the foot of the mountain, they encountered the remaining soldiers led by Xu Rong.

    When Xu Rong saw Cao Ang, he immediately knelt down and said, "The general is incompetent. This Yujun Mountain has been taken away by the enemy!"

    Xu Rong is nearly fifty years old, but he still feels very shy when he says this.  Our side occupies strong fortifications and sufficient material reserves, but we are beaten so badly by the enemy!  Especially this time, in order to escape the enemy's pursuit, he actually abandoned the seriously wounded in the army.  Although they were lucky enough to escape the enemy's pursuit, the morale of the army dropped sharply, and some of them lost more than they gained.

    Looking at Xu Rong, who was covered in blood, and at the remnants of Cao's army who were all injured in front of them, Cao Ang did not say any words of blame. They had done their best.

    Cao Ang just jumped off his horse, patted Xu Rong's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "It's my incompetence, my lord, that failed to get the intelligence of the Black Mountain Army going south in time. You were caught off guard in Qinshui, but you were able to intercept the enemy."  On the front line of Yujun Mountain, you are all heroes of our army!"

    Xu Rong frowned and said: "This time the Black Mountain Army mobilized more than 30,000 troops, and they also abducted many innocent people along the way. The momentum was huge. Its leaders are Huang Long, Zuo Xiao, Guo Daxian, Li Damu, and Yu Digen, but  Guo Daxian¡¯s flag was not found today, and during the retreat, our army found someone climbing over Yujun Mountain, and it is very likely that they will attack Qinshui City!"

    Cao Ang nodded, "Guo Daxian's troops made a sneak attack on Qinshui and almost succeeded. The county prime minister Zhou Dao was martyred and the thief Cao Xulie was injured! However, now Guo Daxian has been beaten by us and fled from the Qinshui River in embarrassment. Qinshui City is still under our army's control  Under control!¡±

    Xu Rong breathed a sigh of relief. He hurriedly hurried along the way. He was most afraid of learning about the loss of Qinshui. Now that he had learned that Qinshui was stable and received reinforcements from Cao Ang, he finally felt relieved.  But the death of his old friend Zhou Dao made this tough-minded man burst into tears!

    Xu Rong bowed his hands to Cao Ang and said in a deep voice: "My lord, the main force of the Black Mountain Army is still crossing Yujun Mountain, and its vanguard is chasing our army. Since they have not received the news that you personally led the cavalry to reinforce  , then he will suggest that we kill him to get revenge!"

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???, "That's what I mean too!"

    Before the pursuers arrived, Cao Ang immediately commanded his troops to provide emergency relief to Xu Rong's remaining soldiers, wrap up their wounds and provide them with some drinking water and food.  After a short rest, the morale of Xu Rong's troops finally recovered. In addition, the lord personally went into battle and the cavalry came to help. Xu Rong's troops once again mustered up the courage to fight the enemy decisively!  What's more, it was unjust to lose the level before, and it was humiliating to abandon the companions. Now that we finally have a chance for revenge, we must not give up easily.

    A quarter of an hour later, the Black Mountain Army¡¯s pursuit force finally caught up with Xu Rong.  Just as they were fighting fiercely, Cao's cavalry suddenly rushed out. The Black Mountain Army was defeated, and the leader of the pursuing army, Li Damu, was killed on the spot!

 Volume 1 Chapter 177 The mob

    Huang Long frowned and roared angrily: "How can there be cavalry? Where is Yu Digen? Didn't he swear that Qinshui is isolated and helpless? Where is Guo Daxian? Where are his troops and my elite soldiers?!"

    He asked several questions, but no one could answer him.  Colonel Zuo bowed his hands to Huang Long and asked in a low voice: "Shuai Huang, what should we do?"

    "What should I do?" Huang Long roared angrily: "Ask me, who should I ask? Even Cao Ang appeared on the battlefield. No need to ask, the Huns must have suffered a defeat! Even the Huns have suffered a defeat, we  What else can you do?!¡±

    Colonel Zuo said in a low voice: "How about we retreat?"

    Everyone shook their heads. They paid such a heavy price to conquer Xiangshan Ridge and Yujun Mountain. To retreat without getting any benefits, wouldn¡¯t it be worth the loss!  Even if you can't get the food in the military camp, at least you have to go to Qinshui to plunder it.

    Huang Long frowned and asked in a low voice: "There is still no news about Guo Daxian? Where are the elite soldiers he leads?"

    Colonel Zuo hesitated for a moment and said this time: "Cao Jun claimed to have defeated Guo Daxian's troops in Qinshui County, and Guo Shuai only escaped with his own life. However, maybe they were lying about the military situation"

    Huang Long sighed, "The other party should not lie about this kind of news. If they lie, it will be difficult to justify it afterwards. It seems that Cao Jun probably defeated Guo Shuai's troops, but Guo Daxian escaped by chance. Alas!"

    Seeing Huang Long and Zuo Xiao sighing, Yu Digen gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Huang Shuai, Zuo Xiao, I don't think you need to be downcast, we still have hope! Although Cao Jun may have inflicted heavy losses on the Huns, but in the face of the Huns  With their fighting power, Cao Jun will not win easily, and will definitely pay a heavy price!

    Besides, according to the news I received, Cao Jun has been fighting with the Huns in the past few days.  Even if the main force of Cao's army turned to Qinshui immediately after the Huns retreated, it would still take more than two days to march!  Although Cao Ang appeared on the battlefield, I estimate that there were not many soldiers and horses coming to help Cao Ang. It was probably just the cavalry!  "

    Huang Long's eyes lit up and he said in a deep voice: "In other words, we have two days to attack Cao's army? Based on this calculation, we do have hope of defeating the enemy!"

    Colonel Zuo shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Having said that, it will take one day for our entire large force to cross Yujun Mountain, and half a day more to rush to Qinshui. This leaves us only half a day to attack.  As long as the opponent does not leave the city, as long as we rely on the city wall and mobilize the young people in the city, we will definitely be able to hold on for half a day!"

    Huang Long couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this, and asked Di Gen, "Yu Shuai, can you put down the Yin Gate Formation again?"

    "Yu Digen" means that his beard is intertwined, not his real name.  However, for the convenience of addressing each other, the Montenegrin army commanders often use the first letter of the other party's nickname as the last name of the other party.

    Yu Digen smiled bitterly: "The Yinmen Formation can only work when the opponent is unprepared. Now that Xu Rong has just suffered the losses of the Yinmen Formation, how can he be deceived?! At that time, Xu Rong only needs to send out the supervising team in advance, and our army will  As soon as the Yin Gate Formation is set up, they can shoot those women, and in this way, the Yin Gate Formation will be broken immediately!"

    After hearing this, Principal Zuo couldn't help but sigh.

    Huang Long slapped himself hard and said angrily: "It's just five hundred cavalry. Look at you like this, don't despair so easily! At this point, we can only burn everything, leave the large troops here, and concentrate all the troops."  The elite soldiers of the army captured Qinshui County!"

    As the commander-in-chief of this operation of the Montenegrin Army, if the attack fails, Huanglong's reputation will be greatly affected.  In this troubled world, reputation means power and strength. No one will take refuge in a useless general who has repeatedly failed in battles!  In this case, it¡¯s better to risk everything and give it a try!

    However, compared to Huang Long who was determined, Zuo Xiao and Yu Digen were a little hesitant.  The two of them were in awe of the famous Cao Ang and did not dare to face the opponent's cavalry directly, and they were even less willing to pay a heavy price to achieve Huanglong's reputation.  You know, even if everyone can capture Qinshui, under the pressure of Cao Ang's army, they will most likely have to abandon the city and flee.  Even if some loot can be transported from the Qinshui River by then, there will still be too much food to make ends meet!

    Seeing Huang Long keeping a close eye on the two of them, Colonel Zuo couldn't help but lower his head, but Yu Digen whispered: "Guo Shuai is missing and his life or death is uncertain. He has left three or four thousand people in Yujun Mountain. He will definitely think about it."  We must find a way to avenge him! In that case, why don¡¯t we fulfill their wish and let them fight Cao Jun to the death!"

    Hearing what Yu Digen said, Principal Zuo nodded repeatedly.  Huang Long couldn't help but frown, but heard Yu Digen continue: "Each of our three families selected 200 people to serve as dubo and chief officers of Guo Shuai's command, commanding the young men to fight Cao Jun."?With generals under their command, they will definitely fight Cao Jun!  As long as Cao Jun's mobile troops are eliminated, we will be able to advance and retreat freely, and we will no longer be in such a difficult situation as now!  If we are lucky enough to kill Cao Ang, we may even have the possibility of taking over all four areas of Zhi County!  "

    Colonel Zuo nodded repeatedly: "What Yu Shuai said is absolutely true, and even if the war fails, we will only suffer more than a hundred casualties, and the main force will not be affected. Huang Shuai, just follow Yu Shuai's advice!"

    Huang Long nodded lightly and sighed: "I'm just sorry for Guo Shuai Pass the order, and the main force of the entire army will be reorganized on the front line of Yujun Mountain to prepare for the next battle. Two hundred people will be selected from each of our three armies to serve as Guo Shuai's army.  First-level officers, including commanders and chiefs, to strengthen their command capabilities. Since Guo Shuai's life or death is uncertain, we must repay the blood debt from Cao Jun on Guo Shuai's behalf. Since Guo Shuai's generals and subordinates have taken the initiative to ask for military service, then we can't let the soldiers be cold.  Heart!"

    Facing the military pressure from Cao Jun, Huang Long's order was quickly implemented.  Six hundred people transferred from the three companies quickly took office, replacing all the first-level officers of Guo Daxian's corps.  Although this Wu Commander has a low-level official position, he can control the lowest level of the army.  With the major change of team leader, Guo Daxian's army has actually been controlled by Huang Long and three others.

    ????????????? The officers above the rank of corps commander in Guo Daxian¡¯s army had finally climbed to their current high position, but were suddenly taken away from their official positions. How could they be willing to do so?  !  On the surface, everyone frequently vowed to avenge Guo Shuai, but in fact, everyone's hatred for Huang Long and others exceeded Cao Ang.

    When the generals sent by Huang Long were not paying attention, Guo Daxian's original generals quietly gathered together.

    One of the generals whispered: "At least Cao Ang fought with us with real swords and guns, and did not play any tricks! On the contrary, Huang Long never moved forward bravely when fighting. When it comes to this kind of struggle for power,  But I have never been content with others. I am not greedy for power, but I am not worth it for Guo Shuai. He fought bravely for our Montenegrin Army and personally led the army to penetrate behind enemy lines. However, Huanglong and the others actually treated him like this, trying to digest our Guo Army into  How could they, Huang Jiajun, be so reasonable?!"

    Everyone nodded in agreement, and one person even whispered: "Shuai Guo has always taken the overall situation into consideration. He took the initiative to send troops to sneak into Qinshui River before, and recently he even took the initiative to lead his elite troops to sneak behind Yujun Mountain to sacrifice their lives for our Black Mountain Army.  Hot-blooded! But Huanglong has sent someone to take over the command of our army without waiting for Guo Shuai's news. It's really ugly! We have to protect this army for Guo Shuai for no other reason!"

    "Easy to say, protect the entire army?" A Du Bo retorted with a sneer: "Right now we have to fight hard with the main force of Cao Jun, and we have to fight hard with Cao Jun's cavalry. Not to mention protecting the entire army, it would be good if we can save our lives!"

    The general who spoke first said in a low voice: "Guo Shuai's life or death is uncertain now. He may have been captured by Cao Jun. If we fight against Cao Jun, it will be detrimental to Guo Shuai!"

    Everyone nodded. In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that with Guo Daxian's character, he would definitely escape now and would not be captured by Cao's army at all.  The reason why I say this is mainly to leave a step for everyone to find an excuse to surrender to Cao Jun.

    After some discussion, everyone quickly reached a consensus.  After fighting Cao Jun, you cannot advance rashly. If the battle situation falls into a crisis, in order to preserve the troops left behind by Guo Shuai, and in order not to anger Cao Jun and affect Guo Shuai's safety, everyone can put down their weapons and pursue a peaceful compromise.

    Although everyone was dismissed from their official positions by Huang Long and others, they still have great influence in the army.  They reached a consensus, and so did more than half of the soldiers in the army.

    An hour later, Huang Long ordered that Guo Daxian's troops should be the main force to march towards Qinshui County, preparing for a decisive battle with Cao Ang and Xu Rong's troops.

    After receiving Huang Long¡¯s order, Guo Daxian¡¯s army immediately set off and strode towards Qinshui City.  Soon, Cao Jun's scouts who were monitoring the Black Mountain Army discovered something unusual about the enemy's army and immediately reported the situation to Cao Ang.

    On the one hand, Cao Ang ordered Xu Rong and others to strengthen the city defense and organize young men; on the other hand, he personally led the cavalry troops to attack, harassing and flanking the enemy.

    Since the Montenegrin Army had no cavalry anyway, Cao Ang ordered all the cavalry to bring bows and arrows from the Qinshui City arsenal and attack the main force of the Montenegrin Army.

    The Montenegrin Army discovered that the cavalry was rushing into the formation and quickly formed a defensive formation. However, Cao Jun did not attack recklessly. Instead, he stopped on the flank of the Montenegrin Army, set up his bow and fired arrows, and kept shooting. After the Montenegrin Army transferred archery troops, Cao Jun immediately moved his horse.  Retreating would not give the Montenegrin army a chance to counterattack.

    If the Montenegrin Army sends a small force to pursue, it will be impossible to return; if the entire Montenegrin Army pursues, Cao Jun will continue to use guerrilla archery tactics to skin the Montenegrin Army.

    After only three or four rounds, the morale of Guo Daxian's troops fell to the bottom, and many of the newly appointed generals and commanders were also suppressed by Cao's army.?Shoot.  In order to ensure the complete organization of the army, the original officers had to be promoted. Soon, Guo Daxian's unit fell under the control of the original officer corps.

    Soon, during a tentative attack by Cao Jun, Guo Daxian¡¯s troops turned against Cao Jun collectively!

 Volume 1 Chapter 178 Rushing to the aid of Yuan Shao

    After the collective surrender of Guo Daxian's troops, the morale of the Black Mountain Army plummeted. Many people rumored that it was because Huang Long and others were too forced that Guo Daxian's troops made such a choice.  Huang Long, Zuo Xiao, and Yu Digen, who were the commanders, explained one after another, but this kind of thing could only become darker and darker.  Many small groups of armed forces attached to them were afraid of being annexed, so they quietly left on their own, which made Huang Long and the other three secretly frightened.  Seeing that the situation was not good, the three finally made up their minds and evacuated overnight.

    In response, Cao Ang expressed his warm welcome and sent out elite troops to continuously pursue him as a farewell message.  After three days of continuous pursuit and sneak attacks, by the time Cao Ang led his army back to Qinshui, Huang Long and his three men had less than 10,000 people in their headquarters, and more than 10,000 prisoners had been captured by Cao's army.  .

    Cao Ang immediately handed over these prisoners to Xu Rong and asked him to drive them to strengthen the defense lines at Yujun Mountain and Xiangshan Ridge.  As for Cao Ang himself, he led the main force back to Zhi County for rest and recuperation.

    At this moment, news came from the scouts: Zhang Yang, the governor of Hanoi, had been fighting with the Bailuo and Suigu troops of the Black Mountain Army for more than ten days, and they had been in a stalemate.  It is said that Zhang Yang's general Yang Chou was defeated and captured alive by Sui Gu. Zhang Yang paid a huge ransom to redeem him from the Black Mountain Army.

    Gongsun Zan also responded to the Black Mountain Army and successively attacked several counties in the north of Jizhou. Several counties were forced to surrender under Gongsun Zan's power.  Yuan Shao was shocked. In order to please Gongsun Zan and ease the situation, he promoted Gongsun Zan's younger brother Gongsun Fan to be the governor of Bohai, and ordered Zhang Yang to pay a large amount of money to the Black Mountain Army to seek peace.

    Zhang Yan, the commander of the Black Mountain Army, considered that the army of Huang Long, Zuo Xiao and others was defeated and could not cope with Bai Rao and Sui Gu, so he ordered Bai Rao to accept Zhang Yang's proposal and return to Montenegro after extorting a large amount of grain and grass supplies from Hanoi County.  .

    "Look at the Montenegro Army's emphasis on credibility. In comparison, Gongsun Fan is very rogue.  After arriving in Nanpi and initially taking control of the troops in Bohai County, Gongsun Fan immediately betrayed Yuan Shao, led the troops in Bohai County to attack, and assisted Gongsun Zan in conquering Qingzhou and other places, and his troops became increasingly powerful.

    Gongsun Zan felt that he was sure of victory, so he appointed Yan Gang as the prefect of Jizhou, Tian Kai as the prefect of Qingzhou, and Shan Jing as the prefect of Yanzhou, and assigned county magistrates to various places.  For example, Liu Bei was appointed acting magistrate of Pingyuan County by Gongsun Zan.

    Once the appointment letter came out, there was no possibility of reconciliation between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao.  Gongsun Zan even gathered an army and stationed at Jieqiao.

    In order to break Gongsun Zan's winning streak and stabilize the situation in Jizhou, Yuan Shao ordered a general mobilization throughout the territory to prepare for a decisive battle with Gongsun Zan.  In order to gather all the strength under his command, he even sent Xun Chen to ask Cao Ang for reinforcements.

    After receiving the news, Cao Ang immediately summoned the generals to discuss the matter before Xun Chen arrived.

    Anyway, everyone in the hall was his own people, so Li Su was not polite and was the first to speak: "Lord, generals, our army has just repelled the Huns and defeated the Black Mountain Huanglong Army, and is very tired. Now Yuan Shao wants us to send troops to help again.  , attack Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan is also a famous general. If Gongsun Zan defeats Yuan Shao, we will become a thorn in the side of Gongsun Zan¡¯s army and the situation will be very crisis!"

    Xia Houyuan frowned and said: "But we can't ignore Yuan Shao's request. After all, we are still obeying Yuan Shao's orders in name. If we reject Yuan Shao's request, then the food and grass materials we sent before and the respectful gesture we made will be ruined.  It¡¯s all in vain!¡±

    Li Su smiled coldly, lowered his voice, and said in a low voice: "Lord, gentlemen, I suggest that a small force be sent out under the guise of Guo Daxian to sneak attack Xun Chen and his party and kill him on the spot! Anyway, we have Montenegro in our army.  Many of the armors of the army can definitely be made flawlessly. When the time comes, we can lie about not knowing about Yuan Shao's request. Anyway, the decisive battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan is imminent, and he will have no time to point fingers at us. And after the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, Victory will win.  The losses have been divided, let's take another opportunity to act."

    I have to say that Li Su¡¯s suggestion was very tempting, and all the generals were a little moved.  However, there are still two people who have objections, namely Cao Ang and Xi Zhicai.

    Needless to say, Cao Ang knew that Yuan Shao finally defeated Gongsun Zan in history.  Xi Zhi then pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "Weigong's plan can alleviate the immediate emergency, but it cannot completely solve the problem. In my opinion, this time Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fight, Gongsun Zan will definitely lose!"

    Hearing this, the generals were in an uproar. Now Gongsun Zan is coming with great force, sweeping across all places.  But Yuan Shao is trapped in Jizhou, how can he win easily?

    However, Cao Ang nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "What you said is very true, and I also understand it. Come on, please come on, please help us clear up my doubts."

    Since Cao Ang raised his troops, he has established a certain authority in the hearts of the generals. The generals did not dare to refute his judgment and all looked at Xi Zhicai eagerly.

    Xi Zhi was recognized by Cao Ang, and he felt relieved.Damn it, I¡¯m not alone in my ways!  He coughed and said in a deep voice: "Xi, let me analyze it for everyone. That Gongsun Zan is coming fiercely and winning consecutively. It seems beautiful, but he is already walking on the edge of the cliff!

    Usually when he fights with foreigners, Liu Yu is at the rear preparing food and supplies for him, so he has nothing to worry about.  But now Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu have become antagonistic. Liu Yu no longer stabs him from behind, and his love has been exhausted. Gongsun Zan can't count on Liu Yu's support at all. All he is consuming now is his own inventory.  Although he has conquered a lot of territories and appointed many generals, his foundation is not yet solid. As long as he loses the battle, the forces from all over the world that are attached to him will immediately change their factions!  Discord at the rear and unstable foundation are the first reasons why Gongsun Zan will be defeated!

    Usually Gongsun Zan has been fighting in Youzhou against foreigners.  However, the people of Youzhou suffered from foreign invasion and would rather be exploited by Gongsun Zan than support his army.  But now the foreign forces have either been surrendered by Liu Yu or defeated by Gongsun Zan, and they no longer pose much of a threat to the people of Youzhou.  If they were asked to bear this heavy tax again, everyone was very dissatisfied.  The people of Jizhou, who were newly under the rule of Gongsun Zan, had been enjoying relatively low corvee taxes under Han Fu. Now they suddenly doubled, and the people were extremely dissatisfied.  If he doesn't care about the people, the people will naturally not support him. This is the second reason why Gongsun Zan will lose!

    Gongsun Zan is a man who relies on his own talents and does not value his staff or subordinates. He forgets the good deeds of his subordinates and will retaliate for them.  Such a person cannot get the sincere loyalty of his subordinates, nor can he attract the services of outstanding talents.  For example, Guan Yu, who warmed wine and killed Hua Xiong, would rather stay under the command of Pingyuan Commander Liu Bei than serve Gongsun Zan.  Although Yuan Shao was indecisive, the reputation he accumulated through his crusade against Dong Zhuo attracted the services of a large number of capable ministers.  For example, Xun Chen and Xun You, for example, Feng Ji and Xu You.  Relying on his talent and being mean and ungrateful, this is the third reason why Gongsun Zan will fail!

    Because of these three reasons, although Gongsun Zan's power is now at its peak, in my opinion, it is just bones in the grave, and defeat is imminent.  As long as Yuan Shao does not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, the longer the battle with Gongsun Zan lasts, the more beneficial it will be to Yuan Shao.  For us, the confrontation between the two powers is the best opportunity for our development!

    In other words, if we want our army to develop better, it is best for Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao to fight and confront each other for a long time; if we want Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao to fight and confront each other, it is necessary for Yuan Shao to win a battle and win the hearts and minds of the Jizhou army and people;  If we want Yuan Shao to win over the military and public sentiment in Jizhou, we nominal subordinates should obey his orders and contribute some strength to help him win the battle!  "

    Xi Zhicai¡¯s analysis was very reasonable, and all the generals under Cao Ang¡¯s command nodded. Since then, Xi Zhicai has established his status as the number one counselor under Cao Ang¡¯s command.

    So, Cao Ang solemnly welcomed Yuan Shao's envoy Xun Chen and his party in Zhi County, and agreed to send troops on the spot.

    Cao Ang said to Xun Chen: Although the four counties have just repelled the joint attack of the Black Mountain bandits and the Huns, and the army is extremely exhausted, since Uncle Yuan has given the order, his nephew will definitely do his best and do his best.

    Cao Ang even promised on the spot that he would personally lead 500 cavalry and 2,000 infantry to Jizhou to assist in the battle.  They also brought their own military rations to reduce the burden on Jizhou.

    Xun Chen was extremely moved and said to Cao Ang: "I have heard that Zixiu respects Yuan Zhoumu very much. Now it seems that his reputation is well-deserved. When I set out, all the ministers persuaded me, saying that my trip was extremely dangerous and that I might be harmed by Xiaoxiao.  After all, Gongsun Zan is now so powerful that it is very difficult for Cao Zixiu to make a choice. But Yuan Zhoumu said that Meng Dezhong was loyal and courageous, and his son would definitely abide by his loyalty and lead the army to reinforce. Now it seems that it is true!

    However, although Zixiu decided to lead the army to attack, the four areas of Zhi County had just repelled the attack of the Huns and Black Mountain bandits, and sufficient troops must be left to prevent the enemy from counterattack!  If Zhi County fails, Leader Yuan will always regret it.  Let's see, Gongsun Zan's cavalry force is mostly heavy, and it will be very difficult for Yuan Zhoumu to deal with it.  I also asked Zixiu to lead five hundred cavalry to Jizhou to assist in the battle. The necessary food, grass, armor and equipment will be borne by me in Jizhou!  "

    Cao Ang persisted for some time, but after Xun Chen's urging, he finally agreed to his request.

    So Cao Ang led five hundred cavalry and traveled day and night to Jizhou to rescue Yuan Shao.  When passing through Hanoi County, Zhang Yang admired Cao Ang's righteous deeds and specially provided Cao Ang with a hundred iron armors to enhance his performance.

    Zhang Yang¡¯s general Yang Chou was once captured by the Montenegrin Army and hated the Montenegrin Army very much.  After hearing that Cao Ang's army had severely defeated the Black Mountain bandits, he was extremely happy and secretly sponsored more than 200 war horses to Cao Ang to strengthen the cavalry's continuous combat capability.  Cao Ang readily accepted this and gave Yang Chou a thousand gold in return.  It was just that when Yang Chou's wife and concubine spent a lot of money, they accidentally exposed the inside story, which made Zhang Yang frown secretly.

    A few days later, Cao Ang led his army to fight day and night.Go straight to the front line.  More than fifty miles away from the boundary bridge, they successfully joined forces with Yuan Shao's army.

    Xun Chen introduced the situation in Zhi County to Yuan Shao. He heard that Cao Ang, regardless of the exhaustion of continuous battles, abandoned the four counties that were rebuilt after the war, and personally led 500 cavalry to come for reinforcements. Yuan Shao was extremely moved and thanked Luo several times.  tears!

 Volume 1 Chapter 179: Attacking Gongsun Zan

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    Qingyuan Yuan Jun camp.

    The general of the scout camp loudly reported: "Report! Gongsun Zan has arranged 30,000 infantry in a square formation, with more than 5,000 cavalry on each wing. They have passed the boundary bridge and are rushing towards us!"

    "Gongsun Zan has gone too far!" Yan Liang came over and bowed to Yuan Shao to ask for orders: "The general is willing to lead 20,000 infantry to block Gongsun Zan's troops. Please give me your permission!"

    Before Yuan Shao could say anything, Jushu shook his head and said: "Gongsun Zan's troops are approaching fiercely, and we must concentrate all our strength to meet the enemy. What's more, his Baima Yi Cong are very elite and famous all over the world! With only 20,000 infantry, even if they block Gongsun Zan's southward army, they will still have to fight.  Pay a heavy price!"

    Wen Chou said angrily: "My elder brother is superb in martial arts, capable of killing generals and seizing flags, and intimidating Gongsun Zan's officers and men. You rotten scholar, don't talk too much!"

    Yuan Shao said quickly: "Don't be rude, Wen Chou. Please apologize to Mr. Gong and Mr. You! Mr. Gong and Mr. have worked hard to prepare supplies and prepare for the battle. How can you, a barbarian general, question him?!"

    Under Yuan Shao's questioning, Wen Chou had to bow to Ju Shou.  Jushou said with a smile: "My lord, in fact, General Wen Chou is very brave, but after all, this is the first battle between our army and Gongsun Zan's army, so we must be cautious! I heard that General Qu Yi once fought against the Qiang people in Liangzhou.  He has great experience in dealing with cavalry, we might as well listen to his opinion!"

    Hearing what he said, everyone turned their attention to Qu Yi again.  Qu Yi bowed to everyone and said in a deep voice: "Gongsun Zan's 30,000-strong army is approaching fiercely, but it relies entirely on the majesty of the cavalry on the left and right wings. If we can repel or even defeat the opponent's cavalry, then his infantry will not attack."  Collapse!"

    "That's right!" Yuan Shao said excitedly: "Does General Qu Yi have a good plan?"

    Qu Yi smiled slightly and said in a deep voice: "To deal with cavalry, the best weapon is cavalry!"

    Hearing this, Yuan Shao thought to himself: Isn¡¯t this nonsense? Who doesn¡¯t know?  But now I only have more than a thousand cavalry under my command, and I am no match for Gongsun Zan.  Even if Cao Ang's five hundred cavalry are added, they cannot influence the overall situation.

    Thinking of this, he frowned and said to Cao Ang: "What General Qu Yi said makes sense. Is there anything Zixiu can do?"

    Cao Ang couldn't help but scratch his head. This is how Yuan Shao's affairs are discussed, kicking each other's balls!  From Yan Liang to Ju Shou to Qu Yi, there is no one who speaks honestly.  Anyway, I won¡¯t stay with you Yuan Shao for a long time. They don¡¯t dare to take the initiative to ask for help, and they are not willing to recommend others, but I dare!

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Uncle, I heard that during the reign of Emperor Wu, Li Ling led five thousand tribesmen deep into the hinterland of the Huns and encountered the main force of 80,000 Huns cavalry. At that time, Li Ling persisted for more than ten days, fought thousands of miles, and killed tens of thousands of enemies! If it weren't for  After all the arrows are used up, Li Ling's troops will definitely be able to return to our Han territory safely!

    There are a number of crossbowmen in my uncle's army, with thousands of strong bows and crossbows. Why doesn't my uncle order these crossbowmen to attack Gongsun Zan's cavalry?  As for the candidates to resist the cavalry, my uncle has a lot of talented people here, so I can't make any suggestions.  It's just that I heard that General Quyi had 800 soldiers under his command who were able to defeat the Qiang army. They were all warriors who were familiar with cavalry warfare.  I believe that with the commanding skills of General Quyi and the strong combat power of the soldiers who died first, we will definitely be able to defeat Gongsun Zan's troops!  "

    Hearing this, Yuan Shao couldn't help but go to see Qu Yi.

    This is the second time Yuan Shao has heard Qu Yi¡¯s opinion, and Qu Yi can¡¯t refuse.  What's more, not long after he joined Yuan Shao's army, he needed to achieve extraordinary feats to establish his position as the chief military commander.  Otherwise, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, or someone named Zhang He might steal his limelight!

    Qu Yi nodded and said in a deep voice: "Although General Cao is still young, he does understand some truths. Yes, the best unit to deal with cavalry is cavalry, followed by crossbowmen. I heard that my lord has now collected  We have produced more than a thousand strong crossbows, which are enough to shake Gongsun Zan's cavalry. He has eight hundred dead men under his command and is very powerful. He is willing to serve as a vanguard to resist Gongsun Zan's cavalry head-on and create opportunities for the crossbowmen to defeat the enemy!"

    Qu Yi took over the position of vanguard, and all the generals present except Wen Chou, a reckless man, were happy.  After all, Gongsun Zan's cavalry was very powerful, and no one wanted to compromise his trusted soldiers.

    Yuan Shao said loudly: "Since General Qu Yi has volunteered, I will agree to your request. Let's do this. General Qu Yi will lead 800 elite soldiers as the vanguard to face the enemy's cavalry; General Yan Liang will lead 5,000 crossbowmen and powerful crossbows.  Thousands of Zhangs serve as cover; General Wen Chou leads 20,000 infantry to follow closely. After the enemy cavalry is defeated, he immediately attacks forward. Chunyu Qiong leads more than a thousand cavalry of our unit to roam around to suppress the formation. Zhang He leads 200 euphorbia soldiers to follow me.  , Cao Ang led five hundred cavalry as the rear of the army. What do the generals think?"

      Everyone is basically satisfied with Yuan Shao's arrangements.  However, Cao Ang held up his hands and said: "Uncle, generals, I, Cao Zixiu, led the five hundred cavalry to the north. This is not just a formality. I hope to fight the enemy with real swords and guns and contribute my own strength to Uncle Yuan's great cause. Now Gongsun Zan  With the advantage of cavalry, although our troops are weak, we still have the courage to fight to the death. I also ask my uncle for permission to attack with General Chunyu!"

    As soon as Cao Ang said this, everyone looked at him with admiration. It is really rare for a teenage boy to have such courage and responsibility!

    Yuan Shao agreed to Cao Ang's request on the spot, but when the generals left, he quietly told Chunyu Qiong: "Zhong Jian, Meng De is in jail, and the hope of escape is extremely slim. As his eldest son, Cao Ang is responsible for revitalizing Cao Ang.  The important responsibility of the family must not be lost. Besides, he has come from thousands of miles away to help. How can we, as uncles, watch him fall into danger? It is inconvenient for me to refuse him in front of others. After you lead the troops to attack, you must take good care of me.  Him, don't let him underestimate the enemy and rush in!"

    Chunyu Qiong nodded repeatedly: "Brother Benchu, don't worry, I have a sense of proportion in my heart!"

    Dispatching the army is not an easy task. Fortunately, Jushou led a group of auxiliary soldiers to stay here. The soldiers no longer had to bring tents and baggage, and the dispatch speed was much faster than in the past.

    Considering the possibility of an encounter with the enemy, the soldiers put on their armor and marched north at a relatively slow pace.

    On the one hand, Qu Yi ordered the soldiers in full armor to get on the carriages and march towards the front; on the other hand, he urged the auxiliary soldiers to follow him forward quickly and go north in advance.

    Anyway, the marching speeds of Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao did not change much. With a little calculation, they can calculate the meeting place.  Qu Yi planned to choose a position to defend in advance and find ways to build some fortification trenches to improve the soldiers' ability to resist the opponent's cavalry.

    Soon Qu Yi led his auxiliary troops to the expected location of the battlefield. Seeing that there were plains all around and no hills that were strong enough to defend, he couldn't help but sigh softly.  However, Qu Yi believed in the ability of his soldiers. Even if he encountered the opponent's cavalry on the plains, the first-death soldiers could still compete with them!

    Before Gongsun Zan¡¯s cavalry arrived on the battlefield, Qu Yi immediately ordered that trenches for hiding be dug on the preset positions, and the excavated floating soil was built into an earthen wall for the archers to defend.  At the same time, Qu Yi also ordered the auxiliary soldiers to dig tens of thousands of small pits in front of the trenches where the soldiers were hiding.  These small pits are very hidden and inconspicuous, but they come from the precious experience Qu Yi gained with his blood in dealing with cavalry in Liangzhou over the years!

    Soon, eight hundred elite troops from Qu Yi arrived on the battlefield and arrived at the preset position.  The soldiers lay down in the trench and covered their bodies with shields. From a distance, there was no trace at all.

    After Yan Liang's archers arrived at the earthen fortress quickly, they also cut down many trees along the way and urgently buried them on the front and rear sides of the earthen wall to improve the defense capability of the earthen wall.

    However, Yan Liang obviously underestimated the mobility of Gongsun Zan's cavalry. Before the earth wall was repaired, cavalry appeared in the distance and began to reconnoiter Yuan Shao's command.  Yan Liang quickly ordered the auxiliary soldiers to retreat, and he also took the time to direct the crossbowmen to put into defensive formation.

    Just when Yan Liang urgently mobilized troops and horses, Gongsun Zan also came to the battlefield with Bai Mayi.  He raised his whip lightly, pointed it toward Yan Liang, smiled and said to the generals: "Yuan Shaokong has a background of four generations and three princes, but when it comes to fighting, he has no level at all! The most advantageous weapon against cavalry is cavalry, and  What Yuan Shao's army lacks the most is cavalry. Alas, only a young master like him can do the stupid thing of confronting our cavalry on the plain! With just such a hastily built earth wall, he can try to stop our army.  Isn¡¯t it ridiculous?!¡±

    Yan Gang, the governor of Jizhou appointed by Gongsun Zan, echoed loudly: "Commander, the enemy doesn't understand the art of war and strategy at all, so why should we be polite to him? Just send cavalry to trample them to death. This can be regarded as fulfilling their death wish! Commander  , I am willing to lead five thousand cavalry forward and trample the enemy's formation, please give me your permission, Commander-in-Chief!"

    Gongsun Zan nodded with a smile and said loudly: "As you said, you will be the vanguard!"

    He gently raised his double-headed iron spear and said to the generals in a deep voice: "A certain person has been practicing martial arts for decades and is perfect in all military tactics. Now he wants to find an opponent but cannot find one. The hero is lonely!"

    Guan Jing and others hurriedly came forward to flatter them, while Yan Gang hurried to the cavalry formation and shouted loudly: "Brothers, I, Yan Gang, have asked for a light job from the commander, which is to crush the enemy! Wait until  After breaking through the enemy's limited resistance, we will go straight to Yuan Shao's base camp in Qingyuan! When the time comes, I will risk my face and win an extra reward for everyone! Brothers, fight the enemy bravely and break through the enemy's formation!"

    The cavalrymen shouted loudly: "Kill the enemy bravely and break through the enemy's formation!"

    The momentum is overwhelming and murderous!

    Qu Yi was also lying in the trench at this time. Amidst the shouts of killing from Yan Gang's cavalry, he shouted loudly: "Brothers, calm down, wait until they rush forward and then we attack!"

    Yan Gang's command began to accelerate slowly and rushed towards Yan Liang!

 Volume 1 Chapter 180 Death Charge!

    Hearing the sound of war horses trampling the soil, it was impossible not to be afraid. However, the eight hundred soldiers under Qu Yi were all fighting men who crawled out of the dead. Their courage and discipline had long been tempered. No one came out of the trench.  climb out.

    Yan Gang looked at Yuan Shao's soldiers behind the wall opposite, with a cruel smile on his face. He leaned down, tightened his grip on the spear in his hand, and then raised it in a hurry.  .

    Seeing Yan Gang's gesture, more than a thousand horse archers immediately raised their short bows, strung their arrows, and fired quickly forward!

    In an era without stirrups and high-bridge saddles, being able to control a galloping warhorse with both legs, holding the reins with your mouth, and being able to bend a bow and shoot arrows was already a rare elite person.  Even though Gongsun Zan had about 10,000 cavalrymen in his army going south this time, only these more than 1,000 men could complete this important task.

    Seeing the cavalrymen in Gongsun Zan's army bending their bows, Yan Liang quickly shouted: "Put up your shields!"

    Hearing his order, the shield man in charge of covering immediately raised his wooden shield diagonally upwards, while the pikemen on standby also pointed their spears diagonally forward and shook them continuously.  Despite this, many arrows still shot in from the gaps in the shields, killing the archers who only wore civilian clothes!

    Yan Liang did not issue an order to counterattack. Although Yan Gang and the others rushed over, their targets were relatively sparse, and the coverage shooting could not achieve much results.  Except for a few marksmen who were good at shooting, all the crossbowmen did not dare to shoot under Yan Liang's strict order.

    Seeing that only a few archers in Yuan Shao's army counterattacked, Yan Gang was overjoyed. He naturally did not expect that Yan Liang would dare to make such a big sacrifice, and thought that the main force of Yuan Shao's crossbowmen had not yet arrived on the battlefield.  After all, the battle has just begun, and the crossbowmen need to carry a large number of arrows, so it is common sense that the marching speed is slow.

    So Yan Gang happily pushed down the spear in his hand. Seeing this signal, except for the cavalry in the rear, the remaining cavalry began to quickly assemble to form an assault formation.

    Yan Liang smiled coldly and shouted loudly: "The whole army is ready!"

    Hearing his order, the crossbowmen put their fingers on the triggers, and the archers drew their longbows and prepared arrows.

    Yan Gang was getting closer and closer, and he could vaguely see the reaction of Yan Liang's men, but he didn't pay attention. The crossbowmen could only deal a certain blow to them unless they continued to cover a certain area.  However, with the charging speed of the cavalry, the opponent only shoots one or two arrows. As long as he can rush to them, the small crossbowmen are not worth mentioning!

    Yan Gang lowered his head to ensure that the oncoming airflow would not flow into his mouth, and shouted loudly: "Kill!"

    Hearing his cry, dozens of guards around him immediately repeated loudly: "Kill!"

    The entire guard battalion heard the cry, and the five hundred cavalry shouted: "Kill!"

    The entire cavalry assault group heard this shout. Everyone quickly whipped their horses and adjusted their positions to form a cavalry assault formation.

    And at this moment, Yan Liang shouted loudly: "Fire the arrow!"

    Hearing Yan Liang¡¯s order, the two guards behind him immediately pressed Yan Liang¡¯s battle flag forward and shook it left and right twice!

    After seeing this signal, all the crossbowmen immediately started shooting.  Especially the more than a thousand strong crossbows, which had long been loaded with bowstrings and arrows. Now as soon as they heard the order, the archers immediately hit the triggers with their mallets!

    Just listen to the sound of "Bang bang bang" The sound of the crossbow arm is shaking violently, the bowstring is shaking violently, and the spears used as crossbow arrows are shot out quickly!

    When Yan Gang heard the sound, he couldn't help but open his mouth and filled his stomach with cold wind!  Oh my god, it's impossible. How come there are so many powerful crossbows in Yuan Shao's army? My cavalry!

    But now it¡¯s too late to regret, so we can only speed up and move forward.  What's more, with the inertia of the cavalry, once they launch a charge, they can't make a sudden turn. They can only hope that the speed of the cavalry can cover them as always!

    Now there is no need for Yan Gang to give orders, everyone is whipping their horses crazily, speeding up, speeding up, speeding up!

    More than 4,000 cavalrymen accelerated their charge collectively, and the sound of horse hooves stomped so hard that the ground shook. The 800 elite soldiers under Qu Yi were all veterans who had struggled on the line of life and death. Facing such a powerful cavalry charging group, there were dozens of them.  I couldn't help but follow my body's instinct, lifted off the wooden shield covering my body, dropped my weapon and rushed back!

    Yan Gang was shocked when he saw dozens of people suddenly jumping out from under the empty dirt ground in front of him.  However, facing the collective charge of the cavalry, it is useless even if you dig a hole to hide, I will just crush your turtle shell!

    At this time, Yan Liang's crossbowmen kept firing, and Yan Gang also clamped the spear with his arm, aiming accurately.?Crash!  It was only then that the cavalry in the front row discovered the shallow pit on the ground. They didn't think so. How could such a shallow pit stop the charge of our invincible cavalry? The other party was so naive!

    The cavalrymen in the front row successfully passed these traps with just a slight lift of their horses, and then they fell off their horses with a crash!

    My God, there are so many small pits ahead!

    The cavalry's horses are charging at high speed and cannot stop at all. Even if they are lucky enough to rush through dozens of small pits, they will eventually stumble and step into a trap.  And as long as the hoof of the war horse falls into this small shallow pit, it will be pushed forward by the inertia brought by the high-speed charge, and it will break with a click!

    And once the war horse charging at high speed breaks a bone, it will suddenly fall to the ground and throw away the cavalry on the horse.  If you are lucky, you will die on the spot; if you are unlucky, you will inevitably be hit by the body of the war horse with broken bones and tendons. If you want to die, you will not be able to die for a while, if you want to live, you will not be able to survive even if you struggle for a moment!

    In just one moment, the more than 500 cavalrymen at the front were all hit, and they screamed one after another!

    Yan Gang's eyes widened and he shouted loudly with a cry: "Slow down and turn!"

    But now that the cavalry has launched its final charge, how can it easily slow down and turn?  During the adjustment process of Yan Gang's cavalry, more than 700 cavalrymen were unable to stop their horses in time and rushed into this death trap!

    While Yan Gang's cavalry was slowing down, the crossbowmen on Yan Liang's side performed exceptionally well and kept releasing arrows.  Especially the more than a thousand powerful crossbows, which were constantly spitting spears of death under the control of the soldiers!

    Under this high-efficiency massacre, in just a short moment, nearly three thousand of the cavalry participating in the charge fell!

    If it were the cavalry of those nomadic tribes, they might have become a mess, like birds and beasts scattered!  However, these cavalrymen under Yan Gang are all elite men who have experienced great battles. Their organizational discipline and fighting will are among the best in the entire army.  Even in such adversity, the cavalry still did not flee the battlefield, but continued to move forward, forward, forward!

    Finally, a cavalryman stepped on the corpses of his comrades and crossed the trap. Just as he raised his sword with a grim smile, Qu Yi shouted loudly: "Climb the dead first, I will be invincible!"

    While roaring, Qu Yi lifted up his shield and jumped out of the ditch.  Upon hearing his order, more than 600 soldiers jumped out from the ground and rushed towards the cavalry on the opposite side who was blocked by the corpses!

    There were originally 800 dead soldiers who climbed up first. During the charge of Yan Gang's men, more than a hundred of them could not bear the heavy pressure. They overturned their shields and fled to the rear. They were immediately killed by the crossbowmen and crossbowmen of Yan Gang's men.  Shot to death by Yan Liang's soldiers supervising the battle!  Dozens of others were hiding close to the ground and were stunned by the momentum of the cavalry charge. Their internal organs were injured and they lost their combat effectiveness!

    The soldiers under Qu Yi roared loudly and struggled forward, while Yan Gang's cavalry had to slow down in order to avoid the horse traps on the ground. Facing the dead soldiers who jumped nimbly among the corpses, they unexpectedly  Unable to cope with it, the way was blocked by more than 600 dead soldiers.

    Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yan Liang loudly urged the soldiers to shoot, shoot, and shoot again, shouting until his throat became hoarse.  Under his urging and supervising the battle, several soldiers were even busy carrying crossbow arrows back and forth and died of failure!

    Seeing that the cavalry were badly beaten on Yuan Shao's defense line, Gongsun Zan frowned and shouted loudly: "Gongsun Fan, you lead two thousand cavalry to outflank the enemy from the left; I personally lead three thousand white horse retinue.  Attack the enemy from the right wing; the rest of the infantry will press in! This time we have met Yuan Shao's main force, we must defeat them in one battle!"

    After hearing his order, the generals agreed loudly and immediately returned to their respective ministries and led their troops to attack.  According to Gongsun Zan's calculation, although Yan Gang's troops are in crisis, with the combat power of the cavalry, as long as they are determined to attack, they will be able to persist until the left and right wings are encircled!

    However, crossbow arrows were flying above his head, the sound of crossbow machines was in his ears, and all in front of his eyes were the corpses of the soldiers who died in battle.  How long can even the elite cavalry under Gongsun Zan last?

    Yan Gang has replaced three war horses, all covered with blood stains, some from the enemy and some from his own.  The spear in his hand had long been broken in the battle, and now he only wielded his long sword and fought desperately with Yuan Jun.

    There were no fewer than ten soldiers who fell under his sword, but the more Yan Gang was beaten, the more frightened he became. Where did the opponent come from?  Why is it that a small soldier can fight three or four moves against him, and even if he loses and dies, he still vows to leave a few wounds on his body!

    At first, Yan Gang felt very sad and angry as he watched the soldiers around him being shot one by one.  But then, watching the guards around him being accurately shot by Yuan Jun's bows and arrows, I already felt something in my heart??Some fear.  Especially as there are fewer and fewer soldiers around him, and Yuan Jun's momentum is getting stronger and stronger, Yan Gang already knows in his heart that he has been completely defeated, and it is impossible to turn defeat into victory!

    Thinking about the expectations of his lord Sun Zan for him, and seeing that the Yuan Jun soldiers in front of him could not conceal their greed in wanting to capture him, Yan Gang sighed and killed himself with a horizontal knife!

 Volume 1 Chapter 181 Shooting Gongsun Zan

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    As soon as Yan Gang died, Gongsun Zan's middle assault force lost its command. Soon the entire army was defeated and could no longer pose any threat to Yuan's army.  .

    Qu Yi¡¯s troops continued to clean the battlefield and warn of incoming enemies, while Yan Liang immediately commanded the troops to change the shooting target and focused the crossbow arrows on Gongsun Fan¡¯s troops.  As for the assault force commanded by Gongsun Zan himself, it was handed over to Wen Chou's troops who followed up to intercept it.

    This is also a no choice. In terms of combat effectiveness, Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yi Cong has stronger combat effectiveness and brings greater lethality.  However, relatively speaking, their ability to withstand strikes is also stronger, and it is very likely that they can withstand the heavy blows brought by the crossbow troops and rush into the Yuan army's main formation.  When the time comes and Gongsun Fan's troops are on the side to respond, the Yuan family will be defeated like a mountain.  Rather than doing this, it would be better to defeat Gongsun Fan's troops first, and then concentrate all his efforts on dealing with Gongsun Zan.

    At this time, more than 300 strong crossbow troops, which had been maintaining high-intensity shooting, had malfunctioned, or the bowstrings had broken, or the machinery had been damaged, and they had lost the ability to continue fighting.  While Yan Liang was organizing emergency repairs, he was directing the remaining nearly 700 powerful crossbows to fire.

    In fact, judging from Gongsun Fan¡¯s ability, he did not have the ability to command an army alone. But who made him a relative of Gongsun Zan?  Now under the constant fire from Yan Liang's troops, Gongsun Fan immediately panicked.  Especially when his bodyguards were shot by arrows and fell off their horses one after another, the general, who looked bold and free and easy, was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat and subconsciously turned his horse's head and fled to the outskirts of the battlefield.

    The generals were so frightened that they fled, not to mention the soldiers under him.  Especially those Hu people who returned to Yiyi originally joined Gongsun Zan's army because of the strong military pressure from his troops. Now that they saw that the situation was not good and there was no one to supervise them, these guys immediately left.

    It was just a few volleys, but before Yan Liang and the others could react, Gongsun Fan's troops scattered like birds and beasts.  Everyone was dumbfounded. This was so unprofessional!

    Gongsun Zan did not expect that his army of servants would be so unresistant. However, in order to avoid the possible arrows fired by Yuan Jun, Gongsun Zan's troops had already increased their horse speed to the highest speed. It was too late to temporarily slow down and turn, which would only lead to greater chaos.  , it¡¯s better to keep rushing forward.

    Gongsun Zan raised his double-headed iron spear high and shouted loudly: "Get ready to strike!"

    In fact, even if he doesn¡¯t shout, everyone knows it.  The three columns of cavalry rushing at the front had spontaneously clamped their horses and drew their short axes.  These soldiers in the front row were almost all soldiers who had committed serious crimes and were demoted to the punishment camps. They were screaming loudly, both to embolden themselves and to frighten the reinforcements on the opposite side.

    Wen Chou shouted loudly: "Stand firm, hold on! The supervising team is on standby!"

    Hearing his cry, the sword and shield players pressed their bodies behind their shields and suppressed their steps with all their strength.  The spearmen put their spears on their shields and pressed the spears upwards, while the soldiers of the supervising team also drew their swords and stood in the formation.

    Seeing that the distance was getting closer and closer, the soldiers in the front row of Gongsun Zan's army laughed ferociously and threw the short ax in their hands hard, hitting Yuan's soldiers hard.  Ignoring the carnage caused by the hatchet, they immediately removed the spear from the victory hook on the side of the saddle and clamped it tightly.

    "The soldiers on Wen Chou's side couldn't help but panic after being hit by hundreds of short axes.  At this time, Wen Chou had no time to adjust his formation, so he just shouted loudly: "Hold on!"

    Bang!  !  !

    The shield bearers of Yuan Saber who were facing the cavalry were hit by the horses and flew out almost at the same time. Only a few lucky ones were able to stand on the spot. They were already spitting out blood and fell to the ground dejectedly.

    Yuan Jun's spearmen made great achievements. The spears in their hands plunged hard into the horses or bodies of the cavalry on the opposite side. However, the strong collision force shattered their tiger's mouths, and most of the gun barrels could not withstand the impact.  , suddenly broke into two pieces!  The spearmen had no time to retreat, and were knocked away on the spot by the charging cavalry, or were smashed underneath by the bodies!

    Taking advantage of Yuan Jun's formation being disrupted, Gongsun Zan's troops who were rushing behind gently lifted their reins, bypassed the pile of corpses in front, and slammed in fiercely.

    At this time, almost all the shield bearers and spearmen in the front row were wiped out, and the spearmen hiding behind them were also dispersed from the formation. Some soldiers were so shocked by this tragic scene that they actually dropped their spears and went to the formation.  Then rushed away.

    Wen Chou shouted loudly: "Supervise the battle team!"

    After hearing his order, Wen Chou's personal guards immediately raised their swords and swung them forward with all their strength.  While waving their swords, they shouted loudly: "Go back! Go back!"

    "About forty or fifty people were hit by the knife, wasn't it?"To be hacked to death means to be severely wounded. When the remaining defeated soldiers saw that the supervising team really dared to take action, they did not dare to flee to the rear.  Those who are lucky can run to both sides of the formation, but those who are unlucky can only roar and rush towards the path of the cavalry charge!

    Gongsun Zan shouted loudly: "White horse Yi Cong, charge!"

    Hearing his shout, the soldiers urged their horses with all their strength and galloped quickly.  During the charge, someone shouted loudly, regardless of the cold wind in front of them: "Where justice comes, life and death follow! The sky can tell you, and the white horse is the proof!"

    Listening to the thunderous shouts in his ears, Gongsun Zan laughed loudly and kept thrusting out the iron spear in his hand. Every time he attacked, he would kill someone!

    Under his leadership, Baima Yicong seemed to have been given an injection of excitement and exerted his super combat power. He was stunned and beat Wen Chou's soldiers back again and again, and the situation suddenly became dangerous.

    At this critical moment, Wen Chou shouted loudly: "Give my eldest brother Yan Liang a signal and ask him to cover my front line and shoot!"

    Hearing his order, the flag-bearer was stunned for a moment, and his hands and feet were even trembling.  Seeing that the flag bearer did not immediately carry out his order, Wen Chou jumped up to him and kicked him out. Then he personally raised the liaison flag agreed with Yan Liang and waved it several times while looking in the direction of his front line!

    Seeing the news from Wen Chou, the flag soldiers immediately reported it to Yan Liang, and Yan Liang couldn't help but frowned.

    He jumped on his horse and looked not far away, and saw that Wen Chou's front army had been completely routed and could no longer maintain its defense line.  Although Wen Chou's rear army was still nervously moving forward for reinforcements, they could not stabilize the battle situation for a while.

    Yan Liang sighed and said loudly: "Reply to Wen Chou and say that I understand. Send the order, the target Gongsun Zan is on a white horse, and shoot with all your strength!"

    Hearing his order, the soldiers immediately pushed their crossbows and aimed at Baima Yicong, but looking at Pao Ze fighting with the cavalry in the distance, they still couldn't make a move.  However, seeing that Yan Liang had no intention of revoking the order, Marching Sima shouted loudly: "Shoot!"

    Bang bang bang bang bang!

    The machine is constantly being triggered, and the crossbow machine is constantly firing crossbow arrows, making a continuous sound!

    Gongsun Zan's troops, who were fighting with Yuan's army, did not expect that they would be attacked by crossbow arrows. They were caught off guard and fell to the ground unwillingly.

    Seeing his loyal men being shot and killed one after another, Gongsun Zan roared angrily, and the double-headed iron spears in his hands danced like windmills. Each dance took away a life of Yuan Jun's soldiers!

    However, at this moment, Wen Chou raised his iron bow, and the long eagle-feather arrow in his hand quietly aimed at Gongsun Zan.

    Taking advantage of the opportunity when Gongsun Zan thrust out his iron spear and his chest was free, Wen Chou sneered and fired decisively!

    Gongsun Zan is such a good man. Although he is defenseless, he still instinctively feels a hint of danger after years of fighting.  At this time, he didn't have time to dodge, so he just jerked the reins. The war horse was so choked that it instinctively turned its head to the side. Wen Chou's arrow hit the horse in the middle of the forehead!

    The war horse let out a mournful cry, swayed suddenly, and fell to the ground.

    Gongsun Zan quickly jumped to the side from his horse, but before he could land, Wen Chou's second and third arrows came again!

    There was no way to borrow strength from the air, but Gongsun Zan turned his head in a daze, and let the long arrow aimed at his neck miss in vain!  But in this case, he didn't have time to dodge the third arrow, so he could only try his best to turn his body sideways to avoid the vital point in his chest!

    "ah!"

    Wen Chou's arrow originally aimed at Gongsun Zan's heart, but he avoided it and only hit Gongsun Zan's right chest.  Gongsun Zan couldn't help shouting and squatted on the ground!

    Seeing the advantage, the surrounding Yuan Jun officers and soldiers quickly gathered around and killed Gongsun Zan!  When the soldiers under Gongsun Zan saw that their general was injured, they rushed to rescue him.  Around the place where Gongsun Zan fell, soldiers from both sides fought desperately, forming a whirlpool of death!

    In this way, no one cares about protecting the trumpeter and flag bearer. Gongsun Zan's four flag bearers and the soldiers protecting the flag were killed one after another in the melee.  As a result, Gongsun Zan's army lost its command.

    Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wen Chou shouted loudly: "Gongsun Zan is dead! Gongsun Zan is dead!"

    Hearing his cry, the guards around him shouted loudly: "General, Gongsun Zan is dead! General, Gongsun Zan is dead!"

    Hearing the shouts of Wen Chou's guards, Yuan Jun's officers repeated excitedly: "General, Gongsun Zan is dead, we have won!"

    Gongsun Zan¡¯s officers and men quickly looked toward the Chinese army, but the Chinese army was in chaos and no one responded at all.  The flag bearers in Gongsun Zan's army had been killed long ago and were unable to raise the flag to signal.

    ?Gongsun Zan endured his wounds and shouted loudly: "I am not dead, Gongsun Zan, don't listen to the rumors spread by the enemy!"

    However, the voice he roared out after being seriously injured could not travel very far among the thousands of troops.  The surrounding guards were only concerned with protecting his safety, and did not think of repeating his shouts. They just fought with all their strength.

    Seeing the lack of response from the Chinese army, many people in Gongsun Zan's army believed the news that Gongsun Zan was dead, especially those who had just joined Baima Yicong, and lost all confidence and courage.  They abandoned the opponents in front of them, turned their horses and fled, shouting loudly as they fled: "Lost! Defeated!"

    As soon as they ran away, the infantry were even more confused about the situation. Seeing Gongsun Zan's flag falling, the infantry suddenly burst into an uproar, dropped their armor and weapons, and fled blindly to the rear!  Gongsun Zan's army collapsed!

 Volume 1 Chapter 182 Young General Zhao Yun

    Tens of thousands of troops fled north together, but a small general did not retreat but advanced. He was stunned and rushed towards the place where Gongsun Zan fell from his horse with a long spear in his hand.

    At this time, Yuan Jun had already taken advantage of the battlefield. Seeing a desperate enemy general who refused to retreat but instead advanced, Wen Chou just waved his hand lightly, and more than 30 soldiers rushed forward.  .

    At this time, Yan Liang was also commanding the troops to pursue the defeated troops. When he saw the young general who was not retreating, he smiled and said to the guards around him: "He is a good man, but he is a bit foolish and loyal. Pass the order and don't shoot arrows.  I want to capture him alive and sacrifice him to my lord!"

    Hearing his order, the crossbowmen who had been aiming at the young general lowered their crossbows, changed their targets, and shot at the white horse Yi Cong who were still resisting.

    However, before they could fire the second round of arrows, the young general had already broken through the siege of dozens of people and rushed into the rolling and expanding death vortex!

    Yan Liang frowned slightly, even if it were him, he wouldn't be able to rush so easily.  He became somewhat interested, lightly urged his war horse, and followed with his guards.

    At this time, the young general had already rushed to Gongsun Zan and said loudly: "My lord, the last general Zhao Yun is willing to fight a bloody path for my lord!"

    Gongsun Zan had already broken the arrow shaft and jumped onto an ownerless war horse.  He looked intently and saw that the young general opposite was only wearing the uniform of a military commander, and he couldn't help but frown.  Why should such a humble young general praise Haikou?  !

    However, Zhao Yun ignored Gongsun Zan's expression and urged again: "Lord, follow the general and leave quickly! The enemy has begun to outflank him, and it will be too late if he doesn't leave!"

    Gongsun Zan coughed, spat out a mouthful of blood, and said in a cold voice: "Go? Where to go?! My tens of thousands of troops are already in chaos, how can I have the dignity to retreat! I'm just going to die today! You young general,  Leave quickly!"

    Zhao Yun bowed his hand to Gongsun Zan and said: "General, we can leave the green hills without worrying about firewood. As long as the general is safe, we can gather our troops and compete with Yuan Jun again. If the general gambles on his own mood, what will it do to the overall situation?"  ?!¡±

    Zhao Yun did have some truth in what he said, and the guards around Gongsun Zan also tried to persuade him. Gongsun Zan couldn't help but hesitate.  Who doesn¡¯t want to live in this world?  !

    Seeing that Gongsun Zan¡¯s expression changed slightly, and he was obviously a little tempted, his personal guards rushed forward to persuade him. No one wanted to die in this desperate situation.  Finally, Gongsun Zan sighed: "Forget it, today I will go to the boundary bridge to gather the troops, and then I will fight Yuan Shao to the death! Is that Zhao Yun? I will promote you to the position of commander first, and when we break the siege, there will be a big reward!"

    Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said: "The last general only knows how to kill the enemy and serve the country. I am willing to serve as the general!"

    After saying that, Zhao Yun protected Gongsun Zan and rushed north.  Gongsun Zan's more than a hundred guards followed closely behind, protecting the left and right wings.  As for the white horse Yi Cong who were deeply trapped in the enemy's formation, they lost the opportunity to retreat and did not lay down their weapons and surrender as Yuan Jun expected. Instead, they fought desperately to give Gongsun Zan a chance to escape!

    Although Yuan Jun has controlled most of the situation, the shouts of the white horse Yi Cong resounded throughout the world: "Where justice goes, life and death follow it! The sky can tell you, and the white horse is the proof!"

    Hearing the shouts of the soldiers, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but shed tears.  When he fought against the Hu people, he only had dozens of cavalry. He finally managed to gather the white horses, and he was named the White Horse Yi Cong.  He led them to rush into the enemy formation, killing the barbarians and fleeing. Who would have thought that today he acted rashly and did not take advantage of the cavalry's ability to come and go like the wind, and actually put them in a desperate situation!

    Seeing that the cooked duck was about to fly away, how could Yuan Jun's soldiers be willing to accept it? People kept shouting and rushing up, waving swords, guns, swords and halberds, stabbing at Zhao Yun who was opening the way, trying to intercept them.

    But, who is Zhao Yun?  Although he is still young and does not have the fighting experience of later generations, his martial arts skills cannot be underestimated. How can these ordinary soldiers stop his charge?  !

    I saw that the iron gun in Zhao Yun's hand seemed to come alive, sweeping across a large area, picking off one face at a time. At first it looked like a tiger descending from the mountain, and then it looked like a coiled snake coming out of its cave. It was stunned to kill all the Yuan Jun soldiers who were stacked in front of him.  Transparent, cut a bloody path out of the crowd of thousands of troops!

    Seeing that Gongsun Zan was about to escape under the cover of Zhao Yun, how could Wen Chou be willing to accept it? He immediately took off his bow and arrow and shot an arrow at Zhao Yun's back!

    What a good Zhao Yun, when he heard the sound of a cold arrow, he didn't look back at all. He just lifted the long spear in his hand back and dropped the long arrow to the ground!

    Wen Chou could not help but cheer softly, put the bow and arrow in his hand behind his back, and urged his horse to catch up.  Such a brave general should not die by an arrow, he should die by my Wen Chou's gun!

    But before he could catch up to him, he heard Zhao Yun shout loudly: "It is disrespectful to come and not return, just look at the arrows!"

    While talking,Zhao Yun took off the long bow from his back, took a casual aim at Wen Chou, and shot decisively.

    Wen Chou felt his head tremble, and the red tassel on his helmet suddenly exploded, covering his face.  He couldn't help but groan, dropped the spear, and held his head with both hands!

    In shock, he groped for a long time, and then he breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that he was not injured. Zhao Yun had only shot the long tassel on his helmet.

    Wen Chou bowed his hands to Zhao Yun and shouted loudly: "Thank you, General, for showing mercy. Wen Chou is deeply grateful! It's just that in today's battlefield, everyone has his own master, and Wen Chou cannot let go. If the general is willing to surrender to my Yuan army, Wen Chou is willing to introduce him to the general!"  "

    When Wen Chou said this, his face turned a little red.  Zhao Yun was kind to him not to kill him, but he couldn't and didn't dare to let him go. This really made him feel a little guilty.

    Zhao Yun was a little annoyed in his heart. He had clearly aimed at Wen Chou's throat. Unexpectedly, his hand shook accidentally when he shot the arrow, but it hit the man's helmet. His shooting skills still need to continue to improve!

    Seeing that Wen Chou, Gongsun Zan and others were all waiting for his answer, Zhao Yun said loudly: "I, Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, were born in Changshan during troubled times. I don't know who is the master of the Ming Dynasty, and I don't know who can calm the troubled times. Although General Gongsun has received taxes,  It's a bit heavy, but it can protect the country and the people. We feel that there is at least a way to survive by taking refuge in him. Although Yuan Benchu ??is famous all over the world, who knows what will happen to him after he takes over Jizhou. Rather than facing an outcome with unknown consequences, we should  It¡¯s better to go to General Gongsun!¡±

    Zhao Yun spoke very honestly, and Wen Chou had nothing to say.  After all, even if he talks eloquently, he has no actual evidence to prove that the situation in Jizhou will definitely improve after Yuan Shao takes charge.

    At this time, Yan Liang shouted loudly: "Wen Chou, don't talk nonsense to him. Gongsun Zan is imposing excessive taxes. Is it possible that he will have a good life after taking power? As long as we eliminate Gongsun Zan here this time, we can't say that we can let go of Nanshan, but we can also give the people of Jizhou a peaceful life."  An opportunity to recuperate.¡±

    As he spoke, Yan Liang urged his horse forward and slashed at Zhao Yun with his long knife.

    Zhao Yun jerked the spear forward in his hand, right at the connection between the blade and the handle, and used a clever move to deflect Yan Liang's sword back.

    Yan Liang frowned and shouted loudly: "Surround them and never let them escape!"

    Hearing his shouts, more and more Yuan Jun soldiers rushed over, and the crossbowmen also fired continuously at Gongsun Zan and his party.

    Seeing Zhao Yun and Na Yan Liang fighting together, they couldn't tell the winner for a while.  Gongsun Zan gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "Let's retreat and Zhao Yun will cut off the rear!"

    Hearing his order, Baima Yicong loudly agreed, but Zhao Yun felt a little chilled in his heart.  But at this critical moment, it was obviously not the time to care about this. He shouted loudly: "Go! Go!"

    Yan Liang was entangled by Zhao Yun, and Wen Chou had no time to catch up. How could the ordinary soldiers of Yuan's army stop Gongsun Zan's desperate counterattack, and let them break through a gap and head towards the boundary bridge.

    When Zhao Yun saw that Gongsun Zan and others had successfully broken through the encirclement, he did not dare to fight. He quickly used a few fierce moves to force Yan Liang away, then turned his horse and fled.  With Zhao Yun's martial arts skills, as long as Yuan Jun does not fire arrows, the thousands of troops can come and go freely.

    Seeing Zhao Yun walking away, Yan Liang sneered and said to Wen Chou: "If Gongsun Zan left him to escape alone, I would feel cold in my heart, let alone Zhao Yun, who is still young! Don't worry, as long as we continue to obtain  If we win a big victory, he will definitely understand the situation and join our army. This man has good martial arts skills, and he is quite qualified to be our deputy general."

    Wen Chou nodded repeatedly and said loudly: "We can't give Gongsun Zan a chance to breathe. Brother, I will lead people to pursue him immediately!"

    Yan Liang nodded repeatedly, but Qu Yi didn't say hello and took the lead in chasing after him.  Yan Liang and Wen Chou couldn't help but frown. Gongsun Zan's troops had been defeated. This was the best time to search for loot.  As for Qu Yi, who was arrogant and arrogant, he might regard his victory over Gongsun Zan as his own feat, and he would definitely grab a lot of them.  The two looked at each other and immediately ordered a full pursuit!

    Gongsun Zan managed to escape to the boundary bridge and immediately ordered his battle flag to be raised and the trumpets to assemble the troops.  However, Gongsun Zan's flag bearers had long been killed in the battle, and the soldiers did not have replacement battle flags at all. In desperation, the soldiers picked up Gongsun Zan's black cloak to serve as the general's flag.

    By this time, the signs of defeat had already appeared, and most of the soldiers did not have the courage to fight against Yuan's army anymore. They ignored Gongsun Zan's interception and fled directly to the north.  Gongsun Zan tried his best to gather 2,000 soldiers. While he ordered people to quickly warn the old camp and let them be on guard, he also tried to build a temporary defense line at the boundary bridge to cover more soldiers escaping back to their old camp.

      But at this time, the three armies of Qu Yi, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou have arrived and are attacking with all their strength. Even if Gongsun Zan endures the pain and goes into battle in person, and even if Zhao Yun fights hard to kill several generals in a row, he cannot resist Yuan's army with its superior strength and high morale!

    Seeing that Gongsun Zan¡¯s army was about to collapse again, the banner of Commander Du of the Montenegrin Army suddenly appeared in the distance

 Volume 1 Chapter 183 Gongsun Zan¡¯s plan

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    Suddenly seeing the banner of the Montenegrin Army, Qu Yi, Yan Liang and Wen Chou couldn't help but be startled.  We just reached a peace agreement some time ago, why are they suddenly tearing up the agreement now?  .

    Especially when seeing the smoke and dust covering the sky in the distance, I don¡¯t know how many troops the Montenegrin Army sent out this time.  Qu Yi and the three of them discussed it and felt that they had achieved a great victory today, so it would be safer to play it safe.  So the three of them organized their troops and retreated slowly, and soon got out of contact with Gongsun Zan's men.

    Gongsun Zan's troops finally managed to stabilize their position and did not dare to pursue rashly. In addition, Chunyu Qiong and Cao Ang also rushed up with 1,500 cavalry at this time, which put great pressure on Gongsun Zan and the others.  Gongsun Zan could only quickly command his troops to return to the camp to avoid being raided by the cavalry of Yuan and Cao's armies.

    After returning to the camp, the scattered cavalry fled back one after another. When it got dark, the troops gathered around two thousand cavalry. As for the infantry, hundreds of them also escaped.  In fact, this was how wars were fought in ancient times. Even if the troops were defeated, they would not be completely wiped out, but would be defeated. If they were gathered in time after the war, the losses to the soldiers would not be too great, but only the weapons and armor would be lost.

    Gongsun Zan counted the troops and horses and saw that many of them were bare-handed and wearing only single clothes, and he couldn't help but sigh.  Fortunately, there are still a lot of supplies piled up in the camp, which should be able to make up for this loss.

    While patrolling along the way, he unexpectedly discovered the young general Zhao Yun among the defeated troops. He couldn't help but sigh to himself: This guy is really lucky!

    Seeing that everyone's morale was low, the counselors around Gongsun Zan whispered a few words of advice to Gongsun Zan, and Gongsun Zan nodded repeatedly.  So he strode up to Zhao Yun, bowed to him, and said in a deep voice: "My Gongsun Bogui thanks General Zhao for his life-saving grace!"

    Zhao Yun had never seen this before, and quickly fell to the ground: "The general will kill me. It is my honor, Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, to be able to escort the general to break out from the crowd of thousands of troops!"

    Gongsun Zan deliberately raised his voice and said loudly: "Zilong, I temporarily promoted you to the position of commander on the battlefield, but now it seems that this small position is really a humiliation! Let's do this, from now on, you will be the commander of the cavalry battalion.  The commander of the army, command these two thousand cavalry!"

    Zhao Yun quickly shied away: "The general has little talent and knowledge, how can he take on such an important task?! The general has never read a military book and doesn't know how to march and fight"

    Gongsun Zan ignored his refusal, raised Zhao Yun's hand, and shouted loudly: "Colonel Zhao Zilong!"

    Hearing his shout, the surrounding cavalrymen shouted subconsciously: "Colonel Colonel Zhao Zilong! Colonel Zhao Zilong!"

    Zhao Yun had tears in his eyes. From an unknown soldier to a captain commanding thousands of elite soldiers, what a blessing he, Zhao Zilong, is!  He beat his chest hard and shouted loudly: "I am willing to die serving the general!"

    Seeing that even a small soldier could be given an important task by Gongsun Zan, the cavalrymen felt that they had a future again.  Everyone looked at Zhao Yun, whose face was flushed with excitement. They all raised their sabers and shouted loudly: "I am willing to die for the general!"

    Listening to these thunderous shouts, Gongsun Zan finally breathed a sigh of relief. His cavalry team was not completely destroyed, and he finally inspired a little bit of energy.  Gongsun Zan also promised some rewards to everyone. Anyway, the heavy supply camp was not broken down, so he had the confidence to award rewards.

    Seeing that the morale of the army had improved, Gongsun Zan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His army was expanding too fast, and many of his soldiers were newly added to his command.  These people move forward bravely when fighting against the wind. If something goes wrong in the battle, they will be the first to flee.

    Gongsun Zan shook his head gently and led a few guards to the Montenegro Army's camp.  Soon, he arrived at the Black Mountain Army's station and met the commander-in-chief, Du Chang.

    Gongsun Zan bowed his hands to Du Chang and said, "Thank you, general, for your timely assistance. If it weren't for the general, I, Gongsun Zan, would have fled overnight today!"

    Du Chang quickly returned the greeting and said: "General Gongsun, you don't have to be polite. Since we have agreed to the alliance with you, we will naturally do our best to abide by it."

    Gongsun Zan nodded repeatedly and asked with a smile: "I think the general's camp is not too big. I wonder how many troops the general will command this time?"

    Du Chang scratched his hair and said with shame: "To be honest, general, the harvest in our mountains is not good, so we really can't save much military rations. This time I led 30,000 soldiers to help out in the mountains, and I have emptied all the savings in the mountains. Alas.  , I hope the general can help with some military rations."

    Gongsun Zan nodded repeatedly, "Since you are fighting for me, Gongsun Zan, then I will never be stingy. All fighting soldiers can get two kilograms of food every day; all auxiliary soldiers can get half a kilogram of food every day. I hope General Du will send out supplies.  ?Officer, take the roster and go to our army to get it.  "

    Commander Du was a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "Why are you doing so much trouble? Not many people in our army are literate, and we can't even remember their names. Haha"

    Gongsun Zan couldn't help but frowned. If the Montenegro Army was such a disorganized mob, how could it survive when the Yellow Turban bandits were defeated, unless the main force of the Montenegrin Army was not coming this time!

    After all, Gongsun Zan is a powerful figure who has been in the north for many years, and he has his own dignity.  Under his gaze, Du Chang couldn't help but stop laughing, lowered his head and said: "Commander, the last general has five thousand soldiers and more than 25,000 auxiliary soldiers"

    Hearing this, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but frown.  The army suffered a huge defeat today. Gongsun Zan originally thought of using the Black Mountain Army to deal with the attack of Yuan Shao's army tomorrow, and then he would lead his troops into battle in turns. After the army gradually regained its morale, he would then compete with Yuan Shao.  Now it seems that the Montenegrin Army's five thousand soldiers alone are not confident enough!

    Du Changchong raised his hand to Gongsun Zan and said in a low voice: "Commander, why don't we take a few steps back? We can leave the green hills without worrying about having no firewood, so why do we have to fight to the death with Yuan Shao and the others?!"

    Gongsun Zan shook his head. Yuan Shao had just seized the power of state pastoral care from Han Fu and had not yet stabilized his position.  Taking advantage of the situation, he went south and hit Yuan Shao's weak spot!  If he didn't take advantage of this opportunity to capture him, he would have to go through a lot of trouble when Yuan Shao gained a firm foothold and strengthened his strength.  What's more, relatively wealthy places such as Wei County are under Yuan Shao's control, and he only occupies a few relatively poor states and counties. How can he be willing to do so?  !

    Thinking of this, Gongsun Zan gritted his teeth and whispered: "General Du, are you willing to bet with me?"

    "Gamble?" Du Chang asked in surprise.

    Gongsun Zan nodded, took a step forward, leaned into Du Chang's ear, and whispered: "Although my white horse Yi Cong suffered heavy losses during the day, after just counting, there are still more than two thousand people left. I  I guess Yuan Shao wouldn't have thought that I still had so many cavalry, and he must have thought that our army only had some infantry left. In this way, we would have the opportunity to use the cavalry to make a surprise attack!

    I am going to assemble my infantry troops and unite with you to stand firm on the boundary bridge and wait for Yuan Shao to attack.  When Yuan Shao's main force was exhausted, I ordered my cavalry to suddenly attack Yuan Shao's retreat.  By then, the panicked Yuan Jun must have thought that they had been ambushed by our army and would lose their footing and be defeated.  Break all the way and destroy the entire army!  "

    Du Chang nodded slightly, but still hesitated: "Commander, this is too rash!"

    Gongsun Zan smiled softly, pointed at Zhao Yun in the distance, and said with a smile: "Did you see that young general, single-handedly killing thousands of troops? With such a fierce general, plus two thousand elite cavalry, you can  Do you think Yuan Shao's rear army will be our opponent?! As long as they destroy Yuan Shao's rear army and burn Yuan Shao's baggage, then even if Yuan Shao's front army breaks through our camp, what's the use? It can be destroyed with a snap of the finger.  That¡¯s all!¡±

    Listening to the heroic spirit revealed in Gongsun Zan's words, Du Chang was finally convinced and said in a deep voice: "I am willing to listen to the commander-in-chief's orders!"

    Gongsun Zan was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Didn't you say you had five thousand soldiers in your hands earlier? If supplemented by fortifications, they should be able to block the impact of Yuan Shao's vanguard. I need them to march forward bravely to boost the morale of our army. As long as we hold on to the enemy's army  The first victory in our charge will be yours! You can choose from the wealth seized after the war!"

    Hearing what Gongsun Zan said, Du Chang was very tempted.  He knew that Gongsun Zan had plundered a lot of valuable wealth along the way, and the amount was astonishing.  If you can get a piece of it, you will make a fortune!

    Thinking of this, the excited Du Chang said sternly: "Okay, tomorrow I, Du Chang, will show his face to our Montenegrin Army and resist Yuan Shao's first round of attack. However, Marshal, I have made a deal with you, we will only block half of it."  Hours, and we give priority to selecting the spoils! Half an hour is enough for you to organize your troops properly and let them take turns to fight."

    "Okay!" Gongsun Zan said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will never let you suffer! In this way, I will send someone to deliver five hundred stones of grain in a while, so that the brothers can have a full meal first!"

    "I immediately ordered my men to cut down trees, build antlers to resist horses, repair fortifications, and prepare for a decisive battle with Yuan Jun!"

    So Gongsun Zan and Du Chang had a good discussion and then left happily.  After returning to the central military tent, Gongsun Zan summoned the generals, told Zhao Yun his plan, and said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, after much thought, I leave this arduous task of raiding to you!"

    Zhao Yun was still a little excited at this time. He held up his hands and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I won't hesitate to do anything to my heart's content!"

    Gongsun Zan patted him hard.Looking over his shoulder, he said with a smile: "I can rest assured that Zilong will do the work! In this way, everyone will go immediately to rectify the men, rest early tonight, and prepare for tomorrow's battle. By the way, Gongsun Fan will stay for a while."

    After the generals left, Gongsun Zan whispered to Gongsun Fan: "Brother, to tell you the truth, I am not sure about tomorrow's battle. Let's do this. You immediately select three hundred confidants and secretly escort the gold ingots in the baggage camp.  Transfer first. Remember, we must strictly keep it a secret and not let outsiders know!"

    Gongsun Fan nodded repeatedly. His greatest hope was to avoid confrontation with the vicious Yuan Jun!

    The night is getting darker

 Volume 1 Chapter 184 Encircled!

    Early the next morning, Gongsun Zan's auxiliary soldiers, who had been busy all night, stopped, dragged their tired bodies out of the camp, and threw away the broken wooden shovels in their hands.  Before Yuan Jun rushed over, everyone hurriedly took a nap to avoid running out of energy later.

    As for Gongsun Zan¡¯s soldiers, they have recovered their strength after getting enough rest, and this morning everyone got a bowl full of broth. There was even a small bone with shredded meat in the broth!  .

    Gongsun Zan has promised that if Yuan Shao can be successfully defeated today, everyone will get a large meat bone tonight, and even a bowl of bad wine!

    Thinking about this makes people excited, not to mention that I still have the reward money that was reissued last night in my arms.  Although the full amount has not been paid, the officers have promised to make up the difference tonight.

    ¡°Isn¡¯t it just for this reward that you eat food as a soldier?¡±  As long as Gongsun Zan can give himself money, then he has to fight bravely today. If he can't win a wife, he has to earn a family fortune for himself!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!!"

    The war drums sounded, and Yuan Shao's army rushed over from a distance. The flag was the combined forces of Qu Yi, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou!  Gongsun Zan raised his double-headed iron spear and shouted loudly: "Kill the thief!!!"

    ¡­¡­

    An hour later, Yuan Shao led more than a hundred Euphorbia soldiers, escorted by Chunyu Qiong and Cao Ang's cavalry, and was approaching the front line.

    Yuan Shao smiled and said: "Zixiu, let Mr. Yuan Hao explain to you why we don't go for a night attack."

    After hearing his words, Tian Feng smiled and stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Although we achieved a great victory yesterday, the soldiers are also very tired. If they are forced to continue fighting, what strength will they have today? What's more,  There were so many trophies on the battlefield last night. How can everyone feel at ease if they are not packed away properly?

    What¡¯s more important is that more than half of the soldiers in the army have night blindness, and soldiers without night blindness are often strong men. Today, they are still expected to charge into battle. How can we make them too tired?  To sum up the above points, it is better to face Gongsun Zan in a majestic formation, so that they can see the majesty of their lord!  "

    Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly. After hearing this, Cao Ang felt that there was some truth in it. However, in his opinion, in fact, appropriately selecting some small elite units to engage in harassment operations could weaken the enemy's spirit and lower their morale.  It's just that I came to Jizhou this time to show my loyalty and seek support. It's not my home court. I can fight as much as I want.

    Perhaps seeing Cao Ang's dissatisfaction, Yuan Shao said with a smile: "Zixiu, fighting is three parts military and seven parts politics! Don't look down on this majestic military formation. Gongsun Zan and I now fight not only for territory, but also for  Jizhou¡¯s people¡¯s support!

    If Gongsun Zan is defeated by sneak attack and conspiracy, then with the support of Youzhou, if he makes a comeback next year, the people of Jizhou may still support him!  However, if we defeat him with our majestic formation, the nobles and people of Jizhou will feel that destiny lies with me, Yuan Shao!  Even if Gongsun Zan can make a comeback in the future, they will not surrender rashly, at least they will act as wallflowers for a while!  At that time, I controlled the entire territory of Jizhou, and both the army and supplies were far better than now. How could I be invincible against Gongsun Zan?  "

    Yuan Shao's words made sense, and Cao Ang couldn't help but nod his head. At this moment, the scouts rode back from the front and said quickly: "Master Qi, General Qu Yi, General Yan Liang, and General Wen Chou have joined forces to capture the enemy."  Gongsun Zan's camp gate was blocked, but Gongsun Zan was very cunning and actually built a lot of fortifications to resist horses in the camp, which made our army's progress slow. General Qu Yi sent me to report the situation to your Excellency, hoping that your Majesty would immediately deploy troops to expand the victory!  General Qu Yi said: 'As long as he can get reinforcements of 500 people, he can defeat Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop!'"

    Yuan Shao nodded slightly, and Tian Feng asked loudly: "What did Yan Liang and Wen Chou say?"

    The scout raised his head, looked at Yuan Shao, saw Yuan Shao nodded slightly, and then said loudly: "General Yan Liang has personally gone into battle and led his guards to capture Gongsun Zan's front army flag! General Wen Chou said: It's time to invest the main force for reinforcements  , Yan Liang has already suffered three wounds!"

    Tian Feng nodded, raised his hand to Yuan Shao and said: "My lord, it seems that the battle situation ahead has been decided. I hope that my lord will immediately join the cavalry troops. On the one hand, he can defeat the last resistance of Gongsun Zan's men, and on the other hand, he can also show his talents in the subsequent pursuit battle."  !¡±

    Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly and said loudly: "Brother Chunyu, you will lead all the cavalry to the front line to reinforce Qu Yi and the others and defeat Gongsun Zan's troops!"

    Chunyu Qiong immediately raised his hands and said, "General, take your orders!" After that, he shouted to his subordinates and rushed towards the front line.

     Seeing this, Cao Ang saluted Yuan Shao and said loudly: "Uncle, my nephew also has five hundred elite soldiers. He is willing to fight for my uncle!"

    Yuan Shao smiled slightly, but shook his head, and whispered to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, as long as you have this heart, it's just that the sword has no eyes. We are going to win a big victory soon. You can't make any mistakes, otherwise  , I¡¯m sorry for Brother Meng De.¡±

    Seeing that Cao Ang was still begging for battle, Yuan Shao smiled and said: "Let's do this, Zhang He, you lead 400 people under Zixiu's command to come forward to support General Chunyu Qiong!"

    Zhang He accepted the order with his hands raised, but still hesitated: "My lord, please don't go here for the sake of my lord's safety"

    Yuan Shao smiled and said: "I have two hundred Euphorbia warriors, dozens of powerful crossbows, and I am surrounded by more than a hundred cavalry guards from Zixiu. What can be the problem?! You can go with ease! I'm optimistic about you!"

    Zhang He clasped his fists hard and said loudly: "Master, the head of Gongsun Zan must be taken by the last general, so the last general will go!"

    After saying that, he led the four hundred cavalry delivered to him by Cao Ang and headed forward, disappearing from everyone's sight in a short time.

    Cao Ang bowed his hand to Yuan Shao and said with a smile: "My nephew, congratulations to my uncle for defeating Gongsun Zan's army!"

    Tian Feng also quickly tied up his hands and said: "Congratulations to my lord for defeating Gongsun Zan! From today on, my lord will achieve great things!"

    Feng Ji didn't catch up with the first wave, so he couldn't help but cursed himself secretly, and said quickly: "Congratulations to your lord! My lord, even if the cavalry rushes to the front line, it will take a certain amount of time to defeat and annihilate Gongsun Zan's troops. We don't have to be here."  Just wait. I remember that there is a small village ahead with dozens of families in it. My lord, you might as well go there to rest for a while and wait for good news!"

    Feng Ji had visited Jizhou before and was quite familiar with the local customs and landforms.  Yuan Shao nodded and said to everyone: "Not to mention, the sun has warmed my body, and I am really tired. Let's go to the village to take a rest and wait for the sons to defeat Gongsun Zan and show off the might of my Yuan army.  !¡±

    Since Yuan Shao has spoken, no one dares to disobey him.  So everyone turned their horses and headed towards the village that Feng Ji was pointing to.

    When everyone arrived around the village, they saw that there was no smoke rising from the village, and there was no abnormal sound at all. It was completely silent.

    Cao Ang immediately sent people into the village to conduct reconnaissance, and soon the scouts reported back: This was an abandoned village. The villagers did not know whether they had been dragged into corvee labor or were fleeing the famine. In short, there was not a single living person in the village.

    Everyone couldn't help but sigh. Even Jizhou, which was relatively peaceful, had been in raging wars and the people were trapped in poverty.  well!

    Yuan Shao gave the order and everyone gathered around him to enter the village.  From a distance, the houses in the village are still intact, but when you get closer, you can see broken walls everywhere, and the thatch on the roofs is scattered on the ground, revealing the blue sky and daylight.  The ground cannot be said to be overgrown with weeds, it is also completely barren and there is no place to sit down at all.

    Feng Ji winked at Cao Ang and whispered: "Zixiu, go and order your cavalry to unsaddle their horses and spread them on the ground for my lord to rest."

    In order not to expose the situation this time, all Cao Ang's troops put on the single-sided saddles that were eliminated in Zhi County.  Now that I've untied it, I'm not afraid of being exposed.  But the news of victory has not yet come, so it would be a bit imprudent to take off the saddle.

    Cao Ang said in a low voice: "Sir, there is no further news from the front. If the general orders to take off the saddle, once Gongsun Zan's rout attacks, we will not have time to mount the horse to fight!"

    Feng Ji said with a smile: "Zixiu, please be careful. We are more than ten miles away from the battlefield. Not to mention Gongsun Zan's defeat, even Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yi Cong's attack will still take a while! Qu Yi, Yan Liang and the others will take a while.  Is it because the decoration is not done? Just don¡¯t worry! "

    Seeing Fengji¡¯s insistence, Cao Ang didn¡¯t want to offend him.  Besides, although the two of them were talking in low voices before, Yuan Shao was right next to him and could hear them clearly.  Since Yuan Shao acquiesces, Cao Ang will do as he is told.

    So Cao Ang ordered everyone to take off their saddles immediately for Yuan Shao, Tian Feng and others to rest; ordered everyone to clean the yard immediately, collect firewood, and prepare lunch; at the same time, Cao Ang also sent more than ten scouts to spread around to ensure safety.

    Seeing that the victory was imminent, Yuan Shao was also very excited. He personally took the water bag from the side of the saddle and handed it to Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang took it and took a sip, unable to help but cough.

    Yuan Shao laughed and said to him: "Zixiu, you should improve your drinking ability! Yuan Hao, Yuan Tu, come, come, let's celebrate in advance!"

    Seeing that Yuan Shao was very interested, everyone did not want to be disappointed, so they quickly set up the wooden bowls and poured the wine.  Cao Ang's men also joined in the fun and quickly presented some hares they had just shot and started grilling and cooking them on the spot.

      Soon, the aroma came, and everyone couldn't help but swallow.

    Yuan Shao raised the wine bowl, gestured to everyone, and said loudly: "This is the first bowl of wine, here is"

    Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of hoofbeats outside the village. A Cao Jun scout rushed over, galloping on his horse while shouting a warning: "Enemy cavalry!"

    Before he could rush to Cao Ang, he was so angry that he fell off his horse and fell to the ground. There were no less than seven or eight long arrows stuck in his back!

    Everyone listened to the thunderous sound of hoofbeats and the constant smoke not far away. Then they looked at the saddles on the ground. This time, everyone didn¡¯t even have time to saddle up and run away!

    Tian Feng roared angrily: "Fengji, you missed something important!"

 Volume 1 Chapter 185 Magnificent, Euphorbia Warrior

    [Thanks to book friends "Lao Zhou Lao Zhou", "Dream Cross Country", and "Barbarossa" for the rewards!  ¡¿

    Hearing that a large group of cavalry was coming, everyone was a little panicked, especially Feng Ji, who had previously ordered "the cavalry to unsaddle". He was trembling with fear - if Yuan Shao died here, then he would be a big sinner.  !  My ambition and bright future were all in vain!

    Listening to Tian Feng¡¯s scolding, Feng Ji, who was always sharp-tongued, had no idea of ??contradicting him, but broke out in a cold sweat.

    At this time, Cao Ang shouted loudly: "Put away all the flags and unfurl my battle flag with the word 'Cao'. Everyone assemble immediately and stand firm to wait for reinforcements!"

    At this time, a backbone was most needed. Whether it was Cao Ang's nearly a hundred cavalry or Yuan Shao's more than two hundred euphorbia soldiers, they all subconsciously followed Cao Ang's orders, rolled up various flags, and headed towards the houses in the center of the village.  Get closer.

    Cao Ang whispered to the guards: "Hurry and prepare your horses!"

    He took a step closer to Yuan Shao and whispered: "Uncle, my nephew is holding on here to attract the enemy's attention. Please also ask uncle to mount his horse quickly and evacuate as soon as possible!"

    Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel a little moved, but he still hesitated. He whispered: "It will be too dangerous for you to stay here. Besides, if I escape first, how can I see Meng De again in the future?!"

    Although Yuan Shao had his shortcomings, he still had persistence in his heart.  Moved by Cao Ang, he ignored Feng Ji's look and said in a deep voice: "Zixiu, uncle, I will hold on here. You take uncle's tiger charm and go forward to mobilize troops and ask Qu Yi and others to come quickly for reinforcements!"

    Before Cao Ang could reply, he sighed and lowered his head in disappointment.  And Tian Feng also urged in a hurry: "Absolutely not! My lord, now is the most critical time ahead. If we rashly mobilize our troops to retreat, once we are chased by Gongsun Zan, our army will be completely defeated! Even then, even if we retreat, our army will be completely defeated."  Rescue us and the situation will be over!

    ¡°In my opinion, although this village is small, these courtyard walls can provide us with protection.  As long as we calm down and stick to it, we will be able to persist until the main force wins.  By that time, the enemy cavalry will definitely flee for their lives first and will not fight to the death with us. We will definitely be able to survive. I hope my lord will learn from this!  "

    It has to be said that what Tian Feng said makes sense, but in this way, Yuan Shao fell into a crisis and took great risks.  As a counselor, it is important to have a view of the overall situation, but not caring about the life or death of the lord, it also made Yuan Shao feel cold and couldn't help but sigh.

    Fengji was still waiting for advice, but Cao Ang pointed to the distance and sighed, whispering: "Uncle, gentlemen, the enemy has surrounded us and we can't get out!"

    At this desperate situation, Yuan Shao regained some courage. He smiled and said: "In that case, we, uncle and nephew, will work together to kill the enemy, and let Gongsun Zan's cavalry see our majesty!"

    Not far away, a scout reported to Zhao Yun: "General Qi, hundreds of enemy troops were found in the village ahead. It seems that there are about three to four hundred people."

    Zhao Yun nodded slightly and asked doubtfully: "There is no village in front of this place, no store in the back, and there are no enemy grain depots nearby. How can there be hundreds of people stationed here? What kind of flags are the enemy troops flying? Can they be identified?"

    The scout shook his head, "My subordinates only saw a battle flag with the word 'Cao' planted in the courtyard in the center of the village, but they didn't notice the rest."

    "Cao's battle flag?" Zhao Yun repeated, scratched his head, and asked the scout: "Are there any generals named Cao in Yuan Shao's army? Why don't I remember him?"

    Zhao Yun has not been reused since he joined the army before. He was just a small school with a low reputation. He was not informed by his superiors and had no understanding of the situation in Yuan Shao's army.

    On the contrary, the scout who had often been exposed to the situation in Yuan Shao's army quickly said: "Maybe it's Cao Ang. I heard that he led hundreds of cavalry to reinforce Yuan Shao. By the way, I saw the village from a distance earlier.  Some of the war horses are probably Cao's army. But the battlefield is clearly far away, so why is Cao Ang leading his army to huddle here? It's really strange!"

    Zhao Yun sneered: "It must be that Cao Ang, who came from afar, wanted to preserve his strength and deliberately did not go to the battlefield and wasted his time here!"

    The scout nodded repeatedly. Although Cao Ang had a good reputation, why did he contradict his general for him?  !  Since the officer said that Cao Ang was timid, he agreed that people who stand alone generally don't live long.

    For Zhao Yun, annihilating Cao's army is far from affecting the overall situation. Only by annihilating Yuan Shao's baggage troops can he complete his mission.

    So Zhao Yun said loudly: "Gongsun Hu, I will leave you two battalions (about a thousand people), and wait for you to destroy Cao's army, and then catch up immediately. The remaining soldiers, follow me and continue southward! My lord personally went into danger to fight for us.  Created and severely defeated Yuan Shao's armyWe must not miss this opportunity. We must seize the opportunity and eliminate Yuan Shao's grain and grass troops!  "

    After hearing his order, the deputy general Gongsun Hu quickly agreed and ordered his troops to surround the small village.  Zhao Yun nodded lightly, urged his horses, and led his army south.

    Seeing half of the enemy troops heading south, Yuan Shao and others couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, but then they frowned again.  In order to defeat Gongsun Zan's troops this time, Yuan Shao has sent all his main troops to the front line. There are only wounded soldiers and heavy baggage troops in the rear, and it is impossible to withstand the attack of the opponent's cavalry.  I didn't expect that Gongsun Zan would be so decisive, and send the cavalry troops south to attack him regardless of the safety of his own camp. Everyone really underestimated him in the past!

    Gongsun Hu is a distant relative of Gongsun Zan. He has good strength and has been appointed as the tooth general early.  It's just that he was unlucky, and a pretty boy (Zhao Yun) suddenly rushed out and fell on his head.  Now is a good opportunity to prove my strength and show that pretty boy that when it comes to fighting, I, Gongsun Hu, is the boss!

    He shouted loudly: "We have two battalions of soldiers and horses. This time we will attack from two directions to see which battalion is a hero and which battalion is a coward!"

    Being so excited by him, the two battalions started to compare and were eager to give it a try.

    Gongsun Hu smiled slightly and rode to the side with more than fifty guards, obviously intending to watch from the sidelines.

    The two battalions of cavalry roared, each chose a direction and rushed towards the village.

    Cao Ang looked at the other party's actions and couldn't help but frown slightly.  The opponent's cavalry shouldn't be stupid, so why would they charge directly?  The streets in the village are so narrow, and there are several walls blocking them. When they rush forward, they will definitely be blocked outside the walls, and it will be a one-sided massacre!  The other party can't be so stupid!

    Looking at the short bows carried by the cavalry behind them, Cao Ang's heart moved and he shouted loudly: "Pay attention to concealment and beware of bows and arrows!"

    Hearing his shout, more than a hundred cavalry under Cao Ang's command immediately took the order, all huddled under the courtyard wall, and raised their arm shields.

    However, the more than 200 Euphorbia soldiers under Yuan Shao's command did not take Cao Ang's order seriously. Except for a few people who responded to Cao Ang's order, most of them stayed where they were.

    Seeing the enemy cavalry charging closer and closer, the halberd warriors raised their halberds and prepared for a collision.

    However, the two battalions of cavalry under Gongsun Hu turned their horses around in unison, brushed against the edge of the village, and rushed over.  While driving their horses diagonally, the cavalrymen took off their short bows from their backs and shot at the Euphorbia warriors!

    The unsuspecting Euphorbia warriors were suddenly exposed to the rain of arrows. They saw the arrow feathers easily penetrated the cloaks of the Euphorbia warriors and kept hitting the armor of these Euphorbia warriors, making bursts of frightening sounds.  A gut-wrenching crash.

    Although the Euphorbia warriors under Yuan Shao's command are all wearing heavy armor, the armor they wear is not airtight plate armor. Facing the endless shooting of bows and arrows, their protection is very limited.

    From time to time, someone was shot in the vital part of the throat and died.  From time to time, someone could not bear the force and fell into the rain of arrows, exposing their legs and back with poor protection. Then, they were shot into hedgehogs!

    However, even though they paid a heavy price, the Euphorbia warriors who had not been ordered to retreat still stood firm and did not evacuate without permission, let alone flee in confusion!

    Facing the bright halberd tip, Gongsun Hu's cavalry, who thought they could pick a soft persimmon, had to retreat hastily, gave up the assault, and just kept shooting with bows and arrows.

    Yuan Shao smiled miserably: "These are my elite Yuan Benchu! How powerful, Euphorbia Warriors!"

    As he spoke, Yuan Shao stood up from behind the low wall, took a crossbow from the guard beside him, and moved the trigger toward the cavalry outside.  Not far away, a cavalryman who was bending his bow to shoot screamed and fell off his horse!

    Led by Yuan Shao, the soldiers rushed to the crossbow one after another, cocked it hard, and shot the arrows.  Although there were only about twenty crossbows, they were so stunned that they beat the cavalry outside the village back again and again and did not dare to step forward!

    Gongsun Hu, who was watching the battle from a distance, couldn't help but frown, pointed at Yuan Shao's position, and shouted loudly: "Send the order, attack here with all your strength!"

    After receiving his order, the cavalry immediately concentrated their bows and arrows and fired coveringly at Yuan Shao's side!

    The arrows fell like rain, without any omissions.  I heard a popping sound on Yuan Shao's breastplate, and several long arrows were shooting at his chest!  Fortunately, the armor on Yuan Shao's body is all carefully crafted and high-quality goods, otherwise, Yuan Shao would be in danger!

    Even so, Yuan Shao was in an extremely dangerous situation in the face of the barrage of bows and arrows.

    Cao Ang couldn't help but frown and shouted loudly: "Left and left, follow me on your horse and have a counterattack"?!  "

    Hearing his order, more than thirty cavalrymen nearby immediately jumped on their horses and rushed out with Cao Ang.

    Seeing Cao Jun¡¯s cavalry rushing out from the opposite side, Gongsun Hu¡¯s cavalry immediately divided into two groups. One group continued to shoot at Yuan Shao¡¯s side, while the other group hurriedly rode up to meet him.

    Taking advantage of the moment when the firepower of the opponent's archers was reduced, Tian Feng also stood up from behind the low wall, grabbed Yuan Shao, and said quickly: "My lord is in danger, follow me behind the wall!"

    However, Yuan Shao pushed Tian Feng behind the wall and shouted loudly: "A man would rather rush forward and die in battle, but how can he survive by hiding behind the wall?! What's more, even a child like Zixiu dares to move forward bravely. I, Yuan Benchu,  Don¡¯t you have the courage?! Euphorbia, charge with me!¡±

 Volume 1 Chapter 186 Comeback

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    "If Gongsun Hu had learned Yuan Shao's identity a quarter of an hour ago, he would have been ecstatic and dreaming of promotion and wealth.  But now, Gongsun Hu, who had finally gathered his troops, could only sigh and salivate at Yuan Shao's handsome flag, but there was nothing he could do!

    ??????????????????????????????????????????: The Euphorbia warriors launched a beautiful counterattack just now under the personal leadership of Yuan Shao. In conjunction with Cao Jun's cavalry, they knocked back Gongsun Hu's cavalry at the edge of the village.  If Gongsun Hu hadn't led his soldiers to intercept them desperately, the soldiers would have been defeated by Yuan and Cao's armies.

    Looking around, Gongsun Hu couldn't help but sigh. Now he only had more than 600 cavalry in his hands. How could they defeat Cao Jun's defense and kill Yuan Shao with their low morale?  !

    One of his followers rode forward and whispered: "General, why don't we send a messenger to ask for help from the Lord!"

    Gongsun Hu's eyes lit up, and then he sighed and shook his head: "That's not right, that's not right. The Lord is leading the main force to resist the attack of Qu Yi and Yan Liang, and he can't spare any strength at all. As for Zhao Yun"

    Gongsun Hu lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "If we send someone to call him back, we can certainly eliminate Yuan Shao, but what good will it do to us? If we lose our troops and generals, we will definitely be labeled as incompetent, and Zhao Yun, the villain who succeeds, will definitely be labeled as incompetent."  But it will rise to the top, how could you be willing to do it if it were you?"

    The attendant sighed, cupped his hand to Gongsun Hu, and said in a deep voice: "The general is right, I was reckless. But we can't just sit here and do nothing. I, Li Peng, have received great kindness from the general, and I am willing to work bravely today."  Go forward and repay me with death! I hope the general will help me take care of my wife and children, I will be grateful!"

    Gongsun Hu nodded repeatedly and thought to himself: Your son is my son, so I will naturally take good care of him.  But on the surface, Gongsun Hu, who looked serious on the face, tightened his face, saluted Li Peng, and said solemnly: "I leave everything to my good brother!"

    Li Peng sighed, turned around, and shouted loudly to the soldiers: "By order of the general, we are recruiting for the selection of vanguards! Each participant will be given ten gold coins first, and after the war, each person will be given twenty gold coins!"

    Hearing his shout, the soldiers who had lowered their heads stared at him in surprise. Some people couldn't help but asked loudly: "General Li Tun, are you telling the truth? You can't lie to us!"

    Gongsun Hu shouted loudly: "Everything Li Peng said is true!" He took off a thick cloth bag from the side of the saddle and shook it to the ground. Dozens of gold ingots fell to the ground. Under the sunlight,  The bottom reflects the most attractive golden color!

    Seeing this scene, some people couldn't help but swallow a big mouthful of spit, while others had dry throats and trembling hands.

    Li Peng shouted loudly: "We are all going to die. We will never be able to save these thirty gold by relying on military pay alone! We serve as soldiers and eat food. Instead of dying silently in battle, it is better to take a risk and fight."  Have a prosperous future!"

    Many people were moved by his encouragement.  A reckless man shouted: "Count me in!"

    Gongsun Hu immediately jumped off his horse, picked up a gold ingot and threw it to him.

    The reckless man raised the gold ingot to his mouth, kissed it hard, and said loudly: "General, I belong to Lao Wangtou's family in Xili Village, Gaoyang. If I die, this money must be brought back to me!"

    Gongsun Hu nodded, "Brother, don't worry! Although I, Gongsun Hu, take some slack on weekdays, I have never embezzled the life money of my brothers!"

    The rude man nodded and said loudly: "General, I trust you, I will sell my life to you!"

    With him setting an example, forty or fifty forwards were soon selected.  Everyone took their life money, drank the bad wine as a farewell party, and followed Li Peng into the village with red eyes.

    Gongsun Hu quickly ordered his troops to follow behind. Even if he couldn't charge into the battle, he could still wave the flag and shout.  What's more, driven by the vigor of the selected frontmen, these cavalry also recovered a bit of energy. They were already elites and once again glowed with a bit of murderous aura!

    Yuan Shao has also experienced many battles. Seeing this scene in front of him, he couldn't help but frown and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, this is the enemy's last charge. If you stop them, I will buy you a drink! Qiangnu,  volley!"

    After saying that, Yuan Shao raised the crossbow in his hand, looked into the distance and pulled the trigger.  Without enough time to see the effect of shooting, he quickly lowered his head, lowered the crossbow, and worked hard to cock it.

    Although there were only a dozen crossbows, under the leadership of Yuan Shao, the soldiers performed beyond their standards and basically achieved non-stop shooting.  From time to time, soldiers were hit by arrows fired from the opposite side and fell to the ground; the soldiers around them did not bother to save them, but quickly stepped forward, took over the crossbow machine, and continued shooting.

    ?? Continuous high-intensity shooting is very important to soldiers?A test is also a test for the crossbow machine.  At this most critical moment, the bowstrings of several crossbow machines could not withstand the high frequency of use and suddenly broke.  The bow string popped out from the crossbow arm and hit the face of the soldier operating the crossbow hard. The face of the lightest person was covered with blood, and the eyeballs of the most serious person were hit hard. They suddenly became blind, screaming and wailing.  He fell to the ground unwillingly.

    Li Peng was very lucky. Until he rushed into the village, he was not hit by the arrow and was unscathed. Li Peng was very unfortunate. He was intact and was targeted by four halberds at the same time. The four halberds pierced his body almost at the same time.  , and lifted him into the sky!

    Seeing the Selectmen rushing into the village, and seeing the Euphorbia warriors rushing out from hiding and entangled with the Selectors, Gongsun Hu laughed ferociously and shouted loudly: "Covering Shot!"

    The soldiers obeyed the order subconsciously, but they didn¡¯t react until the bow and arrow left the string. They looked at Gongsun Hu in surprise: "General"

    "Don't be stunned, shoot quickly!" Gongsun Hu shouted loudly: "Before the enemy hides, shoot quickly, don't waste the opportunity created by the selectors with their lives!"

    Due to Gongsun Hu¡¯s long-term lust for power, the soldiers obeyed the order even though they were disgusted.  Besides, the selected frontmen have actually lost everything. Even if they stop shooting now, they can't save the lives of the brothers!

    The Euphorbia warriors were unprepared and exposed to the arrow rain again. The broken armor could no longer provide them with effective protection. The soldiers roared angrily and fell in a pool of blood in grief and indignation.

    Seeing the Euphorbia warriors on the opposite side falling in groups, Gongsun Hu shouted excitedly: "Charge forward, charge forward! Whoever kills Yuan Shao will be rewarded heavily!"

    He smiled ferociously, jumped up and shouted excitedly, but to his surprise, the soldiers did not respond to him as enthusiastically as usual, but just stood there indifferently.

    Gongsun Hu shouted loudly: "Whoever kills Yuan Shao will be rewarded with a hundred gold, and he will pay it on the spot, and there will be no default!"

    Some soldiers were slightly moved, but most of them subconsciously took a small step back.  When Gongsun Hu was recruiting for the front line just now, he had promised everyone a heavy reward, but in the blink of an eye he turned his back on them and ordered the soldiers to cover up and shoot, shooting his brothers to death on the battlefield!  How could such a violent person be worthy of everyone's trust?  !  Maybe after everyone risked their lives and killed Yuan Shao, Gongsun Hu would turn his back on him again and swallow up everyone's credit!

    Seeing the hesitation of the enemy soldiers, Yuan Shao and Cao Ang, who urgently ordered their troops to fill the defense holes, almost shouted at the same time: "The opportunity has come!"

    Even Tian Feng and Feng Ji saw the opportunity and shouted excitedly: "Lord, fight back quickly, we must take the opportunity to knock down their fighting spirit and defeat them in one fell swoop!"

    Yuan Shao dropped his mask, jumped onto the horse beside him, lifted the reins lightly, and the horse rushed forward.  As he rode his horse forward, he shouted loudly: "Charge the whole army!"

    Cao Ang held a spear and guarded Yuan Shao, shouting loudly: "Brothers, kill!"

    Although Yuan Shao is usually pampered, he has been envious of rangers since he was a child, and he does have good martial arts skills.  Although his body shape has changed dramatically now, with protruding belly and frequent fat, his martial arts foundation is still there and he can swing the sword with style.

    When two cavalrymen from Gongsun Hu¡¯s army saw Yuan Shao charging towards them, they thought a big pie was falling from the sky, but they didn¡¯t expect that what came rushing over was not a pie, but a hedgehog covered in poison!  With just a slight touch, the two of them were stabbed under the horse by Yuan Shao, and their lives and deaths were unknown!

    Seeing his coach perform so well, Yuan Jun's morale soared.  And Cao Ang, who was guarding on the side, did not disappoint Yuan Shao. Under his protection, Yuan Shao showed off his martial arts to the fullest, but he never had to worry about his flanks, he just charged forward, assault, assault!

    Led by Yuan Shao and Cao Ang, the cavalry broke through the siege of Gongsun Hu's troops and rushed in the direction of Gongsun Hu's general's flag.  The few remaining Euphorbia warriors also formed an assault formation and rushed out following the cavalry.  One of them, holding a sword and wearing a high crown, is Tian Feng!

    Immediately afterwards, the sound of war drums was heard in the village. Although the force was slightly weaker, the drum beats were extremely accurate. It was Feng Ji who was trying to acquit himself and make meritorious deeds!

    In the midst of his busy schedule, Yuan Shao looked back and couldn't help but pause in surprise, almost falling off his horse.  I never expected that the weak Tian Feng and the talented Feng Ji would act so impassionedly!  I can't lag behind them, Yuan Shao shouted loudly: "Kill the thief!"

    More than a hundred soldiers responded in unison: "Kill the thief!"

    Although they did not have an advantage in numbers, the soldiers with high morale showed their super fighting power and beat Gongsun Hu's cavalry back again and again.

    Seeing that he was about to be overturned by the enemy, how could Gongsun Hu be willing to rushHe quickly sent out his personal guards, trying to block Yuan Shao's counterattack again and establish a line of defense.  It's just that - the ideal is very full, the reality is very skinny, the guards roared loudly at first, and then screamed miserably, completely defeated, without any resistance!

    Gongsun Hu jumped to his feet and shouted, shouting loudly, but he could only watch his men being defeated by Cao Jun. He watched the soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit fell to their knees, dropped their weapons and kowtowed to beg for mercy!

    Gongsun Hu couldn't help but lamented repeatedly, but he was unable to do anything.  If he fled, Gongsun Zan would not be able to spare him afterwards; if he killed himself, it would be very painful, but he really couldn't do such a cruel thing!

    He shook his head repeatedly, gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and shouted loudly: "The last general wishes to (surrender)"

    Before the word "surrender" came out of his mouth, Gongsun Hu suddenly felt a pain in his chest and a cold body. When he looked down, Cao Ang's spear was piercing his heart!  The red tassel on the barrel of the gun was stained with the blood of his heart, and it turned out to be so red and bewitching!

    Gongsun Hu, die!

 Volume 1 Chapter 187 Finale

    Gongsun Hu was dead, and his cavalry either abandoned their weapons and surrendered, or fled for their lives. No one dared to face the power of Yuan Shao and Cao Ang.

    But even if they won, Yuan Shao and the others did not dare to be careless. They quickly collected war horses to ensure that they had one on hand and were ready to move at any time.  Now there are only about 30 cavalrymen left in Cao's army, and only fifty or sixty halberdiers left in Yuan's army. If Gongsun Zan's cavalry comes here again, everyone will have no other choice but to run for their lives!

    About half a quarter of an hour later, the sound of rapid horse hooves suddenly came from the north. Fengji shuddered and almost fell to the ground.  Before he could speak, Tian Feng was already lying on the ground, leaning on the copper hoop on the arrow box and listening carefully.  After a while, he shouted excitedly: "There are not many people on the other side"

    Hearing what he said, everyone felt relieved. The remaining cavalry of Cao's army rode forward and soon returned to the village with a few messengers.

    The leading messenger knelt on the ground as soon as he saw Yuan Shao, kowtowed and said excitedly: "Congratulations, lord! Congratulations, lord! The main force of Gongsun Zan's army has been defeated by the combined efforts of General Qu Yi and General Yan Liang. Now General Wen Chou is coming.  Lead the pursuit and our army will win a great victory!"

    Hearing the good news, Yuan Shao couldn't help but tremble. Did he defeat the powerful Gongsun Zan so easily?  It really feels a bit unreal.

    At this time, the messenger whispered again: "Lord, the generals interrogated the prisoners earlier and found out that Gongsun Zan sent two thousand cavalry to raid our rear army. Generals Chunyu Qiong, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou immediately proposed to return troops to rescue in case the lord was in danger. But Qu Yi  However, the general felt that the overall situation was of paramount importance, and took out his identity as the commander-in-chief and asked everyone to continue chasing the enemy. Chunyu Qiong, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou could only obey, but in order to be prepared, the three of them pieced together 3,000 soldiers and are now fighting  On the way."

    The messenger went to various camps, and the generals felt that he represented Yuan Shao, and they were all very polite to him. Only Qu Yi didn't take him seriously, calling him here and there, and not giving him any money for his hard work.  This time he took the opportunity to give Qu Yi some eye drops. Anyway, what he said was the actual situation.

    Yuan Shao couldn't help frowning, and after a long time he said: "The overall situation is the most important thing, and Qu Yi did the right thing! Let's go back immediately, inform Chunyu Qiong and the others, withdraw their troops and horses, and continue to pursue Gongsun Zan's troops! This is a rare opportunity  , we must annihilate Gongsun Zan¡¯s men in one fell swoop!¡±

    The messenger reluctantly agreed: "No!" He quickly turned around and left to inform various ministries.

    Feng Ji walked up to Yuan Shao and lowered his voice and said: "My lord, it's not the subordinates who are slandering me. That Qu Yi used to be Han Fu's general. Han Fu was not kind to him, but he took the initiative to betray Han Fu and join the lord. We  There are many people like him in the army, but like Qu Yi, he is the only one who attacks the old master before he changes his family! Right now, he is in control of the elite troops under the lord, but he does not regard rescuing the lord as his first priority.  His heart can be killed!"

    Yuan Shao sighed and whispered: "Yuan Tu, now is not the time to talk about this. Wait until we capture Gongsun Zan, then"

    "Report!!! Lord, Zhao Yun broke through the defense of our army's supply troops and burned our army's rations!"

    "Report!!! Lord, Zhao Yun's troops learned the news of Gongsun Zan's defeat, broke through our army's interception, and went straight north!"

    "Report!!! Lord, General Chunyu Qiong's cavalry was attacked by Zhao Yun, and General Chunyu Qiong was injured!"

    "Report!!! My lord, Gongsun Zan broke through the siege and escaped successfully with the help of Zhao Yun!"

    Yuan Shao was furious: "Zhao Yun! I will kill you!"

    Tian Feng stepped forward and persuaded in a low voice: "Lord, please calm down. Since the food of our supply troops has been burned by Zhao Yun, it will be difficult for us to maintain the pursuit status. We hope that your lord will immediately issue an order and order the troops on the front to quickly collect the captured grain and grass supplies from Gongsun Zan's command."  , to prepare for military use. In addition, please give an immediate order to collect grain and grass supplies from Weijun and other places and transport them to Jieqiao as quickly as possible."

    Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly, but his anger remained.  At this time, Feng Ji said with a smile: "Master, don't worry, I can guarantee that as long as I use some tricks, Zhao Yun will definitely not be reused by Gongsun Zan this time when he goes north!"

    Yuan Shao shook his head, "How is that possible? Gongsun Zan is not blind. Faced with Zhao Yun who has such an amazing performance, it would be strange if he doesn't reuse him!"

    Feng Ji smiled and said: "My lord, Gongsun Zan has always been envious of talents, and there are many flattering villains around him. This time Gongsun's army suffered a series of defeats, and only Zhao Yun stands out. Even if Gongsun Zan uses him in an important way, he will still be wary. As long as  We send people to secretly bribe the unqualified counselors around Gongsun Zan and let them say a few words to Gongsun Zan. Then Zhao Yun will face a situation where he rises and falls secretly. Besides, we can completely spread the news about this attack.  , let Gongsun Zan suspect that Zhao Yun is showing mercy to us, in this case, Zhao Yun will definitely fall out of favor!"

    Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly and laughed heartily: "I have Yuan Tu to help me, which makes me even more powerful!"? 

    Cao Ang on the side sighed secretly: He can't underestimate these counselors. No wonder Zhao Yun was not reused by Gongsun Zan in history, and was poached by Liu Bei in the end. That's it!

    At this time, Yuan Shao turned to Cao Ang and said sincerely: "Zixiu, if it weren't for you this time, my uncle would be in danger! I heard that you lived a very hard life in Zhi County, with only one maid by your side, and even your mother's side.  Only four maids? Don¡¯t be so harsh on yourself, and know how to enjoy life! There is still a lot of money and food in Jizhou¡¯s treasury, so let¡¯s do this, uncle will give you three thousand gold, this is a gift from the elders, don¡¯t refuse!¡±

    Although Yuan Shao ordered him not to refuse, Cao Ang still resigned to Yuan Shao.  Although this three thousand gold is a lot of money, if you accept it, it means accepting the reward given by Yuan Shao.  Cao Ang fought with his life today, not just for this mere three thousand gold!

    But Yuan Shao¡¯s attitude was very clear. His elders had given him advice and insisted on his own opinions.  Cao Ang said sincerely: "Well, my nephew has thanked his uncle for his kindness and accepted the gift of three thousand gold. However, my uncle has just defeated Gongsun Zan's army and needs money and food to stabilize the people's hearts and clean up the broken situation. My nephew  I don¡¯t have any spare money, so I offer these three thousand pieces of gold as a token of my gratitude!¡±

    When Yuan Shao heard this, he was very moved. He patted Cao Ang heavily on the shoulder and said no more.

    Soon, Yuan Shao and others arrived at Jieqiao and stationed themselves in Gongsun Zan's camp.  After walking into Gongsun Zan's big tent, even Yuan Shao, who was used to living a wealthy life, felt a bit luxurious - where is this big tent?  It is clearly a splendid treasure house!

    As if he was drunk, Yuan Shao wandered to the couch in the center of the tent, touched the handrails made of pure gold, held up the golden cup inlaid with luminous pearls in his hands, and couldn't help but sigh: "From now on,  Know wealth!¡±

    Cao Ang¡¯s eyes were also a little wandering, but after watching too many later movies, he still had some ability to resist these shining golden treasures in front of him, and he did not sink as quickly as Yuan Shao.

    At this moment, Chunyu Qiong strode in and said to Yuan Shao: "Brother Benchu, I'm back!"

    After being called out by Chunyu Qiong, Yuan Shao came to his senses, quickly put down the golden cup, reached out to hold Chunyu Qiong, and said loudly: "Brother Chunyu, thank you for your hard work. Sit down quickly. Can we capture Gongsun Zan?"

    Chunyu Qiong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "That old boy ran faster than a rabbit, and he was also protected by Zhao Yun and others. We tried our best to pursue him, but we couldn't catch him. By the way, brother Benchu, we also gained something from this pursuit.  Killing Du Chang with the Qu Yi Formation finally gave us a bad breath!"

    "Du Chang?" Yuan Shao exclaimed in surprise. In his impression, there was no general named Du Chang under Gongsun Zan's command.

    Chunyu Qiong smiled and said loudly: "It's a Black Mountain bandit! Last time we succeeded in ambushing Gongsun Zan, it was he who led his troops to fight out, forcing us to withdraw our troops. This time it was he who led five thousand soldiers to fight to the death and encouraged Gongsun Zan's troops.  Morale. When we were chasing, this guy was still very tough and threatened us with Zhang Yan, but in the end, Qu Yi killed him with a single blow!"

    "Good kill!" Yuan Shao said loudly: "These Black Mountain bandits just need to be beaten! Yuan Tu and Yuan Hao, the two of you will discuss with Zheng Nan later to see how to deal with the Black Mountain army and whether you can put some troops inside.  Nail! Once Gongsun Zan is dealt with, I will return to the army and destroy the Black Mountain Army!"

    Feng Ji and Tian Feng quickly took the order, but before they could find Shen Pei, Shen Pei quickly came to the main tent, bowed to Yuan Shaoshen, and said sadly: "My subordinates are incompetent. This time, the heavy troops were taken over by Zhao Yun."  The troops were defeated and lost a lot of food and grass. Before Gongsun Zan failed, he also ordered his soldiers to set fire to the food, so the food and grass supplies captured by our army were limited. Just now, my subordinates asked someone to count them, and they could barely support our army for three days.  , please also ask the lord to immediately order the withdrawal of the army and eat, so as not to prevent our army from being trapped in three days and being taken advantage of by Gongsun Zan!"

    "What?!" Yuan Shao exclaimed in surprise: "Zhengnan, this can't be a joke. Our army has just defeated Gongsun Zan. It's a good time to expand the results! If we evacuate now, Gongsun Zan will have a chance to breathe.  !¡±

    The judge sighed, but could only tell him bluntly: "My lord, Gongsun Zan's troops imposed heavy taxes on the people along the way. The people were in dire straits, and all the food stored in their homes was robbed by Gongsun Zan's men. Even if we send troops and horses now,  We can't collect food from the people's homes. Instead of waiting until the whole army is in trouble in three days, it is better to evacuate. After all, Gongsun Zan needs time to recover from his new defeat and will not go south immediately. After our army has collected food and supplies, we can then go north to fight with him.  Gongsun Zan¡¯s decisive battle!¡±

    "That's all we have to do!" Yuan Shao sighed and said angrily: "Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun!"

    One day later, Yuan Jun withdrew to Qinghe and immediately sent envoys to various places, ordering all states and counties to immediately deliver grain and grass supplies to Qinghe.

     At this time, the news of Yuan Jun's victory at Jieqiao had spread, and various prefectures and counties hurriedly expressed their allegiance to Yuan Shao, not daring to shirk the blame at all.  The road to Qinghe was filled with large trucks loaded with grain and supplies.

    But at this time, news came from Wei County that Yu Du, Zuo Mou Zhangba, Liu Shi, Qing Niujiao, Tao Sheng and others led an army to invade and stole a large amount of food and supplies!

    Yuan Shao is furious!

 Volume 1 Chapter 188 Diverting trouble to the east

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    Faced with the harassment from the Black Mountain Army, Yuan Shao was furious, but he had no choice but to lose his temper!

    Gongsun Zan, who had previously abandoned his army and fled, was taking in his troops in Gu'an and sent Zhao Yun to constantly harass Hejian County.  However, Yuan Shao, who had recently recaptured Anping County and Julu County, had too many places to defend, and his troops were temporarily at a disadvantage. He could only be on the defensive in Hejian County, and had to fight repeatedly with Gongsun's army, unable to spare any troops.  Go south.

    Yuan Shao asked angrily: "Zhengnan, are we just going to watch the Black Mountain Army wreak havoc in Wei County?"

    Shen Pei sighed and said in a low voice: "My lord, all the defenders in Wei County have been mobilized and have established defense lines in Ye County and Anyang. I believe that the Black Mountain Army has received the news that our army has defeated Gongsun Zan at this time. They will bully the weak and fear the strong."  They will not stay in Wei County for a long time, and they will naturally withdraw when they have plundered enough."

    Yuan Shao frowned and said angrily: "Zhang Yang is really a waste. Most of Hanoi County is in his hands, but even the Black Mountain Army can't contain him. There is still a Black Mountain Army entrenched in Hanoi County. Although Zi Xiu  Although he is small, he also defeated Huanglong and Yu Digen's troops of the Montenegrin Army, and even forced the landing of Guo Daxian's main force. Sometimes, I really want to let Zixiu serve as the prefect of Hanoi County! Yes, Zhengnan, what do you think of this idea?  How about it?"

    Shen Pei shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "My lord, although your idea is good, Zixiu is indeed a good general, but Zhang Yang was the first to obey your orders and did not make a big mistake. It would be wrong to replace him rashly.  "

    "The first one to take orders from me?" Yuan Shao was still angry and whispered: "He was singing and dancing in Hanoi County every night, only caring about eating, drinking and having fun, and didn't care about our safety at all. This time I gave him an order to mobilize troops.  But Zhang Yang shied away from being threatened by the Black Mountain Army and refused to send any soldiers; Zixiu, on the other hand, spared no effort and took the initiative to come thousands of miles to help. Why is there such a huge gap between people?!"

    Listening to Yuan Shao's admiration for Cao Ang, Shen Pei whispered: "My lord, actually letting Zhang Yang lead the prefect of Hanoi County has another advantage, that is, it involves Cao Ang's energy and makes him have to rely on the lord. Cao Ang has the ability to advocate righteousness.  If he were allowed to occupy the entire Hanoi County, he might have different thoughts!"

    Yuan Shao shook his head repeatedly and said angrily: "Zheng Nan, can you be a more cheerful person? Don't always think the worst of others!

    Since the crusade against Dong Zhuo, Zixiu has respected me very much and always upheld my dignity as the leader of the alliance.  As soon as he received the news of Gongsun Zan's southern invasion, Cao Ang took the initiative to deliver supplies to us and personally led his troops to come for reinforcements.  During the previous battle in the deserted village, he fought desperately to give me a chance to break through.

    If you still doubt such a loyal nephew, who else in the world is worthy of your trust?  !  In this case, I hope you won¡¯t say it again in the future, so as not to hurt the hearts of these loyal people!  "

    Seeing Yuan Shao¡¯s angry expression, Shen Pei also felt a little embarrassed.  Cao Ang was extremely respectful to Yuan Shao, but he had no reason to doubt him, which was a bit like judging a gentleman with a villain's heart.  It's just that he is Yuan Shao's counselor, so he naturally has to do his best to think about Yuan Shao and not let go of any unstable factors that may endanger Yuan Shao's great cause.

    When Yuan Shao saw Shen Pei lowering his head and seemed to be submissive, he comforted him a few words and said to Shen Pei: "Now our army is confronting Gongsun Zan, and there is no possibility of a decisive battle in the short term. Only Zi Xiu's five hundred cavalry are left.  We have more than 200 men under our command. We have suffered heavy losses and it is time to return to our hometown to rest and recuperate. I am going to order Zixiu to lead his troops to withdraw to Hanoi County and assist Zhang Yang in stabilizing the situation in Hanoi County.

    I believe Zhang Yang can see my dissatisfaction with him from this order. As long as he wants to secure his position as Hanoi governor, he will do his best to deal with the Montenegrin army.  In this way, Wei Jun's Yu Du and other troops went deep into the army alone, and they will definitely not stay for long. We can also speed up the suppression of Wei Jun's rebellion.  what do you think?  "

    Shen Pei raised his thumb and praised as an exception: "My lord is brilliant!"

    A few days later, Zhang Yang received a letter sent by Yuan Shao. After smiling and rewarding the messenger, Zhang Yang smashed his study into pieces beyond recognition!

    Isn¡¯t this humiliating?  I, Zhang Yangnai, am the magistrate of a county, why do I need a childish boy to help me?  !  What's more, Cao Ang has already occupied the four counties of Hanoi County. If he makes an outstanding contribution this time, will I, the prefect of Hanoi County, have to give up my position?  !

    Complaints are complaints, but Zhang Yang did not dare to neglect Yuan Shao's orders.  The previous battle at Jieqiao had already made Qu Yi famous all over the world for being the first to die, and Yuan Shao, who controlled this powerful force, was even more unstoppable.  Now most of Jizhou has fallen under Yuan Shao's control. As time goes by, Yuan Shao's strength will become stronger and stronger!  It is no exaggeration to say that when Yuan Shao sneezes, Zhang Yang will tremble three times!

    After thinking about it, Zhang Yang quietly called his general Yang Chou over and said to him:He said: "General Yang, Yuan Jizhou wrote a letter to me before, asking me to quickly wipe out the bandits of the Black Mountain Army. If our military strength fails, Yuan Jizhou suggested that Cao Ang help us send troops! Let me ask you the truth now.  , with the current strength of our Hanoi County, do you think we can deal with the Bai Rao and Sui Gu armies?"

    When Yang Chou heard that Cao Ang was coming to interfere, he subconsciously blew his nose, glared, and complained.  After saying a few harsh words, Yang Chou sighed and said in a low voice: "Master Taishou, our current military strength is insufficiently trained, and our ordnance configuration is not rich. If we really fight with the Montenegrin Army, the probability of victory is not high."  Optimistic! However, if it is a battle to defend the city, we still have a certain chance of winning!"

    Zhang Yang frowned slightly and asked doubtfully: "General Yang, we occupy most of Hanoi County, but Cao Ang only has four counties in his hands. Why are the soldiers we raise far lower than Cao Ang in terms of quantity and quality?"

    Yang Chou sneered: "Master Taishou, do you want to ask me about my oversight?"

    Zhang Yang shook his head repeatedly, "There is no one else in this room except you and me. I'm just curious. If it's convenient for you, explain it to me; if it's not convenient, just pretend I didn't ask."

    What Zhang Yang said was true, but Yang Chou was embarrassed to fall out. He sighed and said in a low voice: "Sir, since Cao Ang took charge of Zhi County, he has lightened the corvee and reduced taxes. Many merchants took advantage of it and moved their trading places.  We moved from Huai County to Zhi County. As a result, the transaction tax we received dropped sharply, while the transaction tax from Cao Ang continued to increase. With money, Cao Ang can naturally recruit stronger soldiers and build more powerful soldiers.  Weapons, the strength of its army will naturally increase!"

    After hearing this, Zhang Yang couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Then if we reduce the tax, will the merchants be able to come back? After all, we have a foundation here, and it has been a gathering place for merchants to collect and distribute goods for many years!"

    Yang Chou sighed and shook his head, "My lord, it's easy to say tax cuts to put it bluntly, but it's difficult to implement it. When Cao Ang replaced Wang Kuang in occupying Zhi County, he started from scratch, and all the officials who got in the way were eliminated by the West.  Liang Jun killed them all.

    But we are different. We have all kinds of relationships under our command, and all aspects must be taken care of.  On the one hand, these taxes must be collected into the treasury, and on the other hand, they must also benefit all parties.  If one party can't take care of it, they will secretly stumble upon us!  These people are all spokespersons for the power of aristocratic families. Our foundation is not stable and we cannot afford to offend!  "

    Hearing what Yang Chou said, Zhang Yang couldn't help but sigh.  He had suffered several hidden losses before, and Yang Chou didn't need to explain it too carefully to understand the danger.  However, his control ability is not as good as that of a child, which really makes him feel ashamed and angry!

    The two looked at each other and sighed for a while, feeling that their relationship had improved to another level.  Zhang Yang whispered: "Yang Chou, Yuan Jizhou just used a letter to warn me this time. If I can't satisfy him, maybe he will support Cao Ang to replace me. Do you have any tricks? As long as you can attack  Retreat from the Montenegrin Army and I will give you great credit!"

    Yang Chou looked around and lowered his voice and said: "Sir, I was defeated in the battle before and was captured by the Black Mountain Army. Thanks to your Excellency, I sent someone to deliver money and food, so I was exchanged for it. Sir, how about we pay more to the Black Mountain Army?"  Money and food to make them retreat?"

    Zhang Yang shook his head: "The Black Mountain Army's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. The money and food they gave is less. They just beat the dogs with meat and bones. They never come back! The money and food they gave is too much, and we can't take it out. We shipped it to Jizhou some time ago.  There are a lot of supplies in the warehouse that haven¡¯t been filled yet!¡±

    Yang Chou said in a low voice: "Sir, I have an immature opinion. Please don't blame me if I say it."

    "But it doesn't matter!" Zhang Yang looked at Yang Chou expectantly and curiously.

    Yang Chou said in a low voice: "Sir, why don't we give the Black Mountain Army another batch of supplies, which can also ease the relationship between our two armies. Then, quietly make way for a passage, divert the trouble eastward, and let them attack Dongjun! Compared with Dongjun,  We are rich here, but the prefect Wang Gong is also incompetent. He is more attractive than our Hanoi County!

    Bai Rao and Sui Gu of the Black Mountain Army should be able to see the situation clearly and seize this opportunity.  You must know that when they attacked Hanoi County, they wanted to collect money and food on the one hand, and on the other hand they wanted to coordinate Yu Du's attack on Wei County.  Dongjun is in Yuan Shao's rear area, so being able to attack it fulfills the Black Mountain Army's wish!  "

    "I'm afraid it won't be easy to explain to Yuan Shao. After all, the Black Mountain Army crossed our Hanoi County to attack Dongjun!" Zhang Yang said with a frown while thinking.

    Matchmaking is a very lucrative matter. Seeing Zhang Yang's interest, Yang Chou quickly smiled and said, "Let's just say that Bai Rao and Sui Gu's two armies are too powerful and have torn our defense line apart. As long as you make up your mind, I can make it up for you."  Dozens of legitimate reasons!¡±

    "good!"

     ¡­

    A few days later, after paying a "heavy price", the Bailuo and Suigu armies of the Montenegrin Army tore through Yang Chou's defense line of the Hanoi Army, crossed Hanoi County, and attacked Dongjun directly.

    Wang Hu, the governor of Dongjun, could not resist and immediately asked Yuan Shao for help.  At this time, Yuan Shao's general Cui Juye was ambushed by Gongsun Zan, killing seven to eight thousand people, and chaos broke out in northern Jizhou.  Yuan Shao, who was unable to go south, could only appoint Cao Ang to lead his army to rush to the aid of Dongjun!

 Volume 1 Chapter 189 Rescue Dongjun

    After receiving Yuan Shao's order, Cao Ang immediately led his cavalry to escort a large number of armor supplies supported by Yuan Shao southward.  However, he did not drive directly to Dongjun. Instead, he led his troops back to Zhixian and summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures.

    After listening to Cao Ang¡¯s introduction, Xi Zhicai tidied up his clothes, bowed deeply to Cao Ang, and said in a deep voice: ¡°I congratulate you, my lord, from now on you will dive into the sea and have a bright future!¡±

    Seeing that the generals still didn't understand what he meant, Xi Zhicai explained loudly: "Although there are flourishing flowers under my lord's rule, the territory is limited after all, and the population of soldiers cannot satisfy future development. And the rest of Hanoi County's territory has been occupied by Zhang Yang  Occupy, we are temporarily unable to fall out with Zhang Yang, and are invisibly restricted. As for sending troops to Dongjun this time, I can guarantee that as long as we drive away the Black Mountain Army, Yuan Shao will definitely recommend our lord as the prefect of Dongjun for the sake of the safety of his own rear.

    The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army was previously defeated by Gongsun Zan and behaved very low-key. Now it has gradually recovered its vitality and may launch an attack at any time.  When the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army is dispatched, no one in Yanzhou and Qingzhou can resist them. By that time, we will take Yanzhou into our hands!  "

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of the way, Li Su¡¯s eyes widened: I didn¡¯t expect that Xi Zhicai had such an ability, and could think about strategic issues from an overall perspective!  But I am always complacent about tactical victory, but I don¡¯t know how far my IQ has been!

    All the generals saluted Cao Ang and said in unison: "The last general congratulates the lord!"

    Cao Ang laughed and said loudly: "Sir, you said it well. This is not only an opportunity for me, Cao Ang, but also a good opportunity for all of us to make contributions! This dispatch of troops to Dongjun is related to the future development of our Cao army. I order"

    All the generals stood upright, waiting for Cao Ang's order.  I heard Cao Ang loudly say: "The army has no foundation and will not last long. The three guards Xia Houyuan, Lord Bo Caohong, and Diannong captain Li Qian stayed in Zhi County to train new soldiers and protect the foundation for our army.

    The Montenegrin Army can sneak attack Hanoi County, Dong County, and may also sneak attack us here again.  Xu Rong, the commander of Qinshui, trained troops and horses in Qinshui to prepare for another surprise attack by the Black Mountain Army.

    Bai Rao and Sui Gu had previously stopped in Hanoi County, but now they suddenly broke through the defense line of Hanoi County and entered Dong County. There must be a scam.  Maybe Zhang Yang had collaborators and traitors under his command, and Wen County Magistrate Wei Zi stayed behind to guard Wen County to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the opportunity to make a surprise attack.

    Shi Huan went to Chang'an, but there was no news yet.  However, I heard that Wang Yun and others are about to start an uprising. When Wang Yun and the Xiliang Corps fight, our army will take the opportunity to join the battle, seize profits, and find ways to support my father's breakout.  I will leave the important responsibilities of Captain Fang Yue and Li Su to you two!

    " Shu Zuo plays Zhicai, and the school captains Cao Ren, Li Dian, Yue Jin, and Liao Hua follow me into Dongjun.  This time our army dispatched five thousand troops, claiming to be an army of 20,000, to rescue Dongjun!  "

    "No!"

    ¡­¡­

    At the top of Puyang City, Wang Gong, the governor of Dongjun County, looked at the Black Mountain Army under the city and couldn't help but sigh.  But the sighing movement touched the wound again, causing him to frown.

    It is now the fifth day of the siege of the city by the Montenegro Army. The Montenegro Army launched a night attack the day before yesterday. The spies who had been lurking in the city for a long time gathered together to support them. If Wang Gong did not personally lead the army to suppress it, they almost opened the city gate.  Of course, Wang Gong also paid a heavy price. Almost all the guards were wiped out. He was also slashed by a dead soldier of the Montenegrin Army, almost hitting a vital point!

    Wang Gong touched the wound that was bleeding, frowned and asked: "Gongtai, have the messengers been sent out? Why is there still no reply?"

    Chen Gong bowed his hand to Wang Gong and replied in a low voice: "My lord, I sent envoys to Yuan Jizhou (Yuan Shao) and Tao Xuzhou (Tao Qian) for help, and both of them agreed very well. But Yuan Jizhou  Busy fighting for territory with Gongsun Zan, he couldn't even protect his own Wei County, so he could only send Cao Ang and his troops to come for reinforcements. Tao Xuzhou had recently placed a heavy bet on Zhu Jun, giving him three thousand elite soldiers for the first time.  . But as Zhu Jun rushed to Luoyang, Tao Xuzhou lost all his money. Even if he sent troops to reinforce, he would just wave the flag and cheer for us."

    "In other words, the only reinforcements we can count on now are Cao Ang's troops?!" Wang Gong frowned and said: "Although Cao Ang has a great reputation, he only has four counties, how many troops can he mobilize? This time, I  Dongjun is in danger!"

    At this moment, there was a sound of war drums outside the city, and dozens of fully armored Black Mountain Army soldiers escorted the three people to the gates of Puyang City.  Wang Hu and Chen Gong were very curious, so they lay behind the wall and looked down secretly.

    Then I heard Bai Rao, the leader of the Montenegrin Army, shouting loudly: "People in the city, listen, we have captured the messenger you sent for help. You are now alone and helpless. If you don't surrender quickly, when will you wait?!"Wang Gong looked at Chen Gong who sent people out of the city, but Chen Gong looked at the city in surprise: Chen Gong didn't know any of these three so-called messengers!

    Seeing no response from the city, Bai Rao roared angrily: "Hit them with ten army sticks!"

    After ten batons were fired, the clothes on the backs of the three messengers had been soaked with blood. They didn't even have the strength to stand, but they still managed to straighten their chests while lying on the ground.

    Bai Rao roared in a low voice: "Tell me your official positions and missions, call out the names of acquaintances in the city, and I will give you a pleasure! Otherwise, I will chop you into pieces! Do you understand me?!"

    Seeing the three people nodding, Bai Rao ordered someone to remove the white cloth that blocked the messenger's mouth.  Bai Rao was also very excited to be able to dampen the morale of the officers and soldiers at the city head.

    However, no one expected that as soon as they took off the white cloth, the three of them shouted in unison: "This is the messenger under General Fenwu (Cao Ang). The general has commanded 20,000 elite troops to come to the rescue. I hope Governor Wang will continue to hold on!"  He is under the command of General Fenwu"

    "Come here, kill them, kill them!" Bai Rao shouted angrily: "Chop them into pieces, chop them up!"

    "Compared with the furious Bai Rao, the defenders on the city laughed loudly: We are not alone, we finally have reinforcements!"  Even Wang Gong couldn't help but hold Chen Gong's hand and said repeatedly: "We have reinforcements, we have reinforcements!"

    Chen Gong also took a long breath and said to Wang Gong with a smile: "Please sir, please immediately mobilize the young men in the city to help defend! Now that Bai Rao knows that our army's reinforcements are coming, he will definitely launch all his troops to attack! We must  Only by guarding Puyang can we hope to cooperate with the reinforcements inside and outside and defeat the Black Mountain Army!"

    Wang Gong nodded repeatedly: "What Gongtai said is absolutely true! Come here, tell me this order: all the men in the city who are over twelve years old and under fifty are to assemble in units of each lane and li where they live, and immediately board the city to prepare for war!"  "

    At the same time, Bai Rao also ordered his generals: "Previously we divided our forces. Sui Gu led his army to plunder everywhere, and our army was responsible for besieging Puyang. But now we have been besieging the city for several days, but we have not been able to capture it. If the enemy army  When the reinforcements arrive, let alone capture the city, even retreating is a luxury! I order to take advantage of the opportunity before the enemy's reinforcements arrive to concentrate the main force of the entire army and capture Puyang City! Pass on the order, as long as  Attack Puyang, and after the city is defeated, let us rob it for three days!"

    Hearing Bai Rao's order, the generals were very excited. As long as the soldiers can defend themselves against robbery, the soldiers' enthusiasm and initiative in combat will be greatly improved.

    Bai Rao said in a deep voice: "I will give you half an hour. Within half an hour, each of you will prepare 500 elite troops for me! We have an army of 50,000, and there are five people present, so we can gather at least 2,500  An elite soldier. Even if I fight these people today, I will capture Puyang City and kill Wang Gong!"

    ¡°Capture Puyang City and kill Wang Gong!¡± the generals present shouted in unison.

    Half an hour later, Bai Rao gathered 3,000 elite soldiers at the west gate of Puyang.

    He didn't say much, he just kicked open a few boxes filled with money and treasures, and shouted to the soldiers: "Break the city wall, all the money is yours; if you retreat, the supervising team will shoot them all."  ! In an hour, either you will break through Puyang City, or you will be covered and shot by the supervising team!"

    Looking at the supervising team of the Shirao Guards Battalion, the elite soldiers lamented in their hearts: If you go forward, you may be able to save your life and enjoy the gold and silver treasures; but if you go backward, you will only die. It seems that you really have to go all out this time!

    "Dong dong dong dong!" The war drums beat, and the Montenegrin Army officers also threw the wooden bowls in their hands on the ground, wiped the inferior wine from the corners of their mouths, and roared towards the city gate.

    The defenders on the city wall did not dare to neglect at all, and quickly released their bows and arrows, poured down gold juice, and threw rolling stones and wood.  However, these tricks that usually worked well today were unable to repel the Black Mountain Army even half a step.  Half an hour later, the defenders saw that the situation was critical and quickly notified the prefect Wang Hu.

    Wang Gong had no choice but to personally lead his soldiers to charge back and forth. In just half an hour, he had already cut off more than ten palms on the battlements!  Seeing that the commando team was completely destroyed, Bai Rao shouted loudly: "It's time to cover the city wall!"

    After hearing his order, the soldiers of the guard battalion who were supervising the battle team immediately bent their bows and arrows, and began to fire intensively at the top of the city.  The officers and soldiers who were fighting with the dead soldiers of the Montenegrin Army on the city wall were completely unprepared. Tan Ma, who had no time to react, could only watch the bow and arrow pierce his body, and watch the bow and arrow pierce his skin!

    Even if he is the guard of a county, Wang Hu's armor is not as useful as Iron Man. The originally strong armor quickly developed holes under the frequent impact of arrow feathers, and arrows falling from the sky pierced Wang Hu's body.  , take away??A string of blood foam!  Wang Hu, the governor of Dongjun, died in the battle at Ximen!

    As soon as Wang Hu died, the whole city suddenly fell into chaos. Chen Gong tried to dissuade him in every possible way, but the soldiers seemed to have lost their backbone and ran around in chaos.

    Bai Rao laughed ferociously and shouted loudly: "The whole army attacks!"

 Volume 1 Chapter 190 Sui Gu¡¯s Troubles

    [Thanks to book friend "Barbarossa" for the tip!  ¡¿

    The rain was pouring down non-stop, and every step of the way there was mud.  But Bai Rao was still secretly rejoicing: If it hadn't rained heavily, how could he have escaped Cao Jun's pursuit? It's true that God will not destroy me!  However, thinking about the tragic defeat at Puyang City three days ago, he couldn't help but sigh and shed tears.

    Three days ago, just as he was about to step into the open gate of Puyang City, Cao Jun's cavalry suddenly came out of hiding and rushed towards the unsuspecting Black Mountain Army.  They did not attack the tightly guarded Montenegrin army camp, but rushed directly behind the siege troops and defeated the Montenegrin army siege troops in one fell swoop with a swift and violent surprise attack.

    Then, Cao Jun¡¯s infantry rushed out from the grass, driving the Black Mountain Army¡¯s broken troops towards their starting position.  Bai Rao watched helplessly as the trenches he had worked so hard to dig were filled with the bodies of his men who had no choice but to look helplessly at the deer-antlered horses that he had carefully crafted being knocked away by the lost soldiers; he watched with frustration.  The soldiers of the rear army who were waiting in full formation were scattered by the defeated soldiers!

    Seeing that the army he had worked hard to pull up was beaten to pieces by Cao Jun, Bai Rao even had the urge to fight or even die on the spot.  It's just that his guards were indeed loyal. Under the joint attack of Cao Ren and Liao Hua, Leng Shengsheng sent his lord away from the battlefield. However, the death rate of more than 80% of the guards had caused Bai Rao to basically lose control of the army, and also lost a large number of reliable soldiers.  A loyal and loyal grassroots officer!

    Although Bai Rao urgently promoted some soldiers to serve as generals after getting rid of the first round of pursuit, but during the second round of pursuit by Cao Jun, these newly promoted generals either left the troops and fled without authorization, or pulled the troops to surrender.  , no one is willing to sacrifice themselves to block it!

    By the time Cao's cavalry ended their fifth pursuit, Bai Rao had less than 5,000 men left.  From a large army of 50,000 to 60,000 men, Bai Rao was so angry and anxious that he couldn't help but spat out a mouthful of blood.  Looking at the long muddy road full of disappointment, Bai Rao regretted

    At this moment, the funeral of Wang Hu, the former prefect of Dongjun, was being held in Puyang City.  Cao Ang also put on plain clothes, offered incense himself, and worshiped in front of Wang Gong's coffin.

    Although they did not receive an order from the court, everyone already regarded Cao Ang as the new master of Dongjun. The original officials of Dongjun, led by Chen Gong, quickly gathered around Cao Ang and spoke in memory of Wang Gong.  Eager to show his loyalty to Cao Ang.

    However, Cao Ang felt that he did not have enough manpower, so he was very happy for their defection. In order to commend and encourage these old officials of Dongjun, Cao Ang even worshiped Chen Gong as his secretary.

    Chen Gong was also very satisfied with Cao Ang's reuse. He admonished Cao Ang: "Sir, Puyang has just been harassed by the Montenegrin army. Both the buildings in the city and the city defenses have been attacked frequently by the Montenegrin army. They need to be repaired."  , It takes time. However, there are about 50,000 people in the Suigu branch of the Black Mountain Army. They are still lingering in the northwest of our East County. They will not give us time to repair. Instead of leaving the headquarters in Puyang and enduring the endless endless battles of the Black Mountain Army  Because of the harassment, you might as well take the initiative to move the administrative office to Dongwuyang."

    "Dongwuyang?" Cao Ang repeated and asked in surprise: "Is there anything special about it?"

    Chen Gong said in a low voice: "Dong Wuyang lives in the Yang of Wushui, which is good for defense. Moreover, if the lord moves away from Puyang, he can also get rid of the original interests in the official circles of Dongjun and start a new one."

    Cao Ang nodded lightly and made a decision on the spot: "I will do as you say. I will immediately submit a letter to Yuan Jizhou and apply to move the administrative office to Dongwuyang."

    As expected by everyone in Dongjun, news came from Jizhou only five days later: Yuan Shao wrote to the court, recommending Cao Ang as the governor of Dongjun, and begging the court to agree to move the Dongjun seat to Dongwuyang.  At this time, the imperial court in Chang'an had no ability to restrict the territory outside Hulao Pass, so it could only approve Yuan Shao's memorial. Cao Ang became the youngest governor with real power in the world.

    After Cao Ang took office as the governor of Dongjun, on the one hand, he organized the people to save themselves through production and tried his best to recover the losses caused by the attack by the Montenegrin Army; on the other hand, he recruited young people among the refugees to join the army and seize the time to train the army to deal with the attack of the Montenegrin Army.

    At this time, the Black Mountain Army Yu Du, Zuo Zhu Zhangba, Liu Shi, Qing Niujiao, Tao Sheng and other troops had captured the entire western part of Wei County. Forced by Yuan Shao's reputation, they gave up their encroachment on Wei County and chose to  Withdrew troops.

    After withdrawing his troops, Yu Du led 20,000 troops to Dongjun via Hanoi County, whether out of boredom or wanting to be beaten, and sent an alliance signal to Luan Ti Yuv Luo.

    The last time Luan Tiyu Fuluo sent troops to attack Zhi County, not only did he fail to win, but he also lost one of his men, the brave Xiao Wang Qubei.  After receiving Yu Du's invitation this time, Luan Ti Yu Fulu readily agreed and immediately sent his younger brother Luan Ti Hu Chuquan to lead a thousand troops.The soldiers quickly marched eastward to support Yudu's battle.

    Therefore, the newly established Dongjun government immediately faced the advance of the three armies of Du, Suigu, and Luan Tihuchuquan. The situation was extremely bad!

    Faced with such a bad situation, Cao Ang ordered the main force of the army to move to Dunqiu, and only sent Li Dian to lead more than a thousand infantry to stay in Dongwuyang.

    Different people have different answers to this.

    Some people think that this is because Cao Ang realized that he was unable to resist the attack of the three armies, and because of his face, he was unwilling to evacuate Dongwuyang with his entire army, so he had to adopt such a policy.  They were not worthy of Li Dian and thought that the more than a thousand of them had become complete abandoners.

    Some people think that Cao Ang made a good move and moved his main force to Dunqiu, but maintained pressure on Po and formed a defensive horn with Dong Wuyang, using limited troops to achieve his goals.

    For example, Xun Yu felt that Cao Ang made a good move.

    Xun Yu previously led his relatives to Jizhou to defect to Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao's plan to deal with the Black Mountain Army made Xun Yu very dissatisfied. He felt that it would be difficult for him to achieve great things with his indecisive and soft-eared character.

    After much deliberation, the chance encounter with Cao Ang was more in line with his expectations for a lord. Moreover, he heard that Xi Zhicai was very important to Cao Ang and felt that Cao Ang, a corporal of Li Xian, would not neglect his abilities.

    So, one sunny morning, Xun Yu came to Dunqiu and formally defected to Cao Ang.  Cao Ang was extremely excited. After talking with Xun Yu, he immediately appointed him as Fenwu Sima!  You must know that Cao Ang still holds the post of General Fenwu, and his appointment of Xun Yu reflects the importance Cao Ang attaches to him, and also makes Xun Yu feel a little cordial and sentimental.

    At this time, Xi Zhicai, who had been frugal in food and clothing for a long time, suffered from an old illness and could only stay in Dongwuyang to recuperate.  It's just that he has always been diligent, how could he put aside his busy work?  As time goes by, the condition becomes worse and worse.

    Cao Ang was very uneasy. He knew that the death of Xi Zhicai in history was approaching.  However, just when he was about to return to Dongwuyang and visit Xi Zhicai, Yu Du sent troops and led an army straight to Dongwuyang!

    Seeing the intelligence that the scouts exchanged their lives for, Cao Ren, Le Jin, and Liao Hua stepped forward to request orders, begging Cao Ang to quickly send troops to reinforce Dongwuyang.  After all, there were only more than a thousand soldiers of Li Dian and less than 5,000 young and strong civilians there, who were no match for Yu Du's army.

    Cao Ang did not agree to their request, but said to them: "According to the existing information, Yu Du has 20,000 soldiers, Sui Gu also has 50,000 soldiers, and Luan Ti Huchuquan who came from afar  , there are also a thousand cavalry in hand. But we only have more than 4,000 people around us. Even if we return to Dongwuyang, it will not play a decisive role.

    On the contrary, with our current position, we can send troops from Dunqiu to Xishan and attack the poisonous supply camp!  Yu Du worked hard to rob these things from Wei County, and he is definitely not willing to give up easily. He heard that after we attack the camp, we will definitely return to the army to fight. In this way, Dong Wuyang can naturally relieve the siege.  If Yu Du refuses to return to the army, since only Bai Rao's remnant troops are stationed in Xishan anyway, our army can completely capture this place and obtain all the logistics supplies of the Montenegrin Army!  Under this situation, Yu Dujun's heart is unstable, and it is even less possible to shake Dong Wuyang!  "

    Cao Ang¡¯s words made sense, and Xun Yu was also playing the drum. The generals quickly unified their thoughts, immediately packed up their bags, and followed Cao Ang towards the west mountain!

    When Cao Ang's troops entered Dongjun, there were about five thousand people.  After absorbing the original troops of Dongjun and recruiting new soldiers, the army has expanded to 10,000 people.  At this time, more than a thousand people were left to guard Dongwuyang, and Cao Ang could still use nearly 9,000 people.  Although these soldiers are small in number, they have all undergone basic training. They are much better than Yu Du and Sui Gu who just gave out a stick and became soldiers.

    Cao Ang ordered Cao Ren and Liao Hua to lead 3,000 elite troops to Xishan, and ordered Le Jin to lead 1,000 men to attack in all directions and spread the news of Cao's army's attack on Xishan.  As for Cao Ang himself, he slowly and leisurely moved closer to the Western Mountain with five thousand people, conserving his strength and choosing favorable terrain.

    As Cao Ang expected, Yu Du was very surprised when he learned that Cao Jun had abandoned Dongwuyang and headed towards Xishan. He ordered a retreat almost without thinking.

    For Du, Dong Wuyang only had Cao Jun¡¯s shabby property, while Xishan was hoarding most of the supplies he plundered from Wei County.  Which one is lighter or which one is more serious? Yu still knows the poison well!  Moreover, how could Bai Rao's remnant soldiers, whose courage was broken by Cao's army, be able to withstand Cao's attack?

    Therefore, Yu Du's troops, who had sorted out their priorities, fell into Cao Ang's ambush circle, and were defeated in one fell swoop by Cao's army, who was waiting for work.

    In a panic, Yu Du quickly ran away for his life and sent 11 messengers to Suigu for help.

    Sui Gu murmured in his heart: In his opinion, Cao Jun was clearly encircling the point to send reinforcements., but if you don't rescue Yu Du, it won't be justified either emotionally or rationally.

    When the troops were divided earlier, Yu Du was only responsible for the direction of Wei County. He came to Dong County to reinforce him out of loyalty and brotherhood.  If I give up on the rescue of Poison just because of the possible risks, how will I be able to gain a foothold in Montenegro in the future?  !  However, it would be such an injustice if he really ran into Cao Ang's ambush!

    To save or not to save, that is really a question!

 Volume 1 Chapter 191 Sui Gu Surrenders

    Sui Gu frowned and didn't speak for a while.  Yu Du's envoy knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "General, you can't just die without saving me!"

    Sui Gu sneered, "How can I save him? Cao Jun is clearly encircling the area to provide reinforcements. Should I obediently go and die?!"

    "General, you can't say that!" The messenger suddenly raised his head and said loudly: "General Bai Rao was defeated by the Cao thieves earlier. You were isolated and helpless at that time. My general, regardless of the hard work, brought his own rations and came to the rescue in person. At that time, my family  Has the general considered the pros and cons?!"

    Seeing Sui Gu frowning, the guards in the tent also quietly stepped forward. The envoy shuddered, but still said loudly: "General, I know that my lord has sent ten envoys before. Some of them were intercepted by Cao's army.  , but even more people arrived here and then disappeared silently! I may be the eleventh one, but, general, ask yourself at midnight, are you worthy of your conscience?!"

    Sui Gu sighed, dismissed the guards with a wave of his hand, and said with a sigh: "I am the commander-in-chief of an army, and I must consider the problem from the perspective of the entire army! Besides, even if we go to reinforce Yu Shuai, we will not have enough time!"

    The envoy raised his head and said loudly: "Yu Shuai has sent several envoys to Luan Ti Huchuquan. Before I came here, Huchuquan had agreed to send troops for reinforcements. Maybe it is already at war with Cao Jun!"

    Hearing this, Sui Gu nodded slightly, gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Well, you go and tell Yu Shuai, I, Sui Gu, am not a coward! I will lead the attack early tomorrow morning!"

    The envoy took a long breath and asked unwillingly: "General, they say that rescuing troops is like putting out fire. It's only noon now. You can definitely send troops to rescue in the afternoon!"

    Sui Gu sneered, "No wonder Yu Shuai was ambushed by Cao Ang. It turns out that he is surrounded by mediocre people like you! It's noon now, but do you think we can dispatch troops just by mounting horses like the Huns did? Don't my troops  Do we need to reorganize the camp and evacuate the old, weak and disabled?

    I now claim to have an army of 80,000, but in fact, I only have 50,000, including more than 30,000 old, weak, women and children.  Pointing them to participate in the battle is undoubtedly allowing Cao's army to massacre.  I have to let them retreat to a safe place first, and then fight Cao Ang to the death!  "

    The envoy could not help but murmured in a low voice: "The world is so big, except for our old village in Heishan, where can it be considered safe?"

    Sui Gu became interested in the conversation and said with a smile: "Of course it is Hanoi County without Cao Ang! Zhang Yang and Yang Chou are both scared by me. If my soldiers leave from there, they will definitely huddle in the city and tremble! Even if  Even if they are old, weak, sick or disabled, Yang Chou must treat them as his master!"

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    A day later, Cao Ang stood on the hill and asked Xun Yu, "Is the information accurate?"

    "You can't be wrong!" Xun Yu said with certainty: "Sui Gu also spent a lot of effort to rescue Yu Du. He gathered the few young men in the army and assembled an army of 20,000. As for his subordinates,  The 30,000 old, weak, sick and disabled were all sent to Hanoi County by Suigu, preparing to return to Montenegro via Zhang Yang and Yang Chou's station!"

    "I remember that a member of your Xun family was listening to orders in Zhang Yang's mansion. I also asked him to immediately arrange for manpower to secretly leak the news to Zhang Yang about the old, weak, sick and disabled members of Sui Gu's unit crossing the border. By the way, let's say that they were escorting Sui Gu in  In addition to money and treasures, the large amount of loot in Dongjun also includes food and armor!" Cao Ang whispered, "In addition, the news spread to the Poison Division's tragic defeat, and the news that the Suigu Division was ambushed!"

    Xun Yu nodded. Although Yu Du was ambushed, they escaped quickly. Except for the captured supplies, Cao Jun did not eliminate their main force.  As for Sui Gu, although this guy also led his troops to come for reinforcements, in order to prevent being ambushed, people had to be sent to each ravine to conduct reconnaissance, reconnaissance, and reconnaissance again. The climb was slower than a snail!

    Cao Ang pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice: "There is still no news about Luan Tihu Chuquan?"

    Xun Yu nodded, "Lord, according to the information we received, this guy came here with only a thousand cavalry. They even abandoned all their baggage in their eagerness for reinforcements. Why should we pay so much attention to this common man?"

    Cao Ang shook his head and said to Xun Yu: "Don't underestimate any opponent, especially the enemy's cavalry! Their grassland tribes always fight with war, enslaving and driving the other side's people as their own human shields.  Search the homes of innocent people for food rations! Even though they didn¡¯t bring any luggage, they were definitely missing food and supplies.

    I have dealt with Luan Tihu Chuquan, this guy is not without sense of proportion!  Since he dares to throw away all his baggage and lurk secretly, he will definitely rush out from the shadows when our army is slacking off and stab us with their poisoned daggers!  "

    Xun Yu nodded, "Then I will immediately send more manpower to visit the surrounding villages and understand the situation. Luan Ti called the kitchen??This army gets a lot of food every day for wrapping horses and chewing. Let me see if I can find any clues!  "

    Cao Ang nodded and said to the generals on the side: "Zixiao, you lead five hundred cavalry and follow Mr. Wen Ruo's arrangements to prepare for the battle with Huchuquan. Even if you cannot eliminate them, you must find a way to hold them back. Don't let them go."  These Huns influence the overall situation.

    Yuanjian, you take five hundred cavalry to harass Suigu's troops, so that they can't march with peace of mind during the day and sleep at night, and consume their energy as much as possible.

    Wen Qian, isn¡¯t Bai Rao¡¯s head now on display in your army? Take it with you and continue to pursue the Poison Division, frighten and recruit the enemy¡¯s remnant soldiers.

    Does anyone have any objections?  Okay, everyone, take action now!  "

    A few days later, Zhang Yang got the news: Sui Gu was in trouble in Dongjun. He was ambushed by Cao Jun and was unable to escape for a while. He was now ordering the old, weak, sick and disabled in his unit to escort supplies and retreat.

    After learning the news, Zhang Yang had already gone to Yang Chou's mansion to discuss the matter.

    During this period, Yang Chou was rude to Zhang Yang because he was manipulating the peace talks between Zhang Yang and Sui Gu.  Because Zhang Yang did not have the generals or troops to suppress Yang Chou, he could only swallow his anger and acquiesced in Yang Chou's position.  Now if you want to discuss matters, you can only go to Yang Chou's house to discuss it in person.

    Yang Chou frowned and said to Zhang Yang: "Uncle Zhi, is this news reliable? Could it be that Cao Ang deliberately released false news to tease us into a head-on fight with Sui Gu's main force?!"

    In the past, Yang Chou always addressed Zhang Yang as "Sir", but now he calls Zhang Yang directly by his first name. Zhang Yang couldn't help but frown, secretly sulking in his heart.  But to be angry, he still had to answer Yang Chou's questions.

    "Absolutely reliable. This is news revealed by the Xun family inadvertently!" Zhang Yang whispered: "With Cao Ang's current status, he is just a prefect of a county. How can he let the entire Xun family work for him? Besides, there are several scouts  I went to conduct reconnaissance in person and found out that the opponent is indeed a bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled! The question now is, should we fight? How to fight?!"

    "Fight! Of course we have to fight!" Yang Chou said excitedly: "This bastard Sui Gu has made a lot of benefits in our Hanoi County. I have to beg him humbly every time. Now I finally have a chance to make a comeback. Of course I have to  Cherish it! Besides, he also robbed a lot of food, grass, supplies, money and jewelry in Dongjun. When we beat him, we were also doing harm to the people and recovering the losses for my big man!"

    Zhang Yang nodded, "Then, how do we fight? The soldiers have suffered several defeats before and faced off against Sui Gu. Even the old, weak, sick and disabled, they don't have much confidence!"

    Yang Chou nodded and walked a few steps back and forth in the hall. Suddenly, he had an idea.  Then he whispered to Zhang Yang: "Uncle Zhi, when Sui Gu's army passed by our Huai County, I personally escorted the grain and grass supplies to the labor army to prevent them from disturbing Huai County. Sui Gu's troops were not prepared for me.  I dare to eat and drink a lot, even get drunk!

    Now we can also collect some supplies and pretend to be laborers.  Whether it's because of the usual greed of the rebels, or because they don't want us to see their weak nature, Sui Gu's troops will allow us to go and work for the army.  When the time comes, I will lead the elites to kill and set fire to defeat their sense of resistance.  And after I activate it, Uncle Zhi can lead the army to rush forward and defeat them in one fell swoop!  However, the two of us have to agree in advance that the risk I will take this time is not small. When the seized materials are counted after the war, I will score 70%!  "

    Zhang Yang was full of excitement at first, but when he finally heard Yang Chou's conditions, he couldn't help but retort loudly: "General Yang, I still have so many troops to support. Although they can't keep up with your elite level, everyone has to  Eat! Besides, when you eat meat, you have to let everyone drink the broth! Let¡¯s do this, you and I will split the bill in half!¡±

    Yang Chou quickly argued with Zhang Yang, and finally reached an agreement. Yang Chou's department would monopolize 60% of the captured materials, and the remaining 40% would be distributed by Zhang Yang.

    Two days later, Zhang Yang and Yang Chou successfully raided Suigu's transport troops and defeated the old, weak, sick and disabled in one fell swoop.  To their surprise, very few supplies were seized.  Afterwards, they learned that the supplies that the Black Mountain Army had collected in Dongjun had been hoarded in Xishan and had been captured by Cao Ang a few days ago.

    Even so, Zhang Yang and Yang Chou were very excited. The army finally won a big victory.  The two of them sent messengers to various places to report the victory, and soon the exhausted Suigu got the news!

    Sui Gu was shocked and wanted to conceal the news, but how could Cao Ang let him get what he wanted? Whether it was sending someone to shout or shooting into the arrow book, Sui Gu's subordinate Qingzhuang soon learned that his family members had fallen into Zhang Yang's hands.  The facts under control and a clear understanding of the bad situation facing us.

    The troops at Suigu were in an uproar, and they immediately went to Suigu, worried about the safety of their relatives.The military tents petitioned for an immediate retreat to rescue their families.

    Sui Gu tried his best to do his job, but to no avail. Some junior officers even dragged their own soldiers and left on their own.  The helpless Sui Gu could only agree to everyone's request, and then - he was ambushed by Cao Ang!

    There were 20,000 young men, but only 3,000 escaped from the ambush.  When they arrived at Hanoi County after all the hardships, they were almost wiped out by Yang Chou.  In the end, Sui Gu refused to do anything and surrendered Zhang Yang.

    With the general Sui Gu as his support, Zhang Yang suddenly felt his back strengthened, and began to take over power from Yang Chou. The contradiction between the two became more and more prominent

 Volume 1 Chapter 192 Entering Yanzhou

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    Sui Gu originally came from the Montenegrin Army and was unruly. In addition to being respectful to Zhang Yang, he was rude to Yang Chou.  The two fought back and forth, fighting back and forth, and gained nothing except consuming their own energy and devoting their bodies and minds to the internal fighting in Hanoi County.

    In addition, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were fighting back and forth at this time and had no time to look south. Cao Ang finally had a relatively stable development opportunity.  He quickly reorganized the captured Montenegrin Army soldiers, dispersed the young and strong soldiers into the army, and provided them with rigorous training; he removed the old and weak women and children into military camps, and divided the land according to population, with 30% of the grain and grass obtained.  Turn it in, and keep 70% for themselves.

    In addition to the military, Cao Ang also invested a lot of energy in the civil sector. On the one hand, he cut taxes and exempted some corvees. On the other hand, he took advantage of the favorable opportunities of slack farming to build water conservancy projects and level the land.  After a few months, the people of East County could not be said to be living and working in peace and contentment, but everyone had a little more smile on their faces.

    In addition to Cao Ang's efforts, there was also the hard work of all his subordinates, especially Xun Yu, who devoted all his energy and energy to his work. He was trusted by Cao Ang and now sits firmly at the top of the military and political ranks under Cao Ang.  Top spot!

    Of course, this is not to say that Xi Zhicai has no ability, he has also put in a lot of hard work and sweat.  It's just that the level he was exposed to in the past was at a low level, and there were some unspoken rules that could only be understood by heart, which made Xi Zhicai's hair gray with worry, but Xun Yu easily broke them.

    Xi Zhicai was generous. After realizing his shortcomings, he decisively delegated power and shifted his attention to surrounding states and counties.  Anyway, Cao Ang has handed over the command of the detailed work to his hands, and Xi Zhi, who holds the power, is eager to try.

    In April, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army rose up again and attacked Yanzhou.  Not to be outdone, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, immediately gathered his troops and prepared to go out of the city to fight, giving the Yellow Turbans a head-on attack.

    Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jibei Province, quickly wrote to dissuade him: "Brother Gongshan (Liu Dai's nickname is Gongshan), the Yellow Turban bandits have gained a lot of momentum this time. It is said that there are millions of people. Now everyone in the state is frightened; in the army  The generals and subordinates have changed their temper and lost their morale. Master Zhou Mu must not confront them head-on.

    Of course, it¡¯s not that we don¡¯t have a chance to win.  In my opinion, although the Yellow Turban thieves are powerful, they also have their disadvantages.

    "These yellow turban thieves don't know where to appease, they only know how to plunder and plunder. Once they are frustrated, there will definitely be problems with logistics and food supply.  We might as well conserve our strength and rely on the city to consume their energy.  In this way, the Yellow Turban thieves cannot fight, and they have no tools to attack the city. They will definitely be trapped under the fortified city and their morale will be low!

    Cao Zixiu, the governor of Dongjun, is the eldest son of Meng De and has a good reputation.  Not long ago, Xi Zhicai, his subordinate, sent a letter saying that Cao's army was about to be reorganized and its combat effectiveness would be restored.  We might as well contact Zixiu, echo internally and externally, and unite with each other to defeat the Yellow Turban thieves!  "

    Liu Dai also admitted that Bao Xin's words made sense. If he followed what he said in his letter, it would be very possible to defeat the Yellow Turban thieves and restore stability to Yanzhou.  But this way, Liu Dai couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

    As the elder of Cao Ang, he was very energetic when he attacked Dong Zhuo, but Cao Ang was just a young boy with an empty title at that time.  But now that he was unable to quell the rebellion of the Yellow Turbans, he needed the help of his nephew, which was really shameful.

    Not long ago, he, Liu Dai, was sitting in Yanzhou with great majesty. Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao sent envoys to win over him, and their attitude was extremely respectful.  But now Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan at Jieqiao and shocked the world.  Liu Dai's life also became a little sad, and he urgently needed to make achievements to unite the hearts of Yanzhou's soldiers and civilians, so as not to be cannibalized by the victorious Yuan Shao.

    After much thought, Liu Dai made up his mind that he must personally lead the army to fight and win a big victory!

    On April 3rd, Liu Dai personally led the army to attack the Yellow Turban Army.

    On April 7th, Liu Dai's troops were defeated and Liu Dai was killed!

    News came that Yanzhou was in chaos!  Linqiu, the Yanzhou government office, was even more panicked. Many people quickly packed their bags and fled with their families to the relatively safe Dongjun.

    Wan Qian, who was in the middle of Yanzhou, hurriedly took a few guards to the Jibei Kingdom and asked the Prime Minister Bao Xin for advice.

    At this time, Chen Gong happened to be sent as an envoy to Jibei Kingdom on Cao Ang's order to purchase grain and supplies.  Chen Gong was still young at this time, full of ambitions, and was unwilling to be excluded from the core of Dongjun's rule. In addition, Xi Zhi had just greeted him, so he knew it already.

    So Chen Gong immediately asked to see Bao Xin and Wan Qian, persuaded them in every possible way, and suggested to them: "Now that the world is in chaos and the authority of the imperial court is declining, various places can only barely protect themselves and are unable to go abroad to fight. Cao Ang is a generation of talents.  As soon as he entered Dongjun, he was very proficient in managing the army and the people. Although we followed him for a short time, we were impressed by his charisma and were willing to follow him.??.  If he is welcomed into Yanzhou, he will surely be able to repel the Yellow Turban thieves and protect the country and the people!  "

    After listening to Chen Gong's personal statement and Bao Xin's continuous good words, Wan Qian was finally convinced by the two of them and immediately decided to return to Linqiu, invite Cao Ang to take over Yanzhou in the name of Yanzhou Prefecture, and asked Cao Ang to send reinforcements quickly.  !

    When Cao Ang received the letter, he quickly beat the drums to gather the generals to discuss the matter.  At this time, Xi Zhicai and others also received a letter from Chen Gong and congratulated Cao Ang in unison.

    Cao Ang asked them to stand up with a smile, and said with a frown: "Now the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are besieging Yanzhou. The morale of Yanzhou is low and they are in urgent need of reinforcements. If they surrender, then we will regret it. But we in Dongjun  Most of my troops have been sent to military camps in various places to assist in farming, and they cannot be gathered in the short term. Let¡¯s talk about it, what should we do?¡±

    Xi Zhicai immediately said: "My lord, the infantry are now scattered in various places, but the cavalry battalion is still intensifying training. We can immediately send cavalry to reinforce Linqiu. Now Yanzhou is not without soldiers, but has been defeated by successive defeats."  As soon as the lord's cavalry arrives and they learn about the reinforcements, they will naturally continue to resist. In this way, by the time the main force of our army gathers and arrives, the Yellow Turban Army in Yanzhou will be exhausted and will be defeated by our army.  !¡±

    All the generals nodded, and Xun Yu also stepped forward and said: "My lord, not long ago Yuan Jizhou appointed Zang Hong as the governor of Qingzhou, and the Yellow Turban unit that invaded Yanzhou this time is the Qingzhou Yellow Turban team that Zang Hong has been attacking. Zang Hong, this  He is a man of great integrity, and he and his lord both belong to Yuan Jizhou's command, so we have a deep friendship. We might as well write to Zang Hong, state our interests, and ask Zang Hong to send troops to sweep away the rear of the Yellow Turban thieves in Qingzhou. In this way, the Yellow Turban thieves will be attacked from both front and rear.  Defeated!"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly. He was really lucky to have Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu to help him.  He smiled and said to the generals: "I have two gentlemen to help me, so I am even more powerful!"

    So Cao Ang immediately issued an order, ordering Cao Ren to lead five hundred cavalry to set off immediately and go to Linqiu first. He ordered Xi Zhicai to immediately prepare the corresponding grain and grass supplies to ensure the army was dispatched. He ordered Xun Yu to sit in Dongwuyang, and he led more than a thousand men.  The cavalry set off and rushed to Yanzhou.  At the same time, Cao Ang also ordered Li Dian, Le Jin, Liao Hua and others to immediately command the troops to complete the chun plowing task and assemble quickly.

    At the end of April, Cao Ang led a thousand cavalry to Linqiu, and under the urging of the civil and military officials of Yanzhou Prefecture, he took over the post of Yanzhou governor.

 Volume 1 Chapter 193 Undercurrent

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    Linqiu, late at night.  The streets were deserted, except for the soldiers patrolling the night with torches, there was not a single pedestrian.  Although no curfew order was announced, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army was already approaching Linqiu. The city of Linqiu could not be said to be in turmoil, but it was also tense.

    However, when the night watch soldiers left, a slave cautiously poked his head out from the alley next to the street, and then nervously waved his hand back.  Behind him, several attendants surrounded a man in black, who quickly walked out of the alley and slipped into the opposite square.

    The four men of the square stood at the entrance of the square, their hands on the waist knives, motionless and majestic.  However, these people turned a blind eye to the men who slipped over and did not question them at all. On the contrary, they took the initiative to turn aside and get out of the way.

    Soon, these people arrived at the back door of Pei Prime Minister Yuan Zhong's residence. Someone was already waiting there to welcome them in.

    Yuan Zhong asked in a low voice: "Dear brother, has your journey been smooth? Have you been noticed by Cao Cao?"

    The man shook his head repeatedly: "Don't worry, sir. Cao Cao has just been appointed as the governor of Yanzhou. He is very proud of himself. How could he notice us petty officials?!"

    There was sadness in his words, but Yuan Zhong said with a smile: "Cao Ang took control of Yanzhou, but he didn't know that winning over talents like Xiandi has doomed him to failure. I stay here to wait for loyal people, Xiandi, hurry up  Come in quickly, Langya Xiang (Yinde) and the others have arrived!"

    About half a quarter of an hour later, Yuan Zhong walked to the hall and opened the heavy curtain. A wave of heat hit his face, mixed with the smell of sweat.  At this time, more than ten officials had gathered in the hall, all of whom were Liu Dai's former confidants.

    After Liu Dai's death, Cao Ang came to the throne, and their cronies were quickly promoted and secretly demoted, losing their former authority.  If there is no one to contact them, these people will only complain after dinner; but now, although they are declining day by day, they can still be regarded as a force that cannot be ignored.

    Yuan Zhong coughed and saw everyone looking at him, then he said with a smile: "You are all wise people in Yanzhou, and it is difficult to get together on weekdays. After all, Cao Ang is too young and the city is too shallow.  He doesn't know how to behave in the world, and he doesn't know how to reuse talents. However, this is his sorrow, but it is my great fortune! Now Tao Xuzhou (Tao Qian, then the governor of Xuzhou) sent an envoy to contact everyone and plan for great things!  "

    Following his words, several people came out from behind the screen. Yuan Zhong introduced them one by one. The leader was Langya Xiang Yinde, the person on his left was the former Yangzhou governor Zhou Qian, and the person on the right was Tao Qian's  His confidant is Zhao Yu, the prefect of Guangling.

    Everyone here knew that Tao Qian was a humble gentleman, but they didn't expect that he was so eager for Yanzhou that he sent three close friends one after another to win over everyone.

    After Yuan Zhong introduced everyone, he sighed and said to everyone: "Actually, I met with Governor Zhao a few days ago to plan to dedicate Yanzhou to Tao Xuzhou. You must know that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban is approaching Linqiu. Only once  Only Tao Xuzhou who defeated them can save the people of Yanzhou!

    It¡¯s just that I didn¡¯t expect Wan Qian to be so short-sighted and hand over Yanzhou to the teenage Cao Ang.  What virtues and talents does this kid have? How can he steal the post of governor?  !  God is pitiful, Yanzhou will perish under his rule soon!  "

    After Yuan Zhong finished speaking, Yin De took a step forward and said with a smile: "Master Yuan's words are a bit exaggerated, but the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are said to have millions of people, but they are not something that a young boy like Cao Ang can handle! So let everyone  Don't worry, Tao Xuzhou has ordered General Sun Guan to lead his troops to garrison Langya Kingdom and be ready to march westward to support Yanzhou at any time. However, now that Cao Ang has taken office as the governor, he has not sent a letter to Xuzhou asking for help. We wanted to kill the thieves, but the world's long-term reputation has prevented us.  ah!"

    At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "Then we will kill Cao Ang!"

    Then someone sneered and shook his head: "Cao Ang is a tortoise. He went to his post with a thousand cavalry. We have no power to restrain the chicken. How can we be his opponent?"

    The crowd suddenly became a mess, with some talking about poisoning and some talking about persuading people to surrender. Anyway, Zhao Yu listened and listened, but he didn't have a single reliable suggestion.  He sighed silently: No wonder Cao Ang dismisses these people, they are really immoral and incompetent!

    At this time, Yuan Zhong whispered to Yin De and the others: "Three adults, it's not that we are incompetent, it's Bao Xin and Wan Qian who fully supported Cao Ang. We people want soldiers but no soldiers, no money, no money for that  Cao Ang is really powerless! I wonder if the governor can take the initiative to send troops to attack and eliminate the Qingzhou Yellow Turban and Cao Ang together!"

    Yin De shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "The father of Cao Ang is famous for his loyalty and righteousness all over the world."Cao Cao is still imprisoned in Chang'an.  My lord is unable to take the initiative to attack Cao Ang due to the public gaze of the world. If Yanzhou takes the initiative to ask for help, my lord can send troops to rescue him!  "

    Yuan Zhong sighed, "I asked Cao Ang for help today, but he rejected it. With the support of Bao Xin, Wan Qian and others, Cao Ang's position as governor is becoming more and more consolidated!"

    Zhao Yu smiled coldly, lowered his voice, and said in a low voice: "The reason Cao Ang entered Yanzhou was to deal with the Yellow Turban bandits. He cannot always stay in Linqiu, and must go to the front line to inspect. It is said that the main force of Cao's army is gathering one after another.  , and will not be able to reach Linqiu in the short term. I heard that the frontline soldiers are in panic all day long and urgently need comfort, and the Yellow Turban thieves are constantly sending elite troops to attack. If"

    Zhao Yu did not continue, but Yuan Zhong understood what he meant, clapped his hands excitedly, and whispered: "I will arrange for several frontline generals to write a letter explaining the military sentiment and public opinion, and requesting Cao Ang to inspect and calm the military morale."  It's a pity that the Yellow Turban thieves blocked traffic, and some letters may fall into their hands"

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    A few days later, news came from the front line that the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans' offensive became more intense, and they successively captured several counties such as Sheqiu and Dongpinglu.  The Yanzhou Army suffered heavy losses and was forced to retreat to Wuyan County. It requested Linqiu to send reinforcements immediately, otherwise, the army would collapse soon!

    Cao Ang immediately sent an envoy to the front line, and urgently allocated supplies from Linqiu, Lu County and other places and quickly sent them to Wuyan County.

    However, the courage of the Wuyan defenders had been broken by the Yellow Turban Army. In just three days, Wuyan County was declared lost, and the remaining troops retreated to Shouzhang.  At this time, it rained heavily and the Shouzhang area turned into a swamp. The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans took advantage of the situation and stopped their pursuit, preparing to rest for a few days and annihilate the Yanzhou Army in one fell swoop.  Several Yanzhou generals who were trapped in Shouzhang wrote letters in blood one after another, asking Cao Ang for urgent help!

 Volume 1 Chapter 194 Changes in Chang'an (Part 1)

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    Chang'an, Situ Wangyun's Mansion, in the back garden.

    With the pavilion as the center, a radius of twenty feet is covered with light and dark sentries.

    These dozens of guards who serve as sentinels are all good men carefully selected by Wang Yun from the army. They are not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also loyal to the Han Dynasty.  These people sincerely believe that the emperor is the son of God and has his own abilities. As long as he can control the government, he will be able to wipe out all the thieves in the universe and restore the dignity of the Han Dynasty, even if the emperor is only a frail eleven-year-old boy now!

    However, today these strong guards could only stand twenty feet around the pavilion and could not take another step inside.  There were four people poking around the pavilion, all with their hands on the hilts of their swords, looking around warily.

    In the pavilion, a stunning woman was kneeling on the futon, holding up the sandalwood in her hand devoutly and praying in a low voice.  A maid next to her held a small fan and shook it gently to swat away mosquitoes for her.

    There was an old man in the pavilion. Seeing that Diao Chan, who was offering incense, had been ignoring him, he could not help but slowly frowned.  He thought again and again and whispered: "Diao Chan, how can I, Wang Yun, be a deadbeat?! I have promised you many times before that as long as you continue to provoke Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu to fight, I will be your moon god."  I beg for the favor of the imperial court and let 'it' join the ranks of the imperial ministers!"

    The woman continued to pray and paid no attention to Wang Yun.  Even the maid looked at her nose and nose, as if she didn't hear anything.

    Wang Yun suppressed his anger and continued: "Okay, Diao Chan. I admit that I have no intention of promoting your god as the righteous god, but you have to understand my plight. Your Moon Worshiping Sect was not legal before, so  After being banned by Cao Cao, now I can come to worship and hold gatherings legitimately. I have done my best, so why do you have to embarrass me? Besides, no matter who you worship, it is not worship. Anyway, they all represent the moon!"

    Diao Chan slowly inserted the sandalwood in her hand into the incense burner, pressed the corn around the sandalwood, bowed respectfully three times, and then said in a low voice: "Wang Situ, although I am a woman, I also know that the court will celebrate the spring equinox."  , the Mid-Autumn Festival was founded by King Wenxuan and King Wucheng. Now I just ask you to add the shrine and statue of our Lord, why do you have to push back?! If you still have this attitude, then I might as well completely surrender to Dong Zhuo! If  Let Dong Zhuo know your overt and covert activities, and if Fengxian understands your plot to use him, then"

    Wang Yun couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Well, let's do this. Tomorrow I will order people to go to Shu and set up a temple for Taigong Shangfu, so that Marquis Zhang Liang can worship him. You will provide the candidates for the temple blessing. In addition, you can set up a shrine in the temple.  Entrust the spiritual thrones of your past leaders to the ministers under the Taigong's tent and enshrine them there; as for the statue of the Taigong, it will be shaped by your hands. Even if you shape him into the image of your leader, I have no objection!"

    Diao Chan smiled slightly: "Situ is jokingbut our leader is more handsome than Jiang Shang."

    Wang Yun can be regarded as a famous minister, but as long as he is a man, he cannot resist Diao Chan's smile.  He nodded subconsciously and almost agreed, but luckily he reacted and just smiled to himself and turned around to leave.

    Seeing Wang Yun leave, the maid asked in a low voice: "Sister, I'm confused, why did you agree to Wang Yun's conditions? Dong Zhuo loves you very much now. If you mention it to him, maybe you can still  Win on better terms!¡±

    Diao Chan smiled softly and replied in a low voice: "Lingshan, you are still too naive. Although Dong Xiangguo had great power for a while, his foundation was unstable. Although he relied on his military power to suppress the ministers, he could not get the help of major aristocratic families,  The recognition of the princes from all over the world. After leaving Hulao Pass, who else will listen to his words?! Even if he joins the Moon Worship Sect, there will not be much benefit in the long run!

    Although Wang Yun does not have much power now, he has a huge reputation, and he has extraordinary influence on the emperor. Once he seizes the opportunity and completely controls the government, I believe that Yizhou, Jingzhou, Jizhou, and Youzhou will  The rest of the world will definitely obey his orders, even if only on the surface!  When the time comes, our Moon Worship Sect will be able to successfully cleanse ourselves, and when temples are built all over the Han Dynasty, we will be the greatest contributors to the Holy Religion!  "

    Looking at the bright-eyed Diao Chan, Lingshan sighed and asked in a low voice: "But, in this case, senior sister, you will have to continue to deal with Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo Are you happy?"

    Diao Chan said with a smile: "My parents are both believers in the sect. The biggest wish of the two elders during their lifetimes was to see our Moon Worship Sect flourish. And I was able to grow up safely and enter the palace, all because of the kindness of the sect. This kindness  I am willing to spend my whole life repaying it!

    ¡°Besides, what does a kid like you know about happiness?  !  What's more, Lu Bu is handsome and capable in martial arts.?The type I like, how can ordinary women be so lucky?  !  ¡­

    "However, we cannot place all our hopes on Wang Yun. We must have the ability to protect ourselves to prevent him from turning his back and showing no mercy."  There is a shortage of food in Chang'an now, but there are plenty of people. You can go shopping on the streets tomorrow and recruit some strong men. It is best to guide them to join the religion secretly!  "

    Lingshan nodded, followed Diao Chan to worship, and then left the pavilion.

    However, Diao Chan did not walk away with her, but gently wiped the moist corners of her eyes and prayed silently: "Moon God, for the sake of our pious worship, I hope you will bless Lingshan so that she can  Find your ideal husband smoothly, don't be as frustrated and unable to control yourself as we are!"

    A few days later, just as Diao Chan planned, Dong Zhuo accidentally caught a glimpse of Lu Bu's hand reaching towards Diao Chan.  The furious Dong Zhuo pulled out his halberd and threw it at Lu Bu.

    Lu Bu has good martial arts skills and is agile. Even so, he was almost stabbed by the halberd.  Lu Bu, who had a look of horror on his face, was stunned by the menacing Dong Zhuo and fled in panic.

    One day later, under the persuasion of the maid sent by Diao Chan, Lu Bu endured the humiliation, pretended to be pleasant, and apologized to Dong Zhuo.

    In order to continue to win over the Bingzhou Army and for the sake of Lu Bu, a brave general, Dong Zhuo accepted his apology, but he no longer allowed Lu Bu to enter the central gate.  The relationship between the two seems to have eased, but it will never go back to the past.

    On April 10th, Lu Bu came to Wang Yun's house. Drunk, he expressed his longing for Diao Chan, his fear of Dong Zhuo's anger, and even his anger towards Dong Zhuo.

    Seeing that the time had come, Wang Yun told everything about his plans to kill Dong Zhuo and asked Lu Bu for help.

    Lu Bu couldn't help but frown and said hesitantly: "Dong Zhuo treats me pretty well on weekdays, and we have a father-son relationship"

    Wang Yun laughed loudly and suddenly said sternly: "General, wake up! In the past, Dong Zhuo kept you by his side and asked you to break away from the Bingzhou Army. Although you have a distinguished status, you have no military power and are just a thug! Now Dong Zhuo has treated you  If you are suspicious, wait until he completely swallows up the Bingzhou Army, and that will be the day you die!

    What¡¯s more, the general¡¯s own surname is Lu, and he is not closely related to Dong Zhuo!  Fengxian, how can there be a father who throws a halberd at his son?  If you are indecisive, you will never see Diao Chan again!  "

    Lu Bu frowned, raised the wine bowl in his hand, and drank it all in one gulp!

    Wang Yun knew there was a way and quickly said: "Your Majesty admires Fengxian's prowess very much. He also said a few days ago: If Fengxian is willing to serve the Han Dynasty, your Majesty will not hesitate to reward him with a marquis. I also heard that General Fenwei is vacant  ¡­¡±

    Lu Bu saluted solemnly: "The last general is willing to follow you, kill Dong Zhuo and help the Han Dynasty!"

    On April 14, Shi Huan quietly led dozens of dead soldiers to Wang Yun's mansion and once again asked Wang Yun to release Cao Cao.

    Wang Yun still refused. In his opinion, with Lu Bu as an internal agent, he should be very confident in assassinating Dong Zhuo this time.  If I release Cao Cao now and let the loyal Cao Cao make meritorious deeds in the process of assassinating Dong Zhuo, then Cao Cao will rise strongly in the court in the future!  When the time comes, Cao Cao will have friends (Yuan Shao and others) outside to help him, and Cao Ang and others inside will fully support him. How can he, a Situ, monopolize the government?  You know, I, Wang Yun, am not greedy for power, but I want to regain the power of the Han Dynasty through my own efforts!

    So Wang Yun persuaded in a low voice: "General Shi must not be impatient. It is the darkest time before dawn, and Brother Meng De is a thorn in Dong Zhuo's side. Once Meng De is released, Dong Zhuo will notice  Abnormal, then we will live or die!

    General Shi can rest assured that as long as Dong Zhuo is killed, I promise to release Meng De immediately. Not only will his official position be restored to his original position, but he will also be given the title of the third division of the government!

    "I heard that Zixiu was attacked by Yellow Turban bandits not long ago. His troops lost consecutive battles and their morale was low. Let's do this. After Dong Zhuo is killed, I will go to the eunuch in person and your majesty will officially appoint Cao Ang as the governor of Yanzhou!  what do you think?  "

    Wang Yun, who held the high position of Situ, even explained to himself in a low voice, Shi Huan was too embarrassed to refute openly, so he could only stay in Wang Yun's mansion with peace of mind.

    On April 19, Lu Bu secretly summoned more than a dozen of his subordinates, including Qin Yi and Chen Wei, to form a blood alliance and agreed to share joys and sorrows, life and death together.  With the assistance of Wang Yun, Shi Sunrui and others, Qin Yi and others, who put on guard uniforms, sneaked into the palace quietly.

    On April 20, Emperor Liu Xie fell ill and announced his resignation from the court for several days.  There were rumors in the market that Dong Zhuo had poisoned the emperor. The innocent Dong Zhuo was furious and ordered people to thoroughly investigate the source of the rumors and kill those who spread the rumors and proverbs without mercy.

    On April 22nd, Pushe Gongsun Duan finally seized the opportunity, stole a blank edict, and secretly wrote on it the sentence to kill Dong Zhuo.After giving the order, he handed it over to Lu Bu.

    On April 23, the emperor recovered from his illness and ordered an audience with all civil and military officials in Weiyang Hall to celebrate.  Dong Zhuo decided to go to the palace to celebrate in person in order to dispel the previous rumors of poisoning.

    For the sake of safety, he had gathered enough soldiers and horses this time, and placed many warning soldiers along the way.  In order to guard against cold arrows, Dong Zhuo also specially rode in a carriage with iron plates inserted, taking the precautions to the extreme!

    The journey was uneventful, and soon Beiyemen arrived!

 Volume 1 Chapter 195 Changes in Chang'an (Part 2)

    Beiye Gate is the only place Dong Zhuo must pass when entering the palace. At this time, the dozen or so guards standing at the door on guard have been dispatched in advance by the small yellow gate in the palace. Those who took their place were the Qin soldiers under Lu Bu's tent.  Yi, Chen Wei and more than ten dead men.

    Seeing Dong Zhuo's iron-walled chariot approaching, Qin Yi couldn't help but clenched the halberd in his hand and breathed heavily nervously.  He quietly turned sideways and glanced at Chen Wei and others with the corner of his eyes, and found that everyone's performance was similar, and one guard's body even trembled.

    Can you not be afraid? What we have to deal with today is the powerful Dong Zhuo!  If the assassination fails, not to mention future glory and wealth, even his own life will not be saved!

    The more Qin Yi thought about it, the more nervous he became. However, at this moment, he suddenly saw Lu Bu sitting on the horse and saw the look that Lu Bu secretly gave him.

    Qin Yi couldn't help but feel certain in his heart, and thought to himself: Even Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo's adopted son, has turned against him. This Dong Zhuo must be dead or alive today!  I humbly bow to my superiors every day, and finally climbed to the position of Tun Commander. If I want to be promoted and reused, I must seize an opportunity like today!  Wealth is sought in danger, take a gamble!  Thinking of this, Qin Yi took a long breath and clenched the halberd in his hand tightly.

    At this time, Dong Zhuo's iron-walled carriage stopped at the steps of the palace entrance as usual. The accompanying host Susukada Yi quickly stepped forward and lifted the curtain of the carriage for Dong Zhuo.

    Dong Zhuo frowned slightly and murmured in a low voice: "Every time you get to Beiye Gate, you have to get off the car. One day I will send someone to shovel all the steps here!"

    Tian Yi secretly laughed in his heart, knowing that the increasingly fat Dong Zhuo was too lazy to walk, so he persuaded in a low voice: "The Prime Minister is right, these steps are really awkward, I will send someone to shovel them down tomorrow. Please move on,  After passing Beiye Gate, you will have your own carriage to carry you."

    Dong Zhuo murmured in a low voice, held Tian Yi's hand, stepped on the coachman's back, and got out of the carriage.  He gently flicked his robe sleeves and walked slowly up the steps.  Tian Yi led the guards and then stepped forward, deliberately staying three steps behind to highlight the respected position of the Prime Minister.

    After walking only four or five steps, he came to Qin Yi. Seeing that this was a good opportunity, Qin Yi immediately raised the halberd in his hand and stabbed Dong Zhuo in the chest!

    With a banging sound, the tip of the halberd suddenly pierced Dong Zhuo's attire and hit his personal armor!  Although it failed to pierce the iron armor, the impact force caused Dong Zhuo's body to shake violently.

    The incident happened suddenly, and no one of the guards around Dong Zhuo reacted. Seeing the confused expressions of the guards, Qin Yi seized the opportunity, quickly withdrew his halberd, and stabbed forward suddenly.  The halberd stabbed Dong Zhuo's chest hard. Although it did not pierce the armor, it knocked Dong Zhuo off the steps. The falling halberd tip also made a gap in Dong Zhuo's arm, and blood spattered out.  .

    Only then did Tian Yi react and shouted loudly: "Protect me! Protect me!"

    While shouting loudly, he took out the sword from his waist and ran towards Qin Yi.  When the guards heard the shouting and knew that the time had come to show their loyalty, they all followed Tian Yi and stepped forward, covering Dong Zhuo behind them.

    At this time, Dong Zhuo's most loyal guards all rushed to the front, and there was a gap around them.  Dong Zhuo didn't care about dealing with the wound on his arm. He took a few steps back and shouted urgently: "Lu Bu protect me!"

    Lu Bu agreed loudly, suddenly waved the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand, and stabbed Dong Zhuo in the back of the heart!

    Dong Zhuo's body was fat and he wanted to be light. The inner armor only had an iron piece in the front, and an ordinary cowhide armor in the back. Fang Tian's halberd was so sharp, and the tip of the halberd pierced Dong Zhuo's back hard!

    Dong Zhuo screamed, but he was not killed on the spot. Instead, he turned his head in disbelief and roared angrily: "You are an unfamiliar wolf cub!"

    Before he could finish his scolding, Lu Bu twirled the halberd in his hand vigorously, then pushed it forward with all his strength, and the tip of the halberd came out from Dong Zhuo's chest!

    When the guards around Dong Zhuo saw their benefactor lying on the ground, their eyes turned red and they rushed forward with roars.  Tian Yi ignored Qin Yi and rushed to the front.

    Lu Bu didn't want to fight these warriors, so he took out the imperial edict from his arms, raised it high above his head, and shouted loudly: "According to the imperial edict, only the traitor Dong Zhuo will be killed, and the rest will not be punished! Put down your weapons quickly, otherwise the three people will be wiped out."  Clan!"

    Hearing his shouts, Dong Zhuo's guards couldn't help but be stunned, and many of them dropped their weapons subconsciously.  After all, in everyone's eyes, the emperor who rules the country is the Son of Heaven, and every word he speaks is acted on behalf of God. How dare ordinary soldiers dare to openly confront him?  !

    Tian Yi shouted loudly: "The Prime Minister has been as kind as a mountain to everyone. Is this how you repay the Prime Minister's kindness?! It's a man, come on with me!"

    Under his instigation, about ten people rushed up after him.  ?However, Tian Yi rose to power through flattery, and his martial arts skills were just ordinary. In just one round, he was killed by Lu Bu with a halberd!

    Tian Yi was dead, and the morale of the dozen or so guards who rushed up after him suddenly dropped. Qin Yi, Chen Wei and others also rushed forward, and quickly assisted Lu Bu to kill all these foolish and loyal Dong Zhuo people!

    Looking at Lu Bu and others who looked like wolves and tigers, and staring at the edict held high in Lu Bu's hand, Dong Zhuo's guards no longer had the courage to resist. They all knelt on the ground and shouted tremblingly: "My subordinates pay homage to the general. General, spare your life."  ah!"

    Lu Bu laughed loudly, walked to Dong Zhuo, drew his sword and cut off Dong Zhuo's head.  Just like that, he carried Dong Zhuo's bleeding head and rode to Wang Yun's mansion!

    Wang Yun, who was waiting quietly in the palace, almost collapsed to the ground when he heard the good news. He quickly ordered the scholar Sun Rui to issue an edict in the name of the emperor, appoint Huangfu Song as the general to conquer the west, and kill Dong Zhuo's brother Dong Min and Dong Zhuo's nephew Dong.  Huang, kill the entire Dong Zhuo clan in the fort!  At the same time, he appointed Situ Wang Yunlu as the Secretary, promoted Lu Bu to the rank of Fenwei General, upheld integrity, established the three divisions of the government, and granted the title of Marquis Wen!

    Dong Zhuo was dead and the group was leaderless. The spontaneous resistance of his subordinates could not stop the army led by Huangfu Song. Soon, the fortress was breached by the imperial army, and twenty to thirty thousand kilograms of gold and ten thousand kilograms of silver were seized on the spot. As for silk, silk, and satin,  There are countless gold and silver utensils piled up like mountains!

    After Wang Yun heard the news, he laughed and said to his followers: "In this way, it is possible to rebuild Chang'an and Luoyang!"

    The ministers hurriedly came forward and complimented Wang Yun in every possible way. Wang Yun laughed again and again and felt even more proud: Even an arrogant traitor like Dong Zhuo died under my Wang Yun's plan. What else do I, Wang Yun, have to fear?  of?

    So Wang Yun immediately issued an edict in the name of the emperor without consulting anyone, appointing Zhong Fu as Taichang, Lu Kui as Taipu, Song Yi as the governor of Fengyi County on the left, Wang Hong as the governor of Fengyi County on the right, and so on.  More than ten people were appointed at one go.

    To be fair, Wang Yun's appointments are fair, but there was already a powerful minister Dong Zhuo in the court, and the ministers have suffered deeply from him and deeply hate his behavior; but now Wang Yun no longer talks openly with everyone, let alone talks with everyone.  They discussed expedient solutions together, and his domineering behavior was no different from Dong Zhuo's, which made the officials very dissatisfied!

    At this time, the situation in the court was decided, so Wang Yun released Cao Cao and appeased him by appointing him as General Zhendong.  It sounds like this title is quite resounding, but he has no soldiers and no power in Chang'an, so he is not as good as an ordinary school captain in the city.

    Cao Cao was imprisoned for so long and suffered a lot of torture, and finally saw the light of day again.  It cannot be said that his temperament has changed drastically, but his foolish loyalty to the Han Dynasty has also disappeared.  Despite this, Cao Cao still suggested to Wang Yun: To avoid future troubles, please recruit all Dong Zhuo's old generals into the capital and imprison or kill them.

    Wang Yun frowned secretly and shook his head repeatedly.  What do you, Cao Mengde, want to do?  Dong Zhuo is dead, and they should be comforted to prevent them from causing trouble, but you let me take the initiative to provoke them, which is very cruel!

    Cao Cao sighed secretly, but Lu Bu felt that Cao Cao's suggestion was reasonable, so he proposed it to Wang Yun again, but Wang Yun became even more suspicious and rejected it on the spot.

    This Lu Bu is now General Fenwei and Marquis Wen, and he is very embarrassed to be rejected so mercilessly by Wang Yun.  In order to save his face and stabilize the morale of the army, Lu Bu followed Cao Cao's suggestion and once again proposed to Wang Yun that the captured Dong Zhuo property should be rewarded to the three princes and generals to calm the morale of the army!

    In Wang Yun¡¯s view, L¨¹ Bu¡¯s suggestion makes sense, but if he implements it, everyone will not appreciate Wang Yun, but they will be very grateful to L¨¹ Bu who suggested it.  Lu Bu now holds the military power and has the credit for killing Dong Zhuo. Now he wants to win over the army. What does this guy want to do?  !  His heart can be killed!

    So Wang Yun once again vetoed Lu Bu's proposal, and said to Lu Bu unceremoniously: There are specialties in martial arts, and generals are brave and brave. They only need to think about fighting on the battlefield; as for the affairs of the court, let us leave it to us!

    Not only that, Wang Yun also immediately appointed Cui Lie as the city gate captain and Huang Wan as the Sili captain to divide Lu Bu's military power.  As for Cao Cao, Wang Yun is also ready to give him a good beating!  For example, deal with his in-law Cai Yong!

    Speaking of Cai Yong, he can be regarded as an old minister of Dong Zhuo. In the past, in order to build his own good reputation, Dong Zhuo specially pardoned Cai Yong and transferred him back to the capital and entrusted him with important tasks.  Although Cai Yong completely surrendered to Dong Zhuo, he also had a friendship with Dong Zhuo and was grateful to Dong Zhuo.  Therefore, when he heard the news that Dong Zhuo had been killed that day, Cai Yong felt so sudden that his face changed drastically and he sighed.

    At that time, Wang Yun was furious and severely accused Cai Yong: "Dong Zhuo is a sinner of the country. His crimes that have harmed the country and the people are unforgivable. As a subject of the emperor, you should consider the overall situation and proceed from the country to jointly denounce the national traitors. I don't want you to think about his actions."  Your little personal favor actually feels sorry for him. Isn't this the same as Dong??Exhale through the same nostril?  "

    At that time, Cai Yong immediately left the table to plead guilty, but Wang Yun refused to argue and took him to the court to be imprisoned.  Now that he wanted to give Cao Cao a hard blow and let the officials see his majesty, Wang Yun was ready to use Cai Yong to scare the monkeys!

 Volume 1 Chapter 196 Changes in Chang'an (Part 2)

    At night, in the prison of Tingwei Mansion in Chang'an.

    Cai Yong sighed deeply, put the pen back on the cases, and shook his head slightly.

    Although he was imprisoned, Cai Yong still understood the situation in the outside world.  Now his friends are running around to rescue him, but Wang Yun catches the fact that he was named Marquis of Gaoyang Township by Dong Zhuo, and adds his name to the list of Dong Zhuo's party. The death penalty awaits him.  !

    To be honest, who doesn¡¯t want to live? What¡¯s more, Cai Yong¡¯s Han Shu has not yet been completed, and there are still many literary events waiting for him to complete.  However, if you want to survive now, you have to criticize Dong Zhuo verbally and writtenly. But no matter how you say it, Dong Zhuo has been kind to Cai Yong, so how can you be ungrateful?  !

    Cai Yong frowned and smiled bitterly. After all, he could not let go of this scholar's character.  However, isn't it just a death? Anyway, my daughter Cai Yan finally has a good home in Cao Ang. Even if she dies, I will still be worthy of my wife who died young But I haven't finished writing the book yet, so I can't give in!

    At this moment, the prison door opened slightly, and the jailer led a man in a black cloak in.  Cai Yong stood up in surprise, but the jailer ignored him and whispered to the man: "Sir, half an hour at most. I have taken a big risk this time"

    The man in the black cloak nodded slightly, took out a small ingot of gold from his sleeve, and stuffed it into the jailer's hand.  The jailer was overjoyed, thanked him profusely, and left excitedly.  The man in the black cloak waited until he was far away and then took off the hat on his head. It turned out to be Cao Cao.

    Cai Yong frowned slightly and whispered: "Meng De, you shouldn't come."

    Cao Cao took a few steps forward and said urgently: "Shouldn't you be here? Bo Zhe, if you don't go to Shu to plead guilty, your life will not be saved!"

    Cai Yong smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect that he would not let go of a poor scholar like me? Wang Situ has really changed. It seems that power can really change a person! Could it be that no one in the Manchu Dynasty can persuade the king?  Yun? Will I be part of Mr. Dong¡¯s party? It¡¯s a joke!¡±

    Cao Cao sighed and said nothing. He knew that Cai Yong needed to vent.

    Sure enough, I heard Cai Yong say loudly: "On that day when Duke Dong moved to Chang'an, his guests all said that he had helped the country and his meritorious service was comparable to that of Jiang Taigong. They all persuaded Duke Dong to call him Shangfu. At that time, even Wang Yun did not  Dare to speak out against it, no one in the civil and military dynasties dared to speak out against it!

    But I spoke tactfully and said to Duke Dong: "The Grand Duke assists the Zhou Dynasty and is ordered to cut off merchants, so he is given the special title."  Today, the Ming Dynasty's majesty and virtue are sincerely formidable, but compared with those of the father, I foolishly think that it is not enough.  It is advisable to move eastward to pacify the situation, and to return the chariots to the old capital, and then discuss the matter.  ¡¯

    After hearing this, Mr. Dong gave up the idea of ??falsely calling him Shangfu.  Does this mean that he is still considered a member of Dong Gong's party, so his sentence cannot be reduced?  "

    Cao Cao shook his head slightly and just whispered: "Dong Zhuo has surrendered to the law, Bo Zhe should not call him Dong Gong anymore."

    Cai Yong laughed with tears in his laughter: "Even though Mr. Dong has all kinds of faults, he is very generous to me and appreciates me very much. Others can criticize Mr. Dong, but I can't.

    The last time the earth dragon turned over (earthquake), Dong Gong asked me for advice.  I said to him: "When the earth trembles, the yin rises and invades the yang, and it is caused by the officials' overstepping of control."  On the outskirts of spring one day ago, the Duke was led by a chariot, riding on a golden flower and a green cover, with two claws painted on it, which he thought was inappropriate for far and near.  ¡¯ After hearing this, Duke Dong changed the carriage to a silk-covered carriage and did not dare to cross it.

    Meng De, I am not asking for credit, but I am explaining this fact.  I, Cai Bojie, am by no means a rebel against the party. I just feel that Mr. Dong has shown some kindness to me, so I sigh for him. Do I also want to criticize Dong Zhuo with words and writings?  Is that still a human being?  !  Since Nuo was such a big court, couldn't Wang Yun tolerate any dissent?  !  "

    Cao Cao sighed and said in a low voice: "It's all us who have caused you trouble. This time Wang Yun used the topic to beat me and Zixiu. Who let me occupy the righteousness of assassinating Dong Zhuo? Many people advocated that I should come forward to cooperate with Wang  Yun handles political affairs, but how can Wang Yun trust me to intervene in government affairs? Who makes Wang Yun urgently need support from all over the world, but now he has received nothing but praise from all over the world! He is waiting for Zixiu to take the lead in surrendering,  On behalf of Yanzhou, I am paying tribute to him with grain and grass supplies!

    It¡¯s just that Yunjie (named by Bao Xin) died in battle a few days ago, and Zixiu (Cao Ang) is currently in a stalemate with the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.  Not to mention paying tribute to the imperial court, even the supply of military supplies to the Yanzhou Army was somewhat difficult!  However, don¡¯t worry, Bo Zhe, I have ordered Na Shi Huan to rush to Hanoi County and urgently allocate a batch of supplies from Zhi County. I hope it can be in time"

    Cai Yong sighed and was speechless for a long time.

    Cao Cao persuaded in a low voice: "Bo Zhe, I know you are not afraid of death, but I don't want you to die unjustly and without value. Your Han Shu has not been completed yet.

    We are in the courtI will run for you, but you must also bow your head so that the increasingly stubborn Wang Yun can have a step to step down

    "Besides, for no other reason than Zhao Ji (Cai Yan) is still waiting for you to take care of her. If she and Zi Xiu have children in the future, she will have to rely on you to teach poetry. You can't do it!  "

    Cai Yong sighed again, and after a long time he said: "I listen to you, Meng De. Alas!"

    One day later, Cai Yong confessed to Wang Yun and explained to Wang Yun: "Although I was valued by Dong Zhuo, I was not bribed by my official position and title. After all, I understand the justice of the emperor and his ministers. How could I betray the court and protect Dong Zhuo?"  ! Now I am ignorant of the world and have made mistakes, but I still hope that I can be spared from death. I am willing to suffer all kinds of punishments, just to have a chance to complete the history of Han Dynasty"

    With Cao Cao's efforts, once this book came out, many scholar-bureaucrats felt a little pity and went to Shangshu to intercede for Cai Yong.

    Taiwei Ma Rixi made a special trip to Wang Yun's residence to plead for Cai Yong: "Bo Zhe is a rare and unique talent. He is knowledgeable and well-informed. He especially knows a lot about the stories of this dynasty. He should be given a chance.  Let him continue to write history books, and it will definitely be a masterpiece! Moreover, Bo Zhe is well-known among the scholar-bureaucrats for his loyalty and filial piety. Now to convict him on an unfounded basis will probably disappoint the court and make people dissatisfied!"

    But now Wang Yun was also riding a tiger. Considering his prestige, he still refused to give in. Instead, he said to Ma Rixi: "In the past, Emperor Wu took pity on Sima Qian's talent and let him live. As a result, Sima Qian did not want to be grateful, but  He wrote a slanderous letter that would spread to future generations and damage the dignity of the court!

    Now that the country is in decline, princes from all over the country have risen together, and they don't have much respect for the imperial court.  However, Cai Yong was grateful to Dong Zhuo and his position was unstable.  If Cai Yong is allowed to survive, then he may secretly slander and slander our young master, and he will also slander us, the courtiers who have submitted to compromise before!  At that time, not only will it not be beneficial to moral education, but it will also expose loyal and good people to criticism and accusation!  Cai Yong must die!  "

    Ma Rixi was very helpless. Knowing that Wang Yun had made up his mind, he could only retreat.  He said to Cao Cao who was waiting at home: "Wang Yun has made up his mind and will not listen to other people's advice. You must know that treating talents well is the lifeblood of a court's maintenance and development; organizing historical materials and disseminating classics are  It is one of the guarantees for the formulation and maintenance of the court's legal system. Now that Wang Yun does not pay attention to talents, it has cut off the lifeline of the court and hindered the inheritance of classics. How can it last long? It is just a pity for Bojie's talent!"

    A few days later, the day after Cao Ang obeyed the imperial memorial and arrived in Beijing, and two days before Shi Huan escorted the supplies to Beijing, Cai Yong was ordered to be executed by Wang Yun!

    After the news of Cai Yong's death spread, Dong Zhuo's old troops were shocked.  Cai Yong was only treated favorably by Dong Zhuo, but even a recognized virtuous man like him was forced to death by Wang Yun. Even Cao Cao, Ma Rixi and others' successive pleas for mercy were vetoed by Wang Yun. We all  Will the rebels in Wang Yun's eyes have a good end?  !

    On the third day after Cai Yong was executed, a roar broke out in the military camp in Chang'an City, and dozens of captains loyal to the imperial court were killed by the rebel army.  The rebels broke out of the camp and rushed into the city, burning, killing and looting. It was not until Lu Bu came forward to suppress them and promised a heavy reward that the soldiers obeyed the order and returned to the camp. At this time, the city of Chang'an was in chaos and on fire everywhere.

    Seeing this, Shi Sunrui hurried to Wang Yun's house and persuaded him to issue an edict to pardon Dong Zhuo's generals in the name of Emperor Liu Xie to appease the morale of the army.

    However, Wang Yun thought about it repeatedly and rejected this opinion. Instead, he said to Shisun Rui: "The subordinates could not help themselves and obeyed Dong Zhuo's instructions, so they committed a mistake. According to their true intentions, there was not much sin. But if  If we suddenly charge them with treason and then issue an amnesty to them, it will make them suspicious and fearful, and they will be unable to bear it. Therefore, pardoning their innocence will not make them feel at ease, nor is it the treatment that the rebels should enjoy.  We might as well let them accept a certain amount of punishment to establish military discipline and stabilize people's hearts!"

    There is some truth in what Wang Yun said. Shisun Rui sighed and stopped trying to persuade him.  After the news came out, the generals of the Liangzhou Army were very sad.  The previous camp roar was just a test, but I didn't expect that it would end like this.

    Since the imperial court is unwilling to publicly pardon everyone, it is very likely that they will settle accounts later and investigate everyone for their crimes under Dong Zhuo's account that day.  At that time, everyone resisted the Kwantung Allied Forces and killed many people. On the way from Luoyang to Chang'an, they burned, killed and looted the people. If they were investigated, who could survive in Wang Yun's hands?  !  From then on, there were rumors in the army that Wang Yun intended to kill all the people in Liangzhou, and everyone was in danger!

    Cao Cao soon heard the news. To prevent an accident, he hurriedly told Wang Yun: "The Liangzhou army has always been afraid that your Majesty will pursue their crimes of rebellion, but your Majesty has always refused to publicly pardon them. Now there are even more rumors.  He said, Your Excellency, you will kill all the people of Liangzhou, and the troops inside and outside the city will be killed.My heart is already unstable!  Now that Huangfu Song was the oldest and most prestigious in the city, he asked the prince to quickly ensure the safety of the Liangzhou army and send General Huangfu to Shaanxian County to command the army and appease the morale of the army.  "

    Wang Yun was a little hesitant, but still shook his head and said: "Why do you need to explain to these warriors what the imperial court is doing? It will damage the dignity of the imperial court in vain. Besides, the Xiliang army has been entrenched in Shaanxi County for too long. I am planning to let them move their camp. If they continue  Let General Huangfu go, and it might take a few more days. Now that there is insufficient money and food in the city, how can we delay?!"

    Seeing that Wang Yun was stubborn, Cao Cao could only sigh and leave, saying to his followers: "If this is the case, there is no hope for ZTE and the court is in danger!"

 Volume 1 Chapter 197 Anmin City

    At night, in Anmin City, Cao Ang was patrolling the city with his trusted guards.

    More than half a month has passed since the Battle of Shouzhang. Half a month ago, Cao Ang led 500 personal guards to Shouzhang to supervise the battle. Accompanied by the Shouzhang guard, he quietly went to the front line to inspect.  Unexpectedly, the news was leaked and was detected by the Yellow Turban Army. The Qingzhou Yellow Turban assembled three thousand of the most elite soldiers to launch a surprise attack on Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang's troops were caught off guard and outnumbered. In addition, some Yanzhou Army defenders led their guards to rebel, and were defeated by the Yellow Turban Army in one fell swoop.  If Bao Xin hadn't personally led people to cut off the queen, Cao Ang would have died.  However, Bao Xin died in the rebel army!

    After Cao Ang led his army to gain a foothold in Anmin City, he sent an envoy carrying a large sum of money to the Yellow Turban Army, hoping to redeem Bao Xin's body.  But that day, Bao Xin refused to retreat, and was cut into pieces by the Yellow Turban Army, leaving no trace of his body!  After hearing the news, Cao Ang vomited blood and cried loudly, so he had to have a wooden statue carved for Bao Xin to be buried.

    Since Cao Ang was reincarnated, he has experienced a lot of battles. However, his troops were beaten to pieces. He hid in the reeds and did not dare to make a sound. He repeatedly evaded the enemy's pursuit. A slight mistake would lead to his life.  worries.  This is the first time for Cao Ang.  If Cao Ang still had a mentality of playing with the world and striving for supremacy before, now he truly understands the ruthlessness and cruelty of war.

    Seeing Cao Ang's head lowered, Cao Ren, who followed him, persuaded in a low voice: "Master, there is no need to be like this. We are now retreating to Anmin City to collect the remaining soldiers. Morale is low, but with the reeds and swamps as cover, the Yellow Turban Army is unable to advance westward in a large scale.  , it¡¯s still a stalemate.¡±

    Cao Ang nodded lightly, smiled bitterly, and said to Cao Ren: "Zixiao, I'm not too worried about the current war.

    Although the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army fought bravely, they were already facing a series of serious difficulties.  After Gongsun Zan's continuous attacks, the Yellow Turban Army lost a lot of their belongings, which made them have difficulty in supplying supplies. The existing material reserves could not meet the needs of the army, and they had to leave Qingzhou and wander around.

    And their base camp, Qingzhou, is now occupied by Uncle Yuan's subordinate Zang Hong.  In order to have a stable rear and support Uncle Yuan's war against Gongsun Zan, Zang Hong tried his best to suppress the Yellow Turbans who stayed in Qingzhou. This forced the Yellow Turbans, old, young, women and children to leave their hometown and move with the army, making the Yellow Turbans even more lacking in supplies.

    Based on these two points, as long as we persist, as time goes by, the supply of the Yellow Turban Army will become more and more difficult, and they will undoubtedly lose.  "

    Cao Ren nodded repeatedly and asked in surprise: "Then what are you thinking about, my lord? Why do you look so bad?"

    Cao Ang sighed and said in a low voice: "This time we went to the front line to inspect, but we were betrayed by the guard. There must be a mole in Linqiu. I have entrusted Mr. Xi (Zhicai) to go and investigate, but he has been in poor health recently.  , overworking will aggravate his health problems. But now I don¡¯t have a competent person in this field, alas!¡±

    Cao Ren also sighed along with him. He was good at fighting, but he couldn't do this kind of secret inspection and searching for clues from clues.  The Yanzhou army suffered consecutive defeats, and the people in Linqiu were panicked. They needed to calm down the people most, and it was not appropriate to go to jail again.  Under this situation, Xi Zhicai could only patrol quietly and patiently. This workload was not ordinary.

    Cao Ang stretched out and said to Cao Ren: "Zixiao, you have been busy gathering the defeated troops during this period, and you are very tired. You go to rest first, and I will walk around the city."

    Cao Ren was already so tired that he yawned. When he heard the offer, he didn¡¯t refuse and went straight to the city.  In fact, the Yanzhou Army's defeat was a good thing for the Cao Family Army.  Taking advantage of this opportunity to reorganize, the original structure of the Yanzhou Army was completely disrupted. Almost all the grassroots generals were replaced by Cao Jiajun. The original generals were either purged because they were not loyal enough, or were transferred to the local garrison due to unfavorable operations.  , the current Yanzhou Army Field Corps has completely become Cao Ang's troops.

    Although after practicing Wu Qin Xi, the recovery of energy and spirit was relatively fast, Cao Ang had been busy during this period and was very tired.  But he couldn't rest yet, he still needed to think carefully about something in the dead of night.

    Today he received news from his father Cao Cao from Chang'an City: Liangzhou's troops and horses are already unstable, and people inside and outside Chang'an City are panicked.  However, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu did not seize this opportunity. Although he defeated the crusade sent by the imperial court, the troops suffered from night terrors after the victory. The entire army was defeated and the imperial court won without a fight.  Now that Wang Yun's position is more stable, the imperial court has become his voice, and Cao Cao, the general of Zhendong, is just a decoration.

    Cao Ang knew that if historical development was followed, Li Que and others would be left devastated by the death of Niu Fu, and sent people to Chang'an City to beg for surrender.  However, the headstrong Wang Yun felt that he had the upper hand and refused.

    Li Que and others were panicked and desperate, and even planned to abandon the army and flee.  However, the school captain Jia Xu advised them:?If you abandon the army and run away and sneak around alone, a low-ranking pavilion chief can capture you alive.  It would be better to mobilize a large army to attack Chang'an, rob the property, and avenge Dong Zhuo at the same time.  If things succeed, we can support the emperor and command the world; even if things fail, it's not too late for us to escape.  "So Li Que and others made an oath of alliance and captured Chang'an City. Lu Bu led his troops to flee in panic, and Wang Yun was also forced to kill by Li Que and others.

    Cao Ang knew all this clearly, because this is basically how the Three Kingdoms and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms were written. If he sent someone to remind Wang Yun, it might change everything, but what good would this do to Cao Ang?  !

    Now that Wang Yun has just occupied Chang'an City, he has begun to dictate to various places. Even Tao Qian and Yuan Shao do not dare to openly disobey.  Wang Yun also forced Cao Ang to hand over a large amount of supplies from Zhi County, and killed Cai Yong out of respect for their father and son.  If Wang Yun is given the opportunity to make a forced landing of the Xiliang Army, then he will probably become the next Dong Zhuo!  A strong central court would not be of any benefit to Cao Ang.

    After much thought, Cao Ang decided not to remind Wang Yun, but quietly dispatched a hundred guards from Zhi County to Chang'an to protect his father.  I believe that as long as they retreat in time, there should be no serious problems. Lu Bu was still able to protect his family and escape after the city was broken. Cao Ang felt that his father, Cao Cao, should be able to do better.

    Thinking of this, Cao Ang breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he suddenly saw a ball of fire in the distance, as if a large army was coming towards Anmin City overnight.

    Cao Ang immediately shouted loudly: "Sound the alarm. Except for the reserve team, all soldiers go to the city to be on guard. Send out scouts to explore the enemy's situation!"

    After hearing his order, someone immediately used torches from the top of the city to instruct the "night guard" outside the city and rushed to explore the enemy's situation.  The hanging basket was lowered on the top of the city, and more than ten warriors quietly rolled into the night.

    At dawn, there was news that the Yellow Turban Army was invading!

    Cao Ang was not surprised but overjoyed. Although the Yellow Turban Army fought bravely, their tactical quality was low. If there hadn't been a problem with their food and grass and they couldn't sustain it, how could they have marched through the night?  This is a reed marsh and a large swamp, and in the future Dongping Lake, marching overnight will take a lot of risks!

    Cao Ang smiled and ordered: "Send the order, close the four gates, block three of them, and keep the west gate. Let's compete with the Yellow Turban Army for patience. Anyway, they can't take Anmin City, and they don't dare to risk being attacked by the west gate!  "

    In fact, when the troops retreated, the gates on all sides were spontaneously blocked by the soldiers. After this period of preparation and cleaning, two east and west gates were sorted out to collect the remaining soldiers and receive supplies.

    In the battle to defend the city, if you block the four gates and give up the opportunity to counterattack out of the city, then you are asking for death.  After receiving Cao Ang's order, the soldiers immediately blocked the east gate with masonry and wood, and set up a large number of antlers behind the west gate to prevent horses from breaking the city.

    By three o'clock in the morning, the Yellow Turban Army finally set up a camp in the east of the city and sent soldiers and horses to fight.  However, Cao Angcai was not interested in fighting.  Although the opponent seemed tired, the soldiers and horses calling for battle below the city were obviously the elite of the Yellow Turban Army. They were fully armored and full of energy, so Cao Ang had no idea of ??fighting them head-on.

    However, Cao Ang did not give up the idea of ????outside the city.  Just before the Yellow Turban Army arrived at the city, Cao Ren had quietly led a battalion out of the city and hid in the reeds.

    The Yellow Turban soldiers and horses below the city were shouting and cursing until their throats were hoarse and their legs were sore from standing, but the officers and soldiers on the city did not respond at all, which was very depressing.  Especially the Yellow Turbans who were quietly ambushing on both sides were so itchy from mosquito bites that they wished they could roll on the ground.

    Seeing that the garrison on the city still had no intention of fighting, the Yellow Turban Army who called for war could only withdraw in dejection.  Half an hour after they withdrew, the ambush soldiers on both sides couldn't hold back anymore and walked back cursing.

    At this time, several generals of the Yanzhou Army who were leading the battle suddenly realized and respected Cao Ang even more.

    Marching at night failed to lure the government soldiers and horses, and they gained nothing from fighting during the day. The Yellow Turban Army failed to lure the enemy twice in succession, so they could only choose the most costly attack.  So the afternoon was uneventful. Countless people wearing yellow scarves were transporting wood in small boats to build simple siege equipment.  If there are no accidents, they will launch a general attack on Anmin City in two or three days.  However, the Yellow Turban Army soon discovered that this was just an extravagant hope.

    From time to time, government soldiers would emerge from the reed swamps and shoot at the unsuspecting Yellow Turban soldiers. They did not clean up the battlefield, but fled immediately after shooting arrows, leaving the Yellow Turban soldiers who came to encircle and suppress them every time.  It came up empty!

    After seven or eight times, the Yellow Turban soldiers could only strengthen their vigilance and sail slowly.  However, this group of unscrupulous officers and soldiers again targeted the old and the weak who went out to collect firewood.?Killing these common people, but the number of wounded they cause every time will cause a headache for the Yellow Turban Army who lacks medical treatment!

    In just two days, all the energy of the Yellow Turban Army has been completely wiped out!